Dear Handball Fan,
We hope you had a fun and safe weekend! Here is your Midweek edition of Court Shorts. Enjoy!
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Joe Durso Elected into Hall of Fame  Legendary One-Waller Joe Durso has been elected into the US Handball Hall of Fame.
Durso and John Bike Jr. were elected as part of the 2012 class. Durso's induction ceremony has not been scheduled. Bike will be inducted at Los Cab during the 2012 USHA 4-Wall Nationals.
Durso's impressive talents and his high energy personality were featured in Sports Illustrated in 1991.
CLICK HERE to read that article!
In Other One-Wall News: Artie Fuchs will be honored with the Carl Porter Award at One-Wall Nationals!
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Bastidas is Back; Slams at Mayor's Cup
 Tyree Bastidas has been out of the game for several months nursing a foot injury. He decided to test his foot and conditioning by playing in the Mayor's Cup this past weekend in New York. His "test" resulted in an impressive performance slamming the open singles and doubles divisions.
Bastidas defeated Satish Jagnandan in the singles final, 17, 17.
He teamed up with Victor LoPierre to win the doubles title, defeating Mike Schneider and Jurell Bastidas in two straight games.
In the women's open singles, Danielle Daskalakis needed a tiebreaker to defeat Sandy Ng in the final.
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 This brand new cooling performance dri-fit will energize you to victory on the court! The handball player on the shirt is big, bold and blue! There is no other handball shirt like this. Be one of the first to own it!
Call 1-800-BUY-USHA to order over the phone or CLICK HERE to order online!
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Ref Corner: You Make the Call...
Last week's question: If both players score an equal number of points in the first two games, how is the first server in the tiebreaker determined?
Answer: Another coin toss is conducted.
Question of the Week: A 15-year-old junior wants to enter the Junior Nationals, however, half-way through the tournament he/she will be turning 16. Which age division must he/she enter?
Submit your answers to Matt Stamp!CLICK HERE to post your own ref questions!
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3-Wall Juniors: Online Entry Deadline, July 17
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Watch the USHA 4-Wall Nationals on Vimeo
 A variety of matches from the USHA National Four-Wall Championships have been filmed by the WPH and uploaded to the USHA Vimeo page.
CLICK HERE to watch the open matches
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