Squash is a very competitive racket sport that requires endurance, speed, and quick thinking. Every game has 3 to 5 sets, with each set played up to 11 points, and the person with the most sets is crowned the victor. 

On November 15th, our season kicked off with tryouts. Tryouts were stressful, with lots of movement between teams and several days of non-stop playing. Each match was a best out of 7 points with the person earning 4 points first moving up the ranks. The top 9 players went up to Varsity while the rest went to Junior Varsity and Thirds. 

On the first day of JV training, we met our coaches, Mr. Mariani and Mr. Morganis. Our usual practice begins with 10 laps around the court, stretches, push-ups, and other conditioning exercises as a warm-up. After warming up, we split into different courts to play challenge matches against each other to climb up the ranks or practice in king-of-the-court style with more than two people in each court. Recently, we have been working on our backhand, volleys, and strategies. One of the key things that we work on is hitting good shots to make our opponent run. 

Our first game was a match against Deerfield. After a tough battle, we eventually won 5-4. Our next game is on January 14 against Bement. Our team players consist of Jay C. ’26, Andrew C. ’25, Danny C. ’26, Jonathan J. ’26, Dylan K. ’25, Steve L. ’27, Rowan M. ’25, Charlie P. ’26, Nathan P. ’25, and Alex X. ’25, Our coaches are Mr. Mark Mariani and Mr. George Morganis.