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Bill Ryan and Al Bersanti Memorial Results 1983 – 2023
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Most Recent Results
Brett Badovinac defeated defending champion Sam Sottosanti 21-20, 16-21, 11-10 in a thrilling final match Saturday night at the Elks to win the open division of the 39th Annual Bill Ryan and Al Bersanti Memorial Handball Tournament. It is Badovinac’s 11th title in the tournament.
John Larson defeated Mike Hitchcock 21-16, 19-21, 11-0 in the final of the Super Golden Masters for players over 60. It is Larson’s second tournament title in the last three years.
Sam Sottosanti teamed with Dan Passolt to win the doubles division. They defeated Don Foley and Dawson Huff in the final by injury default after winning the first game 21-9 and leading the second game 13-11.
Don Foley defeated Dylan Urbani 21-11, 21-16 to win the A Division.
Complete results:
Open
First round – Nick Piazzola, Butte d. Beau Held, Butte
Quarterfinals – Sam Sottosanti, Butte d. Piazzola 21-8, 21-9; Marcus Madrazo, Butte d. Dylan Urbani, Whitefish; Chris Tico, Sand Point, ID d. Don Foley, Butte 21-8, 21-4; Brett Badovinac, Butte d. Dawson Huff, Butte
Semifinals – Sottosanti d. Madrazo 21-6, 21-7; Badovinac d. Tico 21-20, 21-3
Final – Badovinac d. Sottosanti 21-20, 16-21, 11-10
Super Golden Masters (60+)
Quarterfinals – Tom Madrazo, Butte d. Scott Salo, Butte 21-16, 21-16; Dan Passolt, Jackson, WY d. Dan Bersanti, Butte
Semifinals – John Larson, East Helena d. Madrazo 21-16, 21-20; Mike Hitchcock, Butte d. Passolt 21-10, 21-13
Final – John Larson d. Hitchcock 21-16, 19-21, 11-0
Doubles
Semifinals – Sam Sottosanti, Butte and Dan Passolt, Jackson, WY d. Joe Urbani, Bozeman and Dylan Urbani, Whitefish; Don Foley, Butte and Dawson Huff, Butte d. Tom and Marcus Madrazo, Butte 21-16, 21-14
Third – Madrazo and Madrazo d. Urbani and Urbani
Final – Sottosanti and Passolt d. Foley and Huff 21-9, 13-11 injury default
A Division (Open Consolation)
Quarterfinal – Don Foley, Butte d. Beau Held, Butte 21-12, 21-15
Semifinals – Dylan Urbani, Whitefish d. Nick Piazzola, Butte; Foley d. Dawson Huff, Butte 21-8, 21-9
Third – Huff d. Piazzola 21-10, 21-7
Final – Foley d. Urbani 21-11, 21-16
Sheridan Cowboy Classic Results – Sheridan, WY – February 18, 2024
Twenty-two players from four states competed in the Sheridan Cowboy Classic Handball Tournament. Frenchtown native John Chapman, now of Greeley, Colorado doubled up by winning both the Open Singles and Doubles titles.
Chapman teamed with Butte’s Marcus Madrazo to win the doubles crown. Chapman defeated Butte’s Sam Sottosanti in the singles final. Chapman and Madrazo beat the Billings team of Spencer Larsen and Chris Graham in the doubles final.
Lander’s Ken Scott defeated Butte’s Don Foley to win the Masters title and Sheridan’s Jay Stender defeated Billings’ Mike Meyer in the Grand Masters final.
