There were a couple of reasons to celebrate at the pickleball courts this morning at Udall Park. One was the return to the courts of regular player Sonny Cray, as we celebrate National Pickleball Day!
"Sweetheart comes to mind, said Sue Watts, a fellow pickleball player."Everybody knows Sonny. He's funny as heck. He's a darn good player." However, during one of Sonny's matches last month, the sounds of pickleball were replaced by a giant hush.
"I think there were ten people," said Watts."We offered to drive him home or to the ER. We wanted to help.""Missing pickleball is worse than therapy," said Cray."I miss the people as much as the pickleball.""Oh, he's got a paddle in his hands," said Watts."I'm not sure what he's going to do with it."As a surprise, to celebrated National Pickleball Day, we presented him a pickleball bobblehead to celebrate his return to the courts.
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