Dumfries Sports Club

The Summer Squash Leagues for June 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 club’s Davy Rogan was last week honoured at the 2009 Nithsdale Sports Council awards where, for squash, he won the McMurdo Award for service to local sport.

He is currently the Scottish National over 70’s and over 75’s Squash Champion for 2009 and puts everyone’s dates for sporting retiral into stark perspective.

An extract from the nomination written by the squash section is reproduced below.

Davy’s illustrious sports career began in 1954! He was a keen and talented badminton player and success came to him in the 50’s when, as a junior, he retained the South of Scotland Senior Singles Champion title for 8 years. He then won the Scottish under 21 singles and doubles titles in 1954 and represented Scotland against Ireland and senior Scottish team vs The RAF. Read the rest of this entry »

There will be a Squash EGM on Thursday 4th June at 6pm. On the agenda is the matter of the club’s affiliation to Scottish Squash.

This is followed by Free Squash from 7pm and pizza carbohydrate loading at 9pm.

After Nunholm’s Sue Strachan and Davy Rogan took part in the Masters Squash Home Internationals last weekend it is now the turn of the reigning Scottish champions, Jimmy Wells and Robin Ridley and Lockerbie number 1, Ronnie Carter. They play on Friday night and Saturday at the Edinburgh Sports Club where they take on Ireland, Wales and the auld enemy, England.

In Dublin, Sue Strachan’s over 35’s team managed to come runners up to England in a very hard fought competition with 3-2 and 4-1 wins over Ireland and Wales respectively. England, however, just proved too strong and finished easy winners with Scotland coming out top in the “Celtic Nations Cup”.

Sue was delighted with the performance of her team and her individual performance. “I played the best tournament squash I have ever played particularly against Ireland’s Jenny Dillon in the deciding match of the tie with the score at 2-2.” Jenny had beaten Sue easily in their one previous encounter and so the form card suggested she would be victorious again. “The spirit in the Scottish team was great though and the others had battled too hard to get us into that position for me to fail them. I had a job to do for my team so I just went out and did it.”

The Summer Squash Leagues start this month and the May 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.

For the Summer Leagues the PAR (Point a Rally) scoring method is being introduced. It is to be a point a rally to 15 points per game.

Should the score reach 14-14 the receiver may request 1 or 3 points. Therefore the game can be won 15-14 or 17-16/15/14.

A reminder that the squash summer leagues start next month. If you wish to be included you need to add your name to the list which is up on the squash leagues noticeboard in the clubhouse.