2005 ANNUAL REPORT
The
Perfect Game
T H E O F F I C I A L N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E I N N E R C I T Y H A N D B A L L A S S O C I AT I O N , I N C .
New York City Handball
LAKE FOREST COLLEGE ACADEMIC CONNECTION Mike Dau
It started innocently enough in the Spring of 1967 after having read an article in ACE handball magazine about two outstanding Jr. players from the Bronx, Wes and Willie Yee. The college was in the final stages of constructing a new sports facility that would include three handball courts and a decision had been made to organize an intercollegiate team.
Davidson protege via Flamingo Park (Fla.) where Bob spent his winter months. With the graduation of the Yee’s in 1972 two other DeWitt Clinton alums joined the Forester ranks, Ray Estevez and Mickey Guzman. They were the spark plugs in capturing three successive intercollegiate team championships, 1974, 1975, and 1976. Another N.Y.C. player of that period was Artie Diemar (Manhattan Prep) who the won college’s first intercollegiate
QUJHO’s Mike Watson. Jai Ragoo (Brooklyn Tech) Noel Shurak and Satra Wasserman (Bronx H.S. of Science), Keith Vassall (Brooklyn Tech), Ferrence Dominguez (New Town) and most recently Billy O’Donnell (St. Francis Prep) and Jon Iglesias (Forest Hills). The Foresters have enjoyed a great deal of success with this N.Y.C. transfusion all who have made major contributions toward winning intercollegiate team championships 5 out of the last 6 years. It should be obvious to anyone that without attracting the New York contingent of Jr. players over the last 37 years many of the 27 national intercollegiate titles achieved at Lake Forest simply would not have happened. And the search continues for players from the metropolitan area who seek an outstanding educational opportunity and a handball program with a tradition of excellence.
HIGHLIGHTS
Coach Mike Dau and the 1999 Lake Forest Handball Team featuring ICHA Travel Team members Keith Vassall, Satra Wasserman and Jai Ragoo
In seeking experienced players I contacted the Yee brothers coach at the Castle Hill Beach Club, Bob Davidson, and then followed up with their High School coach at DeWitt Clinton, Neil Seiden. And the rest is history as the Yee twins became the foundation of the handball program at Lake Forest College. Willie became our first national intercollegiate champion winning the A Singles title in 1969 and Wes followed up with successive Open singles titles in 1971 and 1972. The Yee brothers were the prime force in L.F.C. winning their first team championship in 1971. Another fine player of the same era with a New York connection was Steve Jamron, a
doubles title with a player from Florida, Ray Prosser. It should be mentioned that there were several outstanding New York Jr. players that simply “got away” but not without me trying hard to convince them of a Lake Forest education, most prominently Steve Lott, Ken Ginty and later on Eric Klarman. In spite of not landing them they all have been helpful over the years in recommending Jr. prospects. Throughout the 1980’s and the early 90’s there was a dry spell of New Yorkers on the team roster but in the middle 90’s a resurgence occurred with the help of Inner City Handball mentor Paul Williams and
Message from the President
2
ICHA Award Dinner & Raffle Notice
3
2005 Contributor ’s List
4
Who are the ICHA Travel Team?
5
25th Annual Long Island Open Application
6
New UK Inner City Fives Association Based in London 7 Long Island Open Results
8-9
High School Meet Results
10-11
Mayor’s Cup Results
12-13
Junior Big Blue Results
14-15
ICHA Membership Form
ICHA P.O. Box 30125 Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 703-7699 Fax: (718) 940-0207 E-mail: handball@icha.org http://www.icha.org
16
2
THE PERFECT GAME
Message from the Founder and President I have been playing handball in NYC recreationally for 37 years and competitively for 33 years. It was after a decade of meeting handball players in various parts of the country that I realized that every teen who plays the sport should experience all the good health, camaraderie, highly competitive environment and unending fun that the inexpensive sport of handball could offer. In 1991 I founded the Inner City Handball Association. Its mission was to spread the joy of organized (USHA-based) handball to the inner city communities of New York City. Fourteen years later the mission is basically the same except with the help of the USHA, ICHA has been able to inspire teen players to pursue their athletic aspirations in Boston, Florida, Philadelphia, Wales (United Kingdom), London (United Kingdom) and Ireland. New York City is the only place in the world with over 2000 public one wall handball courts. Additionally NYC has a little
P.O. Box 30125 Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 703-7699 Fax: (718) 940-0207 E-mail: handball@icha.org http://www.icha.org OFFICERS
Paul Williams, Founder, President and Chief Editor Cody McCone, Vice President Gil Shore, Treasurer Neil Flaum, Secretary DIRECTORS
Lin Fernandez, Bronx, NY Neil Flaum, Manhattan, NY Barbara Canton Jackson, Queens, NY Dominick Chirico, Queens, NY Ted Gewertz, Manhattan, NY Glen Hall, Garden City, NY Richard Hanley, Queens, NY Karl Muchow, Manhattan, NY Brenda Pares, Staten Island, NY Abe Podolsky, Brooklyn, NY Dwayne Sampson, Brooklyn, NY Sydell Smith, Brooklyn, NY DESIGN/LAYOUT
N. Ruiz-Hudson, Queens, NY
Paul Williams (front right) and partner Ed Maisonet (front left)defends against Albert Apuzzi (back left) and partner Ed Golden (missing from court).
