Black Knight Player of the Month – Congratulations to Nikki Todd, Robin Clarke, Georgia Baldwin and James Flynn!

Don Leggat’s squash record is second to none in the history of Ontario squash. Affectionately known by friends and foe alike as the “silver fox”, he was a skilled and accomplished competitor.

Ontario’s University program continues to grow in both depth and talent as 16 teams headed to Mayfair Lakeshore this past Saturday to compete in the Jesters League Finals. Congratulations to the top three teams that emerged from the weekend's event!

The Pickering Squash Club team, led by Nicole Pirko, has completed yet another outstanding Provincial Championship event alongside one of their popular singles events - the Lee Hanebury Memorial Squash Tournament. The 2018 Ontario Mixed Doubles Championships will continue to grow thanks to the event's great hosts and great community of squash players!

For the first time in over a decade, a major PSA tournament will hit the GTA in the form of the $50,000 2018 Canada Cup.  Brought to you by Title Sponsor WorkForce and presented by Cooper Mediation, Cambridge Group of Clubs and the Sheraton Center, the event is headlined by WR #10 and adopted Ontarian Diego Elias, Ryan Cuskelly (WR #15), Cesar Salazar (WR #21) and Leo Au (WR #22).

We are pleased to welcome the Master Fitness and Squash Complex as a member facility with Squash Ontario! Locally owned and operated, the club has two squash courts but looking to expand and add more thanks to it's vibrant and active group of squash players. 

Earlier this squash season, in August, the squash community had an enormous wake up call at the Barrie Athletic Club when Steve Rush, an avid squash player and coach, suffered a cardiac arrest on court. Thanks to an AED machine and a few knowledgeable tournament participants and staff, Steve is still with us today. This is his story. 

Last weekend, 60 juniors, 10 coaches and 30 parents boarded the US Open bus to New Haven, Connecticut, in one of the most ambitious trips in SO history.  With the launch of our newly revamped high performance program, our goal was to give our top juniors exposure to critical international competition and gauge our level for an assault on the podium in the coming years.

As the holidays and close of 2017 draw near, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the number of amazing matches and tournaments this year has seen. Congratulations to all those who worked hard to earn a provincial title, those who played in almost every tournament, those who stepped into tournaments for the first time, and those who encouraged their friends and family to pick up a racquet and join them in squash.  

Congratulations to the four Ontario athletes who placed in the top three at the 2017 CJO:

• Iman Shaheen (GU13) - Finalist
• Molly Chadwick (GU15) - Finalist
• George Crowne (BU17) - Finalist
• James Flynn (BU19) - 3rd Place