Archive: Aug 2009 - Current
Ottawa Racketlon
If you haven’t heard of Racketlon yet or if you are still kicking yourself for not signing up for last
year’s Summer event, you should check this out. Squash players enjoy a distinct advantage at Racketlon
since they are able to dominate all the Badminton/Tennis & Ping Pong posers at sqaush, while holding their
own admirably at the other sports. Last year we had about 6 squash players from the region take part
in this event – come join us this year and help use this great opportunity to show why Squash players are
indeed the best racket sport athletes!
Click here
for the flyer with full event information and entry details.
Nepean Summer Junior Camp
The Nepean Squash club is offering afternoon squash sessions for juniors (age 8-18) from Jun 22-Aug 31.
Sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:20 to 5:40. Cost is $135. Also included is over 40 hours of certified
coaching and unlimited playing time for three months. Contact the Nepean Sportsplex at 613-580-2828.
Click here
to see the entry in the City of Ottawa program guide. Look for Nepean Junior Squash Club.
Final CL Winners and Standings
Congratulations to the final City League Division winners.
Div 1: OAC 1
Div 2: Sporteque 2
Div 3: Goodlife 4
Div 4: Cascade 1
Div 5: Goodlife 7
Div 6: Orleans 3
Click here
for the complete list of team results,
Sporteque Spring Open
Jumpstart your summer by competing in the Sporteque Spring Open on May 7-9.
Low-cost entry and a $1350 prize pool should entice you.
Includes Open, B, C, D and Under 14 categories for both men and women.
Click here for the flyer.
Email Steve Wren at swren@datagroup.ca to enter.
Cascades Top-16 Invitational, Apr.30-May.2
Cascades and Team Lars are graciously inviting the best of the Ottawa valley to the hills of Gatino,
for a bit of no frills, down and dirty, drop ‘til we find the winner, hillbilly style squash competition.
And there’s cash to sucker everyone up there. The top-16 ODSA ranked players get preference for the 16 spots available
but unclaimed spots will be filled by other wanna-be's.
Click here for the flyer.
5 Lets Is All You Get
USA Pro Squash is trialing a new rule where a player will be allowed no more than 5 lets per match. Once a player has used his/her lets
only strokes or no lets are called.
Click here for the announcement.
ODSA Season Ending Social
The ODSA season ending social is slated for Apr.21, 6:30 PM, immediately following the ODSA Cup finals at the OAC.
The gathering will be held at LIAM MAGUIRE'S, 1705 St Laurent Blvd, (at Innes Rd).
Click here for the flyer.
Cascades Open 2010 Results
Bronze finish for ODSA at the Winter Games!
On March 4th, the ODSA's Ontario Winter Games Team headed to Sudbury to compete in the
2010 Ontario Junior Winter Games. Friday was a grueling day of squash, with three team
matches in a row. The ODSA team squeaked out a win over a much improved Northwestern team 16 games to 12,
then won convincing matches against the teams from the Northern and Central regions.
Saturday saw us taking on Toronia for the final round-robin match. We ended the round
robin in 2nd place, which put us up against Toronto, the strongest team in the tournament.
After a 7-1 loss to them, we were set to play our arch-rivals Niagara for 3/4 on Sunday.
As usual, that match was extremely close and very exciting. This year Ottawa came out ahead by
one game, securing us the bronze medal!
Johnny and I would both like to thank the parents and fans that came out to support Ottawa - the cheering was great! -
and the whole team who made it such a fun and entertaining weekend. We all had a great time!
... Alex Cornett
Congratulations to:
Team ODSA
BU19 / Michael Vallejos-Sevilla / OAC
BU17/ Kyle Ogilvy / Barr, OAC
BU15 / Max Adshead / OAC
BU13 / Franco Patry / OAC, Sptq
GU19 / Julie MacElwee / OAC
GU17 / Emily Peebles / OAC
GU15 / Maya Crisostomo / RA
GU13 / Jaime Nelson / OAC
Click here for the team picture.
Congratulations to Ottawa Champions At US Masters Squash Championships
Vince Taylor and Steve Wren returned home with titles from the US Masters Squash Championships in Rhode Island, USA.
Vince beat a long-time rival in the Men's 70+ and Steve put down a tough draw in the Men's 40+.
