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Congratulations to Iman Shaheen (Barrhaven) who was voted Ottawa’s Top Squasher for 2018! Iman continues to show exceptional talent and results in competitive Provincial and Canadian squash circles. During the last year she placed first in her age category (U15) at the Ont Junior Open Championships. Her talent recognized, she was selected to be part of the Canadian Junior Team…
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Calling competitive juniors! The 2019 Ontario regional teams championship is being hosted in Waterloo, ON Mar 1-3. This is an exciting annual event where juniors from across Ontario compete against one another in a team format. The ODSA is sponsoring an Ottawa regional team of 8 juniors, comprised of 4 boys and 4 girls in categories U13, U15, U17, U19….
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On December 7 and 8, the Ottawa Athletic Club hosted their Winter Open, with three men’s and one women’s events. Continuing their rivalry in the Men’s ‘A’ event, David Guest eked out the win over Matt Arkett 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4, in a match featuring a great variety of shots and pace, and some great retrieving. It should be…
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The largest Canadian Junior Open with 300 players took place at The Club at White Oaks on Niagara-on-the-lake between December 8-11, 2018. The highly anticipated tournament was attended by many international players making it an extremely competitive event. Many of our ODSA juniors competed in the championships posting great matches and results. Our top finisher was Iman Shaheen (SPOR) who…
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The ODSA was proud to send five of our juniors to the BMO Nesbitt Burns Ontario Junior Closed competition on November 23-25, 2018. They were joined by the Ontario Regional coach Stephen Neal. Mikola Czich also made the trip as one of the official referees. Felix Scholberg, Max Shewchenko, and Mathieu Shillington competed in the boys Under 17 draw, while Barrett Aass…
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During the weekend of November 23-25, 2018, twenty-five vets played in the 35+, 55+, 60+, and 65+ events, with the oldest close to 75. In the 35+, Stephane Lussier, who is one of Ottawa’s 20 top ranked players, outlasted fellow clubmate Clark Johnston in 4 games, full of running from corner to corner. In the 55+ RA’s Rob Mulrooney won a…
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On Nov 18, the Ottawa Athletic Club hosted the 3rd junior event of 2018-19; with 34 players participating – the highest so far this season. All in attendance enjoyed the OAC’s great atmosphere, and witnessed several matches going to 5 games in all categories. Thank you to Stephen Neal for organizing and offering great prizes. Event #4 will be held…
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