In this issue:
v Illinois States , Jan 18th, 19th& 20th, 2008
v Junior tournaments…Jan 6th and March 1st
v Windy City Open…. Feb 29th, March 1st & 2nd, 2008
v Lake Forest team runner-up at Nationals; NW ranked 25;
Super League Champion crowned
v Tournament Schedule
2008 ISRA State Singles Jan 18th, 19th& 20th, 2008
The adult State Championship will take place Jan 18th thru 20th at Lakeshore Illinois Center . Entry fee is $50 for everyone (plus $10 for a 2nd division) and you don’t have to live in Illinois ! Expect the usual refreshments and drinks. Sign up is available now on the ISRA Web site. This is a great way to start the second half of the season and you could be a champion!
Junior Tournaments
The local center for junior tournaments is Lake Forest . Sign up for the Onwentsia Junior Open on Jan 4th thru 6th by contacting Aidan Harrison at (847) 234-1647. This starts a round of junior tournaments in the mid-west, with the next Illinois stop at the Rec Center (also in Lake Forest) for the Junior States on March 1st and 2nd…. sign up for this on the ISRA Web site in 2008.
Windy City/US Regional Event Feb 29th, March 1st and 2nd, 2008
The University Club and Lakeshore Illinois Center through the Windy City Open will host World Women’s and US Men’s pro tour events, while conducting one of the first regional national skill level competitions. The amateur event is being run with the help of US Squash to increase interest in national events and personal rankings. Sign up to see the pro events and to enter the regional skills tournament will be via Windy City Open and US Squash websites.
Team News
· Congratulations to Rahoul Singh, Bill Nau, Sid Singh, Marian Krauss and Shiraz Butt who represented the Lake Forest Rec Center in the 5.5 division of the recently completed National teams event at Yale University . They lost to a strong Yale team in the final, a great result for this “impromptu” gathering of players from around chicago-land.
· Northwestern university cracked the top 25 in the national rankings for the first time…again congratulations to the “Wildcats”.
· The University Club B team, led by Joe Russell, was victorious in the first act of the super league that ended in early December. We look forward to the second act.
METROsquash
METROsquash has expanded to serve 40 Chicago Public School children and has put themselves and their program on the national squash and youth urban enrichment map. There is always a need for volunteers, on the squash court or in the classroom. Their annual appeal is underway, so after such a successful year why not make a donation today via www.metrosquash.org or e-mail info@metrosquash.org if you need more information.
Tournament Schedule
The listing of tournament events is shown below:
· Onwentsia Juniors Jan 4th – 6th
· State Adults Singles Jan 18th -20th
· Midwest Invitational High School Team Event (Jr) January 19th -21st
· State Junior Championships March 1st -2nd
· US Squash Regional Skills, Feb 29th, March 1st & 2nd.
· Friends of Lake Forest Squash (Jr) April 19th -20th
Don’t forget, all current and past ISRA/US-Squash members can check the status of their membership thru our web site Illinois Squash by clicking “Join the ISRA” on the upper left. This will take you to the membership site on the US-Squash website. Follow the instructions; if you experience any problems e-mail me at the address below.
Brian Horwood
773-929-0822 (Home)
773-383-3906 (Cell)