Congratulations to our champions and to all who competed.
New Trial Software for Regional Rankings
The ODSA is testing out a new software package for managing the regional rankings. The new system provides real-time rankings
updates, detailed player profiles with 5 years worth of history and head-to-head search amoung other features.
Check it out and
Provide us your feedback!
2010 Canadian Championships
The 2010 Canadian Singles Squash Championships, complete with a full slate of Masters (age-level)
events is being held in Vancouver, BC from 5-8 May. Registration is now open
and entries will be accepted up to April 5th. Late entries will be put on a waiting
list.
Click here
entry details and for information about the events and the social side.
Good Luck Ottawa Entrants in US Masters Squash Championships
Good luck to our local contigent that is traveling to Rhode Island on Mar.12-14 to compete in the
US Masters Squash Championships. Entrants are:
Julie Aass (GL, OAC)
Viola Hennessey (RA)
Paulette Cogliati (RA)
Steve Wren (Sporteque)
Martin Aass (GL, OAC)
Vince Taylor (GL)
Click here
for the full entrant list.
Ontario Master Open
The 2010 Ontario Masters Open Singles Championships event is fast approaching. It is being hosted
March 26-28th at the
Glenway Country Club
in Newmarket. Come and enjoy the camaraderie and competition
(registration closes Wednesday, March 17th). Over 140 players entered the Ontario Closed Championships
last November representing 52 Clubs throughout the Province and a terrific turnout is expected
for the Open. Don't miss it!..
Click here
for the tournament flyer.
Click here
to enter.
Cascades Open
The Cascades Open is upcoming on Mar.18-21. Entry deadline is Sunday, Mar.14.
Click here
for the tournament flyer with all the registration information.
Note that a small cash prize is being offered to the A division winner.
Barrhaven Open Results
A> Winner: Curtis Shaw (RA), Runner-up: Calvin Wren (Sporteque)
B> Winner: Kjeld Gattinger (Montreal), Runner-up: Derek King (Montreal)
C> Winner: Ken Cheeseman (NDHQ), Runner-up: Antonio Zidan (Nepean)
C cons> Winner: Sandy Ahluwalia (RA), Runner-up: Matt Gagient (QV-GL)
D> Winner: Charles Emond (Nepean), Runner-up: Aaron Bruce (RA)
WEB SITE ALIVE AGAIN ... BUT A LITTLE FORGETFUL
Our web-site host (Canaca) has corrected their problem and our web-site is back up
and running again. However, results entered from Feb.12 until the failure have been lost.
These results must be re-entered. This includes league, challenges, ODSA cup etc.
Barrhaven Open
The Barrhaven Winter Open is upcoming on Feb.19-21. Entry deadline is Monday, Feb.15.
Click here
for the tournament flyer with all the registration information.
RA Winter Open Results
|
Event
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
Cons
|
|
Open A
|
Adrian Dudzicki (OAC)
|
Steve Wren (Sptq)
|
Martin Aass (OAC)
|
|
Open B
|
Denis Theriault (Sptq)
|
Jim Leclerc (NDHQ)
|
Nicholas Grenapin (OAC)
|
|
Open C
|
Patrick Lyons (Carleton)
|
Mark Beaurgard (RA)
|
Mark Beaton (GL)
|
|
Open D
|
Jean Patenaude (Club 352)
|
Aaron Bruce (RA)
|
Benoit Guerin (Club 352)
|
|
Women's A
|
Stephanie Bazin (RA)
|
Paulette Cogliati (RA)
|
Mariella Czetwertynski (RA)
|
|
Women's C
|
Danielle Saienks (RA)
|
Allison Condran (RA)
|
-
|
|
Women's D
|
Maya Crisostomo (RA)
|
-
|
-
|
ODSA Sponsorship Policies
The ODSA aims to promote squash in the Ottawa area. To do this it will use its available
finances to subsidize various squash activities.
Click here
to find out more.
Sam Cornett Receives Ottawa Sports Award
Click here
to check out the Ottawa Citizen article.
Ontario Games Ottawa Junior Squash Team
Congratulations to the following athletes who will be representing Ottawa at the
Ontario Winter Games.
