Two Titles At The Bronze National Championships
CitySquash had a successful weekend of squash at the U.S. Junior Bronze Championships. Of the seventeen CitySquash competitors, four reached the quarterfinals and two went on to win their division. Esmeralda Mejia reached the quarterfinals of the GU13 division before falling in closely fought 5-game battle. Leondre Damil played his way through the 64-man draw […]
CitySquash Students and Mentors Take Part in an Afternoon of Community Service
On Saturday, April 16 CitySquash students, staff and mentors worked together to create craft kits for children in hospital. The event was held on behalf of Project Sunshine – a nonprofit organization that provides free educational, recreational, and social programs to children and families living with medical challenges. The event was a huge success, bringing […]
CitySquashers Battle Through Tough Draws at the Westchester Silver Tournament
CitySquash had a tough, yet rewarding, weekend at the Westchester Silver Tournament. While some team members played in their correct age division, we decided to play a few team members up a division to gain some important match experience. In the BU11 division the “Three Musketeers” – Hugo Barroso, Axel Michaca and Christopher Lucero – […]
One Weekend, Two Tournaments, Four Titles!
Last weekend, 20 CitySquash students competed in two tournaments throughout the New York area. Nine team members traveled to Queens to participate in the CityView Silver Open while eleven team members competed in the SportsPlex Bronze Tournament in Stamford, CT. By the end of the weekend, CitySquash had claimed four titles. Three of the four […]
Cadienhead and CitySquash Boarders Have Success at New England Interscholastic Squash Championship
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 […]
Four Titles for CitySquash at the Urban Team Championship
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 […]
CitySquash Competes at the U.S. Junior Open
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 […]
More Tournament Success For CitySquash Team Members
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 […]
A Fall Full of Service and Culture for CitySquash Students
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 […]
Start of the Squash Season Brings Success
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 […]