Archive for October, 2011

Roberto Huarte

Team USA Pelota Players Win Silver Medals at Pan Am Games

U.S. players give strong performances and have won four medals and may win two more

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Roger Etchevers

Etchevers of Team USA wins bronze medal in Basque Pelota at Pan Am Games

Roger Etchevers of Team USA won a bronze medal with a commanding performance Wednesday afternoon in the Basque Pelota competition at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Etchevers, 38, overwhelmed Luis Maidana of Argentina in singles trinkete handball. The score was 15-1 in both matches. With his victory, Etchevers earned the distinction of becoming the first-ever U.S. athlete [...]

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Fernando "Momo" Median beat Roberto Huarte of the U.S. in singles hadball Monday and is a favorite to win the Gold Medal at the Pan Am Games. Photo: Mexsport.

Team USA Pelota Players Win Matches, Will Battle for Gold and Bronze Medals at Pan Am Games

The Team USA Basque Pelota squad put on impressive performances Tuesday morning as four different athletes advanced to the gold and bronze medal rounds at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Roberto Huarte will play for the gold medal in 36-meter handball, while brothers Tony and Josetxu Huarte will also play for the gold in 36-meter doubles handball. [...]

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Team USA Pelota Players Lose Matches But Stay in Medal Hunt at Pan Am Games

Team USA Pelota Players Lose Matches But Stay in Medal Hunt at Pan Am Games

Roger Etchevers and Roberto Huarte lost tough contests against two of the top handball athletes in the world Monday morning at the 2011 Pan American Games, but both Team USA players still remain in the medal hunt at the international competition in Guadalajara Mexico. Etchevers, a native of Pomona, California, who now lives in Basque town of Irissari, lost to [...]

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Team USA Pelota Squad Looks to Advance to Medal Round at Pan Am Games

Team USA Pelota Squad Looks to Advance to Medal Round at Pan Am Games

After opening with a series of wins and some tough losses, the Team USA Basque Pelota players will be battling to advance to the medal rounds at the 2011 Pan American Games being held in Mexico. Roger Etchevers and Roberto Huarte, who scored strong opening victories in trinkete and 36-meter handball, respectively, will face formidable foes from Mexico on Monday [...]

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Huarte Brothers of Team USA Score Pelota Wins at Pan Am Games

Huarte Brothers of Team USA Score Pelota Wins at Pan Am Games

Brothers Tony and Josetxo Huarte of Team USA won their opening matches Friday afternoon during the Basque Pelota competition at the 2011 Pan American Games. The Huarte brothers trounced the Argentinian duo of Raul Axel Mikkan and Esteban Lucas Varron in two preliminary matches at the Complejo Revolucion court in Guadalajara, Mexico. The score in both games was 10-1. Both [...]

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Etchevers, Huarte Win Opening Pelota Matches at Pan Am Games

Etchevers, Huarte Win Opening Pelota Matches at Pan Am Games

The Team USA pelota squad got off to a good start Friday morning when Roger Etchevers and Roberto Huarte won their opening matches at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. With their wins, both U.S. players will face formidable foes from Mexico in the their next matches in the Basque Pelota competition at the international games.

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Tony Huarte will team up with his brother Josetxo in doubles handball at the Pan Am games. Photo: Courtesy of U.S. Federation of Pelota.

Team USA Pelota Squad to Begin Matches at Pan American Games

The United States pelota team, which includes several Basque players who honed their skills in last year’s World Championships, will begin competing Friday at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Basque Americans on Team USA are Roger Etchevers, brothers Tony and Josetxo Huarte and Roberto Huarte. The other members of the squad are Rolando Tejada and Daniel [...]

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Inside Berri Txarrak’s Venice Beach Bash

Inside Berri Txarrak’s Venice Beach Bash

Popular Basque rock group Berri Txarrak hosts a party in Venice, Calif. where they holed up to produce an album.

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Culinary Institute of American President Tim Ryan and Lehendakari Patxi Lopez. Photo: Courtesy of the Culinary Institute.

Lehendakari Patxi Lopez signs pact with Culinary Institue of America

Basque lehendakari Patxi Lopez on Monday visited the Culinary Institute of America in New York to launch an initiative to strengthen ties between the prestigious college and the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian. As lehendakari, or president of the Basque government, Lopez is visiting the East Coast and Texas with other Basque officials to strengthen cultural and economic ties [...]

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