TWIN CITIES

HANDBALL LEAGUE

The 2011-2012 season is forming teams now. Here are the standings from last 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 60 N Midway Y 47 O Skyway Y 43 N SAACdale 42 E

From the Pro By Andy Nett

Handball is great because there is a level and a division for everyone to play. An 11-10 tie breaker win feels great whether you are a Novice or in the Open. A 21-20 win is exciting whether you are 11 or

80. The problem is very few people realize how exciting handball can be. Having a strong Pro Tour gets people excited about the game. Young athletes get excited about playing basketball, baseball, and football because of the players they get to watch at the professional level. Players like Muck, Yambrick, Rohrer, Labey, Engele, Miller, Hiber,

Masters Doubles March 2-3, 2012 St. Anthony AC

Open Doubles March 23-24, 2012

Skyway YMCA

Open Singles April 27-29, 2012 LifeTime Fitness –

St. Louis Park

Awards Banquet Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wabasha Street Caves

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Volume 2011 Minnesota State Handball Association October 2011 Number 2 News and Information

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Taylor Talks A note from MSHA President

Greg Taylor Thanks for the opportunity to recap some recent handball events and take a brief look at next season. • MSHA Banquet

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• Moy Langhorst Scholarship • 2011 USHA Nationals • 2012 MSHA Tournaments • Hall of Fame Nominations

MSHA Banquet This year’s MSHA banquet was held at The Caves in St Paul on Wednesday May 11, 2011. Although there were no inductees into the Hall of Fame, we had a full agenda and more than 70 attendees. Thanks to Steve Bremer for allowing us to use the facility at no charge. Moy Langhorst Scholarship This year’s Scholarship was awarded to Matt Langhorst due

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In this Issue Taylor Talks 1 From the Pro 1 TC League 1 Top Ten 2 Moy Langhorst Award 7 Opinion 9 Last Newsletter? 14 Calendar 15 Contributors 16

Tournament Results 2 Ice Box Doubles 2 Winter Carnival 4 MSHA Mstr Dbls 5 TC League Finals 6 MSHA Open Dbls 6 USHA Central 10 MSHA Open Sngls 11

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Ice Box Invitational Handball Doubles January 28-29, 2011

St. Anthony AC, Minneapolis The 17th annual Ice Box Doubles Invitational was anything but an icebox. The first day above freezing in 2011 came with the tournament breaking an nearly unprecedented cold streak. It was warm enough to pool water on the roof that required siphoning off to stop a leak in one court. This year only five of the 30 matches went to a tie-breaker. Usually we see over half the matches going down to the wire as repeating teams come back each year for revenge. Everyone enjoyed the closed circuit TV action, the usual non-stop great hospitality enhanced by the unique atmosphere of the St. Anthony AC.

Open Doubles Finalists ��� John Nett, Andy Nett,

Pete Crouser, Ryan Maloney The Open division was not defended by last years champs Steve Johnson and Tim Labey. They must have seen Andy

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

2011 Top Ten

Based on the results of the 2011 State Open Singles, these are the Top Ten handballers in MN.

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

If you think you’re better than these guys, compete in the Open Singles tournament in 2012.

Nett coming. He was terrific pounding the ball past Crouser and Maloney in the finals. Only Tom Bowman seemed to be able to handle the power and return some great shots from Andy with winners of his own in the semifinals. But he couldn’t maintain the pace after losing a 16 in the first game, Tom and Jeff Ryan could only muster 3 points in the second. Andy and father John defended their 2009 title defeating the 2008 champs of Pete Crouser and Ryan Maloney. Great handball all around!!! Silas Danielson and Tim Kappes defeated Phil Kleineschay and David Wolvington (that’s right – Wolvington hadn’t played for five years before stepping on the court for this tournament!) to take consolation honors and collected $20 for the effort.

A Doubles Finalists

���Hank Ulrich, Brett Broxey, John Miller, Emil Weiler

The dynasty was broken in the A division. Brett Broxey and Hank Ulrich closed out last years champs Emil Weiler and John Miller in two games to prevent a five-peat. Last year Brett and Hank came up one point short – not this year! In a flip-flop from last year, Emil and John were tested a bit on their way to the finals while Brett and Hank seemed to have the all the right shots not letting anyone score more than 7 points. Forced up into the A division, Rich Ryan selected Curt Schlenner as his partner – a great choice as Curt played some great handball. The Friday night match against Larry Larson and Steve Tamminga was wild as Curt controlled the first game but lost some gas in the second game. It looked like an easy win as Larson and Tamminga jumped out to 8-0 lead in the tie breaker. Then Curt got hot to tie the game at 8. After calling a couple of double bounces on himself, Larson got in and served out. (Tamminga never served in the tie-breaker!) Schlenner and Ryan ultimately claimed consolation honors in a tie-breaker against Mike Black and John Nakasone. It might have been the coni semifinal against Brian Mahaffy and Clancy Mylan that took a little too much from Mike and John.

B Doubles Finalists

���Mark Mylan, Ed Brazman, Joe Taylor, Mike Erdmanczyk

Last years consolation winners, Ed Brazman and Mark Mylan delivered the desired results winning the B division defeating Joe Taylor and Shaq (Mike Erdmanczyk) in an entertaining come-from-behind 9-21, 21-15, 11-8 final match. It was particularly tough to concentrate as the noisy gallery watching the A consolation final in the adjacent court had definitely found the beer. Taylor and Erdmanczyk had a pretty good semifinal match against number one seeds Ed Simonet and Tom Bordenave. Brazman and Mylan got a easy forfeit in the first round when Alan Laveille was unable to make it in from Duluth due to freezing rain and snow. They paid for it in the semifinals against veterans John Peterson and Paul Nelson with a slim 21-20, 15-21, 11-5 win. It turns out the champions never claimed

MSHA Newsletter Vol. 2011 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: Chris Foley, Matt Johnson, Andy Nett, Greg Taylor

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We need coaches! If you are interested in helping collegiate players learn the game, contact Jim Carlson, or Matt Johnson.

Schaumann, and Crouser have kept Minnesotans excited about handball for many years. There have been many more Minnesotans that have pushed these players and could compete with the top players in the country on any given day. This has helped players at all levels in Minnesota improve and stay interested in the game, and MSHA has become one of the top handball organizations in the country. It is exciting to see that there will be another Pro Tour beginning this year. The 2011/2012 WPH Race for Eight, presented by Simple Green, will mark the first organized pro tour since 2004. It debuts in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in October 2011, eventually landing in Seattle, Washington in May 2012. Hopefully this will help to get more young players excited about handball.

