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Congratulations to Sprague High School for capturing the Overall Team trophy at the 2008 USA Racquetball National High School Championships held at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland during the first weekend of March. This is the second time in 21 years the Sprague Olympians have won the national Overall Team award, having previously received the honor in 1998.
Oregon swept the top three Overall spots, with La Salle finishing second and Beaverton placing third. La Salle also finished in the top spot in the Boys’ Team competition, and Sprague earned first place in the Girls’ Team division.
Taylor Knoth, a junior at La Salle High School, won the Boys’ Singles championship, earning a one-year appointment to the U.S. Junior National Team.
Other notable Oregon finishers include La Salle’s Knoth and Billy Wainwright, who won the Boys’ Doubles championship and Sprague’s Kara Donnithorne and Staci Wood, who captured the Girls’ Doubles championship.
Complete tournament results may be found at: http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/viewResults.asp?TID=2460.
Team results can be found at: http://usaracquetball.com/Portals/18/docs/2008NationalChampionshipsTeamScoring.pdf.
Congratulations to Sprague High School for capturing the Overall Team trophy at the 2008 Oregon High School State Racquetball Championships. This is the second time in 13 years Sprague was won the Overall Team award, having previously received the honor in 1998. La Salle finished in the top spot in the Boys' Team competition, and Sprague earned first place in the Girls' Team division.
Complete listings for Team, Division #1 Singles/Doubles and All-State Awards can be found here.
Also, photos from the tournament can be viewed at: www.gamedayfocus.com.
Sunset Athletic Club has added two new Stadium Racquetball Courts to its fourth phase of expansion. The courts are designed and fitted with the latest technology for playing and viewing racquetball. They are also fitted with convertible back walls that allow for squash to be played on regulation racquetball courts. SAC will host a professional exhibition to preview these new courts on Monday, February 25th...featuring pros Shane Vanderson and Jason Thoerner. Admission is free thanks to sponsors, HEAD/Penn, Widmer Brothers Brewing and Oregon Racquetball Promotions. For more information click here.
The Final Individual Rankings & Results for the High School League are now posted.
The Final Team Rankings will be announced at the High School State Championships on February 3, 2008.
You can view the Final Individual Rankings through the "Rankings >> OHSRL >> 2007-2008" tab in the menu above.
The Site Results can be accessed through the "Results >> OHSRL >> 2007-2008"
Well, sort of...
Geoff's picture of Javier Moreno losing his shoe made waves at the US OPEN, and those ripples hit the doors of the photo editor at Sports Illustrated.
The photo just missed out getting into the print edition of Sports Illustrated a few weeks ago, but they still liked it enough to run it online at www.sikids.com.
Go and check out the photo and come up with a creative caption for it here: http://www.sikids.com/photos/funny_photo2.html
Graff, Lee - Bend, Ore.
Men's Age 70+ - Pool Play
Finals 1st: Lee Graff - Bend, Ore. DEF. Phil Wheeler - Wirtz, Va. 2,6
Men's Age 70+ - Pool Play Group
Round 3 Lee Graff - Bend, Ore. DEF. William Herron - Southaven, Miss. 9,3
Round 2 Lee Graff - Bend, Ore. DEF. Bob Baudry - Baton Rouge, La. 4,2
Round 1 Lee Graff - Bend, Ore. DEF. Dave Lund - Lansing, Mich. 4,7
Locke, Timm - Portland, Ore.
Men's Age 45+ C - Single Elimination
Round of 32 Ron Guffey - Thompson Station, Tenn. DEF. Timm Locke - Portland, Ore. -14,6,9
Men's Singles D - Single Elimination
Quarter Finals Guillermo Gonzalez - Bogota DEF. Timm Locke - Portland, Ore. 12,(11),10
Round of 16 Timm Locke - Portland, Ore. DEF. Lafayette Gatewood - Collierville, Tenn. 11,10
Round of 32 Timm Locke - Portland, Ore. DEF. Joseph Escalante - Metairie, La. 12,(8),4
Pratt, Charles - Portland, Ore.
Men's Singles Pro - Single Elimination
Round of 32 Polo Gutierrez - Juarez, CH DEF. Charles Pratt - Portland, Ore. 7,6,8
Round of 64 Charles Pratt - Portland, Ore. DEF. Jorge Suarez - Apple Valley, Minn. 0,6,9
Men's Singles Open - Single Elimination
Round of 16 Alejandro Landa - CHIHUAHUA DEF. Charles Pratt - Portland, Ore. 14,(13),6
Round of 32 Charles Pratt - Portland, Ore. DEF. Tyler Otto - Chesterfield, Mo. 14,10
Much time is spent by the ORA board resolving issues related to player rating levels. With a players entering multiple divisions such as singles, doubles, and mixed doubles, it can be tricky to know which skill level should be chosen for each event. To help streamline this process, a new player rating system has been developed. This list will be used by players and tournament directors alike to help identify correct player placements. Head over to the Ratings Page and check it out!
The 2007 Fall edition of the ORA Newsletter has been posted! Head over to the "Newsletter" page to download it!
The hero of yesterday's thrilling victory for the Little Leaguers from Lake Oswego was Reid Penney with his solo home run. His father, Darin Penney, is an avid racquetball player in Oregon and credits the sport for part of Reid's success:
...In the stands, proud father Darin Penney couldn't help but think back to all the work that went into that moment. Darin Penney, an active racquetball player, taught his son the sport when he was 2 years old.
"Racquetball's one of those great sports that helps out with your lateral movement and your hand-eye coordination," Darin Penney said. "It's paid off."... Check out the rest of the article in today's Oregonian or online here.
The 2007 - 2008 Oregon Racquetball season schedule has been updated over on the Schedule page. The dates have been set for match play in each of the three racquetball organizations in Oregon; ORA, OJRA, and OHSRL. Head on over, and check it out!
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