NMRA PRESENTS 40th IRF World Senior International Championships

Breaking News ... The NMRA and the International Racquetball Federation have partnered to combine their summertime International Championships in 2024 ... After a great event in 2021, the NMRA is thrilled to return to the famous Glass Court in Lombard to present the 40th Annual IRF World Seniors International Championships. That’s right … we’ve partnered with the International Racquetball Federation to combine these elite summer playoffs into one sensational Masters event! After many years in New Mexico over the Labor Day weekend, the IRF World Seniors Racquetball Championships will now move up in time, date and latitude ... TO CHICAGO, JULY 26-28. GET the latest COMPLETE tournament details here >> Organizers are very excited to combine these two long-standing events, so don’t delay making your plans to take part! Reach out to Cindy Tilbury or Gary Mazaroff with any questions about details or logistics.  ...
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Attention Donors!

FIRST ... we'd like to THANK all our 2023 donors ... ,,, and secondly, let you know that your tax-deductible donation letters have been emailed. Please check your inboxes for those year-end tax documents, and - if yours is missing - EMAIL> President Cindy Tilbury for a replacement, and she'll get it done. You can also request a hard copy by postal mail, if you prefer, by calling 303-888-4461. We are grateful for your generous and on-going support - and wish you every success throughout the coming year! Learn about NMRA fundraising and how your donations help racquetball grow >> ...
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Latin American MRA Rollout

Good ideas generate good partners ... and it was only a matter of time until the successful NMRA round-robin format became an international franchise. Details are being ironed out, but the LATIN AMERICAN Masters Racquetball Association has been formed and the debut LAMRA Championships are set for Guatemala City in November. The NMRA hosts an International Championship annually, and Board President Cindy Tilbury has been closely involved in running it for well over ten years. Over that decade, she had given a lot of thought to the many 40+ Spanish-speaking players in Central and South America.  "I wanted to create an event, and eventually an organization, that celebrated these players. When Guatemala finished its new 10-court Domo Complejo de Racquetball Club, I knew that would be the perfect spot to hold the first-ever Latin American Masters event." A resident of Guatemala City and one of the NMRA's most dedicated players, Marie Gomar was the perfect choice for local tournament director and is...
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HOF 2020 | Induction Complete

Taddonio & Alatorre-Martin honored in St. Louis Update ! At the 2021 National Championship, both Hall of Famers were recognized at the banquet with these individual presentations: Alatorre-Martin | Taddonio Hard at work despite the pandemic, the NMRA Hall of Fame Committee and Board of Directors selected a pair of tour veterans for formal HOF induction in 2020. Upon thorough review of their records, Curtis Alatorre-Martin and Frank Taddonio were unanimously approved for recognition, in the contributor and athlete categories, respectively. The only thing missing in the process had been a live tournament event at which to formally bestow the honors! Hall of Fame inductions are normally conducted at the July International Championships, but these two outstanding competitors will scheduled to be recognized at the earliest opportunity, once tournament play is safely resumed in 2021. At the St. Louis National Championship, full video presentations were shown at the Banquet, featuring details of their backgrounds, giving, personal histories and competitive careers (linked above)....
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