Don’t forget to visit D.C., Philly for pickleball — and more

Don’t forget to visit D.C., Philly for pickleball — and more

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toPROHigh heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels.I knew I was forgetting something.I realized that sometime after participating in a group interview with Aaron Holst for an upcoming episode of “Ray County Voices,” the podcast series The Excelsior Springs Standard produces in conjunction with our sister newspaper, the Richmond News. Holst, as you’ll recall, retired recently as the Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach.While interviewing Holst with co-hosts Micah Dillman and Miranda Jamison (a.k.a., “MJ”), the conversation turned to pickleball, a sport I’ve played off and on for about six years. Holst, as I learned a few months ago, is an avid pickleball player. So I mentioned there’s a group of folks from Ray and Clay counties – including me, obviously – wh...

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