The annual Great Gorilla Open Handball Tournament was held at the Fort Collins Club in Fort Collins, Colorado, on February 1-3. Once again, the Fort Collins handball players hosted an excellent tournament. Seventy-four (74) players competed in ten divisions.

Results: (Bracket size in parenthesis)

Men's Open: (6) – Dual Round Robin

Group A: Bear Meiring d. Guy Arnesen 6, 2; Patrick Carpenter d. Arnesen inj. forfeit; Meiring d. Carpenter 3, 7.

Group B: Randy Nett d. Cody Parker 13, 0; Parker d. Travis Owen 11, (16), 2; Nett d. Owen 8, 7.

Final: Meiring d. Nett 5,8.

Men's "A": (8)

Quarters: Armando Ibarra Jr. d. Larry Emery 15, 9; Phil Hartman d. Matt Valdez 10, 16; Jason Jones d. Sean Scoggin 4, 14; Craig McGee d. Greg Pierce 6, (20), 1.

Semis: Ibarra Jr. d. Hartman (17), 20, 0; Jones d. McGee 7, 13.

Final: Ibarra Jr. d. Jones 11, 11.

Men's "B": (8) –

Quarters: Matt Paul d. Alex Ibarra Jr. 6, 11; Andy Newman d. Jim Davis 3, 10; Jacob Leeson d. Jim Howe 20, (18), 7; Jazz Ludwig d. Dave Koithan 4, (14), 4.

Semis: Paul d. Newman 5, 9; Leeson d. Ludwig 15, 18.

Final: Paul d. Leeson 15, 9.

Men's "C": (10)

First Round: Rafael Ibarra d. Jason Cummings 2, 6; Alex Ibarra Sr. d. John Flauding 2, 7.

Quarters: Luis Perez Jr. d. Jim Flauding 2, 6; Ibarra d. Mircea Mosley 14, 10; Ibarra Sr. d. Ryan Byron 5, 10; Donna Mosley d. Dayton Hicks 7, 6.

Semis: Ibarra d. Perez Jr. 7, 5; Ibarra Sr. d. Mosley 14, (17), 4.

Final: Ibarra Sr. d. Ibarra 16, 16.

Collegiate: (8)

Quarters: Spencer Arnesen d. James Flauding 6, 9; Ryan Ashley d. Jason Cummings 5, 8; Nick Mosley d. John Flauding 12, 17; Tim Arnesen d. Dayton Hicks 3, 6.

Semis: S. Arnesen d. Ashley 10, 18; Mosley d. T. Arnesen (15), 9, 5.

Final: Mosley d. Arnesen 2, 20.

Masters: (6) – Dual Round Robin

Group A: Lloyd Garcia d. Tim Brown 13, 14; Brown d. Bill Vobach (8), 4, 7; Garcia d. Vobach 10, 6.

Group B: Jay Stender d. Ken Patterson 16, 10; Patterson d. George Blocker (17), 12, 10; Stender d. Blocker (19), 9, 7.

Final: Garcia d. Stender forfeit.

Golden Masters: (8)

Quarters: John Roder d. Dennis Madden 20, 5; Mike Hallowell d. Clint Strachan 16, 18; Dan Price d. Stan Dunlavy (13), 18, 1; Steve Meyer d. Rusty Ludwig 18, (20), 4.

Semis: Roder d. Hallowell (9), 10, 3; Price d. Meyer 17, 7.

Final: Price d. Roder (19), 10, 1.

Golden Masters "B": (9)

First Round: Eric Weber d. Dave Sampson 18, 10.

Quarters: Bob McCluskey d. Weber 18, (11), 7; Harry Calvino d. Dennis Parker 10, 6: Bruce Stein d. Bill Marquardt 9, 8; Bob Mussetter d. Dave Mosley 3, 11.

Semis: McCluskey d. Calvino (7), 7-1 injury def.; Mussetter d. Stein 18, 14.

Final: Mussetter d. McCluskey 14, 20.

Super Golden Masters: (8)

Quarters: Terry Nett d. Jeff Leeson 10, 9; Luis Marquez d. Paul Cocking 13, 20; Bill Johnson d. Bill Moyle 8, 6; Lewis Lambert d. Rick Wheelock 15, 12.

Semis: Nett d. Marquez 7, 4; Lambert d. Johnson 12, 10.

Final: Nett d. Lambert 7, 9.

Veteran Super Golden Masters: (4) – Round Robin

First Round: Jim Starr d. Fred Kottenstette 1, 1; Dave Coulie d. Lee Cooper 6, 2.

Second Round: Starr d. Coulie 13, (13), 9; Cooper d. Kottenstette 5, 3.

Third Round: Starr d. Cooper 18, 5; Coulie d. Kottenstette 1, 2.

Total Wins: Starr 3; Coulie 2; Cooper 1; Kottenstette 0.

Diamond: (3) – Round Robin

First Round: Bob Norrdin d. Louis Luepke 8, (18), 4.

Second Round: Pat Francomano d. Luepke 12, 15.

Third Round: Norrdin d. Francomano 13, (8), 6.

Total Wins: Norrdin 2; Francomano 1; Luepke 0.