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2010-2011
ARCHIVED NEWS
Home Page Update 3/18/11
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following players for being voted on to the 2010-2011 ALL-STATE RACQUETBALL TEAM by the league's coaches...
2010-2011 GIRLS ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
Anna Holdener - Notre Dame
Lydia Mitchener - Kirkwood
Katherine Rushing- Cor Jesu
Missy Skiljan - Notre Dame
Lauren Straszacker - Cor Jesu
Diana Veit - Visitation
Doubles: Ellie Bumb & Janey Roope - Visitation
2010-2011 BOYS ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
Robert Conroy - Kirkwood
Patrick Day - Kirkwood
Logan Hershenow - Parkway West
Joe Koch - SLUH
Greg Phillips - DeSmet
Nick Schmidt- SLUH
Doubles: Aaron Heisohn & Luke Hellwig - SLUH
2010-2011 GIRLS ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
Emily Bueltmann - Parkway West
Emily Caufield - Cor Jesu
Lindsey Koller - Visitation
Katie McCosker - Visitation
Emily Najjar - Nerinx Hall
Laura Seier - Notre Dame
Doubles: Ellen Castellano & Emi Wehrmann - Cor Jesu
2010-2011 BOYS ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
Paul Beffa - Vianney
Mike Dillon - Vianney
Mitch Kemlage - Vianney
Rob Laurentius - SLUH
Clayton Mosby - Kirkwood
Joe Murray - SLUH
Doubles: Sonny Jadali & Anthony Striker - Parkway West
2010-2011 GIRLS ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION
Suzy Bambini - Kirkwood
Lizzy Henquinet - Kirkwood
Meghan Moloney - Nerinx Hall
Kathy Mustain - Parkway West
Amanda Ronshausen - Cor Jesu
Anna Schwartz - Visitation
Doubles: Libby Harbaugh & Erica Watson - Nerinx Hall
2010-2011 BOYS ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION
Chris Matteo - Chaminade
Jack Mohrmann - SLUH
Andrew Roth - Parkway West
Ryan Schreiber - Parkway West
Brad Skeens - Kirkwood
Fritz Simmon - SLUH
Dan Tierney - Vianney
Doubles: Nick Geisz & Alex Tate - Kirkwood
To see the history of the All State Teams, click here...
MOHSRA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following players for being voted on as recipients for the MOHSRA Sportsmanship Award. This award is voted on by coaches from the league. You cannot vote a player on your own team to receive this award.
2011 MOHSRA Boys Sportsmanship Award Recipient
Patrick Day (Kirkwood)
2011 MOHSRA Girls Sportsmanship Award Recipient (tie)
Emily Caufield (Cor Jesu)
Diana Veit (Visitation)
To see the history of the MOHSRA Sportsmanship Award, click here...
Home Page Update 3/6/11
CONGRATULATIONS
SLUH & Cor Jesu!
Both schools won 1st Place Team Championships at the 2011 Nationals!
Lots of area schools had great showings at the 2011 USA Racquetball High School National Championships...
In the Girls Division.... Cor Jesu finished 1st, Visitation 4th, Notre Dame 6th, Nerinx Hall 7th, Parkway West 8th, Kirkwood 10th, and St. Joseph's Academy 14th.
In the Boys Division... SLUH finished 1st, Parkway West 4th, Kirkwood 6th, Vianney 10th, Parkway Central 14th, McCluer North 16th, Parkway North 19th, CBC 20th, and DeSmet 22nd.
In the Combined Division... Parkway West finished 4th, and Kirkwood finished 5th
A special congratulations to Larry DeVuono, St. Joseph's Academy, for being named the 2011 USA Racquetball Coach of the Year.
Congratulations to all of the particpants!
A special thanks to MAC West, Vetta Sports Concord, all of our food & court sponsors, the USA Racquetball Staff, our local volunteers, Margaret Schmidt, Heather Backes, Shari Coplen, and Tim Marlo on all of their help in making this a great event.
Click here for more information and results from the tournament...
Home Page Update 3/5/11
2011 USA RACQUETBALL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Nationals are still going on at Vetta Sports Concord and Missouri Athletic Club West ... To follow everything online 'LIVE' as it happens, click here... The closing ceremonies will be at approximately 4pm on Sunday at the Missouri Athletic Club West.
ALL-STATE VARSITY TEAMS
Coaches... Login in this website and cast your votes for the 2010-2011 All State High School Racquetball teams. Only Varsity coaches will have the opportunity to vote and only boys teams can vote for boys and girls teams can vote for girls.
