Publishers Note Athletic Excellence

By Jay D. Prince In the United States, sports is a tremendous part of our culture. From the time we could walk, we have been playing games, informally at first but, for many, it didn’t...

From US Squash A Concerned Parent

By Kevin Klipstein Whether or not you agree with him in policy or governance, you have to agree that Barack Obama knows sports. Interviewed recently on the BS Report (Bill Simmons is an ESPN columnist,...

DreadSports Targets Kids in Botswana

DreadSports, the brainchild of Lefika Ragontse, has launched the DreadSports Foundation to partner with the Botswana government in an effort to grow the game of squash and give students in five schools (initially) opportunities...

WSF Backs ‘Rackets For Africa’ Initiative

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has stepped in to back a Canadian initiative to boost squash development in Africa. Riley Waterous, a squash-playing student from Calgary, started collecting used squash rackets to send to communities...

Squash Launches Social Media Portal to Drive Online Support for 2020 Olympic Ambition

As part of Squash’s campaign to become part of the 2020 Olympic Games, the World Squash Federation (WSF) unveiled www.squash2020.com—a social media portal enabling the sport’s global fan base to learn more about the...

Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons

By Tracy Gates The guy is all over the court—front, back, sides, middle—hitting low reverse corners, floating lobs, and hard cross-courts to the left wall, aiming to get it past an opponent with graying hair...

2012 Grand Masters Honor Roll

Three new members to the U.S. SQUASH Grand Masters Honor Roll were recognized at national championships this spring: Charlie Baker, John Bennett and Tony Crociata. (Baker and Crociata were honored at the Saturday night...

Preston Quick Captures Back to Back Hardball Championships

The 2012 Hardball Singles Championships again featured a strong field in the Men’s Open. With 12 players competing for the title, top seeded and defending champion Preston Quick survived a two game deficit in...

Vlcek and Heldring Take Century Doubles Title

The University Club of New York hosted the 2012 U.S. Century Squash Doubles Championships the last weekend in February. Added to this event, now in its sixth year, was the 80+ Grand Champions division,...

World Masters Scoring Unchanged

Following requests from a few masters players that the World Squash Federation (WSF) consider moving from PAR11 to PAR15 for some older age categories, the WSF sought the views of a broad selection of...