The Howe Cup

The Howe Cup
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Tournament information
SportSquash
LocationUnited States
Established1955
Teams44
Websitehttps://ussquash.org/womenandgirls/howe-cup/
Current champion
San Francisco Olympic Team [1]

The Howe Cup is an all-female American Squash team championship run since 1955 for all ages and abilities.[2][3]

About the Cup

Creation

The tournament started in 1928 as an inter-city competition between the cities of New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. [2]

Pre 1983 there was no national level intercollegiate Squash tournament for women in the United States. College teams began to increase in popularity and size, and such a national level championship was called for.

In 1955 Virginia Griggs donated a permanent trophy, in honour of Margaret Howe and her daughters Betty and Peggy. The trophy and championship then became known as the Howe Cup[2][4]

History

1928 the inner-city championship tournament begins its first 5-person matches.

1955 the tournament is renamed to The Howe Cup in honour of Margaret Howe and her twin daughters Betty Constable and Peggy White.[5]

1958 'B Division' was created along with the 'B' trophy[3]

1968 'C Division' is established with the donation of 'C Trophy'.[3]

2008 'D Division' created with the trophy coming that year.

2009 because of the popularity of the cup, 4 divisions were opened. The divisions were named in honour of influential women's college squash players. (Aggie Kurtz, Dale Walker and Patrica Epps)[4]

2020 The tournament is cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Winners list

Howe Cup Winners[2][5]
Year A Division B Division C Division D Division
1955 New York // // //
1956 Philadelphia // // //
1957 New York // // //
1958 New York Philadelphia // //
1959 Philadelphia Philadelphia // //
1960 Philadelphia Philadelphia // //
1961 Philadelphia New York // //
1962 Philadelphia New York // //
1963 Philadelphia Philadelphia // //
1964 Philadelphia New York // //
1965 Philadelphia Philadelphia // //
1966 Philadelphia Philadelphia // //
1967 Philadelphia Philadelphia // //
1968 Philadelphia Toronto-Montreal Philadelphia //
1969 New York Philadelphia Philadelphia //
1970 New York Philadelphia Philadelphia //
1971 New York Philadelphia Philadelphia //
1972 New York Montreal-Ottawa Boston //
1973 New York Baltimore Boston //
1974 Philadelphia Philadelphia Boston //
1975 Philadelphia Boston Boston //
1976 Philadelphia Baltimore Boston //
1977 Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia //
1978 Boston Boston New York //
1979 New York New York New York //
1980 New England New York New York //
1981 New York New York New York //
1982 New York New York New York //
1983 New York New York New York //
1984 Mid-Atlantic New York New England //
1985 Mid-Atlantic Mid-Atlantic New England //
1986 New York Mid-Atlantic Mid-Atlantic //
1987 Mid-Atlantic Boston New York //
1988 Mid-Atlantic Boston Philadelphia //
1989 Philadelphia Washington DC Connecticut //
1990 Boston Washington DC New York //
1991 Boston Philadelphia Chicago //
1992 Philadelphia New York Northern Ohio //
1993 Boston 1 Boston 1-hardball Baltimore-softball Great Lakes //
1994 New York 1 San Francisco Philadelphia //
1995 Seattle Florida Philadelphia 1 //
1996 Seattle Seattle Seattle 1 //
1997 Philadelphia Portland Portland //
1998 Philadelphia 1 San Francisco Baltimore //
1999 Transylvania San Francisco Portland //
2000 Boston Boston Baltimore 1 //
2001 Boston 1 New York 1 Boston 1 //
2002 Philadelphia Boston 1 New York 1 //
2003 Boston Seattle Seattle 2 //
2004 Boston 1 Connecticut Philadelphia 1 //
2005 Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia //
2006 Boston 1 Boston Boston 1 //
2007 Boston 1 Connecticut 2 New Jersey //
2008 National Capital Baltimore Seattle National Capital
2009 Seattle California Seattle National Capital
2010 Philly A Southport Squashettes DC Squasher Grrls Boston D
2011 National Capital A Baltimore B1 Baltimore C1 Warwick D
2012 Seattle's Best Team Theattle National    Capital Squashers Seattle Sirens
2013 Philly A2 Barn Louses Merry Malbecs Dartmouth Dames
2014 Four Corners California Giants Brooklyn Cyclones DC Darlings
2015 Philly Annihilators Fairfield County Flash – Yellow Boston Knows Howe Back Bay D-Vas
2016 NY Bleed Blue Cabernet Canucks Boston C-Party Purple Reign
2017 National Capital Aces Boston Queen B's Boston C-Party Philly One Hit Wonders
2018 Philly Phab Phive Boasting Bellas New York Racqueteers Chicago D1
2019 San Francisco Washington DC Sharks New York StreetSquash Chi-Town Boasters
2020 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
2021 Philly A1 New York B Boston Queen Philly D

References

  1. ^ "US SQUASH | San Francisco Bay Area Wins First Howe Cup". www.ussquash.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  2. ^ a b c d "US SQUASH | Howe Cup". www.ussquash.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Howe Cup combines old favourites and new technology". Squash Mad. 2014-11-22. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  4. ^ a b "(A) Howe Cup | College Squash Association". csasquash.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  5. ^ a b "2018 Howe Cup". Norcal Squash. 2018-11-16. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  6. ^ "Team Champions List | US Squash". US SQUASH. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.