The Nunholm courts were treated to their own fireworks night when Cisco Systems took on Kings Arms Hotel, Lockerbie. Cisco had a few call offs from the week before so there was a new line up this week.
Plus Castle Douglas squash section playing under their new name of Stewartry Community Sports Club (SCSC) had a convincing win against a very sociable Specsavers team. Read the rest of this entry »
The annual secondary schools squash competition will be held on Monday, December 8 at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start.
It will be held at Lockerbie Squash Club, Glasgow Road, Lockerbie, which has held the event for a number of years to promote the game of squash among secondary school pupils.
An invitation has been made by the club to all secondary schools in the region to encourage as many pupils to take part. Read the rest of this entry »
Try something different as a Christmas present this year. Membership vouchers for the Dumfries Sports Club are available from the club at £5 each and are redeemable against membership costs.
For example what would be better than a year long present of a junior membership from a relative? New junior members (under 18s) can get a year’s membership this Christmas for £30. That’s under 60p a week.
They can be obtained from behind the bar at the club or by writing to the Membership Secretary at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JW with a stamp addressed envelope and a cheque payable to Dumfries Sports Club.
Dumfries Sports Club took to the football field recently in a cross border clash against visitors from the North-East. The club’s victorious side can be seen here resplendant in their purple kit.
A victorious DSC United FC
Dumfries U16s tied for top spot in the Dumfries and Galloway U16 Tennis League last week. However the title went to the A team from Beechgrove Moffat on games difference.
Four teams contested the league, Nunholm Dumfries, Castle Douglas and Beechgrove Moffat A and B. The league was played on two Saturdays, September 27 in Moffat and November 2 in Dumfries. Three teams, Moffat A, Dumfries and Castle Douglas finished level on points.
The winning Moffat team was awarded with the Peggy Swallow Trophy in a presentation at Nunholm.
The Tennis Ladder is now in operation. There are ladders for Men, Ladies and Juniors. They provide an easy way to continue your tennis over the winter months. With the floodlights it might almost be Flushing Meadows!
To join players just have to put their names, with contact numbers, on the appropriate list which is up in the main foyer of the Clubhouse. People can just add their names if interested.
More information and the rules can be found here .
The John Henderson & Sons Dumfries and Galloway Squash Leagues got off to a sizzling start this week at Nunholm.
The D&C Lindsay Forestry side downed Peter’s Fish and Chicken Bar in Division One, and in Division Two the Cisco ‘Kids’ whitewashed Thornhill and Specsavers saw off the Stewarty’s Young Guns from Castle Douglas.
Division 1
Division 2
Tommy McBride takes charge v Stoneywood
Congratulations to the Cricket Section’s Thomas McBride who has been picked for the Scotland U17 Squad and has been called up for the winter training sessions in preparation for the 2009 season. This means he joins Chris Bellwood who is in the Scotland Under 19 squad.
The 1st XI players are under the watchful eye of recent Scotland captain Craig Wright who is charged with overseeing the development of the young players in Scotland’s National squads.
In the season just gone the Scotland Under 17s played in the ECB (English and Wales Cricket Board) U17 Championships for the first time and narrowly missed out on promotion. So those that get into the side will be playing against U17 opposition from the English county scene next season.
Tommy was introduced to the sport by the local council’s cricket taster sessions which take place each year and is a product of the local club’s regular Monday night junior coaching sessions. This is a deserved reward for plenty of hard work and plenty of talent.
The November squash leagues are available on the site and can be found here or by following the Quick Link at the top of the right hand column.
The Dumfries and Galloway Squash Closed Championships are to be played at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm the week commencing Monday the 1st December 2008.
Entries £2. Entries to Jim Wells at Nunholm before Sunday the 30th November.
What exactly are those strange rackets being used on the squash courts? You can find more out about racketball, including how to play it, here
http://www.englandsquash.com/racketball/
And as for Racketball Versus Racquetball?
“Two nations separated by a common language often trips off the tongue of media commentators when discussing the relationship between Britain and the United States. And you could be forgiven for thinking that is solely what separates racketball from its cousin across the Atlantic (racquetball).
However while the basic design of the squash court is shared by the two codes there are indeed differences that mark them out as separate sporting disciplines. …”
The full article can be read here
http://www.racketgames.co.uk/Racketballversusracquetball.html
Three junior members of Nunholm Squash Club are entered into the Central Regional Junior Open at Bridge of Allan Squash Club this weekend.
Iain Anderson, aged 16, 15-year-old Douglas Brotherston and 11-year-old Dean Brotherston will compete against players from across Scotland in the event.
The competition is an A-graded event in the Scottish Squash calendar so will feature the best junior players throughout the country.
All three boys are regular members of the club’s popular nights held every Sunday between 7pm and 9pm at Nunholm Squash Club which is part of Dumfries Sports Club. Read the rest of this entry »
Dumfries Sports Club 
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