Complete Results:
Open
Quarterfinals – Sam Sottosanti, Butte, MT d. Chris Graham, Billings, MT; Brian Hamilton, Sheridan, WY d. Spencer Larsen, Billings, MT; John Chapman, Greeley, CO d. Marcus Madrazo 19-21, 21-10, 11-2; Sean Gonda, Sheridan, WY d. Brett Badovinac, Butte, MT
Semifinals – Sottosanti d. Hamilton; Chapman d. Gonda 21-4, 21-4
Final – Chapman d. Sottosanti 21-6, 21-12
A Division
Semifinals – Spencer Larsen, Billings, MT d. Marcus Madrazo, Butte, MT; Brett Badovinac, Butte, MT d. Chris Graham, Billings, MT
Third – Madrazo d. Graham 21-15, 21-15
Finals – Badovinac d. Larsen 21-15, 21-10
Masters
First Round – Tom Madrazo, Butte, MT d. Joe Lison, Rock Creek, WY 21-19, 21-13; Ken Scott, Lander, WY d. Mike Meyer, Billings, MT; Tom Morris, Billings, MT d. Eric Howe, Melrose, MT; John Larson, East Helena, MT d. Jay Stender, Sheridan, WY
Quarterfinals – Lloyd Garcia, Cheyenne, WY d. Madazo; Scott d. Jeff Armstrong, Billings, MT; Don Foley, Butte, MT d. Morris; Mike Hitchcock, Butte, MT d. Larson
Semifinals – Scott d. Garcia; Foley d. Hitchcock
Third – Garcia d. Hitchcock
Final – Scott d. Foley 21-16, 21-15
Masters Consolation
Armstrong d. Madrazo
Morris d. Larson
Grand Masters
Semifinals – Mike Meyer, Billings, MT d. Joe Lison, Rock Creek, WY 21-10, 21-5; Jay Stender, Sheridan, WY d. Eric Howe, Melrose, MT 15-21, 21-15, 11-5
Third – Howe d. Lison
Final – Stender d. Meyer
Open Doubles
Quarterfinals – Sam Sottosanti and Don Foley, Butte, MT d. Eric Howe, Melrose, MT and Joe Lison, Rock Creek, WY 21-7, 21-9; John Chapman, Greeley, CO and Marcus Madrazo, Butte, MT d. Mike Meyer, Billings, MT and Jay Stender, Sheridan, WY; Spencer Larsen and Chris Graham, Billings, MT d. Lloyd Garcia, Cheyenne, WY and Dan Passolt, Fargo, ND; Sean Gonda and Brian Hamilton, Sheridan, WY d. Ken Scott, Lander, WY and Jeff Armstrong, Billings, MT
Semifinals – Chapman and Madrazo d. Sottosanti and Foley 13-21, 21-10, 11-1; Larsen and Graham d. Gonda and Hamilton
Final – Chapman and Madrazo d. Larsen and Graham 21-4, 21-10
Doubles Consolation
Semifinals – Meyer and Stender d. Howe and Lison; Garcia and Passolt d. Scott and Armstrong
Final – Garcia and Passolt d. Meyer and Stender 21-19, 21-10
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Women’s Open Singles
Quarterfinals – Taylor Rumping, Ballwin, MO d. Saira Schoener, Spokane Valley, WA 21-2, 21-2
Semifinals – Ashley Ruiz, Tucson, AZ d. Rumping 21-9, 21-10; Aoife Holden, Kilkenny, IRE d Mikaila Esser, Tucson, AZ 21-16, 21-13
Final – Holden d. Ruiz 21-20, 21-10
Men’s Pro Singles
Round of 32 – Loren Collado, Redwood City, CA d. John Chapman, Greeley, CO 15-12, 15-9; Vic Perez, Los Angeles, CA d. Sam Sottosanti, Butte, MT 15-4, 15-6; Ivan Burgos, Fort Erie, ON d. Isaac Roldan, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, TX 15-1, 15-1; Max Langmack, Olathe, KS d. Denney Schmidt, Hazelwood, MO 15-3, 15-2; John Bike, Victorville, CA d. Chris Tico, Sandpoint, ID 15-12, 15-4; Abraham Montijo, Tucson, AZ d. Pete Svennungsen, Spokane, WA 15-6, 15-10; Jeff Streibig, St. Louis, MO d. Fred Schoener, Spokane WA 15-0, 15-3; Braulio Ruiz, Tucson, AZ d. Evin Groves, Bozeman, MT 15-6, 15-4; Mark Doyle, Wexford, IRE d. Dominick Schoener, Spokane Valley, WA 15-5, 15-6; Diamuid Mulkerrins, Galway, IRE d. Niall O’Connor, Vancouver, BC 15-8, 5-15, 15-11
