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3 Wall Ball Championships Set for September 19-23, 2012 Official Press Release   CPRT Hits the Mile High Pro Am! Playing alongside the WPRO the CPRT showcased the top players in the state with National Champion and #1 ranked player Woody Clouse leading the way! Hit the link for the full story!   Woody Clouse Adds To His Titles Woody Clouse added another CPRT title to his collection. This one was a hard fought victory. Jimmy Lowe started a tad slow by dropping the first two games. Woody's serves kept Jimmy off balance. Jimmy came back to win games 3 and 4 by his stellar retrieving skills. The crowd of over 50 spectators loved the banter by both players on and off the court. Jimmy is somewhat known for his colorful attitude and he certaintly didnt let down this time. Game 5 went to Clouse as he dug deep to finish off Lowe. The CPRT doubles champs were crowned on Sunday as Bret Harnett and Craig Lane took out the "younger" team of Adam Karp and Jason Mannino. Harnett and Lane beat Mannino and Karp in straight games as the kept constant pressure by blistering pass shots and jam serves. Finals Set at CPRT Championships Las Vegas The first semifinal match of the day was Jimmy Lowe vs. Craig Lane. Lane came out firing on all cylinders and won the first game 9-1. The tides soon turned as Jimmy started shooting better and squeaked the second game out 9-8. Clubber was missing a few shots and Jimmy was there to chase them down as he won the next to game 9-5 and 9-3 to close out the match. Tomorrow semis will pit Jimmy Lowe against Clubber Lane, and Woody Clouse will face George Bustos in his first ever CPRT semi final. The second semifinal was Woody Clouse vs. George Bustos. This was Bustos' first ever CPRT semifinal and was a tad nervous as he missed a few shots in the first game and lost a quick one 9-4. Woody was clicking off points quickly and won the second game 9-2. George found his backhand splat and rolled off points in a hurry to win the fourth game 9-6. Woody's serves came alive in the fourth game and he was able to close out the match with a 9-4 win. CPRT Championships into Semifinals In Las Vegas Dale Valentine was the only top seed to be a casualty to George Bustos. George played tough to beat Dale in 3 straight games. Other top seeds advanced. Jimmy Lowe, the number 3 seed advanced past Rick "Soda Man" Koll in 3 straight. Number 2 seed, Craig Clubber Lane advanced past Ken Courtney. Lastly, #1 seed, Woody Clouse advanced past David Mendoza. Tomorrow semis will pit Jimmy Lowe against Clubber Lane, and Woody Clouse will face George Bustos in his first ever CPRT semi final. CPRT's Woody Clouse Fundraises for Colorado Jr. Racquetball Players Woody Clouse continues to give back to the community with the Peerless Tire Opening Shots Shootout & Fundraiser for JR Team USA members Nick Riffle,Erika Manilla and Adam Manilla. A great time was had by all who attended. Thank you to everyone who participated and donated to the event.! If you want to give to the cause, sent it to CRA, PO Box 237, Larkspur, CO 80118 Cheers!!

CPRT Championships Set For March 1 - 4, 2012

The CPRT Championships will once again be held in Las Vegas, NV March 1-4, 2012. Plan now to attend this annual CPRT event

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CPRT Hosts Annual Firefighter/Marines Toys for Tots Tournament in California

CPRT Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

The CPRT's Woody Clouse along with Tony Carson host a tournament and exhibition to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

2011 Safe Nest Toy Drive Racquetball Tournament A Big Success

We would like to thank the 65 plus players that helped with the 2011 Safe Nest Toy Drive Racquetball Tournament in Vegas playing singles and doubles over the first weekend of December. We collected over 165 new toys for the kids. We would also like to thank AJ at the Las Vegas Athletic Clubs and Bob with the city of Las Vegas Minker Sports complex for donating their courts for the 5th year of this event. Results: Open Singles: J. Hassey Open Doubles: Soda Man/T Moore A Singles: J Canderlia A Doubles: J Holmes/D Foot B Singles: K Meitz B Doubles: K Mietz/J Melinicuk C Singles: J Campo We hope everyone had a great time and we'll see you all next year! Have a great Holiday season!

2011 Christmas Toy Drive Set for Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 3

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Clouse Dominates Again! 3 And Counting…..

The 2011 US OPEN attracted the largest and deepest draw of the year as many players had to win two matches just to qualify into the main draw! All of the top seeds, Woody Clouse, Jimmy Lowe, Mike Ray and Travis Aldinger were ready to take on the challenge from the hungry qualifiers who were looking to make a name for themselves.

Clouse to Defend Title at US OPEN

Woody Clouse returns to Minneapolis to defend his CPRT title at the 2011 US OPEN as the top seed, opening play on Friday afternoon against a qualifier. Seeded second will be Jimmy Lowe followed by Mike Ray and Travis Aldinger. Fifth seed is Dale Valentine, then Brad McCunniff, Ted Pittinaro and Richard Eisenmann rounding out the top eight. A field of 28 players from four countries will battle for the eight qualifying spots in Friday's round of 16. Follow all the action beginning Wednesday on R2 Sports.

