This award was created in memory of Northumbria’s outstanding squash player John Dale, who died too young in 2010 at the age of 33 from cancer. The trophy has been awarded each year since to the ‘best performing’ Northumbria junior player, and the 2025 winner is SHAE PATERSON!
Shae is a very worthy winner of this award, coming to the end of a very full junior career and has achieved much as a junior player. Shae has been a constant in the Northumbria county girls’ team, winning junior county closed titles at every age group, being part of multiple schools’ title-winning teams, and performing well at events across the UK and further afield.
It wasn’t only Shae’s playing successes that led her to win this award, but also her loyalty to her club (Northern) and county, which has been second to none. She is always available and encouraging to teammates. In her more recent years, Shae has grown into a young and promising coach, already having a squad of junior players who look up to her, and she is a great role model for them all.
Congratulations Shae!
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