Round of 16 – Louis Cordova, Juarez, MEX d. Colllado 15-3, 15-7; Perez d. Burgos 3-15, 15-10, 15-10; Leo Canales, El Paso, TX d. Langmack; David Fink, Tucson, AZ d. Bike 15-12, 15-4; Martin Mulkerrins, Galway, IRE d. Montijo 15-7, 15-1; Sam Esser, Tucson, AZ d. Streibig 15-8, 15-11; Doyle d. Ruiz 15-10, 15-7; Daniel Cordova, Juarez, MEX d. D Mulkerrins 15-0, 15-8
Quarterfinals – Perez d. L Cordova 12-15, 15-3, 15-11; Canales d. Fink 15-3, 15-5; M Mulkerrins d. Esser 15-8, 15-1; D Cordova d. Doyle 11-15, 15-13, 15-12
Semifinals – Canales d. Perez 15-3, 13-15, 15-7; D Cordova d. M Mulkerrins 2-15, 15-12, 15-13
Final – D Cordova d. d. Canales 15-4. 15-8
Men’s Pro 5th Place
Semifinals – L Cordova d. Fink 26-24; Doyle d. Esser 25-14,
Final – Fink d. Esser 25-9
Men’s Pro 9th Place
Quarterfinals – Burgos d. Collado 25-19; Bike d. Langmack 25-22; Streibig d. Montijo 25-10; D Mulkerrins d. Ruiz 25-17
Semifinals – Burgos d. Bike; Streibig d. D. Mulkerrins 26-2
Final – Burgos d. Streibig 25-12
Men’s Open Doubles
Round of 16 – Brandt Montelius, Missoula, MT and Sean Sandau, Missoula, MT d. Les Seago, Emigrant, MT and Dan Passolt, Fargo, ND 21-9, 21-10; Evin Groves, Bozeman, MT and Alan Noonan, Cork, IRE d. Dan Murphy, Spokane, WA and Dominick Schoener, Spokane Valley, WA 11-21, 21-16, 11-5
Quarterfinals – Abraham Montijo, Tucson, AZ and Niall O’Connor, Vancouver, BC d. Montelius and Sandau 21-0, 21-6; Chris Tico, Sandpoint, ID and Sam Sottosanti, Butte, MT d. John Chapman, Greeley, CO and Isaac Roldan, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, TX 21-9, 21-16; Pete Svennungsen, Spokane and Jay Balkenbush, Spokane, WA d. Bryce Brown, Heber City, UT and Zac McManus, Herber City, UT 21-12, 21-8; Denny Schmidt, Hazelwood, MO and Max Langmack, Olathe, KS d. Groves and Noonan 21-9, 21-17
Semifinals – Montijo and O’Connor d. Tico and Sottosanti 21-12, 21-2; Schmidt and Langmack d. Svennungsen and Balkenbush 21-7, 19-21, 11-5
Final – Montijo and O’Connor d. Schmidt and Langmack 21-15, 21-7
Men’s Open Doubles Consolation
Semifinals – Seago and Passolt d. Chapman and Roldan by forfeit; Brown and McManus d. Murphy and Schoener 25-18
Final – Brown and McManus d. Seago and Passolt 25-7
Men’s A Singles
Quarterfinals – Alan Noonan, Cork, IRE d. Trevor Kinney, Midvale, UT 21-4, 21-11; Brett Badovinac, Butte, MT d. Eric Schmidt, Lolo, MT 21-4, 21-6; Dan Murphy, Spokane, WA d. Marcus, Madrazo, Butte, MT 21-12, 21-12
Semifinals – Bryce Brown, Herber City, UT d. Noonan 21-14, 21-12; Badovinac d. Murphy 20-21, 21-13, 11-1
Final – Badovinac d. Brown 21-12, 21-12
Men’s A Consolation
Semifinals – Madrazo d. Schmidt 25-23
Final – Madrazo d. Kinney 25-16
Men’s B Singles (Round Robin)
1st – Gabe Renouard, Spokane, WA (2-0) d. Saira Schoener, Spokane Valley, WA 21-8, 21-1; d. Trevor Kinney 21-10, 21-7
