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The event will be live-streamed by Josh Ginou beginning at 6:00 pm with the ceremony beginning at 6:45pm.
It is a great pleasure for the Board of Governors to announce that five extraordinary individuals will be inducted into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame in 2024. The Board congratulates Jamie Bentley, Samantha Cornett, Rea Godbold, Stephanie Hewitt and Mike Way who will be inducted on April 4th at the Granite Club in Toronto.
Tickets will be available at $70.00 plus hst and will include hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, and parking.
Jamie Bentley will be inducted as a Player for his extraordinary hardball doubles and hardball singles legacy. Between 1980 and 2008, Bently amassed six provincial, nine national, five U.S., and 35 professional titles. In addition, Bentley became a three-time World Doubles Champion and achieved the highest world ranking of #1 in Hardball Doubles.
Samantha Cornett will also be inducted as a Player. Between her junior and senior playing career, Samantha won 17 provincial and nine national singles titles, with another two hardball doubles provincial titles. Cornett has also won 13 professional tournaments and represented Canada on the Senior National Team for 11 years, bringing home the Gold for Team Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Rea Godbold will be inducted as a Builder/Volunteer for his role as Tresurer and President of both Squash Ontario and Squash Canada in the 80s, his involvement with the Ontario Jesters Club which began in ‘86, and his efforts as capatin and organizer of many squash teams and Canadian-U.S competitions. Godbold left a legacy of strong financial structure in his wake and continues to assist community squash clubs through financial hardships and restructuring.
Stephanie Hewitt will be inducted as a Player for her hardball doubles and softball singles career. Acheiving a World Ranking of #1 for hardball doubles, Stephanie amassed four world, 19 professional, 23 national, 8 U.S., and 28 provincial titles. For singles, she was a National Team Member from ‘96-’00, achieved a highest World Ranking of #68, obtained four national and 2 provincial titles, and was voted the Ontario University Athletics Association ‘99-’00 All Star and the ‘01 University of Toronto Player of the Year.
Mike Way will be inducted as a Builder/Coach for his role in coaching several highly decorated top Canadian players, helped support and develop the coaching community throughout Canada and later the world through coaching clinics and resources, developed a national training centre and assisted with bringing Professional Tour events to Canada for local players.
About the Hall
The Hall was created in 2005 and the 2024 event will be the 10th induction ceremony held. There are 32 members of the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame, each one of whom has made a significant and extraordinary contribution to the game in Ontario and in many cases in Canada and Internationally.
The Ontario Squash Hall of Fame is physically located at The Club at White Oaks, 253 Taylor Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake. We encourage all squash enthusiasts to make sure they visit the Hall when next in the area.
For further information or questions regarding nominations, please don’t hesitate to contact any one of the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame Board of Governors.
Anne Smith, Chair, annemaureensmith@gmail.com
Kirsteen Burton, kirsteen.burton@gmail.com
Pat Richardson, patrichardson100@gmail.com
Lorraine Tetreault, lorraine.tetreault@rogers.com
Peter Hall, peterhallsquash@gmail.com
Tony Swift, tonyswift@rogers.com