Preparing to play pickleball

Volunteers descended on Russell Park to make it possible to play pickleball on the basketball court. Portable nets can be placed when a pickleball match is underway, and removed to clear the way for basketball the rest of the time. Pickleball is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports, and the new courts, created with the permission of the City of McCook and donors of the park, will expand local opportunities formerly restricted to the YMCA. For more information, call (308) 350-4883.