WHAT A RACQUET SUN VALLEY BUSINESSMAN STICKS WITH SPORT THROUGH CHANGES.Byline: Rick Coca Valley News Writer Although its popularity peaked in the day when players wore short-shorts, striped-tube socks and wide headbands to hold back shaggy perms, racquetball racquetball, sport played indoors by two or four players, combining elements of court handball and such racket games as squash racquets. It is played on a standard handball court 40 ft (12.2 m) long, 20 ft (6. is enjoying a bit of a comeback in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Ed Bernet Ed Bernet was an American college and professional football player. A tight end, he played college football at Southern Methodist University, and played professionally for the NFL Detroit Lions in 1955, then returned to his hometown in 1960 to play for the American Football , 61, owner of EBMI, a scrap-metal recycling facility in Sun Valley, has been playing racquetball since 1985. The West Hills resident spoke about some of the changes the sport has seen since then. ``The rackets rackets Game for two or four players with ball and racket on a four-walled court. Rackets is played with a hard ball in a relatively large court (approximately 9 × 18 m), unlike the related games of squash and racquetball. are bigger, the balls are a little faster and I'm a little slower,'' Bernet said. Complete story / Page 6 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ed Bernet works on his serve under the watchful eye of champion racquetball player and coach Debbie Tisinger. |
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