2011/2012 WPH Race For Eight Schedule October 6 - October 9, 2011-STOP #1 - Plummer Family Helluva Handball Bash IV - Couer d'Alene, Idaho October 20 - October 23, 2011-STOP #2 - Simple Green US Open of Handball V - Fountain Valley, California November 10 - November 13, 2011-STOP #3 - Yes2Kids Foundation Tournament - Tucson, Arizona January 5 - January 8, 2012-STOP #4 - Fresno, California January 26 - January 29, 2012-STOP #5 - Peachtree Open - Atlanta, Georgia February 16 - February 19, 2012-STOP #6 - Salt Lake City, Utah March, 2012 -(DATES TBD)-STOP #7 - Southern California May 18 - May 20, 2012-STOP#8 -THE PLAYER CHAMPIONSHIP Seattle, Washington

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total points in any of their matches! Thanks to the St. Anthony AC and the tournament committee of Sheldon Silberman, Emil Weiler, Brian Mahaffy, Eric Johnson, Steve Tamminga and Larry Larson for making this one of the best tournaments in the Twin Cities. OPEN DOUBLES Quarterfinals • Pete Crouser (St. Paul)/Ryan

Maloney (Cottage Grove) def. Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove)/David Wolvington (Winonna) 21-0, 21-5

• Mike Gustafson (Eagan)/Mike Wells (Good Thunder) 21-16, 3-21, 11-6 def. Ray Miller (St. Paul)/Ian Johnson (Minneapolis) 21-3, 21-14

• Tom Bowman (Chanhassen)/Jeff Ryan (St. Paul) def. Marc Tobin(Inver Grove Heights)/Brian Coonce (St. Paul) 21-3, 21-11

• Andy Nett (Winona)/John Nett (Winona) def. Silas Danielson (St. Clair)/Tim Kappes (Maplewood) 21-2, 21-9

Semifinals • Crouser/Maloney def.

Wells/Gustafson 19-21, 21-11, 11-4

• Nett/Nett def. Bowman/Ryan 21-16, 21-3

Finals • Nett/Nett def. Crouser/Maloney 21-

14, 21-8 Consolation • Danielson/Kappes def.

Kleineschay/Wolvington 21-9, 21-3

A DOUBLES Quarterfinals • John Miller (Edina)/Emil Weiler

III (St. Paul) def. Mike Black (Mendota Heights)/John Nakasone (St. Paul) 21-10, 21-13

• Brandon Glaze (Eagan)/Mitch Van Eps (Eagan) def. Brian G. Mahaffy (Minneapolis)/Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) 21-18, 21-13

• Steven Tamminga (Minneapolis)/Larry Larson (Plymouth) def. Curt Schlenner (St. Paul)/Rich Ryan (Woodbury) 15-21, 21-6, 11-8

• Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park)/Hank Ulrich (Minneapolis) def. Bob McCartney (Robbinsdale)/Sheldon Silberman (Golden Valley) 21-3, 21-1

Semifinals • Miller/Weiler def. Glaze/Van Eps

21-4, 21-10 • Broxey/Ulrich def.

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Should State Tournaments be Held Outside of the Twin Cities area?

There has been much debate this year about holding one or more of the state tournaments in a location outside of the Twin Cities. Mankato was strongly considered for one of the 2012 tournaments. What do you think? Would this increase or decrease the odds of you participating? Is this a good idea to promote the growth of handball throughout the state? Let us know.

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Finals • Broxey/Ulrich def. Miller/Weiler 21-17,

21-11 Consolation • Sclenner/Ryan def. Nakasone/Black 21-15,

13-21, 11-5 B DOUBLES Quarterfinals • Ed Simonet, Jr. (Stillwater)/Tom

Bordenave (Hudson, WI) def. Bill DeVahl (Woodbury)/Pete Rosene (Vadnais Heights) 21-9, 21-13

• Joe Taylor (Cottage Grove)/Mike Erdmanczyk (Vadnais Heights)/ def. Chris Drucker (Minneapolis)/Dane Swanson (St. Paul) 21-14, 21-11

• John Peterson (Shoreview)/Paul Nelson (Hager City, WI) def. Ben Olson/John Laliberte (Shoreview) 21-15, 21-10

• Ed Brazman (St. Paul)/Mark Mylan (Mound) def. Alan Leveille (Duluth)/Jack Leveille (Golden Valley) forfeit

Semifinals • Taylor/Erdmanczyk def.

Simonet/Bordenave 21-18, 21-8 • Brazman/Mylan def. Nelson/Peterson 21-

20, 15-21, 11-5 Finals • Brazman/Mylan def. Taylor/Erdmanczyk

9-21, 21-15, 11-8 Consolation • Olson/Laliberte def. Drucker/Swanson 21-

8, 18-21, 11-3

2011 Winter Carnival Handball Doubles

February 11-12, 2011 Skyway YMCA

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Open Finalists

John Nett, Andy Nett, Mike Wells, Ryan Maloney

Youngsters Finalists

Dane Hermes, Ed Brazman, Adalberto Cordero, Jesus Cordero

Ole & Lena Finalists

Phil Kleineschay, Tim Fichtel, Brett Broxey, John Miller

Lars & Gertrude Finalists

Rich Ryan, Curt Schlenner, Larry Larson, Gary Rohrer

OPEN DOUBLES Quarterfinals • John Nett/Andy Nett def. Mitch Van

Eps/Brandon Glaze 21-1, 21-14 • Ray Miller/Marc Tobin def. Matt

Dobbins/Jim Grota 21-11, 19-21, 11-5 • Mike Gustafson/JJ Korman def. Mat

Langhorst/Mark Brisset 21-4, 21-13 • Ryan Maloney / Mike Wells def. Brian

Burke/ Tim Kappes 21-18, 11-21, 11-5

Semifinals • John Nett/Andy Nett def. Ray

Miller/.Marc Tobin 21-9, 21-10 • Ryan Maloney/Mike Wells def. Mike

Gustafson/JJ Korman 21-17, 21-17 Finals • John Nett/Andy Nett def. Ryan

Maloney/Mike Wells 21-17, 21-15 Third Place • Mike Gustafson/JJ Korman def. Ray

Miller/Marc Tobin 21-9, 21-8 Consolation • Matt Dobbins/Jim Grota def. Brian

Burke/ Tim Kappes 21-15, 21-14 YOUNGSTER DOUBLES (<105) Quarterfinals • Ed Brazman/Dane Hermes def. Alan

Leveille/Mike Krajna 21-14, 21-8 • Billy Craig/Matt Nordahl def. Steve

Laliberte/John Laliberte 21-11, 21-9 • Dane Swanson/Chris Drucker def.

Sergio Garcia/Boonva Vang 21-2, 13-21, 11-0

• Adalberto Cordero/Jesus Cordero def. Joe Lacey-Gotz/Don Weinberger 21-12, 9-21, 11-6

Semifinals • Ed Brazman/Dane Hermes def. Billy

Craig/Matt Nordahl 21-6, 21-6 • Adalberto Cordero/Jesus Cordero def.

