USHA Handball Aces Brian Poffenroth: The Pacific Northwest’s Regional Commissioner and Club Green Meadows
Brian Poffenroth continues to promote Handball in the Pacific Northwest by hosting tournaments and mentoring new players.
hosted the 2009 Regional Championships the first weekend in May. Tournament control was operated by Brian’s wife Bonny and his sister-in-law Jan who kept things under control and running smoothly. Club Green Meadows is an excellent venue for a tournament partly because of Brian’s efforts. After being a member of Green Meadows for some time, Brian went to the club management and expressed that it would be an excellent place to host tournaments, with some work. Brian spent time doing research to find out the best way to resurface the courts, what finish to use, and how to prep the walls for the proper paint. Working with the management and their excellent maintenance staff they brought the courts up to first-rate condition, and since then they have hosted several tournaments. However, readying the club for handball competition was not enough. Brian then took on the responsibility of teaching new junior players who competed in last year’s junior nationals. One of his junior players, Jordan Taylor, was a fair player for the amount of time he’d been on the court. But, due to Brian’s excellent tutelage Jordan has improved tenfold from December until this year’s regionals. Brian is truly one of our unsung heroes and deserves recognition from the handball community.
Nominated by Ken Starcher Rob Pearse: Hosting the National Masters singles will be a tough act to follow as Rob Pearse rolled out the red carpet for players who traveled to Chattanooga in April. Everyone agreed that this is one of their favorite venues, considering the great club, small town feel and hospitality and and the extra-curricular activiies Rob organizes. From golf outings to beer tasting to ball games, this is one spot that draws everyone back. Thanks, Rob!
Nominated by USHA Rob Pearse, the Sports Barn, and the Chattanooga players put on another great show for the Masters Invitational.
Tom Sove and Chris Tico: The USHA was looking for another great venue for a pro host for the current season and board members Tom Sove and Chris Tico stepped up to the plate and went to work. In conjunction with the Northern California regionals held at the beautiful Big C in Concord, Calif., the second USHA pro event of the year offered $20,000 in prize money, thanks to Tom and Chris. “Chris (Tico) said if we were going to be asking for money, we’d want to be able to say we were in,” Sove said, as he and Tico kicked off the fundraising. Chris Tico and Tom Sove spearheaded fundraising efforts to host a Pro Stop with the NCHA Regional Championships in Concord, Calif..
Nominated by USHA
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