Apr
2
2012/2013 Playoff Winners
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Women’s DIV 1
JER A1
1. Carolyn Russell(Sp)
2. Nicola Martin
3. Chrissie Arnold
4. Imogen Thompson
5. Deidre Smith
6. Michelle R Lindsay
7. Alexandra Giuffre
8. Carol Richards
9. Dara Sklar(Sp)
Women’s DIV 2
JER A2 “Racquets Up”
1. Zoe Colclough
2. Dara Sklar
3. Max Hakh
4. Sue Wastie
5. Megan Picken(Sp)
6. Tracy Barber
7. Jane Cartmel(Sp)
8. Jennifer Louie
9. Stacy Hall
10. Shahira Tejpar(Sp)
Women’s DIV 3
RIV C3
1. Lesia Verones
2. Julienne Joe
3. Sylvette Rahn
4. Jill Gamblen
5. Darlene Shandola
6. Antoinette Woodman
7. Marlene Perera(Sp)
8. Beverly Lawton
Unranked
Meaghan Burton
Women’s DIV 4
SPC 4 “Tin Lizzies”
1. Shelley Neil
2. Joan Hall
3. Robin Wilson(Sp)
4. Vivien Donnelly
5. Tara Loseth
6. Lorraine Akam
7. Sarah Magnus(Sp)
8. Wendy Peare
9. Debbie Hlady(Sp)
10. Rebecca Van den Brink(Sp)
11. Ciara Heuser(Sp)
Unranked
Isabelle Deguise(Sp)
Women’s DIV 5
VRC F5
1. Giulia Muraca(Sp)
2. Lauren Price(Sp)
3. Helen Gee Chan
4. Rhonda Porter
5. Sarah MacKinnon
6. Alison Richter
7. Sylvia Males
8. May Chan
9. Patti Malone(Sp)
Women’s DIV 6
VRC G6 “Lets Strokes”
1. Lauren Price
2. Jane Nemaia
3. Patti Malone
4. Signy Wilson
5. Caitlin Mischki
6. Jennifer Levey
7. Caroline Nitzschke
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Open DIV 1
EVE A1
1. Grant Bergman
2. Matthew Balfour
3. Struan Kilgour
4. Grant Stockwell
5. Simon Dorey(Sp)
6. Geoff Emslie
7. Stephen Roberts
8. Alexandre Garceau(Sp)
9. Gavin Rimmer(Sp)
Open DIV 2
VLT B2
1. Justin Todd
2. Harry Freeman
3. Jason Del Vicario
4. Emma Parke
5. Curtis Dorosh(Sp)
6. Doug MacDougall
7. John Nichols
8. Matthew Taylor
9. David Goldsmith
10. Terry Sunar
11. Mike Dodds
12. Lenny Moy(Sp)
13. Roland Haebler(Sp)
14. Corry Silbernagel(Sp)
15. Chris Wallace
16. Greg Desaulniers(Sp)
Open DIV 3
SPC C3
1. Braden Douglas(Sp)
2. Kurt Woodman
3. NAZIR HIRJI(Sp)
4. Bryan Hall
5. Ken Windt
6. John Desaulniers
7. David Leman(Sp)
8. Robert Tomizza
9. Marcus Foster(Sp)
Open DIV 4
HOL 4 “Smitty’s Crew”
1. Stuart Clark(Sp)
2. Rod Fong(Sp)
3. Robert Ockeloen
4. Derek Smith
5. Kevin Spooner
6. Don Leslie
7. Randy Holmes(Sp)
8. Sam Mottram
9. Richard Johansen(Sp)
10. Justin Mitchell(Sp)
11. Andrew Jones
12. Josh Bovard
13. Patrick Frost(Sp)
Open DIV 5
EVE G5
1. Simon Bicknell
2. Emilio Jr Haneine
3. Bob Hodgins
4. David Karp
5. Matt Kerr
6. Dean Kallweit
7. Kevin Richardson
8. Randy Mullock
9. Colin Brauner
10. Steve Baker
11. Sven Tapp
Open DIV 6
RIV F6
1. Thor Butler
2. Wayne Diakow
3. Barry Atkinson
4. Trevor Stickler
5. Frank Odorico
6. Peter Schulz
7. Flois Aranas
Open DIV 7
VRC K7 “Kings”
1. Chris Boshard
2. Daniel Eisenberg
3. Liam Kynaston
4. David Belisle
5. Andrew Ho
6. Randy Egan
7. Robert Kozlowski
8. Steven Meurrens
9. Ian MacKinnon
10. Mike Ford
Apr
2
Div 1 Open Finals
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The Div 1 Open finals have been scheduled for Wednesday, April 3rd at 6pm at the Evergreen Squash Club in North Vancouver.
