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2008-2009
ARCHIVED NEWS
Home Page Update 4/29/09
MISSOURI'S NATIONAL MEDALISTS
Missouri High School Racquetball Players won a total fo 143 medals at the 2009 High School National Racquetball Championships. Click here to see a listing of all of Missouri's National Medalists...
To see the history of Missouri National Champions, click here...
To see a history of National Championship Individuals, click here...
To see this year's All-American Team (including 8 Missouri players), click here...
Home Page Update 4/10/09
MOHSRA LEAGUE AWARDS BANQUET
We had a great turnout for this year's banquet. 190 awards were presented over the course of the evening. To see pictures from the 2009 MOHSRA League Awards Banquet, click here...
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to the 2009 Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarship recipients... Allison Silverstein of Parkway Central and Tim Luecke of DeSmet. To see the history of these awards, click here...
NEW MOHSRA EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR 2009/2010 ANNOUNCED
We want to thank Susan Orlando of MICDS for her years of service and help with the MOHSRA League. She has been instrumental in a number of the improvments and key decisions in recent years. We will miss you.
Replacing Susan on the board, will be Larry DeVuono. Larry was on the board several years ago and we are excited to have him back in the mix. Click here for a listing of the entire 2009/2010 MOHSRA Executive Board.
Home Page Update 3/13/09
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following players for being voted on to the 2008-2009 ALL-STATE RACQUETBALL TEAM by the league's coaches...
2008-2009 GIRLS ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
Danielle Dewoskin - Parkway West
Rebecca Lin - Parkway West
Sarah Noles - Cor Jesu
Emma Scheer - Kirkwood
Rachel Schmidt - Cor Jesu
Bridgette Shamleffer - St. Joseph’s
Doubles: Elizabeth Hejlek & Tori Sutter - St. Joseph’s
2008-2009 BOYS ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
Nick Hoffmann - CBC
Kevin Kissel - SLUH
Joe Marlo - Kirkwood
Spencer Rusch - SLUH
Steve Schlarman - Parkway West
Michael Shearman - Parkway West
Doubles: Nick Eschelman & Scott Hack - SLUH
2008-2009 GIRLS ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
Ashleigh Connor - Visitation
Anna Erker - St. Joseph’s
Margie Laurentius - Nerinx Hall
Lauren Oberle - Cor Jesu
Allison Silverstein - Parkway Central
Corinne Walther - Visitation
Doubles: Meredith Walsh & Eleni Walters - Cor Jesu
2008-2009 BOYS ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
Andrew Connor - SLUH
John Duchardt - SLUH
Ryan Gleason - DeSmet
Eddie Kadlec - DeSmet
Clayton Newberry - SLUH
Payne Stoddart - Kirkwood
Doubles: Michael Butler & Matt Phillips - DeSmet
2008-2009 GIRLS ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION
Molly Albrecht - St. Joseph’s
Abby Brotherton - Cor Jesu
Chloe Gremaud - Parkway West
Jessica Rocchio - Notre Dame
Amy Rung - Parkway West
Katie Venturella - Nerinx Hall
Doubles: Sumera Javed & Tara Twyman - Parkway West
2008-2009 BOYS ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION
Andrew Blusiewicz - DeSmet
Thomas Bottchen - Kirkwood
John Malley - Kirkwood
Mark Kissel - SLUH
George Papulis - Parkway West
Matt Stearn - CBC
Doubles: Denis O’Grady & Paul Roth - Kirkwood
To see the history of the All State Teams, click here...
MOHSRA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following players for being voted on as recipients for the MOHSRA Sportsmanship Award. This award is voted on by coaches from the league. You cannot vote a player on your own team to receive this award. For the third year in a row, there was a 3-way tie on the girls side...
2009 MOHSRA Boys Sportsmanship Award Recipient
Andrew Connor (SLUH)
2009 MOHSRA Girls Sportsmanship Award Recipient (tie)
Margie Laurentius (Nerinx Hall)
Sarah Noles (Cor Jesu)
Emma Scheer (Kirkwood)
To see the history of the MOHSRA Sportsmanship Award, click here...
Home Page Update 3/3/09
CONGRATULATIONS
SLUH & Cor Jesu!
Both schools won 1st Place Team Championships at the 2009 Nationals!
Congratulations also go out to
Parkway West (2nd in Girls Team & 2nd in Combined Team) &
St. Joseph's (3rd in Girls Team)
on their outstanding showings...
Lots of area schools had great showings at the 2009 USA Racquetball High School National Championships...