All State teams represent who you (as coaches) think best represent the league in all aspects of the league. Beyond the individual on court performances, consider sportmanship, leadership, and team work. Consider these 'All Star' teams and cast votes for who you think would be the best players in the league to fill out your first team, second team, and honorable mention team.
Remember also that you can vote for anyone... each team will have 6 singles players and a doubles team. The six singles players can be the #1 seed from 6 different schools... it's whatever you think best represents each team. The doubles teams must be selected from the teams who were paired up for the season.
There is also a Sportsmanship Award. While you can vote for your own players for the All State Awards, you cannot vote for someone from your own team for the Sportsmanship Award. You must select a student from another Varsity team with your vote.
How do you vote? Login (COACHES: LOGIN TO THE WEBSITE HERE) and click on the button that says 'Click Here to Vote'. Then 1) Click on Edit to select a player or team for a given spot. Next 2) Select a Name from the drop down menu. Lastly 3) Click on Update to submit your entry.
All voting must be complete by 10 am on Friday, March 18th. All results will be announced on this website after 1pm on Friday, March 18th. These players that make the All State Teams will be recognized at the League Banquet on Wednesdy, April 6th. For more information on the banquet, click here...
Home Page Update 3/1/11
2011 USA RACQUETBALL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Starting times are now available for the tournament. Draws will be posted soon as well. Click here for links to all tournament information...
The event begins on Wednesday... To follow everything online 'LIVE' as it happens, click here...
Players may check-in as early if they wish. The check-in desk at Concord will be open between 5pm-8pm on Tuesday, March 1st. The check-in desk re-opens at 12:30 on Wednesday, March 2nd. All players must initially check-in at Concord prior to their first match and receive their tournament t-shirt.
Please note... you must check-in 30 minutes prior to your scheduled match time. If you lose, you must referee the next match. Immediately report to the tournament desk following your loss. All losers must referee or their team loses 500 points.
Good Luck to all of the players and teams!
Home Page Update 2/27/11
2011 MISSOURI STATE RESULTS
Congratulations to SLUH for their 1st Place Varsity Boys Team finish and to Cor Jesu for their 1st Place Varsity Girls Team finish at the 2011 Missouri State Championships!
Congratulations to Logan Hershenow (Parkway West) for his win over Nick Schmidt (SLUH) in the Boys Varsity Division #1 Singles Final.
Congratulations also to Katherine Rushing (Cor Jesu) for her win over Lydia Mitchener (Kirkwood) in the Girls Varsity Division #1 Singles Final.
Click here for all of the results...
Home Page Update 2/24/11
MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL STATE RACQUETBALL STARTING TIMES
The Missouri High School State Racquetball Team Championships are this weekend (February 26 & 27) at Vetta Sports Concord. The Starting times and draws are now available for this weekends event, click here to get your match information. All players must check-in 30 minutes prior to their scheduled start time to keep the event running on time. Doors open at 6:30am on both days. Matches will begin at 7am. Good luck to all players, coaches, and teams!
Click here to follow Boys State 'LIVE' online this Saturday!
Click here to follow Girls State 'LIVE' online this Sunday!
JV3 STATE - RESULTS
Congratulations to Nerinx Hall (Girls) and Kirkwood (Boys) on their first place team performances last weekend at the JV3 State Tournament. Congrats also to Maddie L'ecuyer (Nerinx Hall) and Ben Lis (CBC) on their singles wins in the Seed #1 divisions of the girls and boys divisons. The JV3 players are the future of our league. Click here and scroll down to individual and team results from JV3 State.
VARSITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to Visitation Academy (Girls) and St. Louis University High School (Boys) on their first place finishes in the Varsity League. SLUH finished the season undefeated with a perfect 10-0 record. Visitation finished the season with an impressive 9-1 record. Click here to see how your team fared...
Home Page Update 2/17/11
JV3 STATE THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY, FEB. 19: STARTING TIMES NOW AVAILABLE
Click here to go to the start times. All players need to show up 30 minutes before their scheduled match. If your team has players willing to come early, we can use them as refs for the first round matches. This is a single elimination tournament with all matches being 2 games to 15 points and a tiebreaker to 11.
Home Page Update 2/2/11
SNOW DAY #3: ALL MATCHES FOR FEBRUARY 2ND ARE CANCELED
For the 3rd straight day, all league matches are canceled. Make up dates will be announced in the future. There are now lots of matches to re-schedule, so please be patient for the new dates. Be safe and enjoy another snow day...
