High School Nationals in St. Louis March 2-6, 2011

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It's time to make our travel plans to St. Louis for USA Racquetball High School Nationals, which take place March 2 - March 6.

We will leave for St. Louis on Wednesday March 2, begin play on Thursday, March 3, and return on Monday morning March 7.  Some things to consider about the tournament:

• Cost - Good news - between the iPad raffle (raised approx $2,100) and funds received from Lincoln Boosters ($500) we will be able to at least pay for hotel, rental van, and most food expenses.  Basically, players will be responsible for the cost of their flight (approx. $300 right now).  Of course actual amount we can fund per player depends on how many players can go.
• School - Players will miss 4 days of school
• Baseball / softball practice - Tourney takes place during first week of baseball practice, which I know will limit the number of our players that will choose to go to St. Louis, as many players vie for a varsity roster spot or key position.  Softball players may have a similar situation, please discuss with Chris Gobel.
• Fun - this tourney is a lot of fun... we had lots of memorable experiences in 2009 in St. Louis, and this year I'm sure will be much of the same !
• Chaperones - Kathleen and I are both going.  We'll have two 2-bedroom suites, one for me & the boys, one for Kathleen and the girls.  We will cook a few meals at the hotel, and do a downtown St. Louis team dinner as well.  Kevin Ross (Clayton's dad) is also planning on going I believe.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY 12/24/10 IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING HS NATIONALS.  Then we'll get that group together and coordinate flights/hotel/ground transportation etc...

Bruce Reid

Week of December 19th

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Hope everyone had a good day yesterday at the tournament.  We will have the courts available during our normal practice times this week (Sunday 5-7 pm, Monday and Tuesday 7:00 – 8:30 pm), but practices are optional.   Coach David will be available at each of the practice times this week, but I won’t be there.  Scott will likely be at practice Tuesday night.

PS-  REMINDER – I HIGHLY recommend that Lincoln players participate in the OJRA Winter Blast tourney at Sunset Athletic Club January 6-9, 2011.  You won’t miss any school, but may play matches Thursday and Friday nights, and a lot on Saturday and Sunday.  Here is a copy of the registration form or you may register on-line.  Please contact me if you have questions, otherwise you can fill out the form and mail it to the address on the form.  

Please don’t feel pressured to play, I’m just making sure the team understands how valuable this tourney is in preparing you for the State High School Tournament January 26-30, 2011 .  There is no better opportunity, and timing is perfect !


Enjoy you Winter Break.

Bruce Reid

IPad Raffle Results

The lucky winner of the iPad is Tracy Barton.  
Thank you everyone for your participation and support!
Come out and support Lincoln Racquetball matches this Saturday December 18th.

League Match #3 - Saturday December 18th

Our third league match is Saturday, December 18th.  Each Lincoln team is assigned to a different venue for the day.  You can check the team page for more information.

Lincoln Blue

Beaverton YMCA - 4965 SW Griffith Drive, Beaverton, OR   97005

Show up 11 am, matches start at noon

Coach Scott Cohn

Lincoln Black and Lincoln Red

Courthouse North - 4132 Devonshire Court, Salem, OR   97305

Show up 9 am, matches start at 10 am

Coach Bruce Reid

Lincoln Green

Eastside Athletic Club - 4606 SE Boardman, Milwaukie, OR   97267

Show up 11 am, matches start at noon

Coach TBA

Lincoln Gold

Cascade Athletic Club - 19201 SE Division St, Gresham, OR   97030

Show up 10 am, matches start at 11 am

Coach David Szafranski

Lincoln White 

Multnomah Athletic Club - 1849 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR   97205

Show up 11 am, matches start at noon

Coach Scott Cohn

Keep in mind that the League Match lasts 4-5 hours.  Each player will play singles, and each team will have 1 Boys Doubles team, 1 Girls Doubles team, and 1 Mixed Doubles team.  So some players will only play singles. All boys and girls singles matches will be played, then doubles matches will take place.  Each player will play 5-7 matches on Saturday.  I recommend bringing a power bar or similar, even though most clubs have snacks / food available for purchase.

IPad Raffle - December 14, 2010 - 2 More Days

Remember that it is raffle ticket stub / money turn-in time.  Hopefully you are all taking advantage of the bad weather and visiting your friends and neighbors while everyone is cooped up !

PLEASE bring your ticket stubs & money to practice Sunday, Kathleen will collect these at 6:30 pm.  All tickets are scheduled to be sold by Sunday, with the actual raffle on Tuesday Dec 14.  So if you don’t have your tickets sold by Sunday, you’ve got a 48 hour grace period to finish up.

Practice schedule for the week of December 12

Here is the practice  schedule for this week:

·         Sunday 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm  Black / White / Green teams

·         Sunday 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm  Blue / Gold / Red teams

·         Monday 7:00 – 8:30 pm  Blue / Gold / Red teams

·         Tuesday 7:00 – 8:30 pm Black / White / Green teams

League Match #3 is next Saturday, December 18th.

IPad Raffle - December 14, 2010

Don't forget to turn in your raffle tickets.  The drawing is coming soon!

Upcoming Racquetball Events

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There are a few upcoming events that I want to bring to your attention:

OJRA Junior Tournament at Sunset Athletic Club  January 6-9, 2011 – I HIGHLY recommend ALL Lincoln RB players consider playing in this tournament.  You will NOT miss any school for this tournament, but you will play a LOT of racquetball and be tired and have improved your game by the end of the tournament.  This tournament is in the Olympic Draw format, with two games to 15 & tiebreaker to 11 in most events.  This is the format that will be used at HS State Championships and HS National Championships, so a great opportunity to play lots of new players and get used to this format.

Cost of playing is $35 for 1^st event, $10 for 2^nd event, $10 for 3^rd event (must be doubles).  You can enter an age division, a skill division, and a doubles division.  Dylan Reid will be playing in this tournament, his last as an OJRA player (sad dad after 12 years of playing L ).  You can enter online at our website http://oregonracquetball.org/

MAC Intramurals – For any Lincoln players or player’s parents that are MAC members, you can participate in MAC Intramurals.  The Winter session starts January 6, but you’ll need  to let me know by 12/16 if you’d like to play.  There are typically about 120-130 players, dividing up into 10 teams of 12 or 13 players.  There is a player draft conducted by team captains, with the top players playing at Level 1 (like Coaches David and Scott, and Sam R), and the least experienced players playing at levels 12 or 13.  You play 9 matches, one a week, scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday nights.  If you can’t play on a given Wednesday or Thursday, you just reschedule with your opponent for a time that’s convenient for both of you.  Cost I believe is $40, covers light snacks and beverages each week, and prizes at end of year.  Please let me know if you are a MAC member and would like to play in this.  Last year we had about 6 of our players and a few parents that played.  It’s a lot of fun!

League Match #2 Results

Rankings have been updated after League Match #2. Check your team page for your current ranking.

Lincoln Teams have done well:

Ranking Team Points

6 Lincoln Gold 132

10 Lincoln White 104

11 Lincoln Red 96

23 Lincoln Blue 52

34 Lincoln Green 34

35 Lincoln Black 33

Review All Match 2 Results