On Monday 30th November, reigning champion Andy Gill took to the court for the defence of his title against a constantly improving Luis Molero. Along the path of his defence Andy had seen off 2014 runner up Ian Chalmers 3-1 and 2013 Champion John Sharratt 3-0 in the Semi-Final. Luis had defeated two opponents he had …
The East of Scotland Squash Conference 2015-2016 season kicked off with the first match at Watsonians on Saturday 21st Nov. This time conference regulars Gala, Collinton Castle, Watsonians and Grange were joined by strong squads from Edinburgh University. The Gala Team that travelled was Luis Molero, Del Sharratt (capt), Rachel McAleese and debutant Joy Borowska. The …
Members from Galashiels Squash Club teamed up with staff from the BGH and some guests for a charity squash match. The event was for the Friends of the BGH to raise money for a Photo Dynamic Therapy lamp for Skin Cancer patients and over £400 was raised. The Tournament was straight knock out and there …
In an epic final of the 2015 handicap competition, Rachel McAleese started on +8 against Del Sharratt on -4. Games were point-a-rally to 15, meaning that 2013 runner up Del was up against it if he was going to triumph in the best of 5 match. Rachel took the first game quite convincingly (15-6) as both players were pretty …
Gala Squash Club Results – Club Championship Final 2014 What better way to burn off the excess Christmas weight than an action packed game of squash, and that was just for the spectators. For finalists Andy GIll and Ian Chalmers it was a much more intense affair. After a series of delays due to holidays …
In what was the first Ladies Club Championship for a decade, Sandra McCutcheon and Jane Logan played out a thrilling final. Both ladies played out of their skin as they both wanted to be the first lady for 10 years to get their name on the Club Champion’s Board. Both players used intelligence and cunning throughout the …
Monday 28th July saw the final of the annual (handicapped) knockout competition at Gala Squash and Racketball Club . The match, between Ruaridh Kohler and Joe Eyre, had been delayed because of hollidays, but it was well worth waiting for. In one of the most hotly contested squash matches outside of the Commonwealth games, Joe …