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“The Sportheque Classic, held April 27-30, attracted 63 entries, including three from Quebec City and thirteen from the Montreal area. In the Men’s Open final, 3rd seeded Maxym Leclair beat top seed Maxime Blouin, of Quebec City, 11-9,4-11,11-9,10-12,12-10 in a thrilling match. Sebastien Boucley of Montreal beat Dominic Wren in four games for 3rd spot, while David Guest was 5th.The…
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The 2016/2017 ODSA Open City League came to a close on April 12. Congraulations to the champions for 2016/2017, La Sportheque #1. SPOR1 were led by a very tough 1-2-3 combination of Dominic Wren, Steve Wren and Eric Leblanc who combined for a 57-6 record throughout the season. Here are the notable achievements from the season. Congratulations to all the…
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At the Canadian Junior National Championships, held the weekend of April 21-23 at the Hollyburn Country Club in North Vancouver, Iman Shaheen of the Barrhaven Squash Club reached the final of the Canadian Girls’ Under 13 National Championship. In the final she lost in three straight to top-seeded Salma Mounir of the Ontario Racquet Club. Just turned 12 last month, Iman…
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Ottawa/Gatineau junior squash was well represented this past weekend, at the Ontario Silver Championship. 13 juniors made the trip to the tournament in Vaughan at Executive Squash and Fitness. For many this was their first tournament in Toronto playing at this level. After overcoming some initial nerves, they made us proud persevering through some very tough matches, sustaining long rallies,…
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All ladies and gentlemen involved in ODSA activities, whether they be Open city league, Women’s city league, junior programs, support to Ottawa district clubs or anything else related to supporting squash in the Ottawa district are welcome. Please come out, enjoy some season ending camaraderie and set yourself up for the squash summer season. No RSVP required. Just show up!…
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La Sportheque hosted the 2017 Quebec Junior Open Championships, for the fourth time in the last 5 years. Forty four players competed in nine championship events, with 25% playing in more than one age group. Defending champion, Dominic Wren, held off Tommy Scott, 16-14 in the final game, to retain his BU19 title, while Gabrielle Renaud (OAC) defeated clubmate, Catherine Giachino,…
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The recently completed March 2017 Cascades Club Squash Open saw plenty of intense action across 3 divisions of play. Competitors finishing off in significant positions are listed below. Division 1 Winner – Dominic Wren (Sportheque) Runner Up – Fernando Hernandez (MAA) Cons – Patrick Duquette (RA Centre) Division 2 Winner – Khaled El Ghayesh (UOttawa) Runner Up – Edouard Poitras…
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Newly crowned US Open Masters Men’s 50+ Champion, Steve Wren (Sportheque), provided an excellent personal account of his experience at this years tournament. Steve outlasted Anders Wahlstedt winning 3-2 (11-5, 10-12, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7). With this win, Steve completed a triple-crown of championships in the last 12 months, winning the Canadian, British and US Open Masters championships in the 50+ division….
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