Main Team
BU19 / Michael Vallejos-Sevilla / OAC
BU17/ Kyle Ogilvy / Barr, OAC
BU15 / Max Adshead / OAC
BU13 / Franco Patry / OAC, Sptq
GU19 / Julie MacElwee / OAC
GU17 / Emily Peebles / OAC
GU15 / Maya Crisostomos / RA
GU13 / Jaime Nelson / OAC
Alternates
BU19 / Ozzie Vallejos-Sevilla / OAC
BU17 / Maxime Perreault / Barr
BU15 / Matt Drummond / OAC
GU 15/17/19 / Savanna Davidson / Barr
GU 17/19 / Lauren Remedios / Barr
GU 13 / Rachel Drummond / OAC
RA Winter Squash Open 21-24 Jan 2010
The RA will be hosting its winter squash open tourney during the 3rd
weekend of January. Recent history has had strong draws in all divisions
and early indications lead us to believe that it will once again be good
tourney. Registration cut off is 17 Jan 2010.
Click here
for the tournament flyer. Out of town players start Friday. Tourney
recommended hotel is The Southway Inn, 2431 Bank St, Ottawa. Tel
613-737-0811 (RA squash tourney rate of $140 per night, double
occupancy.) Questions as required to the tourney chairman, Jeff Watts -
e-mail: karakal@magma.ca.
ODSA Executive Meeting
The next ODSA exec meeting is planned for Thursday Jan.7 2010, 7 PM.
Location is the Georgetown Pub (meeting room) 1159 Bank St, Ottawa,
South of Sunnyside and North of the Rideau River, across from the 7-11.
Thank You From Ottawa Junior Squash
Fundraising for the ODSA Juniors was a great success again this year.
Thank you to all who placed an order for the Holiday Wreaths, and
Centrepieces. Delong Farms in Nova Scotia gives us a great opportunity to
fund raise for the junior Grand Prix events, Gold and Silver events,
Jim Mason high school tournament, and the Junior Team that represents
Ottawa at the Winter Games and Team Championships every year .
If you missed your chance this year to get your Wreath or Centrepiece,
watch for the notice next October for 2010/11 season!!! See you next year!
Cheers Jan Lardner
Ontario Master's Closed Results
The 2009 Ontario Masters Closed Singles Championships, with men's and women's categories from age 35
and up, were held at the Fabulous Fitness Racquet Club in Concord, just north of Toronto, over the
weekend of November 13-15. There were 146 entrants including nine competitors from Ottawa. The
Ottawa contingent gave a very credible showing, picking up three gold medals, two silver medals
and one bronze medal.
Gold medalists:
Julie Springer-Aass (Queensview)
Lorraine Tetreault (Queensview)
Vincent Taylor (Queensview)
Silver medalists:
Paulette Cogliatti (RA)
Martin Aass (Queensview)
Bronze medalist:
Robert de Valk (OAC)
Barbara Byrne (RA), Viola Hennessay (RA) and Steve Su (OAC) were our other Ottawa players and
they represented us well. Penny Glover and Mikola Czich did yeoman service all weekend as
tourney officials. The tournament, which was well run and a lot of fun, was also a key element
in the selection of the seven person (4 men, 3 women) Masters team representing Ontario in the
Canadian Team Championships being held in Saskatoon in mid January 2010. The team will be
officially announced some time in December.
The next Ontario Masters Singles Championship will be the Masters Open, to be held at the Glenway
Country Club in Newmarket over the weekend of 26-28 March 2010. Registration will be through the
Squash Ontario website.
Kingston Garrison Invitational, Dec.4-6
Bringing Squash To Africa
Runa Reta (of Ottawa) is currently in Africa and is setting up a squash program for disadvantaged kids there.
If you have any unused racquets or squash goggles that could be donated, please drop off with Heather at the
Goodlife Queensview up until next Thursday Nov.19.
Last Call For Christmas Wreaths In Support of Ottawa Junior Squash
Orders for the Christmas wreaths in support junior squash must be in by Weds night Nov.11.
All orders should be sent to Janice Lardner at (Fax)613-832-3520 or (Tel)613-832-0020
or e-mail.
Delivery of wreaths is anticipated in the first week of December to Queensview Goodlife for pickup.
Delivery orders to friends and family will also be done that week.
Click here for more details.
Click here for the order form.