2nd – Trevor Kinney, Midvale, UT (1-1) d. Saira Schoener, Spokane Valley, WA 21-12, 21-2
Men’s Golden Masters (50+) Singles (Round Robin)
1st – Don Foley, Butte, MT (2-0) d. Vinny Chinikaylo, Missoula, MT 21-5, 21-6; d. Ken Scott 21-20, 21-1
2nd – Ken Scott, Lander, WY d. Vinny Chinikayo 21-3, 21-3
Men’s Super Golden Masters (60+) Singles
Quarterfinals – Russ Akerhielm, Spokane, WA d. Todd Timboe, Great Falls, MT 21-13, 21-13; Jake Esser, Overland Park, KS d. Don Schmidt, Missoula, MT 21-11, 21-15; Mike Hitchcock, Butte, MT d. Joseph Lison, Rock Springs, WY 21-2, 21-8
Semifinals – Akerhielm, d. Jay Spooner, Fargo, ND 21-4, 21-5; Esser d. Hitchcock 21-6, 8-21, 11-2
Final – Esser d. Akerhielm 21-15, 21-10
Men’s Super Golden Masters (60+) Singles Consolation
Semifinals – Timboe d. Spooner; Schmidt d. Lison
Finals – Schmidt d. Timboe
Men’s Super Golden Masters (60+) Doubles
Quarterfinals – Ken Scott, Lander, WY and Jay Stender, Sheridan, WY d. Francis Breining, Meridian, ID and Matthew Davey, Prineville, OR 21-10, 9-21, 11-2; Sam Baldridge, Whitefish, MT and Todd Timboe, Great Falls, MT d. Eric Howe, Divide, MT and Joseph Lison, Rock Springs, WY 21-5, 21-9
Semifinals – Scott and Stender d. Lance Wachholz, Loganville, GA and Kirk Johnson, Missoula, MT 9-21, 21-19, 11-9; Dan Passolt, Fargo, ND and Jay Spooner, Fargo, ND d. Baldridge and Timboe 21-20, 21-11
Final – Passolt and Spooner d. Scott and Stender 21-10, 21-11
Men’s Super Golden Masters (60+) Doubles Consolation
Semifinals – Wachholz and Johnson d. Breining and Davey 25-13
Final – Wachholz and Johnson d. Howe and Lison 25-14
Men’s Diamand Masters (70+) Singles
Quarterfinals – Frank Cikan, Bozeman, MT d. John Larson, East Helena, MT 21-13, 21-6
Semifinals – Mike Meyer, Billings, MT d. Cikan 21-13, 21-10; Dan Scilley, Red Lodge, MT d. Mark Piaskowski, Post Falls, ID 21-5, 21-17
Final – Meyer d. Scilley 21-16, 21-9
Men’s Diamand Masters (70+) Singles Consolation
Final – Larson d. Piaskowski
Men’s Diamand Masters (70+) Doubles
Quarterfinals – Tom Morris, Billings, MT and Frank Cikan, Bozeman, MT d. Art Brooks, Phoenix, AZ and Ron Shoquist, Redmond, OR 10-21, 21-9, 11-8
Semifinals – Mike Meyer, Billings, MT and Rick Harrington, Missoula, MT d. Morris and Cikan 21-2, 21-6; Doug Davis, Missoula, MT and John Larson, East Helena, MT d. Scilley, Red Lodge, MT and Russ Whitten, Anacortes, WA 21-9, 21-4
Finals – Meyer and Harrington d. Davis and Larson 21-7, 21-17
Men’s Diamand Masters (70+) Doubles Consolation
Final – Brooks and Shoquist d. Scilley and Whitten 25-16
December 3, 2023 – Ryan/Bersanti Memorial
Sam Sottosanti III captured the Open Singles Championship in the 38th Annual Bill Ryan and Al Bersanti Memorial Handball Tournament at the Elks on Sunday. Sottosanti, of Butte, defeated Pocatello’s Carson Taysom 21-12, 12-21, 11-9 in a thrilling final. Sottosanti defeated Sand Point’s Chris Tico in one semifinal. Taysom defeated ten-time tournament champion Brett Badovinac in the other semifinal. It is Sottosanti’s first Ryan/Bersanti title.