over 100 private four wall courts and no regulation three wall courts. I hope to see at least four tournament regulation 3-wall sites in NYC in the next five years. New York handball players are blessed to have so many courts but many of us take them for granted. Year after year outdoor courts throughout the city are replaced by basketball courts, rugby fields, kiddie playgrounds and various other community needed venues. Indoor courts are replaced by squash courts, rock climbing walls, basketball courts, and split level aerobics rooms. Although these other activities need venues, they should not come at the expense of handball. Preserving handball venues is only one reason why organized handball is needed and needs your support. The USHA preserves our game nationally. ICHA preserves our game locally. There are
over 100,000 teen athletes who play recreational handball in New York City. Exposing these teens to all forms of handball on local and international levels with limited venues is a major task, especially for a volunteer based organization such as ICHA. Over the next few years the ICHA Board of Directors and I will continue to work hard to promote the game, provide academic / work-related/handball opportunities to teens and college students, preserve existing courts, lobby for outdoor three wall courts and an indoor multi- court one wall facility. ICHA needs New York handball players to become members, to contribute to our development fund, and to volunteer when asked (but please do not wait until asked). Until next time thank you all for your past support.
ICHA Needs Committees Members Volunteer today Call for more info 718-703-7699 or email handball@icha.org • Youth Advisory • Fund Raising • Promotion • Merchandising • Award Nominating • Event / Clinic Programming and Coordination
THE PERFECT GAME
3
Inner City Handball Association, Inc. Presents The 10th Annual ICHA Raffle To Benefit The Inner City Junior Handball Development Program First prize Second prize Third prize
$ 5,000 $ 1,000 $ 500
More young athletes are playing organized Handball than ever before. Help us continue the trend. Only 200 tickets will be sold Prize awards based on ticket sales of 200 tickets.
Drawing to be held on November 10, 2005 at ICHA Season End Awards Dinner The Broadway Diner Restaurant, 590 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10154 Donation $100.00 per raffle ticket. Dinner with open bar $65.00 per person*
For more information or to purchase more tickets call ICHA at 718-703-7699 or e-mail handball@icha.org or mail check to Inner City Handball Association, Inc., P.O. BOX 30125, Brooklyn, NY 11203 *RSVP for dinner by November 1, 2005 (Raffle tickets holders pay $45 each) Note: If less than 200 tickets are sold awards will be based on forty percent of the value of tickets sold
This year’s goal is to raise $100,000 by November 10,2005. So far we have raised $78,000. ICHA needs your support to raise the remaining $22,000.00 to succeed at reaching this year’s goal and balance our annual budget. Your contributions are used to:
• Subsidize and reduce entry fees for junior players in the ICHA tournament series serving over 500 teens each season. • Subsidize travel expenses of teen athletes to local, regional, national and world competitions. • Minimize equipment costs to teen athletes. (Gloves, balls and eye guards) • Provide health awareness handball projects. • Provide handball scholarships to young athletes who maintain academic excellence throughout college. • Increase the outreach of handball clinics and community teen tournaments throughout NYC. • Continue developing city-wide handball initiatives serving over 3000 players. • Lobby with elected officials and municipalities for the development of three wall handball court facilities in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.
4
THE PERFECT GAME
SPONSORS
Sponsors as of October 14, 2005
Corporate Acotech Services Associated Foods—Gary Schneiderman Avillino &Watson Fire Control Charles Williams Printing Crown Trophy Gasoline Installations Inc.
GI Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. Jim Jacobs Foundation Make-Up Center New York Athletic Club New York Sports Commission Print & Post Services
Prude Construction USHA Development Fund Reynardus & Moya YMCA—Queens Central YMCA—West Side YMCA—Cross Island
Individual $100+ CENTURY CLUB
$20,000+ FOUNDER’S CLUB Jim Jacobs Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
2005
$5000+ PLATINUM CLUB Ted Gewertz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY NYAC Athlete’s Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Paul Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY USHA Development Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ
2005 2005 2005 2005
$1000+ GRAND CLUB Price WaterHouse (Mark Levine) . . . . . . NY Burton & Phyllis Kossoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
2005 2005
$500+ GOLD CLUB Tom Doughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Arthur Farhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Robert Friedman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Adam Gittlitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Gary Grossman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CT Jorge Reynardus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Gil Shore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Fred Turbee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005
$250+ SILVER CLUB Robert Faris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Stephen Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FL Abe Podolsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
2005 2005 2005
Joe Avillino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Philip Barreca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY John & Claire Bossung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Bruce/Susan/Olan Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Bernard Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Rogelio Casuso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Kenneth Davidoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Tom Doughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Frank Drost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY John Duggan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Arthur Farhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Butch Ferazi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Tom Fogarty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Jack Goldwasser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Marvin Gewirtz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY George Hofman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Michael “Krell” Horvath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Irwin Leff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Thomas Lynch, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Benjamin & Mary Marguglio. . . . . . . . . . . NY Joe Merola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Alexander Mitsuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Jason Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Bernard Nathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Carl E. Porter Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Adrian Reddan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
Early risers for the 2005 Junior Big Blue Championships held in Lincoln Terrace Park Brooklyn
2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005
John Richdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Phil Rizzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY James P. Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Vincent Ruggiero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Kurt Tauss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Willard White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Diane Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005
UNDER $100 CONTRIBUTORS CLUB Abe Birnbaum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Hugh Cafferty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Dan Flickstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY James Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Paul Healey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Theodore Leitner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Georgie Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Kurt Ramig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Michael Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJ Charlie Sheldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Dennis Sumner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Rocco Vignola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Anthony Watson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Edgar Woerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY
2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005
Coaches Anthony Grimm and Ed O’Donnell with the St. Francis Prep CHSAL 2005 City Championship handball team whose members utilize the indoor one wall courts at the Jamaica YMCA during the winter months.
