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THE DOCTOR IS IN – Assante Financial player Shahid Syed returns a ball to Domino’s Pizza rival Stephen Buckler during the final of the Tuesday Night squash league.

Squash leagues wrap up with tightly played finals

Domino’s Pizza and Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters are the class of the Whitehorse squash scene, after winning their respective league finals this week.

By Whitehorse Star on April 22, 2016

Domino’s Pizza and Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters are the class of the Whitehorse squash scene, after winning their respective league finals this week.

Domino’s Pizza won the Tuesday Night (A) League championship 16-14 over Assante Financial, with Sam Penner clinching the win despite a 3-2 loss to Peter Mather in the final match of the night at Better Bodies Fitness.

Penner’s teammates this year were Dylan Letang, Stephen Buckler and Marc Jubinville.

The regular Assante lineup, meanwhile, featured Cam Webber, Doug Thorseth, Shahid Syed and Jason Steele.

Yukon Tree Services took third place after downing Ecological Logistics and Research 17-11 Tuesday.

Action resumed last night, with Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters earning the Thursday Night (B) League crown with a 20-16 win over The Electrical Shop Ltd.

The key matchup saw Midnight Sun’s Mackenzie Cameron take down his dad, Kirk Cameron, 3-2 with the last game going all the way to the wire before son beat father 16-14.

Midnight Sun’s usual roster this season featured Micah Smith, Alex Jobin, Cameron, Jada Kwok-Smith and Adriane Epprecht.

The crew finished the season in fourth but discovered their game in time for the playoffs.

The Electrical Shop Ltd., meanwhile, featured Jonathan Hawkins, David Buckler, Patti Flather, Katherine Krabel and Kashif Zafar.

Additioinally, Chilkoot Chiropractic downed Aurora Geosciences 21-14 to take third.

This season was a “major success,” newly minted Squash Yukon president Buckler told the Star.

“Many novice players showed interest in playing last year, so team sizes in the Thursday league were expanded to allow for more participation,” he explained.

“We saw an increase of seven new players and seven new subs for Thursday Night League.

“Squash Yukon would like to see more players having more fun and challenging matches in league, as it is the backbone of the squashing community up North.”

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