Goodlife Open Results
Below are the results from the GoodLife Open. Remarkably 7 of the 9 finals went to 5 sets with the Men’s A final
going 19-17 in the 5th!
Pro Champion: Mike Corren (Australia)
Men’s A Champion: Martin Aass (GoodLife)
Men’s B Champion: Calvin Wren (Sporteque)
Men’s C Champion: Jeff Johnson(GoodLife)
Men’s D Champion: Andre Paquet (Nepean)
Women’s A Champion: Alina D’Asti (GoodLIfe)
Women’s B Champion: Lucie Tsai (GoodLIfe)
Women’s C Champion: Tracey Sly (Kingston)
Women’s D Champion: Helena Slozil (GoodLIfe)
Jonathon Power Exhibition
Le Sporteque in Gatineau is hosting an exhibition night with Jonathon Power on Friday Nov.27 starting at 6:30 PM.
I'd imagine I don't need to explain who he is. Jonathon will be giving tours of the court to Robin Clarke
and Le Sporteque's Steve Wren in two featured matches. Seating is limited to 70 and tickets are $35.
Click here for the promotional flyer
and ticket purchase details.
Ontario Winter Games Tryouts
The ODSA is proud to sponsor a Team from the Ottawa District to be
composed of one representative in each of the following Categories:
Girls U13, U15, U17, U19
Boys U13, U15, U17, U19
Johnny Wilson of the OAC has been selected as the coach of the team and
Alex Cornett of Goodlife has been selected as the team manager.
All Ottawa region junior players who meet the eligibility requirements
are encouraged to tryout for the team. Register by Sat.Nov.21.
Click here for full details.
Greco ODSA Cup 2009-2010!
Hello all, After a summer with weather so crap that I found myself praying for snow,
it is with great pleasure that I announce the kickoff for this year's Greco ODSA Cup
Squash Championship! For the uninitiated, the Greco ODSA Championship Cup is a year long
tournament with matches played on your own courts and time, culminating in an exciting
finals night at the end of the year, crowning the CHAMPION of OTTAWA as well as patting
the backs of B, C, and D winners from across the city. The numbers have been growing every year,
and involve over 100 active squash players at every skill level.... and with the matches
played on your own time, there should be no excuses! As always, it is difficult to obtain
the e-mail addresses for everyone in Ottawa who plays squash, so PLEASE pass this along
to your friends if they do not know about it so that no one misses out! To read the rules
and details and look at last year's results, click on the 2008-2009 ODSA Cup text on the left.
This year's tournament fee remains at the incomprehensibly low cost of $10.
For your fee you will get a year of tournament organization, a chance at lots of great
prizes (draw prizes as well as earned prizes), FREE BEVERAGES at the end of season finals
night, and a free squash ball! This is without a doubt the BEST DEAL in TOWN.
All for now - looking forward to the entries rolling in!
Cheers, Neil
TO REGISTER TODAY, CLICK HERE!
Looking for ongoing, real-time info on the tournament all season long? Check out our
new Twitter home: twitter.com/GrecoODSACup
City League 2009/2010 Season Set to Begin
The schedule and teams for the first city league session are set. Good luck everyone on great season.
As webmaster, I shall take this opportunity to request that players think twice before
firing off complaints related to schedule to the tireless volunteers in the ODSA.
Scheduling is a very complicated task that requires fitting all the matches needed
over the session and divisions into the limited court times that are provided by
the participating clubs. It is far too complicated to be done by hand so this task
is done by a sophisticated computer program (courtesy of Brian Eldridge). The program works
by simply generating hundreds and thousands of schedule permutations trying to find one
that actually works. Frankly, it is a miracle that a fit is found every session. Yes, some
of you will find yourselves seemingly with undesirable times and too many away games (just like
in Vegas there will be winners and losers).
However, please remember that someone has spent their evening and weekend hours
to make it as good as it is - which is pretty darn good.
Goodlife PSA & Amateur Open, Nov.5-8, 2009
Mark your calendar on Nov.5-8 with the Goodlife PSA + Amateur Open event.
Local favourites, Robin Clarke (defending champion) & Adrian Dudzicki (OAC) will be competing.
