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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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Open to junior between the ages of 9 and 16. Camp will have a more serious, squash-based segments in the mornings to learn about technique and movement patterns. In the afternoon there will be the opportunity to participate in match player, various other club activities, and a daily swim!
Enjoying its 40th anniversary, the Ottawa Athletic Club hosted 48 players in 4 events on February 17-19. Rudy Rodriguez, who lead OAC 1 to the ODSA City League title last year, was a comfortable winner of the “A” event over club mate Michael Carneiro. The 16 year-old, 6′ 2″, Thomas Porter won the “B” over club mate Ryan Rourke, while…
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Goodlife Queensview hosted 48 players in five draws, with competitors from Toronto and Sudbury each capturing two titles. Three players from Montreal also took home prizes. Eleven year old Iman Shaheen took the remaining title (GU 17), while other ODSA juniors placed highly in all events. Iman, a product of the Walter Baker Sports Centre’s training program, is currently 9th in the…
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