March 6, 2012 Contact: John Potts, USABA (719) 534-3805, jpotts@usaba.org (Colorado Springs, Colorado) The United States Association of Blind Athletes is excited to announce the Northwest Association for Blind Athletes (NWABA) and Vancouver, Washington are selected to host the 2013 USABA Goalball National Championship Tournament, June 20-23. “Over the past couple of years, NWABA and other organizations have worked hard to make the Pacific Northwest our hotbed for growth in goalball,” says USABA’s Goalball Coordinator, John Potts. “We’ve seen new several goalball teams from California, Washington and Oregon compete in our national goalball program and we’re aware of several additional teams…
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James Crozier, Tournament Director Twenty-Four teams from all corners of the United States recently converged at the campus of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (St. Augustine, FL), to compete for 2011 USABA National High School Goalball Championship titles. The tournament proved to be action-packed, with an entire tournament roster filled with high-level, highly competitive teams. With many close games and games going into overtime during quarter-final, semi-final, and final tournament rounds, the competition was exciting for the fans, and the athletes involved had experiences they will never forget. On the girl's side, the defending 2010 national champion…
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