Another LAFD handball doubles tournament has been completed. I want to say thank you to all of the participants. I know it was not easy getting your matches in on time but thanks for making it work.
In the D’s bracket there were many players out of town so they will make it up at another time.
In the C’s, we had A/O Tim Gill and FF Travis Foellmer from FS 66 vs Jim Como and Mike Mueller from FS 84. These two teams rallied and capitalized on each other’s mistakes. At the end it would be the fellas from 66’s that would pull it off.
Next were the B’s, Casey Glynn and Victor Davila from FS 29 vs Ryon Jones FS 26 and Kuzichev FS 63. The games had great hustle and camaraderie that showed the love for the game. In the end Casey and Davila took the B bracket.
The fastest match went to Alex Garcia FS 66 and Sergio Guzman FS 50 vs Bernie Ventura and Freddie Escobar in the Masters Division. Well, due to an injury, Alex and Sergio took first place.
Now for the main event, Chris Yokohama and Roy Harvey vs Joe Castro and Ryan Chance. These two teams put on a show for the crowd. Yok and Harvey played every rally with a plan and executed the majority of them. Chance ran down almost everything and Castro placed shots with excellent precision in both corners. At the end it would be Harvey and Yokohama that would stand on top as the #1 doubles players for 2016.
I would like to say thank you for keeping this tradition of handball in our department alive.
If you are interested in playing in the LAFD Singles Tournament, contact me, Richard Ramirez, at (562) 965-8277, or Richard.Ramirez@lacity.org
By Rich Ramirez