Josh Nelson Memorial Tournament

A racquetball community event

Everyone plays. Everyone eats.

Five days of racquetball and squash in Salem, run by players for players, in memory of one of our own.

Schedule and venue

Five days on court

Court hours for each day. When you register, you tell us when you can play and we build the draw around it.

Divisions

Find your bracket

Entry fees

What it costs

Register yourself or your whole group, then pay once by card.

Josh Nelson in Sprague colors, standing with his racquet against the glass back wall of a court

Why we play

Remembering Josh

Josh Nelson played two seasons for Sprague Racquetball and quickly became a leader on the team and part of its family.

Rookie of the Year in his first season
State champion in Boys-1 Doubles
State and national champion in Boys-3 Singles
National champion in Boys-2 Doubles

We lost Josh to suicide in 2017, when he was 16. He is remembered as a friend, son, brother and teammate, and every spring this tournament brings the racquetball community together in his name.

The Nelson family established the Josh Nelson Memorial Scholarship to help future Sprague players when the cost of playing is more than their family can manage, and to support players' education after high school.

Sponsorship

Put your name on the courts

Lend a hand

Feed the players, stock the raffle

Results and photos

Past tournaments

Final draws and results from previous years.