Western Mass Squash » New Englands http://www.westernmass-squash.com Covering Squash in Western Mass & Beyond Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:45:17 +0000 en hourly 1 City Squash http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/07/10/city-squash/ http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/07/10/city-squash/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:02:06 +0000 Western Mass Squash http://www.westernmass-squash.com/wp/?p=269 Western Mass — Below is a video about CitySquash, a non-profit after-school enrichment program based at Fordham University in the Bronx, NY.  Similar to Boston’s SquashBusters, CitySquash has placed academically talented students at many top prep schools, including the Williston Northampton School.

At the 2008 Boy’s New England Interscholastic Squash Championships “B” tournament (see photos 33-34, 36-46, 57-58), CitySquash alum and current Avon Old Farms student Alija Hogans lost an extremely close match to Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski.

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2008 Berkshire Squash

Western Mass — Last weekend, the Girls’ New England Interscholastic Squash Championships were held. The Championships were divided into A, B, and C classes. The class “A” was held at Choate Rosemary Hall, the class “B” was held at Brooks, and the class “C” was held at Miss Porter’s.

The results from the class “A” draw are not currently available.

In the class “B” tournament, Williston Northampton finished fifteenth.

In the class “C” tournament, Berkshire finished in third place. According to Berkshire coach AJ Kohlhepp, “This team played their hearts out and they had a really fun weekend overall. I’m really proud.”

Below are complete results from the class “B” and “C” tournaments.

Class “B” Team Scoring (Held at Brooks School):

  1. Covent of the Sacred Heart
  2. Rye Country Day
  3. Loomis Chaffee
  4. Brooks
  5. Suffield
  6. St. Mark’s
  7. Concord
  8. Winsor
  9. St. Luke’s
  10. Portsmouth
  11. Dana Hall
  12. Moses Brown
  13. Pomfret
  14. Millbrook
  15. Williston Northampton

Class “C” Team Scoring (Held at Miss Porter’s):

  1. Miss Porter’s
  2. Kingswood Oxford
  3. Berkshire School
  4. Newton Country Day
  5. Holy Child (Rye)
  6. Hopkins
  7. Canterbury
  8. Green Farms
]]> http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/28/girls%e2%80%99-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships-results/feed/ 0 Boy’s New England Interscholastic Squash Championships Results http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/27/boy%e2%80%99s-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships-results/ http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/27/boy%e2%80%99s-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships-results/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:16:12 +0000 Western Mass Squash http://www.westernmass-squash.com/wp/2008/02/27/boy%e2%80%99s-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships-results/ Western Mass — The results from the 55th annual Boys’ New England Interscholastic Squash Championships have been compiled. In the class “A” tournament, Deerfield finished in 15th place. In the class “B” tournament, Williston Northampton finished 8th and Berkshire finished 13th.

To view photos from the class “B” tournament, click here.

Below are complete results from the class “A” and “B” tournaments.

Class “A” Team Scoring (Held at Groton School):
1. St. Paul’s School, 104
2. Brunswick School, 103
3. Phillips Exeter Academy, 93
4. Choate Rosemary Hall, 69
5. Belmont Hill School, 66
T6. Milton Academy, 65
T6. Tabor Academy, 65
8. Loomis Chaffee School, 61
9. Groton School, 60
T10. Phillips Academy, 56
T10. St. George’s School, 56
12. Hotchkiss School, 49
13. St. Mark’s School, 46
14. Noble and Greenough School, 40
15. Deerfield Academy, 39
16. Salisbury School, 22

Class “B” Team Scoring (Held at Deerfield Academy):
1. St. Luke’s School, 139
2. Suffield Academy, 112
3. Middlesex School, 109
4. Taft School, 103
5. Rye Country Day School, 100
6. Canterbury School, 98
7. Westminster School, 91
8. Williston Northampton School, 86
9. Pomfret School, 85
10. Millbrook School, 84
11. Brooks School, 73
12. Kingswood-Oxford School, 70
13. Berkshire School, 64
14. Portsmouth Abbey School, 62
15. Avon Old Farms School, 49
16. Trinity-Pawling School, 46