2006 World Championships August 4 – 13, 2006 For more information go to http://www.2006-worlds.ca/ or http://www.icha.org/new_site/tourn_schls.html
THE PERFECT GAME
5
Who are the ICHA Travel Team? The ICHA Travel Team are those USHA/ICHA combo members who strive to be the best players they can be. They play all forms of wall handball with any ball. They play for the competition. They play for fun. They volunteer to promote the game. They teach others to play the game. They help maintain the integrity of the game we love. In August 2006, the ICHA travel Team will attend its fifth World Handball Championships. The ICHA Teen Travel Team is sponsored by the ICHA Development Fund. The Teen Team is made up of athletes 19 and under skilled in one, three and four wall handball. They are good students and good volunteers. The Adult Team members fund themselves. Discounts on equipment, uniforms and travel accommodations are made available to adult team members when possible. Chaperones receive travel and room subsidies. If you are interested in representing the United States as an ICHA Travel Team Member at the 2006 World Championships in Edmonton Canada August 4 -13 call ICHA at 718-703-7699 or email handball @icha.org and say I want to be an ICHA Team player.
1994 Travel Team (l-r) Jason Morgan, Jai Ragoo, Paul Williams,Kendell Lewis and Joe Kaplan in Ireland outside Bunratty Castle
1997 Team Members (l-r) Cesar Sala, Karen McConney, Dee Stringfield, Barbara Canton, Paul Williams, Regina Munoz, Ed Maisonet, Carol Wescott, Alex Mints, Misha Zitser, and Sandesh Sandalde at the World Championships in Winnipeg Canada
2000 Team Players at the World Championships at the Lattof YMCA ,Illinois USA
2003 Team members Alethia Mendez, Billy O’Donnell, Ronald Derrick, Cesar Sala, Christina Chai, Lian Chin, Na Liu, with World Champions William Polanco, Herman Mendez, Dave Rojas, Melody Ruiz, Tony Roberts, Anna Calderon and Raquel Murphy in Kilkenny, Ireland
6
THE PERFECT GAME
I n n e r C i t y H a n d b a l l A s s o c i at i o n th
Presents
The 25 Annual “Long Island Open” Benefit Handball Tournament (to benefit the ICHA Junior Development Program)
Date January 13–15, 2006 Site Sportime Fitness & Racquetball, 10 Gordon Drive, Syosset, NY 11791 516-496-3100.
Events
This 40,000 square foot full service health and fitness club is one of the finest on Long Island. The facility includes cutting edge strength training and cardiovascular equipment, a spacious group exercise studio, a basketball court, 11 handball / racquetball courts featuring a 3 sided glass exhibition court with spectator viewing, a sports pro shop and a café and lounge area. SINGLES: Open Men, Open Women, B, C, Seniors (35+), Masters (40+), Golden Masters (50+), Veteran Masters (55+), Super Golden (60+),Vet. Golden (65+) , Super Vet. (70+), Juniors (19 and under) DOUBLES: Open Men, Open Women, B, C, Seniors (35+), Masters (40+), Golden Masters (50+), Veteran Masters (55+), Super Golden (60+), Vet. Golden (65+), Super Vet. (70+) Minimum of 8 players are needed for each singles event and four teams for doubles event. Tournament committee has the right to re-classify entries. Consolations may not be offered depending on the number of total entries. LOCAL HOTELS
Entry Fees $60.00 first event*
$35.00 second event* *ICHA members pay $10.00 less per event Juniors 19 and under pay $20.00 all events. No more than two events are allowed per entry. ONLY ONE DISCOUNT APPLIES.
Information available online at www.icha.org
Deadline Entries must be received by Friday January 6, 2006 Awards Trophies for the first two places (Tee shirts for all players.) Rules USHA four wall rules will apply. All matches will be two out three 21 pt. games with an 11 pt. tie-breaker. Losers of each match must referee immediately on the same court. EYE GUARDS ARE MANDATORY!!!
Checks Payable To Inner City Handball Association, Inc. Mail Entries To Inner City Handball Association, Inc., P.O. Box 30125, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Starting Times Available after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 11, 2006 at (516) 496-3100. All players should be prepared to play at 5:00 p.m. on Friday January 13, 2006.
Hospitality Housing More Info
Hospitality, plus Gatorade and snacks will be available throughout the tournament. Call ICHA or visit www.icha.org on the Internet for more information. Call ICHA at 718-703-7699 (24hrs 7days). Please leave a message, your call will be returned.
