This year we had three intrepid players representing the Edmonton Squash Club at the always fun 2018 Northwest Territories Territorial Squash Championships. Mohammed Elserafy competed in Men’s B, finishing second. John Clarkin played in the Open division and was runner-up. Ibrahim Elserafy played in the Exhibition draw that included the 2017 Canadian National Champion and came … Read more
With the fiscal year winding down, we are starting to make budget plans for the 2018-2019 season. Here are a few of the suggestions floating around for some medium-large ticket items. Please re-order them by dragging the different options around with your most desired additions on top, and least important ones on the bottom. Also, … Read more
The 2018 Canadian National Championships were held at the Glencoe Club in Calgary this past weekend, so naturally, Edmonton sent a strong contingent down highway 2 to strut their stuff against the best the rest of the country had to offer. When the dust had settled, Julie Multamaki added to her 2018 US 55+ National title … Read more
Congratulations to the Fat & Furious who repeated as the Edmonton Squash League Level 2 interclub champions. It was a tight match against We’d Hit That from the William Lutsky Y in a repeat of their 2017 semi-final confrontation. Down two matches to one, the Fat & Furious were on the ropes with Greg MacPhail … Read more
Just in advance of the Interclub finals, we held out 2018 Edmonton Squash Club Championships last weekend. It was a full house with 7 different levels this year, and the finals was a nail-biter with almost nothing to separate our winner Abdul from our runner-up Clarke in five hard-fought games. Congratulation to all the winners … Read more
This week the Royal Glenora will be hosting Interclub finals on Saturday, April 28th from 10:45 AM – 4 PM. All are welcome to come watch. Good luck to our teams that have made the finals: Level 2 – Fat and Furious Level 3 – Midcourt Crisis Level 1 Women – Julie Multamaki Level 3 … Read more
The Canadian Junior Nationals were held two weeks ago at the Mayfair Club in Toronto with the ESC represented ably by Mohammed Elserafy for boys U11 and Antonella Rodriguez for girls U13. Antonella played very well winning one and losing two very close matches. Mohammed made it to the semi-finals and just lost to the eventual … Read more
We are always trying to make small improvements to the club, and some of you may have noticed our most recent change – new TVs by the doubles court in the lounge area and in the fitness room, and a cable TV connection. Thank you to Travis Chapman for sponsoring the new TV in the … Read more
While we strive to be a friendly and relaxed club, one area where people are getting a little upset is around the availability of courts during prime-time, especially during the evenings on weekdays. We are currently exploring ways to make courts during these hours more available for general bookings, but at the same time, we … Read more
You may have noticed a new face behind the ESC desk. The latest addition to the ESC community is Lia Diffin. Be nice to Lia. I mean, seriously, be nice! Lia has friends in the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, or as it is otherwise known; the “Hermit Kingdom”. To understand this fact you … Read more
