THE RED RAIDERS IN THE LIBERTY BOWL NEXT FRIDAY AT SIX OCLOCK LET’S TALK SOME PICKLEBALL NOW… IT’S ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SPORTS IN THE NATION AND OUR 40/29 WINNER OF THE WEEK IS PUTTING ARKANSAS ON THE MAP 15-YEAR-OLD CAMI GONZALEZ PLAYED TENNIS FOR EIGHT YEARS… BUT MADE THE JUMP TO PICKLEBALL A YEAR AGO GONZALEZ “They are two very completely different sports. A lot of people think just because I played tennis, you can play pickleball. It does help to have the hand-eye coordination but it’s not everything.” WHILE IT’S ONLY BEEN A SHORT TIME…GONZALEZ HAS ALREADY HIT SOME MAJOR CAREER MILESTONES…. MOST RECENTLY…SHE QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THE JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION FINALS… WHERE SHE PLAYED IN ALL THREE EVENTS AND MEDALED IN TWO…. GONZALEZ “It’s definitely a nerve-racking experience, especially for my first time to be on that big of a stage. But it’s such …
Winner of the Week: Cami Gonzalez [Video]
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