A team representing Dumfries Sports Club won an international squash competition at Edinburgh Sports Club. The October Fest is played ervery year and this is the second time Dumfries has won the team event. [Pictured are, from the left at the back, Simon Scott, Sandra Wilkes, Ronnie Carter, Peter O’Hara, and in the front, Tony Gay, Sue Strachan, Robin Ridley].
2008 October Fest Winners
The winter leagues for October are up and can be found here, Club Squash Leagues (Or by following the Quick Link at the top right of the page under the link for booking courts).
We will retain the normal scoring for the Winter leagues that is point on serve to 9 then at 8 each a choice of one or two to be decided by the player at 8 first.
We will also keep the 5 bonus points for playing all of your league games. So … Read the rest of this entry »
Preparing to make a racket: Sue Strachan, George O'Neill, Carol Brotherston
Nunholm Squash Club which is part of the premier multi-sports facility based at Dumfries Sports Club is offering an open invitation for anyone to come and try out RACKETBALL.
The club have organised 2 “COME AND TRY” evenings at the club the first on Thursday 2nd October from 7pm. All equipment will be provided to try out RACKETBALL and Davy Douglas of BACKSWING will be in attendance with demo rackets and balls.
Everyone is welcome and potential new members will be able to see what other facilities the club have to offer such as fully equipped gym, 4 floodlight tennis courts, and lounge bar facilities.
RACKETBALL is one of the fastest growing sports today and has the benefit of being played on a standard squash court – to which Dumfries Sports Club have 4 and of those, 3 have just gone through a process of refurbishment to a high standard. Read the rest of this entry »
Junior squash restarts at Nunholm
The popular Junior Squash Clubnight has restarted at Nunholm Squash Club and takes place on Sunday nights between 7pm and 9pm.
The club has been lucky enough to have had a good crop of juniors coming through over the last few years. The most recent success on a National level saw Steven Wallace and Jordan Currie being ranked in the Top 10 in Scotland in their respective age groups. Both boys have now left the junior ranks and its now the turn of an exciting new group of juniors to follow their lead. Read the rest of this entry »
Courts 3 and 4 on Thursday, 2nd and 9th October, 1900hrs-2200hrs. Equipment will be provided.
Come and give it a go!
The squash club night for juniors restarts this Sunday, the 28th September, 7pm-9pm.
All sports club junior members welcome.
Eye protection and refreshments provided. New parent consent forms will be issued. For further information contact Raymond Currie.
This is being held at Nunholm on Monday the 29th Sep at 7pm. Every team participating in these leagues must send a representative.
The Squash Annual General Meeting takes place in the clubhouse on Monday 6th October 2008 at 7.00pm.
All members are invited to attend the meeting. Your input will help take the club forward and new members to the committee are most welcome. Come along and make your point and get involved. It is your club after all and the committee only aim to improve it on your behalf.
The present committee would like to welcome you at the meeting with a free glass of wine or soft drink.
The new powder blue court
The winter squash leagues start in October.
There is a £2 entry fee and the entry list can be found behind the bar.
A refurbished court 2 gets christened
Local squash players are queuing up to try a new court after the refurbishment of court 2 at Nunholm Squash Club.
Sue Strachan (Squash Section chairman) ‘declared it open’ by hitting the first ball on the new powder blue court on Sunday. The court was inaugurated by a “friendly” game of doubles with other committee members Keith Martin, Peter Allen and Mike Service.
During the season 2007-8 courts 3 and 4 have also undergone some refurbishment but court 2 has been completely redone with a new floor and plasterwork and a new pastel paint job.
We have to thank the Management Committee of Dumfries Sports Club for showing their continuing commitment to the squash section by putting up the majority of the finance required to redo the court. It looks great and it plays well too! I just hope that members will remember to wear clean shoes with non marking soles so we can keep it that way as long as possible!” commented Sue. Read the rest of this entry »
Court 2 has had its makeover with a new floor and new walls and is now back in action!
The annual awards presentations were held recently at the Nunholm courts.
The first division champions were the Backswing team of John Glendinning (capt), Graeme Fraser, Gary McKean, Andrew Morrow, Les Harkness and Lister McKiddie.
Second division champions were NFU represented by John Thin (capt), Denis Culton, Geoff Dean, Gary McCaullay, Joe Corbett and Roger McMeekin.
Player of the year (1st div) was Jim Scriven, while Chris Bellwood won the second division award but was unable to attend the ceremony.
Iain Murray from sponsors John Henderson and Sons (Solicitors and Estate Agents) presented the awards and the league once again thank them for their continued support.
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