Bellingham Athletic Club was host to the 10th Annual Racquets Without Borders Junior Tournament on Saturday, Oct 27. This is a two part competition with Team British Columbia vying with Team Washington for individual awards as well as the perpetual team trophy. Washington currently holds the trophy from last year’s win. At the end of the day, Team Washington was leading with a slim margin of 36 points to 34 points. The Washington players will travel to Burnaby, B.C. for Part II of the competition on Saturday, December 8. We …

Six junior players made the trip to Fullerton, California for Junior Nationals at the Meridian Club, also the site of Adult Nationals last month. These six were stellar in their performances and we are proud of them!

From Spokane, Josh Gibson played in Boys 14′s as well as Boys 14 Doubles with Evan Wargo, a new partner. Josh played some great racquetball, and took home second in the Red Division of singles and played some amazing tiebreakers! He and Wargo also placed second in the Consolation round …

129 players showed up on March 30th to participate in the 2012 Washington State Singles racquetball tournament. This year the Washington State Singles was sponsored by Racquetball Warehouse, Gearbox, Wilson Racquetball, The Pro Sports Club, Imagine DS, and Awards by Wilson.

As you would expect at the Washington State Singles, there was serious competition at all levels, and several barn-burner matches that had huge crowds of people watching.

You can’t talk about great matches without including at …

Thanks all you Juniors and parents for your patience.  I’ve been finally been able to update the points for the Junior Rankings.  They are all up to date through all the tournaments including the 2012 Washington State Singles this past weekend. Click on here to view.

Long time racquetball player and tournament guru Greg Boland is back! Greg will be hosting and one day junior shootout at Harbor Square Athletic Club in Edmonds. This is a great venue and Greg is always a great host. There will be divisions for boys and girls from beginner to advanced players, with a pizza party to follow the competition. Attached is the Entry Form or contact Greg Boland at moc.erauqsrobrahnull@gerg.

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by Wanda Collins

The tradition continues, with junior racquetball players from Washington State competing with juniors from British Columbia in a two part series for individual and team honors. The first of the two contests was held in Bellingham this year. Twenty seven juniors played in an all day Saturday shootout, with abilities ranging from multi bounce players to accomplished high school competitors. The point scoring at the end of day showed a tie between the two teams with 32 points each. The second part of this challenge will be in …

Check your calendars, because this long standing tournament has moved from February to September. September 30 – October 2, 2011 to be exact. It will once again be held at the Washington Athletic Club and the focus will be the up and coming young players on the pro tour. Come and watch the future of professional racquetball on the stadium court! As in the past, this tournament will be a major fundraiser for the Washington Junior Racquetball Association to help our junior players throughout the state defray the costs of …

Jacob Allen(Everett):  Jacob fought hard for 2nd place in the Boys 10 Singles Red Division, losing in an exciting tiebreaker match against Alan Yepiz of Stockton, CA.
Zachary Allen(Everett):  Zach placed 4th in the Boys 8MB Division, with some great competition from California, Texas and Oregon.
Jake Birnel(Bellingham):  Took 3nd in Boys 14 Singles Gold Division, losing to the eventual first place winner, Spencer Shoemaker of Ohio.  Jake scored more points in their match than anyone else Shoemaker played, and he’ll be looking for a rematch next year. Jake also took 2nd …

Congratulation to all our juniors that attended WA State Singles last weekend! It was great to see all of you there and, and the adults loved watching you!