After careful consideration and in the interest of the health and safety of the squash community, Squash Ontario has postponed all junior and provincial championship events to assist in the prevention of the COVID-19 spread until April 16th at a minimum.

Excitement is building around the province as high school squash teams gear up for the biggest Jim Mason High School Teams Tournament yet which is just 6 weeks away!

The 2020 Ontario Winter Games took place this past weekend in Orillia and surrounding areas with the Barrie Athletic Club playing host to the squash games. Eight junior teams, totaling 64 players, came from all over Ontario come to compete against each other over three days.

Four years of home team Niagara dominance came thundering down at the 2020 Ontario Masters Regional Team championships this past weekend at The Club at White Oaks.

Family day weekend saw three-person provincial teams from around the country travel to compete in the annual Men’s and Women’s Canadian Team Championships, in Winnipeg and Quebec, respectively. Winning their finals 2-1 each, the men’s team (seeded #2) of Mike McCue, Nick Sachvie, and Cam Seth, and the women’s team (seeded #1) of Molly Chadwick, Hollie Naughton, and Iman Shaheen brought home top Canadian team titles from the 2020 events.

Old melded beautifully with new this past weekend at the OUA and Jesters University League Championships at White Oaks, hosted by Brock University in St. Catharines.

Yet another successful doubles event took place this past weekend (with only a few hamstring and calf sprains) with the Weir Team’s 2020 Ontario Men’s Veterans Doubles Championships Presented by Slaight Music, thanks to host club Toronto Racquet Club, Tournament Chair Blair Finlayson and his lineup of supporters - Cam Weir, Gary Slaight, Jon LeHeup, Paul Smith, Mike Hobart, Peter Sidqwick, and the Ontario Squash Doubles League. Also a big shout out to additional event hosts Badminton & Racquet Club, Toronto Lawn & Tennis Club, and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club for offering up their courts.

Squash clubs around the Greater Toronto Area were taken over this weekend with the annual Men’s & Women’s Veterans Doubles Championships - Squash Ontario’s final provincial doubles championship of the year. The women who played in the Hennessy & Hinchcliffe Ontario Women's Veterans Doubles Championships Presented by Slaight Music were treated at the Toronto Cricket Club with a great venue and tournament experience with thanks to Tournament Chair Lolly Gillen and Tournament Referee Leslie Freeman.

This week we're boasting about Keira Rawlins who is sharing her squash skills and enthusiasm with nearly 2 dozen students at Holy Trinity School in Richmond Hill. Keira, a top GU17 Ontario player, is one of the young leaders awarded a $500 bursary from Squash Ontario this season to prepare and take a team to the OFSAA sanctioned Jim Mason Cup high schooI team tournament in April. She's stoked with their progress and excitement. They've been heading to the Richmond Hill squash club three times a week for practices.

Racquets up to Robert de la Riva who is drilling and demonstrating the ins and outs of squash to more than a dozen classmates at Sudbury's College-Notre Dame. Robert is one of 10 student leaders awarded a $500 bursary from Squash Ontario to prepare a one or more teams to compete in Jim Mason Cup high school team tournament this April in Toronto.  The tournament is an OFSAA event for the first time this year.