Photos: In fair weather or foul

A group of dedicated players, from left, Jen Skaggs, Ned Griefen, Chuck Miller and Elizabeth Silver, play pickleball on a cleared court at Ellen Ames Field in Haydenville on Monday morning Feb. 15, 2021. —STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

Jen Skaggs of Belchertown serves during a game of pickleball Monday with Chuck Miller of Haydenville, left, Ned Griefen of Westhampton and Elizabeth Silver of Florence on the Ellen Ames Field courts in Haydenville. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

Jen Skaggs of Belchertown, left, and Chuck Miller of Haydenville play pickleball on the Ellen Ames Field courts in Haydenville on Monday morning. —STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

Chuck Miller of Haydenville volleys during a game of pickleball on the Ellen Ames Field courts in Haydenville on Monday morning. Miller, with some help, has been clearing the courts after each snowfall so the group hasn’t had to pause from the sport this winter. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING