
Photo by Jon Molson
TAKING A SWING - Assante player Glen Rudman goes for the ball in his Tuesday Squash League match against Doug Thorseth at the Better Bodies Cross Training Centre.
Photo by Jon Molson
TAKING A SWING - Assante player Glen Rudman goes for the ball in his Tuesday Squash League match against Doug Thorseth at the Better Bodies Cross Training Centre.
Despite a loss to Ketza, Pizza Hut stretched its lead in the Tuesday Night Squash League standings to a fifth straight week.
Despite a loss to Ketza, Pizza Hut stretched its lead in the Tuesday Night Squash League standings to a fifth straight week.
The team has held the number one spot since overtaking both Ketza and Roche Firth Financial on Nov. 4.
Pizza Hut has consistently put up the numbers since the league got underway at the end of October, including scoring an incredible 22 points out of a possible 24 on Nov. 4.
Pizza Hut increased its point total to 83, after finishing with 11 on Tuesday.
Ketza 19, Pizza Hut 11
All four players on Ketza contributed to the team's win, which moved them up into third place in the standings with a total of 70 points.
Tim Carrol and Sam Penner led the way, each scoring six points, while substitute Cameron Grandy filled in admirably in the third spot, finishing with five points.
Phil Jackson also played well, winning two points for Ketza.
Jeff Seaman was Pizza Hut's only six point scorer, while Jim Gilpin chipped in three points in his five game match.
Chris Ziegler and Terri Cairns finished with one point for Pizza Hut.
Kilrich 17, MEADIAsolutions 11
All of Kilrich's scorers made it count, including William Pafenfus and Chic Callas, who each finished with six points.
Kilrich's 17 point finish helped move the team up from fifth place to second. The team has 76 points in total.
Lara Lewis contributed the team's remaining five points in the win.
Gord Starko scored more than half of MEADIAsolutions total points, finishing with six.
Peter Mathur scored three points for MEADIAsolutions and Mark Tubman finished with two.
Roche Firth Financial 18, Assante 14
For a second straight week, Michel Gelinas won all six points awarded in an individual match.
Besides Gelinas, other six point performances for Roche Firth Financial included Patrick Gardiner, while Doug Thorseth and Kyle Marchuk finished with three points.
Roche Firth Financial is currently in fifth place with 61 points.
Glen Rudman won the most points for Assante, finishing with six, while substitute Blaine Tessier also played well for the team, scoring five points.
Despite losing, Assante still leads Roche Firth Financial in the standings by five points.
In other squash related news, Better Bodies will be hosting a junior league kick-off on Saturday Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
On Dec. 6, players, under the age of 18, who can serve and rally are encouraged to come out and register for this year's Junior Squash Sunday League, which begins in January.
In addition to registration at the kick-off, there will be games played as well as door prizes.
Players can also register for the league by calling Desmarais at 633-5245 extension 4.
Registration costs $55 for non members and $30 for members of Better Bodies.
The junior league usually plays twice a month on Sunday afternoons, but the time might change depending on how many people register to play this season.
Better Bodies squash pro Marie Desmarais said there is no cut off for registration in the junior league.
"If I have too many that would be a good problem," she joked.
"The more the merrier, because a lot of kids are taking lessons, but this is a great opportunity to practice and play games and to meet kids, so we are hoping we get a great turnout."
Last year the Vandelay Super Geeks won the junior squash league in a close 19-17 final against Pacific Northwest Moving Haulers.
Other teams in the 2008 league included Canada Flooring Crushers and the Honda Hustlers.
Better Bodies is also hoping to send a team of three women and four men to represent the Yukon in a masters tournament in Calgary in January.
The team will be made up of one woman 35 plus, one that's 40 plus and one that's 45 plus. On the men's side one player must be 40 plus, one that's 45 plus, one that's 50 plus and one that's 55 plus.
Interested individuals have until Monday to sign up, which can be done at Better Bodies.
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