TWIN CITIES

HANDBALL LEAGUE

The 2010-2011 season is forming teams now. Here are the standings from last season season. For up-to-date results see the MSHA web site at http://mnhandball.home.comcast.net. The Monday night league is for B players and was short of players and clubs last year. The Tuesday night league is for A and better players. Monday Night League Total

Place

Lifetime Fitness 76 N SAACdale 52 O Skyway Y 37 N Midway Y 16 E

2010 MSHA Hall of Fame & Awards Banquet

The handball faithful gathered May 5 for the 18th Annual MSHA Awards Banquet at the Wabasha Street Caves. Once again we thank Steve Bremer and his staff for providing this traditional venue. The evening included the induction of Larry

Larson and Sheldon Silberman into the Minnesota Handball Hall of Fame

Masters Doubles March 4-5, 2011

Lifetime Fitness, St. Louis Park

Open Doubles April 1-2, 2011

University of MN Rec Center

Open Singles April 29 – May 1, 2011

University of MN Rec Center

Awards Banquet Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Wabasha Street Caves

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Volume 2010 Minnesota State Handball Association October 2010 Number 2 News and Information

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Taylor Talks A note from MSHA President

Greg Taylor MSHA President’s Letter – October 2010

Thanks for the opportunity to recap some recent handball events and take a brief look at next season.

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• MSHA Banquet • Moy Langhorst

Scholarship • 2010 USHA Nationals • 3-Wall Court Situation • Sportsmanship Focus • 2011 MSHA

Tournaments • Hall of Fame

Nominations MSHA Banquet This year’s MSHA banquet was held at The Caves in St Paul on Wednesday May 5, 2010. Larry Larson and Sheldon Silberman were inducted into the MSHA Hall of Fame. Gary Rohrer introduced both of the inductees. The Banquet was

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In this Issue Taylor Talks 1 2010 Banquet 1 TC League 1 Top Ten 2 Sportsmanship 4 Tournament Results

Ice Box 2 TC League Finals 3 Winter Carnival 5 Master Doubles 6

Langhorst Award 13 Calendar 17 Contributors 18 MSHA Board 17

Open Doubles 7 Open Singles 9 Fathers Day 16

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Ice Box Invitational Handball Doubles January 29-30, 2010

St. Anthony AC, Minneapolis Once again the weather fit the namesake for the 16th annual Ice Box Doubles Invitational as the outside temperatures dipped below zero adding a little slickness to the walls. As is also typical of this event nearly every match was highly contested with twelve of the 30 matches decided by tie-breakers. Everyone enjoyed the closed circuit TV action, the usual non-stop great hospitality enhanced by the unique atmosphere of the St. Anthony AC.

The Open division featured the winning teams from each of the last three years. But none of these very good teams was able to gain the championship. An “up-start” team of Tim Labey and Steve Johnson took top honors winning tie-breakers in the quarters and the semis before winning in two in the finals. The semifinal match against last year’s defending champs Andy and John Nett

was a thriller with an 11-9 finish as Tim went on one of his typical serve and shoot runs. Meanwhile Pete Crouser and Ryan Maloney (2008 champs) had a heated match with 2007 winners Tom Bowman and Jeff Ryan going to an 11-5 tie-breaker. Great handball all around!!! Mike Wells and Mike Gustafson repeated as consolation champs – something they did not cherish but walked away with $20 for the effort.

The dynasty continues in the A division. Emil Weiler and John Miller squeaked out an 11-10 win in the finals over Brett Broxey and Hank Ulrich for a repeat title. Unlike last year, Emil and John pretty much cruised to the finals after a bumpy first game against Brandon Glaze and Mitch Van Eps. Ulrich and Broxey had a barn-burner in the semis against Steve Tamminga and Brian Coonce but Brett’s steady play and Hank’s kill shots from the short line made the difference. The consolation finals match prvided the most controversy of the entire tournament. In an all committee match between Sheldon Silberman and Larry Larson against Brian Mahaffy and Clancy Mylan, Mahaffy and Mylan won a convincing first game over a lackluster looking Larson and Silberman. In the second game it looked like an easy two game win until Larson started serving some incredible hops and Silberman found a kill shot with his off-hand. Somewhere around 15-18, referee Emil Weiler lost track of the score and two points might have been added or dropped from Silberman and Larson. Between the gallery and the players it took several minutes to decide on the score. Of course it went to a tie-breaker and Larson served to an 8-0 lead once he got in. But Mylan served some aces and got back in the game to 7-9 before Silberman forced a couple misses with hard drives for the 11-7 win.

There was controversy from the start as the committee allowed Rich Ryan and Mike McQuillan into the B division. But Jesse Fleck and John Laliberte proved the committee correct when they defeated these stalwarts 11-8 in a great tie-breaker. Unfortunately, the up-starts did not have enough to defeat the eventual champions Billy Craig and Brent Friedrichs in the semis. Ed Simonet and last-minute fill-in Joe Taylor defeated last year’s champs Rick Jaede and Eric Johnson in a very competitive semifinal match to gain the finals round. It was another barn-burner where only a single point separted the two teams after two games. The 11-3 tie-breaker went to the youngsters with the fresher legs. Thanks to the St. Anthony AC and the tournament committee of Sheldon Silberman, Emil Weiler, Clancy Mylan, Brian Mahaffy, Eric Johnson, Steve

Tournament ResultsTournament Results (For inclusion in the MSHA newsletter, send your results to the editor.)

2010 Top Ten

Based on the results of the 2010 State Open Singles, these are the Top Ten handballers in MN.

1. Matt Hiber 2. Andy Nett 3. Ryan Maloney 4. Pete Crouser 5. Mike Wells 6. John Stoffel 7. Matt Langhorst 8. Steve Tamminga 9. Mike Gustafson 10. Tim Kappes

If you think you’re better than these guys, compete in the Open Singles tournament in 2011.

MSHA Newsletter Vol. 2010 No. 2 The MSHA Newsletter is published to inform handball enthusiasts about the actions of the Minnesota State Handball Association and members and to help promote handball throughout Minnesota. Contributing articles are encouraged. Contact the editor. Editor: Sheldon Silberman 120 North Westwood Drive Golden Valley, MN 55422 (612) 377-0272 Fax: (612) 377-0274 E-Mail: MNhandball@aol.com Contributors: Matt Johnson, Greg Taylor

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2010 Twin Cities League Championships ���March 20, 2010, Central Courts,

Columbia Heights, MN The White Bear Boys prevailed for the 6th time in seven years to take the top honors. Tuesday Night Championship: White Bear Boys defeated the SAAC Squad 24-9 Tuesday Night Third Place: Lifetime Fitness defeated Skyway YMCA 33-0 Tuesday Night Consolation: River Rats defeated Midway YMCA 33-0 Tuesday Night League (20th Annual Playoff) Championship: White Bear Boys (WBB) defeated SAAC Squad (SAAC) 24-9 • #3 Singles (5 pts.): Matt Dobbins (WBB) defeated Erik Seiberlich (SAAC) 21-16, 21-15 • #2 Singles (7 pts.): Steve Johnson (WBB) defeated Steve Tamminga (SAAC) 21-12, 21-2 • #1 Singles (9 pts.): Andy Nett (SAAC) defeated Jeff Ryan (WBB) 21-2, 21-11 • Doubles (12 pts ): Mike Gustafson/Tim Labey (WBB) defeated Sheldon Silberman/Hank Ulrich (SAAC) 21-3, 21-8 Third place: Lifetime Fitness (LF) defeated Skyway YMCA (Sky) 33-0 • #1 Singles (9 pts.): Brett Broxey (LF) defeated Greg Taylor (Sky) 21-8, 21-5

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• #2 Doubles (12 pts.): John Miller/Mark Haukedahl (LF) defeated Mike Black/Jim May (Sky) 21-14, 21-20

• #1 Doubles (12 pts.): Joe Hagen/Tom Bowman (LF) defeated Andy Hoisington/Jim Grota (Sky) 21-12, 21-11

Consolation: River Rats (RR) defeated Midway YMCA (Midway) 33-0 • #3 Singles (5 pts.): John Nakasone (RR)

defeated Ed Miller (Midway) 21-2, 21-1

• #2 Singles (7 pts.): Brian Burke (RR) defeated Phil Kleineschay (Midway) 21-8, 21-13

