January’s Newsletter looks ahead to a busy few weeks for squash in Scotland. We have some of the world’s leading players heading to Edinburgh for the ESC Open which begins on January 29. Before this, Alba Storm begin the second half of their Karakal PSL season at Scotstoun against Northern Division League leaders Pontefract (Tuesday, …read more →
Scottish Squash is gearing up for the launch of its ground breaking new programme H//T SQUASH, in association with Scottish Women in Sport (SWiS). The aim of H//T SQUASH is to reach a brand new audience of women and girls across Scotland this year, introducing them to squash through a fun and friendly fitness-based programme. …read more →
Once again finals day at the JC Lindsay Scottish Junior Open provided some tense and exciting matches with medals up for grabs in ten age group categories. It seemed fitting that the most decorated Scottish junior player of the past ten years Georgia Adderley would close out the decade with a thrilling five game victory …read more →
Rising talent Robyn Mcalpine says she is relishing her move up to the under-15 ranks ahead of the 2019 JC Lindsay Scottish Junior Open which begins tomorrow (December 28) in Edinburgh. Robyn celebrated her 13th birthday on September 1 by winning a silver medal at the Scotstoun Junior Gold tournament – her first event at …read more →
Scottish squash stars Greg Lobban and Rory Stewart were on hand to help coach junior players at Hamilton Squash Club earlier this month. The pair had a hit with youngsters ahead of Alba Storm’s victory over Newcastle in their Karakal Premier Squash League clash at the South Lanarkshire club. The juniors are some of the …read more →
It was double delight for Beth Moglia as she secured two titles at the 2019 Scottish Junior Doubles National Championships held on Sunday, December 15. The Strathgryffe Tennis and Squash Club youngster won girls and mixed doubles gold at the event held in Scotstoun Leisure Centre. Beth and Jemma Young went unbeaten to win the …read more →
December’s newsletter features success for a number of Scots including our juniors at the Irish Open and Georgia Adderley and Katriona Allen at the British University Championships. There’s another title for Rory Stewart, a doubles victory in London and news of Alba Storm’s latest league win. Off court, Scotland’s number one players Greg Lobban and …read more →
Alba Storm secured back-to-back wins in the Karakal Premier Squash League on Tuesday night after a comprehensive victory over Newcastle University/Northumberland Club. During a hugely entertaining evening, the Scottish-based side won all five of their matches much to the delight of a packed out Hamilton Squash Club. It follows last month’s narrow 3-2 away win …read more →
He may have been on the PSA World Tour for 12 years but Scotland’s Alan Clyne remains as motivated as ever. Alan joined the tour in 2007 and has competed in 189 PSA tournaments to date winning eight titles as well as a record nine Scottish national titles. The Black Isle ace did a lot …read more →
Our latest newsletter has an update on Alba Storm’s debut season in the Premier Squash League with Hamilton Squash Club hosting Alba’s next home fixture on Tuesday, December 10 from 6.30pm. Ticket details here. There’s more news on Scottish title success and as awards season gets under way, Scotland’s Men’s Squash Team are nominated in …read more →
The Scotland squad for the 2019 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship has been named and includes four of the team which won bronze at this year’s European Team Championships. Greg Lobban leads the side as top ranked Scot and goes into the event in great form having recently won the Cleveland Skating Club Open …read more →
Georgia Adderley won a third British Junior title this month and with just a few weeks left in the junior ranks, she’s been reflecting on her experiences ahead of a full-time move on to the PSA Tour in 2020. The 18-year-old has enjoyed a prolific junior career, dominating the domestic scene in Scotland from an …read more →
It was a historic night in the capital on Tuesday (November 5) as Alba Storm made their competitive home debut in the Premier Squash League (PSL). A Scottish-based side are competing for the first time in the PSL’s 36-year history. The packed gallery at Edinburgh Sports Club (ESC) was treated to some brilliant squash throughout …read more →
Scotland matched their record entry of 32 players who were competing last week at the 2019 Dunlop British Junior Championships (BJC). The four-day event, now established as one of the largest junior events in the calendar, saw 450 British players competing across ten categories at five venues around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Once again it was …read more →
The Scottish Squash Annual Awards for 2018/19 were dished out recently at Oriam, Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre in Edinburgh. This year we had six categories with the squash community asked to nominate individuals and clubs for respective awards. Over the course of the past few weeks we’ve managed to catch-up with all the category winners. …read more →
