Don’t forget to sign up for the Winter Shootout. This tournament is sponsored by Rowena Birnel at Infusion Solutions Inc. and will take place January 19-21, 2016!
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Racquetball
Winter Racquetball League
Winter League…we will run the same format (with hopefully more people.) We will start it on January 17th and go 12 weeks, which puts us to Wednesday April 4th as the end date.
Contact Jessie Scott (racquetball@bellinghamathleticclub.com) with questions on this new format.
Junior Racquetball Lessons
Lessons taught by Club Pro, Wanda Collins
Questions: wandac@bellinghamathleticclub.com or ext. 212
NEXT SESSIONS:
Session 1: Week of Dec 12 – Dec 19. Four classes.
Tues/Thurs 4:15 – 5:00 Beginner
Tues/Thurs 5:00 – 5:45 Intermediates
Mon/Wed 4:30 – 5:15 Advanced
Session 2: Week of Jan 9 – Jan 30. Eight classes.
Tues/Thurs 4:15 – 5:00 Beginners
Tues/Thurs 5:00 – 5:45 Intermediates
Mon/Wed 4:30 – 5:15 Advanced
Winter Shootout
Next up on the racquetball calendar is the annual Winter Shootout. This tournament is sponsored by Rowena Birnel at Infusion Solutions Inc. Reserve the date…this tournament will be here before you know it (January 6-8, 2017)!
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Fall Classic Racquetball Tourment
There are entry forms behind court 3 for this tournament! It is everyone’s favorite time of
the year. We play for holiday themed prizes and prepare for Thanksgiving Weekend. You may also
sign up on r2sports.com as well. Doing this will simplify the check in process for both you and the
tournament directors. We are in the process of determining a sponsor or sponsors for this event. If you know of anyone that may be interested please direct them to Jessie Scott or Wanda Collins.
November 11th -13th, signup deadline is tomorrow, November 4th.
Hope Racquetball Tournament
At the Hope Racquetball Tournament, we offer two days of great competition and a chance for you to help us support our local Cancer Center in Bellingham. It’s a time when we remember longtime player Sharon Chandler and enjoy our time on the court. All profits from entries and raffle baskets go directly to the Cancer Center. There are divisions for juniors, men and women. Register now!
Entry Form (if you use the this entry form, it will mean addition $$ for the Cancer Center.)
Jr Racquetball Camp
Mark your calendars! Racquetball camp will be August 15-19, 2016. Camp is taught by Professional Instructor Wanda Collins and Instructor Jessie Scott. This year we’ll have special guests: BAC Junior players who have represented the State at Junior Nationals and who have represented the United States at Junior Worlds.
Cost:
Members-$125
Non-Members-$140
$5 off for siblings
$50 deposit required
Registration Deadline:
August 10, 2016
BAC represents at WA State Single Racquetball Championships
The Washington Athletic Club in Seattle hosted 90 players April 8 – 10 to determine the state’s best. Those who took first place in their division receive a free entry to regionals in Oregon this spring from the Washington Racquetball Association.
Congratulations to all our players for representing BAC!
Boys 14/16/18
Nick Birnel captures 2nd in a tiebreaker match, and Tyler Burns takes 3rd place
Mens A
The Juniors show their strength in the adult divisions with Tyler Burns taking 2nd and Nick Birnel claiming 3rd place
Mens Elite
BAC’s best Women and Girls player, Hollie Scott, played through a draw of 23 to claim 1st place in this otherwise all men event. Nice job, Hollie!
Mens Open
Another BAC graduate of the junior program, Jake Birnel, took time out from his studies at the University of Washington to play through the draw of 16 to take first place in this event. Excellent playing, Jake!
Women’s 55 B/C , Women’s C , Women’s B
Rhonda McInturff entered two divisions: Womens 55 B/C and Women’s C and claimed first place in both divisions! Good Showing, Rhonda! Mary Lou Gremes claimed 2nd Place in Women’s C’s and also challenged herself to enter Women’s B’s, where she took 4th place.
Women’s A
Jessie Scott took 3rd place.
Women’s Open
This division was dominated by Hollie Scott, who claimed her second first place award of the weekend. Wanda Collins placed 3rd.
Northwest Open Re-Cap
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 45th Annual Northwest Open. The tournament was very successful this year, thanks to our sponsors: Rod Jackson of Industrial Supply, Dean Hendrickson of Resers & Scott Wheeler of Lithtex. We had a great weekend of racquetball to say the least! The Men’s Open division definitely did NOT disappoint the crowd. Jimmy Lowe came to us from Hawaii and took third place after losing to B.C’s Tanner Mattson in the semi finals, but beating Bill Napier to take third.
BAC’s own, Jake Birnel made it to the finals for the first time in this tournament! He has been playing in the Northwest Open for as long as he can remember and this was his year to take the cake! The final match between Jake and Tanner was an incredible display of sportsmanship, passion for the game and good racquetball. They battled to the very end of the tiebreaker, Jake coming out on top 11-8.
I’ve been at BAC for almost 10 years, watching the Birnel boys grow up. There was something really special about being able to watch this match and hand Jake that prize money!
We ended up with 72 participants, smaller then the past but very fun and intimate. We had all matches at BAC, and didn’t even have to use court 6, we ran on time all weekend and were out of the club before closing both nights those items alone make it a successful weekend in my book.
Again, thanks to all of our sponsors and the staff of BAC that helped keep things on track, we couldn’t do it without you!
Northwest Open
It’s hard to believe that it’s almost here already! Mark your calendars now for March 10-13, 2016. This is Washington’s biggest tournament of the year and pulls people in from as far as Hawaii. We enjoy hosting this event each year and hope that YOU will come play with us. This tournament is open to both members and non-members, and beginners all the way up to pros. There are cash prizes, good food and good, souvenirs that come along with your entry fee. Contact Jessie Scott if you have any questions.