• #1 Singles (9 pts.): Ryan Maloney (RR) defeated Nick Brown (Midway) 21-2, 21-11

• Doubles (12 pts.): Pete Crouser/Brian Coonce (RR) defeated Mike McQuillan/Eric Barenburg (Midway) 21-7, 21-6

Monday Night League (16

th Annual

Playoff) Not sufficient participation to have a playoff

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Tamminga and Larry Larson for making this one of the best tournaments in the Twin Cities. Open Doubles Quarterfinals • Andy Nett (Winona)/John Nett

(Winona) def. Bill G. Brown (Shoreview)/Nick Brown (Shoreview) 21-8, 21-2

• Tim Labey (St. Paul)/Steve Johnson (White Bear Lake) def. Mike Gustafson (Eagan)/Mike Wells (Good Thunder) 21-16, 3-21, 11-6

• Tom Bowman (Chanhassen)/Jeff Ryan (St. Paul) def. Ray Miller (St. Paul)/Ian Johnson (Minneapolis) 21-13, 21-7

• Pete Crouser (St. Paul)/Ryan Maloney (Cottage Grove) def. Silas Danielson (St. Clair)/Tim Kappes (Maplewood) 21-18, 21-12

Semifinals • Labey/Johnson def. Nett/Nett 15-21,

21-5, 11-9 • Crouser/Maloney def. Bowman/Ryan

21-13, 19-21, 11-5 Finals • Labey/Johnson def. Crouser/Maloney

21-14, 21-6 Consolation • Gustafson/Wells def. Miller/Johnson

21-20, 21-2 A Doubles Quarterfinals • John Miller (Edina)/Emil Weiler III

(St. Paul) def. Brandon Glaze (Eagan)/Mitch Van Eps (Eagan)21-19, 21-9

• Mike Kloos (Woodbury)/Greg Sothern (Maple Grove) def. Larry Larson (Plymouth)/Sheldon Silberman (Golden Valley) 21-18, 15-21, 11-8

• •Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park)/Hank Ulrich (Minneapolis) def. Brian G. Mahaffy (Minneapolis)/Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) 21-8, 21-9

• Brian Coonce (St. Paul)/Steven Tamminga (Minneapolis) def. Bob McCartney (Robbinsdale)/John Nakasone (St. Paul) 21-10, 21-13

Semifinals • Miller/Weiler def. Kloos/Ron

Lachenmayer 21-13, 21-11 • Broxey/Ulrich def. Tamminga/Coonce

21-19, 21-15 Finals • Miller/Weiler def. Broxey/Ulrich 21-

10, 15-21, 11-10

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Sportsmanship By Matt Johnson, MSHA Youth Director

One of the greatest joys in handball is the camaraderie that almost universally exists among its players no matter their age, skill level or personality type. Seeing two players battle like the fiercest of adversaries for over an hour only to share war stories over beers a half hour later is truly unique to our game. The post match conduct of players in our game is something to be proud of and something that we all preach to newcomers to the game and even our own children. Yet somehow, in spite of the tremendous moral compass that governs the majority of our players, some player’s conduct during their match is often not befitting of the men and women that they are. Specifically, excessive profanity, punching and kicking court walls and poor treatment of officials have become all too common in handball events. The question of on court conduct is not one of morality, religious or political beliefs – it is one of courtesy. It is undeniable that something about being inside a twenty by forty concrete bunker and playing what can be the most frustrating game on the planet will make even the most mild mannered person lose their cool. However, out of courtesy for your opponent, spectators and junior players who are watching these matches and making notes on the behavior they see, it is important that all players behave with respect for the game. No one likes to play with someone who shouts an obscenity or punches a wall after each missed shot. Similarly no one likes to officiate someone who is constantly out of the court contesting every close call like John McEnroe at the U.S. Open. Remember, for most players a handball tournament is nothing more than recreation. In almost every bracket there are a small number of players who have a chance to win yet the others choose to spend $40 to $60 to have an enjoyably weekend of handball. Playing with or reffing someone who forgets about sportsmanship is an easy way to ruin that weekend. Finally, if the above is not persuasive enough for you, the USHA Rule Book sets the standard that should be followed for sportsmanship.

Rule 4.9: A technical foul is assessed for unsportsmanlike conduct… If a referee issues a technical, one point shall be deducted from the offender’s score… Three technicals in a match will result in a forfeiture… Some examples of actions that may result in technicals are: 1) Too frequent complaints against an officials judgment. 2) Profanity. 3) Excessive arguing. 4) Excessive or hard striking (of court walls) or a ball between rallies.

It is important that all officials enforce rule 4.9 with increased vigilance to attempt to curb some of the unsportsmanlike actions that continue to appear in our great game. In any MSHA event, the tournament director reserves the right to enforce the penalty in Rule 4.9 if the match official fails to. If you have any questions about what constitutes any of the above scenarios, please consult the tournament desk prior to the beginning of your match. If we all work together both on our own behavior and on enforcement of Rule 4.9 we can ensure that handball remains the enjoyable, sportsmanly game that we all love.

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Consolation • Larson/Silberman def. Mahaffy/Mylan

8-21, 21-20*, 11-7

B Doubles Quarterfinals • Rick Jaede (New Brighton)/Eric

Johnson (New Hope) def. Alan Leveille (Duluth)/Jack Leveille (Golden Valley) 21-6, 21-11

• Ed Simonet, Jr. (Stillwater)/Joe Taylor (Cottage Grove) def. Ed Brazman (St. Paul)/Mark Mylan (Mound) 21-17, 21-3

• Billy Craig (Mankato)/Brent Friedrichs (North Mankato) def. Mike Erdmanczyk (Vadnais Heights)/Tim Zigmund (St. Paul)21-12, 9-21, 11-4

• Jesse Fleck (Minneapolis)/John Laliberte (Shoreview) def. Mike McQuillan (St. Paul)/Rich Ryan (Woodbury) 21-18, 16-21, 11-8

Semifinals • Taylor/Simonet def. Jaede/Johnson 21-

11, 21-15 • Craig/Friedrichs def. Fleck/Laliberte

21-18, 16-21, 11-8 Finals • Craig/Friedrichs def. Taylor/Simonet

18-21, 21-19, 11-3 Consolation • Brazman/Mylan def.

Erdmanczyk/Zigmund 21-15, 16-21, 11-9

2010 Winter Carnival Handball Doubles

February 12-13, 2010 Skyway YMCA

Open Doubles Quarterfinals: • John Nett / Andy Nett BYE • Mike Gustafson / JJ Korman def. Ray

Miller / Tim Kappes 21-12, 21-3 • Pete Crouser / Dan Lyon def. Mat

Langhorst / Mark Brisset 21-8, 21-15 • Ryan Maloney / Mike Wells def. Marc

Tobin / Jim Grota 21-8, 21-7 Semifinals: • John Nett / Andy Nett def. Mike

Gustafson/JJ Korman 21-2, 16-21, 11-5

• Ryan Maloney / Mike Wells def. Pete Crouser / Dan Lyon 21-13, 18-21, 11-0

Finals: • John Nett / Andy Nett def. Ryan

Maloney / Mike Wells 21-16, 21-9 Third Place: • Mike Gustafson / JJ Korman def. Pete

Crouser / Dan Lyon 21-8, 21-19 Coni: • Ray Miller / Tim Kappes def. Mat

Langhorst / Mark Brisset 21-20, 21-11

Youngster Doubles (<105) Quarterfinals: • Steve Tamminga / Sheldon Silberman

def. Aaron Victorin-Vangerud /Vernon Miller 21-1, 21-0

• John Kunesh / Adalberto Cordero def. Jon Snodgrass / Matthew Rich 21-9, 21-7

• Joe Lacey-Gotz / Dan Burns def. Steve Laliberte / John Laliberte 21-5, 21-14

• Clancy Mylan / Mark Mylan def. Brent Freidrichs / Billy Craig 19-21, 21-19, 11-7

