A successful junior squash tournament was held at the Liguanea Club over the weekend 5/6 April. 35 youngsters competed in three categories: Main (A), B and Novice. Trophies were donated by Chris Shim and drinks and snacks by Wisynco Trading Ltd. The tournament was very competitive and played in a real spirit of sportsmanship.

Winners A: Kerri-Anne Bell, runner up Justine Anderson, 3rd Jake Mahfood
B: Mary Jo Mahfood, runner up Oshain Marsh, 3rd Kelsey Fenton
Novice winner: Melissa Watters, runner up Blaise Bicknell, 3rd Adam Gunning
Sportsmanship award: Josh Mahfood

An exciting three days of juniors squash took place at the Liguanea Club
16-18 November 2007.  Fifty plus youngsters in ages ranging 7-18 years took
part in categories for both boys and girls U11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 and two
Novice categories.

Notable achievements: Brooke Burrowes securing both U17 and U19 girls
titles; Chris Binnie in his last junior tournament in Jamaica taking the U19
title.  Some great matches took place in the U13 and 15 categories; players
of note Josh Mahfood, David Mullings, Julian Morrison and Ashante Smith in
the boys and Jessica Perkins, Kerri-Ann Bell, Mary Jo Mahfood and Lauren
Mahfood in the girls.

All Jamaica Junior Squash Tournament 2007 Results

Girls U11 Champion       Mary-jo Mahfood
                     2nd                      Alyssa Mullings
                     3rd                      Joelle Lawrence

Boys U11 Champion        Andrew Bicknell
                     2nd                      Stephan Morrison
                     3rd                      Jacob Bicknell

Girls U13 Champion       Jessica Perkins
                     2nd                      Kerri-ann Bell
                     3rd                      Mary-jo Mahfood

Boys U13 Champion        Josh Mahfood
                      2nd                     David Mullings
                      3rd                     Ashante Smith

Girls U15 Champion       Lauren Mahfood
                       2nd                    Jessica Perkins
                       3rd                    Justine Anderson

Boys U15 Champion        Julian Morrison
                        2nd                   Ashante Smith
                        3rd                   David Mullings

Girls U17 Champion       Brooke Burrowes
                        2nd                   Lauren Mahfood
                        3rd                   Chanel Nielsen

Boys U17 Champion        Jordan Schwier
                        2nd                   Sean Reynolds
                        3rd                   Shak Jones

Girls U19 Champion      Brooke Burrowes
                        2nd                   Leisa Robotham
                        3rd                   Chanel Nielsen

Boys U19 Champion        Chris Binnie
                        2nd                   Jordan Schwier
                        3rd                   Sean Reynolds

Novice A Winner Mathew Levy, 2nd Dana Saulter, 3rd Aaron March
Novice B Winner Jacob Bicknell, 2nd Oshain Marsh, 3rd Dillon Chin

U13 Girls Consolation Winner Alyssa Mullings
U13 Boys Consolation Winner Jake Mahfood
U15 Girls Consolation Winner Beckie Jardine
U17 Boys Consolation Winner Stephen Reid
U19 Boys Consolation Winner Stephen Reid

Jamaica’s last hope for a medal at the Federation of Pan American Squash Junior Championships has been sidelined. Chris Binnie was beaten in five sets by Alfredo Avila of Mexico in the third round. Binnie went down 3-9, 10-8, 9-10, 9-6, 9-5 in a 115 minute match.

The 14 nation Pan Am Junior Championships got underway on Monday, October 8, 2007 at the Liguanea Club in Kingston, Jamaica.  Jamaica’s under 19 champion Chris Binnie and Josh  Pinnard from Trinidad will head the charge from the region for the boys’ title whilst Brooke Burrowes, Lauren Mahfood and Leisa Robothom head the charge for the girls.