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TXRA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 TXRA awards. All TXRA members were given a chance to vote/nominate their favorite athlete for any award they felt necessary. After counting the votes/nominations, here are your winners!!!! Congratulations. Bob Sullins Outstanding Contributor Peter Sarantidis Tournament Director of the Year Mike Sorensen Gregg Peck's Spirit Award Sabath Trejo Junior Male Athlete of the Year Age 13-18 Nathaniel Rosa Junior Female Athlete of the Year Age 13-18 Leah Trejo Junior Male Athlete of the Year Age 13 & Under Chris Nelson

The time is now! Voting is now open through April 19th, 2024 for the TXRA Board of Directors. Please take the time to act on this election. TXRA Board of Directors Election (r2sports.com) Candidates and Bios      Brennen Jennings I really appreciate this opportunity to run for the TXRA Board. Racquetball has opened so many doors for me in the eleven years I have been playing, and it is time that I give back to the community. I found racquetball when I had just turned 18 years old at UTSA in the semester of Fall 2012. My closest friend Brant introduced the sport to me and at first I was skeptical of playing it. It is comical to look back at that time and how my initial thoughts of our game were so far off. Over the next four years I would play at both UTSA and UT Austin with their racquetball clubs. I fell in love with the game, as I would be challenged in ways I had not ever thought about. As we all know, racquetball pushes you both physically and mentally, demanding an i...

Once again it's time to find the people who are willing to work to help grow racquetball in Texas. The TXRA is looking for members passionate and engaged to help us meet the challenges and makes some of our dreams and hopes become reality. This year, we have up to 4 open board positions. We are looking for nominees to join a board committed to nurturing the passion and growing the presence of racquetball throughout Texas. Nominations will be accepted March 1 thru March 28, 2024. The election will start April 1, 2024 and end April 20, 2024. Requirements to serve on the board Attend all TXRA board meetings. Undergo a background check (required by the USOC). The cost is only $29. Complete the online safe-sport training. (required by the USOC). The cost is free and only takes about an hour to complete. Nominate yourself or someone else by March 28, 2024 Complete the  Election Nomination Form  on our website at or send an email to:  elections@texasracquetball.org Election cand...

2023 is a wrap and it is time to celebrate by nominating worthy players of a job well done.  Nominations open March 1, 2024 on the TXRA website and will close April 7 st .  The recipients will be acknowledged at the upcoming Battle at the Alamo tournament in San Antonio towards the end of April.     Awards given out for 2023: Bob Sullins Outstanding Contributor Ann Gibbons Memorial Sportsmanship Tournament Director of the Year Gregg Peck’s Spirit Award (new this year!!) Male & Female Player of the Year Junior Male & Female Under 13 years old Junior Male & Female 13-18 years old Nominate yourself or someone else by April 7th, 2024. https://www.texasracquetball.org/programs/award-nomination Thank you for your participation! TXRA Awards Committee awards@texasracquetball.org

Dear friends, family and racquetball enthusiasts, As you know, we lost my husband Gregg and father to Chandler and Allie suddenly from a heart attack May 4, 2020. Since that time, our family has spent much time thinking of how to honor and remember his spirit in a way that would be meaningful.   We are pleased to announce the Gregg Peck Memorial Fund has been established at The Dallas Foundation (a philanthropic support organization) in his memory. The purpose of the fund is to award annual scholarships to aspiring, high-level junior racquetball players to aide with the costs associated with tournament travel and entry fees, lessons, and racquetball equipment. The awardees will be those who exhibit heart, generosity, competitiveness and the desire to pay success forward as Gregg did.  Many may not be aware that one of the things that brought Gregg much joy was his role as the coach for the USA Junior World Championship Teams. He loved coaching and mentoring kids and cham...

LA Fitness Plano South This Saturday, Sept 23, 2023 from 10:00am – 1:00pm Abraham is awesome.  Extreme passion for the game.  He will motivate you to be better!!! Only 6 spots so they will go quickly. 