Dane Swanson/Chris Drucker 21-19, 21-18

Finals • Ed Brazman/Dane Hermes def.

Adalberto Cordero/Jesus Cordero 21-17, 21-13

Third Place • Dane Swanson/Chris Drucker def.

Billy Craig/Matt Nordahl 21-10, 21-17 Consolation • Steve Laliberte/John Laliberte def. Joe

Lacey-Gotz/Don Weinberger 14-21, 21-19, 11-6

OLE & LENA DOUBLES (105-119) Quarterfinals • John Miller/Brett Broxey def. Mike

Erdmanczyk/Joe Taylor 21-3, 21-4 • Bill Ingram/Bob Millikin def. George

Langhorst/Glenn Sollin 21-7, 21-12 • Mike Black/Mike Burke def. Sheldon

Silberman/Bill DeVahl 21-5, 21-12 • Phil Kleineschay/Tim Fichtel def. Ron

Lachenmayer/Andy Staab 21-10, 21-16

Semifinals • John Miller/Brett Broxey def. Bill

Ingram/Bob Millikin 21-12, 21-8

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• Phil Kleineschay/Tim Fichtel def. Mike Black/Mike Burke 11-21, 21-19, 11-1

Finals • John Miller/Brett Broxey def. Phil

Kleineschay/Tim Fichtel 21-12, 21-9 Third Place • Mike Black/Mike Burke def. Bill

Ingram/Bob Millikin 21-2, 21-19 Consolation • Ron Lachenmayer/Andy Staab def.

Mike Erdmanczyk/Joe Taylor 21-11, 21-7

LARS & GERTRUDE DBLS (120+) Quarterfinals • Gary Rohrer/Larry Larson def. Ed

Simonet/Larry Gilbert 21-0, 21-9 • Pete Kaehler/Brian Coonce def. John

Nakasone/Darrell Saari 21-19, 21-18 • Chris Foley/Alva Rankin def. Mark

McQuillan/Jack Leveille 21-5, 14-21, 11-2

• Rich Ryan/Curt Schlenner def. Tom Pearson/Lee Anderson 21-1, 21-8

Semifinals • Gary Rohrer/Larry Larson def. Pete

Kaehler/Brian Coonce 15-21, 21-16, 11-10

• Rich Ryan/Curt Schlenner def. Chris Foley/Alva Rankin 21-16, 19-21, 11-3

Finals • Rich Ryan/Curt Schlenner def. Gary

Rohrer/Larry Larson 21-15, 21-20 Third Place • Pete Kaehler/Brian Coonce def. Chris

Foley/Alva Rankin 21-11, 21-16 Consolation • John Nakasone/Darrell Saari def.

Mark McQuillan/Jack Leveille 21-6, 21-17

Minnesota State Handball Championships

Masters Doubles Handball Central Courts, Columbia Heights,

MN March 4-5, 2011

In what turned out to be the last state tournament at the Central Courts, a small but dedicated group to gathered to contest the 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

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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.

Tim Labey, Steve Johnson, Paul Dorland, Mike Wells

Losers in the first rounds of the Masters A division dropped into the Masters B division

Phil Kleineschay, Tim Fichtel,

Mike Black, Mike Burke

Gary Rohrer, John Nett,

Clancy Mylan, John Miller

Don Krocak, Arnie Wells, Jim Boyd, Paul Ernster

Shortly after the tournament about 80% of the participants and guests came down with chills and a fierce fever. The health Department called it a suspected case of Pontiac Fever – a close relative of Legionnaires Disease. Everyone recovered within a few weeks but no one will forget the “Handball Fever.”

MASTERS (40+) A DOUBLES Quarterfinals • Steve Johnson (White Bear Lake)/Tim

Labey (St. Paul) def. Lee Anderson (Cloquet)/Tom Pearson (St. Paul) 21-2, 21-5

• Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park)/Emil Weiler III (St. Paul) def. Tim Fichtel (Mendota Heights)/Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove) 21-14, 21-14

• Ray Miller (St. Paul)/John Nakasone (St. Paul) def. Mike Black (St. Paul)/Michael Burke (St. Paul) 21-1, 21-7

• Paul Dorland (Mankato)/Mike Wells (Good Thunder) def. Dan Levey (Minneapolis)/Sheldon Silberman (Golden Valley) 21-2, 21-4

Semifinals • Johnson/Labey def. Broxey/Weiler 21-

9, 21-12 • Dorland/Wells def. Miller/Nakasone

21-3, 21-11 Finals • Dorland/Wells def. Johnson/Labey 21-

11, 21-5 Third Place • Miller/Nakasone def. Broxey/Weiler

21-10, 21-18 MASTERS (40+) B DOUBLES (drop-down from A) Semifinals • Tim Fichtel (Mendota Heights)/Phil

Kleineschay (Maple Grove) vs Lee Anderson (Cloquet)/Tom Pearson (St. Paul) 21-7, 21-1

• Mike Black (St. Paul)/Michael Burke (St. Paul) def. Dan Levey (Minneapolis)/Sheldon Silberman (Golden Valley) 21-8, 21-6

Finals • Fichtel/Kleineschay def. Black/Burke

21-18, 21-13 Third Place • Levey/Silberman def.

Anderson/Pearson 21-4, 21-3 SUPER MASTERS (60+) DOUBLES Preliminary Round • Bill Ingram (Woodbury)/Bob Millken

(Stillwater) def. Harlan Paetznick (Richfield)/Richard Pedtke (Minneapolis) 21-2, 21-11

• Mike Erdmanczyk (Vadnais Heights)/Dr. John Benton def. John Dockerty (Rochester)/Bob Melton (Oronoco) 21-11, 21-4

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Quarterfinals • John Nett (Winona)/Dr. Gary Rohrer

(Minneapolis) def. Ingram/Millken 21-12, 21-7

• Brian G. Mahaffy (Minneapolis)/Bob McCartney (Robbinsdale) def. Rich Ryan (Woodbury)/Greg Taylor (Woodbury) 21-7, 21-16

• Chris Foley (Dellwood)/Alva Rankin (Lake Nebagamon)def. Peter Kaehler (Hudson)/Mike McQuillan (St. Paul) 21-5, 21-10

• John Miller (Edina)/Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) def. Erdmanczyk/Benton 21-7, 21-10

Semifinals • Nett/Rohrer def. Mahaffy/McCartney

21-10, 21-11 • Miller/Mylan def. Foley/Rankin 21-8,

21-5 Finals • Miller/Mylan def. Nett/Rohrer 21-14,

15-21, 11-9 Third Place • Mahaffy/McCartney def. Foley/Rankin

3-21, 21-18, 11-7 Consolation • Ingram/Millken def. Kaehler/McQuillan

21-7, 21-20 DIAMOND MASTERS (70+) DOUBLES • Jim Boyd (Mendota Heights)/Paul

Ernster (Lino Lakes) • Don Krocak (Mankato)/Arnie Wells

(Good Thunder) • Jack Hickman (W. St. Paul)/Jim Noren

(Woodbury) • Jerry Rice (Prescott)/Brian Wessel

(Hugo)

2011 Twin Cities League Championships ���March 19, 2011, Life

Time Fitness, St. Louis Park, MN The Life Time Fridley Club captained by Steve Johnson once again prevailed in the playoffs. This is this teams 7th win in eight years – truly a dominating performance.

