Both the boys and girls team and families got together at WCC.
Stoga Squash Celebrates the Season with a Banquet at WCC
Author: Editor
Cam Hopkins Retires as Head Coach of Conestoga Boys Squash
After 17 seasons with Conestoga Boys Squash, Cam Hopkins has announced that he will step down as Head Coach of the Conestoga Boyas Squash.
Coach Hopkins is a US Squash Level 1 coach and Professional Affiliate member and is in his 29th year coaching interscholastic squash programs, having been the head coach at St. James School (MD), Rye Country Day School (NY) and Episcopal Academy (PA)- as well as the assistant coach at Greenwich Academy (CT).
He was a four-year letter winner (1989-1993) at Trinity College and captained the team in 1991-1992. After the 2008-2009 season, Coach Hopkins was honored by US Squash and the US Olympic Committee as Developmental Squash Coach of the Year. In addition, he has served as a member of the US Squash High School Executive Committee since 2010 and currently serves as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Squash Association Executive Committee. Coach Hopkins teaches 8th Grade English at Valley Forge Middle School in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District.
To Coach Hopkins: You are special to all of us at Stoga Squash; we appreciate your years of hard work and dedication to the program development, and we will greatly miss your words of wisdom and encouragement.
The 22′-23′ Team Finishes Ranked #8 in the U.S. High School Nationals
The 2022-2023 team finishes ranked #8 in the nation and #1 among public school programs!
Program History and Team Achievements
Prior to 2005
Squash exists as an active recreational club activity at Conestoga High School.
A group of CHS parents formally organizes “Irish Road Squash Club” with the purpose of becoming a varsity interscholastic sport at Conestoga High School.
T/E School District makes squash a non-PIAA varsity sport, joining crew and ice hockey within the Athletic Department. Conestoga Squash is only the second such district-sponsored public school team in the country along with Harriton/Lower Merion.
First interscholastic season in MASA League.
Girls Varsity established. Boys Varsity plays in first HS Nationals and defeats Darien HS for first dual match victory in program history. Boys Varsity is awarded the MASA Team Sportsmanship Award.
Boys Varsity breaks into the top 32 teams in the nation.
Keith Sproat ’09 becomes first Stoga player to compete on an intercollegiate level at Northeastern University. Boys Varsity beats first MASA League opponent with 5-4 win over Germantown Friends. Boys Varsity “B” team wins HS Nationals title in Division 5 – first public school team to win any national title!
Mike Dolente ’11 earns top 25 national junior ranking.
Boys Varsity “B” team wins second HS National title at Division 5. Boys Varsity “A” team qualifies for MASA Division 1 for the first time. First interscholastic match played by TE/VF Middle Schools against Radnor MS.
TE/VF Middle School team formally enters MASA League and competes in US Middle School Nationals.
2015
Boys Varsity earns highest-ever national ranking of 19th.
Boys and Girls Varsity teams earn top 25 national rankings. Boys Varsity finishes #3 in MASA League behind Episcopal and Haverford. TE/VF Middle School team earns #8 national ranking and finishes the season at #2 in MASA League behind Haverford School.
2019
Boys Varsity “B” team wins the third HS National title at Division 5.
2023
Boys Varsity “A” team earns #8 finishes ranked #8 in Division I of the U.S. HS Nationals for the first time in team history, crowning the team as #1 among U.S. public school programs.
2023 US Nationals – Rishi Srivastava (Conestoga) vs Hollis Robertson (Kent)
2022-23 Match Schedule
December 2022
1, Thursday. B vs LaSalle HS, 4:00pm
6, Tuesday. A vs Haverford School Varsity, 3:45pm L 3-4
B @ Haverford School JV, 3:45pm – moved to 1/30/23
8, Thursday. A/B vs HLM, 4:00pm W 6-1
15, Thursday. A/B @ Germantown Friends (GCC), 4:00pm – CANCELLED
21, Wednesday. B vs Radnor HS Varsity, 3:45pm – moved to 2/14/23
January 2023
5, Thursday. B @ Malvern Prep Varsity, 4:00pm W 9-0
10, Tuesday. B vs Tower Hill, 4:00pm W 5-2
17, Tuesday. A vs Penn Charter, 4:00pm W 8–1
27, Friday. A vs Gilman/EA @ Episcopal, 4:00pm and 6pm W 7–2, L 7-2
30, Monday. B @ Haverford JV, 4:00pm W 7-2
31, Tuesday. A/B vs Shipley, 4:00pm W 7-2
February 2023
2, Thursday. A vs Lawrenceville, 4:30pm See new date 2/21/23
4-5, Saturday-Sunday. US Squash Interscholastic Championships @ Arlen Specter Center (Philadelphia)
*Defeated New Haven, 6-1. Lost to Houston Squash, 5-2. Lost to Portland Squash, 4-3.
7, Tuesday. A/B @ Springside Chestnut Hill, 4:30pm W 13-0
14, Tuesday. B vs Radnor Varsity, 3:45pm W 9-0
15, Wednesday. A @ The Hill School, 4:15pm L 2-5
16, Thursday. B @ Episcopal Academy JV, 4:00pm
16, Thursday. A @ Episcopal Academy Varsity, 4:00pm L 3-4
24-26, Friday-Sunday US Squash High School Nationals @ Arlen Specter Center (Philadelphia)