Singles: Open Men
Open Women B C Seniors (35+) Masters (40+) Golden Masters (50+) Veteran Masters (55+) Super Gold (60+) Vet Golden Masters (65+) Super Vet (70+) Junior 19& under
Doubles: Open Men
Open Women B C Seniors (35+) Masters (40+) Golden Masters (50+) Veteran Masters (55+) Super Gold (60+) Vet Golden Masters (65+) Super Vet (70+)
Name: ____________________________________________
Date of Birth: ______________
Phone: _______________
Address:___________________________________________
City / State / Zip: ___________________________________
Partner: ___________________________________________
Date of Birth: ______________
Address:___________________________________________
City / State / Zip: ___________________________________
Phone: _______________
Signature: _____________________________________ Guardian (if under 18years old)________________________________ In consideration of your accepting this entry, I hereby for myself, heirs, executors, and administrators, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages I may have against the Inner City Handball Association, Inc., Sportime Fitness & Racquetball, their agents, representatives, or assignees, for any and all injuries th which may be suffered by me during the 25 Annual Long Island Open Benefit Handball Tournament.
THE PERFECT GAME
7
New UK Association Inner City Fives Based in London I am an English Fives player and for the last two years I have worked for Teach First, an education charity in London designed to attract graduates into some of the city’s most challenging schools. Each year Teach First organizes a School Project competition where all participants are invited to submit an idea which they think might change an aspect of education within the capital. The winners receive funding to implement their projects. Having played handball in Ireland and been impressed by the Inner City Handball Association (ICHA) in New York, I put forward the idea of introducing One-Wall to London as a affordable way for all London schools to tackle the problem of a lack of sports facilities and youth inactivity. I suggested that One-Wall in London could have the same impact as it has in New York. The idea reached the final where I pitched to a panel of business leaders and won the competition, and funding of £1,750. Our strategy was to introduce One-Wall to individual London boroughs, focusing all our resources on making that borough a success before replicating the model across the capital. The first borough was Croydon, the borough in which I taught, and we organized a competition for the end of the summer term. Using the funding we offered all Croydon schools free coaching sessions from a Fives Federation coach and encouraged them to mark out One-Wall courts in their schools. Six schools and over 500 pupils received coaching over the term and three schools now have courts. The competition was held in July and received entries from 50 pupils from four schools. As a result Croydon borough now has a multisports coach who has responsibility for coaching and running One-Wall in the borough and we hope to include more Croydon schools this year. From the beginning the idea has been supported fully by the Fives Federation which oversees all versions of Fives in Britain. To utilize their coaching and playing resources, we have called the sport One-Wall Fives, rather than handball, and will exist alongside Eton Fives and Rugby Fives. Similarly, our association is the Inner City Fives Association. We then hope to get
Teens warming up for the first United Kingdom High School One-wall tournament
Director James Toop (center) briefing the teens before the start of the matches
our One-Wall players to link in with and play the other versions of Fives. I also contacted Paul Williams with a view to receiving his ideas and support for OneWall in London and we were very pleased to welcome him for one week in July. He supported the competition and played an exhibition game which he won, despite the children’s partisan support. Paul also met with members of the Fives Federation and played Eton and Rugby Fives. It was great for the Fives players to learn more about the World Council and also for Paul to discover that there were not many individual Fives associations in Britain, but one unified federation. I will be contacting all English Fives players this year with a view to forming an English team to participate in next year’s World Championships in Edmonton. As the project enters its second season, the borough model is now being introduced as to Kensington and Chelsea, so we have achieved our target of expanding to a second borough. Work continues in Croydon and we have already begun
targeting schools for a third borough. The other side of our work includes approaching local education authorities and businesses for sponsorship and support. Government and corporate social responsibility policies in Britain are now strongly targeting sport as a way of tackling social problems in London and we hope that by stressing primarily how One-Wall Fives can do this, we will attract their interest. I have already had meeting with the government’s education unit and a promotional DVD is in production which we can begin sending to potential sponsors after Christmas. Our plan is that in a few years there will be schools in ten boroughs playing OneWall in London and we can then begin to start sending regular English teams to participate in World and European Championships. One-Wall will also be an excellent way of promoting and expanding existing forms of Fives in Britain. If anyone would like more information about One-Wall Fives in London or can support in any way then please contact me at jamestoop@hotmail.com.
