Last year, there were some tense times for players just trying to score a spot on Barnegat Light’s pickleball courts. Vacationing renters and many year-rounders naturally wanted to exercise the right to use the hometown facility, but a third court added to two resurfaced courts, new nets and a shaded bench upped the already-popular game to the degree that players were attracted from all over the Island and beyond.
Complicating the competition for court time, sometimes casual players were overshadowed by serious leagues anxious to…
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