DIV3 Doubles House League – Finals Results

Congratulations to Assad and Nav who came out on top in a closely contested match against Viru and Joan. (15/14, 10/15, 15/14, 14/15, 15/8) As you can see by the scores it was a very exciting and close match. Viru and Joan have held the championship for many seasons.

Nav, Viru, Joan and Assad.

In the battle for Third and Fourth, Suz and Ron (with the assistance of Louie subbing for Suz) came out on top over John and Adam. (15/13, 15/12, 14/15, 15/14)

Louie, Ron, John and Adam.

For Fifth and Sixth Winston and Carol (with help from Deb subbing for Carol) took the Fifth spot over Heather and Linda. (15/10, 15/11, 15/8)

Carol, Winston, Heather, Deb and Linda.

And finally for Seventh and Eighth, Zora and David with triumphant over Darrell and Bruce. (15/14, 15/8, 15/8)

Zora, David, Bruce and Darrell.

They were great matches on all courts and everyone is looking forward to the Winter season that starts January 6th, 7th and 8th of 2020. Be sure to sign-up on the board behind the courts or drop a line to the Doubles Coordinator.

Pickering Juniors Shine at ORC Grand Prix Tournament

Pickering junior squash players participated in the Mississauga Ontario Racquet Club Grand Prix Tournament this past weekend. They have all worked very hard and showed great sportsmanship both on and off the court.  Aidan Hisey-Tanner took home the boys Under 11 bronze medal, Madison Pirko took home the Girls Under 11 silver medal and Lexi Pirko won the Girls under 9 gold medal.  Go Pickering Go!!

Aidan, Maddison and Lexi are Champs from Pickering

Nicole Pirko, Squash Professional for Pickering

Harvest Hit – Nov 1-3

Hi Everyone:
I would like to invite you all to participate in our annual Harvest Hit Doubles Squash Tournament on Nov. 1-3 hosted by the Pickering Squash Club.  The registration deadline is on Sunday Oct. 27th at 12:00.  You must register on the Squash Ontario website:

(www.squashontario.com). 

They have a new tournament registration program so please register early so that you don’t miss the deadline!  This year our tournament events are Men’s B, Men’s C, Women’s B, Women’s C and Mixed B.  Players may play in two events as long as court time permits so register early!   The registration fee includes a tournament souvenir, licenced bar, our famous samosas on Friday night and lunch on Saturday.  This is a great opportunity to get some competitive matches, improve your game and have some fun!  All tournament info is posted on the website so please go check it out and I hope to see you all in a couple weeks.  
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Nicole Pirko 

Doubles Courts 10th Anniversary – Sept 21st

Hi Everyone,I hope to see everyone on Saturday for our 10th year anniversary of the doubles courts.  Here is the schedule of events…

10:00-12:00 
Singles courts round robin – everyone welcome to play!
Junior lessons with Pat and Praveen
Doubles lessons with Jamie Bentley – players have already signed up but everyone is welcome to watch

12:00-1:00 
Memorial plaque presentation
Guest speeches including Mayor Dave Ryan and Squash Ontario

1:00
Doubles exhibition featuring World Top Players Robin Clark, Will Mariani, Fred Reid Jr., Scott Arnold

2:30 on…
Doubles and Singles courts open for play.  Please be sure to bring all your stuff if you would like to play!

6:00
Party at Liverpool John’s Bar and Restaurant with Live Band Blue Thumb Envy.  First 50 people will get a free drink ticket!

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Nicole

Summer Doubles Squash Championship Evening

From Aymen, Summer Doubles League Convener.

Good morning lads and Lasses, 

Congratulations to all of you on an awesome Summer season, with a breaking participation record of 12 teams in one house league!

Congratulations to Vince & Louie on a very well deserved victory. All your hard work was paid off with your win in the finals match on Thursday (September 12th). Quote: “You don’t always get what you wish for… But you get what you work for”. Results:

Championship Match
Consolation Finals
Tinners Finals

We had a great roaring crowd in the finals match – mainly Louie’s family and friends, and they made the doubles courts shake hard!Attached are some photos taken at the event. 

Thank you all for a great fun time at the doubles Squash courts.
 Aymen

Editors Note: Thank you Aymen for organizing the Summer Doubles League. You showed that members want it and did a fine job of convening it.

PSC Food Bank Golf Tournament another Great Success.

PSC Volunteers, Kevin Cahill, Nicole Pirko, Susan Bruce, Jey Ratnasingam, Kim Cahill, Lorne Shiele, Joan Hill and Terry Bruce

Now in it’s 17th year, the 2019 Pickering Squash Club Golf Tournament in Support of The St. Paul’s on the Hill Food Bank has hit another Hole-In-One. This year we raised over $9,000 for the Food Bank. That will go directly to buying milk and other staples for those in need and struggling to feed their families.

Over the last 10 years of support to the Food Bank, the tournament has managed to raise well over $100,000.

Thank you to all who participated by playing and a huge thank you to those who gave their time to help run the event. This would not be the success it is without volunteers.

Save the Date

– Saturday September 21st 2019

In September of 2009, the Pickering Squash Club and The Pickering Recreation Complex celebrated the opening of the Pickering Doubles Squash Courts. In honour of this 10 year anniversary, The Pickering Squash Club is throwing a party to celebrate this momentous event.

There will be Professional Matches, Junior Matches, Demonstrations, Presentations, Music, Food and Liquid Refreshments. All will be culminated with a party at a local Pub. Watch here for the details coming soon.

Don’t miss it. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 21st 1:00 PM on.