Kathy Brook to Join Racquetball Canada as Executive Director
WINNIPEG (December 13, 2019) – Racquetball Canada is pleased to welcome Kathy Brook to the position of Executive Director beginning January 6, 2020. Kathy will take over the leadership of the organization from outgoing Executive Director Donna Harris who is moving to the private sector to work with a start up. We welcome Kathy and look […]
Saunders Announces Retirement from Competition
WINNIPEG (December 2, 2019) Winnipeg’s Jennifer Saunders, who won a record 24 national women’s singles and doubles racquetball championships, has decided to retire from active competition. Saunders, 43, who has accepted a position as Administrator of High Performance & Sport Development for Racquetball Canada, recently won a bronze medal in doubles at the 2019 Pan […]
Lambert & Murray Finish First at National Team Selection Event
Winnipeg, December 1, 2019 – Samuel Murray of Baie-Comeau and Frédérique Lambert of Montréal have finished on top of the podium at Racquetball Canada’s National Team Selection Event held this weekend in Sherwood Park. Alberta. 17 of Canada’s top athletes competed in the tournament which ran from November 29 to 30. Samuel Murray defeated Coby Iwaasa of Lethbridge in the men’s […]
Sherwood Park Set to Host National Team Selection Event
Winnipeg (November 28, 2019) – Eighteen of Canada’s top racquetball athletes will be in Sherwood Park competing at Racquetball Canada’s first National Team Selection Event of the season. The tournament is being held at the Glenn Allan Recreation Complex from November 29 to December 1. The event is open to the public at no cost. The […]
Communiqué Regarding Transition to Trackie from R2
Hello All, Please find below additional information about our ongoing transition to Trackie from R2. Please review this information carefully – it is important. Why all the changes? Racquetball Canada is migrating services for rankings, event registration, event management and membership from R2 to a Canadian company called Trackie. Our migration to a new partner […]
Jennifer Saunders Joins Staff at Racquetball Canada
November 27, 2019 (Winnipeg, MB) – Racquetball Canada is pleased to welcome Jennifer Saunders as the organization’s new Administrator of High Performance and Sport Development. Jennifer is an 18 year veteran of Racquetball Canada’s national team with many international and national podium results and brings an intimate knowledge of high performance sport to the position. […]
Junior World Racquetball Championships Wrap Up for Team Canada
Winnipeg, (November 17, 2019) – Team Canada has finished competition at the 2019 International Racquetball Federation World Junior Championships. The championships were held November 8 to 16 in San José, Costa Rica. The Canadian team did not have any podium results at this year’s championships. They had tough matches in the preliminary round which was used for […]
Team Canada Begins Play at Junior World Championships
WINNIPEG, MB (November 8, 2019) – Twelve athletes from across Canada will begin competition this weekend at the International Racquetball Federation’s Junior World Championships being held in San José, Costa Rica from November 8 to 16, 2019. Team Canada will be led by veteran athletes Cassie Prentice (Macrorie, SK), Juliette Parent (St Jacques de Montcalm, […]
Important Communiqué – 2020 Canadian Championships (Junior & Senior)
Please review the information below about the junior and senior nationals for 2020. Please share this information with your coaches, athletes and members. The national junior and senior championships will be held together May 17 – 23, 2020 at Sani Sport in Brossard, Quebec. The Sport Development Committee (SDC) is working with Rino who is […]
Staff Changes at Racquetball Canada
Communique from Gwen Smoluk, President of Racquetball Canada Our Executive Director, Donna Harris, provided me with her resignation on Monday, September 23rd. Her last day in her current role will be December 31, 2019; however, she will remain with the organization on a limited contract till the end of February 2020 and then continue as […]
