Thank you to all of those who participated in the 2013 Elite Electric Fall Classic. We had an awesome turn out this year, 106 participants! It was a full weekend of fun, racquetball, and good food. We had prizes ranging from first place turkeys to consolation cranberry sauce. If you had a whole family playing, you could have your entire Thanksgiving Dinner taken care of. Jake Birnel took first in men’s open, and mens open doubles with his dad, Don. Eileen Dowell was the winner of Womens A’s. We
did not have any junior divisions, as all of our kiddos have moved into men’s & women’s divisions. Thank you to those who traveled to Bellingham to play, and a HUGE thanks to our sponsor, Don and Carolyn Cummins at Elite Electrical. To see all the results, press here. Below is a quick summary of all our first place winners.

Results
Men’s Singles
O – Jake Birnel
E – Taylor Disch
A – Bob Alejandre
B – Alan Reakes
C – Calvin Hitz
D – Micah Miller
45/55 – Kai Cobl
65 – Gary Olson

Men’s Doubles
O/E – Don Birnel/Jake Birnel
A – Bob Alejandre/Victor Gonzalez
B – Alan Reakes/Peter Callioux
C – Rod Jackson/Mark Handley

Mixed Doubles
O/E – Wanda Collins/Jon Duryee
A – Dwight Kilbach/Eileen Dowell
B/C – Penny Pratt/Peter Callioux

Women’s Singles
A – Eileen Dowell
B/C – Brenna Guthrie
D – Sydney McDonald

Women’s Doubles
O/E – Wanda Collins/Hollie Scott
B/C – Amy Butler/Kelli Holz

Join us for our annual Thanksgiving tournament. This year we will be a WRA sanctioned tournament event. In addition to the plates and plaques given for a sanctioned event, we will continue the tradition of awarding turkeys, pumpkin pies and other items. Come join the fun! November 22-24, 2013.

Contact Wanda Collins with any questions – racquetball@bellinghamathleticclub.com or 360.676.1800.

BAC recently hosted the Wilson Hope Racquetball Tournament. Thank you to all who participated. We had 42 participants, 13 from out of town (Seattle, Spokane and Canada.) We raised $1200 for our donation to the St Joseph’s Cancer Center, where the money will be used to help those diagnosed with cancer by providing reading materials and other helpful items to get them through their treatments. We were also able to purchase a series of massages for a member of our club currently undergoing cancer treatments for lung and stomach cancer. Your participation has made a positive difference for others.

BAC’s members had a great showing; the results for different divisions are as follows:

Women’s O/E Singles:
1st Wanda Collins
2nd Hollie Scott
3rd Rowena Birnel
Women’s B Singles:
3rd Kelli Holz
Women’s C Singles:
1st Karissa Francis
2nd Rhonda McInturff
Women’s D Singles:
1st Diana Guthrie
2nd Sydney McDonald
3rd Tina Lopez
Mixed O/E Doubles:
1st Wanda Collins/Vince Kiteley
2nd Rowena Birnel/Don Birnel
3rd Lori Turley/Jon Duryee
Mixed A/B Doubles:
1st Jessie Sco2/Triston Guthrie
Mixed C/D Doubles:
1st Amy Butler/Bob Cofer
2nd Brenna Guthrie/Je2 Guthrie
3rd Mary Baldwin/Dave Butler
Men’s O/E Singles:
1st Jake Birnel
3rd Jon Duryee
Men’s A Singles:
1st Victor Pinto Gonzalez
2nd Victor Guthrie
Men’s B Singles:
3rd Sonny Mauricio
Men’s C/D Singles:
3rd Rod Jackson