Last weekend, an intrepid band of juniors made the trip down to the Calgary Winter Club to compete in the 2018 Alberta Junior Closed Championships. They had great success with Mohammed Elserafy winning gold in the U11 and Romina Rodriguez winning gold in U9. Antonella was runner-up in U13 with Hanna Hay taking the bronze also … Read more
Mike Fouts, an ESC member, level 1 Edmonton Squash League player and owner of Overhaul Fitness, has kindly offered to run a series of free seminars in late May about fitness, performance and nutrition likely during the day on Saturdays. We think this is a great idea, and hope to have Mike’s company run regular … Read more
What a fantastic couple of days we had here with Raneem El Welily, Victoria Lust, Salma Hany and Hollie Naughton! If you weren’t able to make it, here are a few photos and videos to get a sense of the atmosphere. Friday Night The event kicked off with two 3/4 court games with local Juniors … Read more
Congratulations to Julie Multamaki on winning the 2018 US National Women’s 55+ squash championship title in Philadelphia. After cruising through the first 2 rounds in straight game victories, Julie found herself in a real battle in the finals against Jill Campion. The first two games were back and forth with each player winning one each … Read more
Meet Hollie Naughton Born in the UK, Hollie Naughton moved to Canada as a 10-year old and now represents Canada on the international stage. She is the 2-time and current reigning national Canadian women’s squash champion, having won both the 2016 and 2017 titles in 3-2 thrillers against Danielle Letourneau of Calgary. Naughton played her … Read more
Meet Raneem El Welily – the first ever Egyptian Women’s World #1 Born in Alexandria, but now based out of the storied Wadi Degla club in Cairo, Raneem El Welily is already a legend in Egyptian squash and on the World Tour. Currently ranked #2 in the world, El Welily was the first Egyptian woman … Read more
Salma Hany Ibrahim has been described as “up-and-coming” in the world of professional squash. Salma joins an ever-expanding list of squash protégées hailing from Egypt, the ancient city of Alexandria to be precise. Salma, at 21 is currently ranked #21 in the world. She captured 3 tour titles between 2012 and 2013 and reached a … Read more
Luton, in Southeast England, is normally known as a football and rugby city but it is also the birthplace of Victoria Lust. Victoria, currently ranked 15 in the Professional Squash Association, was born in Luton 28 years ago. Fortunately for us, she relocated to Canada, Victoria, B.C. to be specific, where she coaches at the … Read more
Now in its third year, there can be little doubt the ESC has become a focus for the sport of squash in Edmonton. On any given day, you can see people of all ages enjoying the sport. The club provides a wide variety of sport-related activities including junior’s programs, women’s leagues, introduction to squash, player … Read more
We had a great turnout for our 2nd Anniversary/Christmas party on Friday, with many of our members joining us for food, drink and secret condition games (much more fun than it sounds). Congratulations to the winner of our best-dressed reveler Dave, with honourable mentions to Ryan and Andy. We also tallied all of our court … Read more
