Pickleball players break world record with 48-hour match
By Rachael Lardani
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EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A group of pickleball players from the Susquehanna Valley broke the world record by playing for 48 hours.
The athletes played at Ace Pickleball Club in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, surpassing the previous record of 36 hours.
The players were allowed to take short breaks throughout the game, but had to make up the lost playtime.
While trying to break the record, each player was playing for a different charity or cause.
“We’re all doing four different charities, I’m doing Homelessness in Harrisburg within my church, Market Square Presbyterian Church. Renee is doing Four Diamonds, Steve is doing suicide awareness and Steve is doing borderline disorder,” said Andrew Hunter, one of the players.
The group raised more than $4,700 for their charities of choice.
Andrew Hunter (Homelessness): $2,200 Steve Dunham (Borderline Personality Disorder): $870 Steve Lesko (Suicide Prevention): $815 Renee Sipos (Four Diamonds): $828
Sources tell WGAL that a group in Texas has heard about the Cumberland County record and is now trying to beat it already.
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