Billings’ Mike Meyer captured the Super Golden Masters for players 60 and over. He defeated East Helena’s John Larson in the final 21-11, 21-12.
Pocatello’s Carson Taysom and Manny Mendoza defeated Mike Meyer and Don Foley 21-8, 21-20 to capture the first ever doubles title in the Ryan/Bersanti tournament.
Complete Results:
Open
First Round – Don Foley, Butte d. Sam Sottosanti II, Ohio; Austin Meyers, Bozeman d. Dawson Huff, Butte
Quarterfinals – Brett Badovinac, Butte d. Don Foley 21-10, 21-6; Carson Taysom, Pocatello d. Marcus Madrazo, Butte 21-20, 21-8; Chris Tico, Sand Point d. Manny Mendoza, Pocatello 21-10, 21-6; Sam Sottosanti III, Butte d. Austin Meyers 21-5, 21-9
Semifinals – Taysom d. Badovinac 21-13, 21-20; Sottosanti d. Tico 21-19, 21-9
Final – Sottosanti d. Taysom 21-12, 12-21, 11-9
Super Golden Masters (60+)
Pool 1 – Scott Salo, Butte d. Tom Madrazo, Butte 21-12, 21-13; John Larson, East Helena d. Scott Salo 21-13, 21-9; Larson d. Madrazo
Pool 2 – Mike Hitchcock, Butte d. Eric Howe, Divide 21-10, 21-16; Mike Meyer, Billings d. Eric Howe 21-8, 21-18; Meyer d. Hitchcock 21-14, 21-14
5th – Madrazo d. Howe 8-21, 21-19, 11-2
3rd – Hitchcock d. Salo 21-20, 21-12
1st – Meyer d. Larson 21-11, 21-12
Doubles
Pool 1 – Carson Taysom and Manny Mendozo, Pocatello d. Austin Meyers, Bozeman and John Larson, East Helena 21-10, 4-21, 11-6; Taysom and Mendoza d. Marcus Madrazo and Dawson Huff, Butte; Meyers and Larson d. Madrazo and Huff
Pool 2 – Mike Meyer, Billings and Don Foley, Butte d. Sam Sottosanti II, Ohio and Sam Sottosanti III, Butte 14-21, 21-18, 11-8; Sottosanti and Sottosanti d. Cody Schumacher and Nick Piazzola, Butte; Meyer and Foley d. Schumacher and Piazzola
5th – Madrazo and Huff d. Schumacher and Piazzola
3rd – Sottosanti and Sottosanti d. Meyers and Larson 21-19, 21-12
1st – Taysom and Mendoza d. Meyer and Foley 21-8, 21-20
A Consolation
Semifinals – Marcus Madrazo d. Don Foley 16-21, 21-13, 11-5; Austin Meyers d. Manny Mendoza
Final – Madrazo d. Meyers 21-13, 15-21, 11-8
B Consolation
Semifinals – Sam Sottosanti II d. Cody Schumacher; Dawson Huff d. Nick Piazzola
Third – Piazzola d. Schumacher
Final – Sottosanti d. Huff 21-10, 21-16
December 3, 2022 – Ryan/Bersanti Memorial
Brett Badovinac won his eighth consecutive and tenth overall title in the Bill Ryan and Al Bersanti Memorial Handball Tournament at the Elks on Saturday. Badovinac defeated Sam Sottosanti 21-9, 21-18 in the final. Earlier in the day Sottosanti defeated Chris Tico of Sand Point, Idaho 21-14, 21-19 in the semifinals. Tico has won numerous age group national championships and played some on the pro tour. Badovinac defeated Marcus Madrazo in the other semifinal.
