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Cadienhead and CitySquash Boarders Have Success at New England Interscholastic Squash Championship

Mar 7, 2011 – 7:13 pm

CitySquash team member Andrew Cadienhead helped the Taft squash team win its first New England Interscholastic Squash Championship in eight years when he won the #4 flight of the A division on Sunday, February 27th. Having placed second at the National High School Championships earlier in the season, the Taft team were favored to take […]

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Four Titles for CitySquash at the Urban Team Championship

Jan 24, 2011 – 7:15 pm

CitySquash had its most succesful showing to date at the 2011 Nusea Urban Team Championships on January, 14th – 16th.  CitySquash team members won three squash titles and one academic essay competition.  The CitySquash BU13 “A” team, consisting of Billy Fleurima, Jeremy Carrasquillo, Bryson Grant, Cristian Escalona and Robert Williams, won its division without losing […]

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CitySquash Competes at the U.S. Junior Open

Jan 7, 2011 – 7:15 pm

On December 18th, nine CitySquashers made their way to the Murr Center at Harvard University for the 2010 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships. The U.S. Open is one of the largest and toughest tournaments on the junior circuit with nearly 650 participants from 21 countries. The CitySquash team, comprised of Robert Williams, Billy Fleurima, Michael […]

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More Tournament Success For CitySquash Team Members

Dec 6, 2010 – 7:16 pm

Over the past month, CitySquash team members have continued to build on early season success.  CitySquash brought home four more divisional titles from their last two tournaments along with numerous significant results.  On November 19th, 12 CitySquashers traveled to Pyramid Squash Club in Tuckahoe, NY for the Thanksgiving Silver Tournament.  In the BU13 division, Billy […]

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A Fall Full of Service and Culture for CitySquash Students

Nov 12, 2010 – 7:17 pm

CitySquashers have been busy this fall with community service and cultural outings around the neighborhood and beyond.  On October 16, our middle school and high school students joined CitySquash staff, mentors, and hundreds of others to participate in New York City’s annual 5K Terry Fox Run.  Students raised over $1300 for cancer research and got […]

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Start of the Squash Season Brings Success

Nov 8, 2010 – 7:18 pm

The first month of the 2010-2011 squash season has passed and CitySquash has already won five titles.  On the weekend of October 23rd, five CitySquashers competed in the Hackley School Bronze Tournament.  In the BU-13, CitySquash was too strong for the competition as William Pantle and Gabriel Garcia took the top two spots with Garcia […]

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New Courts are a Big Hit

Oct 20, 2010 – 7:19 pm

After six months of construction, the CitySquash funded renovation of Fordham University’s squash facility is complete! The five narrow American courts that served as CitySquash’s home courts since 2002 were renovated into four new international courts and are a tremendous upgrade. Each court has a viewing gallery from above and is lit with bright fluorescent […]

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CitySquashers Settle Into College

Sep 23, 2010 – 7:20 pm

After a summer of anticipation, CitySquash’s newest college class has finally settled into their freshman year.  Freddy Hernandez recently made the trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to attend Franklin & Marshall College.  In August, long time CitySquasher, Prince Mensah began at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.  Jesse Pacheco (who was recently honored as a Bulldogs Care […]

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8th Annual Urban Individual Nationals

Jul 15, 2010 – 7:20 pm

On Friday June 18th, 50 CitySquashers and seven staff members piled into vans and made the three hour trek to Williams College for the 8th Annual Urban Individual Nationals.  For our team members, Urban Individuals is one of the most important competitions of the year.  The weekend went great for CitySquash.  Our team members made […]

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CitySquash participates in AIDS Walk

May 17, 2010 – 7:21 pm

CitySquash students, staff and mentors participated in the AIDS Walk this past weekend, walking 10 kilometers around New York City and raising money for AIDS research. CitySquashers had a great time, as always, and especially enjoyed participating in this meaningful event with their mentors. Many thanks to all our friends and volunteers who came out […]

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