Serving the racquet sports needs of Kalamazoo, Michigan, since the 1970s, West Hills Athletic Club has grown and expanded with the fitness industry. From a 12-court privately owned tennis-only facility, West Hills has grown into a thriving racquet sports facility with the September 2025 completion of the Latitude 42 Pickleball Complex. With the addition, West…
The first pickleball club in Macomb County, Michigan, Bash Pickleball Club, opened in May 2024 with 10 indoor courts. While co-owners Kevin and Sam Brikho had always planned to expand the facility, the success of the club prompted them to add eight more courts less than five months later, making it the largest indoor pickleball…
If you build it, they will come describes more than a baseball field in a movie; it also applies to the newly built indoor/outdoor pickleball facility at MVP Athletic Club – Crahen. Over the years, MVP has grown from offering a few pickleball-lined indoor courts to one of the premier pickleball facilities in the area….
Battle Creek, Michigan is the cereal capital of the world and home to the Cereal City Pickleball Club. Cereal City Pickleball is a non-profit club “dedicated to organizing and promoting pickleball in the Battle Creek area.” The founding members started the CCPC in hopes of forming a competitive pickleball community with diverse programming options like lessons, tournaments, and community outreach events. The CCPC has a mission to “enhance the health and welfare of the general public by encouraging, organizing, and promoting the development and growth of pickleball.” The folks at the CCPC are fulfilling their mission through programs like the CPCC grant program which provides pickleball equipment and instruction for various local communities.
Exciting things are coming to Detroit, Michigan, as Northville Pickleball Club has announced its plan to open in 2025. Set to be the largest pickleball facility in Michigan, and one of the largest in the country, Northville is changing the landscape of pickleball before they’ve even broken ground. Not only is Northville pushing the boundary on size and vision, but they have followed a unique path to get there. When faced with issues presented by opening a pickleball club in the city, Northville decided to partner with a local church. This special partnership solved their problems of land, proximity to the city, and the expenses that come with opening the largest pickleball facility in the state. Northville Pickleball Club is a distinct example of ingenuity and resolve, paving the way for others to follow.
Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan, has a long list of student clubs and organizations from fly fishing, to outdoor adventure clubs, and more. Over the past year, the newly added pickleball club has gained traction within the student body, boasting an average of 50 students showing up weekly to participate in practices. Club President Nate Jobson says, “We encourage students to join through campus advertisements, like putting meetings in the weekly campus emails or on the TVs around the school. We also use Instagram to post events, and those will often get put up on other campus accounts.”