8
TOURNAMENT
THE PERFECT GAME
RESULTS
Long Island Open In what at first looked like a possible upset, Kendell Lewis beat Jai Ragoo in the Open Singles finals of the ICHA Long Island Open Tournament held at Rockville Center’s Sportset from January 14-16. In the match, Ragoo led Lewis 8-1 in the tiebreaker before Lewis won the game and the match with an 11-8 score. Lewis and his partner, Fred Torres, also took the Open Doubles, defeating Raul Retian and Danny Vera, 21-20 and 21-15. Other matches saw James Brady defeat Jonathan Iglesias in the B Singles and Robert Sandler and Mark Glatzer score a win over Danny Yee and Iglesias in the B Doubles. Meanwhile, the C Singles went to Allan Sanchez, who beat Raphael Matta Jr., and the C Doubles went to Matta and Henry Hill over Lou Gottlieb and Frank Drost. In the age categories, Danny Maroney took Glenn Hall in a tiebreaker in the 50 Singles while the 50 Doubles went to Anthony Barone and Tom Dougton over Mike Krell and Vincent Ruggiero. Lloyd Darling defeated Gary Grossman for the 60 Singles. The three-day event was managed by Fred Turbee Sr., who was assisted by an ICHA committee of Ray Boni, Neil Flaum, Phil Fusco, Richard Hanley, Fred Turbee Jr. and Gil Shore—some of whom played in the matches; none of whom made it into the highlights film. Turbee Sr. guided the event from its planning stage to the awarding of trophies on the contest’s last day. Boni and Flaum did marathon refereeing—a difficult and sometimes thankless job. (Both Michael Schneider Sr. and Sydel Smith, volunteer referees, could attest to that difficulty.) The tournament did see the cancellation of eight scheduled matches—two caused by illness and six cancelled because scheduled players neither appeared nor called. In one case, Byron Ortiz gamely stepped in for one missing player, allowing an Open Doubles match to proceed. Turbee Sr. said the staff of the host club, Sportset, was very accommodating and helped the tournament run smoothly. Simi-
Runner-up Jai Ragoo left and Champion Kendell Lewis
Champions Tony Barone with partner Tom Doughton left and Vincent Ruggierio
Champions Mark Glatzer and partner Robert Sandler with runner-ups Jonathan Iglesias and partner Danny Yee
THE PERFECT GAME larly, the supplier of the food, Little Anthony’s Deli, was prompt and efficient in their providing and presenting the tourna-
9 ment meals. One concern at the tournament was the poor quality of the balls, with at least a dozen breaking during matches.
OPEN SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: 21-8, (16-21), 11-8
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Kendell Lewis Jai Ragoo Raul Retian Chris Hlavatovich
Brooklyn Bronx Jersey City Croton-on-the-Hudson
B SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-19, 21-2, 11-1)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
James Brady Jonathan Iglesias Richard Baquero Danny Yee
Yonkers Bayside Queens Manhattan
C SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (16-21, 21-7, 11-4)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Allen Sanchez Rafael Matta Jr. Alex Gavryushenko Alethia Mendez
Elmhurst Monroe, CT Brooklyn Sunnyside
GOLDEN MASTER SINGLES 50+ – FINAL SCORE: (16-21, 21-7, 11-4)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Danny Maroney Glen Hall Ray Eng Byron Ortiz
Far Rockaway Carle Place Brooklyn Oceanside
SUPER GOLDEN MASTER SINGLES 60+ – FINAL SCORE: (21-14, 21-11)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist
Lloyd Darling Gary Grossman Richard Binder
Exeter, NH Bridgeport Fresh Meadows
Runner-up Gary Grossman and Champion Lloyd Darling
OPEN DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-14, 21-14)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Kendell Lewis / Fred Torres Danny Vera / Raul Retian Michael Schneider Sr. / Michael Schneider Jr. Jai Ragoo/ Eric Smith
Brooklyn/Forest Hills Fishkill/Jersey City Queens Bronx / Brooklyn
B DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-13, 21-13)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Robert Sandler / Mark Glatzer Danny Yee / Jonathan Iglesias Mike Virgilio / Pete Virgilio Stan Zavoyskiy / Allan Sanchez
New York New York / Bayside Bayside / Manhattan Brooklyn / Elmhurst
C DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (?-21, 21-20, 11-3)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Raphael Matta / Henry Hill Frank Drost / Louis Gottlieb Nick Tikhanov / Alex Gavryushenko Neil Flaum / Richard Hanley
Monroe CT / Bridgeport, CT Queens Brooklyn Manhattan / Bellrose
GOLDEN MASTER DOUBLES (50+) – FINAL SCORE: (21-19, 21-18)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Tony Barone, Tom Doughton Michael “Krell” Horvath / Vincent Ruggierio Ray Clark / Mike Grabowski Graham Palmore / Green*
Inwood, NY / West Paterson, NJ New York / Commack, NY Bayport, NY / Elmont, NY Bronx / Queens
SUPER GOLDEN MASTER DOUBLES (50+) – FINAL SCORE: (FORFEIT)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Mario Angrissani / Jerry Dondero Alan Green / Graham Palmore William Lepping Sr / Tony Maniaci Steve Trigg / David Greenholz
R.V.C., NY / Malverne Bronx / Cliffside Park, NJ Sayville, Long Island Plainview / Great Neck
Champions Fred Torres and partner Kendell Lewis with runners-up Raul Retian and Dan Vera
Champion James Brady and runner-up Jonathan Iglesias
Runner-up Raphael Matta Jr. (left) with Champion Allen Sanchez
10
THE PERFECT GAME
TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Zavoyskiy Slams and Makes High School Meet History
Champions Jonathan Camocho and partner Michael Leung with runners-up Lun Chen and partner Nick Tikhonov
19 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (20-21, 21-13, 11-8)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Stan Zavoyskiy Emanuel Fuentes Aditta Kittikhoun Manuel Siguenica
Midwood HS Walton H.S. Humanities H.S. F.D.R. H.S.
19 & UNDER GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-8, 21-9)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Lina Chen Sandra Lo Kelly Au Jessica Louie
Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton Brooklyn Tech
H.S. H.S. H.S. H.S.
19 & UNDER BOYS B SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (___)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Emanuel Fuentes Thomas Chin Alvin Ngai Robert Smallwood
Walton H.S. Humanities H.S. Clinton H.S.
17 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: ___-13)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Stan Zavoyskiy Mike Leung Anthony Lui Vlad Klym
Midwood H.S. Fort Hamilton H.S. Peter Stuyvesant H.S. Brooklyn Tech H.S.
