Staying Alive
By Will Carlin
Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet was tired.
His opponent, Englishman Daryl Selby, knew this, and so perhaps he can be forgiven for being certain he’d...
New Squash Documentary Takes a Look Behind the Glass
By James Zug
Camera crews often come to film at urban squash programs. Usually they are making a short segment for local television. It is...
Merion Says Farewell to Hardball Singles
By James Zug
In February, the U.S. National Hardball Singles Championships had a successful farewell as a national championship at Merion Cricket Club. Eighty-one players...
A Historic Wimbledon of Squash
By James Zug
Kingston upon Hull, the East Yorkshire port town, has a delightful old district along the harbor: narrow, cobblestoned streets, ancient pubs, a...
Take the Elevator: The Windy City Soars to New Heights
by James Zug
A couple of indelible images from the 2016 Windy City Open remain in the squash frontal lobe. The “I don’t believe it,...
CSA Individuals Herald End of Egyptian Eras
by Dent Wilkens
Photography by Michael T. Bello/mtbello.com
Kanzy El Defrawy and Ahmed Abdel Khalek entered the College Individuals Nationals with the weight of expectation squarely...
Paving the Way
by Chris McClintick
Amanda Sobhy has reached the finals of six of the past seven U.S. Women’s Championships. Her third national title this March marked...
Two For the Ages
by Bill Buckingham
Not only does seventy-four-year-old Jay Nelson clearly recall winning his first championship in any sport—the 1954 little league title in Saugus, MA,...
The Difference Between “Building” and “Forcing”
by Richard Millman
Squash enjoys the patronage of people of all ages, skill levels, genders, nationalities and, to some degree, a broad range of the...
What it Means to Turn the Page on the Season
by Kevin Klipstein
My kids love the Sesame St. book called “Please Do Not Open This Book” which involves Grover and Elmo fighting over whether...