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2019 Oregon State Doubles Championships by Charlie Ikard

A record-breaking 68 players competed in the 2019 Oregon State Doubles Championships at Salem’s Lancaster Courthouse Athletic Club, as the top open, skill level, masters, and junior players vied for OR championship gold.

Dalton Beall and Cody Townsend repeated as OR State Champions, needing a tiebreaker to overcome Conor Casey and Josh Bateman in a very entertaining match.

Jeff Kastner returned to tournament play after a long hiatus and showed he hasn’t lost much, as he teamed with his wife Jean to prevail in the Mixed Doubles.

Coach Steinberg gave his usual sparkling performance on the court and brought 16 students from the Pacific University team to compete in the tournament.

We also had a University of Oregon student and a Chemeketa Community College student participating in the tournament for a total of 18 students…..they really light up the tournament with their competitive spirit, enthusiasm, and camaraderie.

The Alten Handball Foundation continues to support Oregon handball by subsidizing entry fees for all of the students.

Special thanks:

· Cheryl Chastain for her hospitality support and for being my lovely wife…turns out that we forgot that our anniversary coincided with the tournament

· Bob and Lynn DeVleming for assisting with tournament administration, hospitality management, and for being good friends

· Josh Reese for his tolerance and assistance with managing registration and setting up the tournament venue

· Angel Frutos with tournament setup and clean up

· Dana Ikard Zeimantz for her help with hospitality and for keeping her dad (me) more calm

· Nick Flores for assisting me with a few R2 sports glitches and with tournament seeding.

(Small clip of the last few seconds of the doubles final submitted by one crazy fan:  GrainyVidClip)

2019 OR State Doubles Championship Results

Small Ball Open:

1st place-Dalton Beall and Cody Townsend

2nd place-Conor Casey and Josh Bateman

Big Ball Open:

1st place-Conor Casey and Stephen Stenberg

2nd place-Matt Steele and Troy Peterson

Consolation-Anthony Areizaga and Justin Pazmino

Small Ball A Division:

1st place-David Steinberg and Corey Hedger

2nd place-Deavin Brownson and Nate Boyden

3rd place-David Harper and Ray Byerly

Small Ball 60+ Division:

1st place-Craig Trull and David Steinberg

2nd place-John Dunn and Ben Liebman

3rd place-Dan Fredrickson and Walt Kastner

Small Ball B Division:

1st place-David Harper and Ray Byerly

2nd place-Angel Frutos and Anthony Areizaga

Consolation-Jean Kastner and Mike Casey

Diamond Masters Division:

1st Place-Don True and Charlie Schneider

2nd Place-Jay Latona and Joe McBride

Consolation-Charlie Ikard and Russ Reed

Small Ball Mixed Doubles:

1st Place-Jean Kastner and Jeff Kastner

2nd Place-Michael Stenberg and Kimberley Duval

Consolation-Gavin Calhoun and Phoebe Brookes

Written by Charlie Ikard, OR handball ambassador

DV: David Vincent formed the World Players of Handball in 2005 and ushered live handball viewing into our living rooms for the first time. Since its inception, the World Players of Handball has broadcast over 1,500 matches live. Dave Vincent serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for virtually all matches, combining his unique perspective and personality with a lifetime of handball experience. DV brings 25 years of broadcast radio experience (in Oregon and California) to World Players of Handball & ESPN broadcasts and provides professionalism and wit to the amazing game of handball. DV also serves as the Executive Director of the World Player of Handball at the WPH headquarters in Tucson, AZ, working daily to grow the game of handball through innovation.
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