17 & UNDER GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-17, 21-8)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Quasia Watson Tanaya Green Jasmine Mercado Jane Chen
Boys & Girls H.S. Boys & Girls H.S. Boys & Girls H.S. Fort Hamilton H.S.
15 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (____)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Alex Gavryushenko Tyree Bastidas Dan Kelly Michael Wu
Brooklyn Tech H.S. Midwood H.S. St. Edmund Stuyvesant H.S.
Stan Zavoyskiy, last year’s 15 & under champion made history this year by capturing both 17 & 19 Boys singles titles. Zavoyskiy is the first teen athlete in 12 years to capture three singles championships in three different age categories. This was no easy feat especially as Zavoyskiy faced off with 18 year finalist Emmanuel Fuentes. Their final match was one of Open Championship recognition. Fuentes just barely edged out Zavoyskiy winning the first game 21-20. Fuentes quickly took the lead in the second game with a score of 9-5. As the sun quickly set, Fuentes realized he could no longer see the ball and asked to call the match on account of darkness. The fatigue Zavoyskiy agreed. The next day the match continued and the refreshed Zavoyskiy beat Fuentes 21-13. The eleven point tie-breaker was just as exciting and intense as the previous two games. Zavoyskiy took the lead, but Fuentes quickly caught up. In the end a few ace serves, rollout killshots and
19 & UNDER BOYS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (25-13)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Thomas Chin/Aditta Kittikhoun Alex Gavryushenko/Gary Cheng Alvin Ngai/Dan Pham Winson Cheung/Manuel Siguenica
Humanities H.S./Hunter H.S. Brooklyn Technical H.S./Midwood H.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt H.S.
17 & UNDER BOYS DOUBLES - FINAL SCORE: (25-18)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Mike Leung/ Jonathan Camacho Nick Tikhonov/ Lun Chen Edward Cheong/ Yuhuy Wang Tyree Bastidas/ Michael Wu
Fort Hamilton H.S. Midwood H.S. Brooklyn Tech H.S. Midwood H.S./Peter Stuyvesant H.S.
19& UNDER GIRLS DOUBLES - FINAL SCORE: (25-17)
First Place Second Place
Kelly Au / Lina Chen Jane Hwang / Sandra Lo
Ft. Hamilton H.S. Ft. Hamilton H.S.
17 & UNDER GIRLS DOUBLES - FINAL SCORE: (25-2)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Quasia Watson / Tanaya Green Yaritza Villalba / Jasmine Mercado Sarah We i / Daisy Chen Samantha Tan / Jane Chen
Boys & Girls H.S. Boys & Girls H.S. Fort Hamilton H.S. Fort. Hamilton H.S.
How did the High Schools do as a team? PLACE
SCHOOL
BOROUGH
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 8th 9th 10th
Fort Hamilton Boys & Girls Midwood Brooklyn Tech Humanities Walton Hunter FDR Stuyvesant Dewitt Clinton St. Edmund
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Manhattan Bronx Manhattan Brooklyn Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn
THE PERFECT GAME
Boy’s and Girls’ High School 17 & under Champion Girls Squad
11
Fort Hamilton High School 19 & under Champion Girls Squad
Champion Emanuel Fuentes (left) in semi-final match against Thomas Chin
Champion Alex Gavryshenko and runner-up Tyree Bastidas
strategically placed volley shots by Zavoyskiy made the difference. Zavoysky won 11-8. It’s the beginning of spring and so begins the kickoff of the handball tournament season. The 12th Annual High School Spring Meet was held at the Central Park, North Meadow handball courts in Manhattan. Hosted as always by the Inner City Handball Association and sponsored in part by the United States Handball Association in cooperation with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation this event attracted 94 teen entries from 11 high schools. Twenty of these teen athletes became new USHA/ ICHA members. In the Girls division Fort Hamilton dominated the 19 & under Girls division while Boy’s and Girls High School took control of the 17 & under Singles and Doubles. This year’s competition introduced a new breed of high school competitors. Both boys and girls athletes have their hopes set on victory this day and victory in the upcoming Junior and Adult nationals. Some seek to qualify for the ICHA Teen Travel Team set to compete in 2006 World Championships in Edmundton Canada. All volunteered to referee games and run the event. Special thanks to Bushwick H.S. teacher Fred Coles, Fred Turbee, George Figueroa, Veronica Figueroa, Stan Zavoyskiy and ICHA Board member Karl Muchow for volunteering there time to keep the tournament on time.
