KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — After over a year in the making, former Beer City Open winner Andy Anderson has cut the ribbon on Kentwood’s Dinks and Dingers Social Club, a new hub for West Michigan pickleball fans.
“I got involved with pickleball during COVID,” Anderson said. “My family and I would play at the park. About three years ago, I really started playing.”
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Since then, Anderson has joined the ever-growing national pickleball community — a group of athletes ranging widely in age and athletic experience. He’s even won Grand Rapids’ annual pickleball tournament at Belknap Park.
“I’m not a professional, but I’m a decent player,” Anderson said…