Dec 3, 2006

There are a number of block bookings coming up through the end of January, beyond the regular inhouse, league, and junior bookings. Please make a note of them, and re-arrange your matches accordingly:

1. Canadian Junior Open - Courts 1 - 4
   • Saturday, December 9 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
   • Sunday, December 10 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
   • Monday, December 11 - 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
   • Tuesday, December 12 - 8:00 AM - noon
   
   
2. Court Maintenance

   In advance of the PSA Event, courts will be cleaned and repaired. Dates are to be announced, but will probably happen in late-December.

3. PSA Event
   • January 15 - 21 - Singles courts - Times and courts to be announced
   • January 14 @ 6am through January 24 @ 4pm - the doubles court will be closed for installation of the tournament bleachers.

Nov 28 , 2006

107 players participated in the Western Canadian Doubles Tournament hosted by Evergreen Squash Club. Results are now posted. Photos coming soon. See the Tournament Page.

July 27, 2006

72 entries representing 57 teams played in the Summer Doubles Tournament hosted by Evergreen Squash Club July 18 - 23rd. This tournament is starting to get noticed across North America now: we had 2 entries from Toronto; 1 from Denver; 1 from New York; and another team from Toronto & Denver but had to cancel at the last moment – all had a keen interest to bring more people next year.

We actually had another person interested from Denver who emailed me that he wanted an entry form because he could not find one at his club - Denver Athletic Club! I of course apologized we did not send his club entries and reassured him we would do that next year.

As the weekend witnessed record heat, the action on court was just as hot. The ball just wouldn’t die and we had more games going to 5 than any other year. This backed up courts on all days. Saturday play started at 9:00am and did not finish till after 10:00pm (2 hours behind schedule). So thank you for coping with the heat and your patience.

The results are now avaialable on-line.

I would like to thank the following sponsors and clubs for their support: Capilano Suspension Bridge; Freybe Sausage; Gary Bombay with ADPRO & Shippam; Happy Planet Juices; Black Knight; Credential Direct; Mr Lube; Racquets & Runners and the Hollyburn Country Club and the Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club for the use of their doubles court.

Also, a big thank you to our volunteers: Marv Mizinski, Lynn Dustan, Richard Dustan and Lynn Broman. And last but not least, Charles Bristow & Monica for putting on a great party on Saturday night.

Meet at the base Friday 5:30…$10.00 gets you 2 beers and Bar-B at Evergreen. Some great gear is up for grabs from Dakine.

Call me or e-mail me with your expected times. Remember this is open to anyone not just the Squash community.

This is a fun event and not a race…it's just you against your expected time.

It is going to be a hot one this Friday so factor that in and hydrate well…hydration of the dark kind will be flowing at Evergreen afterwards. Lets make this a big one.

The junior program at Evergreen was well-represented at the 2006 BC Winter Games in Trail. The Vancouver-Squamish team, consisting of all but one Evergreener, beat the Vancouver Island team in the Gold Medal Round by one game.

With an average age of 13-15 years, these BC athletes are the best in their respective age categories and sports. Among them may be the next champions on the national or international stage. Representing eight zones across BC, the 2006 BC Winter Games feature 1451 athletes, 351 coaches, and 209 technical officials. As BC's largest winter multi-sport event and showcase of athleticism, the BC Games inspire young athletes to pursue their athletic dreams.

This great tournament is coming back in April. Doubles starts on Monday, April 10, and Singles starts on Monday, April 17. All finals run on Saturday, April 22.

For more information, please see the Tournament Page.

The only tournament where the quality of food dwarfs the quality of squash! Get a team together for this global spectacle of singles, doubles, food and entertainment. Play starts Friday, February 24 at 5pm and runs through Saturday night. Pot-luck dinner on Saturday night.

For more information, see the International Tournament page.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has come back to Evergreen, and this year's tournament was as good as ever. Renan Lavigne of France took the US$15,000 North Shore Credit Union / Comfort Inn Open with a thrilling 5 set victory over Joey Barrington of England.

For more information, news, photos, and tournament draws, please see the Tournament Page.

The Western Canadian Doubles tournament was played this past weekend. Nicola Martin & Viktor Berg won the tough mixed open draw over Emma Parke & Jason Giuffre. Eric Barclay & Marv Mizinski took the Mens Open, while Alicia Haneine & Annette Soane were winners of the Womens Open.

For complete results and photos, please see the Tournament Page.