Come out & support them plus see some great squash. Players can also enter the amateur events,
Men’s & Women’s A,B,C,D categories. Entry fee $50.00. Closing date for entries: October 28th.
Free entry into PSA matches for junior entrants. ODSA will provide a $5 rebate to all junior/student entrants.
To enter the amateur event & for tickets for the PSA event,
e-mail Heather Wallace at heather_w@bellnet.ca.
PSA 1st round matches, Thursday November 5th, 2:30-8:30pm, Free entry.
PSA Quarter finals, Friday November 6th, 5-9pm, $10
PSA Semi finals, Saturday November 7th, 3-5pm, $15.
PSA Finals Sunday November 8th, 12 -2pm, $15.
Some Rust Was Removed
The ODSA Rust Remover recently took place at the Orleans Sportsplex
and those who attended (28 in all) enjoyed the event. All players got
at least 3 matches in over the Fri-Sat tourney. Indeed some rust was
removed just prior to the start of the active season. For results of
the main draws open the links below.
A draw
B draw
C draw
D draw
Junior Squash in Orleans
If you have any children you would like to see give the game a try, this program is a good inexpensive way to get them to learn the
game, and have some fun exercise at the same time. Equipment is available, so they don't really need anything to participate.
It runs from 1000 to 1200 hrs on Saturday mornings at the Bob MacQuarrie Centre in Orleans.
Click here for program information and
here for schedule information.
ODSA Rust Remover, 2009
The season starting rust remover tourament is being held at the Orleans Sports Complex on Sept.25-26. Register by Sun. Sept.20.
Click here for the tournament flyer with complete event
and registration details.
Squash Canada Charity Golf Event Here In Ottawa
Squash Canada will be holding a fundraising golf tournament in Ottawa Ontario on Friday September 18th, 2009. The fundraiser will take place
at Metcalfe Golf and Country club with a 1:15pm shotgun start.
The focus for the first ever Squash Canada golf tournament will be
raising funds towards the 2009 Pan-American Championships team that will
compete in Ambato, Ecuador October 17 - 24, 2009. This is a team that
our own Samantha Cornett (playing out of the Queensview Goodlife Club)
will be a part of.
More information and online registration can be found on the
Squash Canada website.
Click here for the event flyer.
Squash Ontario Charity Golf Event For Junior Squash
Squash Ontario is holding a charity golf tournament on Sat.Sept.12 at the
Lionhead Golf & Country Club in Brampton, ON. For more information on the event,
click here.
Barrhaven Junior Squash Camp
The Barrhaven Squash Club is introducing a Summer Junior Squash Camp this year which will run from
Monday, August 17 to Friday, August 21 from 9 to 3. The camp is available to members and non-members. The camp is ideal for anyone who is returning to it after the summer break and has played before. The Junior Squash camp will fit most juniors. New juniors with some guidance from the coaches will gain an appreciation for a new sport and learn the basics.
This camp can help to return to a new season of squash, is a great refresher and a excellent way to
see friends and have fun. We will have basic skills training and court activities that will get you
back on track. Juniors will develop skills in service returns, racket skills, court sense , ability
to move around the court with good court coverage and improve fitness level. We look forward to seeing all soon.
John Larabie
Squash Coach/Barrhaven Squash Club.
Registration can be directed on line to jlarabie2001@yahoo.ca or phone number 613-820-1310 for more
information.
Fees $200.00 for BSC members with City of Ottawa pass, $250.00 for non-members or other squash clubs
Squash Ontario Achievement Awards
Congratulations to Jan Lardner and Brian Eldridge for being awarded Squash Ontario
achievement awards. These awards recognize Jan and Brian for their significant
contributions to the Ottawa squash community and squash in general. Jan has been
a tireless volunteer in the junior squash circles and Brian has contributed greatly
to the ODSA, open City League and founded the ODSA Cup event.
PAR Scoring For 2009-2010 Open League Season
ODSA Open City League will be changing to PAR15 (point-a-rally to 15) scoring in all divisions
for the upcoming 2009/2010 season.
Click here for more information on this subject.
ODSA 2009 AGM
The annual ODSA AGM is tentatively scheduled for Tues evening 8 Sep 09 at the RA.
If you wish to get involved in helping out the Ottawa squash scene please contact
Mikola Czich
or a fellow ODSA Exec member.
