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Cheryl Johnsonhas been playing racquetball for over 20 years. She has won several New Mexico State singles titles, doubles titles, and mixed doubles titles. She is currently an assistant coach for the UNM Racquetball team. She believes that in every sport, one should work hard on the fundamentals and an athlete will progress to the next level. |
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Frances Buronda |
| "Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile." –Sir Wilfred Grenfell |
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| I really appreciate the opportunity I’ve been given to help our high school racquetball players. It’s certainly been beneficial and worthwhile to me. I hope that as the program grows and becomes even more successful that I will be more effective and innovative as an instructor and coach as well. |
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Tony Schoepke. I started playing racquetball at age 16 and I’ve never looked back! Marty Hogan was my big sports idol back then. Racquetball has been a great sport for me. It’s fast paced and you can hit the ball really hard! Over the years I’ve won a few tournaments, including 4 NM state titles. Currently, I am one of the racquetball pros at Highpoint Sports & Wellness in Albuquerque. |
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Lee Torres. I have been a Registered Respiratory therapist for 30 years and am a single parent with my son Jason who has been on the NM HS team going on his 2nd year. I have played competetive RB since 1980 and have won various state and local tournaments. I am currently a NM HS coach from the Las Vegas,NM area and am currently marketing our HS program in our area. I hope to recruit several players for our team this year and develop a youth program at our local RB club. |
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Pete Conlin Bio Coming Soon! |
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Tony Dye is a qualified professional coach in Tennis and Squash and now in Racquetball. Formally the Resident Pro at a leading New Zealand Racquet Sports club and at the National Squash Center in NZ, he has coached up to international level. He is also an Associate Pastor at New Life Church in Albuquerque. A Kiwi (New Zealander) export, Tony is especially keen on water sports and racquet sports. "I have only recently taken up playing racquetball but I love the game and the people. My racquet sports background has helped me adapt quickly. My desire is to be the best I can be, have fun doing it and then help others do the same. That focus used to be just in the sporting field but now extends to all aspects of life. Excellence in sports and sportsmanship can lead to excellence in life – the principles remain the same, only the setting changes." |
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Paula Briseno has been a Grants, New Mexico resident for 12 years. She has played racquetball for over 3 years and was coached by former New Mexico State champion Carlos Juarez in Gallup, N.M. She works as a sales consultant for Shamrock Foods Company out of Phoenix Arizona. She also owns a pizza restaurant and arcade in Grants. She plays racquetball mostly for fun, exercise and for the love of the game. Paula’s favorite advice for the kids, "Its not your skill level that counts, it’s the thinking that guides the skill that counts!" |
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Carlos Juarez Bio Coming Soon! |
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Raaj Mohan Bio Coming Soon! |
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Alicia Blaakman has been an athlete all of her life. She grew up playing tennis and volleyball and even played on the US Air Force Hawaii volleyball and tennis teams. She ventured out of her norm to try new sports while a freshmen in college and found racquetball. She played at the collegiate level for the USU team. She was ranked at the top of her college team and holds some Utah State titles. Alicia is a teacher at Rio Rancho HS, and has offered her "love of the game" to her students by helping to form and run the "RRHS Racquetball Club". RRHS is the first school in NM to have a RB club. |
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Cyd Evans Bio Coming Soon! |
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Herman Hernandez Bio Coming Soon! |
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Dave Solomon Bio Coming Soon! |