Northland was treated to a great weekend of squash thanks to hosts the Whangarei Squash Club, with 112 entries in the Northland Open.   Two visitors from the Waikato and nineteen from the Auckland district added interest to the draws. 

Northland’s own Tate Matson toppled Panmure’s Ryan Cross in the battle of the A graders at the top of the draw, while Waipu resident Abbie Palmer, who plays her squash in Auckland, took four sets to overcome Mangakahia’s Sacha Pou-Tito.

A very strong mens division two draw concluded with an epic five set battle eventually won by Ron Houben over Whangarei clubmate Jared Gravatt.

The Mens Division Four final proved to be extra important to Max Trimble who held his nerve to beat Peter Houben 15 - 13 in the fifth set.  Not only did this earn him  the championship, it also earned him vital points in the Black Knight series to clinch the top spot and the prize pot!  Kane Turketo who won Mens Division Three therefore had to settle for second spot alongside Sam Sayes.

Another of Northlands rapidly rising juniors, Brittany Gibbons, from Wellsford, added to her good season with a victory in the ladies first division over Miranda Jex-Blake.

With such a good number of visitors, the tournament had a nice social atmosphere, with most entrants staying to enjoy a barbecue on Saturday night.

Thanks went to the tournament organisers and controllers Sharon Crawford, Jared Gravatt, and Karen Dykzeul

A nice touch at the Whangarei club this year is the operation of the kitchen by the Whangarei Academy of Squash kids, ably helped by Nadia, Gemma and friend!

 

Mens Open

1st Tate Matson 2nd Ryan Cross 3rd Quenton Tana Plate Daniel Notton Consolation Plate Marc Hirner

Mens Division 1

1st Ron Houben 2nd Jared Gravatt 3rd Ryan Chestnut Plate Ben Hyde Consolation Plate Shaun Ridyard

Mens Division 2

1st Josh Thomas 2nd Willie Halbert 3rd Aaron Cowley Plate Boyd Matson Consolation Plate James Green

Mens Division 3

1st Kane Turketo 2nd Chris Smith 3rd Sean Prinsloo Plate Sam Sayes Consolation Plate Gavin Packer

Mens Division 4

1st Max Trimble 2nd Peter Houben 3rd Geoff Cameron Plate Alan Robinson Consolation Plate Greg Prinsloo

Mens Division 5

1st Reagan Wakeling 2nd Naina Ruawhare 3rd Kelly Penney Plate Jerrie Coetzee

Mens Division 6

1st Hayden Nauman 2nd Nick Vine 3rd Milton Brookland Plate Tyronne Hansford Consolation Plate John Tito

Mens Division 7

1st Andrew Johnson 2nd Aaron Cooze 3rd Sam Dykzeul Plate Peter Hoult Consolation Plate Steve McCormack

Mens Division 8

1st Ashish Thakkar 2nd Liam Seeley 3rd Frank Robson Plate John Edwards

Mens Division 9

1st Campbell Shepherd 2nd Karl Hunter 3rd Kodi Foster Plate Jesse Matthews

 

Womens Open

1st Abbie Palmer 2nd Sacha Pou Tito 3rd Annamarie Wood Plate Linda Matson Consolation Plate Rhonda Lepper

Womens Division 1

1st Brittany Gibbons 2nd Miranda Jex Blake 3rd Jacinta Matson Plate Leah Goodhew Consolation Plate Karen West

Womens Division 2

1st Janine Whitelaw 2nd Caitlin Foster 3rd Haidee Jacobson Plate Terre Spooner Consolation Plate Vaihei Hunter

Womens Division 3

1st Jordanah Thomas 2nd Tracey Klaricich 3rd Dwina Tasipale Plate Debs Pou Tito Consolation Plate MacKenzie Johnson

Womens Division 4

 1st Emily Robson 2nd Rachel Hamman 3rd Gemma Turketo Plate Olivia Brookland

 

Winner of the Black Knight Spot Prize $50  Nadia Thomas

 

Overall winner of the Black Knight Series Max Trimble 2= Sam Sayes and Kane Turketo

