• Whangarei Girls High School    -    Shontelle Goodhew, Danielle Nauman, Jacinta Matson, Jordanah Thomas and Bridget Johnson
• Whangarei Boys High School    -    Ben Hyde, Ryan Chestnut, James Green, Chris Smith, Max Trimble, Hayden Nauman, Cameron Johnson

• Congratulations to Sam Sayes (aged 12 from Whangarei) who travelled all the way to Christchurch to compete in the South Island Junior Champs and WON the Under 13 boys title.       AWESOME!      Hope to hear more about that later but I’m sure he’ll definitely be a player to watch at the North Island Juniors in Napier this coming weekend.  Good luck Sam!
• Good luck also to the twenty something Northland kids who are also travelling to Napier for the North Island Junior Champs which kicks off on Thursday.
• Well done to Ryan Chestnut (Mangakahia) who travelled to Papakura on the weekend to play in the Open and competed in style winning his division.  Not so lucky for the other two Northland juniors with Tate Matson gaining 16 points while losing to NZ no. 1 Campbell Grayson in the quarter final before again going down to Joelle King in the semi.  Daniel Notton finished 4th in his division.
• The Autumn Interclub series has closed with the following results:  Mens Division One - Kerikeri A, Mens Division Two - Kerikeri B, Ladies Division One - Mangakahia A, Ladies Division Two - Kerikeri.  As you can see Kerikeri’s star has shone brightly in this competition.  Well done to all players.

• Whangarei Squash Club are hosting the NZ Junior Boys team for two exhibition matches on Monday 12th July - that’s next Monday.  That’s four A grade Under-19 players!  Tickets for seats at this event are $15 and you can get them from Jared at Whangarei Squash.  For more information or to get tickets call Jared or Karen on 4384747 or email jared(at)whangareisquash.co.nz
• The Northland Superchamps Eliminations are being held at Whangarei Squash Club on Sunday July 18th.  This will be an all day affair and there will be more details next week about this competition.
• The Northland Junior Open poster is now out (see attachment) and Mangakahia Squash Club is looking forward to hosting swarms of junior players over the weekend of July 22nd to 25th.  Entries to Megan on 4346615 or Sharon on 4303330 or shazacraw(at)yahoo.co.nz  This event will also double as the Northland Secondary Schools Individual Champs but is open to all Under-19 players.
• The Northland Masters at Kamo is also fast approaching from July 30th to August 1st.  On that same Friday, Whangarei will be hosting the Northland Secondary Schools Teams event.
• The Wellsford Open is the next on the calendar on August 6th to 8th. 

Kamo Rugby and Squash Club was full to bursting over the weekend as they hosted a celebration of Kamo Rugby, as well as not just one, but two squash tournaments at once over the weekend. 

In a huge logistics exercise for Kamo Squash Club organisers, twenty six pairs of doubles players and eighty four singles players battled it out over Thursday and Friday nights, and throughout the weekend as they competed in the annual Ivan Pohe Memorial Doubles tournament, and the Wilkinsons/Stirling Sports Kamo B Grade singles tournament.

The doubles competitors ranged from the ‘Strictly Social’ annual pairings of Kamo Stalwarts Tina (Finlayson) Jones and Mel Matheson, and Carol Gardner and Wayne Churton, to the ‘Serious’ division, where Ryan Chestnut paired with recently named NZ Under 19 team reserve, and A graded player Tate Matson, to take the title and the Ivan Pohe Memorial trophy.

The ‘Tryhard’ division, was won by father and son pairing of Ben and Greg Hyde, while the ‘Fun’ division, of mainly mixed pairs went to Neil Lewis and Miranda Jex-Blake.

In the Kamo B Grade tournament, part of the Black Knight series, upsets in both semi-finals of the top mens division, meant that Kamo’s Ben Hyde and Whangarei’s Jared Gravatt battled for the top honours, with Hyde continuing his winning ways to take the title, while top seeds Daniel Notton and Kelvin Moselen played off for third and fourth places instead. 

Mangakahia’s Sacha Pou-Tito topped the ladies division one, beating Fiona Moselen in a four set final.