Semifinals: • Steve Tamminga / Sheldon Silberman

def. John Kunesh / Adalberto Cordero 21-9, 21-7

• Clancy Mylan / Mark Mylan def. Joe Lacey-Gotz / Dan Burns 21-17, 21-17

Finals: • Steve Tamminga / Sheldon Silberman

def. Clancy Mylan / Mark Mylan 21-16, 21-2

Third Place: • John Kunesh / John Laliberte def. Joe

Lacey-Gotz / Dan Burns 21-20, 21-14 Coni: • Brent Freidrichs / Billy Craig def. Jon

Snodgrass / Matthew Rich 21-6, 21-2

Ole & Lena Doubles (105-119) Quarterfinals: • John Miller / Mike Kloos BYE • Mike Black / Mike Burke def. Tom

Bordenave / Tim Zigmund 21-10, 19-21, 11-9

• Brian Coonce / Tim Fichtel def. Lee Anderson / George Langhorst 21-4, 21-0

• Bill Hickey / Jim May def. Mike Erdmanczyk / Ron Lachenmayer 21-5, 21-5

Semifinals: • John Miller / Mike Kloos def. Mike

Black / Mike Burke 21-8, 21-14 • Bill Hickey / Jim May def. Brian

Coonce / Tim Fichtel 21-9, 21-19 Finals: • John Miller / Mike Kloos def. Bill

Hickey / Jim May 21-20, 21-20 Third Place: • Brian Coonce / Tim Fichtel def. Mike

Black / Mike Burke 21-3, 21- Coni: • Tom Bordenave / Tim Zigmund def.

Mike Erdmanczyk / Ron Lachenmayer 21-13, 21-10

Lars & Gertrude Doubles (120+) Quarterfinals: • Paul Nelson / Don Reiter def. Darryl

Ekstrom/Tom Pearson 21-1, 21-2 • Rich Ryan / Mike McQuillan def. John

Nakasone / Darrell Saari 21-13, 21-16 • Gary Rohrer / Larry Larson def. Bill

Ingram / Larry Gilbert 21-18, 21-13 • Greg Taylor / Chris Foley def. Mark

McQuillan / Ed Simonet 21-8, 21-3 Semifinals: • Gary Rohrer / Larry Larson def. Greg

Taylor / Chris Foley 21-17, 21-15 • Paul Nelson / Don Reiter def. Rich

Ryan / Mike McQuillan 21-11, 21-11 Finals: • Paul Nelson / Don Reiter def. Gary

Rohrer / Larry Larson 18-21, 21-6, 11-4

Third Place: • Rich Ryan / Mike McQuillan def. Greg

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Coni: • John Nakasone / Darrell Saari def.

Mark McQuillan / Ed Simonet 21-13, 21-2

Minnesota State Handball Championships

Masters Doubles Handball Central Courts, Columbia Heights,

MN March 5-6, 2010

A small but dedicated group met to contest the Seniors (30+), Masters (40+), Super Masters (60+) and Diamond Masters (70+) Minnesota State Handball Doubles titles. The Masters division was organized into an A/B drop-down arrangement to accommodate the wide variety in capabilities of the players and still create competitive matches. Everyone had a great time and we all saw some very good matches at the end of the tournament.

Only three teams entered the Seniors (30+) division. Each team included at least one golden master eligible player and one included a super master eligible player. Andy Nett, in his first year of eligibility took another title with his father John. Sheldon Silberman and Larry Larson squeaked out a second place victory over George Langhorst and Alan Leveille.

Tim Labey and Steve Johnson continued their early domination in doubles in 2010 with convincing wins over Lee Anderson and Glen Solin and then Mike Wells and John Stoffel before a very entertaining and tough win against Paul Dorland and Andy Hoisington in the Masters A. Wells and Stoffel proved too much for Emil Weiler and Brett Broxey in the third place match.

Losers in the first rounds of the Masters A division dropped into the Masters B division where golden master eligible Phil Kleineschay and Mike Kloos dominated everyone. Brian Mahaffy and Brian Coonce took second and iron man Tom Bordenave and Tim Zigmund defeated Lee Anderson and Glen Solin for third place.

Rich Ryan and Greg Taylor attempted to defend their streak in the Super Masters but Gary Rohrer (with two new hips) and second iron man John Nett easily dispatched them in the finals. Paul Nelson and Jack Leveille took third place honors defeating John Stout and Jim Stephenson. Tom Bordenave, playing in both the Maters and Super Masters divisions took consolation with partner Ed Simonet in a very competitive match over Bill Brown and Chris Foley.

It’s great to see the real masters – the Diamond Masters (70+) gentlemen still fight it out for top honors in the state. Don Krocak and Arnie Wells never let their opponents get into double figures. Skip Kiland and Ted Bergstrom took second. The Central Courts once again provided a perfect venue for the Championships, Masters (40+) A Doubles Quarter Finals • Paul Dorland (Mankato)/Andy

Hoisington (Faribault) def. Tim Zigmund (St. Paul)/Tom Bordenave (Hudson) 21-3, 21-8

• Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park)/Emil Weiler III (St. Paul) def. Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove)/Mike Kloos (Woodbury) 21-19, 21-7

• John Stoffel (North Mankato)/Mike Wells (Good Thunder) def. Brian G. Mahaffy (Minneapolis)/Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) 21-8, 21-4

• Steve Johnson (White Bear Lake)/Tim Labey (St. Paul) def. Lee Anderson (Cloquet)/Glenn Solin (Duluth) 21-4, 21-5

Semi Finals • Dorland/Hoisington def.

Broxey/Weiler 21-10, 21-15 • Johnson/Labey def. Stoffel/Wells 21-6,

21-12 Finals • Johnson/Labey def.

Dorland/Hoisington 21-19, 21-16 Third Place • Stoffel/Wells def. Broxey/Weiler 21-5,

21-17 Masters (40+) B Doubles (drop-down from A) Semi Finals • Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove)/Mike

Kloos (Woodbury) def. Tim Zigmund (St. Paul)/Tom Bordenave (Hudson) 21-15, 21-7

• Brian G. Mahaffy (Minneapolis)/Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) def. Lee Anderson (Cloquet)/Glenn Solin (Duluth) 21-4, 21-4

Finals • Kleineschay)/Kloos def.

Mahaffy/Mylan 21-13, 21-12 Third Place • Zigmund/ Bordenave def.

Anderson/Solin 21-5, 21-2

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We need coaches! If you are interested in helping collegiate players learn the game, contact Jim Carlson, Ron Causton or Ted Bergstrom.

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Super Masters (60+) Doubles Quarter Finals • Rich Ryan (Woodbury)/Greg Taylor

(Woodbury) BYE • Jack Leveille (Golden Valley)/Paul

Nelson (Hager City) def. Tom Bordenave (Hudson)/Ed Simonet, Jr. (Stillwater) 21-10, 21-18

• Jim Stephenson (Minneapolis)/John Stout (Minneapolis) def. Bill G. Brown (Shoreview)/Chris Foley (Dellwood) 17-21, 21-15, 11-8

• Dr. Gary Rohrer (Minneapolis)/John Nett (Winona) BYE

Semi Finals • Ryan/Taylor def. Leveille/Nelson

15-21, 21-15, 11-7 • Rohrer/Nett def. Stephenson/Stout

21-8, 21-12 Finals • Rohrer/Nett def. Ryan/Taylor 21-7,

21-14 Third Place • Leveille/Nelson def.

Stephenson/Stout 21-14, 21-9 Consolation • Bordenave/Simonet def.

Brown/Foley 21-13, 20-21, 11-9 Seniors (30+) Doubles (round robin) 1. Andy Nett (Winona)/John Nett

(Winona) 2. Larry Larson (Plymouth)/Sheldon

Silberman (Golden Valley) 3. George Langhorst (Moose

Lake)/Alan Leveille (Duluth) Diamond Masters (70+) Doubles 1. Don Krocak (Mankato)/Arnie

Wells (Good Thunder) 2. Ted Bergstrom (St. Paul)/Skip

Kiland (Shoreview) 3. Gene L. Johnson (Wayzata)/Jerry

Rice (Prescott)

Minnesota State Handball Championships

Open Doubles Handball University of Minnesota

Recreational Sports Center, Minneapolis, MN

March 26-27, 2010 Some mighty fine handball was played at the 2010 Open Doubles championship at the university of Minnesota Rec. Center the weekend of March 26-27. A dozen teams squared off in the Open Division. Last years winners, Steve Christoff and Matt Hiber did not return as a team to defend their title. Instead,

Matt team up with Ray Miller to draw the #1 seed. The team looked destined to take the title with relatively straight forward wins including a 21-11, 21-13 semifinal over Ryan Maloney and Mike Gustafson.

