College squash Men’s Team Nationals livestream video for FREE!

Don’t miss this great opportunity to see the finest young squash players in the country compete for the College Squash Association’s Men’s Team Nationals this weekend at Harvard.

SquashTV is livestreaming throughout the weekend (Starts Friday, February 17 through Sunday February 19th) and you may watch for FREE!

See College Squash Association’s article

CSA page with draws and divisions including live scoring

2017 State Championship entry deadline extended until Wednesday

The 2017 Maine State Championship tournament entry deadline has been extended until Wednesday.

Signup and information available here.

 

2017 Maine State Championship

2017 Maine State Squash Championship
The Maine State Squash Championship is hosted by mainesquash.com for the enjoyment of all squash players in and near Maine and to encourage participation in the sport of squash.

Age Divisions:
Girls U19, Boys U19, M50+, M65+ , W50+, W65+

Skill Divisions:
M2.5 , M3.5 , M4.5 , M5.5, W2.5, W3.5

Tournament Director:
Greg Born – born.greg@gmail.com – 207-671-9811

Information:

  • $40 Entry fee (Non US Squash members add $15 tournament fee = total $55)
  • Open to all players
  • Entry fee allows you to play up to 2 divisions
  • Women can play in Men’s Divisions
  • You should avoid playing below your US Squash rating – if you are a 3.6, do not play in the 3.5, play in the 4.5
  • All matches except finals are self-scheduled and played at mutually agreed upon times and venues (players are responsible for paying any membership or day use charges for playing matches)
  • Finals will be played Thursday, April 27th, at Portland Community Squash 6PM – 9PM. The finals events will be combined with our end of year Celebration of Squash.
  • You will receive an email with your opponent and contact information at the beginning of each round
  • We will try to make all events double elimination or round robin. The goal is to play squash and have fun!
  • All players will need to sign a release prior to participation. Minors will need parental permission and a signed release prior to participation.
  • Tournament Director may make changes to tournament divisions, consolidate divisions and move players around within and between divisions.
  • Tournament Director’s decisions are final.
  • PDF Entry form: http://www.mainesquash.com/2017entry.pdf
  • US Squash Tournament page: https://modules.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/tournaments/information.asp?Tournament_id=7668
  • Mandatory event registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/O3MakQwYWUybnix73

Timeline:

Registration Window: January 27rd – February 15th at 6 PM
Round One Matches: February 16th- March 5th
Round Two Matches: March 6th – March 22nd
Round Three (quarterfinals) Matches: March 23th – April 5th
Round Four (semifinals) Matches: April 6th – April 23rd
Finals Night + End of Year Squash Party: Thursday, April 27th, Portland Community Squash 6PM – 9PM

Portland Community Squash is Open!!

Wildly exciting day after 4 plus years of hard work and the support of hundreds of people in our efforts to open a new squash facility in Portland Maine!

January 10th, 2017, a mere 98 days after we closed on our purchase of a sprawling structure with a huge main hall and 6 classrooms, offices, common area and more, we opened our doors as Portland Community Squash!!

Could not have done this without the help and dedication of so many people. Our impromptu open house tonight was filled with old friends and new ones eager to learn more about the sport and our efforts to serve under privileged kids in Portland and making a difference in Maine. So happy to see the enthusiasm and genuine appreciation of all those that stopped by!!

Big thanks to all those tagged plus many, many more! And especially Barrett Takesian– without his incredible work and effort this would NEVER have happened! I’m honored to know this young man and to be a part of this adventure!

More information at www.pcsquash.com

Portland Community Squash

66 Noyes Street, Portland, Maine 04102 ~ 207-221-6454

Original Founders celebrate grand opening! IMG_3015IMG_2999IMG_3018IMG_3013

 

Changes to Box Leagues coming soon!

With the opening of the new Portland Community Squash facility in early January changes are coming to the Portland area squash scene. Many players have expressed interest in hearing what the plans are for Box Leagues in the area once the PCS and the YMCA are both open for business.

The current Box League at the YMCA will remain and continue to be active for YMCA members. A new Box League at PCS will be started for members at PCS in February. My efforts at running the box leagues will continue and I’ll handle all of the signups, communications and maintenance needed to keep the leagues moving along. The signup form and links on MaineSquash.com’s website have already been changed to reflect this.

Please feel free to contact Greg Born with any questions.