In a thrilling division two ladies final between two of Northlands fastest rising junior girls, Wellsford’s Brittany Gibbons just held off Mangakahia’s Danielle Nauman, to win in the fifth set.

The mens division five, a round robin draw also full of young rising stars, was won by
Whangarei’s Sam Dykzeul, who survived a countback situation to edge out Nathan Chestnut of Mangakahia

Winner of the Black Knight lucky draw was Sacha Pou-Tito.

Kamo Squash Club hosts the Northland Masters tournament at the end of July.

Full results:

Ivan Pohe Memorial Doubles:

Serious:  Winners Tate Matson and Ryan Chestnut (Mangakahia) R/up Clayton Campbell and Daniel Notton (Whangarei/Kamo) Special Plate Kelvin Moselen and Craig Lilley (Kamo) Plate Mike Hebditch and Josh Thomas (Whangarei/Kamo) Cons Plate Mark West and Kerry Chestnut (Mangakahia)

Strictly Social Doubles:  Winners Colleen Pyne and Fiona Anderson (Kerikeri) R/up Jacinta Matson and Danielle Nauman (Mangakahia)

Fun Doubles:  Winners Neil Lewis and Miranda Jex-Blake (Mangakahia) R/up Bruce and Elisha Smith (Kamo)  Third Sacha Pou-Tito and John Tito (Mangakahia)

Tryhard Doubles:  Winners Greg and Ben Hyde (Kamo) R/up Kane Turketo and James Green (Kamo/Mangakahia) Special Plate Sean and Greg Prinsloo (Kamo) Plate Shontelle and Leah Goodhew (Kamo), Cons Plate Pat Smith and Michele Salmon (Kamo)

Wilkinsons/Stirling Sports Kamo B Grade:

Mens Div 1

Winner Ben Hyde (Kamo) R/up Jared Gravatt (Whg) Sp Plate Daniel Notton (Kamo) Plate Ryan Chestnut (Mgk) Cons Pl Chris Jensen (Kamo)

Mens Div 2

Winner Glen Wynyard (Kamo) R/up Sam Johnson (Kamo) Sp Plate Carlo Aprea (Kamo) Plate Sam Sayes (Whg) Cons Pl Angus MacDonald (Whg)

Mens Div 3

Winner James Green (Mgk) r/up Kane Turketo (Kamo) Sp Plate Alan Rockell (KK) Plate Chris Smith (BB) Cons Pl Claude Shepherd (KK)

Mens Div 4

Winner Greg Prinsloo(Kamo) R/up Peter Houben (Whg) Sp Plate Cameron Johnson (Kamo) Plate Andrew Johnson (Kamo) Cons Pl Milton Brookland (Whg)

Mens Div 5

Winner

Sam Dykzeul (Whg) R/up Nathan Chestnut (Mgk) Third Rikajn Stuart (Kamo)

Mens Div 6

Winner Vincent Robson (KK) R/up Rob MacInlay Sp Plate Aaron Cooze(Whg) Plate Liam Seeley (Whg) Cons Pl Campbell Shepherd (KK)

Ladies Div 1

Winner Sacha Pou-Tito (Mgk) R/up Fiona Moselen (Kamo) Sp Plate Gae Lewis (Mgk) Plate Shontelle Goodhew (Kamo) Cons Pl Debbie Johnson (Kamo)

Ladies Div 2

Winner Brittany Gibbons (Wfd) R/up Danielle Nauman (Mgk) Sp Plate Amanda Gould (Kamo) Plate Miranda Jex-Blake (Mgk)

Ladies Div 3

Winner Annie Greene (Kamo) R/up Karen West (Mgk) Sp Plate Jacinta Matson (Mgk) Plate Renee Larmer (KK) Cons Pl Michele Salmon (Kamo)

Ladies Div 4

Winner Caitlin Foster (Mgto) r/up Michelle Hammond Sp Plate Nirelle McDonald (Kta) Plate Marise Gordon (Otago) Cons Pl Robyn Hammann (Whg)

Ladies Div 5

Winner Tracey Klaricich (Kamo) R/up Sharyn Thomas (Kamo) Third Bridget Johnson (Kamo) Cons Pl Penny Wilson (Kamo)

Ladies Div 6

Winner Mackenzie Johnson (Kamo) R/up Olivia Brookland (Whg) Third Gabrielle Sykes

Raffle winner Sheryl Monaghan

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True to form Kaitaia turned on a fantastic weekend of squash for travellers and locals alike over the weekend.  There were 112 entrants all up - seventy six in the senior sections, and thirty six in the junior divisions - not surprising given Kaitaia’s reputation for well run, fun tournaments and even better after-match feeds! 