However, last years third place team of Andy Nett and John Nett worked their way to the finals defeating a strong Mike Wells/ John Stoffel team and then Steve Johnson and Tim Labey, both in two contested games. Hiber and Miller looked strong taking the first game at 12 with accurate serves and great driving v-passes until they got the kill opportunity. Andy did a great job digging the kills but the left side serves gave him trouble. The Netts regrouped for the second game and Andy showed his conditioning and youthfulness. There is a new drive and competitiveness in Andy and it carried them to a 19 point win to set up the tie-breaker. The Netts got a quick lead and looked like they would run away with the game but Hiber and Miller worked their way back into only to fall short at 6. Minnesota crowned a new (Andy) and a very seasoned (John) championship doubles team. Maloney and Gustafson claimed third over a defeated Tim Labey and Steve Johnson.

Losers in the Open on Friday played off for the A division title. Mike Wells and John Stoffel claimed the win over Jeff Ryan and Matt Dobbins in an exciting 13-21, 21-6, 11-7 battle. The third place match was equally entertaining as Tim Kappes and Brian Burke defeated Pete Crouser and Brian Coonce 15-21, 21-11, 11-8.

Jesse Fleck and Dane Swanson surprised a couple of teams in the B Division to advance to the finals from their fifth seed. The young pair defeated the young and the old in matches against Ed Simonet and Ed Brazman and then Mark and Clancy Mylan. Equally tough were Billy Craig and Matt Callanan, products of the Mankato State Handball program, defeating a very tough team of Matt Johnson (not from the U of M) and Danny Kieffer in their seminfinal match. The final looked to be a show-down. Craig and Callanan learned from their semifinal match and kept the pressure on to win the title in two games. Johnson and Kieffer took third in a great match against the Mylans with a come-back 16-21, 21-15, 11-5 win. John Laliberte and Gabriel Lopez took consolation honors over Simonet and Brazman.

It looked like the year for the lefty’s John Miller and Brett Broxey as they defeated Don Reiter and Bill Hickey with strong showing in the Golden Masters (50+) A Division semifinals. Meanwhile, perennial champion Paul Dorland and his new partner Mike Kloos struggled in their semifinal against Phil Kleineschay and Tim Fichtel going to a tie-breaker. Miller and Broxey looked strong winning the first game of the final at 16 and looked poised for the win serving at 20 in the second game. The 21st point just wouldn’t come so it came down to a tie-breaker. By that time, Dorland and Kloos had worked out their teamwork – let Paul take everything! It was over at 11-3. Reiter and Hickey took third place in an entertaining match against Kleineschay and Fichtel but it looked like the tough semi took a little too

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much away for a second tough match on Saturday. John Nakasone and Mike Black defeated a recovering Gary Rohrer (two hip replacements) and a rusty looking Brad Baker for consolation honors.

Larry Larson took a few hours off of preparing tax returns to play a couple of tie-breakers on his way to a second place finish with Brian Mahaffy in the Golden Masters (50+) B Division. However, Tom Bordenave and Tim Zigmund outlasted Larson and Mahaffy to take the crown in an 11-3 finish. Mike Erdmanczyk and Don Weinberger took third.

It was a great showing of university students in the Novice Division where 13 year-olds Devin Ries and National Champion Tyler Stoffel beat all the first-year university students to take the title. It was the first adventure in doubles for most of the university students as they have concentrated on mostly fundamentals and singles in classes. They had a blast as they gained valuable teamwork knowledge as they played through the tournament. Instructor Jim Carlson couldn’t have been more proud if they had been his own kids! Nick Balcos and Nick Olson took second and Returning student Kristi Knudson and Wes Bussler took third place over Allan Bates and Max Stahler. Andy Bucket and Daniel Van Aartsen defeated Ryan Weber and Phil Young for the consolation title. Kate Cowger and Alisha Santorjiian took the top honors in the Womens Novice Doubles. Kudos to the U of M and the MSHA for all the hospitality and a well-run tournament.

Open Doubles Preliminary • Tim Kappes(Maplewood)/Brian

Burke(St. Paul) def. Mike McQuillan(St. Paul)/Steven Tamminga(Minneapolis) 21-13, 21-6

• Ryan Maloney(Cottage Grove)/Mike Gustafson(Burnsville) def. Marc Tobin(Inver Grove Heights)/Jim Grota(Rochester) 21-8, 21-10

• Mike Wells(Good Thunder)/John Stoffel(North Mankato) def. Mark Brissett(Duluth)/Matt Langhorst(Duluth) 21-4, 21-18

• Jeff Ryan(Maple Grove)/Matt Dobbins(Oakdale) def. Brandon Glaze(Eagan)/Mitch Van Eps(Burnsville)21-4, 21-16

Quarter Finals • Ray Miller(St. Paul)/Matt

Hiber(Shoreview) def. Kappes/Burke 21-3, 21-5

• Maloney/Gustafson def. Pete Crouser(St. Paul)/Brian Coonce(St. Paul) 21-10, 21-12

• Andy Nett(Winona)/John Nett(Winona) def. Wells/Stoffel 21-17, 21-5

• Tim Labey(St. Paul)/Steve Johnson(White Bear Lake) def. Ryan/Dobbins 21-9, 21-17

Semi Finals • Miller/Hiber def.

Maloney/Gustafson 21-11, 21-13 • Nett/Nett def. Labey/Johnson 21-16,

21-10 Finals • Nett/Nett def. Miller/Hiber 12-21,

21-19, 11-6 Third Place • Maloney/Gustafson def.

Labey/Johnson forfeit A Doubles (drop-down) Quarter Finals • Mike Wells (Mankato)/John

Stoffel(Mankato) def. Marc Tobin/Jim Grota 21-14, 21-13

• Pete Crouser(St. Paul)/Brian Coonce(St. Paul) def. Mike McQuillan(St. Paul)/Steven Tamminga(Minneapolis) 21-7, 21-7

• Tim Kappes(Maplewood)/Brian Burke(St. Paul) def. Brandon Glaze(Eagan)/Mitch Van Eps(Burnsville) 21-14, 21-4

• Jeff Ryan(Maple Grove)/Matt Dobbins(Oakdale) def. Mark Brissett(Duluth)/Matt Langhorst(Duluth) 21-12, 21-15

Semi Finals • Wells/Stoffel def. Crouser/Coonce

21-14, 21-10 • Ryan/Dobbins def. Kappes/Burke

21-12, 21-15 Finals • Wells/Stoffel def. Ryan/Dobbins 13-

21, 21-6, 11-7 Third Place • Kappes/Burke def. Crouser/Coonce

15-21, 21-11, 11-8 Consolation • Tobin/Grota def. Langhorst/Brisset

21-11, 21-20 B Doubles Quarter Finals • Clancy Mylan(Minnetonka)/Mark

Mylan(Mound) def. Adalberto, Jr Cordero(St. Paul)/Jesus Cordero(St. Paul) 21-1, 21-6

• Jesse Fleck(Minneapolis)/Dane Swanson(St. Paul) def. Ed Brazman(St. Paul)/Ed Simonet, Jr.(Stillwater) 21-11, 21-9

• Matt Johnson(St. Paul)/Danny Kieffer(W. St. Paul) def. John Laliberte(Shoreview)/Gabriel Lopez(Vadnais Heights) 21-4, 21-15

• Billy Craig(Mankato)/Matt Callanan(Mankato) def. Chris Drucker(Minneapolis)/Ben Olson(Minneapolis) 21-13, 21-13

Semi Finals • Fleck/Swanson def. Mylan/Mylan

21-13, 21-20 • Craig/Callanan def. Johnson/Kieffer

21-15, 21-15 Finals • Craig/Callanan def. Fleck/Swanson

21-9, 21-13 Third Place • Johnson/Kieffer def. Mylan/Mylan

16-21, 21-15, 11-5 Consolation • Laliberte/Lopez def.