Home Page Update 2/1/11
SNOW DAY #2: ALL MATCHES FOR FEBRUARY 1ST ARE CANCELED
Due to the ongoing weather challenges and school cancelations, all matches scheduled for Tuesday, February 1st are canceled. Make-up dates and locations will be scheduled in the coming days. Please be safe and enjoy the off day...
Home Page Update 1/31/11
WEATHER CANCELS TODAY'S MATCHES
Due to the weather, school cancelations, and unsafe driving conditions... all league matches scheduled for today, Monday, January 31st have been canceled. All matches will be re-scheduled at a later date.
Home Page Update 1/28/11
GARY HENDREN INVITATIONAL
The Gary Hendren Invitational takes place this Saturday, January 29th. Starting times are as follows...
Girls must arrive at 8am... games start at 8:30am.
Boys must arrive at 2:30pm... games start at 3pm.
Home Page Update 1/20/11
SNOW DAY
Due to the snow and schools being closed... all league matches scheduled for today, Thursday, January 20th are canceled. They will be rescheduled at a later date (yet to be determined).
The Parent/Coach High School Nationals Planning Meeting that was to take place tonight at Visitation is also canceled. It will be rescheduled for next Thursday, January 27th at 7pm at Visitation. Info will be emailed to all of the coaches.
Stay safe today!
Home Page Update 1/18/11
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP INFO
Click here to download the information for the Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarship. Coaches please encourage your players to apply for these scholarships. The submission are due by February 5 and the awards will be presented at the league banquet April 6.
GARY HENDREN TOURNAMENT SIGN-UPS
To sign up for the Gary Hendren Invitational... please follow the directions listed here on our website. All team entries must be received by Dan Whitley no later than 6pm on Monday, January 24th. It is not required to give the names of the individuals playing, all that is necessary is the confirmation of a full Varsity team. Remember that if a Varsity player cannot attend, JV players can be promoted to fill the spots. The girls teams will play in the morning and the boys will start in the afternoon. You must have a complete team to participate. Specific start times will be available once all entries are received.... The tournament will take place on Saturday, January 29th at Vetta Sports Concord.
HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS SIGN-UPS
All High School Nationals sign-ups must be done online. The event is in Portland, Oregon and runs March 2 through March 6. Click here to go to the online sign-ups for the event.
Home Page Update 1/4/11
HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS 2011 IN ST. LOUIS
St. Louis is the host city, once again, for the 2011 USA Racquetball High School National Championships. Click here for more information, including entry forms and online sign-ups. Information will be emailed soon to parents and coaches about donations, volunteers, and hospitality planning. Both the Missouri Athletic Club West and Vetta Sports Concord will be hosting this event.
Home Page Update 12/22/10
HAPPY NEW YEAR
The first half of our season came to a close last week. Here is a summary of everything that has happened so far this season...
Click here for League Player Rankings in Varsity, JV1, and JV2...
Click here for League Team Rankings in Varsity, JV1, and JV2...
Click here for JV3 League Player Rankings...
Click here for Top Seed & Doubles Tournament Photos & Results...
Click here for Winter Rollout Tournament Photos & Results...
Thanks to all of the players, parents, and coaches for a great 1st half of the season! Have a great holiday!
Home Page Update 12/4/10
WINTER ROLLOUT RESULTS
Final team results are as follows...
Girls Team Results...
Cor Jesu 1040, Nerinx Hall 255, Notre Dame 190 (won tiebreaker over Viz head-to-head 2-2 on matches, but wins on games head-to-head 5-4), Visitation 190, St. Joes 100, Parkway West 75, Kirkwood 25, Ursuline 20, and Webster Groves 15
Boys Team Results...
SLUH 690, Parkway West 400, Parkway Central 145, DeSmet 120, Kirkwood 115, Bishop DuBourg 105, CBC 95, Vianney 75, Chaminade 60, Webster Groves 55, Parkway North 55,
Home Page Update 12/2/10
WINTER ROLLOUT START TIMES NOW AVAILABLE
Winter Rollout Start Times, Complete Draws, Individual & Team Match Reports are all now available online. Please note that all matches are 2 out of 3 games to 11 with only 1 timeout per game and 2 minutes in-between each game. All players must check-in 30 minutes prior to their scheduled match time. Vetta Sports Concord will open at 6:30am on Saturday morning. Click here for links to this information.
FOLLOW THE WINTER ROLLOUT 'LIVE' ONLINE
MATCH RESULTS - 'LIVE' AS THEY HAPPEN!
Follow the Winter Rollout live online and track match results as they happen. Matches will run from 3:30pm to Midnight on Friday, December 3rd and from 7am to Midnight on Saturday, December 4th. All matches are held at Vetta Sports Concord. 444 boys and girls from 17 St. Louis area high schools are participating. In all, 432 matches will be taking place over the next 2 days. Click here to go to the tournament website for up to the minute results.