It is that time again! Register Now for the Hot Tamale Shootout July 28-30th in San Antonio!!!   Come on out and compete to see who takes home a dozen Hot Tamales! Only first place winners take them home.   Singles will be on Friday & Saturday, July 28th & 29th. Doubles will be on Saturday & Sunday, July 29th & July 30th.   Hope to see you all at the YMCA Thousand Oaks in San Antonio for another ACRA event.    SALSA CONTEST!! What goes better with tamales than a good home made salsa? Think you have what it takes? Bring your best home-made salsa with you for a salsa contest.   https://www.r2sports.com/ tourney/home.asp?TID=40579  

TXRA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 TXRA awards. All TXRA members were given a chance to vote/nominate their favorite athlete for any award they felt necessary. After counting the votes/nominations, here are your winners!!!! Congratulations. Bob Sullins Outstanding Contributor Mike Sorensen Ann Gibbons Memorial Sportsmanship Award George Bustos Tournament Director of the Year Jody Morris Gregg Peck's Spirit Award Cole Sendrey Male Athlete of the Year Craig Clement Jr. Female Athlete of the Year Naomi Ros Junior Male Athlete of the Year Age 13-18 DJ Mendoza Junior Female Athlete of the Year Age 13-18 Leah Trejo Junior Male Athlete of the Year Age 13 & Under Anshu Archarya Junior Female Athlete of the Year Age 13 & Under Yana Alegria

2022 is a wrap and it is time to celebrate by nominating worthy players of a job well done.  Nominations open Feb 1, 2023 on the TXRA website and will close April 1 st .  The recipients will be acknowledged at the upcoming Battle at the Alamo tournament in San Antonio towards the end of April.     Awards given out for 2022: Bob Sullins Outstanding Contributor Ann Gibbons Memorial Sportsmanship Tournament Director of the Year Gregg Peck’s Spirit Award (new this year!!) Male & Female Player of the Year Junior Male & Female Under 13 years old Junior Male & Female 13-18 years old Nominate yourself or someone else by April 1st, 2023. https://www.texasracquetball.org/programs/award-nomination Thank you for your participation! TXRA Awards Committee awards@texasracquetball.org

While the past year has left us with more time to play racquetball, we enter 2023 with many challenges, hopes and dreams. The TXRA is looking for members passionate and engaged to help us meet the challenges and makes some of our dreams and hopes become reality. This year, we have up to 7 open board positions. We are looking for nominees to join a board committed to nurturing the passion and growing the presence of racquetball throughout Texas. Nominations will be accepted January 23, 2023 thru March 13, 2023. The election will start March 27, 2023 and end April 15, 2023. Requirements to serve on the board Attend all TXRA board meetings. Undergo a background check (required by the USOC). The cost is only $20. Complete the online safe-sport training. (required by the USOC). The cost is free and only takes about an hour to complete. Nominate yourself or someone else by March 13, 2023 Complete the Election Nomination Form or send an email to: elections@texasracquetball.org Election candi...

Racquetball Tournaments are back at the Clay Madsen Rec Center in Roundrock, TX October 15-16th. 2022 The event is Limited to the first 60 Entrants and will fill up fast. Event Website:   https://www.r2sports.com/tourney.asp?TID=39983 When it is full, sign up for the waitlist as I will be pulling names from that list often. Email or text me: New division offered: 50+ Division Winner gets $150 and $75 to second!!! Singles will be played on Saturday the 15th and Doubles Sunday the 16th. Prize Money Men's Open $200 First Place, $100 2nd Place (Minimum 8 entrants or Prize Money Prorated) Men's Open Doubles $200 First Place $100 2nd Place. (Minimum 8 entrants or Prize Money Prorated) Men’s 50+ $150 First Place, $75 2nd Place (Minimum 8 Entrants or Prize Money Prorated. Gift Cards for 1st and 2nd all other Divisions John Rhodes johnleerhodes@msn.com 512-599-0585

Live Racquetball Streaming July 9 th & 10 th   The Best Players in Texas will be showcased 2022 Summer Splat Live Stream Sponsor is The Eisemann Group All Matches will be on  Bottom Board Racquetball YouTube Page. Please subscribe and click the bell to get alerts when the matches start. Bottom Board Racquetball  Schedule for Saturday July 9 th :  ALL SINGLES 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Open Division Round Robin Matches 4:30 Open Quarter Finals 5:15 Open Quarter Finals 6:00 Open Semi Finals 6:45 Open Finals Schedule for Sunday July 10 th :  ALL DOUBLES 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Open Division Round Robin Matches 4:00 Open Quarter Finals 4:45 Open Semi Finals 5:30 Open Finals

