Additional Paddleball Tournaments

3Wall Long-wall Paddleball

Belle Isle State Park, June 20th 

A World Outdoor Racquetball Event (WOR)

The Norman Borden Fun Doubles

 2 Doubles Paddleball Divisions: Open and A

Numerous Racquetball Divisions Offered.

Please enter as a team with Jim Price at JPrice@chs-mi.com

If you need help finding a partner, please contact Jim Price (JPrice@chs-mi.com) or Jim Owens (jmowens2@gmail.com)

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Battle of the Borders

San Marcos, CA

May 3rd, 2015

Outdoor Long-wall

In the words of tournament director Roby Partovich: “The event was a blast!”

Rafael Fillipini earned the most points (45 points) in the Paddleball Men’s Pro/Open Division so claimed the 1st place paddleball purse. Todd Entrikin finished 2nd (37 points).   Georges Barrera (35 points) and Mike Czabala (22 points) finished in 3rd and 4th places respectively.

Alex Cresecio finished in 1st place in the A/B Paddleball Division and Len Sonnesberg, the 2015 Earl Riskey awardee, was 2nd.

Additional Information

This World Outdoor Racquetball (WOR) sanctioned event’s title sponsor is Coast to Coast Computer Products.

The winning team is awarded the Custom Long Board pictured below. Mexico won in 2013, the U.S.A. in 2014, and it was a draw this year.

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Due to the small number in the paddleball divisions, fourteen this year, a King of the Court format is utilized: a mix of players from both divisions are put into groups of four, three games of doubles are played, the top two players in each group advance, the process is repeated until there are not enough players to form a group, the winner is the player with the most points in the last round.

Tournament director Roby Partovich is optimistic and hopeful about the growth in paddleball in this annual event.   I’ve heard nothing but good things about the Battle of the Borders event. Give it try next year!

Jim Owens

2015 Battle of the Border Day 2 RP 259 2015 Battle of the Border Day 2 RP 264

 

Bean Smith Report: Cut and paste the following URL in your bourse to view O.J. Cunningham’s article.

http://www.mybaycity.com/scripts/P3_V2/P3V3-0200.cfm?P3_NewspaperID=1561&P3_articleID=9846

Pictures of the Old IM taken April 18th.  Forty to fifty players and former players gathered to say goodbye to the courts where NPA style paddleball began in 1930.  Phil Conlin noted in the invitation to gather at the “Old IM” that “On April 20th, 2015 the Intramural Sports Building in Ann Arbor is closing as we know it. ($22,000,000 renovation)”

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