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ODSA Season Closing Awards & Social – April 27

The ODSA Open City League is coming to a close. Spring is also in the air so other squash activities are also winding down. 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 to attend our,…
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Results – 2016 Cascades Open

The 2016 edition of the Cascades Open was played this past weekend (Mar 17-20) and as usual produced some exciting squash. David Guest (RA Centre) notched another tournament victory this season with a 3-2 victory in dramatic fashion over Shady Elkamhawy (Carleton) in the Division 1 final. After winning the 4th game and going ahead 10-3 in the 5th, Guest seemed…
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2016 Ontario Junior Team Championships

Recently (weekend of 4-6 Mar 2016) the Ottawa area was represented at the Ontario Junior Team Championships.  Our junior team roster was: Girls U19: Gabrielle Renaud Girls U17: Catherine Giachino Girls U15: Abby Russell Girls U13: Rachel Zachariah Boys U13: Max Shewchenko Boys U15: Barrett Aass Boys U17: Tarun Balaraj Boys U19: Franco Patry Coach: Ian Woodhead Manager: Leah Shaw…
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ODSA’s Greatest Rivalries – Brian Eldridge vs. Jeff Wilson

The ODSA’s ranking system, Rankenstein, contains over 46,000 results since Sept 2005. Since that time, 2 individuals have played a total of 80 official matches and have a 40-40 record against each other. These 2 warriors are Brian Eldridge and Jeff Wilson. These matches include club, ODSA city league and Club Championship matches. This rivalry is a great example of…
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Tarun Balaraj – Ottawa’s Top Squasher of 2015

Congratulations to Tarun Balaraj, this years recipient of Ottawa’s Top Squasher for 2015. Tarun was recently honoured at the 2015 Ottawa Sports Awards on January 27. Tarun followed up the award by winning the Men’s A draw at the RA Winter Open this past weekend. Check out the Ottawa’s Top Squasher page to see information on all the past winners of the…
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