Home Page Update 11/20/10
VISITATION & PARKWAY WEST WIN TOP SEED TOURNAMENT
Parkway West won the Boys Team title and Visitation won the Girls Team title at the Top Seed Tournament today... Click here for more information, pictures (coming soon), and links to individual and team results...
Home Page Update 11/18/10
TOP SEED & DOUBLES TOURNAMENT START TIMES ONLINE NOW!
The Top Seed & Doubles Tournament are this Saturday, November 20th at Vetta Sports Concord. Start times are now available Please note that due to the increase in entries, the tournament will run longer this year than last year. Click here for more information and links to draws and start times...
FOLLOW THE TOP SEED & DOUBLES TOURNAMENT ONLINE
Click here to follow the matches live as they happen on Saturday, November 20th!
Home Page Update 10/26/10
LEAGUE SCHEDULE NOW OFFICIAL
The 2010/2011 MOHSRA League Schedule is now posted for all Varsity, JV1, and JV2 teams. Click here for the entire listing of matches... This is the official schedule.
The JV3 schedule was posted in September.... click here. Official starting times for weeks at the JCC will be determined once we see the total number of entrants in the JV3 program. Because we are still accepting entrants into the program, we don't want to finalize the schedule until the total number of entrants is accurate.
Good luck to everyone on the start of the 2010/2011 season!
HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DATES SET
The Boys & Girls JV3 League State Championships will be on Saturday, February 19.
The Boys Varsity, JV1, & JV2 League State Championships will be on Saturday, February 26.
The Girls Varsity, JV1, & JV2 League State Championships will be on Sunday, February 27.
---The Boys have the larger Varsity, JV1, & JV2 programs this season with more teams entered into the league. The longer event was scheduled for Saturday. Now, officiallly, the Boys will play on Saturday and the Girls will play on Sunday.
REMINDER: 30 Second Timeouts will be enforced.
A reminder to players and coaches of this change...
In an effort to keep league matches running on time, tournament matches running on time, and to not create extended breaks during games... the 30 second time limit for timeouts will be enforced. Coaches will be encouraged to stay near the court door areas during matches to be more available to their players during timeouts. Coaches will also be encouraged to have their players bring water bottles or other drinks to have outside the door so that they won't have to walk long distances to water fountains. This enforcement is particularly necessary for Varsity level league matches. With only 3 courts and 7 matches to be played, it is important that the 30 second rule is maintained for timeouts. We need to assure that matches run on time. There will still be 2 minute breaks between the 1st & 2nd game and 5 minute breaks are provided between the 2nd game and a 3rd game tiebreaker.
If a player takes more than 30 seconds for a single timeout, the referee may automatically charge any remaining timeouts, as needed, for any extra time taken. Once all time allowed has expired, a delay of game technical foul can be assessed. See RULE 18 for more information...
Home Page Update 9/3/10
2010/2011 MANDATORY COACHES MEETING
Monday, September 20, 7pm, Visitation Academy
The coaches meeting will be on Monday, September 20 at 7pm. The location will be the Brent Room at Visitation Academy. At least 1 representative from each participating school is required to attend.
This meeting is for all returning coaches and all new coaches. We will review all necessary information for the 2010/2011 season.
2010-2011 HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL SEASON INFORMATION
It's time to start thinking about the upcoming 2010-2011 High School Racquetball Season. Several changes have been made in an effort to improve the league and increase the competition and size of the league. Listed below is some of the information you have all been waiting for...
LEAGUE FORMS
Click here to download forms for the 2010/2011 season. Entry forms, student waivers, coaching ethics forms, and team etiquette forms are all updated for the new season. Please note the following changes...
TEAM ENTRY FORM
-- Please note the new league fees for the 2010/2011 season. Please remember that we incorporate the cost of all league tournaments into the league fees. All schools will play in all tournaments as part of the league schedule. The only optional tournament is the Doubles Tournament. That has a cost of $12 per player.
-- We want to get a head start on planning for the 2011 High School National Racquetball Championships that will be held in St. Louis on March 2-6. There is now a spot on the entry form to provide information on who your team's representative will be for the Nationals Planning Committee.
-- Remember that there is an attached page for conflicts that needs to be submitted. Conflict dates need to be restricted to school related activities. Please refrain from requesting conflict dates for specific individuals. Each date requested will require a reason to be listed in order to receive the board's approval.
