Deadline for Bakersfield pickleball tournament set for Wednesday

Time’s running short for anyone looking to participate in Saturday’s pickleball tournament at Bakersfield High School. The deadline to sign up for the benefit event hosted by the Bakersfield Student Council is Wednesday.

Bakersfield R-IV School District Counselor Trudy Summers says the proceeds will go to assist the Frazier family after they were injured in the March 14 tornado.

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The student council already had the idea for the pickleball tournament months ago, but Summers says they decided to add a layer to it following last month’s storm.

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The tournament starts at noon in the Jerry Taylor Gymnasium on the high school campus. The cost is $20 per two-person team. A cash prize will be given to the winners.

Summers says the tournament is a way to support a local family in need while playing a game that some may be learning for the first time.

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For more information, contact Summers at tsummers@bakersfield.k12.mo.us or 417-284-7333, ext. 306.

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