Publishers Note Learning Curves

By Jay D. Prince One of the primary goals when putting together this magazine each month is to get our facts straight and to publish articles that are interesting to our readers. It’s not unusual...

From US Squash Adult Subject Matter

By Kevin Klipstein It’s amazing to think that only 15 years ago, with the conversion to softball, the squash community in the US was in the midst of a deeply divisive battle over the future...

2010 U.S. Open & METROsquash

The 2010 U.S. Open Squash Championships will be hosted September 25-October 3 at Pritzger Pavillion in Millennium Park, Chicago. The event will include both a men’s PSA event and a women’s WISPA championship, and...

WISPA’s Loss…is WSF’s Gain

On March 27, The Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) announced that Andrew Shelley, WISPA’s Chief Executive Officer for the past 15 years, will be stepping down.  Shelley has played a pivotal role both in...

Egan and Fast win Deroy Sportsmanship Award

  The James DeRoy Sportsmanship Award is presented each year at the US Junior Closed Championships (Gold). The award is given annually to one male and one female ranked junior U.S. SQUASH member who has best...

Bold Step by US Pro Squash Tour

"Americans do not want ‘do-over’ calls in sports,” stated US Pro Squash Chief Executive Joseph McManus. “A ball is served and play ensues—barring some egregious form of interference, a clear winner should be declared...

Scharff and Grainger Win Mixed Doubles

Steve Scharff (CT) continued his winning ways in doubles, teaming with Natalie Grainger (CT) to capture the Open Division at the 2010 U.S. Mixed Doubles Squash Championships in Philadelphia (PA). Scharff, the current head squash professional...

Women in Squash

By Jennifer Gabler The explosion in the number of college squash programs across the nation is quite well known. This proliferation of squash opportunities has helped attract more new players, especially women to the sport....

Williams College Hosts U.S. Junior Silvers

Over 220 players traveled to Williamstown (MA) to compete in the 2010 U.S. Junior Silver Squash Championships, hosted for the first time by Williams College. The tournament was held in conjunction with the Berskshire Open, a...

SPA-tlight: Bryan Patterson

Bryan Patterson, Director of Squash, CitySquash Where and when did you start playing squash? I started playing when I went to Barnard Castle School, in County Durham, England, in 1957 at the age of 12. Just...