To see photos from the Women’s Div 1 finals and AGM held at the River Club on March 23, 2013 please click this link.
Mar
26
Final Standings – 2012/2013
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| WOMEN | 30 TEAMS |
| DIVISION 1 – | 4 TEAMS |
| JER A1 | 179 |
| VLT A1 | 158 |
| EVE A1 | 133 |
| VRC A1 | 89 |
| BYE | |
| BYE | |
| DIVISION 2 – | 5 TEAMS |
| BAY Sqwalkers | 248 |
| JER Racquets Up | 234 |
| VRC B2 | 215 |
| RIV BS Boasters | 186 |
| VRC Starz | 111 |
| BYE | |
| DIVISION 3 – | 6 TEAMS |
| ARB A3 | 353 |
| RIV C3 | 298 |
| EVE E3 | 262 |
| JER B3 | 224 |
| VRC D3 | 190 |
| ARB B3 | 92 |
| DIVISION 4 – | 6 TEAMS |
| SPC 4 Tin Liz | 353 |
| BON B4 | 252 |
| VRC E4 | 242 |
| VLT B4 | 198 |
| JER Divas | 194 |
| BEN A4 | 144 |
| DIVISION 5 – | 4 TEAMS |
| RIV DHW5 | 192 |
| JER J5 | 160 |
| VRC F5 | 154 |
| BON B5 | 139 |
| BYE | |
| BYE | |
| DIVISION 6 – | 5 TEAMS |
| JER Squash Junkie | 243 |
| VRC G6 Strokes | 22 |
| BAY Squashettes | 200 |
| BON Unsquashables | 141 |
| SPC Squash This | 97 |
| BYE | |
| OPEN | 65 TEAMS |
| DIVISION 1 | 8 TEAMS |
| EVE A1 | 337 |
| SPC A1 | 297 |
| VRC A1 | 282 |
| BEN A1 | 244 |
| EVE B1 | 209 |
| BEN TBD | 208 |
| VRC Basement | 200 |
| SPC A1 | 199 |
| BYE | |
| BYE | |
| DIVISION 2 | 9 TEAMS |
| VLT B2 | 235 |
| SCF B2 | 233 |
| ARB A2 | 210 |
| RIV 2 | 196 |
| JER D2 | 194 |
| VRC C2 | 186 |
| BEN C2 | 182 |
| HOL A2 | 175 |
| SPC B2 | 102 |
| BYE | |
| DIVISION 3 | 10 TEAMS |
| BON We’re Back | 293 |
| SPC C3 | 270 |
| VRC D3 Beatnicks | 256 |
| EVE B3 Over 50 | 256 |
| VRC Slum Dogs | 219 |
| JER Balls o Destiny | 218 |
| ARB B3 | 205 |
| VRC E3 | 193 |
| BEN E3 | 188 |
| BEN D3 | 117 |
| DIVISION 4 | 9 TEAMS |
| HOL Smittys Crew | 264 |
| BON B4 | 218 |
| EVE D4 | 207 |
| BAY B4 | 203 |
| TCC A4 | 191 |
| SCF A4 | 180 |
| RIV D4 | 176 |
| VRC Hackers | 172 |
| ARB A4 | 153 |
| DIVISION 5 | 10 TEAMS |
| EVE G5 | 285 |
| EVE I5 Kazers | 260 |
| VRC I5 | 251 |
| BON C5 | 234 |
| EVE F5 | 220 |
| BON D5 | 210 |
| BEN G5 | 206 |
| BEN F5 | 190 |
| SPC C6 Undertakers | 182 |
| JER G5 Sq Court Knights | 175 |
| DIVISION 6 | 9 TEAMS |
| BEN H6 | 245 |
| RIV F6 | 241 |
| VLT E6 | 230 |
| VRC H6 | 225 |
| JER H6 | 194 |
| TCC Lions | 182 |
| HOL C6 | 181 |
| BON N6 | 180 |
| BON E6 | 60 |
| BYE | |
| DIVISION 7 | 10 TEAMS |
| RIV D7 | 298 |
| BEN I7 | 275 |
| BEN J7 | 272 |
| VRC Kings | 256 |
| EVE N7 Wolfpack | 214 |
| SPC 7 | 210 |
| VRC J7 | 198 |
| TCC H7 | 146 |
| BAY E7 Beach Bums | 137 |
| VLT D7 | 69 |
Mar
26
Most Sporting Teams – 2012/2013
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Congratulations to all the teams that were recognized by their peers as the “Most Sporting Team” in their division. These teams represent what is best about our league and they deserve your applause!
