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Our ODSA Junior team traveled to Barrie, ON on March 1, 2018, to compete at the 2018 Ontario Winter Games. This event, organized by the Government of Ontario, is the largest multi-sport event in Ontario. It features provincial level athletes from ages 12 to 18 who qualify through a regional selection process conducted by the Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs). The Games…
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Ottawa, ON — The Squash Gloucester Junior Program, operating out of the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex in Orleans, is pleased to announce that Hadrian Stiff, of Bristol England, will be leading a comprehensive 7-day training event for junior squash athletes from across the province, from Saturday, March 10 through Friday, March 16, 2018. Hadrian is the founder and director of…
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The ODSA put together a very strong team for the 2018 Ontario Regional Masters Team Tournament. The tournament took place at the Whiteoaks Resort in Nigara-on-the-lake on February 23-25, 2018. 10 teams from all over Ontario battled it out in a weekend full of competitive squash matches, sharing and fun. The ODSA team with, David Guest (OAC), Matt Arkett (RA),…
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The Ottawa Athletic Club’s Squash Open, which took place February 16-18, attracted 45 players. In the Div. “A” final, the top two seeds, David Guest and Matt Arkett who are both in their 40s, were very evenly matched, with Matt prevailing 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9. David looked to have the match well in hand, having won the first game and…
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Around 60 boys and girls competed in the Jesters Harrow Junior Silver event at Goodlife – Queensview, February 10-11, with 16 from Toronto, 10 from Sudbury, and 4 from Winnipeg. In the Boys events, Ottawa players took the BU 19 (Barratt Aass), BU 17 (Philippe Shillington), BU 15 (Max Shewchenko), and BU 13 (Benoit Salmon) events, while Nat Chandra of…
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The RA Winter Open took place Jan. 25-28, and attracted over 50 entrants in the Men’s A, B, C events, and combined Women’s C/D and Men’s D event. Nicolas Dupont (Cascades) fully earned the Men’s “A” title over Brian Eldridge (RA), 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, after surviving an 80 minute five setter over Steve Oakey in the semis. Nicolas…
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The Smiths Falls Squash Club hosted their annual tournament on the week-end of January 12-14, and attracted players from Kingston, Brockville, Montreal and Ottawa. In an exhibition match between Fernando Hernandez, of Club Sportif MAA in Montreal, and David Guest of Goodlife-Queensview, spectators were treated to a very exciting duel. Fernando, currently ranked #13 in Quebec, won 3 – 2,…
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