Pickleball

Left to right: Susan Hartsfield, Instructor Doug Olive and Paula Rowe in Sun City. Ms. Hartsfield and Ms. Rowe have taken pickle ball lessons from Mr. Oliver. Photo by Abbey Archer

Left to right: Susan Hartsfield, Instructor Doug Olive and Paula Rowe in Sun City. Ms. Hartsfield and Ms. Rowe have taken pickle ball lessons from Mr. Oliver. Photo by Abbey Archer

Don’t step in the kitchen, it’s pickleball time

Abbey Archer
Thursday, August 28, 2025
“Pickleball is one of the few sports where you can be a 70-year-old woman and beat a 25-year-old man,” Instructor Doug Oliver said. “You don’t have to have power. You just have to be able to hit a ball in a good place.
Representatives celebrate the opening of new pickleball courts at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander. Cutting the ribbon are, from left, Steve Loranger from USA Pickleball, Williamson County Parks Director Russell Fishbeck, Commissioner Terry Cook, Jo Tramell from USA Pickleball, George Olivencia from USA Pickleball, Commissioner Valerie Covey, Walter Sotillo from Round Rock Pickleball and Izaak Gonzalez from HUDEF Pickleball Pro Team. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

Representatives celebrate the opening of new pickleball courts at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander. Cutting the ribbon are, from left, Steve Loranger from USA Pickleball, Williamson County Parks Director Russell Fishbeck, Commissioner Terry Cook, Jo Tramell from USA Pickleball, George Olivencia from USA Pickleball, Commissioner Valerie Covey, Walter Sotillo from Round Rock Pickleball and Izaak Gonzalez from HUDEF Pickleball Pro Team. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

New county pickleball courts open to residents

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Six new pickleball courts have opened at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park, located at 3005 County Road 175 in Leander.
A group of soldiers who are part of the Army Recovery Care Program met with area pickleball clubs November 8 to learn the sport and get exercise. COURTESY FAITH BURNS

A group of soldiers who are part of the Army Recovery Care Program met with area pickleball clubs November 8 to learn the sport and get exercise. COURTESY FAITH BURNS

Georgetown area pickleball clubs honor out of town military group

Saturday, November 19, 2022
The Sun City and Georgetown Pickleball clubs hosted a special event November 8 for a group of soldiers from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, who are part of the Army Recovery Care Program. The program was formerly known as the Warrior Care and Transition Program.
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