East Helena’s John Larson won the Super Golden Masters division by going 3-0 in the round robin format.
Complete Results (players from Butte unless noted):
Open
Quarterfinals – Marcus Madrazo d. Drew Badovinac; Chris Tico, Sand Point d. Don Foley 21-17, 21-8; Sam Sottosant d. Gage Guldseth 21-13, 21-18
Semifinals – Brett Badovinac d. Madrazo; Sottosanti d. Tico 21-13, 21-18
Final – Badovinac d. Sottosanti 21-9, 21-18
Super Golden Masters
1st – John Larson, East Helena 3-0
John Larson, East Helena d. Rick Harrington 8-21, 21-20, 11-7; Mike Hitchcock d. Todd Timboe, Seeley Lake 21-14, 21-16; Larson d. Timboe 21-19, 21-13; Harrington d. Hitchcock by forfeit; Larson d. Hitchcock by forfeit
February 6, 2022 – Ryan/Bersanti Memorial
Brett Badovinac captured his seventh consecutive Open Division title in the Bill Ryan and Al Bersanti Memorial Handball tournament over the weekend at the Elks. Badovinac defeated Bozeman’s Evin Groves 21-14, 21-5 in the final. It is his ninth title in the tournament.
Mike Hitchcock defended his title in the Super Golden Masters Division for players 60 and over. He defeated Rick Edwards of Belgrade by injury default in the final.
Missoula’s Henry O’Brien defeated Marcus Madrazo 21-15, 21-12 to win the A Division.
Twenty-two players competed in the tournament, which hadn’t been held since December 2019 due to COVID.
Complete Results:
Open
Opening Round – Sean Sandau, Missoula d. Marcus Madrazo, Butte; Austin Meyers, Bozeman d. Dawson Huff, Butte; Sam Sottosanti, Butte d. Nick Piazzola, Butte; Don Foley, Butte d. Skyler Criscuolo; Evin Groves, Bozeman d. Henry O’Brien, Missoula
Quarterfinals – Brett Badovinac, Butte d. Sandau; Sottosanti d. Meyers 21-5, 21-10; Groves d. Foley 21-13, 21-5;Spencer Larsen, Billings d. Les Seago, Bozeman 21-17, 21-12
Semifinals – Badovinac d. Sottosanti 21-13, 21-6; Groves d. Larsen 21-18, 21-9
Third – Sottosanti d. Larsen 17-21, 21-14, 11-8
Final – Badovinac d. Groves 21-14, ,21-5
Super Golden Masters (60+)
Opening Round – Scott Salo, Butte d. Eric Howe, Divide
Quarterfinals – Mike Hitchcock, Butte d. Steve Birrell, Bozeman; John Larson, East Helena d. Tom Madrazo, Butte
Rick Edward, Belgrade d. Todd Timboe, Seeley Lake; Mike Meyer, Billings d. Salo 21-6, 21-8
Semifinals – Hitchcock d. Larson 21-14, 21-8; Edwards d. Meyer 21-9, 21-3
Third – Meyer d. Larson
Final – Hitchcock d. Edwards by injury default
A Division
Quarterfinals – Dawson Huff, Butte d. Nick Piazzola; Henry O’Brien, Missoula d. Eric Howe, Divide
Semifinals – Marcus Madrazo, Butte d. Huff 21-17, 21-14; O’Brien d. Skyler Criscuolo, Butte
Fifth – Howe d. Piazzola
Final – O’Brien d. Madrazo 21-15, 21-12
Open Consolation
Semifinals – Austin Meyers, Bozeman d. Sean Sandau, Missoula; Don Foley, Butte d. Les Seago, Emigrant by default
Finals – Foley d. Meyers 6-21, 21-16, 11-6
Super Golden Consolation
Semifinals – Tom Madrazo, Butte d. Steve Birrell, Bozeman; Todd Timboe, Seeley Lake d. Scott Salo, Butte
Third – Salo d. Birrell
Final – Madrazo d. Timboe 21-16, 21-19
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