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2008 September/October

Will’s World Baird E. Haney

By Will Carlin I wasn’t sure which one was Baird. Standing in front of me were two young men, both recent graduates of Tufts University, and though they both were athletic, they looked different from...

Publishers Note Aging, um, Gracefully?

By Jay D. Prince Okay, I’m officially feeling old. Or maybe I’m feeling experienced. Or maybe it’s the feeling that comes with playing this game for a lot of years. I’m really not sure. But there...

From US Squash Change in the Air

By Kevin Klipstein Not to be outdone with all the talk of change in politics these days, whether it’s “change you can believe in” or “maverick change,” we wanted to outline our own dizzying pace...

Keeping the Flame Alive

The Beijing Olympic Games may be over, but the flame for squash and possible inclusion in 2016 continues to burn after meetings with the International Olympic Committee. When baseball and softball were voted out of...

U.S. Open Squash Championship Postponed to 2009: Prestigious title falls victim to sluggish economy....

New York-based Squash Universe, the promoters of the 2007 U.S. Open Men’s Squash Championship, will not be hosting the tournament in 2008. In the summer of 2007, U.S. SQUASH and Squash Universe announced a multi-year...

Mak Raises Money for Sichuan Relief

In a magnanimous bid to raise funds for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake in China in May, Hong Kong international Christina Mak generously offered the Torch she was honored to carry in the Beijing...

Who is a Woman Squash Player?  A series profiling women playing the game-who they...

By Jennifer Gabler Many of the profiles in this series have focused on national level players or coaches. But what about the women who continue to play squash just for recreation, exercise and the love...

Family Hike—to 19,340 Feet

Chris Burrows, nationally prominent squash player and accomplished mountaineer who summited Mt. Everest a year ago, was up to it again in August when he and his family tackled Mt. Kilimanjaro. Their week-long climb culminated...

2009 Women’s World Open to Amsterdam

The 2009 Women’s World Open Squash Championships will be staged in Amsterdam and sponsored by Forexx.  The Forexx Women’s World Open will take place in the Dutch city September 20-27, 2009.  An all-glass court will...

District Spotlight—Greater Cleveland Squash

By Nathan Dugan, Squash Director at the Cleveland Racquet Club North East Ohio Squash Racquets Association (NEOSRA), like most squash communities in the USA, initially felt the impact when switching from the hardball to the...