Team-
I apologize in advance for the several emails you will receive from me over the next week r.e. HS States. There is just a lot of info to communicate. I will try to limit the number of emails, but it is really important that this info be read by all players and parents, and discussed within each family. HS States is a lot of fun, but it is also a hectic time for families, getting players to/from the clubs, playing and watching matches, and dealing with sore muscles.
Just finished our planning session with the other HS team coaches. The draws have been finalized, and a plan for which divisions will be where has been finalized:
Club Locations for Each Division:
* Boys #6 Singles - Plan is to play the first 2 rounds of matches on Wed night at Cascade AC in Gresham. Start times will come out on Tuesday, but for now I would plan that you'll need to be in Gresham by 5 pm (maybe be 4:30 if you have a 5 pm match).
* Boys #6 Singles, Boys #3 Doubles - Will be played at Mt. Hood AC (Sandy) on Thursday night, all day Friday, all day Saturday. All matches on Sunday will be played at Cascade AC (Gresham).
* All Other Divsions - All matches for all other divisions will be played at Cascade Athletic Club in Gresham.
Format-
* Boys #6, Girls #6, and Boys #3 Doubles - Because of the quantity of matches, these matches will be played one game to 21. The Gold round finals of these divisions will be two games to 15, tiebreaker to 11.
* All Other Divisions - All matches will be played two games to 15, tiebreaker to 11.
* Timeouts - Games to 21 will have 2 timeouts per match (per player/team)
* Refereeing - Winners of matches must ref a match following their match
Inclement Weather-
The OHSRL Board (which I'm on) will be keeping a close eye on the weather. We will be watching for potential snowy or icy conditions, and will make schedule adjustments if it is not save to drive to the club(s). We have several different things that could happen, depending on what type of weather we are faced with and when. We will be communicating any tournament changes to players and coaches due to weather conditions, on both www.oregonracquetball.org<http://www.oregonracquetball.org/> as well as the "Oregon High School Racquetball League" Facebook page. Please "Like" the Facebook page so that you get updates.
ALSO - I have received replies so far from only 17 of the 47 players/families, that they have read my original message below. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY REPLIED TO ME, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE SO I KNOW YOU'VE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS IMPORTANT INFO R.E. HIGH SCHOOL STATES.
