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From July 30th to August 5th, 755 players from 59 countries descended on the McArthur Squash Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA hosted the 2018 WSF World Masters Squash Championships. That included 7 players from the ODSA who made the trip to Virginia to take place in this bi-annual event. Results from our players are below as long as personal accounts…
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Greatly respected, both on and off the court, Steve Wren reached the pinnacle of his squash career when, on June 23, he was elected, by his peers across Canada to be President of Squash Canada, a position not filled from the Ottawa/Gatineau area, since the 1930s. Steve left his native New Zealand in 1986, to be a Squash Pro in…
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Stephanie Bazin, RA Squash Club, on being elected to the Board of Directors of Squash Ontario. She discovered squash at university in France, and started playing in Ottawa at the Rideau Tennis Club in the late 1990s. She has been active with Squash Ontario’s Masters Committee for 2 years, helping to organize tournaments and road trips, with the ODSA Women’s…
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Ottawa and area junior squashers, parents, coaches, and volunteers celebrated the 2017/18 ODSA circuit participants and winners on May 26. Some fast-paced pickup soccer at Carleton, was followed by a social at Patty’s Pub. Thank you to everyone who came out. A special thank you to our partners for donating door prizes: Squash Outaouais, Oliver Sport, Manta Sport, Badger Daylighting,…
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Congratulations to Iman Shaheen who was honoured at the 2017 Ottawa Sports Awards as Ottawa’s Top Squasher! Iman is an exceptional Ottawa squasher with significant natural talent and energy. She has only been playing for 3 years and has advanced to become the top Canadian girl in her age category. Squash Canada recognized her in 2017 as she was selected…
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Saturday May 26 3-4PM: Soccer at Carleton University Fieldhouse (adjacent to Alumni Hall, paid parking in P5) $5 admission. Back by popular demand! Come celebrate the junior squash season with some friendly pickup soccer. No pressure! We will have a couple of games going to accommodate different ages and skill levels. 4:30 – 6PM: Social at Patty’s Pub, 1186 Bank St (in Old…
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The ODSA had excellent junior representation at the 2018 Silver Championships finale, April 14-15 at Executive Squash and Fitness. This tournament is now an annual favourite, and feels like a team event. With a 100+ player draw, ODSA juniors fully embraced the opportunity to test their skill against new players and make new friends. They persevered, and posted excellent results…
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At the Ontario Junior Open Championships, played at the White Oaks Club, St Catherines, March 23-25, our six local players were in great form. Iman Shaheen, just 13 this month, captured the Girls’ Under 15 title, without losing a game. Dominic Wren won the BU 19 Consolation final, after a couple of gruelling 5 game matches, while Barrett Aass took the…
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