Simonet/Brazman 21-15, 21-8 Golden Masters (50+) A Doubles Quarter Finals • Paul Dorland(Mankato)/Mike

Kloos(Woodbury) def. Rich Ryan(Woodbury)/Greg Taylor(Woodbury) 21-1, 21-2

• Phil Kleineschay(Maple Grove)/Tim Fichtel(Mendota Heights) def. Brad Baker(Edina)/Dr. Gary Rohrer(Minneapolis) 21-10, 21-13

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• Don Reiter(Stillwater)/Bill Hickey(St. Paul) def. Sheldon Silberman(Golden Valley)/Henry Ulrich(Minneapolis) 21-6, 21-12

• John Miller(Edina)/Brett Broxey(Brooklyn Park) def. John Nakasone(St. Paul)/Mike Black(Mendota Heights) 21-4, 18-21, 11-4

Semi Finals • Dorland/Kloos def.

Kleineschay/Fichtel 21-11, 16-21, 11-2

• Miller/Broxey def. Reiter/Hickey 21-14, 21-12

Finals • Dorland/Kloos def. Miller/Broxey

16-21, 21-20, 11-3 Third Place • Reiter/Hickey def.

Kleineschay/Fichtel 21-17, 21-14 Consolation • Nakasone/Black def. Rohrer/Baker

21-15, 11-21, 11-5 Golden Masters (50+) B Doubles Quarter Finals • Mike Erdmanczyk(Vadnais

Heights)/Don Weinberger(Inver Grove Heights) def. John Dockerty(Rochester)/Bob Melton(Oronoco) 21-12, 21-8

Semi Finals • Larry Larson(Plymouth)/Brian G.

Mahaffy(Minneapolis) def. Erdmanczyk/Weinberger 21-9, 18-21, 11-2

• Tom Bordenave(Hudson)/Tim Zigmund(St. Paul) def. George Langhorst(Moose Lake)/Lee Anderson(Cloquet) 21-11, 21-3

Finals • Bordenave/Zigmund def.

Larson/Mahaffy 19-21, 21-10, 11-3 Third Place • Erdmanczyk/Weinberger def.

Langhorst/Anderson 21-20, 21-18 Novice Doubles Quarter Finals • Nico Balcos(Minneapolis)/Nick

Olson(Red Wing) def. Andy Bucket(Minneapolis)/Daniel Van Aartsen(Minneapolis) 21-4, 17-21, 11-2

• Allan Bates(Roseville)/Max Stahel(Minneapolis) def. Adam

Erickson(Lino Lakes)/Sean Morgan(Minneapolis) 21-13, 21-2

• Devin Ries(North Mankato)/Tyler Stoffel(North Mankato) def. Ryan Weber(Plymouth)/Phil Young(Chanhassen) 21-16, 21-2

Semi Finals • Balcos/Olson def. Kristi

Knudson(Rochester)/Wes Bussler(Websterr Grove) 21-17, 21-17

• Ries/Stoffel def. Bates/Stahel 21-2, 21-5

Finals • Ries/Stoffel def. Balcos/Olson 21-9,

21-18 Third Place • Knudson/Bussler def. Bates/Stahel

19-21, 21-13, 11-0 Consolation • Bucket/Van Aartsen def.

Erickson/Morgan 21-4, 21-17 Womens Novice Doubles • Kate Cowger(Minneapolis)/Alisha

Santoorjian(Minneapolis) def. Ashley Johnson (Minneapolis)/ Taylor Moore(Minneapolis) 21-10, 21-2

2010 Spring Classic and State Open Singles

University of Minnesota Rec Center, Minneapolis, MN

April 16-18, 2010 It was a beautiful weekend for … golf with unusually sunny and warm weather for the middle of April. Still, over 100 handball players came in from the outdoors to compete for the top singles spots in a dozen different divisions. The tournament committee did a great job keeping the courts full and 150+ matches moving along all weekend. The traditional great Minnesota hospitality kept the players and spectators well fed for the entire weekend.

In the Open Division everyone was

pulling for a Matt Hiber - Andy Nett final and they were not disappointed. Hiber wound through the early rounds never giving up more than 10 points while the younger Nett worked much harder even going to a 11-9 tie-breaker against Pete Couser in the semifinal match. Andy came in strong but could not out-serve Hiber in the first game losing at 13. Andy refocused and attempted to step up his serve and shoot strategy. It did not look good as Matt served at 20-19. But Andy was able to dig out the serve and eventually end the rally in his favor, finally getting to 20-20 setting up an ace serve to force a tie-breaker. The tie-breaker was just as exciting as both Matt and Andy thrilled the crowd with first-class, pro-level handball. Matt gained the tenth point with Andy stuck at 6. Nett was able to dig out Hiber’s serves and force three side-outs while he advanced to 8. The fourth time at 20 was the charm as Matt finished the match at 11-8 taking his third straight title and tenth overall. Ryan Maloney showed surprising dominance over Pete Crouser in the third place match and Mike Wells defeated his regular match opponent John Stoffel 21-17, 21-11 in the consolation finals.

Tom Nett proved he is ready for the open division defeating several tough opponents in the A Singles to take the 2010 title. It looks there is another Nett on the open horizon. Erik Seiberlich defeated Michael Burke for the third place honors.

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Mankato State alum Billy Craig demonstrated superior skill and training defeating U of Minnesota alum Jesse Fleck in the B Division in a tough two-game final, mirroring the Collegiate Cup results from the Fall Classic. Brandon Glaze narrowly defeated Matt Callanan for third place and John Laliberte demonstrated that a few more years of experience pay off in gaining the consolation honors over Matt Johnson.

National 13 year-old champion Tyler Stoffel showed skill and experience beyond his age in defeating the field in the C Division. Watch out for this youngster as he develops into what looks to be a championship caliber handball player. No one scored over 8 points against the champ until the finals. Michael Miller worked a little harder getting to the finals but was never seriously threatened. The highly anticipated final was very entertaining as the more physically mature Miller hit the ball harder but the tireless Stoffel chased everything down and made incredible gets and shots making nearly every rally an adventure. Stoffel lost the first game at 17 but rebounded with more defensive play and pin-point choices taking the second game at 13. The tie-breaker was an all-out battle finally won by the champ at 7. Ben Olson lost a little focus after a relatively easy first game in the third place match against Chris Drucker. Olson regained the momentum taking the the tie-breaker 11-1. Both Wes Bussler and Boonma Vang played four matches just to get to the consolation finals. The last match of the tournament to finish went to a great 11-10 finish in favor of Bussler. Both men were just excited to be there as the crowd cheered on the final contestants – a lifetime memory!

David Miller crushed the field in the Juniors round-robin, defeating every opponent. Coming close was 13 year-old second place finisher Devin Ries who took Miller to 21-14, 21-20 in defeat. Adrian Anderson took third. Another great crop of handball players to watch out for.

The seeding committee got right with #1 seed Brett Broxey pitted against #2 seed Phil Kleineschay in the Golden Masters (50+) A Division. Phil had a tough 3-game match against Hank Ulrich in the semis which may have played a part as Brett looked stronger in the end of their own three-game final defeating Phil in an 11-2 tie-breaker. Hank turned it around defeating Mike McGraw for third place in two very tough games.

2010 Minnesota State Handball Hall of Fame inductee Sheldon Silberman successfully defended his 2009 2nd place finish in the Golden Master (50+) B Division. George Langhorst looked to be in trouble from the start as Silberman rattled off the first dozen points in the first game. Langhorst re-focused and Silberman seemed to let up but the deficit was too great. The second game was a little different as Langhorst developed a commanding lead.

Silberman whittled the lead away but it was too little too late. Silberman once again got the jump early in the tie-breaker but seemed to run out of shots as Langhorst cruised to the title. Mark McQuillan took 3rd place over John Kunesh in another tie-breaker finish and Andy Staab defeated Mick Dobbins for consolation honors.

John Miller got a break in the semis when Greg Taylor pulled up lame with a hamstring injury. The extra rest paid off as Miller defeated John Nett for the Super Masters (60+) title. The Nett family did OK for the weekend with two seconds and championship – not what they had hoped for, but an incredible family showing! Bill Ingram took third place by default as Taylor was unable to continue play. Tom Bordenave, new the Supers this year, took consolation honors over Bill Brown in yet another tie-breaker final.

