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Current Tournaments BCRA Schedule of events 2010-2011 August (20-22; 28-29) ……Team BC - Nationals 2011 - Junior training camp Next Tournament: September 17-19 …….. Splatfest @ Vernon + Junior Road Show to Vernon
October 7-10…………BC Open @ Newlands October (tba) ………Kelowna Masters @ Global October 2……….........BC-Washington junior challenge @ Revs Fall (tba)………...........Junior Road Show to Gibsons Fall (tba) …….............Junior Road Show and training camp in Campbell River Nov 6 ...........................BC-Washington - Racquetballs Without Borders Junior Challenge - Part 1 - BAC - Bellingham Nov 12-14,……...........Rockin Roll Out @ Kamloops Nov 15-20 .................Junior Worlds @ Los Angeles, USA Nov 26-28 ….............North Island Classic @ Campbell River + Junior Road Show Dec 3-5 & 10-11……..Team BC Junior Nationals training camp Jan 27-30 (tba) ……Superbowl Classic@REVS Feb 18 - 20 …………. 25th anniversary Y tourney @ Victoria + Junior Road Show Mar 4-5 & 11-12 …….. Junior training camp Mar 17 - 20 ………….Northwest Open @ BAC, BELLINGHAM Mar 26-27 ……………..Junior Provincials @ REVS Mar 31 – April 3………Provincials @ Newlands April 2 …….BCRA AGM (Saturday during provincials) @Newlands April 15-17 …………….. Abbotsford Open tourney@ Valley Racquets Club April 24 - 30 ……………..Junior Nationals @Revs (Burnaby) May 22 - 28………Senior Nationals @ Antigonish, Nova Scotia Read the Full Story

Prez-Archives March 9, 2010 Report from Victoria - click on Tournaments tab to see results Our committee would like to extend our thanks to all the players who found time to come to the 24th Annual "Joe Mitchell Memorial" Victoria Open. In remembrance of our dear old friend Joe this was a rather special tournament to all that knew the man well. We hope that everyone had a great time! It was nice to see some new faces at the tourney this year (Rick Mattson, Matt Wolfe, Delores and Jerry McCready as well as Gaetano Pugliese from Kamloops and Blaire Prentice from Calgary) as well as some old faces we haven't seen for a while (Sorry Mr. Burdge, I didn't mean that your face looked old).There was some great matches as well as a few great chokes (we had about 4 candidates for our yearly choker award) this year. We crowned a new, first time Open Champion in Tanner Mattson. He had a very entertaining final against Brad Strugnall and then found time to win the "A" Doubles title with his dad. We sent one junior home with a very proud grandma. 10th seeded Connor Culhane beat out a very strong, 15 man field in the "B" Singles by beating #7 Steve Hendry, #2 Jack McBride, #3 Trent Schoenert and probably the best #13 seed I've ever seen in any event, Matt Wolfe, in the final. WAY TO GO CONNOR!! We only had five women this year so they were put into a round robin and from what I saw had some very good matches. We have had more than this in the past so hopefully the word can get out and we can drum up some more competition for the women next year. There was a lot of fun to be had on Saturday night at the Casino/ Kareoke. Thanks to Trent Schoenert (Casino) and Tony Remedios (Kareoke) for making this a fun evening (Rick Mattson must definitely practice a lot in the shower). A big thank you must also go to Colin Birbeck for the organization of all the meals at the Strathcona Hotel. The juniors got to have an evening at the IMAX and Connor assured me that he had a great time. We had our usual windup luncheon and awards ceremony on Sunday followed by door prizes. I don't know how Frank does it but every time he comes he needs a U-Haul to go home. All in all it was another great tourney.You can click on-line to http://rbvictoria.shutterfly.com Password: ymca to view pictures of the tourney. Thanks again and please remember that next year is our 25th Anniversary and we would love to see a capacity crowd. We do have limited space due to court time so when you see it please enter early as we would hate to see someone who really wanted to come not be able to. See ya next year!! Neil Aldous Chairman YMCA/YWCA Victoria Open committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ January 4, 2010 Happy New Year! The racquetball season is set to continue with the annual SuperBowl Classic on January 28-31 at Newlands. You can sign up online (http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=6360) or, if you have trouble, contact me directly. To accommodate the Olympics, the Victoria YM/YWCA tournament has been moved to March 5-7. http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=6374 As you know, we will be hosting the Nationals in May (23-29) at REVS. We still need lots of help – for example, organizing shuttle drivers and car rental and insurance is a big one. If you want to get involved, please contact me asap! Congratulations to Anthony Schonberger who represented Canada at the World Juniors in December in the Dominican Republic. Anthony played in the 14&Under singles and doubles divisions, as part of Team Canada. Also on the junior front, congratulations to Team BC who once again won the BC-Washington Junior Challenge. We had a huge team, and they did great. Thanks to the coaches, including Sebastien Boissonneault, Debbie Goodhope and Stephen Culhane, for leading our kids to victory. Read the Full Story

