Article and photos by Jay D. Prince
To call the U.S. Junior Open an "international" event is perhaps one of the biggest understatements of the junior squash world. Since we began covering the championship in 1997, when it was still called the Junior Olympics, the international flavor has not only continued...
By Richard Eaton
Photos by Steve Line/SquashPics.com
From the moment James Willstrop stood arms aloft and triumphant, not far from what used to be Saddam Hussein's killing fields, it was clear that squash was likely to gain a very unusual new World No. 1.
Willstrop had often been viewed as having missed...
By James Zug
Photos by Steve Line/SquashPics.com
There was something primal about it: two Yorkshiremen battling it out in a glass box at a city train station a continent away from home, surrounded by hundreds of screaming people, gladiators in a modern age. In addition, a subterranean fissure was evident. The...
By James Zug
Photos by Todd Rothstein
In early January Merion Cricket Club hosted its 50th William White Tournament. Two hundred and seventy players entered in 18 draws spread across hardball and softball singles and hardball doubles. Over 460 people came to the black-tie dinner-dance, making it the largest social event...
By James Zug
It was bound to happen. At some point, the numbers would stop ticking over. Eight times they had won 5-4 matches. A couple of them were ridiculously close, match balls saved, epic comebacks. It couldn't go on forever like that.
The numbers stopped twice this season. The monkeys...
Episcopal Academy (PA) and Greenwich Academy (CT) once again proved too strong for the rest of the field as they won the Division 1 titles at the 2012 U.S. High School Team Squash Championships. For Episcopal, this is their fourth straight Boy's championship while Greenwich has now taken home...
By Alan Thatcher
The Davenport North American Open continues to grow in status and influence.
This PSA World Series Gold event brings the world’s leading players to Richmond, Virginia, each year, just as winter turns into spring.
As well as providing a fabulous week of high-class entertainment on the glass court set...
By Anne Bello
Hours before the men’s A Division final between Princeton University and defending national champions Trinity College was scheduled to begin, a local squash fan camped out on the floor by court 1 in Princeton’s Jadwin Gymnasium, staking out a spot to share with his young son. If...
By Dent Wilkins
The top echelon of junior tournament players is a frequently shifting landscape; players who were once dominant fall back into the pack, new stars emerge, and others continue their reign as the competitors whom all others are chasing. The 2012 U.S. Junior Championships (Closed) showcased all of...
Article and photos by Jay D. Prince
The most difficult thing for me to do as a writer is to find unique ways to capture the story emanating from annual events. That objective is made much more challenging when the same individuals or teams keep winning, year after year. For...