Life Time Fitness - Fridley

St. Anthony AC

Championship • White Bear Boys (Fridley) defeated

SAAC Squad (SAAC) 21-12 • Doubles (12 pts ): Andy Nett /Clancy

Mylan(SAAC) defeated Mike Gustafson/Bob Smith (Fridley) 20-21, 21-16, 11-4

• #1 Singles (9 pts.): Tim Labey (Fridley )defeated Erik Seiberlich (SAAC) 21-3, 21-8

• #2 Singles (7 pts.): Jeff Ryan (Fridley) defeated Steve Tamminga (SAAC) 19-21, 21-5, 11-5

• #3 Singles (5 pts.): Steve Johnson (Fridley) defeated Brian Mahaffy (SAAC) 21-4, 21-5

Skyway YMCA

Third place Skyway YMCA (Sky) defeated Life Time Fitness – 98th Street (98th) 24-9 • #1 Doubles (12 pts.): Jim Grota/Jim May

(Sky) defeated Brett Broxey /Dean Held (98th) 21-6, 21-8

• #1 Singles (9 pts.): Joe Hagen (98th) defeated Andy Hoisington (Sky) 21-18, 21-19

• #2 Singles (7 pts.): Mike Black (Sky) defeated Mark Tobin (LF) 21-18, 21-17

• #3 Singles (5 pts.): Greg Taylor (Sky) defeated Dennis Grande 21-10, 21-8

River Rats (Skyway YMCA)

Consolation River Rats (RR) defeated Midway YMCA (Midway) 28-5 • Doubles (12 pts.): Pete Kaehler/Ryan

Maloney (RR) defeated Mike McQuillan/ Rich Ryan 21-12, 21-12

• #1 Singles (9 pts.): John Nakasone (RR) defeated Phil Kleineschay (Midway) 21-13, 21-6

• #2 Singles (7 pts.): Brian Coonce (RR) defeated Eric Barenburg (Midway) (21-7, 21-11

• #3 Singles (5 pts.): Ed Miller (Midway) defeated Andy Staab (RR) 21-18, 12-21, 11-3

Minnesota State Handball Championships

Open Doubles Handball University of Minnesota Recreational

Sports Center, Minneapolis, MN April 1-2, 2011

The 2011 MSHA State Doubles tournament was filled with upsets and tiebreakers. In the 4 of the 6 divisions the top seeds fell, often to much lower seeds. However, at the end of the day, tournament favorites Andy and John Nett cruised to repeat as State Doubles champions without relinquishing a game. The Open Division was not without drama as two of the initial drop down matches went to tiebreakers including an outstanding match in which Mike Wells and Ryan Maloney came back from a loss in the first game to outlast Tim Kappes and Mat Langhorst in a marathon match. Tom Bowman and Mike Gustafson took third place after showing real grit to return from a first game lost to the Schaumanns in the quarter finals only to lose to the champions in the semis.

Pete Crouser, Chris Iverson,

John Nett, Andy Nett It was good to see the Schaumann brothers, Kris and Keith back on the court in the state doubles. They won top honors in the drop-down A division defeating Tim Kappes and Mat Langhorst after both teams had grueling, tiebreaker semi final matches. Steve Tamminga and Brandon

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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 participate

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 Committee so that a recommendation 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 2011 Matt Langhorst

Glaze teamed up to take third place over Donovan Foley and Marc Tobin.

Paul Dorland, John Nakasone, Hank Ulrich, Brett Broxey

In a very unusual turn of events, Paul Dorland did not take first place! Hank Ulrich and Brett Broxey defeated the perennial champion and partner John Naksone for the Golden Masters A title. Brian Coonce and Mike Black defeated Curt Schlenner and Andy Stabb for third place and Phil Kleineschay and Tim Fichtel took consolation honors.

Joe Nordahl, Bill Lundblad

The C division featured some great young talent as everyone saw lots of competition in a five team round robin. Joe Nordahl and Bill Lundblad emerged victorious.

B Division

Nick Olson, Weston Bussler, Andy Buckett, Dan VanAarsten

Rich Ryan, Mike McQuillan Joe Taylor, Pete Kaehler

In a tournament defined by upsets, the two biggest upsets were the in Golden Master B Division where Pete Kaehler and Joe Taylor, the 4th seed of 6 teams, were victorious and the B Division in which Wes Bussler and Nick Olson, the 8th and bottom seed, triumphed. In that same B division, parity was the word of the day as five of the seven matches in the championship bracket went to tiebreakers. For Olson and Bussler, survival of grueling and long matches was as important as kill shots and gets. With so many great matches in most all of the divisions, one can’t help but be excited for more potentially great matches in a month for State Singles. OPEN/A DROP DOWN Play In Round • Marc Tobin/Donovan Foley def. Billy

Craig/Brent Friedrichs 20, 10 Quarterfinals: • Andy Nett/John Nett def. Tobin/Foley

6, 10 • Mike Gustafson/Tom Bowman def.

Kris Schaumann/Keith Schaumann (19), 4, 5

• Mike Wells/Ryan Maloney def. Tim Kappes/ Mat Langhorst (19), 12, 7

• Pete Crouser and Chris Iverson def. Steve Tamminga/Brandon Glaze 3, 9

OPEN DIVISION Semifinals • Nett/Nett def. Gustafson/Bowman 11,

11 • Crouser/Iverson def. Wells/Maloney

18, (7), 6. Finals • Nett/Nett def. Crouser/Iverson 0, 11.

Third Place • Gustafson/Bowman def

Wells/Maloney

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Taylor Talks - from page 1 to his dedication to the game and

his steady improvement. The Scholar-ship 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, Steve Tamminga and Tim Kappes. The qualifications for this prestigious award are listed on the MSHA Website and in this newsletter. 2011 USHA Nationals The MSHA hosted the recently completed USHA National Tourn-ament at the Life Time Fitness – Fridley. We had wonderful support from many volunteers and tournament participants. Minnesota sent 70 players (112 entries) to the event. Out of these entrants, we had three National Champions, seven 2nd Place finishes and 22 Semi-Finalists: National Champions – • Ted Bergstrom (St Paul) & his partner,

Joe Lenhardt (Los Gatos CA), won a three team round-robin in the Men’s 80+ Doubles.