Another newby to an older age bracket, Don Krocak won in an entertaining, all-out battle against Jim Noren for the Diamond Masters (70+) championship. It is hard to believe two 70 year-olds can run around like that, let alone hit a handball – what a game! Ron Causton defeated Ted Bergstrom for third place and Skip Kiland bettered Bill Gimble for consolation.

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Leah Betcher etched her name in the history books defeating all others in the Womens round-robin. Only one player got to 15 points against Leah. Kara Smith took second and Rebbeca Cole placed third.

In the Novice Womens Division, Alisha Santoorjian took top honors over fellow U of Minnesota student Kate Cowger 21-16, 21-13. Sveta Gitelzon defeated Jessi Knudson in a tie-breaker for 3rd place and Alex McDowell took consolation honors.

Twenty players competed in the Novice Division. Bob Quinn parlayed his #1 seed into a championship winning tie-breakers in the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, each one closer then the previous match. Ben Olson looked to take an easier path but could not defeat Quinn in a great 11-8 final game finish. Nico Balcos took 3rd place. In an interesting twist of fate, Brian Rue and Mikael Reiller played

a preliminary match and met again in the consolation finals. After loosing in two in their first match, Reiller demonstrated he can learn on the run by taking Rue to a tough 11-6 tie-breaker in the final match. Reiller played 6 matches and Rue played five! This was a great showing of youth in the state of Minnesota handball. Thanks to all the collegiate help, the parents and the instructors for raising the level of play and interest in handball. Open Singles Preliminary Round • John Stoffel (North Mankato) def.

Tim Kappes (Maplewood) 21-11, 21-13

• Matt Langhorst (Duluth) def. Steven Tamminga (Minneapolis) 21-11, 21-15

Quarterfinals • Matt Hiber (Shoreview) def.

Langhorst 21-6, 21-5 • Ryan Maloney (Cottage Grove) def.

Mike Gustafson (Burnsville) 21-18, 21-10

• Pete Crouser (St. Paul) def. Mike Wells (Good Thunder) 21-12, 21-12

• Andy Nett (Winona) def. Stoffel 21-14, 21-18

Semifinals • Hiber def. Maloney 21-6, 21-10 • Nett def. Crouser21-14, 16-21, 11-9 Finals • Hiber def. Nett 21-13, 20-21, 11-8 Third Place • Maloney def. Crouser 21-17, 21-8 Consolation • Wells def. Stoffel 21-17, 21-11 A Singles Quarterfinals • Michael Burke (St. Paul) def. Marc

Tobin (Inver Grove Heights) 21-17, 21-19

Semifinals • John Nakasone (St. Paul) def.

Burke • Tom Nett (Winona) def. Erik

Seiberlich (Roseville) 21-15, 21-16 Finals • Nett def. Nakasone 21-6, 21-13 Third Place • Seiberlich def. Burke 21-8, 21-15

B Singles Quarterfinals • Billy Craig (Mankato) def. Dane

Swanson (St. Paul) 21-8, 21-5 • Matt Callanan (Mankato) def. John

Laliberte (Shoreview) 15-21, 21-17, 11-5

• Jesse Fleck (Minneapolis) def. Gabriel Lopez (Vadnais Heights) 21-17, 21-11

• Brandon Glaze (Eagan) def. Mathew Johnson (Minneapolis) 21-15, 21-14

Semifinals • Craig def. Callanan 21-17, 21-5 • Fleck def. Glaze 21-19, 20-21, 11-6 Finals • Craig def. Fleck 21-18, 21-10 Third Place • Glaze def. Callanan 21-20, 21-16 Consolation • Laliberte def. Johnson 21-12, 21-

10 C Singles Preliminary Round • Vern Miller (St. Paul) def. Kristi

Knudson (Rochester) 21-6, 21-5 • Michael Glasenapp (Rochester) def.

Adalberto, Jr Cordero (St. Paul) 21-19, 21-18

• Boonma Vang (Hanover) def. Chase Sander (Minneapolis) 21-5, 21-14

• Jesus Cordero (St. Paul) def. Andrew Schneider (Prescott) 21-12, 16-21, 11-8

• Joe Nordahl (Edina) def. Emily Rund (Minneapolis) 21-7, 21-4

Round of 16 • Tyler Stoffel (North Mankato) def.

Vern Miller 21-0, 21-0 • Steve Totzke (Mankato) def.

Samson Finkelstein (St. Paul) 21-11, 13-21, 11-7

• Christopher Yard (Maple Grove) def. Wes Bussler (Websterr Grove) 21-16, 21-8

• Chris Drucker (Minneapolis) def. Glasenapp 21-17, 21-18

• Chris Delaney (Cedar) def. Vang 21-18, 21-5

• Ben Olson (Minneapolis) def. Jesus Cordero 21-5, 21-5

• Michael Miller (St. Paul) def. Glenn Oslin (Mankato) 21-0, 21-5

• Mark Mylan (Mound) def. Nordahl 21-13, 21-1

Quarterfinals • Stoffel def. Totzke 21-2, 21-8 • Drucker def. Yard 18-21, 21-17, 11-

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as contributors to the great game in Minnesota.

Jesse Fleck from the University of Minnesota handball club received the Moy Langhorst Scholarship Award.

Mike Wells brought up the collegiate players from Mankato State, winners of the 2010 Division II National Collegiate title. Jim Carlson recognized the coaches and players from the University of Minnesota. Each of the 2010 State champions were recognized as well as sponsors and the top Ten handballers in Minnesota from the 2010 Singles tournament.

Seven Minnesota Handball Hall of Fame Members are recognized for all of their contributions on and off the courts. ��� (left to right) ���Gary Rohrer, Jim Carlson, Paul Schulz, Rich Ryan, Sheldon Silberman, John Nett, Larry Larson

Sheldon and his father, Ed and sister, Marilyn pose with the Hall of Fame

plaque.

The 2010 Moy Langhorst Scholarship recipient, Jesse Fleck is congratulated

by Matt Johnson and Tim Kappes

Sheldon and his proud wife Melissa pose for the camera.

Sponsor Jerry Jordahl and the Top Ten ���#10 - Tim Kappes, #8 - Steve

Tamminga, #5 Mike Wells, #4 Pete Crouser, #2 - Andy Nett, #1 - Matt

Hiber

Larry and his wife Javan

Mike Wells recognizes the MSU collegiate players and shows off the

2010 Division II Collegiate Championship Award

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The Moy Langhorst Scholarship Award

The Moy Langhorst Scholar-ship is awarded to a player who demonstrates the ideals Moy displayed:

Perseverance Integrity Sportsmanship Determination

Nominees are selected by the Moy Langhorst Scholarship Committee and confirmed by the MSHA Board of Directors prior to the annual banquet where the award will be announced. Qualifications: 1. Recipient should be a relatively

new player (less than 3 years). 2. Age is not a factor. 3. The player should partic-ipate

in at least two of our MSHA events.

4. The player should demon-strate sportsmanship, ded-ication, and a desire toward improvement.

The scholarship amount is det-ermined by the MSHA board and consists of entry fees to MSHA events, local lessons, and possibly out-of-state camps. Nominations must be submitted to the Moy Langhorst Scholarship Com-mittee so that a recom-mendation can be made to the MSHA Board of Directors by April 1. Past Recipients:

2006 Matt Hiber – U of M Handball Club

2007 Brian Burke 2008 none 2009 Mike Wells – Mankato State

University Handball Club 2010 Jesse Fleck

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spirited and well attended by many of Larry & Sheldons’ HB colleagues, friends and families. Thanks to Steve Bremer for allowing us to use the facility at no charge. Moy Langhorst Scholarship This year’s Scholarship was awarded to Jesse Fleck from the University of Minnesota. Jesse went through the UM Handball Classes & as a graduate continues as an avid HB player and volunteers his time to help teach three HB classes a week and accompanied the UM HB Team on his own dime to the collegiate national tournament. He also actively recruits new players. This Scholarship Award is set up to commemorate Moy Langhorst, an avid handball player who died in April 2004 while on patrol with his Marine unit in Fallujah Iraq. The Moy Langhorst Scholarship is awarded to the player(s) who most exemplify(ies) the ideals which Moy displayed: perseverance, integrity, sportsmanship. Any current MSHA member may nominate a candidate for this award. The Scholarship Committee members are – George Langhorst, Dick Faunce & Tim Kappes. The qualifications for this prestigious award are listed on the MSHA Website. 2010 USHA Nationals Minnesota sent 16 players (22 entries) to the recently completed USHA National Tournament @University of Texas – Austin TX. Out of these participants, we had one National Champion, five Semi-Finalists as well as a Top-16 Pro Finisher: National Champion –

• Ted Bergstrom (St Paul) & his partner, Joe Lenhardt (Los Gatos CA), won a six team draw in the Men’s 80+ Doubles. They defeated Leo Kilcoyne (FL) / John Paulette (CA) 21-4, 21-3 in the finals.