In the Girls Division.... Cor Jesu finished 1st, Parkway West 2nd, St. Joseph's 3rd, Visitation 6th, Kirkwood 9th, Notre Dame 10th, and Nerinx Hall 11th.
In the Boys Division... SLUH finished 1st, Parkway West 6th, Kirkwood 8th, DeSmet 11th, and CBC 20th
In the Combined Division... Parkway West finished 2nd, and Kirkwood finished 7th
Congratulations to all of the particpants!
A special thanks to MAC West, Vetta Sports Concord, all of our food & court sponsors, the USA Racquetball Staff, our local volunteers, Heather Backes, Shari Coplen, and Tim Marlo on all of their help in making this a great event.
Click here for more information and results from the tournament...
Home Page Update 2/27/09
2009 USA RACQUETBALL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIPS
We have kicked-off Day 3... follow all of the action 'LIVE' online by clicking here...
ALL-STATE VARSITY TEAMS
Coaches... Login in this website and cast your votes for the 2009 All State High School Racquetball teams. Only Varsity coaches will have the opportunity to vote and only boys teams can vote for boys and girls teams can vote for girls.
All State teams represent who you (as coaches) think best represent the league in all aspects of the league. Beyond the individual on court performances, consider sportmanship, leadership, and team work. Consider these 'All Star' teams and cast votes for who you think would be the best players in the league to fill out your first team, second team, and honorable mention team.
Remember also that you can vote for anyone... each team will have 6 singles players and a doubles team. The six singles players can be the #1 seed from 6 different schools... it's whatever you think best represents each team. The doubles teams must be selected from the teams who were paired up for the season.
There is also a Sportsmanship Award. While you can vote for your own players for the All State Awards, you cannot vote for someone from your own team for the Sportsmanship Award. You must select a student from another Varsity team with your vote.
How do you vote? Login (COACHES: LOGIN TO THE WEBSITE HERE) and click on the button that says 'Click Here to Vote'. Then 1) Click on Edit to select a player or team for a given spot. Next 2) Select a Name from the drop down menu. Lastly 3) Click on Update to submit your entry.
All voting must be complete by 10 am on Friday, March 14th. All results will be announced on this website after 1pm on Friday, March 13th. These players that make the All State Teams will be recognized at the League Banquet on Tuesday, March 31.
Home Page Update 2/26/09
2009 USA RACQUETBALL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIPS... UPDATE
The event is in full swing. After 2 days of action 348 matches have been played at the Missouri Athletic Club West and Vetta Sports Concord. Continue following the action online by clicking here...
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS SPONSORS
A special thanks goes out to all of the great companies and individuals that sponsored courts at our tournament. Without them we wouldn't be able to locally host this great event...
Carrollton Bank
Aurora Technologies – Tom White
Jeff Otto & Family
THF Realty, Inc. & The JCC
Community Tire Dealers
Quality Stainless Products – Pete Pierce
Gershenson Construction – Ed Gershenson
Steve Albart
Tom Elfrink
Hoffmann Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning
The WoodLand Group – The DeVuono Family
Missouri High School Racquetball Association
Vetta Sports Concord's Monday Night Doubles League
Hoffmann Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning
Riggs Construction
Connor Dermatology
South County Auto Parts
Al’s Auto Parts
McDonalds of South County
Sign-A-Rama - Jim Gleason
Home Page Update 2/24/09
2009 USA RACQUETBALL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Starting times are now available for the tournament. Draws will be posted soon as well. Click here for links to all tournament information...
The event begins on Wednesday... To follow everything online 'LIVE' as it happens, click here...
Players may check-in as early if they wish. The check-in desk at Concord will be open between 5pm-8pm on Tuesday, February 24th. The check-in desk re-opens at 8am on Wednesday, February 25th.
2009 MISSOURI STATE RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAMS RESULTS
All Varsity and JV team results are now posted online. Click here to see how your school did in the State Championships!
All teams and players that finished in 1st -3rd Place will be honored at our League Banquet on Tuesday, March 31 at DeSmet. Click here for more information on the League Banquet...
Home Page Update 2/22/09
MISSOURI GIRLS STATE RESULTS
Congratulations to Parkway West for their 1st Place Varsity Girls Team finish at the 2009 Missouri State Championships!
Congratulations also to Emma Scheer (Kirkwood) for her tiebreaker win over Ashleigh Connor (Visitation) in the Girls Varsity Division #1 Singles Final.
For all of the State Championship Results click here...