• Brett Broxey (Minneapolis) won the 8-person Men’s Golden Masters B Singles (50+), beating Paul Cajiao (CA) 21-13, 21-6 in the finals.

• Tim Labey (St Paul) won the 6-person Men’s Veteran Masters Singles (45+) beating Egin Jensen (Ireland) 21-12, 21-1 in the finals.

2nd Place Finishers – • Paul Dorland (Mankato) - Men's Veteran

Golden Singles (55+) - 2nd Place

• Brandon Glaze (Eagan) - Mens B Singles - 2nd Place

• Brandon Glaze (Eagan) and Steve Tamminga - Mens B Doubles - 2nd Place

• JJ Korman (Minneapolis) - Men's Senior Singles (35+) - 2nd Place

• Kara Smith (Minneapolis) - Womens B Singles - 2nd Place

• Tyler Stoffel (North Mankato) - Boy's Singles (15-) - 2nd Place

• Steve Tamminga (Minneapolis) and Brandon Glaze - Mens B Doubles - 2nd Place

For those of you that participated you already know the benefits of participating besides just the chance of winning. Here are a few of the good reasons to participate when the MSHA hosts the next (2014?) USHA Nationals. 1. Free beer every day in the

Hospitality Suite 2. Free lunch every day 3. Attend great banquet 3. Meet players from around the

country and globe) 4. New & interesting opponents 5. Test your HB level 6. Watch great matches 7. Learn new shots and strategies 8. Support handball 9. $10 refunded for each match

refereed Thanks to all of the MSHA volunteers and participants for representing us well! 2012 MSHA Board of Directors Larry Larson, Sheldon Silberman and Tim Kappes were re-elected to three-year terms at the annual membership meeting during the Open Singles tournament. At the next regular board meeting officer elections were conducted for the 2011-2012 season: • Greg Taylor - President • John Miller - vice-President • Larry Larson - Treasurer

• Sheldon Silberman - Secretary In addition, these committee assignments were confirmed: • Tim Kappes – Moy Langhorst

Scholarship Award • Greg Taylor – Hall of Fame

Committee • Matt Johnson – Youth

Development • Steve Tamminga – Marketing

Committee Hall of Fame Nominations MSHA Hall of Fame nominations are due to be submitted to the MSHA Board by December 1, 2011. 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. Kudos also to - Paul Tobin for continuing this

summer’s HB for Twin City area students and graduates

- Mitchell Lallier for organizing programs at the Midway Y and Life Time – Eagan

- Steve Johnson for introducing new tournaments and participation formats

- Bob Schaumann for organizing and hosting sessions at Life Time – 98th Street

Pay it Forward!!

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Handball, Rituals, and Sportsmanship Opinion by Dr. Chris Foley

I was watching an old videotape I had purchased many years ago that highlighted Jimmy Jacobs who to me was one of the all-time greats of the hand ball game. Art Linkletter was narrating his early years over black and white film clips of Jimmy playing the likes of Vic Herskowitz and others when I noticed something uncharacteristic of the modern game. It is important to know that 3 of my 4 sons and by spouse have all been quite involved in USTA tennis. Hence, Dad, being the only "tennis-challenged" person in the house, was off as the spectator. Have you ever watched tennis players formally warm-up for a match? Well, other than practicing some serves, they warm up together -- even the fiercest rivals. There is a ritual series of ground strokes, volleys, overheads, etc. that are struck with the opposing players graciously setting up the other person to practice 4-6 specific strokes of each kind. It is just considered part of the courtesy ritual prior to a match that all players learn at very young ages. Following this mutual series of practice shots, serves are practiced individually but in the opposite courts so as, of course, not to interfere with the opponent.

There is a hidden, mutual respect in this pre-game, warm-up ritual that is likable and I think important to the game itself. Well, what I noticed for a brief moment in the 50-year-old scratchy film in one of the short glimpses of Jacobs and Herskowitz warming up was that they were using the same ball and that they were warming up together. Now, this was a very unique match that brought the Old Guard into play against the up-and-coming Young Lion at the old Los Angeles Athletic Club with celebrities in tow and film crews trying to do something that likely had not been done very much. Nonetheless, it occurred to me how similar to the USTA tennis warm-up ritual it seemed and how it conveyed a sportsman-like attitude on the part of the players. As we all know, there are times when the atmosphere on the court is more like 2 boxers staring one another down then 2 golfers shaking hands on the first tee. But, at the end of the day, I do think our beloved sport should resemble golfers more than the boxers. Simply changing a small ritual that lasts only about 5 minutes might lend itself to important messages that we want to convey throughout the game.

Tennis has much to teach handball in many regards. Currently, there are four players that dominate the game in a way that has not been seen in many years. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray are, for the most part, a cut above everyone else. Yet, there is such mutual respect that they go out of their way to convey sportsmanship that is rarely seen in other professional sports. Organized tennis has one ritual that emphasizes this aspect of sportsmanship that I think contributes to the level of graciousness that we see by the best professionals. With rare exceptions, all USTA matches are refereed by the players themselves. Generally speaking, players go out of their way to make the call on a serve or during a round in favor of the other player. Bad behavior like "hooking" someone or making intentionally wrong calls is quickly identified by the players culture, and the offender is ostracized which rapidly changes the behavior. This usually occurs in younger age groups, and by the time a player gets into the 16 to 18-year-old age groups, the practice becomes very rare.

Why can't handball do the same thing? The management of many tournaments is compounded by the need to find a referee. Losers are usually “punished” by having to referee the next match. How many players can referee competently? We all know that some players either do not care to referee matches or happen to be very poor at it. Handball would be best served by letting players referee on an honor system. Any player could request a referee at any time, but I think this would be uncommon generally speaking. It would certainly simplify the management of all but the highest level tournament. It would also send a message that handball expects no less than the highest levels of sportsmanship and honor during the game itself.

So the next time you warm-up, perhaps share the ball, start a ritual of hitting right hands, left hands, ceiling balls, kill shots, and perhaps serves and returns of serves in a way such that each player gets to warm up a variety of shots. In the next time we have a small local tournament, consider letting the players referee themselves for all but perhaps the semi-finals and finals. This would be a great message to send throughout our small handball culture.

Have a Differing View? The MSHA welcomes your contributions and opinions as long as they are expressed in a courteous manner and are intended to improve the sport for all players. Contact the editor to get your voice heard.

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A DIVISION Quarterfinal: • Tamminga/Glaze def.

Craig/Friedrichs 6, 7 •

Semifinal • Schaumann/Schaumann def.

Tobin/Foley 14, (16), 3 • Kappes/Langhorst def.

Tamminga/Glaze (18), 8, 6 Finals • Scahumann/Schaumann def.

Kappes/Langhorst 10, 13 Third Place • Tamminga/Glaze def. Tobin/Foley

B DIVISION Quarterfinals • Nick Olson/Weston Bussler def.

