Here's a sporting idea: Make pickleball the official state sport
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Last updated 1/2/2022 at 4:35pm
Photo courtesy of Kate Van Gent
Like other states, Washington claims its share of official symbols: the state flower is, of course, the rhododendron. The state bird? American goldfinch. Fish? Steelhead. Tree? Western hemlock. Fruit? Apple (natch).
We even have a state dance (square dance) and folk song ("Roll On, Columbia, Roll On"). Thank you, Woody Guthrie.
It might be a surprise to some, then, that Washington doesn't have an official state sport.
With the help of newly-appointed state Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, pickleball enthusiasts hope to fix that oversight.
Yes, pickleball.
To the uninitiated, pickleball – a...
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