2011 1 jan newsletter - The Pendennis Club

The Pendennis Club
Athletic & Squash Department News
Pendennis Club Squash Finals
In December the club had 32 members
playing in our annual club championships.
Warming up with Box League
play in November, members then put
their games to the test in A, B, C, And
D divisions in December. Our Pro,
Alladin Mitha, organized the tournament
and made the draws. A Crowd,
Hors D’Ouevres and Cocktails were
on hand as well. The D Finals saw
veteran Bruce Blythe taking it hard to
newcomer Gray Caudill. We don’t
think Bruce wanted it
to go into “extra innings”.
Gray put up a
valiant effort, but
Bruce came out on top
as D champ.
D Finalists Bruce Blythe and Gray
Caudill with their prizes.
In the C’s, Bill Hinkebein has been a
“Bridesmaid” but never a “Bride”,
having been in
the finals three
times before.
Facing our most
senior competitor
of the tournament,
Stanley
Cunningham,
Bill was down 2-
1 in games, and it looked like Stanley
would prevail. This time though, Bill
fought back and won in a tight match,
3-2. Bill pictured on Right.
In the B’s, veteran member Hunter
Wilson, (left) faced relative newcomer,
Dr. Mohammad Alsorogi (right
with Jay Hatcher middle) in the finals.
With doubles racket in hand, Hunter
pressed “Dr. Al” hard with boasts and
strong drives. However Dr. Al proved
fit for the challenge, and scrambled to
return Hunter’s hard drives, and mixed
in lobs and drops to wear Hunter out.
Dr. Al prevailed in the end 3-1.
The A Division
saw David
Klapheke and
Jay Hatcher
with Jim
Boland facing
off for the Title
of Club Champ.
While Jay won
the first game,
David fought
back hard, winning
the 2 nd game in overtime. Eventually
Jay’s skills had David doing
extra “Roadwork” all over the
court, and Jay prevailed 3-1, for his
6 th title as Club Champ. Congratulations
to both players for some
great squash.
Original Tournament “Promoter”
Jim Boland, with A Finalists Jay on
left and David pictured on right.
For many years a common comment
was “I didn’t know I was in the tournament”.
The response was always
“That’s okay, Jim Boland signed you
up!”.
Jeff Watts-Roy
received an
award for his
many years of
contributions to
the squash community.
Besides
serving on the
club’s squash
committee for years, and playing in
most events, Jeff developed our
squash court booking system, and
has maintained and upgraded it for
years. Thank you Jeff, for your service.
A large group of players and fans
gathered in the grill afterwards, to
further enjoy the evening. Laney
and Jake are proud of their C
Champ father, Bill Hinkebein.
Alladin laying down the laws before
the match.
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