Oregon Racquetball

ORA Season Wraps Up

The ORA held their last tournaement of the 2007-2008 season at Cascade Athletic Clubs April 16th-20th. 250 players competed in this 28th annual Spring Open/Regionals Championships.

Chris Barton (above) of Cascade Athletic Club defeated Chad Westwood from Lloyd Athletic Club in the Mens Open Division which had 24 players, the largest Mens Open Draw this year.

Ektelon sent out Rocky Carson from California - the number one player on the Mens Pro Tour - who gave an excellent player clinic on Saturday evening followed by the ORA year end Party for all ORA Players and tournament players. The food, beer, music was excellent but unfortunately with matches running late into the night, most players just stopped by for the free food/drinks.

The ORA Board is currently working on the State Team winners and next years schedule. Stop back soon for more information.

posted @ Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:35 PM by Jeff Oliver

2008 NW Jr. Regionals - Location Change

The 2008 NW Jr. Regional Championships will be held May 16-18 at Sunset Athletic Club in Portland, OR (originally scheduled at Multnomah Athletic Club). Entry forms will be available at this weekend's Jr. State Championships at Eastside Athletic Club. Hope to see you there!

posted @ Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:09 PM by Bruce Reid

2008 Kerwood Scholarship

Attention graduating high school seniors: Applications for the Kerwood Scholarship are now available. Please download the information and application packet for complete details. Completed applications are due by no later than Friday, May 16.

posted @ Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:09 PM by Jeff Oliver

Official Tournament Website for the 2008 NW Regionals

The official website for the 2008 USA Racquetball Northwest Regional Racquetball Championships is now online HERE.

- Starting Times are posted here.
- Draws will be posted beginning Wednesday, April 16th 6pm
- Entries are now CLOSED

posted @ Monday, April 14, 2008 6:25 PM by Geoff Thomsen

2008 NW Regionals

The 2008 Northwest Regionals begin Wednesday, April 16th at the Cascade Athletic Clubs in Gresham.

Along with this great event we will be holding two special events at the Tournament. A Players Clinic with Rocky Carson and the ORA End of Season Party.

See the Clinics page for details!

posted @ Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:35 PM by Geoff Thomsen

OSU WINS... 2008 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships

Congratulations to: Dan Arnold, Alyssa Asay, Michael Carrington, Chelsea Donnithorne, Dale Fonken, David Laforest, Joey Lakowske, Susannah Schnabel, Amber Shaw, Grant Stalley, and Ashley Wilhite...the Oregon State University Team for winning first place Overall Team Title at the 2008 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships held March 26 - 29th in Overland Park, Kansas.

posted @ Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:49 AM by Paul Maduell

Updated ORA Rankings

Updated ORA Rankings through the State Singles Tournament are now available through the "Rankings" tab above.

posted @ Wednesday, April 02, 2008 2:18 PM by Jeff Oliver

Racquetball Scholarships for College

Attention all High School students and College Undergrads!!

USA Racquetball has posted an application for racquetball scholarships!

From www.usaracquetball.com:

Graduating high school seniors and college undergraduates can apply for competitive USAR scholarships each year (by the deadline of June 15). Funding for the program is underwritten by USAR members, the National Masters Racquetball Association and the Women's Senior Masters Racquetball Association through tax deductible donations to the scholarship fund. Since the program's inception a total of 71 awards -- totalling $37,250.00 -- have been awarded to aspiring collegiate athletes. Applicants must be current USAR members at the time of applying for consideration of an award. All applications received by the deadline are reviewed by the scholarship committee, which is comprised of current members of the USAR Board of Directors. Annual awards are disbursed in the Fall of the application year. You may download the application online or contact the USAR for more information.

Download the Application HERE. The application deadline is June 15th!

posted @ Friday, March 21, 2008 4:43 PM by Geoff Thomsen

Junior Events at ORA Regionals

The 2008 USA Racquetball NW Regional Championships will feature three special Junior events this year: 18 and under Open, 18 and under A/B, and 18 and under C/D.

See the official Entry Form for more details.

posted @ Friday, March 21, 2008 11:59 AM by Geoff Thomsen

2008 NW Regional Championships

The final event of the 2007-2008 ORA Tour is the 2008 USA Racquetball Northwest Regionals. The event will be held at Cascade Athletic Club in Gresham.

On the Saturday of the event, Rocky Carson of Team Ektelon will be present from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. for a Pro Clinic, followed by a drawing where a few lucky fans will get to "play the pro". Rocky is the current No. 2 ranked player in the world and the defending US OPEN Champion.

Following the Pro Clinic, the ORA will be hosting the year-end party from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Appetizers and Beer/Wine will be served (21 and over), and the party is open to all ORA members (whether playing in this event or not - non players please RSVP to Connie Martin). See the official entry form for more information.

This event is an official qualifier for the 2008 USA Racquetball National Singles Championships, held in May 2008 at the YMCA in Houston, Texas.

Regionals Entry Deadline: Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Official Ball: Pro Penn Green

Entry Form

posted @ Monday, March 17, 2008 7:27 PM by Geoff Thomsen