badminton
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Pickleball, a cross between ping-pong, tennis and badminton, is exploding in popularity in Howard County. - Dulaney badminton coach Sharon Spangenberg often gets the same question from friends and colleagues.
- Despite its silly name, the game of Pickleball, and the recent opening of the county's first public Pickleball courts in New Windsor could be a big deal for Carroll's senior and aging community, and a fun way for them to remain active as they age.
- It¿s all in the numbers for long-time Dulaney badminton coach Sharon Spangenberg.
- Katy Wolfe sometimes gets quizzical looks from friends and classmates when she talks about her athletic pursuits. When people think of sports, they tend to imagine soccer, football, basketball and lacrosse. But this Ellicott City teenager is a competitive climber.
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- Steven Page, a Towson University and Towson High graduate, has started the Carver Community Badminton program, as part of the Towsontowne Recreation Council.
- Interschoalstic Athletic Association of Marland officials have postponed all playoff games scheduled for Friday and Saturday because at least one member school will be closed Friday and officials want to maintain consistency among all teams throughout the playoffs.
- Thomas worked one of the Ravens' preseason games last year and acquitted herself well, according to coach John Harbaugh.
- The NFL has announced that Sarah Thomas has been hired as its first permanent female official. Thomas joins the NFL as a line judge, along with eight other first-time officials who are all graduates of the league's officiating development program.
- As the Catonsville Badminton Club prepares to move from its home at the Bloomsbury Fieldhouse, it will continue to organize the upcoming Baltimore Badminton Charity Open.
- The end of the badminton season at Dulaney High tends to frustrate long-time coach Sharon Spangenberg.
- If I were to ask you the most popular sport in the world is, the obvious answer would be soccer. If were then to ask you what the second-most popular sport in the world is, you'd most likely have to pause, and then guess. Is it basketball? No. Is it tennis? No. Is it golf? The answer would still be no. Would it surprise you to know that, in fact, badminton falls into this category? I was certainly stunned.
- If I were to ask you the most popular sport in the world is, the obvious answer would be soccer. If were then to ask you what the second-most popular sport in the world is, you'd most likely have to pause, and then guess. Is it basketball? No. Is it tennis? No. Is it golf? The answer would still be no. Would it surprise you to know that, in fact, badminton falls into this category? I was certainly stunned.
- Stan Ber's Bits and Pieces column for the week of July 31
- There are senior exercise classes all across Howard County, an ever-increasing number catering to an ever-increasing population. But then there is Susan Kain's seated exercise class, held two days a week at the Glenwood Senior Center Plus in Glenwood.
- I know this paper has designated sports writers, but I hope Randy McRoberts and Dewey Fox will indulge me for writing my own column reflecting on the world of high school sports. To me, playing sports in high school was a unique experience that doesn't get repeated in life.
- Pickleball -- a combination of tennis, ping-pong and badminton—is popular at Jacksonsville Senior Center.
- In Bear's Tracks: Ralph Friedgen follows father's footsteps
- Though the sport is often dismissed as an actively best suited for backyard summer barbeques, the Loch Raven Badminton Club gathers four times a week to teach young players the game and allow adult players to exercise their passion for the game.