]]> http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/27/boy%e2%80%99s-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships-results/feed/ 0 Photos from the Boys’ New England Interscholastic Squash Championships http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/23/photos-from-the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/ http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/23/photos-from-the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:10:06 +0000 Western Mass Squash http://www.westernmass-squash.com/wp/2008/02/23/photos-from-the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/ Deerfield, MA — This weekend, Deerfield Academy is hosting the Boy’s New England Interscholastic Squash Championships “B” tournament. The event is taking place in Deerfield Academy’s brand-new Robert M. Dewey, Jr. Squash facility, which includes ten international courts.

Saturday’s action will go late into the night as many matches were delayed with yesterday’s snow storm. Below are selected photos from the event that include players from Avon Old Farms, Berkshire, Brooks, Suffield, Trinity Pawling, Westminster, and Williston Northampton.

Williston Northampton and Westminster Williston Northampton and Westminster 2 Suffield and Brooks Suffield and Brooks 2 Suffield and Brooks 3 Suffield and Brooks 4 Suffield and Brooks 5 Suffield and Brooks 6 Berkshire and Brooks New Englands Crowd Berkshire Berkshire and Brooks Berkshire and Brooks 2 Brooks New Englands Crowd 2 New Englands Crowd 3 New Englands Crowd 4 New Englands Crowd 5 New Englands Crowd 6 Westminster Player New Englands Crowd 7 Berkshire 2 Berkshire 3 Berkshire 4 Squash Player Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 2 Napping Williston Northampton Squash Player Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 3 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 4 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 5 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 6 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 7 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 8 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 9 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 10 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 11 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans and Williston Northampton’s Peter Gabranski 12 New Englands Crowd 8 Westminster New England Trophy Resting Players Williston Northampton's Doug Thayer Williston Northampton's Doug Thayer 2 Williston Northampton's Doug Thayer 3 Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans Avon Old Farms's Alija Hogans 2 Williston Northampton's Doug Thayer and Westminster Williston Northampton's Doug Thayer 4 Williston Northampton's Doug Thayer and Westminster 2 Squash Player 2 Squash Player 3 Squash Players 4 Squash Player 5 ]]> http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2008/02/23/photos-from-the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/feed/ 3 2007 Boys’ New England Interscholastic Squash Championships http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2007/02/24/the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/ http://www.westernmass-squash.com/2007/02/24/the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:37:12 +0000 Western Mass Squash http://www.westernmass-squash.com/wp/2007/02/24/the-boys-new-england-interscholastic-squash-championships/ North Andover, MA — This weekend Berkshire, Deerfield, and Williston Northampton are competing in the B draw of the 54th New England Interscholastic Squash Champtionship. To allow fans to quickly see local results, WesternMass-Squash.com has simplified the draws. These results will be updated through the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday.

Flight #1:

Jose Rivera (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeated by G. Palerno (Avon Old Farms), 0-3
  • Consolations – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Lost to S. Levine (Moses Brown), 0-3

Jamie Daiber (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Defeated Mi. Reuk An (Pomfret), 3-1
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeated Nick Cummings (Williston Northampton), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quaterfinals: Lost to Juan Flores (Trinity Pawling), 0-3

Nick Cummings (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Jaime Daiber (Deerfield) 0-3
  • Consolation – Round of 16: Lost to Will Watkinson (Concord), 2-3

Flight #2:

Crawford Hamilton (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Adam Pistel (Suffield), 0-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Defeats David Bresnaham Mcrae (Moses Brown), 3-0
  • Consolation Quater Qual: Lost to A. Harrington (Millbrook), 1-3

Will Piekos (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Andrew Harrington (Millbrook),3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Lost to Adam Pistel (Suffield), 1-3