Winners plaques will be delivered to your club.
Mar
14
2013 AGM > 3pm, Saturday March 23 @ The River Club
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Attn: ALL VSL PLAYERS
The purpose of an Annual General Meeting (AGM) is to hear from the membership, to hear the Chairperson’s and League Coordinator’s reports, to review the league’s financial report, to review and recommend rule changes and to elect or nominate board members. It is your opportunity as a player in the league to voice your opinions and concerns to the VSL Board about any issues that arise during the league season.
While the AGM is not the place to complain about a particular incident that may have happened during the season, it is a time to consider objectives and have a discussion. This is your squash league and we appreciate and encourage your involvement. So come on out!
This year’s AGM will be held at the River Club – 11111 Horseshoe Way, Richmond on Saturday March 23 at 3pm.
The 2013 AGM agenda was emailed to all captains and club reps on Thursday, March 14:
1. Introductions
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Adoption of minutes of 2012 AGM – March 10, 2012 – LINK
4. Voting procedure and quorum
5. Chairperson’s Report
6. League Coordinator’s Report
7. Financial Report & Budget
8. Review of the VSL survey – LINK
9. Items for Discussion
A) Should the league equalize the numbers of teams playing on Monday and Tuesday by moving a second Open division to Tuesday night?
B) Should the number of players on women’s teams be reduced from 5 to 4?
C) Should there be a rankings guide, or rule, to delineate which division players should play in?
10. 2013/14 Board of Directors Nominations and Elections
11. New Business
12. Adjournment
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Minutes from the 2012 AGM are available for download here.
Download your proxy here.
10.1.2 A proxy may be used at the AGM. A proxy form must be signed only by the captain of a team and may be given to anyone of his/her choosing who is attending in person at the AGM. The proxy form will be used for voting on matters that are listed on the AGM agenda only, where the captain has given his/her vote(s) to their proxy on those matters, and not on matters raised for the first time and voted on at the AGM.
Mar
8
2013 AGM will be held at The River Club
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The VSL Board is very pleased to announce that this year’s AGM, Div 1 Finals and Wrap Party will be held at The River Club in Richmond.
The River Club describes itself as a place where “sports meets community” which makes it a very appropriate venue for this full day of squash fun!
Schedule of events:
The AGM will begin at 3pm.
The DIV 1 Finals are scheduled to begin at 5pm.
The Wrap Party will follow the completion of the finals.
Last year’s AGM at Sport Central set a new bench mark for attendance and we hope to surpass that this year!
The agenda will be posted here early next week.
Please note that the deadline for agenda item suggestions is March 9th.
Mar
5
2012 / 2013 Playoff Finals Match-ups
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These are the finals match-ups for the 2012/2013 season. Good luck to all the teams!
Remember that both teams split the hosting tab in the playoffs:)
Don’t forget to post photos of your winning teams on our Facebook page!
Women’s DIV 1
JER A1 vs VLT A1 @ Jericho
Finals on March 23, 2013 @ 5pm @ The River Club (11111 Horseshoe Way, Richmond)
Women’s DIV 2
BAY 2 “Sqwalkers” vs JER A2 “Racquets Up” @ Bayside
Women’s DIV 3
ARB A3 vs RIV C3 @ Arbutus
Women’s DIV 4
SPC 4 “Tin Lizzies” vs BON B4 @ Sport Central
Women’s DIV 5
RIV DHW 5 vs VRC F5 @ The River Club
Women’s DIV 6
JER 6 “Squash Junkies” vs VRC G6 “Lets Strokes” @ Jericho
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Open DIV 1
Semifinals on March 18, 2013
Finals on March 23, 2013 @ 6pm @ The River Club (11111 Horseshoe Way, Richmond)
Open DIV 2
VLT B2 vs SCF B2 @ Van Lawn
Open DIV 3
BON 3 “We’re Back” vs SPC C3 @ Bonsor
Open DIV 4
HOL 4 “Smitty’s Crew” vs EVE D4 @ Hollyburn
Open DIV 5
EVE G5 vs EVE I5 “Kazers” @ Evergreen
Open DIV 6
BEN H6 vs RIV F6 @ Bentall
Open DIV 7
BEN I7 vs VRC K7 “Kings” @ Bentall
Feb
28
The VSL wants to hear from the players in the league and, to that end, we’ve created a brief survey that we would like ALL players to take the time to complete. Questions include issues such as whether to avoid Spring Break or not, hosting and the length of the season. Now is your opportunity to have your voice heard. The survey will be open until March 20, 2013 and the results will be shared at the AGM on March 23.
