USHA RSS feeds syndication http://www.ushandball.org 2012-02-03T22:34:20+01:00 text/html 2012-02-03T17:45:16+01:00 http://www.ushandball.org http://www.ushandball.org/content/view/900/ FIRST ACE Awards Grants to 12 Handball Programs Each year, the USHA solicits development grants for funding new and continuing junior and collegiate handball projects. nbsp;The following 12 handball programs submitted grant requests and were awarded funds nbsp;for 2012. nbsp; We #39;ll feature each program in our E-Newsletter, Court Shorts, over the following weeks (CLICK HERE to subscribe to Court Shorts for FREE (https://www.facebook.com/US.Handball?sk=app_141428856257)): nbsp; nbsp; - Costigan Youth Handball (Denver, CO) - Compass High School (Grandview, WA) - El Paso Youth Handball (El Paso, TX) - Handball4Life (Tucson, AZ) - LACER After School Program (Los Angeles, CA) - Mel Korum YMCA (Puyallup, WA) - Michigan State Handball Club (East Lansing, MI) - Minnesota State-Mankato Handball Programs nbsp; (Mankato, MN) - Sandpoint Youth Handball (Sandpoint, ID) - Team San Jose Handball (San Jose, CA) - SOS Youth Handball (Modesto, CA) - TGOP-Franklin Elementary Program (Santa Barbara, CA) nbsp; Do you want to start a program in your area? nbsp; First Ace can help. nbsp; Contact Matt Krueger at handball@ushandball.org (mailto:handball@ushandball.org) for more information. text/html 2012-01-24T13:50:19+01:00 http://www.ushandball.org http://www.ushandball.org/content/view/895/ 60th USHA National Collegiate Championships: Deadline, Friday, Feb. 3! The 60th USHA National Collegiate Championships are quickly approaching. The event will be held at Missouri State University in Springfield, February 22-26, 2012. The final entry deadline is this Friday, February 3. This is one deadline that CANNOT be extended so the seeding process can start on time. Lodging: Ramada Oasis Convention Center (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wnn6sscab amp;t=h5zb47iab.0.44l8l7iab.wnn6sscab.3322 amp;ts=S0716 amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Framadaoasis.com%2F). Call (888) 532-4338. The rate is $69 plus tax per night when reserved by Feb. 10, 2012. Check out the Collegiate Handball Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/events/274233055964082/) to get daily updates as the event draws near. Are you ready? Are you entered? Do not miss out on this huge event! CLICK HERE for a printable entry form! (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wnn6sscab amp;t=h5zb47iab.0.6qghpgiab.wnn6sscab.3322 amp;ts=S0716 amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ushandball.org%2Fdata%2Ffiles%2F2012nationalcollegiates.pdf) nbsp; text/html 2012-01-11T08:20:29+01:00 http://www.ushandball.org http://www.ushandball.org/content/view/893/ Sunday #39;s Final Results from USHA Masters Doubles, Peachtree and Race nbsp;4 Eight nbsp; nbsp; ATLANTA - Luis nbsp;Moreno overpowered Sean Lenning and Naty Alvarado Jr. on Saturday to take the nbsp;Race 4 Eight event. nbsp; quot;I #39;m happy to play better here after the last event in Fresno, quot; Moreno said after his second tiebreaker win (at left). nbsp; nbsp; Tight corners in the 40s at left as Dan Zimet and nbsp;Andy Shad rallied from a nbsp;3-10 deficit in the tiebreaker to nbsp;beat John Robles and Chris Watkins. nbsp; Robles and Watkins didn #39;t leave nbsp;without a title, though. nbsp; nbsp; They rallied to defeat Dave Chapman and Lance Wachholz for the nbsp;35 title immediately after. There were numerous surprises on Sunday. nbsp; nbsp;CLICK HERE to view the draws! text/html 2012-01-06T18:29:47+01:00 http://www.ushandball.org http://www.ushandball.org/content/view/892/ Mike Steele...And all about the Ball nbsp; Handball Players, nbsp;CLICK HERE (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wnn6sscab amp;et=1109047976395 amp;s=19 amp;e=001JeFMEZzpqx1mS3fluDIzmjwW2MiuML0HarPEMYWg85WW_m43PwN9ODwUpwOT7E0G0m_gSikGQA9UzfJVNmFsB2jQtKZpMRlo96gzDiMEN8x78I_q2Ai0Mg_-CSoXlGeaBLsRaHKLD6xnYflVkC6wjfgVsUpS2TwNh5WqI3dQnPYutJOSynIzozJiQUSI_gtHVAsy2RkAGi8WYyiILa_53g==) to read a letter from USHA President Mike Steele regarding handballs! text/html 2011-12-23T11:58:01+01:00 http://www.ushandball.org http://www.ushandball.org/content/view/891/ Junior Nationals: Celebration Banquet Caps Off a Great Event! The USHA National Junior Four-Wall Championships (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wnn6sscab amp;et=1109038543482 amp;s=6105 amp;e=001dqvDoZ2e7_DLLbSFz0zhtFSQdW84o4vq_J_PdhPsjGo56eetwBMpeWwPkApZ4ypkqX4lOA7oc-rPP3nDgyLS3A7brWEj06PTx28P1FURo40-6HvYJxU-tGYDWTG1p2ihyIuTT3oy9PqtFZUFn9hhBLVi84L8C_Fo) wrapped up in Tucson on Friday. The celebration banquet on Thursday night was a fun night filled with food, friends and awards. nbsp; nbsp; Pictured above are the six USHA National Junior Alumni with Mike Steele. (Left to right: Stephen Contreras, Cheryl Chen, Shirley Chen, Eric Matiasek, Kyle Kloss, USHA President Mike Steele and Daniel Cordova.) The alumni were honored at the banquet and given their embroidered USHA gym bags. Special awards were also given out to select players voted on by the coaches (See the names below): Most Improved: Ray Ure Newcomer: Anthony Sullivan Sportsmanship: Cheryl and Shirley Chen The winners of the Handball Rodeo Skills Competition were also recognized at the banquet and each given a commemorative cover of Handball Magazine. CLICK HERE for draws and results from the tournament (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wnn6sscab amp;et=1109038543482 amp;s=6105 amp;e=001dqvDoZ2e7_ACpS9z2P_iDxRb76nzpB8PmeCjiuBtD-v5GS1Kq85Qjoz7CPDIligB2H7KyeBeOy1iB0vDxT9so_YANQwwUN0V38s7WUBG6075ch4eiGFbnSOBNozoOndjZJkyDXWFfRXmZ6mNzHxfoobHwiF0nOATy1t2b0g1vswsblSBjNoXC0VB3VShDS7Or8lToONquaIpzCQgCAR8Wg==)! CLICK HERE to view a complete photo album (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150536446131195.423481.297180666194 amp;type=1) Check out the USHA Nationals Facebook (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wnn6sscab amp;et=1108996210491 amp;s=0 amp;e=001x0rYSiJzJ-oqp3pjU2VPx5RPyFCg8gmv4FAXjb-WRigbVFxwwdxv4y8mgOBI9N8gvPHRxTSayJgL1r8N0Goi7qLl6lWIE_nr4M3OwHmCXt4C2p_FlryEK1LVXfEls_DOO-G88OuzWTw=) page for nbsp;more info! nbsp; nbsp; Click nbsp; quot;Read more... quot; for drop-down division results. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;