Event Coverage – National Masters Racquetball Association

Frankly … That’s Commitment

July 7, 2024July 23, 2025 by nmraweb Comment Closed

Mark Frank fits neatly into the NMRA demographic. He's an avid 60+ competitor on the Master's circuit, a successful business owner, proud father, and literal groundbreaker. Mark & Landin Frank In 2014, he began acquiring unique properties to establish the Frank Hotels chain, which continues to grow in both the rugged Northwest and coastal Southeast. A decade later, he's now expanding his own home front in Washington state by adding a free-standing, regulation racquetball court just past the garage. It eliminates two-hours of drive time into town for practice. It's every player's dream. Also this year, Mark's off-court commitment advanced to the next level when he secured title sponsorship of the Frank Hotels IRF World Senior Championship. For the first time in the history of both events, the NMRA International and IRF World Seniors have partnered to offer age-group athletes a single, summertime opportunity to seek a major title. There may not be one Frank Hotels room night available for booking in...

Latin American MRA Rollout

August 22, 2022July 7, 2024 by nmraweb Comment Closed

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 LAMRA Championships have been played in Guatemala City. 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 set to...

NMRA Supports LIVE LIKE JOHN

October 12, 2020July 30, 2022 by nmraweb Comment Closed

RACQUETBALL ORGANIZATIONS DECLARE SUPPORT FOR LIVE LIKE JOHN In a nationwide racquetball initiative supporting military and veteran causes as well as high school and junior racquetball programs; the IRT, LPRT, MACS, NMRA, and USAR announced today their collective support of Live Like John (LLJ) as the non-profit organization plans a number of racquetball events and activities beginning in 2021. Along with the SPC John A. Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions returning in 2022, the Live Like John Legacy tournament series will be launched nationwide in September. The series will partner with local events across the country who wish to support LLJ plus will connect with and support local military charities. As the LLJ Series grows in ensuing years, the ultimate goal is to have an event in every state which will not only support military charities but also provide a competitive racquetball opportunity for active duty military and veterans. Read the full press release here >> The Live Like John non-profit is dedicated...

2017 Nationals Conclude

March 26, 2017June 4, 2017 by nmraweb Comment Closed

Arlington, Texas | March 22-25, 2017: The 2017 NMRA National Championships wrapped up at the famous Maverick Athletic Club, after fielding 93 players in 15 brackets of exhausting competition, and awarding dozens of gold medals to top-flight masters athletes. Many thanks to Leon Jackson for compiling photos and uploading these two videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnJ8khXTmiY&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/jcKDBjbvTio...