Please join us in congratulating San Antonio’s own Tyrone Gilmore who was awarded Male Athlete of the Year at the recent USAR Hall of Fame ceremony held during the 2022 US National Championships in College Station. Tyrone is known nationally as one of the best and toughest players, and this award confirms that belief.  He holds multiple national titles both with the National Master Racquetball Association and the US Racquetball Association.  He added to that total by taking silver in the Men’s 60+ division with long time partner Glenn Martineau, and gold in the Mega-Centurion with Jim Durham last week.  Besides being one of the best on the court he is also known as being a fair and honest player, as well as one of the nicest men you will ever have the pleasure to know.  He is also an ardent supporter of both our Jrs program as well as the LPRT.  Please join me in saying “Congrats Tyrone!”

Cliff Swain Is Coming Back to McKinney, TX April 22 – April 24 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Last time  Cliff  was here in December of 2020, all the time slots filled up in 6 days. You can have  Cliff  work on any part of your game or he can observe you and tell you what you should work on that day…..Your Choice!!! You would be crazy not to ask for some serving advice as  Cliff  had and still has one of the best serves in the game. Many say  Cliff  is the best racquetball coach in the sport!!   Private 1 on 1 - 45 minutes - $99 Private 1 on 1 - 90 minutes - $149  (*only for repeat customers*) 2 people - 75 minutes - $75 per person ($150 total) 3 or 4 people – 90 Minutes - $60 or $45 per person ($180 total) 4-6 people - 2 hours - $99 per person 6+ people - 2.5 hours - $99 per person Payments will be through either Venmo (preferred) or PayPal. Prepayment is required to guarantee your spot.   (Preferred Venmo - @Cliff-Swain)  ...

While the past year has left us with more time on our hands than playing racquetball, we enter 2022 with many hopes and plans and are looking for passionate and engaged members to help us forward those plans. This year, we have four open board positions. We are looking for nominees to join a board committed to nurturing the passion and growing the presence of racquetball throughout Texas. The election will start April 1st, 2022 and end April 15th, 2022. Requirements to serve on the board Attend all TXRA board meetings. Undergo a background check (required by the USOC). The cost is only $25 and is accessed through your R2sports profile. Complete the online safe-sport training. (required by the USOC). The cost is free and only takes about an hour to complete and is accessed through your R2sports profile. Nominate yourself or someone else by March 20, 2022 Complete the  Election Nomination Form or send an email to:  elections@texasracquetball.org Election candidates will need to...

2021 is a wrap and it is time to celebrate by nominating worthy players of a job well done.  Nominations are open on the TXRA website and will close April 1 st .  The recipients will be acknowledged at the upcoming Battle at the Alamo tournament in San Antonio towards the end of April.     Awards given out for 2021: Bob Sullins Outstanding Contributor Ann Gibbons Memorial Sportsmanship Tournament Director of the Year Gregg Peck’s Spirit Award (new this year!!) Male & Female Player of the Year Junior Male & Female Under 13 years old Junior Male & Female 13-18 years old Nominate yourself or someone else by April 1st, 2022. https://www.texasracquetball.org/programs/award-nomination Thank you for your participation! TXRA Awards Committee awards@texasracquetball.org

John Casey, San Antonio, TX The very first time I decided to buy a plane ticket, to really travel to a racquetball tournament, it was for this year’s U.S. Open in Minneapolis, MN. I’d been told by several friends that if I’d ever wanted to, this was the year I should go. After all, it was the 25 th Anniversary of the event and the main sponsor, United Healthcare, would not be guaranteed to return after 2021. Throw in the fact that Covid had pretty much decimated the tournament schedule the entire year prior, and it was a no-brainer. I expected the Open to be amazing—I’d heard so many stories—and it exceeded my expectations. To be fully immersed in the world of racquetball, and at such a scale, was eye-opening. The atmosphere was Olympics-esque. But what made it truly worthwhile and that much more enjoyable was the massive contingent of players from Texas, many of whom I know and am friends with, who also attended. All the usual suspects from the whole state were there... Of the 707 p...