Please visit this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013_vsl_survey
Enter your email at the end of the survey to win a $50 restaurant gift certificate! NOTE: All answers and comments are anonymous and email addresses will not be associated with survey responses.
Feb
28
2013 VSL AGM
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Attn: ALL VSL PLAYERS
The Vancouver Squash League (VSL) will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, March 23rd at 3:00pm.
All players in the VSL are welcome and encouraged to participate in the decision-making of your squash league. Items are put forward to the Board and listed on the AGM Agenda to be discussed (and possibly voted on).
The AGM will be followed by the DIV 1 finals at about 5:00 p.m. (Open and Ladies) and the Wrap Party. We will announce the venue for both on March 7th.
Please forward any agenda suggestions (by REPLY email) no later than March 9th. This will allow us two weeks to advertise the final agenda.
Also note that there are positions available on the VSL Board for the 2013-2014 season.
Please forward your nominations (with the consent of the nominee:) Candidates will be elected at the AGM.
For more information on the board, please visit this link: http://www.vancouversquashleague.com/about-us/
Please contact the League Coordinator or your club pro for a PDF of the proxy (for voting at the AGM) that must be signed by the captain of the team as per rule 10.1.2.
Feb
21
Khosrowkiani wins S2S squash crown
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North Vancouver resident takes top prize in annual tournament
Ben Lypka
blypka@squamishchief.com
Photo by Ben Lypka
A good night’s sleep is often part of an athlete’s recipe to success, but less-than ideal-sleeping conditions didn’t seem to impact the play of Hamid Khosrowkiani.
The North Vancouver resident took home top prize in the Sea to Sky Squash tournament on the weekend after spending Friday (Feb. 15) night in a van by the river.
Khosrowkiani and his friend Farzin Habibpour made the trek from North Vancouver to Squamish and after a successful night of action on the courts on Friday, the duo decided to crash in their van in the parking lot of the Squamish Valley Golf Club (SVGC).
“We were both out so late and the hotels were a little expensive, so we just decided to sleep in the van,” Khosrowkiani said, laughing. “It was a pretty good night’s sleep but a little cold.”
The frigid conditions in the SVGC parking lot didn’t seem to matter as Khosrowkiani picked up the Men’s A division championship, besting Habibpour in the finals.
“It was a great tournament,” he said, noting that he heard about the event after being sent an email from a friend. “There are some very nice people here and I think we both had a lot of fun.”
The natives of Iran have been playing squash for eight years and are beginning to get noticed in the Vancouver scene. Playing out of the Evergreen Squash Club in North Vancouver, Khosrowkiani is ranked 31st in the province in the Senior Men’s competitive division, while Habibpour ranks 79th.
Khosrowkiani defeated Habibpour 3-1 to take the championship.
Two-time defending champion Rob Eberhard was not present to defend his title after suffering an Achilles injury. For his part, Khosrowkiani said he hopes to return next year to defend his crown.
“He was dying to play,” tournament organizer Steve Jacobs said of Eberhard. “But he didn’t want to aggravate his injuries.”
Jacobs said it was another successful year for the tournament, with 45 entrants hitting the courts and a fun atmosphere throughout the weekend.
“It was awesome,” he said. “I noticed through the whole weekend that there was lots of smiling faces and really good camaraderie. When I started today [Sunday, Feb. 17] the first guy I spoke to went to bed at 3 a.m. on Saturday night and the next one said he got to bed at 4 a.m.”
He said the SVGC did a great job hosting all weekend long and also thanked Quest University for allowing the tournament’s use of the school’s squash courts on Friday night.
Jacobs said one of the highlights on the court was Squamish’s Paul Sutton taking Habibpour to the limit in the A semifinal, losing 3-2. Doug Bowdler, another tournament organizer, agreed with Jacobs that it was a fun weekend. He noted the C division winner and Squamish resident Mark Kerschbaumer as someone who really stepped up his game.
“Mark won the C and he really came through large,” he said. “He played well all weekend and I think it was a really good win for him.”
Jemma Phillips from Nanaimo beat out Squamish’s Lisa Parfiniuk in the Ladies A final, with Lousie Schell of Squamish beating out Vancouver’s Allison Oxton in the Ladies B. Squamish’s Meredith Hinchmongh defeated Christine Woolfries from Vancouver in the Ladies C.
Other men’s winners included Chris Runnels of Squamish beating Squamish’s Brian Pollock in the Men’s B final and Sonny Mameli of Squamish winning the Men’s D division.
Jacobs added that activity is still buzzing at the club, with the spring league starting this month, ladies night each and every Thursday and drop-in competition on Friday nights. For more info on the club, visit www.squamishsquash.com.