Home Page Update 2/21/09
MISSOURI BOYS STATE RESULTS
Congratulations to SLUH for their 1st Place Varsity Boys Team finish at the 2009 Missouri State Championships! They swept with 1st place finishes in all 7 divisions... an unprecedented feat!
Congratulations also to Spencer Rusch (SLUH) for his tiebreaker win over Nick Hoffmann (CBC) in the Boys Varsity Division #1 Singles Final.
For all of the Boys Results and to follow the Girls 'Live' on Sunday click here...
Home Page Update 2/19/09
MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL STATE RACQUETBALL STARTING TIMES
The Missouri High School State Racquetball Team Championships are this weekend (February 21 & 22) at Vetta Sports Concord. The Starting times and draws are now available for this weekends event, click here to get your match information. All players must check-in 30 minutes prior to their scheduled start time to keep the event running on time. Doors open at 6:30am on both days. Matches will begin at 7am. Good luck to all players, coaches, and teams!
Click here to follow the event 'LIVE' online this weekend!
LADDER LEAGUE STATE - RESULTS
Congratulations to the following players on their performances last weekend at the Ladder League State Tournament. All players listed below will be recognized at our league banquet on March 31st. For complete results, click here...
Ladder League - Main Draw
1st Place - Alex Lazenby, Parkway Central
2nd Place - Ben Weisel, Parkway Central
3rd Place - Christian Probst, SLUH
Ladder League - Consolation Draw
1st Place - William Powers, SLUH
2nd Place - Jake Stumpf, CBC
3rd Place - Anthony Striker, Parkway West
VARSITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to St. Joseph's Academy (Girls) and St. Louis University High School (Boys) on their undefeated (10-0) first place finishes in the Varsity League. Click here to see how your team fared...
MIKE POHLMAN SCHOLARSHIP
There is still time to apply for the 2009 scholarships. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, February 24. Click here for more information.
NATIONALS ENTRIES
To enter the National Championship Tournament, click here for more information. If you are having any problems entering online or have any questions, please direct your concerns to the USA Racquetball National office at 719-635-5396.
Home Page Update 2/12/09
DESMET'S KEN LUECKE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS THE 2009 UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
MOHSRA's own Ken Luecke will be the recipient of the 2009 USOC High School Racquetball Coach of the Year Award at the 2009 USA Racquetball High School National Championships. Ken has coached for DeSmet during all 30 years of the league's existance and served on our league board for 27. This is a tremendous honor. Congratulations Ken on your great achievement!
MOHSRA LADDER LEAGUE STATE TOURNAMENT DRAWS & STARTING TIMES
The Ladder League State Tournament is this Saturday, February 14th. Click here to see the draws and starting times for the event...
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP REMINDER
Just another reminder to all seniors about the Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarship. Click here for more information...
Home Page Update 2/04/09
HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS
The entry form is down available. Click here for more information and to download the form...
HIGH SCHOOL STATE
The MOHSRA League State Championships are almost here. Click here to enter your teams and players...
2009 GARY HENDREN INVITATIONAL
Congratulations to Parkway West & SLUH for their team victories at the 2009 Gary Hendren Invitational. A special thanks also goes to Gary Hendren, Nancy English, and Mark Brimer for putting on such a great event. Click here to see the final results from the tournament...
Home Page Update 1/29/09
Lots of info today...
GARY HENDREN STARTING TIMES
The Gary Hendren Invitational is this Saturday, January 31st. Click here for more information...
All girls teams and coaches must arrive by 8am on Saturday for a meeting. Games will begin at 8:30am.
All boys teams and coaches must arrive by 3pm on Saturday for a meeting. Games will begin at 3:30pm.
Participating Girls Schools: Cor Jesu, Kirkwood, MICDS,Nerinx Hall, Notre Dame, Parkway West, St. Joseph's, Ursuline, & Visitation
Participating Boys Schools: DeSmet, Kirkwood, Parkway West, & SLUH
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE BANQUET
The date is set for this year's high school league banquet... Tuesday, March 31 at DeSmet High School. Doors will open at 6pm and dinner will be served at 6:30pm. Click here for more information...
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP REMINDER
Just a reminder to all seniors about the Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarship. Click here for more information...
HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS SIGN-UPS
You can now sign-up online for High School Nationals. It will be possible to play up to 3 divisions. Applications are not yet available. Click here for more information...
TOP SEED PICTURES & WINNERS
Congratulations to SLUH and Cor Jesu for their team wins at the Top Seed Tournament. Click here for pictures and results from the Top Seed & Doubles Tournament...
