Nick Baker, from a local farming family, won the Racquets Junior One-Day Squash Tournament which took place on Saturday 18th October. 20 kids, who have been playing for different lengths of time – ranging from only a month to a few years – turned out for the tournament to raise their competitive edge so that
The Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday after school squash courses will run again in Term 2 from November to December. These courses are pre-paid courses. We need to get the same players turning up so that the coaching can consistently move forward each time. Tuesday is for Year 7 and above. Players for this course must
Racquets junior squash players Georgia Hedges and Zoe Martin-Downhill joined the staff and management in a team in the Rotary Swimathon 2014. The event took place on 12th October 2014 a the Thame Leisure Centre. The team also included Kat Silcox, Ray Silcox, Simon Martin and Sue Martin-Downhill. The target number of lengths this year
Nick Harbour and Ben Hedger show how Racquets Junior squash programmes are producing strength in depth. On 27/28th September 2014 the Oxfordshire Junior Closed Championships took place at Abingdon Squash Club. Nick won the Under 15s tournament and Ben won the Under 17s. Both players are now very strong players, both play for the adult
Nick Harbour today is the Under 15s Oxfordshire Junior Closed squash champion. He won the event on 27/28th September 2014 at Abingdon Squash Club over 14 other boys from our county. Nick helps Roger Ridler and Sue Martin-Downhill on Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays to teach the younger children of Thame and surrounding villages. His passion
Racquets is running another One Day Junior Squash Tournament on Saturday 18th October 2014. From 12noon to 3.30pm. There will be round robin events of 3, 4 or 5 players – so you will only be playing others of similar standard and you will be guaranteed 2 games. Prizes in all round robins. Please enter
Last weekend 27/28th September 2014, little Ollie Coulcher-Porter continued to make his intentions clear on the squash world. Ollie is just 8 years old but he is aiming big. Following up his E grade win in the Racquets Open Graded Squash Tournament the previous weekend, Ollie entered the Under 11s Oxfordshire County Closed Tournament held
Last weekend 20/21st September 2014, Ollie Coulcher-Porter stamped his intentions on the squash world by winning the E grade in the Racquets Open Graded Squash Tournament. Ollie is just 8 years old but he is already aiming big. The E grade was contested by 8 lads with their ages ranging from 8 to 15. Some
Racquets Fitness Centre, Thame, Oxfordshire welcomed over 70 squash players from all over the country on 19/21st September 2014. The standard of squash ranged from World Ranked #27 Adrian Waller to complete beginners Joanne Clay and Ellen Gipp, and beginner juniors Ned Richards, Curtis Mortimer and new to squash in the past week Fionn Leaney.
Thanks to the sponsorship by Eddy Smythe and prizes by Technifibre our Graded Squash Tournament this weekend has attracted a World Class field. Adrian Waller plays on Saturday at 1.30pm – he is currently World Ranked #27. From Friday at 5pm there will be World Ranked players playing singles and doubles right through to Sunday
Wild Lemongrass is open from 4.30pm (closed on Tuesdays) – please pre-order before 3pm.
