National Racquetball Association of the Deaf 

2015, Feb 12

NRAD Memories by James JJ Jones, Sports Reporter for Deaf Newspaper, LLC.

http://youtu.be/lJYONI3pV5g

2014, June 30 Update

2014 NRAD Championships has been cancelled due low entrants. NRAD wants to thank Mr. Slemo Warigon as a President of NRAD. He has decided not to continue and wish him good luck. Bill Milbach will take over as the NRAD President and NRAD board will have a meeting sometime in July/August to discuss avenues what to do next. Bill will post and facebook will be posted as well. If you have questions, suggestions, comments, please send bill email at billracquetball@gmail.com.

Thank you and looking forward to discuss further regarding NRAD.

Bill
2014 NRAD Championships

We're thrilled to host 2014 NRAD Championships in Maryland during weekend of April 25, 2014 at Sport Fit in Laurel, Maryland.

Please sign up now!

One-Day Shootout: 8 March 2014

NRAD will host One-Day Shootout on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Sport Fit Laurel. This will be doubles with double elimination and open to anyone.

You can download the form and send it to Mark Heflin.

Please be sure to mark it down on your calendar and hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact Mark Heflin or Slemo Warigon.

One-Day Shootout: 8 February 2014

NRAD will host One-Day Shootout on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Sport Fit Laurel. This will be singles with double elimination and open to anyone.

You can download the form and send it to Mark Heflin or apply online.

Please be sure to mark it down on your calendar and hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact Mark Heflin or Slemo Warigon.

PRESS RELEASE:

Hello fellow racquetball players,

As a part of the NRAD community, we would like you take a quick 30-second survey regarding the 2014 Championship. Your input is very important to us, and not only your input, but your everlasting support to NRAD community. Please click the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9M8QX8V

Thank you! We need more support, if you interesting to make donation, Please contact us.

Be the champion and have fun!

NRAD Board of Directors

 

Stephen Horwich

We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Stephen Horwich yesterday due to his long illness.  He became NRAD Hall of Fame inductee on May 15, 2010 as a statistician. Mr. Stewie Gerlis and Jim Fleming shared this sad news. Further details will be furnished as they become available to us. May his soul rest in perfect peace. 

Obituary by Jim Fleming

Steve was born in Chicago in Dec 19, 1953 and passed away in May 4, 2013.  Steve parents were deceased years ago and Steve has no brother or sister.  I knew Steve since 1978 and we became friends from the playing racquetball days. In 1984, Steve contacted and invited a Professional racquetball player, Marty Hogan to participate the inauguration ribbon cutting for the opening ceremony for the 1st National Racquetball Tournament for the Deaf (NRAD) and accepted. 

Steve and I were Chairpersons for four NRAD Annual Championships in Chicago, IL. Steve got inducted in the Hall of Fame in our 25th Anniversary May 2010. Without Steve there will be no NRAD because he saved all the records, documents, and tournament sites information for NRAD player as a statistician for many years.  NRAD will miss you and NRAD will not fail. 

Thank you Steve for being my colleague to work with you for NRAD all the years!

Steve Horwich, JJ Jones, Jim Fleming & Peter Pudela

2013 NRAD Championships

I regret to inform you that the 2013 NRAD Championships scheduled for April 26-28, 2013 in Charlotte, NC is cancelled due to very low number of registered participants.  All registered participants are encouraged to contact Bill Milbach and Mark Heflin for refunds.

 I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all who took the time to email us their feedback on whether to proceed or cancel the tournament, given the low number of registered participants.  For those who registered and looked forward to playing, we apologize for the inconvenience caused.

We'll choose a new venue to host the next annual championships tournament, and announce the same in due time.  Please feel free to make suggestions via this medium.

Thanks and enjoy the rest of your racquetball season.

 ..... please don't SKIP it!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Slemo Warigon
President, National Racquetball Association for the Deaf (NRAD)
http://www.nrad.org/