WPH Handball Destination Series Showcases Portland’s Thriving Handball Community
WPH Showcase, Portland, OR
The WPH is excited to introduce the WPH Handball Destination Series to showcase the world’s greatest handball venues. On this edition of the WPH Handball Destination Series, we will feature Portland’s handball community, courtesy of tour guide and WPH ambassador Nick Flores. Portland is a worldwide handball hotspot, featuring hundreds of players, a number of outstanding indoor and outdoor handball facilities, and a vibrant and enthusiastic handball community.
Greater Portland Handball Community 4-Wall, 3-Wall, and 1-Wall Facilities
Multnomah Athletic Club: 40 players, 10 courts, 1849 SW Salmon St. Portland, OR 97205
Lloyd Athletic Club: 60 players, 6 courts, 815 NE Halsey St. Portland, OR 97232
Sunset Athletic Club: 25 players, 9 courts, 13939 NW Cornell Rd. Portland, OR 97229
LA Fitness Vancouver: 15 players, 5 courts, 11505 NE 4th Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98662
LA Fitness Beaverton: 10 players, 5 courts, 2800 SW Hocken Ave. Beaverton, OR 97005
Pacific University Stoller Center: 10-20 student players, 3 courts, 2331 Main St. Forest Grove, OR 97116
Hood River at Elks Lodge: 15 players, 2 courts, 304 Cascade Ave. Hood River, OR 97031
Courthouse Fitness Club: 15 players, 6 courts, 4132 NE Devonshire Ct. Salem, OR 97305
Roseway Heights Middle School (1-Wall): 15 players, 3 courts, 7334 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR 97213
Chemeketa Community College (3-Wall): 15 players, 2 courts, 4000 Lancaster Dr., Salem, OR 9730500 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, Oregon 97305
Portland Handball Community Tournaments
12 tournaments per year to include:
Northwest Regional Championships (spring)
The R48 Portland Classic at the Multnomah Athletic Club (fall)
The Irv Alten Holiday Classic at the MAC that benefits the Oregon Food Bank
1-Wall prize money event at the Roseway Heights Middle School (summer)
Fall invitational and Winter Invitational at Pacific University (geared towards college players)
Hood River Invitational each year to benefit a local child facing cancer or other serious illnesses (summer)
Oregon State Championships in Salem (spring)
“I love playing in Portland because we have such a diversity of clubs and diversity of players of all skill levels to play with,” stated WPH and Portland handball ambassador Nick Flores. “Anyone of any age, gender, or skill level can get great matches in Portland. The Lloyd Athletic Club is very accessible, with guest fees at $10 and a roster of over fifty players to play, as well as four beers on tap just feet from the show court. LAC is where handball players from all over the area come together, and the most competitive matches are played at LAC. Friday nights the open players come down to take over the show court, and the crowd drinks beer and bets on the games, and we bang on the glass “Tucson style”. We draw players from all the other clubs in Portland, as well as players like Killian Carroll who visited us for a month last fall, and Sean Lenning who visited us for a few weeks this spring. Portland is truly a handball destination!”
Portland is a can’t miss handball mecca. If you are traveling to Portland or would like to be a part of the incredible Portland handball community, contact Nick Flores at nickflores21@outlook.com
Thank you to WPH donor and ambassador Nick Flores for info on the Portland handball community.
Would you like to see your handball facility featured on an upcoming edition of WPH Handball Destination Series? Please contact David Fink at David.fink@wphlive.tv to showcase your facility
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer