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CVA tournament introduces students to Pickleball

Posted Date: 06/26/26 (08:22 AM)
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Young men play pickleball on a bright blue court with a net and fence.

Early in June, CVA held its first student Pickleball tournament. An amazing 31 teams signed up, with the three top teams earning medals and bragging rights.

Pickleball is a fast-paced paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. It is played on a court roughly the size of a badminton court (20' x 44') with a slightly lowered net. Players use solid paddles to hit a perforated plastic ball (similar to a Wiffle ball) back and forth.

CVA boys tennis coach Chase Steenburg organized the event to provide some fun and to promote the game. 

"Over the next few years, pickleball is probably going to become a high school sport, so this was a great chance to show our district as one of the first in our area to start taking it more seriously," said Steenburg.
A group of young people in casual attire and costumes sit on a blue court, holding pickleball paddles. Six young people in athletic wear stand on a blue court, holding pickleball paddles.
Two people in plaid shirts and fake mustaches hold pickleball paddles with images of a man's face.
Two young women in matching light blue Nike t-shirts and sunglasses smile at the camera.
Four young men stand together on a blue court, holding pickleball paddles.
Two smiling young men in matching t-shirts and headbands stand behind a chain-link fence, one holding a pickleball paddle.
Three young women stand on a blue pickleball court, holding pickleball paddles.