When observing and participating in pickleball activities on Florida’s West Coast over the winter, Karl Lombel and Andrea “Andy” Jones hope Long Beach Island can one day reach that level of interest. Lombel and Jones, who have summer homes in Long Beach Township, have been the driving forces behind the sport’srising popularity on the Island. Last summer, they coordinated Long Beach Island’s first pickleball tournament in Beach Haven; they are planning for another one this year.
Jones said theracket game, which combines elements of tennis, ping-pongand badminton, is currently one of the…
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