(TO ENLARGE ANY PICTURE ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER – RIGHT CLICK AND OPEN IMAGE IN NEW TAB) Drive by America’s only public jai-alai court in St. Petersburg, and it is likely there will be a pretty decent size group of players virtually everyday out there. Puryear Park Jai-alai, which quietly celebrated its 16th anniversary earlier […]
This past Tuesday night, Morgan Kathan, the daughter of the original Puryear Park co-founder Greg (aka Echeva), was back at it -competing against 9 other men on the St. Pete Cancha. Morgan is back in town for a week after recently moving to Vermont to be with her new husband and her new job. For […]
US National Jai-alai Championship August 30 and September 1st Magic City jai-alai is hosting its annual US National Jai-alai Championship on August 30th and September 1st at its fronton located at the Magic City Casino in Miami. This is the Masters Event only. Held over Labor Day weekend, the event will feature amateur singles and […]
Matt Tournament coming up May 3-4 America’s best amateur court is gearing up for another big tournament next weekend – May 3-4th, with a possible date of Sunday May 5th if time runs out to complete everything by Saturday. Another large turnout is expected, with several players from Florida also making the trip. The long-range […]
Jai-Alai Rated 7th Most Expensive Sport in the World In an article recently published by Sports Brief, Jai-alai was rated the 7th most expensive sport in the world. Yes, we know jai-alai is expensive. A “real” cesta can run over $500. A pelota cost must be well over $150 now to build, and needs recovering […]
By Marty Fleischman With the glow of the U.S. victory fading, you could see a worried look Piston’s face. The team “head coach” had a very difficult decision to make. Kirby Prater and Nickerson had pulled a major upset. No one expected them to win a single game. No U.S. team ever had. So, how […]
By Marty Fleischman The Jai-Alai fronton in St. Jean-de-Luz, France was unique. First, I was amazed that this tiny resort/fishing village on the southwest corner of France had any kind of a Jai-Alai fronton. All the frontons we had visited in the Spanish Basque villages were surprisingly small, except for the court, that is. Most […]
