Celebrating the 2024/25 Junior Season with the 2025 Junior Awards Ceremony Presented by the Jesters Club of Ontario

2025 Junior Award Winners

This past weekend, the Squash Ontario community came together for a very special evening—the 2024-2025 Ontario Junior Recognition Awards Ceremony, proudly supported by The Jesters Club of Ontario. Held on Saturday, April 5 at the Club at White Oaks, the evening was filled with well-deserved recognition and took place in the middle of the Ontario Junior Open - the peak of our provincial junior season.

A highlight on the junior squash calendar, this annual event is more than just an awards ceremony. It’s a chance for athletes, coaches, parents, officials, and volunteers to gather and reflect on the incredible journey of the past season. From breakthrough performances and sportsmanship to coaching excellence, the night celebrated the people who make Ontario’s squash community so vibrant and inspiring.

As always, the atmosphere was buzzing with excitment and community. It was a powerful reminder of the passion and hard work that fuels junior squash across the province. Whether it was the young athletes who pushed themselves to new heights, or the behind-the-scenes champions who made everything possible, each story shared during the evening highlighted the strength of our community.

A massive thank you goes out to The Jesters Club of Ontario for their continued support of this meaningful tradition, and to all who attended and helped make the night a memorable one.

Here’s to another fantastic year of squash—and to the bright future ahead for junior squash in Ontario!

See below for photos of all the award winners.

U15 Most Improved, left to right: Violet Oliver (Female Winner), Reese MacLean (Presenter).

Not Pictured: Oscar Che (Male Winner).

U15 Player of the Year, left to right: Zara Khalil (Female Winner), Obie Ryding (Male Winner), Will Kuhn (Presenter).

U19 Most Improved, left to right: Luke Yang (Male Winner), Jessica DiMauro (Presenter), Olivia Bolger (Female Winner).

U19 Player of the Year Award, left to right: Sasha Lee (Female Winner), Wasey Maqsood (Male Winner), Mark Porter (Presenter).

William Bannerman Spirit of the Game Award, left to right: Obie Ryding (U15 Male), David Lee (U15 Male), Gabriel Chen (U13 Male), Anya Mundi (U13 Female), Marci Sier (Presenter).

Not Pictured: Alexis Pirko (U15 Female Award Winner).

Jim Mason Fair Play Award, left to right: Lynsey Yates (Squash Ontario Executive Director), Charles Easingwood (Male Award Winner), Caitlin Ng (Female Award Winner), Jim Paton (Presenter).

March Sachvie Coaching Achievement Award, left to right: Brielle Bigaignon (Accepted by), and Matt Easingwood (Presenter).

Award Recipient: Chris Hanebury (not pictured).

2025 Junior Award Winners