Kamo’s Daniel Notton, one of a large number of travellers from the Whangarei area, took five sets to get past A graded lady Trina Moore who played in both the mens and ladies competitions, before causing an upset in the final and overcoming Whangarei’s Clayton Campbell in a further five sets. 

Things went top seeded Moore’s way in the ladies competition however, with convincing victories over all her oponents, including second place getter Abbie Palmer .     

One of Northland’s keenest Junior players Sam Sayes, now sits at the top of the table in the Senior Black Knight series, while Kerikeri’s Felix Reed and Vincent Spooner Robinson lead the Junior series. 

Whangarei’s Finn Trimble won the $50 lucky draw.

Check the Black Knight results pages for series updates.

Kaitaia Open Tournament results:

Fifty-seven of Northlands youngest squash players had their turn to take the court, in the Kamo Junior Squash Tournament over the weekend.

Children from 7 to 16 years old, some just new to squash the week prior, travelled from as far away as Kerikeri and Maungaturoto to get a taste of the fun of competitive squash.

In an ambitious attempt to cater for children who play other Saturday sports, the majority of games were played on Sunday, meaning the courts were full to overflowing, with games from 8.30 in the morning until 5 oclock at night. 

Top seeded boy James Green, and Danielle Nauman in the girls, both from the Mangakahia club, and both rising stars on the adult tournament scene, reached their finals as expected, but were toppled by Kane Turketo (Kamo) and Jacinta Matson (Mangakahia) in exciting matches.

In another thriller Whangarei’s  Zoe Dykzeul took five sets to overcome Mackenzie Johnson (Kamo) 17-15 in the fifth game, to win the girls second division final.

Maungaturoto’s Hawkins family had a thoroughly successful day with Liam taking out the Division 4 boys final over Connor McMurchy from Whangarei, while sister Shawna proved too powerful for her opponents in the Division 4 girl’s competition.

The heroics of the day were provided by local 5^th Division lad Josh Salmon, who in his first ever tournament, stepped up to fill a gap caused by a last minute withdrawal from Division 3.  Though not winning any of those three matches, he pushed his opponents right to the wire, before completing his clean sweep of Division 5 by beating Kamo clubmate Brad Moselen in the final.

Other division winners were Boys Division 2 Vincent Spooner-Robinson (Kerikeri), Boys Division 3 Liam Seeley (Whangarei), Girls Division 3 Bailey Coates (Maungaturoto).

Prizes from Wild Poppy, Salt Surf or Wilkinsons Sports made a special end to a great day of junior squash.

This tournament was the first of the Northland Black Knight Junior Series of tournaments.  The next is to be hosted by the Wellsford Squash Club on the 14^th to 16^th of May.

Full prizewinners list:

Boys Division One:  Winner Kane Turketo (Kamo Rugby), R/up James Green (Mgk), Special Plate Chris Smith (Bream Bay), Plate Hayden Nauman (Mgk), Consolation Plate Milton Brookland (Whg) Division Two:  Winner Vincent Spooner-Robinson (Kk), R/up Finn Trimble (Whg),  Sp Plate Travis Durham (KR), Plate Charl Compaan (KR), Cons Plate Cameron Pye

Division Three: Winner Liam Seeley (Whg), R/up Hayden Lupton (Mgto), Sp Pl Scott Donaldson (Mgto), Plate Ashton Coates (Mgto), Cons Pl Ben Van Veen (KR)

Division Four: Winner Liam Hawkins (Mgto), R/up Connor McMurchy (Whg), Third Taylin Koroi (Kk)