Semi-Finalist Finishers –

• Ted Bergstrom (St Paul) lost 15-21, 18-21 in the semi-finals of the Men’s 80+ Singles. There were 12 participants in this bracket.

• Steve Johnson (White Bear Lake) & Tim Labey (St Paul) lost 20-21, 14-21 in the semi-finals of a 6 team Men’s 45 Doubles

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draw. • John Stoffel (North Mankato) lost 2-21, 3-21 in the semi-finals to the #1 seed and eventual champion of

an 8 man Men’s 40 Singles draw. • Tyler Stoffel (North Mankato) lost 16-21, 17-21 in the semi-finals of a 14 man Men’s C Singles draw.

Other Participants –

• Andy Nett (Winona) lost to the #1 seed and eventual champion, Paul Brady (IRE) in the round of 16 of the Men’s Open Singles. There were 31 participants in this bracket.

• Joe Hagan (Minneapolis) - Men’s Open Singles. • Bill Ingram (Woodbury) - Men’s 60+ Singles & Men’s 55+ Singles. • George Langhorst (Moose Lake) & Matt Langhorst (Duluth) – Men’s A Doubles • George Langhorst (Moose Lake) – Men’s 50+ B Singles • Matt Langhorst (Duluth) – Men’s A Singles (Round of 16) • John Nett (Winona) - Men’s 60+ Singles (Round of 8) • Gary Rohrer (Edina) & Paul Schulz (St Paul) – Men’s 65+ Doubles • Glenn Solin (Duluth) - Men’s 55+ Singles • John Stoffel (North Mankato) - Men’s 35+ Singles • Tyler Stoffel (North Mankato) – Boy’s 15- Singles (Round of 8) • John Stout (Minneapolis) - Men’s 70+ Singles (Round of 8) • Greg Taylor (Woodbury) - Men’s 65+ Singles (Round of 16)

Thanks to all of the MSHA participants for representing us well! 3-Wall Court Situation (?) Mitch Lallier arranged a meeting in July with St Paul Councilman – Dan Bostrom – to garner additional support for new 3-wall courts in a St Paul park to be determined. Curt Schlenner is also working with a contact in the Parks & Recreation Department on the same issue. Contact Curt for more current information. Sportsmanship Focus We want to emphasize sportsmanship for the upcoming handball season. Sportsmanship is really all about respecting –

- Your opponent - The referee - The spectators - The facility we are using

Respecting your opponent means calling your own double-bounces, court hinders, etc. and not creating avoidable hinders. Respecting the referee means accepting their call, though respectful disagreement is sometimes required. It is also important to teach a novice ref about the finer points of calling the game, as well as reminding them that they can call on the tournament directors for support on tough issues. Respecting the spectators means not cursing, regardless of the level of your play on a particular day. Respecting the facility means not kicking or slamming the door, as well as cleaning-up after ourselves to leave a positive impression on the facility staff. 2010 MSHA Tournaments Following is a list of the tentative dates & locations for the 2010 MSHA Tournaments

Masters’ Doubles: Mar 4–5 @Lifetime Fitness St Louis Park Open Doubles: April 1-2 @UM Open Singles: April 29 – May 2 @UM

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MSHA Hall of Fame nominations are due to be submitted to the MSHA Board by December 1, 2010. Nomination Forms are available on the MSHA website. As a parting thought, remember that we all have a responsibility to continue the game by encouraging & supporting new players. It’s nice to see a number of the graduates from the Mankato State & UM Programs entering tournaments and participating regularly. Cudos to Paul Tobin for organizing this summer’s HB for Twin City area students & graduates. Pay it Forward!! Respectively submitted Greg Taylor MSHA President

• Olson def. Delaney 11-21, 21-7, 11-3

• Michael Miller def. Mylan 21-4, 21-6

Semifinals • Stoffel def. Drucker • Michael Miller def. Olson 21-1,

21-15 Finals • Stoffel def. Michael Miller 17-21,

21-13. 11-7 Third Place • Olson def Drucker 21-5, 15-21, 11-

1 Consolation • Bussler def. Vang 16-21, 21-14,

11-10

Juniors Singles (round robin) 1. David Miller (St. Paul) 2. Devin Ries (North Mankato) 3. Adrian Anderson (North

Mankato) 4. Austin Kleineschay (Maple

Grove) 5. Ben Kleineschay (Maple Grove) Golden Masters (50+) A Singles Quarterfinals • Mike McGraw (Eden Prairie) def.

Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) 21-13, 31-20

Semifinals • Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park) def.

McGraw 21-2, 21-2 • Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove)

def. Henry Ulrich (Minneapolis) 11-21, 21-11, 11-5

Finals • Broxey def. Kleineschay 19-21,

21-16, 11-2 Third Place • Ulrich def. McGraw 21-15, 21-18 Golden Masters (50+) B Singles Quarterfinals • John Kunesh (St. Paul) def. Mick

Dobbins (Oakdale) 6-21, 21-8, 11-4

• Mark McQuillan (Shakopee) def. Andy Staab (St. Paul) 21-10, 21-19

• George Langhorst (Moose Lake) def. Tom Pearson (St. Paul) 21-11, 21-7

Semifinals • Sheldon Silberman (Golden

Valley) def. Kunesh 21-16, 12-21, 11-1

• Langhorst def. McQuillan 21-9, 21-8

Finals • Langhorst def. Silberman 15-21,

21-16, 11-3 Third Place • McQuillan def. Kunesh 21-12, 18-

21, 11-1 Consolation • Staab def.Dobbins 21-12, 21-5 Super Masters (60+) A Singles Preliminary Round • Bill G. Brown (Shoreview) def. Ed

Simonet, Jr. (Stillwater) 21-19, 21-13

Quarterfinals • John Nett (Winona) def. Brown 21-

6, 21-5

• Bill Ingram (Woodbury) def. Tom Bordenave (Hudson) 11-21, 21-11, 11-0

• Greg Taylor (Woodbury) def. Jack Leveille (Golden Valley) 21-4, 21-2

• John Miller (Edina) def. Richard Pedtke (Deephaven) 21-5, 21-11

Semifinals • Nett def. Ingram 21-3, 21-4 • Miller def. Taylor injury forfeit Finals • Miller def. Nett 21-15, 21-17 Third Place • Ingram def. Taylor injury forfeit Consolation • Bordenave def. Brown 21-15, 15-

21, 11-2 Diamond Masters (70+) Singles Quarterfinals • Jim Noren (Woodbury) def. Skip

Kiland (Shoreview) 21-5, 21-5 • Ted Bergstrom (St. Paul) def.

William J. Gimble (Plymouth) 21-16, 2-21, 11-9

Semifinals • Noren def. Ron Causton (New

Brighton) 21-3, 21-17 • Don Krocak (Mankato) def.

Bergstrom 21-9, 21-3 Finals • Krocak def. Noren 21-18, 21-12 Third Place • Causton def. Bergstrom 21-5, 21-

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Consolation • Kiland def. Gimble 21-9, 21-10 Womens Singles (round robin) 1. Leah Betcher (Forest Park) 2. Rebbeca Cole (Mankato) 3. Kara Smith (Minneapolis) 4. Kate Quiram (LeSueur) Novice Womens Singles Quarterfinals • Jessi Knudson (Minneapolis) def.

Ashley Johnson (Minneapolis) 21-8, 21-1

• Sveta Gitelzon (Minneapolis) def. Alex McDowell (Minneapolis) 21-13, 19-21, 11-6

• Alisha Santoorjian (Minneapolis) def. Joelle Anderson (North Mankato)

Semifinals • Kate Cowger (Minneapolis) def.

