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BIZ BUZZ

RIGBY

RIGBY – At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sean McDonald, and his wife, Spring, opened Jump Start Sports Academy off exit 325 north of Rigby. It started with a small court in a small building and has since grown to include a second building with a full-size court.

At 94 feet long and 50 feet wide, it’s the same size as an NBA basketball court. The floor is from a G-league Golden State Warriors team. It serves more than 400 kids from ages 4 to 18.

Jump Start’s newest amenity is a skate park on the north side of the building with a half-pipe McDonald and his crew built and designed themselves.

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