Home Page Update 1/27/09
ANOTHER SNOW DAY -- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH
Due to school cancellations, one again there will not be any high school racquetball matches. All matches scheduled for Wednesday, January 28th have ben cancelled and will be rescheduled. Make-up dates have not been scheduled yet.
Home Page Update 1/26/09
SNOW DAY -- TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH
Due to school cancellations, there will not be any high school racquetball matches on Tuesday, January 27th. All matches will be rescheduled. Make-up dates have not been scheduled yet.
Home Page Update 1/16/09
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarships are awarded each year to one boy and one girl in our league. For more information on this great scholarship opportunity, click here. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, February 24th. The scholarship recipients will be announced at the league banquet in the Spring.
FOLLOW THE TOP SEED & DOUBLES TOURNAMENT ONLINE
Click here to follow the matches live as they happen on Saturday, January 17th!
Home Page Update 1/15/09
TOP SEED TOURNAMENT START TIMES ONLINE NOW!
The Top Seed & Doubles Tournament are this Saturday, January 17th at Vetta Sports Concord. Start times are now available Mixed doubles divisions were cancelled due to lack of sign-ups. Boys JV doubles divisions were combined. Please note that due to the addition of new JV doubles divisions, the tournament will run longer this year than last year. Click here for more information and links to draws and start times...
Home Page Update 12/15/08
HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS NEWS:
MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB WEST PARTNERS WITH VETTA SPORTS CONCORD AND MOHSRA TO HOST EVENT
The 2009 USA Racquetball High School National Championships, February 25th through March 1st, in St. Louis, Missouri will be held at both Vetta Sports Concord and the Missouri Athletic Club West. This unique pair of clubs, located just miles apart, will create an incredible atmosphere for racquetball players from across the country. Missouri Athletic Club West has an exhibition stadium court that will showcase the top high school racquetball talent from around the United States. Vetta Sports Concord is the longtime home to the MOHSRA program. Together the 2 clubs will provide a great environment for this top tier racquetball event. The 2009 High School National Championships mark the first time the two clubs have worked together and the first time St. Louis has not had an exclusive host club for this championship tournament.
WINTER ROLLOUT PHOTOS & RESULTS
Congratulations to Cor Jesu & SLUH for their team victories at the 2008 Winter Rollout. For results and photos from the event click here...
Home Page Update 12/6/08
WINTER ROLLOUT RESULTS
The 2008 Winter Rollout ended at 10:30 pm on Saturday night. Click here to see a summary of division winners. Team Results follow below...
GIRLS TEAM RESULTS
Cor Jesu 515
Parkway West 325
St. Joseph's 290
Visitation 255
Nerinx Hall 125
Ursuline 70
Notre Dame 35
MICDS 25
Kirkwood 25
Parkway Central 15
BOYS TEAM RESULTS
SLUH 1117.5
Parkway West 235
DeSmet 167.5
Parkway Central 140
Kirkwood 125
CBC 60
Chaminade 15
John Burroughs 2.5
Home Page Update 12/5/08
FOLLOW THE WINTER ROLLOUT 'LIVE' ONLINEMATCH RESULTS - 'LIVE' AS THEY HAPPEN!
Follow the Winter Rollout live online and track match results as they happen. Matches will run from 3:30pm to Midnight on Friday, December 5th and from 7am to Midnight on Saturday, December 6th. All matches are held at Vetta Sports Concord. 355 boys and girls from 18 St. Louis area high schools are participating. In all, 343 matches will be taking place over the next 2 days. Click here to go to the tournament website for up to the minute results.
Home Page Update 12/4/08
WINTER ROLLOUT START TIMES NOW AVAILABLE
Winter Rollout Start Times, Complete Draws, Individual Match Reports are all now available online. Please note that all matches are 2 out of 3 games to 11 with only 1 timeout per game. All players must check-in 30 minutes prior to their scheduled match time. Vetta Sport Concord will open at 6:30am on Saturday morning. Click here for links to this information.
Home Page Update 11/5/08
THE 30TH SEASON OF THE MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL LEAGUE BEGINS!
The season began yesterday, Tuesday, November 4th, with a match between rivals SLUH & DeSmet. The kick-off took place at Vetta Sports Concord and marked the start of the 30th high school racquetball season in Missouri. This year there are 11 boys schools and 12 girls schools participating in the league. In all, there will be over 450 kids participating! Missouri continues to boast the largest junior racquetball program in the nation.
