By Tariq Mohammed
Kidsquash marked the completion of its 8th season with ten students from the Greater Boston community on 3/30/13. They played in a friendly round robin under the supervision of Laura Gemmell, a Harvard senior and 4-time All-American on the women’s varsity squash team, Octavio Chiesa, a volunteer peer coach, and myself.
From October 2012 to March 2013, Kidsquash students gathered for Saturday morning recreational squash clinics.
Thanks to donations from the Harvard Athletics Department, were able to recognize 4 students who are newcomers to the sport with Harvard squash apparel. These students were – Megan Yoh (Best Female Player), Seamus Buckley (Most Improved Player), Will Gladstone (Most Valuable Player) and Samuel Esquivel (Sportsmanship Award).
Many thanks to Luke Hammond, Lead Coach for Kidsquash, Mike Way, Head Squash Coach at Harvard, and Coach Bajwa, Founder of Kidsquash, for their guidance and support of the program. Also, thank you to Kidsquash parents and sponsors for making it a great season!
Below is a nice photo from the March 30th round robin. More photos appear in the MA Squash Photo Gallery.