Division Five: Winner Josh Salmon (KR), R/up Brad Moselen (KR), Third Sean Hay (KR), Cons Pl Hunter Smith (KR)

Girls Division One: Winner Jacinta Matson (Mgk), R/up Danielle Nauman (Mgk), Third Kate Shepherd (Kk)

Division Two: Winner Zoe Dykzeul (Whg), R/up Mackenzie Johnson (KR), Sp Plate Hayley Green (Mgk), Plate Gemma Turketo (KR), Cons Pl Nadia Thomas (KR)

Division Three: Winner Bailey Coates (Mgto), R/up Maria Wright (KR)

Division Four: Winner Shawna Hawkins (Mgto), R/up Anna Moselen (KR), Third Tayla Smith (KR)

The Northland Sport Expo was held on Saturday 20 March 2010 at the ASB Leisure Centre / Kensington Stadium.  We were fortunate enough to have 11 Regional Sports Organisations on show, as well as Pasgaard Sports Distributors, Kensington Fitness Centre and the Northec Sport & Recreation Programme. 

The Expo provided a fantastic opportunity for all visitors to get first hand information on how to get involved with various sports available in our region.  Whether it is participating, coaching, volunteering or merely supporting, the Expo was the perfect place to gain this knowledge.

 A variety of practical workshops were held during the course of the day, which provided visitors with the chance to actually participate through “have a go” sessions which proved to be highly popular and entertaining!

Well done Annie and crew for helping promote our sport.

• Boys Open - Tate Matson, seeded 6th, finished 6th
• Girls Open - Sacha Pou-Tito, seeded 8th, finished 8th
• Girls Open - Abbie Palmer, seeded 9th, finished 9th
• Girls Div 1 - Jacinta Matson, Winner Special Plate
• Boys Div 2 - James Green, R/Up Special Plate
• Boys Div 2 - Chris Smith, R/Up Plate 
• Girls Div 2 - Olivia Brookland, Consolation Plate Winner
• Boys Div 3 - Hayden Nauman, Winner Classic Plate
• Boys Div 3 - Max Trimble, R/Up Special Plate

Once again Kerikeri Club attracted the maximum number of competitors that two courts can accommodate so inevitably there were late nights. There was some wonderful squash and we believe the PAR (point a rally) scoring produced closer competition. The standard among the junior competitors was a joy to watch. Meals on both Saturday and Sunday nights could only be described as a seafood extravaganza – an unlimited supply of crayfish, oysters, mussels and snapper as well as lamb on the spit. Competitors and families were fed all weekend, compliments of the Kerikeri Club and its generous members.

The Club has a reputation for great prizes and once again they did not disappoint. The event would not take place without the generous support of sponsors and donors.

Results

Women

Div A

Champion Paige Benioni, r/u Sacha Pou Tito, Spec Pl Shontelle Goodhew, Pl Miranda Jex-Blake, Consol Pl Amanda Gould

Div B

Champion Eva Timu, r/u  Kate Shepherd,  Spec Pl Renee Larmer, Pl Danielle Nauman, Consol Pl Nirelle McDonald

Div C

Champion Jo Hay, r/u  Debbie Shepherd, Spec Pl Jordanah Thomas, Pl Debbie Pou Tito, Consol Pl Leigh Rockell

Men

Div A

Champion Tate Matson, r/u Clayton Campbell, 3^rd Scott Hudson

Div B

Champion Daniel Notton, r/u Gary Burton, Spec Pl Bruce Clay, Pl Josh Thomas, Consol Pl Dave Collins

Div C

Champion Tony Purnell, r/u James Green, 3^rd Alan Rockell, 4^th Claude Shepherd, Spec Pl Frank Navarro, Pl Bevan McCarthy, Classic Pl Gareth Nock, Consol Pl Mal Liddington

Div D

Champion Sam Sayes, r/u Steve Isbister, Spec Pl Terry Larsen, Pl Jerry Cortzee, Consol Pl Vincent Robson

Div E

Champion Peter Hoult, r/u Milton Brookland, Spec Pl Andy Hay, Pl Warwick Thirkell, Consol Pl Mal Shepherd