National Champions from Petaluma?

Heather and James...10 and under Mixed doubles National Champions

Petaluma has a few National Championship medals at the Junior National Racquetball Championships...The final day is tomorrow, but many divisions have been completed...

To qualify for Team USA, you must be in the top two singles players or the top doubles team...

Sawyer Lloyd has qualified for Team USA in the 12 and unders, 14 and unders, 16 and unders...and drum roll...He and partner Adam Manilla today won the 18 and under doubles championship! They will be part of Team USA in Bolivia later this year..

The younger players from PVAC also represented...

Heather Mahoney -

Gold Medal for Girls 8 and under
Gold Medal for Girls 10 and under doubles
Gold Medal for Mixed 10 and under with PVAC partner James D'Ambrogia

James D'Ambrogia -

Gold Medal in the Boys 10 and under Blue Division
Silver Medal in Boys 10 and under doubles
Gold Medal in Mixed 10 and under with PVAC partner Heather Mahoney

Not bad for our little 3 court club in Petaluma!!!!!

Tomorrow -

Ben Jenkel will be playing for the championship of the 16 and under Red Division

Dima Wert will be playing for third place in the 18 and under Blue division


(Divisions - Everyone starts in Gold...If you lose in round 1, you go to Red...If you lose in Red you go to White...If in Gold, you win round one, and lose in the second round, you go to the Blue Division...Clear as mud?)

Last minute coaching for James

Team PVAC represents!!!