Dear Handball Fan,
Happy Friday! Here's your weekend edition of Court Shorts. Enjoy!
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USHA Four-Wall Nationals News
The 64th USHA National Four-Wall Handball Championships take place next month in the Twin Cities! The Minnesota State Handball Association promises to roll out a great event providing nice tournament souvenirs, excellent hospitality lunches and the always popular MSHA hospitality room at the University Commons.
What to do in Minneapolis?There's a ton of activities off the court! The light rail can is an easy way to zip you around the Twin Cities. For more to do, visit: www.minneapolis.org.
Plan on getting into Minneapolis early and staying late! DEADLINE to Enter is June 2! CLICK HERE to Enter Online. When is your first match? Start times and division aren't ready yet, but you can get an idea when you'll play by using the following schedule: With the exception of Women's Divisions and Juniors, all Singles Start on Tuesday, June 17th. Doubles will END on Sunday, June 22nd (playing one match per day). Women's and Juniors divisions will begin on Thursday at the earliest. is a short walk away from the Rec Center. Reservations: 612.379.8888.
The Days Inn Hotel is a few blocks away from the Rec Center, but it is still a walkable distance. Reservations: 612.623.3999.
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WPH Outdoor continues the Cup Series with a special 3-Wall Big Ball LTE Stop (#2) at the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 30- June 1. This special Shootout will be a part of the WPH Cup Championship Tour (modeled after the Race4Eight Small Ball Pro Tour) entering it's third season in 2014. CLICK HERE for MORE INFO.This is a great preview at the site of the 2014 3 Wallball World Championships, scheduled Sept. 11-14, 2014. CLICK HERE to Enter or Get MORE INFO.
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Canada will host the 2015 World Handball Championships in Calgary, Alberta, August 11-21, 2015.
Be sure to check out the 2015 Worlds website with preliminary info at: www.worldhandball2015.com
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Court Shorts Trivia
Last Week's Trivia:
Kyle Kloss became the first winner of the Bob and Sue Delaney Scholarship this year. Who were the first winners of the John Sabo Sr. Scholarships back in '97?
Answer: James Bardwell (Penn State) and Priscilla (Kojin) Shumate (Texas A&M) were the first Sabo Scholarship recipients.
The Canadian National 4-Wall Championships are being held this week in Laval, Quebec, just outside Montreal. Can you name the last Canadian to win the Men's Open Singles Championship at this event?
Submit your answers to:
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HANDBALL MAGAZINE
ONLINE!
The latest issue of Handball Magazine has been sent. USHA Members can log in at www.ushandball.org
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2014 Simple Green
U.S. Open of Handball
Los CaballerosFountain Valley, CAOct. 23-26
Bruce FaBrizio, Naty Alvarado Sr. & Co., have another
great event planned for this fall. Players can enter two divisions, and a Women's 1-Wall Doubles event has been added!
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NATIONAL EVENTS
- USHA 4-Wall Nationals(June 17-22, Minneapolis) - USHA Big Ball Nationals(July 11-13, Brooklyn, NY) - USHA 3-Wall Jr. Nationals(July 17-20, Boulder, CO) - USHA 1-Wall Nationals(July 30 - Aug 3, NY) - USHA 3-Wall Nationals(Aug 28 - Sept 1, Toledo, OH) - USHA 4-Wall Jr. Nationals (Dec. 27-30, Tucson, AZ)
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REGIONAL
Handball Calendar
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CLICK HERE for a list of upcoming handball tournaments that you can enter online!!
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