Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam recently started a squash blog for Vanity Fair magazine. Beam has covered squash for the Boston Globe on numerous occasions, including pieces about the 2008 Players Cup and his desire to take James Zug’s job.
With Bear Stearns’ financial difficulties and merger with J.P. Morgan Chase, Western Mass Squash has been anticipating that Bear Stearns would end its sponsorship of the College Squash Association’s upcoming season and championships. Although there has not been an official announcement, the College Squash Association website’s banner has been modified.
Squash has three different scoring methods: Hand-in-hand-out, Point-A-Rally, and Professional Scoring. How many sports have three scoring methods? It is confusing for players and fans.
We’ve renovated. The new look and functionality will allow us to display articles, photographs, and videos in a more pleasing manner. In addition to covering local teams and events, the site will also comment on global squash issues and highlight interesting squash videos.
Today, the final women’s College Squash individual rankings for the 2007 - 2008 season were unveiled.
Today, the financial industry was abuzz with news that Bear Stearns, a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm, is facing financial difficulty. Bear Stearns is one of of the leading sponsors of squash in the United States.
The 2008 College Squash Association’s Individual Championships concluded today. In Western Mass action, Williams’ Will Gruner lost in five games to Navy’s Allan Lutz in the Mallory Cup (Men’s B) Consolation finals.
The Players Cup Championship, March 4th - 7th, will be broadcast live on the web. For a schedule and more information, please refer to Squash360.com.
The College Squash Association’s Individual Championships continued today. In the round of 16 of the Holleran Cup Consolation draw, Smith’s Kate Whitesell defeated Wellesley’s Sarah Odell in five games.
The College Squash Association’s Individual Championships began today. The Naval Academy is serving as this year’s host school. The women have two divisions - Ramsay Cup (A draw) and Holleran Cup (B draw). The men also have two divisions - Mallory Cup (A draw) and Potter Cup (B draw).
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” [...]
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 [...]
Princeton, NJ — On the final day of the 2008 Women’s National Team Championships (Howe Cup), Williams defeated Cornell to capture the Kurtz Cup (B Division). Toby Eyre, Williams’ number one player, defeated Cornell’s Rachel Wagner in three games. The Ephs finished ninth in the tournament overall.
Also in the Kurtz Cup, Mount Holyoke defeated Bates, [...]
Princeton, NJ — On the second day of the 2008 Women’s National Team Championship (Howe Cup), Western Mass teams had mixed results. Williams College advanced to the Kurtz Cup finals with a 9-0 victory over Bates. The Ephs will take on Cornell in the finals on Sunday.
Also in Kurtz Cup action, Mount Holyoke [...]