Hisashi Kubodera (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Defeats David Bresnaham Mcrae (Moses Brown), 3-2
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Bose Majumder (Trinity Pawling), 0-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation Quater Qual: Lost to A. Koehler (Canterbury), 0-3

Flight #3:

Oscar Leon (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Matt Doup (Suffield), 0-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Quarter Qual: Lost to A. Fu (Brunswick), 0-3

Tom Melly (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Tyler McLean (Canterbury), 3-1
  • Main Draw – Quaterfinals: Defeats Peter Gabranski (Williston Northampton), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Semi Finals: Lost to Ben Kruger (Kingswood Oxford), 1-3
  • Main Draw (3-4 Playoff): Sunday 12:45 PM

Peter Gabranski (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Bobby Hottesen (Millbrook), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Lost to Tom Melly (Deerfield), 0-3
  • Consolation Semi-Finals: Defeated K. Kent (Trinity Pawling), 2-3
  • Consolation Finals: Sunday at 1:40 PM

Flight #4:

Alex Molo (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Andy Cherna (Deerfield), 0-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Quarter Qual: Lost to W. Stephens (Canterbury), 1-3

Andy Cherna (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Alex Molo (Berkshire), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Defeats R. Aldrich (St. Mark’s), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Semi-Finals: Lost to D. Nault (Suffield), 1-3
  • Main Draw (3-4 Playoff): Sunday 12:45 PM

Pablo Schildknecht (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Matt Gavris (Middlesex), 2-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Quarter Qual: Defeats K. Mills (Millbrook), 3-0
  • Consolation – Quarters: Defeats H. Razook (Rye Country Day), 3-1
  • Consolation – Semi-Finals: Defeats R. Aldrich (St. Mark’s), 3-0
  • Consolation – Finals: Sunday @ 1:40 PM

Flight #5:

Nick Hazenberg (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Peter Roh (Williston Northampton), 1-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Quarter Qual: Lost to T. Schultz (Avon), 2-3

Nick Williatms (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Will Feanley (St. Marks), 3-1
  • Main Draw – Quarter Finals: Defeats P. Montesano (Trinity Pawling), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Semi Finals: Lost to B. Cornell (Middlesex), 3-2
  • Main Draw (3-4 playoff): Sunday @ 12:45 PM

Peter Roh (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Nick Hazenberg (Berkshire), 3-1
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Lost to H. Buck (Pomfret), 0-3
  • Consolation – Quarterfinals: Lost to O. Piyasombatkul (Suffield), 0-3

Flight #6:

Jules Clark (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Ryan Coughlin (Rye Country Day), 0-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Quarter Qual: Lost to J. Alvarez, 2-3

Jay Kramer (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats John Ware (Kingswood Oxford), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Defeats C. MacKay (Pomfret), 3-1
  • Main Draw – Semifinals: Defeats C. Babcock (Millbrook) 3-0
  • Main Draw – Finals: Sunday @ 2:30 PM

Parth Patel (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Lost to Chris MacKay (Pomfret), 0-3
  • Consolation – 2nd Round: Bye
  • Consolation – Quarter Qual: Defeats J. Ware (Kingswood Oxford), 3-0
  • Consolation – Semifinals: Defeatss M. DiMattino (Portsmouth), 3-2
  • Consolation – Finals: Lost to W. Cabot (St. Mark’s) 1-3

Flight #7:

Lucas Miller (Berkshire)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Blake Namerow (Kingswood Oxford), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Lost to J.J. Lee (Williston Northampton), 0-3

Mike Hauge (Deerfield)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats Henry Garcia (Millbrook), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Lost to John Walsh (Rye Country Day), 2-3

J.J. Lee (Williston Northampton)

  • Main Draw – Round of 32: Bye
  • Main Draw – Round of 16: Defeats John Philbrick (Trinity Pawling), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Quarterfinals: Defeats Lucas Miller (Berkshire), 3-0
  • Main Draw – Semifinals: Lost to John Walsh (Rye Country Day), 1-3
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