MORE DOUBLES INFO
Thanks to Wilson Racquetball and the Wilson Elite Staff for putting on a great doubles clinic last weekend. The attendance was great and thanks to everyone for the kind words of feedback on the event. It was definitely a huge step in the right direction with the recent addition of doubles teams to the JV1 division of our league. For more information on tips to help with doubles, check out the links below...
DOUBLES SERVING RULES - PARTNER POSITION
HOW TO STAY OUT OF YOUR OPPONENTS WAY
Also, please check out this list of SEVEN SAFETY REMINDERS FOR DOUBLES... all are excellent points to go over with your team before they play and are a summary of the topics from the Wilson Racquetball Doubles Clinic...
- Always be aware of location of the other 3 players on the court.
- If you think you might hit someone… don’t swing. As long as you had a chance to hit the ball, the ref will give you a hinder.
- Watch the ball, even when it is behind you. Never assume that the other player will hit around you, they might not see you.
- When refereeing, if you see someone about to be hit… yell for the players to STOP or HOLD-UP. Then call a hinder and replay the rally.
- It is recommended that your partner should serve to the opposite side of the court you are standing on.
- The first server of the game will have two service turns before their partner has one.
- The server’s partner must remain in the doubles box with both feet on the ground and their back against the wall until the ball crosses the short line into the back court.
Home Page Update 10/29/08
LEAGUE SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Use the link above or click here to see the 2008/2009 League schedule.
LEAGUE FEES DUE
Just a reminder to all coaches... league fees are due on Thursday, October 30. Balls and scorecards for the season can also be picked up after school on Thursday at Vetta Sports Concord.
LADDER LEAGUE ENTRANTS
Coaches must add all ladder league entrants to this website no later than next Wednesday, November 5. The first day of the Ladder League is Saturday, November 8.
LADDER LEAGUE SCHEDULE CORRECTION
The Ladder League Schedule had a typo. Week 9 now reads that the session will take place at the JCC from 10am to 1pm. Sorry for the error.
WILSON RACQUETBALL DOUBLES CLINIC
The Wilson Racquetball High School Doubles Clinic on Saturday, November 1 will begin at 11am and run to 2pm at Vetta Sports Concord. The event will be hosted by 8 members of the Wilson Racquetball Elite Staff... Erik Becker, Bruce Erickson, John Kleinschmidt, Damon Peterson, Joe Sharamitaro, Charlie Stackle, Dan Whitley, and Chris Wright. All of the attendees will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will be assigned 2 instructors. Hour 1 will be an instructional and go over skills, strategies, and safety. Hour 2 will be doubles playoffs within the groups coached by the instructors. Hour 3 will consist of a playoff of the groups against one another. Players should bring their equipment as they will definitely be playing some doubles. In addition, Wilson Racquetball has donated 'Club Bags' for all of the participants. Only players attending the clinic are eligible to receive a bag. You must be present to claim your bag and the bags will be distributed during the final hour of the clinic.
Home Page Update 10/23/08
WILSON RACQUETBALL HOSTS FREE JUNIOR DOUBLES CLINIC
The mandatory doubles clinic will be run by several members of the Wilson Elite Staff on Saturday, November 1 from 11am to 2pm. In addition to instruction, the Varsity and JV1 doubles players attending the clinic will all receive FREE Wilson Racquetball Club Bags....
Home Page Update 10/17/08
MANDATORY DOUBLES CLINIC TIME SET
Wilson Racquetball will be hosting a free junior doubles clinic at Vetta Sports Concord on Saturday, November 1 from 11am to 2pm. The clinic will go over doubles strategy, skills, and safety. This clinic is required for all Varsity and JV1 doubles teams.
2008-2009 LADDER LEAGUE SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE
Click here to see this year's Ladder League Schedule. The first weekend will be Saturday, November 10. This year we have participating players from CBC, Chaminade, DeSmet, Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Parkway West, SLUH, and St. Mary's.
Home Page Update 10/08/08
2008-2009 TEAM ENTRIES DUE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
All participating schools must have their team entry forms (click here to download the entry form) turned in at Vetta Sports Concord to Dan Whitley by 5pm on Monday, October 13.
Home Page Update 8/21/08
2008-2009 HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL SEASON INFORMATION
It's time to start thinking about the upcoming 2008-2009 High School Racquetball Season. A number of changes have been made in an effort to improve the league and increase the competition and size of the league. Listed below are summaries of the changes...
