268 of Canada’s best junior players battled it out this past weekend at the 2024 Mortgage Company of Canada Junior Closed Championships presented by AirSprint Private Aviation in Calgary, Alberta at the Glencoe Club. Being

Close to 300 athletes will take to the courts at the Glencoe Club and Bow Valley Athletic Club as the 2024 AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Squash Championships takes full flight. The Power Court presented the Syra Group will have a full slate of Women’s and Men’s Open matches, including defending champions Hollie Naughton and David Baillargeon beginning their 2024 campaigns. A notable highlight will be the Men’s 80+ Championship at 3:40pm on Glencoe Court 3 between legends Gerry Poulton (BC) and Robert De Valk (ON).

The Arjun Gupta Foundation and Squash Canada are pleased to announce the Bursary for International Excellence. This Bursary has been created in honour of the late Arjun Gupta, a cherished member of the Canadian squash community and the Gupta family.

After 45 years of dedication to the sport of squash in Peterborough, Ray Kerslake is set to be inducted into the 2024 Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame as a builder. His tireless efforts have made him the voice and presence of squash in the region, earning him the recognition he truly deserves.

The 2024 Mortgage Company of Canada Canadian Junior and AirSprint Private Aviation Senior Squash Championships are here, with Canada’s top squash athletes preparing to descend on Calgary. The spectacular Glencoe Club will host over 560 of Canada’s top players in categories ranging from under-11 to 80+ who will be competing for national glory.

Squash Ontario is happy to present our 2024 Charity Golf Classic. Grab your foursome and join us for our 22nd tournament since it’s inception in 2002. To help grow squash and take the sport we love to new heights, we are back with our primary fundraising event of the year

150 hyped teenagers from high schools around Ontario competed in our 2024 OFSAA Invitational Jim Mason Cup last week at Toronto’s Mayfair Lakeshore. This is the second year our event, which brings together high school teams across three divisions, was sanctioned by OFSAA.

During a beautiful ceremony on April 4th at the Granite Club in Toronto, Jamie Bentley, Samantha Cornett, Rea Godbold, Stephanie Hewitt and Mike Way were inducted as the Class of 2024 into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame. With thanks to Josh Ginou, the event was streamed, and anyone interested can view the event here.

We are extremely saddened to share news of Sherry Funston, Squash Ontario’s Executive Director from 1981 until 2015, has passed at the age of 77 on December 18 in Scarborough.

Sherry was a long-standing member of the squash community. She first joined the Squash Ontario as an Administrative Assistant in 1976 when the organization was first created and was promoted to the Executive Director position in 1980. She was known to be welcoming and inclusive.

This past weekend, the 2024 Assante Wealth Management Junior Ontario Open Championships were held at The Club at White Oaks, in Niagara-on-the-Lake. We share our thanks with everyone who participated, attended, and supported the event across the squash community, including – coaches, sponsors, professionals, referees, players, and parents. Thank you all for your continued engagement with our sport.