STUDENT/PARENT ATHLETIC WAIVER/RELEASE OF LIABILITY
-- All players participating in the 2010/2011 season will need to complete the league waiver. Changes were made to incorporate the new clubs participating in the program. Last year's waiver will not work for this season.
MOHSRA STANDARDS FOR COACHING ETHICS
-- All coaches/parents/chaperones, or anyone helping regularly with your team, must turn in a signed copy of this revised form. For liability purposes this is a mandatory requirement for every school.
ETIQUETTE CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, & COACHES
-- Coaches must review this revised checklist with their teams prior to the first match of the season. Each coach must also distribute this list to all of his/her players' parents via handout or email. The best way to encourage the proper atmosphere at matches is to share expectations in advance of the first match.
ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR
Click here to see all important 'coaching' dates for 2010/2011...
Dates to note...
Monday, September 20, 7pm
Mandatory Coaches Meeting
Visitation Academy: The Brent Room
Tuesday, October 12
Team Entries Due
Saturday, October 30
JV3 League Starts
Monday, November 1
Varsity, JV1, and JV2 League Matches Start
TEAM ENTRIES DUE
Team Entries are due on Tuesday, October 12. This is just a commitment for the number of teams your school will be entering. We will not need a roster or individual participant commitments at that time.
LEAGUE START DATES
The Varsity, JV1, & JV2 league season starts on Monday, November 1. Teams may apply to to start the following week on Monday, November 8. The JV3 League will begin on Saturday, October 30.
Click here to see the 2010-2011 HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Home Page Update 5/5/10
MISSOURI'S NATIONAL MEDALISTS
Missouri High School Racquetball Players won a total fo 47 medals at the 2010 High School National Racquetball Championships. Click here to see a listing of all of Missouri's National Medalists...
Kathy Mustain of Parkway West was the only Missouri National Champion crowned at the 2010 High School National Racquetball Championships. Congratulations to Kathy on her win in the Girls #5 Singles Gold Division. To see the history of Missouri National Champions, click here...
Michael Shearman of Parkway West and Sarah Noles of Cor Jesu were both recently named as 2010 USA Racquetball High School All-Americans. To see this year's All-American Team (including our 2 Missouri players), click here...
MOHSRA LEAGUE AWARDS BANQUET
We had a great turnout for this year's banquet. 189 awards were presented over the course of the evening. To see pictures from the 2010 MOHSRA League Awards Banquet, click here...
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to the 2010 Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarship recipients... Sarah Noles of Cor Jesul and Brendan Giljum of SLUH. To see the history of these awards, click here...
CHANGES FOR 2010/2011 MOHSRA SEASON ANNOUNCED
The MOHSRA Executive Board recently held their end-of-season meeting. A number of suggestions for improvement were proposed to the board during the course of the last season. We reviewed all requests and have implemented some changes right away and are still currently reviewing others.
The following are 3 improvements that will be instituted immediately for next season...
1. Girls Varsity teams will now consist of 6 Singles Seeds and 1 Doubles team. This is an increase of 2 singles positions. The Girls Varsity teams will now be composed of the same number of players as the the Boys Varsity teams. In recent years we have had more girls participating in our league than boys, so this is a natural and logical change to make.
2. Rule interpretations that are appealed during matches at league tournaments, must be appealed by a participating player to the referee. Players can only appeal rule interpretations and cannot appeal the referee's judgment calls. The referee would then take the appeal to the tournament desk for a ruling. The tournament desk can request assistance from the Executive Board for help with the ruling. Only Executive Board members not affiliated with schools participating in the match can assist in the ruling. Hopefully this is a step forward in defining a clearer process for how appeals can be handled.
3. 30 Second Timeouts will be enforced. In an effort to keep league matches running on time, tournament matches running on time, and to not create extended breaks during games... the 30 second time limit for timeouts will be enforced. Coaches will be encouraged to stay near the court door areas during matches to be more available to their players during timeouts. Coaches will also be encouraged to have their players bring water bottles or other drinks to have outside the door so that they won't have to walk long distances to water fountains. This enforcement is particularly necessary for Varsity level league matches. With only 3 courts and 7 matches to be played, it is important that the 30 second rule is maintained for timeouts. We need to assure that matches run on time. There will still be 2 minute breaks between the 1st & 2nd game and 5 minute breaks are provided between the 2nd game and a 3rd game tiebreaker.
Improvement #1 is self-explanatory, but Improvements #2 & #3 will both be discussed more in-depth at our preseason coaches meeting in the Fall. It is imperative that all teams interpret the improvements in the same way and can educate their players properly regarding both improvements.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and concern for the league. We continue to improve based on your input and feedback. Have a great summer!