Racquetball Spotlight 2010 Senior Nationals - REVS - Burnaby - May 23-29th
Poster - Information Come and See the best Racquetball in the country! If you aren't playing, or even if you are - come down to REVS and see the best players in Canada compete for national championships. 56 BC Players are taking part!
Go to the R2 site for participants and more information:
http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=6116 Please note that this is a Racquetball Canada event so you must (1) be a Racquetball Canada member, and (2) pay in advance…contact Cheryl if you need any help registering. And if you’ll need a hotel, book soon because the rooms will be released in mid-April after which you’ll have a lot of trouble finding a room.2010
Team BC Player - 2010 Junior Nationals - Videos now on Youtube! All the information about the 2010 BC Provincials The provincials are over – thanks to Doug and the gang at REVS for hosting. Congratulations to 2010’s champs, including Tanner Mattson, Sivan Dinur, Josh Killins, Nicholas Leung, Chris Culhane, Joey Tsai, Natasha Pang, Denis Gaucher, Gary Resch, Ken Backman, Chloe Chong, Bryan Killins, Matt Wolfe, Bill Adams, Rick Gartel, Diana Hambley, and Steve Majocha, with special mention to Grace Killins. BC Racquetball - Search - subscribe to the BCRA Youtube feed - just click this link. BC Provincial Championships - complete information - here At the AGM, we welcomed a new member to the BCRA Board of Directors – welcome to Sebastien Boissonneault. Cal Smith, Rick Mattson, Marvin Meissner, Kelly Gauthier, Ken Slade, Gord Hay and Debbie Goodhope all renewed their 2-year terms, with Diana Hambley, Al Cuttriss, Ken Backman, Sandra Nielsen, Stephen Culhane and Cheryl McKeeman entering the second year of their 2-year stint. 2010 - BCRA - Annual General Meeting - Reports (PDF File - download) Next up is … ABBOTSFORD!!! You have another chance to get ready for Senior Nationals. Players aged 21+ can sign up for the Abbotsford Open online at http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=6902 Please note: absolutely no alcohol consumption is permitted in the club. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Competition-Introduction Workshop May 7-9 - Postponed - date TBA
The Competition-Introduction coaching clinic has had to have been postponed. For more information, please click on the Coaching tab to the left in the Main Menu. Read the Full Story

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Tournament Results 2009-2010 Season
Sept 18-20	Vernon Splatfest results
Oct 8-11	BC Open @ REVS results
Oct 23-25	Am Corrado Tournament (not sanctioned) results and information
Nov 27-29	North Island Classic in Campbell River results
Jan 28-31, 2010	Superbowl - NEWLANDS result
March 5-7	Victoria Open results
March 25-28	BC Provincial Championships (Juniors and Seniors together) results
APRIL 15-17	ABBOTSFORD OPEN results
May 23-28	Canadian Senior Nationals - REVS results
June 9-12	World Senior Doubles - Ireland

Tournament Results 2008 - 2009 Season
Sept 19-21	Vernon Splatfest Results
October 9-12	BC Open - Newlands Results
October 17-19	Kelowna Masters
Nov 1	BC - Washington Junior Challenge - REV's
November 7-9	Kamloops Open Results
June 5-7 2009	Campbell River Open - rescheduled to FALL 2009
Dec 6	BC- Washington Junior Challenge - Bellingham Athletic Club
January 9-12	Doubles Event (including National Team Selection) REV'S results
Jan. 30 – Feb. 1	Superbowl - REV'S Results
February 20-22	Victoria Open Results
March 26-29	BC Junior Provincials - Newlands
March 26-29	BC Provincials – Newlands results
Abbotsford Open	canceled
April 20-25	Junior Nationals - Regina results
May 18-23	Senior Nationals - Edmonton results
June 5-7	Campbell River Open RESCHEDULED TO FALL 2009
June 10-13	Worlds Senior Doubles @ REVS results
Sept 18-20	Vernon SplatFest 2009
Oct 8-11	BC Open @ REVS results