Devin Ries/Tyler Stoffel (9), 10, 7 • Chris Drucker/Dane Swanson def.

Mark Mylan/David Miller 8, (12), 4 • Andy Buckett/ Dan VanAarsten def.

Steve Lalibete/John Laliberte 20, (20), 6

• Pat MacDonald/Matt Johnson Semifinals • Olsen/Bussler def. Drucker/Swanson

(8), 12, 4 • Buckett/VanAarsten def.

MacDonald/Johnson (17), 15, 6; Finals • Olson/Bussler def. Buckett/Van

Aarsten 14, 12 Third Place • MacDonald/Johnson def.

Drucker/Swanson Consolation • Stoffel/Ries def. Laliberte/Laliberte

C DIVISION ROUND ROBIN • Kara Smith/Rebecca Michaels def.

Luis Ramerez/Louis Kunegh 20, (13), 8

• Adrian Anderson/Tikhon Esaulenko def. Lindsay Mortland/Danielle Preston 1, 3

• Joe Nordahl/Bill Lundblad def. Mortland/Preston 1, 4

• Anderson/Esaulenko def. Ramerez/Kunegh 18, 4

• Nordahl/Lundblad def. Smith/Michels 5, 15

• Ramerez/Kunegh def. Mortland/Preston 0, 0

• Nordahl/Lundblad def. Ramerez/Kunegh 6, 1

• Anderson/Esaulenko def. Smith/Michels 9, 19.

Finals 1. Joe Nordahl/Bill Lundblad 2. Adrian Anderson/Tikohn

Esaulenko 3. Kara Smith/Rebecca Michels GOLDEN MASTERS A DIVISION Quarterfinals • Brian Coonce/Mike Black def. Alva

Rankin/Chris Foley 9,8 • Curt Schlenner/Andy Stabb def. Phil

Kleineschay/Tim Fichtel • Brett Broxey/Hank Ulrich def. Bob

McCarthy/Brian Mahaffy. Semifinals • Dorland/Nakasone def.

Coonce/Black 14, 5 • Broxey/Ulrich def. Schlenner/Staab

2, 10. Finals • Broxey/Ulrich def. Dorlan/Nakasone

18, 17. Third Place • Brian Coonce/Mike Black def.

Schlenner/Staab Consolation • Kleineshay/Fichtel def.

McCartney/Mahaafy GOLDEN MASTERS B Quarterfinals • Pete Kaehler/Joe Taylor def. Mark

McQuillan/Mike Leiter 3, 10 • George Langhorst/Mike Erdmanczyk

def. Bob Victorin-Vangerund/Sergio Gonzalez 8, 10.

Semifinals • Taylor/Kaehler def. Tim

Zigmund/Tom Bordenave 17, 19 • Ryan/McQuillan def.

Langhorst/Erdmanczyk. Finals • Taylor/Kaehler def. Ryan/McQuillan

15, (16), 7 Third Place • Tim Zigmund/Tom Bordenave def.

Langhorst/Erdmanczyk Consolation • Victorin-Vangerund/Gonzalez def.

McQuillan/Leiter

USHA Central Regional Championships

April 15-16, 2011 Life Time Fitness Center, Fridley,

Minnesota The USHA Central Regional Championships returned to Minnesota for the first time in over 20 years at the pristine Life Time Fitness Center in Fridley, Minnesota. Players traveled through snow storms and floods and from as far away as Minot, ND (500 miles one way!) to compete in this year’s championships. Former handball pro and Minnesota’s all time great, Tim Labey, made his first USHA Central Regional Open Singles appearance since his victory over Chicago’s, “Bobby Androwski” back in 1989. Tim was 26 years old when he won his last USHA Central Regional Open Singles title and is now a Veteran Master (45+) player. Twenty two years later at age 48, Tim was once again in the finals, however; was now competing against the up and coming Travis Owens. Travis is a tremendous athlete from Denver, Colorado but is finishing his master’s degree in Aberdeen, SD. Ironically, Travis is 26 years old; the same age as Labey’s oldest daughter. Travis took advantage of his youth and jumped out to a 9-0 lead the first game and eventually defeated Labey, 21-9. The crowd was getting ready to pack it in as Owens was up 19-13 in the second. Labey took his last time out and seemed to regain his competitive desire to give it all he had. After siding Travis out, Tim switched serves from his lob to his low hard crack serve and came back to win 21-19. Labey recaptured his 4th wind and rolled through the tiebreaker with an 11-3 Victory! The A singles was also an impressive championship as 14 year old Tyler Stoffel of Mankato rolled through the bracket without losing a game. In fact, Tyler held all of his opponents under 10 one of two games of each match. Stoffel had to defeat Drew Engelmeyer, Glenn Solin and Eric Seiberlich to win the USHA Central Regional A Championships. The last time I saw a 14 year old handball player play at this level was back in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia and that player was none other than, “David Chapman”. Mark my words, if Tyler stays focused on handball, he will be the next USHA National Champion from Minnesota. Another up and coming handball player is 13 year old David Miller of St. Paul. David made it to the finals of the B

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division but came up short against John Lailberte. It was a great match but John was too strong for David in the championship. I’m sure these two fine players will have some very exciting matches in the near future. The 60+ division was won by new Minnesota resident, Bob Milliken. Bob rolled to the finals but was pushed to a tiebreaker in the Championships against Mike McQuillian. Mike had a tough time adjusting to Bob’s game but eventually adapted and won the second game. I’m sure these two great players will also meet in future tournaments and continue to have close battles. When it comes to handball tournaments, the club and the employees can “make” or “break” the event. At Life Time fitness, the expectations are always exceeded. The Life Time café provided snacks and fruit throughout the tournament along with a fabulous lunch on Saturday afternoon between matches. The Life Time staff also installed the new P/A system that was requested by the MSHA for the 2011 USHA National Championships. Again, Life Time didn’t take any short cuts. The sound system was professionally installed and the product is 1st class.

2011 Spring Classic and State Open

Singles University of Minnesota Rec Center,

Minneapolis, MN April 29 – May 1, 2011

The 2011 Minnesota State Open Singles tournament reached a century high attendance record – not quite the numbers we had four decades ago but a high for this century. The University of Minnesota Rec. Center and the tournament committee did an outstanding job, again, running a first class event. So was this the year that someone would be able to unseat Matt Hiberin the Open singles? Once again the crowd was looking for an Andy Nett vs. Hiber finals. But first, Pete Crouser had something to say. Pete dispatched Isiah Jones 13 and 9 in the quarters and looked like he might take Hiber in the semis with a 21-15 first game.