Stan Zavoyskiy in front defending against Michael Leung
12
THE PERFECT GAME
MEN’S PRO SINGLES – FINAL SCORE : (21-18, FORFEIT)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final Semi Final
Cesar Sala Satish Jagnandan Yuber Castro John Wright
Brooklyn Yonkers Far Rockaway Manhattan
WOMEN’S PRO SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-03, 21-08)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final Semi Final
Anna Calderon Theresa McCourt Brenda Pares Tracy Davis
Carteret, NJ Brooklyn Staten Island Brooklyn
PRO AM SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-17, 21-16)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Johnathan Iglesias Mike Schneider Paul Angel Billy O’Donnell
Queens Queens Brooklyn Queens
AMATEUR MEN’S SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: ( 21-18, 21-20)
First Place: Second Place: Semi-final Semi-final
Gino Giardini Ivan Wong Han-ching Lin Steven Moeller
Mastic Little Neck Queens Brooklyn
AMATEUR WOMEN’S SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: ( 21-6, 21-8)
First Place: Second Place:
Dana Everette Marian Alcocer
Brooklyn Queens
MASTER (40+) SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-13, 21-13)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Danny Vera Jesus Ayala Armando Duchesne Angel Maldonado
Fishkill Manhattan Manhattan Bergenfield, NJ
MASTER (40+) DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-15, 21-3)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Danny Vera / Michael Angley Jesus Ayala / Eddie Archival Anthony Grimm / Edward O’Donnell Paul Williams / George Brandenburg
Fishkill / Poughquag Manhattan / Bronx Queens Brooklyn / Fishkill
GOLDEN MASTER (50+) SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-11, 21-12)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final:
Joe Agosto Abe Haiman Jerry Yee
Bronx Bronx Manhattan
GOLDEN MASTER (50+) DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-3, 21-6)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final:
Joe Agosto / Abe Haiman Steve Kraft/Dennis Uffer Ray Clark / Michael Grabowski
Bronx Huntington Station / Syracuse Bayport/Elmont
MEN’S PRO DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-20, 21-18)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Pee Wee Castro / William Polanco Cesar Sala/Paul Yagual Tony Roberts / Joseph Kaplan John Wright/Dave Rojas
Far Rockaway / Brooklyn Brooklyn Queens/Brooklyn Manhattan
WOMEN’S PRO DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21 - 18, 21 - 10 )
Place: Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Sydell Smith / Karen McConney Tracy Davis / Brenda Pares Anna Calderon / Theresa McCourt Dori Ten / Barbara Canton-Jackson
Brooklyn / Queens Brooklyn / Staten Island Carteret, NJ / Brooklyn Brooklyn / Manhattan
19 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-16, (20), 11-1)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Allan Sanchez Tiankan Li Sammy Nguyen Thomas Chin
Queens Brooklyn Brooklyn Manhattan
19 & UNDER BOYS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-0, 21-0)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Allan Sanchez / Ronald Flores Jurell Bastidas / Sammy Nguyen Aditta Kittikhoun / Thomas Chin Tiankan Li / Kevin Wu
Queens Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn
TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
NYC Mayor’s Cup The 11th annual NYC Mayor’s Cup Handball Championship was held July 910, 2005 by the Inner City Handball Association (ICHA) in partnership with the United States Handball Association (USHA), NYC Sports Commission, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and NYC Parks and Recreation. Preliminary matches were held at Coney Island, Brooklyn and Central Park, Manhattan. The finals were held at Orchard Beach, Bronx. The Mayor’s Cup, one of the most anticipated preludes to the USHA One Wall Nationals, distributed a combined prize purse of $4000.00 to this year’s Pro and Pro Am Champions. Thanks to the 230 entries in this year’s Mayor’s Cup and the generous contributions from ICHA and USHA members, ICHA was able to present a $2000.00 check from the tournament proceeds to Andrea Grahlman on behalf of Lorraine Jacobs for the Jim Jacobs Research Fund for Leukemia/Lymphoma Cancer. Many thanks to volunteer site directors Karl Muchow, Peter Garcia, Lian Chin, Rob and Indira Golan for a great job running the Saturday preliminary sites. A special thanks to the players and volunteers whose efforts made this tournament possible. Congratulations to all the 2005 NYC Mayor’s Cup Champions.
17 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-12, 19-21, 11-7)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Alex Gavryushenko Anderson Pelaez Vlad Klym William Huazcho
Brooklyn Queens Brooklyn Queens
17 & UNDER BOYS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-9, 21-16, 11-5)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Anderson Pelaez / Tyree Bastidas John Mantilla / Alex Gavryushenko Andres Vigo / Andres Calle Paul Cho / Steven Carabasu
Queens / Brooklyn Queens / Brooklyn Queens Queens / Brooklyn
15 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-15, 21-7)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final:
Tyree Bastidas James Ham Mike Wu
Brooklyn Queens Queens
19 & UNDER GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-0, 21-0)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Carla Cruz Na Liu
Brooklyn Brooklyn
Marian Alcocer
Queens
19 & UNDER GIRLS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-3, 21-14)
First Place: Second Place:
Quasia Watson / Tanya Green Faye Marie Tsai/Na Liu
Brooklyn Brooklyn
17 & UNDER GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (FORFEIT)
First Place: Second Place: Semi Final: Semi Final:
Quasia Watson Iris Looi Dorothy Kyi Pearl Sampson
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn
Andrea Grahlman accepting check from Paul Williams for the Leukemia/ Lymphoma Cancer Research Fund
THE PERFECT GAME
13
Runner-up Ivan Wong and Champion Gino Giardini Runner-up Miriam Alcocer and Champion Dana Everett Runner-up Tiankan Li and Champion Allan Sanchez
Theresa McCourt taking on ICHA Board member Brenda Pares
Runner-up Satish Jagnandan and Champion Cesar Sala
Runners-up Dennis Uffer and partner Steve Kraft with Champions Joe Agosto and partner Abe Haiman
14
THE PERFECT GAME
TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Next Generation of Champions Lopierre, O’Donnell, Iglesias and Zavoyskiy the familiar names from the roster of 2005 junior handball champions were all absent from this year’s Fifth Annual Junior Big Blue Championships. The door was left open to the next generation of handball champions to sneak in. These new champions decided not sneak in but instead stormed in and claimed their championship titles. From the 13 & under division to the 19 & under divisions the competition was fierce. This year’s Junior Big Blue Championship attracted 141 entries (98 teens). Thirty five of these teen athletes became new USHA/ICHA members. Who will become the next generation of New York based one, three and four wall Champions? Remember the names you read today. Many will be the Handball Champions of tomorrow. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the United States Handball Association, St. Albans Handball Association and the Inner City Handball Association this tournament was a very successful, safe and fun event.
