Five young members of the Kings County Squash Club are vying for spots on the Nova Scotia team for the 2015 Canada Games in Prince George, B.C.
Four of the five will get the chance for some invaluable top-level regional and national competition over the next couple of weeks.
This coming weekend, April 11 to 13, three of the players – Brianna Hamilton of Grafton and siblings Taylor and Douglas Kosciukiewicz of New Minas – will travel to Charlottetown to take part in the Atlantic Open competition.
Hamilton and Taylor Kosciukiewicz are in Grade 10, while Douglas Kosciukiewicz is in Grade 8.
The following weekend, April 18 to 20, the Kosciukiewiczs and Jacob Shaffelburg of Port Williams, also in Grade 8, will travel to Toronto for the Canadian junior nationals.
Coach Janet MacLeod said she is expecting good results at the Atlantic Open.
Other members of the Kings County Squash Club are also expected to attend the Atlantic competition.
The fifth local player who is unable to attend the April competitions, Nick Sangster of Grand Pre, is also trying for a spot on the Canada Games.
MacLeod said she expects the Nova Scotia Canada Games squash team to be picked later this year, likely in November and all five local athletes have “a fairly good chance” of making the final cut for the team.
Five young members of the Kings County Squash Club are vying for spots on the Nova Scotia team for the 2015 Canada Games in Prince George, B.C.
Four of the five will get the chance for some invaluable top-level regional and national competition over the next couple of weeks.
This coming weekend, April 11 to 13, three of the players – Brianna Hamilton of Grafton and siblings Taylor and Douglas Kosciukiewicz of New Minas – will travel to Charlottetown to take part in the Atlantic Open competition.
Hamilton and Taylor Kosciukiewicz are in Grade 10, while Douglas Kosciukiewicz is in Grade 8.
The following weekend, April 18 to 20, the Kosciukiewiczs and Jacob Shaffelburg of Port Williams, also in Grade 8, will travel to Toronto for the Canadian junior nationals.
Coach Janet MacLeod said she is expecting good results at the Atlantic Open.
Other members of the Kings County Squash Club are also expected to attend the Atlantic competition.
The fifth local player who is unable to attend the April competitions, Nick Sangster of Grand Pre, is also trying for a spot on the Canada Games.
MacLeod said she expects the Nova Scotia Canada Games squash team to be picked later this year, likely in November and all five local athletes have “a fairly good chance” of making the final cut for the team.