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Early Week Edition - Issue No. 943
 
 
 
 
2016 USHA Wallball Nationals 
 
 
 
 

Tywan Cook returns a shot in front of Timbo Gonzalez in the Men's Pro Doubles final.  Photo by Alethia Mendez.

CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. -- Tywan Cook showed the fans who crowded the Asser Levy Park handball courts that he wasn’t about to relinquish his crown on Sunday.  Just a year removed from winning his first USHA National Singles title, Cook defended his title with an impressive victory over rising talent Kadeem Bush, 25-19.  READ MORE...
 
 
 
 
 
Oscar Obert
(1929-2016) 
 
 
 
 



Oscar Obert punches a return against brother Carl in the final of the 1962 USHA Three-Wall Nationals. 

    Handball Great and Hall of Famer Oscar Obert passed away this weekend.  Obert, the eldest of his three brothers, won more USHA National Open Championships than any other player, accumulating 20 USHA titles in one-, three- and four-wall spanning over three decades.  All of Oscar's one- and three-wall doubles titles were achieved with his brother Ruby.  He brought real crowd appeal to the court as a tremendous competitor and exciting all-out shooter.  Few players will ever match Oscar's outstanding run in 1962 where he captured the Four-wall Singles, Three-wall Singles and One-Wall Doubles titles.  
    Funeral mass will be held at St. Theresa Church (2855 St. Theresa Ave., Bronx, NY) at 9:45 a.m.  The funeral will be held on Tuesday, June 28 at Kensico Cemetery, Tower Garden lot #99 located at 273 Lakeview Ave. Valhalla, NY at approximately 11:30 a.m.
 
 
 
 
 
National Four-Wall Videos
 
 
 
 
Video replays for the 66th USHA Four-Wall Nationals Championships are available on the U.S. Handball YouTube Channel.  See the WPH Live coverage of Open matches from the quarters to the finals.  Watch the epic Men's Open final between Paul Brady and Killian Carroll HERE.
 
 
 
 
 
Action Photos and More from the Four-Wall Nationals Now Available

    Handball photographer Keith Thode has uploaded all of this photos from the Four-Wall Nationals to his website HERE.  Thode's site is an enormous resource for handball and to date contains over 98,000 photos! 
 
 
 
 
 
New Collegiate Handball Club
 
 
 
 
A new collegiate handball club will begin this fall at the University of Dayton, and they're throwing a
"Handball Club Fund Raiser / 3-Wall Quickie Tournament" at Veteran's Park (Cincinnati) on August 6th.  It's a great way to support the growth of collegiate handball and get outside for some  three-wall!  Contact Club President Jon Allen to RSVP. See the tournament flier HERE.
 
 
 
 
 
Ref Corner: You Make the Call...

Last Week's Ref Corner Question:
This week's Ref Corner Question comes from Tony Truman in Ormond Beach, FL: 
"In three-wall, one member of “A” team hits the ball deep past the “B” team who are both in the front court, but hits the other “A” team player who is in the back court as it’s going out the back of the court, with no chance of the “B” team getting to the ball.  Is it a point or half/side out for the “A” team?  What’s the call?"   

Answer:
It is a point or half/side out for "B" team.  Even though the ball passed both players on the "B" team, it remains in play until it bounces a second time.  

Ref Corner Question of the Week:
Steve Schultz of Waterloo, Iowa asks the following question:
"Player A is on defense.  Player B hits the ball which is clearly headed for Player A's face.  Player A places his hand in front of his face to block being hit, but he inadvertently closes his fingers on the ball and catches it.  Referee says, 'Point for Player B because Player A caught the ball, which is a violation.' Player A responds that it was just a protective reaction and it should be played over." What’s the correct call?  

Submit your answers to: mkrueger@ushandball.org.
Send us a Ref Corner Question!  If you have a questions about the rules or about an interpretation of the rules, send us your question HERE.
 
 
 
 
 
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