Racquetball Club thriving at ETSU

Winning trophies wasn't the original goal of the founding members of the racquetball club but they're not complaining about their early success as an official ETSU club. "We started as a group of friends who hung out all of the time playing racquetball," says Ryne Druery, president of the ETSU Racquetball Club.

Racquetball classes start Sept. 11

A news season of junior racquetball begins Sept. 11 at the Petaluma Valley Athletic Club.

Sports briefs

Sports Briefs: Derek Owens earns football scholarship at Central Arkansas Courier sports CONWAY — University of Central Arkansas sophomore wide receiver Derek Owens of Russellville has earned a scholarship heading into the 2010 season, according to head coach Clint Conque.

Bills' Gailey: The fundamentalist

Is it harder these days, Chan Gailey is asked, to get players to follow all the rules, to accept the consequences for their actions, to get them to resist taking the easy way out?

Facilities, parks to close for maintenance, repairs

Some of the city of Santa Fe's recreational facilities will close this week for rehabilitation work. The racquetball courts at the Fort Marcy Complex closed Tuesday and will remain closed through Friday for cleaning and painting.