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Beall, Hammond, & Nett Take Titles

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 4/15/19- Three major state titles were contested during the second weekend of April, as Oregon, Colorado, and Minnesota held their state handball championships.

2019 Oregon State Championships

Oregon handball superstar and former top 20 R48 pro Dalton Beall clinched his eighth consecutive Beaver State Championship, defeating Cody Townsend in a two-game final. With the victory, Beall stands just title one behind Bob Schoning (9) for the most state titles in the history of the Beaver State.

Full OR State Championship recap here: HERE

2019 Minnesota State Championships

Former R48 Elite 8 pro Andy “The Minnesota Dreamboat” Nett returned to competition at the 2019 Minnesota State Handball Championships. MDB split the first two games of the final with MN rival and R48 #30 Ryan “Depeche Mode” Pesch. MDB dominated the tiebreaker, not allowing Pesch onto the scoreboard for the 2019 North Star State title.

Follow all of the brackets from the 2019 MN State Championships HERE

2019 Colorado State Championships

Stas Hammond entered the 2019 CO State Championships at the Denver Athletic Club as the #4 seed in a stellar open singles draw. Hammond upset top-seeded Armando Ibarra, Jr. in two games in the semifinals to advance to the final and overcame a second-game loss to former SR48 pro Kevin Price in the final to win the title.

Follow all of the brackets from the 2019 Colorado State Championships HERE (Stas Hammond Photo Courtesy of Stas Hammond)

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David Fink

WPH Senior Writer

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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