Sostre and Peters Win CPRT Doubles at 3 Wall Ball Championships

Robert Sostre & Mike Peters dominated the CPRT Doubles division at the 2011 3 Wallball World Championships cruising into the finals without dropping a game and then defeating Jesus Ustarroz and Kevin Booth in a great Saturday Night feature final 15-6, 12-15, 11-4. Sostre & Peters were the fourth seeds and after opening wins over Brough & Bronson then Moreno & Green they shocked the top seeds and defending champions Cliff Swain & Craig Lane 15-10, 15-13 in the top semi-final. Ustarroz & Booth came from the seventh seeded position with wins over Hallenbeck & Uhrich then Hansen & Leibofsky before their semi-final over Thomas Ale & Yelandi Rivero 5-15, 15-11, 11-3.

Swain and Lane Take Top Honors at WOR Championships

20 teams came together chasing the $2000 cash prize for this year’s WOR Championships. The draw was deep with plenty of former pro champions like Rick Sandello, Craig Clubber Lane, Mike Peters, Gabe Medina, Mike Beltran and Ravi Sohoni.  When the dust settled Cliff Swain and Craig Clubber Lane came out on top. They beat Mike Peters and Freddy Ramirez to continue their undefeated streak outdoors and did so in convincing fashion by winning 15-7, 15-0.

3 Wall Ball Championships Set for September 22-25, 2011

Pictured are (left to right); Woody Clouse, Hank Marcus, Gerry Price, David Grolman, Mike Coulter, Craig Lane, and Cliff Swain.

The top pros came together with the directors of 3 Wall Ball and the Stratosphere at the CPRT Nationals in Las Vegas in support of the second annual 3 Wallball World Championships to be held Sept. 22-25, 2011 at the Stratosphere Las Vegas.

Clouse Dominates in the Final of the 2011 CPRT Nationals

Woody Clouse dominated Travis Aldinger in the finals of the CPRT Nationals to not only take the title but to secure the season-ending CPRT Tour Championship. Clouse overpowered and outplayed Aldinger, who had an amazing first-ever CPRT event, 9-3, 9-4, 9-4. Clouse has now three-peated the Tour Championship by winning the last three events of this season. A CPRT Nationals weekend filled with upsets ended with one more as Jason Conway and Greg Solis upset singles Champion Woody Clouse and Craig Lane in the finals of the CPRT Doubles 9-7, 9-8, 9-2.. Download the final draw here. The CPRT would like to thank Tour Partners Ektelon, Harrow and Head and Sponsors Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Beck’s, Soda Man, Ahern, DeWalt, Tool Up, and 3 Wall Ball.

Upsets Continue into the Finals at the 2011 CPRT Nationals

Travis Aldinger continues his run of upsets at the CPRT Nationals with a solid three game win over number three seed Jimmy Lowe 9-7, 9-8, 9-4. Aldinger will face the top ranked and now 2010-11 Tour Champion Woody Clouse in the finals. Clouse was able to avoid another Louis Vogel comeback with a 9-2, 9-2, 1-9, 9-2 victory. The finals are scheduled at 6pm at the Las Vegas Athletic Club. Tournament info and results are also available on r2sports.com.   Download Draw

Friday Night Upsets at the 2011 CPRT Nationals

The story of Friday at the 2011 CPRT Nationals are the upsets of the Quarterfinals. After a round of 16 that was free of any significant upsets, top ranked Woody Clouse opened the Quarters with a fairly quick win over Gerry Price 9-2, 9-5, 9-6 ending Price’s return to CPRT play after a long injury leave. The next match was the shocker as Travis Aldinger playing in his first CPRT event after recently turning 40, upset the number two seed Cliff Swain 9-6, 8-9, 1-9, 9-8, 9-7. Swain came from 0-8 to win the second game and dominated the third game before Aldinger regrouped and hung on to win the close last two games and move on. The upsets continued as Louis Vogel was blown out of the first two games by third seed Craig Lane before mounting a comeback with two tight wins and ultimately wore down Lane in five 1-9, 0-9, 9-8, 9-8, 9-2. The evening ended with a disappointing note as dale Valentine was forced to forfeit to Jimmy Lowe due to illness midway through the match. Tomorrow’s semi-finals open at Noon with Clouse taking on Vogel followed by Aldinger and Lowe. Tournament info and results are also available on r2sports.com. Download Draw

Quarter-finals Set for Friday Night at

Classic Professional Racquetball Tour (CPRT) Nationals

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The Classic Professional Racquetball Tour (CPRT)

closes out the 2010-11 season with the CPRT Nationals

April 8 – 10 at the Las Vegas Athletic Club.

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A CPRT draw of 16 will face off for the largest purse of the season and bonus ranking points in the season finale. Leading the lineup will be the top two ranked CPRT players; Woody Clouse of Highlands Ranch, CO and Cliff Swain of Boston, MA. Seeded third will be Hawaii’s Jimmy Lowe and rounding out the top four will be Californian Craig Lane. Louis Vogel, Gerry Price, Dale Valentine and Bobby Ferreira follow as the next four seeds. The draw will be loaded with some of the region’s top 40 and over players taking their best shot at the CPRT professionals. Play begins with round of 16 starting at Noon Friday followed by the quarterfinals Friday evening. Semi-final action continues at Noon Saturday morning with a 6:00pm Saturday CPRT final. Follow the action on classicproracquetball.com with results and updates posted nightly. Tournament info and results are also available on r2sports.com.

A full slate of amateur singles and doubles divisions with over 150 entries will fill out a great weekend that will benefit the National Fibromyalgia Research Association.