ITS WOR CHAMPIONSHIP TIME
Published on May 14, 2012.
ATTENTION ALL YOU BALLERS OUT THERE!!! YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, ITS WOR CHAMPIONSHIP TIME, THE BIGGEST PARTY IN RACQUETBALL IS COMING JULY 12TH-15TH TO MARINA PARK, THE GREATEST PLACE TO PLAY RACQUETBALL. IT'S TIME TO SIGN UP AND COME OUT TO HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA FOR SOME FUN IN THE SUN AND GREAT RACQUETBALL WHERE YOU CAN PLAY SIDE BY SIDE WITH SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD (AND SHOW OFF THAT 50 FOOT ROLLOUT WHILE 300 PEOPLE ARE WATCHING). THIS YEARS EVENT IS BEING RUN BY TWO LOCALS JESUS USTARROZ AND GEOFF OSBERG, SO GET READY FOR SOME LOCAL FLAVOR AS THIS YEAR PROMISES TO BE WHAT OUTDOORS IS ALL ABOUT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT PLEASE CONTACT JESUS AT justarroz@hotmail.com, or GEOFF at gosberg@sbcglobal.net, AND THEY CAN HELP YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER MORE NEWS WILL COME SO KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN FOR UPDATES AND REMEMBER TO SIGN UP SOONER THAN LATER FOR THE EVENT AT www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=9778. AND ONE LAST THING, "REMEMBER TO WORK ON THAT LOB, THIS IS OUTDOORS" !!!
Tampa Bay Shootout - April 2012 Men’s Open – Sunday
Published on April 30, 2012.
The day started off with a cool breeze and plenty of sunshine….a great day for outdoor ballin’ at Forbes Rec.
Two pools of 5 meant 4 games for everybody and 3 teams from each pool into the playoffs. Lots of quality ballers in the field, but at outset, the pools were both fairly top heavy. In no particular order, the top 4 teams that came in with high expectations were:
Chris McDonald and Vic – Outdoor specialists and perennial playoff contenders
Mike Harmon and Toby – Incredible indoor doubles team with tons of speed and shot making abilities
Tim Hansen and Joe Young – Great hands, lots of tourney experience and an abundance of power
Tampa Bay Shootout April 2012 Saturday – Men’s A
Published on April 30, 2012.
7 teams is a great number for a shootout. 6 games for each team with the top 4 point earners going to the semis.
We got started around Noon and it was pretty clear from the jump that the McDonald’s came to play. Martha making it clear to her husband and partner Greg that if he didn’t intend to cover his half of the court she’d be glad to take over was a great way to start the first game of the day. As play continued I tried to crack a few jokes with Martha and asked her if they brought shoulder pads and helmets for the playoffs and without skipping a beat she said “Of course we did, this is three-wall, what else do you expect?” Yeah, when I grow up I want to play like a McDonald.
Spring Celebration March 24, 2012
Published on April 9, 2012.
Savannah Outdoor Racquetball at Lake Mayer Community Park, with the help of our sponsors Racquetworld.com and First Command Financial Services, was able to donate $130 to benefit the Military Racquetball Federation, which assists Wounded Warriors thru Racquetball Rehabilitation Clinics (RRC). The event drew 3 super Savannah area players, and 10 awesome Atlanta players who were provided with shirts, prizes, food, and 4 divisions of play requiring 41 games of racquetball which required 7 tie breakers in order to determine winners! These Atlanta guys still had enough weekend time and energy to check out City Market, River Street in downtown Savannah, the beach at Tybee Island, and then return to Atlanta in plenty of time for work on Monday.
MEXICO CUP POSTPONED DUE TO COURT CONSTRUCTION
Published on April 9, 2012.
MEXICO CUP POSTPONED DUE TO COURT CONSTRUCTION
After meeting with construction officials, WOR, WPH, & Favio Soto Tournament Director have decided to postpone the date of the Mexico Cup event originally scheduled for May 3-6, 2012. This decision was made to protect all the racquetball and handball entrants after we were informed that the timeline to finish the courts for the event was so tight that 1 day of rain or construction delay could cause the courts to not be ready for the first day of the event.
A new date is being developed this week in conjunction with WOR, WPH, and IRT. In addition we will be posting pictures each week as the courts make progress. Any inconvenience this postponement causes we all apologize for, but we felt as a group that we needed to make this decision now rather then a potential panic situation closer to the event date.
Hank Marcus, WOR Executive Director "Although we have to delay the event, WOR is ecstatic about the historic accomplishment Favio has brought about. A permanent court facility that will be the first in Mexico will insure the future of outdoor in a market that is racquetball crazy".
"Our ultimate goal is to establish new players in potential hotbeds, like Rosarito Beach," says WPH Executive Director, Dave Vincent. "We feel that waiting on the completion of permanent courts will be better in the long run to establish this goal. We deeply regret not being ready by Cinco De Mayo, but we also do not want to over-promise and under-deliver."
Favio Soto, Tournament Director and WOR Mexico National Director commented, "We are actually 3-4 years ahead of schedule to build this facility. The whole idea was to make a historic event and interest the local authorities to construct state of the art courts. However, we are getting it done as we speak. This will ensure a fantastic event in brand new courts made out of the best materials available. Truly a sight worth seeing". "We will post photos on Facebook and Twitter as we move forward so the public can get to see how beautiful they will end up and hopefully this will motivate them to come over and play in a historic event for both Racquetball and Handball".
