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Squash is good for you!

12/20/2016

 
     If you want to stay alive, play squash. That’s the finding of a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
     The study found that racquet sports – badminton, tennis and squash – contribute more to longevity than other forms of exercise.
     Compared to a sample group that didn’t exercise, racquet sport players were 47 percent less likely to die from any cause.
     And when the researchers looked at risk of death from heart disease and stroke, they found that playing racquet sports was associated with a 56 percent lower risk.
     Racquet sports ranked higher than cycling, swimming, aerobics, dance, running, jogging, soccer and rugby.
     The researchers from the University of Oxford analyzed data from 11 nationally representative annual health surveys for England and Scotland, carried out between 1994 and 2008.
      In all, the analysis included 80,306 adults with an average age of 52. In each of the surveys, participants were quizzed about what type and how much physical activity they had done in the preceding four weeks, and whether it had been enough to make them breathless and sweaty.
      You can read the full report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Kiva Classic tournament was a lot of fun -- with many winners

12/5/2016

 
    The 26th annual Kiva Classic tournament concluded Sunday, with more than a dozen championship matches. The four-day tournament, which was held at the Kiva Club in downtown Santa Fe, attracted more than 100 participants, and everyone had a lot of fun on the courts and off.
      Here is a list of champions and finalists in each division:

Open Doubles
Champions: Eric Eiteljorg (Denver) and Sean Gallagher (Kiva)
Finalists: Alex Dumas (Colorado Springs) and Alicia McConnell (Colorado Springs)
 
40+ Doubles
Champions: Eric Eiteljorg (Denver) and TJ Johnson (Denver)
Finalists: Alex Dumas (Colorado Springs) and Alicia McConnell (Colorado Springs)
 
50+ Doubles
Champions: Jim Nelson (Louisville, CO) and Grant Robinson (Kiva)
Finalists: Sean Ryan (Portland, OR) and Derrick Cameron (Ridgefield, PA)
 
55+ Doubles
Champions: Martin Casdagli (Kiva) and David Barker (Kiva)
Finalists: Keith Thompson (Denver) and Alan Dille (Golden, CO)
 
60+ Doubles
Champions: David Barker (Kiva) and Walter Burke (Kiva)
Finalists: Rugs Wilson (Denver) and Alan Dille (Golden, CO)
 
65+ Doubles
Champions: James Gibbons (San Francisco) and Clark Amos (Scottsdale, AZ)
Finalists: Sue Kaffka and Martin Kaffka (Vancouver, BC)
 
70+ Doubles
Champions: Neil Ross (Carbondale, CO) and Curt Castleman (Evergreen, CO)
Finalists: Mike Tramutt (Aravada, CO) and Randy Waesche (Denver)
 
75+ Doubles
Champions: Michael Wilson (Westmount, QC) and John Osborn (Vancouver, BC)
Finalists: Graham Sharman (Kiva) and David O’Loughlin (Pittsburgh, PA)
 
80+ Doubles
Champions: Dave Matthews (Kiva) and Bill Jones (Kiva)
Finalists: Michael McBean (Westmount, QC) and Purdy Jordan (Mexico City)
 
40+ Softball Singles
Champion: Sean Ryan (Portland, OR)
Finalist: T.J. Johnson (Denver)
 
50+ Softball Singles
Champion: Tom Abrams (Kiva)
Finalist: Derrick Cameron (Ridgefield, PA)
 
60+ Softball Singles
Champion: Tra Pippin (Oklahoma City, OK)
Finalist: Walter Burke (Kiva)
 
70+ Softball Singles
Champion: Warren Young (Dallas)
Finalist: George Meyer (Fair Oaks, CA)

50+ Hardball Singles
Champion: Grant Robinson (Kiva)
Finalist: Sean Ryan (Portland, OR)
 
60+ Hardball Singles
Champion: Walter Burke (Kiva)
Finalist: Jim Gibbons (San Francisco, CA)
 
70+ Hardball Singles
Champion: Rick Taft (Pepperpike, OH)
Finalist: George Meyer (Fair Oaks, CA)
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Graham Sharman
2016 Kiva Classic sportsmanship winner
     Graham Sharman of Santa Fe won the 2016 Charlie Perkins Sportsmanship Award. 
     The award is named for -- you guesed it -- Charlie Perkins. 
Perkins is a longtime Kiva Club member who helped start the Kiva Classic in 1991. 
     Previous winners are Clark Amos (St. Louis, MO; 2015), Michael McBean (Montreal; 2014) and Charles Amm (Estes Park, CO; 2013).

"Many thanks for another stunning weekend
at the
Kiva Classic. It just
​gets better every year."

     Dennis Driscoll            Denver 


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Scenes from the Kiva Classic in Santa Fe

12/2/2016

 

26th annual Kiva Classic tournament starts in Santa Fe

12/1/2016

 
PictureLos Alamos's Dick Silbar
     Thursday, Dec. 1, is the first day of the annual Kiva Classic tournament at the Kiva Club in Santa Fe. The first matches begin about noon, and the tournament runs through Sunday afternoon.
     This is the 26th annual Kiva Classic.
     Only one player has perfect attendance through the first 25 years: Dick Silbar of Los Alamos.
     The Kiva Club’s Dave Matthews missed just one year (2000), and has played in
24 of the first 25 Classic tournaments.

     Here’s a list of players who have played in most tournaments:
25 YEARS: Dick Silbar (Los Alamos)
24 YEARS: Dave Matthews (Santa Fe)
23 YEARS: Mike Tramutt (Arvada, CO)
22 YEARS: David Barker (Santa Fe), JD Morrow(Santa Fe), Bill Palmer (Colorado Springs, CO), Charlie Perkins (Santa Fe)
21 YEARS: Jerry Peters (Santa Fe), Steve Yost (St. Helena, CA), Warren Young (Dallas)
20 YEARS: Curt Castleman (Evergreen, CO), Bill Jones (Santa Fe)
19 YEARS: CT Herman (Santa Fe), Bud Kelly (Santa Fe), Dick Rice (Rochester, NY), John Wentworth (Santa Fe)
18 YEARS: Walter Burke (Santa Fe), Bob Bush (Greenwood Village, CO), Courtney Carswell(Santa Fe), David Dodge (Santa Fe),  Dennis Driscoll (Littleton, CO), Ed Helfeld (San Francisco), Bob Weight (Denver)
17 YEARS: Alan Dille (Denver), Ed Lockhart (Santa Fe), Taylor Quick (Lakewood, CO), Doug Schwartz (Santa Fe)
15 YEARS: John Amos (Santa Fe), Ed Biggs (Colorado Springs, CO), Paul Fisher (Austin, TX), Hank Palmer (Fresno, CA), Grant Robinson (Santa Fe), Graham Sharman (Santa Fe)

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