NO MORE JV3
One year ago, the Girls League removed the JV3 division. The result was more participants in JV1 & JV2 and more competitors in the state brackets for those division. Beginning with the 2008/2009 season, the Boys League will also eliminate the JV3 division. We strongly encourage schools to enter at least their first year players in the Ladder League program. For more information on the Ladder League program, click here... Please remember you can have multiple JV teams but remember the following rules...
1. Must have a JV1 team, if you are offering a JV2 team.
2. If you have 3 JV teams, you may enter your 3rd team in either JV1 or JV2...
3. If you have 4 JV teams, you must have 2 JV1 teams and 2 JV2 teams.
4. If you wish to have more than 4 JV teams, please request permission from the board (this is just a formality, the league doesn't want to be caught off guard by a large entry).
JV1 DOUBLES
Beginning with the 2008/2009 season, doubles will become a part of the JV1 league. Teams will now consist of 4 singles players and 1 doubles team; a total of 6 players. The board wants to thank all of the coaches who provided feedback on this issue. Your feedback went a long way to helping make our decision. We will review the result of this change after this season and determine next summer if we will add doubles to the JV2 league in 2009/2010. This change was made for several reasons...
1. Increase the number of kids that can play on a JV1 team.
2. Increase the opportunity for kids to play doubles. Why wait until they are on the Varsity team to learn?
3. Increase the ability of the Varsity doubles players. Now kids will have the change to play JV1 doubles before they play Varsity doubles and will become better 'doubles' players.
The board realizes that there are safety concerns as it relates to doubles. For JV1 doubles matches, there will be 2 referees... 1 from each school. They will work together to officiate the matches and ensure safety and prevent accidents. Doubles matches will also be played first at all JV1 matches. Additionally a mandatory 'Doubles Clinic' will be provided for all of the doubles players in the league. The clinic will be at the end of October. Details on the Clinic date and time are not yet available, but will be provided at the Coaches meeting in September.
VARSITY REQUIREMENT
All schools participating in the league will still be required to field a Varsity team. Exceptions will only be made for teams composed entirely by first year players. All requests to field a JV team and not have a Varsity team, must be made in writing to the Executive board prior to submitting a team entry in October.
NATIONALS 2009
The league is still searching for a second club to host Nationals 2009 along with Vetta Sports Concord. We hope to have a second venue set up by the start of the season in November.
MATCH TIMES 2008/2009
Due to the closure of Hampshire, some league matches will have to be played on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. This is not different from other high school sports that play on weekends, but is new to our league.
In addition, due to there only being 4 clubs that hosting league matches, it is critical that league matches start as close to on-time as is possible. Teams are expected to arrive early to the matches so that they can start on time. Failure to leave school grounds in a timely fashion to arrive at the match is not an excuse. The schedule is posted in advance so that teams can plan accordingly. No team can delay the start of a match for team business (e.g. team photos, meetings, etc.). Coaches will need to schedule that business for practices or after the match. It is important we respect the clubs and opposing teams and make every effort to begin matches on time. Your entire team does not need to be present to start the matches. Get the kids who show up first, play first.
LEAGUE FORMS
Click here to download forms for the 2008/2009 season. Entry forms, student waivers, coaching ethics forms, and team etiquette forms are all updated for the new season. Please note the new rates listed on the Team Entry Forms.
ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR
Click here to see all important 'coaching' dates for 2008/2009...
Dates to note...
Tuesday, September 16, 7pm
Mandatory Coaches Meeting
Location To Be Determined
Monday, October 13
Team Entries Due
Monday, November 3
League Matches Start
COACHES MEETING
The coaches meeting will be on Tuesday, September 16 at 7pm. The location will be announced shortly. At least 1 representative from each participating school is required to attend.
TEAM ENTRIES DUE
Team Entries are due on Monday, October 13. Due to the challenges in forming a schedule with fewer clubs, we will need the entries 1 week earlier this season. This is just a commitment for the number of teams your school will be entering. We will not need a roster or individual participant commitments at that time.
NOVEMBER 3
The league season starts on Monday, November 3. Teams may apply to to start the following week on Monday, November 10.
Home Page Update 6/06/08
2008-2009 HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Season starts the week of November 2nd, 2008.
November 14-16, The Greensfelder St. Louis Open
December 5-6, The Winter Rollout
January 17, The Top Seed & Doubles Tournament
January 31, The Gary Hendren Invitational
February 14, Ladder League State
February 21-22, Missouri High School State
February 25-March 1, USA Racquetball High School Nationals
FOR ARCHIVED NEWS FROM 2007-2008, CLICK HERE...