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Hiber methodically won the second game while Pete chased everything. Hiber won the tie-breaker convincingly after a strong start. Andy Net breezed through the lower bracket to meet Matt in the finals. The match did not disappoint with Nett showing his pro style and dominating Hiber in the first game. Hiber showed his game in the second and a tie-breaker for the chamionship was set. Nett smoked with kills from either hand and anywhere on the court winning the deciding game 11-3.

The A division featured experience versus youth in the John Nakasone vs. Brandon Glaze final. Youth won the very tight match at 20-21, 21-20, 11-7. Tyler Stoffel took third place over Jess Fleck and Will Camisa took consolation honors. It is great to see products of the college programs in Minnesota collecting trophies in the top divisions.

Michael Miller continues to improve winning the 2011 B Division over the steadily improving Drew Engelmeyer. Both these guys should be challenging for the A title soon. Matt Johnson

outlasted Nick Olson for third place in an 11-8 tie-breaker. Pat Macdonald took home the consolation trophy.

David Miller blew through the C Division with no opponent getting more than 7 points! Aaron Victorin-Vangerud advanced from the 14h seed before he ran into the Miller buzz-saw in the finals. Adalberto Cordero Jr. defeated Vern Miller for third and Kara Smith took consolation honors in a division with more than 50% tie-breakers.

A very strong Golden Masters (50+) A division featured some very one-sided matches. Tim Fichtel beat everyone in the round robin. Brett Broxey took second place.

The Golden Master (50+) B division had some new and old faces and proved to be very competitive. George Langhorst defeated Mark McQuillan who advanced to finals after Sheldon Silberman had to

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forfeit after a leg injury in the semis which left the third place trophy for John Kunesh. Bob Victorin-Vangerud won the consolation bracket. The Super Masters (60+) division brought some new faces to the show as several have crossed into the magic 60’s. Still, no one could defeat the real master John Nett. Bob Milliken tried and put up a good fight but John just has a great command of the court, Mike McQuillan gave Nett the toughest match but ended up in third place. Greg Taylor survived to get the consolation prize.

Ah, to be young again! Well, that is not what the Diamond Masters (70+) were thinking. They may have played like it though. A pretty spry Paul Ernster defeated a scrappy Don Krocak to get the top honors and Bill Boyd captured third.

It was great to see a nearly full draw for the Women Division – a definite product of the college programs. Jennie Zhu defeated Lindsay Mortland for the championship and

Jessica Bohlken defeated Jessica Knudson for third. Let’s hope some these folks can continue and compete at the national level.

Thirty-three competitors vied for the top spot in the Novice Division. What great testament to the various YMCA and college programs at recruiting and training and engaging new players! Drew Cristiansen won the coveted trophy defeating Andrew Dziekan in a very entertaining match. Jason Kraus took home third place and Tom Werner took both consolation and iron man honors after six matches in three days! OPEN SINGLES Preliminary Round • Tom Nett (Winona) def. Steve

Tamminga (Minneapolis) 21-12, 21-15

• Isiah Jones (Fargo, ND) def. John Stoffel (No Mankato) 21-13, 21-10

• Travis Owen (Aberdeen, SD)def. Mike Wells (Good Thunder) 21-11, 21-7

• Mat Langhorst (Duluth) def. Tim Kappes (Maplewood) 21-16, 21-17

Quarterfinals • Matt Hiber (Shoreview) def. Tom

Nett 21-8, 21-11 • Pete Crouser (St. Paul) def. Isiah

Jones 21-13, 21-9 • Travis Owen def. Ryan Maloney (St.

Paul) 21-11, 21-15 • Andy Nett (Winona) def. Langhorst

21-2, 21-4 Semifinals • Hiber def. Crouser 15-21, 21-17, 11-

1 • Nett def. Owen 21-14, 21-4

Finals • Nett def. Hiber 21-11, 14-21, 11-3

Third Place • Owen def. Crouser 21-9, 21-8

Consolation • Isiah Jones def. Ryan Maloney

forfeit

A SINGLES Preliminary • Matt Callanan (Mankato) def. Dane

Swanson (St. Paul) 21-8, 21-14 • Will Camisa (Minneapolis) def. John

Laliberte (Shoreview) 21-18, 21-12 Quarterfinals • John Nakasone (St. Paul) def. Callanan

21-15, 21-19 • Jesse Fleck (Minneapolis) def. Bailey

Chandler (St. Paul) 21-14, 21-6 • Brandon Glaze (Eagan) def. Billy

Craig (Makato) forfeit • Tyler Stoffel (North Mankato) def.

Camisa 21-12, 14-21, 11-8 Semifinals • Nakasone def. Fleck 20-21, 21-17, 11-

2 • Glaze def. Stoffel 21-19, 21-13

Finals • Glaze def. Nakasone 20-21, 21-20, 11-

7 Third Place • Stoffel def. Fleck 21-8, 21-6

Consolation • Will Camisa def. John Laliberte 21-15,

21-20 B SINGLES Round of Sixteen • Mark Mylan def. Jesus Cordero (St.

Paul) 21-19, 21-17 • Matthew L. Johnson (New Brighton)

def. Andrew Schneider (Mankato) 21-4, 21-15

• Brent Friedrichs (North Mankato) def. Wes Bussler (Minneapolis) 21-10, 21-16

• Ben Olson (Minneapolis) def. Matt Larson (Winona) 21-3, 21-10

• Nick Olson (Minneapolis) def. Joe Nordahl (Edina) 21-6, 21-14

• Patrick Macdonald (Minneapolis) def. Rodney Piepho (Owatonna) 21-5, 21-6

Quarterfinals • Drew Engelmeyer def. Mylan forfeit • Johnson def. Friedrichs 21-8, 21-17 • Nick Olson def. Ben Olson 21-12, 21-

17 • Michael Miller (St. Paul) def.

Macdonald 21-12, 21-10 Semifinals • Engelmeyer def. Johnson 21-4, 21-4 • Michael Miller def. Nick Olson 21-8,

21-12 Finals • Michael Miller def. Engelmeyer 21-9,

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Third Place • Johnson def. Nick Olson 18-21, 21-

17, 11-8 Consolation • Patrick Macdonald def. Matt Larson

21-5, 21-8 C SINGLES Round of 16 • David Miller (St. Paul) def. John

Schomaker (St. Paul) 21-1, 21-6 • Tikhon Esaulenko (Plymouth) def.