Knudson 21-11, 21-3 • Santoorjian def. Gitelzon 21-5, 21-4 Finals • Santoorjian def.Cowger 21-16, 21-

13 Third Place • Gitelzon def. Knudson 7-21, 21-14,

11-1 Consolation • McDowell def. Knudson forfeit Novice Singles Preliminary Round • Taylor Giordano (Minneapolis) def.

Philip Oommen (Minneapolis) 21-19, 14-21, 11-6

• Brian Rue (Mankato) def. Mikael Reiller (Minneapolis) 21-14, 21-13

• Tyler Douglass (Minneapolis) def. Anders Moe (Minneapolis) 21-7, 21-13

• Rodney Piepho (Owatonna) def. Tom Kohlbry (Minneapolis) 21-15, 21-11

Round of Sixteen • Bob Quinn (Mankato) def. Giordano

21-20, 21-0 • Tyler Johnson (Minneapolis) def.

Matthew Bartels (Madison) 21-4, 21-10

• Kevin Kettering (Terborg) def. Andrew Ford (Minneapolis) 21-1, 21-16

• Nico Balcos (Minneapolis) def. Rue • Douglass def. Jon Lippert (Sioux

Falls) 21-16, 21-15 • Max Stahl (Minneapolis) def. Zach

Lincoln (Mankato) 21-4, 21-0 • Pim de Jong (Doesburg) def. Andy

Bucket (Minneapolis) 21-18, 21-8

• Nick Olson (Red Wing) def. Piepho 21-18, 21-15

Quarterfinals • Quinn def. Johnson 21-11, 17-21, 11-

4 • Balcos def. Kettering 21-6, 21-4 • Douglass vs Stahl • Olson def. de Jong 21-13, 21-15 Semifinals • Quinn def. Balcos 9-21, 21-17, 11-6 • Olson won by forfeit Finals • Quinn def. Olson 21-7, 11-21, 11-8 Third Place • Balcos won by forfeit Consolation • Rue def. Reiller 21-20, 14-21, 11-6 Fathers Day Handball Tournament Lifetime Fitness, St. Louis Park, MN

June 18-19, 2010 The first of many handball events at Life Time Fitness Centers in the Twin Cities was held June 18th and 19th. Some players drove over 300 miles to compete in this summer tournament held at the beautiful Life Time Fitness in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Saturday morning featured an exhibition match between Matt Hiber, the Minnesota State handball champion and Isiah Jones, the North Dakota State Champ. There were some very exciting volleys, serves, kills and great gets; but in the end, Matt Hiber had a convincing victory winning 21-8, 21-7. The B division showcased four top protégés from the University of Minnesota handball program. Jesse Fleck and Dane Swanson of Minneapolis took the title by defeating the father and son team of Steve and John Laliberte of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The Laliberte’s won the first game 21-11 but Fleck/Swanson fought back to take the second game 21-15. The tiebreaker was up for grabs but in the end, Fleck/Swanson earned the title with an 11-8 victory. Upcoming Minnesota female handball star, Emily Rund teamed up with the “speedy” Chris Drucker to take 3rd place in the B division. There were several exciting matches in the Golden Masters division. In the end, number one seed Don Reiter of Stillwater, Minnesota and Dan Passolt, of Fargo, North Dakota proved to be

too tough. In the semi-finals, Reiter/Passolt defeated John Nakasone of St. Paul, Minnesota and Mike “Quick Draw” McGraw of Eden Prairie, Minnesota 21-14, 21-17. Reiter/Passolt went on to defeat Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and Bob McCartney, (Robbinsdale, MN) 21-13, 21 6 for the Championships. The Consolation finals was a barn burner too as Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove, MN) and Tim Fichtel (Mendota, MN) knocked off Chris Foley (Dellwood, MN) and Bill Brown (Shoreview, MN) in a close 11-8 tiebreaker. The Open finals was a match-up of youth vs. experience. Isiah Jones teamed up with Sean Cooley (Grand Forks, ND) and came up short in hard fought battle against Tim Labey (Roseville, MN) and Steve Johnson (White Bear Lake, MN). Labey and Johnson won the first game 21-11 and seemed to be in control. However, Jones and Cooley changed their strategy and switched sides in the second game and jumped to a 17-7 lead. Labey and Johnson couldn’t keep the pace with the hard-hitting youth so they decided to change up their serves and rely on soft lobs down the left side. Their strategy prevailed as they came back and won the second game 21-17. Nick Brown (Hugo, MN) and Donovan Foley (New Brighton, MN) took third and almost knocked off Labey and Johnson in the semi-finals. Brown and Foley were serving 9-2 in the tiebreaker when they were sided out for the last time. Labey got into his groove and started serving like he did twenty five years ago when he competed on the USHA Pro-Tour and ran nine straight unanswered points. Special thanks to co-tournament director and pro racquetball instructor, John Wilinski for all his help throughout the tournament and his desire to grow handball at Life Time Fitness. Our next Life Time handball event will be a singles tournament August 13th and 14th , at the Moore Lake (Fridley, MN) Life Time Fitness.

Results - from page 15

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2010 - 2011 MSHA OFFICERS &

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Greg Taylor - President & Hall of Fame

John Miller - VP Larry Larson * - Treasurer

Sheldon Silberman * - Secretary Tim Kappes * – Moy Langhorst Com.

Matt Johnson - Youth Director Steve Tamminga

Mike Kloos Andy Nett

Gary Rohrer (* - terms expire in 2011)

Contact any board member if you have comments or suggestions on what the MSHA can do to make handball a more enjoyable experience for you and others. Elections are held each year to replace board members whose terms expire during the Annual Membership meeting at one of the State Tournaments. You are encouraged to apply.

MSHA Membership/Newsletter Subscription Form Annual subscriptions are free to all those that participate in at least one state tournament each year or are included in your annual membership fee. A subscription fee of $10 from others is required to defray printing and mailing costs. Name: _________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: _______ ZIP: ___________ Home Phone: __________________ Business Phone: ____________________ Club you play at: ___________________________ Birth Year: ______ Email: ____________________________________________________________ ___ Yes, I would like to help out by voluntarily converting to an annual membership. ___ No, I do not wish to give up my lifetime status but I have enclosed a donation of $_______ to help defray expenses. Mail to: ___ Enclosed is $10 for my annual subscription. MSHA: c/o Sheldon Silberman ___ Enclosed is $10 for my Annual Membership. 120 North Westwood Drive ___ Please change my address as indicated. Golden Valley, MN 55422-5259

Gloves/Balls For Sale MSHA gloves (by Owen Glove) for at $20/pr. USHA Balls @ $8.00/can. Contact Gary Rohrer at (952) 942-8369.

HANDBALL DEVELOPMENT

CALENDAR

Mankato Handball Experience October 29-30, 2010 Mankato YMCA, Mankato, MN WPH - Ektelon Fireball Handball November 4-7, 2010 Moore Lake LifeTime, Fridley, MN and Pro Qualifier (Thursday Qualifier) Fall Classic Singles November 19-21, 2010 U of M Rec. Center, Minneapolis, MN Ice Box Doubles Invitational January 28-29, 2011 St. Anthony AC, Minneapolis, MN Winter Carnival Doubles February 11-12, 2011 Skyway YMCA, St. Paul, MN MSHA State Masters Doubles March 4-5, 2011 Lifetime Fitness, St. Louis Park, MN TC League Finals March 19, 2011 U of M Rec. Center, - tentative MSHA State Open Doubles & April 1-2, 2011 U of M Rec. Center, Minneapolis, MN U of M Doubles Classic MSHA State Open Singles & April 29-May1, 2011 U of M Rec. Center, Minneapolis, MN U of M Spring Handball Classic MSHA Awards Banquet Wed., May 11, 2011 Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul, MN

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TC League - from page 1

Tuesday Night League Points Won Lost Place White Bear Boys 329 11 4 1st SAAC Squad 297 8 7 2nd Lifetime Fitness 277 10 5 3rd Skyway YMCA 239 8 7 River Rats 192 5 10 Coni Midway YMCA 146 3 12

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