News: Platinum Racquetball - Week 6
| Date Published |
Author |
| 3/11/2026 12:00:00 AM |
Ron Darsh |
WEEK SIX
The proverbial tea leaves are starting to settle in the first ever Platinum Racquetball league. The battles in the court are carving the league participants into monumental slabs of racquetball greatness, and lifted up through underling league tectonics to rise over the town like goliaths - keeping our fair town safe from wild racquetballs flying over the peninsula. Let’s see what went down this last week at the racquetball court.
Steve v Wes
The court glass was freshly shined. The SPRD staff members have settled on a new favorite place for the score board, directly on the table that lives in the corner. 3 spray bottle towels folded neatly as a cushion for the score keeper’s elbow, that’ll do nicely, that will. Wes and Steve made it to the court and made use of the score-boy to warm up for their match. Steve said, “to seven for warmth, and that’ll do boy!” Once both opponents were warmed up, they lobbed for the serve and got to work. Wes was feeling fresh and frothy, and dusted off the old scoreboard with a slew of points. His lead was large enough to let my mind wander as I operated the scoreboard.10-0 in Wes’ favor. Was this it? Has Wes attained freedom of fear in the court? Steve locked in and proved his opponent would never feel safe, and closed the gap. Wes turned on his after burners, and started looking at his heart rate watch with more frequency. Steve had him on the brink. Wes managed to seal the deal in the first game, winning by a narrow 2-point margin. Steve returned for the second game with an entirely new plan: DOMINATION. He took advantage of a tiring Wes and kept me busy keeping score. Before I could become distracted by someone passing by the court, Steve had won in the second game 15-5. This meant a third game, which meant an exhausted Wes had to get back to work. We all feared there would be a vomit moment in the court, as Wes will work himself into utter exhaustion and still fight for the win. The third tie-breaking match to 11 was an incredibly close match. The two opponents were both in top form, making excellent plays and doing their darndest to play to the other's weakness. In the final points, Wes took small moments to compose himself before serving the ball. Wes was able to clinch the victory by 2 points in extra points with focus, effort and determination. Wes had won the game, despite Steve scoring 39 points to Wes’ 33; a frustrating reality in this game!
Missing Games:
Benny & Kirk (Week 4)
Ronnie & Benny (Week 6)
| Standings W6 |
| Place |
Player |
Wins-Losses |
GW |
Point Differential APG |
| 1 |
Courtney Bringhurst |
6-0 |
12-0 |
8 |
| 2 |
Russ White |
5-1 |
10-2 |
7.6 |
| 3 |
Danny Meuninck |
3-3 |
6-6 |
-1.3 |
| 4 |
Kirk Desermia |
3-2 |
6-4 |
3.3 |
| 5 |
Clay Lambert/Benny Flores |
2-2 |
4-5 |
-0.7 |
| 6 |
Wes Shafer |
2-4 |
4-10 |
-6.4 |
| 7 |
Ron Marsh |
1-4 |
3-9 |
-3.8 |
| 8 |
Steve Fink |
0-6 |
3-12 |
-4.3 |