Rebecca Michels (Minneapolis) 21-14, 21-5

• Louis Kunesh (St. Paul) def. Josh Hoflock (Mankato) 21-18, 14-21, 11-8

• Vern Miller (St. Paul) def. John Johnson 21-5, 21-9

• Alberto Cordero, Jr. def. Kara Smith (Minneapolis) 7-21, 21-15, 11-5

• Luis Ramierez (St. Paul) def. Bill Lundblad (Inver Grove Heights) 21-16, 21-20

• Aaron Victorin-Vangerud (Minneapolis) def. Jeff Bruzek (Minneapolis) 21-5, 21-5

• Aaron Grimmer (Woodbury) def. Steve Tyykila (Woodbury) 21-2, 21-7

Quarterfinals • David Miller def. Esaulenko 21-10,

21-0 • Vern Miller def. Kunesh 21-6, 21-11 • Cordero def. Ramierez 18-21, 21-12,

21-9 • Victorin-Vangerud def. Grimmer 21-

7, 21-9 Semifinals • David Miller def. Vern Miller • Victorin-Vangerud def. Cordero 21-

7, 21-9 Finals • David Miller def. Victorin-Vangerud

21-2, 21-6 Third Place • Cordero def. Vern Miller 21-14, 21-

20 Consolation • Kara Smith def. John Johnson 21-14,

21-9 GOLDEN MASTERS (50+) A SINGLES (round robin) • Tim Fichtel (Mendota Heights) • Brett Broxey (Brookly Park) • Michael Burke (St. Paul) • Glenn Solin (Duluth)

GOLDEN MSTRS (50+) B SINGLES Preliminary • Tom Pearson (St. Paul) def. Mitchell

Lallier 21-13, 21-18 Quarterfinals George Langhorst (Moose Lake) def. Pearson 21-7, 21-5 • John Kunesh (St. Paul) def. Mick

Dobbins (Oakdale) 16-21, 21-9, 11-5 • Sheldon Silberman (Golden Valley)

def. Sergio Gonzalez (Oakdale) 21-18, 21-13

• Mark McQuillan (Shakopee) def. Bob Victorin-Vangerud (Minneapolis) 17-21, 21-16, 11-10

Semifinals • Langhorst def. Kunesh 21-0, 21-11 • McQuillan def. Silberman 21-16, 19-

11 injury forfeit Finals • Langhorst def. McQuillan 21-12, 21-

19 Third Place • Kunesh def. Silberman forfeit

Consolation • Bob Victorin-Vangerud def. Sergio

Gonzalez 21-16, 21-9 SUPER MASTERS (60+) A SINGLES Preliminary Round • Dan Levey (Minneapolis) def. Don

Tommet (Owatonna) 21-2, 21-14 • Bill G. Brown (Shoreview) def. Pete

Kaehler (Hudson) 14-21, 21-17, 11-2 • Bob Milliken (Stillwater) def. Ed

Simonet, Jr. (Stillwater) 21-5, 21-6 Quarterfinals • John Nett (Winona) def. Levey

forfeit • Mike McQuillan (St. Paul) def. Greg

Taylor (Woodbury) 21-13, 21-14 • Bill Ingram (Woodbury) def. Brown

21-5, 21-2 • Milliken def. Gary Rohrer

(Minneapolis) 21-17, injury forfeit Semifinals • Nett def. McQuillan 21-20, 21-17 • Milliken def. Ingram 21-15, 21-1

Finals • Nett def. Milliken 21-16, 21-3

Third Place • McQuillan def. Ingram forfeit

Consolation • Greg Taylor def. Ed Simonet, Jr. 21-

13, 21-11

DIAMOND MASTERS (70+) SINGLES Quarterfinals • Jim Boyd (Mendota Heights) def.

Brian Wessel (Hugo) 21-6, 21-3 Semifinals • Don Krocak, (Mankato) def. Boyd 16-

21, 21-6, 11-7 • Paul Ernster (Lino Lakes) def. Jim

Noren (Woodbury) 21-16, 21-15 Finals • Ernster def. Krocak 21-16, 21-3

Third Place • Boyd def. Noren 21-12, 21-13

WOMENS SINGLES Quarterfinals • Lindsay Mortland (Mankato) def. Simi

Arogundale 20-21, 21-15, 11-4 • Jessica Bohlken (Hastings) def. April

Gunderson (North Mankato) 15-21, 21-19, 11-6

• Jennie Zhu def. Darci Naig (Mankato) 21-16, 21-10

Semifinals • Mortland def. Jessica Knudson

(Minneapolis) 21-13, 21-2 • Zhu def. Bohlken 8-21, 21-4, 11-0

Finals • Zhu def. Mortland 21-13, 21-19

Third Place • Bohlken def. Knudson 21-14, 21-11

Consolation • Simi Arogundale def. Darci Naig

forfeit NOVICE SINGLES Preliminary Round • Dustin Hillman def. Tyler O'Connell

(Mankato) 21-9, 21-10 • Tom Werner (North Mankato) def.

Mike Ficks 21-18, 21-9 • Jacob Severson def. Sam Nichols 21-8,

21-9 • Aaron Schoenher def. Gary Thompson

(St. Paul) 21-12, 21-3 Round of Sixteen • Andrew Dziekan def. Eric Brostrom

(Apple Valley) forfeit • Taylor Wabiszewski def.Trevor

Simmons • Derek Sedelmeyer def. Hillman 21-20,

21-13 • Jason Kraus def. Werner 21-15, 21-13 • Drew Christiansen def. Devin Sijan

(Mankato) 21-5, 21-0 • Severson def. Crowe21-2, 21-13

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• Brian Wegter def. Zach Reimringer 21-11, 21-13

• Royce Duhrman def. Schoenher 21-18, 21-10

Quarterfinals • Dziekan def. Wabiszewski 21-4, 21-

19 • Kraus def. Sedelmeyer 21-4, 21-7 • Christiansen def. Severson • Duhrman def. Wegter 21-3, 21-14

Semifinals • Dziekan def. Kraus forfeit • Christiansen def. Duhrman 21-3, 21-

15 Finals • Christiansen def. Dziekan 21-8, 21-17

Third Place • Duhrman vs Kraus

Consolation • Tom Werner def. Mike Ficks 21-17,

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2011 - 2012 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 * - Marketing Com.

Mike Kloos * Andy Nett

Gary Rohrer (* - terms expire in 2012)

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SAAC Squad 357 12 3 2nd Lifetime Fitness-Fridley 334 11 4 1st Skyway YMCA 252 8 7 3rd Lifetime Fitness-98th St. 239 6 9 Midway YMCA 171 7 8 River Rats 101 1 14 Coni

A third Lifetime team and a UofM team are planned. If you would like to participate in the Twin Cities Handball League contact one of the clubs listed above.

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Promoter's Club

Jerry Jordahl

2011 MSHA Contributors Corner

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Sponsor's Club

Brian Mahaffy Larry Seiberlich

Booster & Contributors Al Abrahamson Gerry O’Neill Robert Trierweiler Steve Laliberte Barbara Kruse (Steve Subak)

MINNESOTA STATE HANDBALL ASSOCIATION

3042 Bloomington Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407-1716

Booster & Contributors Tom Bordenave

George Langhorst David Wells

Bob Trierweiler

Sponsor's Club Brian Mahaffy

Ed Simonet