19 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-17)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Jorge Negrete Jurell Bastidas Shaun Calderon Fabrizio Alvarez
Brooklyn Brooklyn Queens Corona
19 & UNDER GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-8)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Na Liu Rockii Soto Carla Cruz Pearl Sampson
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn
17 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-16)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Jonathan Galarza Andres Vigo Anderson Pelaez Jonanthan Camacho
Brooklyn Jackson Heights Jackson Heights Staten Island
17 & UNDER GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-13)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Quasia Watson Rockii Soto Jane Chen Pearl Sampson
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn
15 & UNDER BOYS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-11)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Alex Calixto Pablo Roman Tyree Bastidas Alex Machado
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Flushing
13 & UNDER BOYS/GIRLS SINGLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-19)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Michael C. Elferis Carlos Pena Joshua Garcia Sean McCann
College Point Brooklyn Brooklyn Bayside
19& UNDER BOYS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-17)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Edgarde Duche / Mike Reynoso Christopher Miranda/Fabrizio Alvarez Alex Calixto / Jorge Negrete Shaun Calderon/Matthew Viola
East Elmhurst East Elmhurst / Corona Brooklyn Woodside
19 & UNDER GIRLS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-14)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Quasia Watson / Julissa Ruiz Carla Cruz / Crystal Romero Na Liu / Jenny Hui Dorothy Kyi / Iris Looi
Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn
17& UNDER BOYS DOUBLES – FINAL SCORE: (21-20)
First Place Second Place Semi-finalist Semi-finalist
Runners-up Crystal Romero and partner Carla Cruz with Champions Quasia Watson and Julissa Ruiz
Runner-up Rockii Soto and Champion Quasia Watson
Anderson Pelaez / Sam Rico Andres Vigo / Andres Calle Forfeit Kevin Ward Jr. / John Roca
Forest Hills / Jackson Heights / East Elmhurst Brooklyn
THE PERFECT GAME
15
Jenny Hui defending against Crystal Romero and partner Carla Cruz while Na Liu prepares to assist.
Runners-up Andres Vigo and partner Andres Calle with Champions Anderson Paleaz and partner Sam Rico
Champions Edgarde Duche with partner Mike Reynoso and runner-ups Christopher Miranda and partner Fabrizio Alverez.
Michael Elferis defending against Carlos Pena.
Champion Jorge Negrete with runner-up Jurrell Bastidas
Runner-up Andres Vigo with champion Jonathan Galarza
16
THE PERFECT GAME
Membership Application To join ICHA, please fill out this form and submit it. Your membership to ICHA includes: a one-year subscription to the ICHA Newsletter, The Perfect Game, and up-to-date tournament information & discounts. ___Ms. ___ Mrs. ___ Mr.
One Year Adult ICHA $30
Name _______________________________________________________________________
One Year Youth ICHA $15
Company ____________________________________________________________________
One Year Adult ICHA/USHA Combo $55 (save $10)
Address _____________________________________________________________________
One Year Youth ICHA/USHA Combo $20 (save $5)
City _______________________________ State: _______________ Zip: _______________ Home Phone _____________________________
Bus. Phone ________________________
Three Year Adult ICHA $75 (save $15)
Email Address ______________________________________________________________
Three Year Youth ICHA $35 (save $10)
Birth Date _________________________________
Three Year Adult ICHA/USHA Combo $150 (save $45)
Make checks or money order payable to and mail to: Inner City Handball Association Inc. P.O. Box 30125 Brooklyn, NY 11203 phone fax e-mail website
718-703-7699 718-940-0207 info@icha.org http://www.icha.org
* one year subscription to THE PERFECT GAME newsletter, and up-to-date tournament information included with all memberships.
Three Year Youth ICHA/USHA Combo $50 (save $25) Lifetime ICHA Membership (non-transferable) $500 Lifetime ICHA Membership (transferable) $1,000 One Year ICHA Booster Member $80 Corporate ICHA Membership $1,000 (includes ICHA Jacket & $25 tax deduction)
L.I. Open Location Change The 25th Annual Long Island Open on January 13 – 15, 2006 will be held at a new location. Sportime Fitness & Racquetball, 10 Gordon Drive, Syosset, NY 11791, 516-496-3100. Sportime will be offering membership discounts of $250 or more to ICHA members. Just call Debra and say “I am an ICHA member and I want a Sportime membership.” Sportime is a 40,000 square foot full service health and fitness club.The facility includes cutting edge strength training and cardiovascular equipment, a spacious group exercise studio, a basketball court, 11 handball/racquetball courts featuring a 3 sided glass exhibition court with spectator viewing, a sports pro shop and a café and lounge area.