The Howe Cup

{{Infobox tournament | name = The Howe Cup | image = Howe_Cup_2019.jpg | caption = HC 2019 Poster | sport = Squash | location =United States | start_date = <!-- or | date = or | month_played = --> | end_date = <!-- or | month_played = --> | established = 1955 | defunct = | teams = 44 | number = | format = | current_champion = San Francisco Olympic Team <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussquash.com/san-francisco-bay-area-wins-first-howe-cup/|title=US SQUASH {{!}} San Francisco Bay Area Wins First Howe Cup|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ussquash.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128162953/https://www.ussquash.com/san-francisco-bay-area-wins-first-howe-cup/|archive-date=28 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref> | final_champion = <!--Use if no longer played--> |website=https://ussquash.org/womenandgirls/howe-cup/}}'''The Howe Cup''' is an all-female American Squash team championship run since 1955 for all ages and abilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussquash.com/women/howe-cup/|title=US SQUASH {{!}} Howe Cup|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ussquash.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128003205/https://www.ussquash.com/women/howe-cup/|archive-date=28 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/howe-cup-combines-old-favourites-and-new-technology/|title=Howe Cup combines old favourites and new technology|last=|first=|date=2014-11-22|website=Squash Mad|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128012044/https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/howe-cup-combines-old-favourites-and-new-technology/|archive-date=28 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref> == About the Cup ==

=== Creation === The tournament started in 1928 as an inter-city competition between the cities of New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. <ref name=":0" />

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<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=(A) Howe Cup {{!}} College Squash Association |url=https://csasquash.com/about/champions/womens-championships/howe-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128010546/https://csasquash.com/about/champions/womens-championships/howe-cup/ |archive-date=28 November 2019 |access-date=2019-11-28 |website=csasquash.com}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://norcalsquash.org/2018-howe-cup/|title=2018 Howe Cup|last=|first=|date=2018-11-16|website=Norcal Squash|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128005519/http://norcalsquash.org/2018-howe-cup/|archive-date=28 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>

1958 'B Division' was created along with the 'B' trophy<ref name=":2" />

1968 'C Division' is established with the donation of 'C Trophy'.<ref name=":2" />

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)<ref name=":1" />

2020 The tournament is cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Champions List {{!}} US Squash |url=https://ussquash.org/about/champions/team/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912230841/https://ussquash.org/about/champions/team/ |archive-date=2022-09-12 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=US SQUASH |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Winners list == {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |+ class="nowrap" | Howe Cup Winners<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> !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 |}

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