	Name	KeriKeri	Manaia	Wellsford	Mid Western	Maungaturoto	Kaitaia	Kamo B	Northland		Total	Best 5
1	Max Trimble		8	20	11	17	16	8	20		100	84
2	Sam Sayes	17	15	13	8		20	11	16		100	81
3	Kane Turketo		14	16	15		16	11	20		92	81
4	Sacha Pou Tito	13	15		15		13	15	16		87	74
5	James Green	13	8	16	8	17		15	13		62	74
6	Vincent Robson	10		16	8		20	15	13		82	74
7	Peter Hoult	17		13	15	10	13	8	16		92	74
8	Chris Smith	13	11	16	11		16	11	16		94	72
9	Ryan Chestnut	13	8	20	11		10	11	16		89	71
10	Hayden Nauman		14		11	13	13		20		71	71
11	Greg Prinsloo	13	11	13	11	10	16	15	13		102	70
12	Jared Gravatt		11	16	11	13	13	11	16		91	69
13	Peter Houben		11	20	11			11	16		69	69
14	Danielle Nauman	13	8		15	13	16	11	13		89	68
15	Sam Dykzeul		8	10	11	10	16	15	16		86	68
16	Jordanah Thomas	13	11				16	8	20		68	68
17	Aaron Cooze		8	16			16	11	16		67	67
18	Kate Shepherd	13		16	11	10	13		13		76	66
19	Ron Houben		15	20	11				20		66	66
20	Annie Green		11	16		10	13	15	10		75	65
21	Milton Brookland			16	11	7	13	8	16		71	64
22	Miranda Jex Blake	13	14		8			11	16		62	62
23	Campbell Shepherd			13	5	10	10	8	20		66	61
24	Finn Trimble		8	13	8	13	13	8	13		76	60
25	Josh Thomas	13					16	8	20		57	57
26	Renee Larmer	13		16			16	11			56	56
27	Warrick Thirkell	13	11	16	8			5			53	53
28	Amanda Gould	10	11				16	11			48	48
29	Alan Rockell	13				10	13	11			47	47
30	Shontelle Goodhew	13					10	11	13		47	47
31	Adrian Green	10	11	13	8						42	42
32	Leah Goodhew					7	13	8	13		41	41
33	Megan Chestnut	10		13	8			8			39	39
34	Karla Shadbolt			16							16	16
35	Nadia Thomas								13		13	13
36	Jess Lowe				8						8	8
37	Fi Anderson	7									7	7

 

Wellsford Open

Ladies Division 1

1st Brittany Gibbons 2nd Haylee Howden 3rd Nola Kloppers Plate Sue Cole Consolation Plate Caitlin Foster

Ladies Division 2

1st Paula McGahan 2nd Julie Beaumont 3rd Amanda Crow Plate Olivia Brookland Consolation Plate Cheyanne Hill

Mens Division 1

1st Matt McHugh 2nd Daniel Notton 3rd Les Gibbons Plate Josh Thomas Consolation Plate Donald Pride

Mens Division 2

1st Bernis McGahan 2nd Greg Brown 3rd Daniel Chapman Plate Sean Prinsloo Consolation Plate Stuart Oldfield

Mens Division 3

1st Kurtis Danks 2nd Zak Wyatt 3rd Charles McGahan Plate Milton Brookland Consolation Plate Kahn Thomas

Mens Division 4

1st Connor McMurchy 2nd Lee Holst 3rd Aaron Lupton

Well done to everyone who entered the Dargaville Junior tournament and congratulations to the following winners…  

 Thanks Dargaville!

Girls Division 1

1st Hayley Green 2nd Nadia Thomas 3rd Gemma Turketo Plate Cecelia Groome Consolation Plate Ashleigh Yates

Boys Division 1

1st Luke Stonaway 2nd Scott Donaldson 3rd Brodie Ruatara Consolation Plate Andre Pene

Boys Division 2

1st Luke Chiaroni - Clarke 2nd Alex Kayryakov

Boys Division 3

1st Joesph Vincent 2nd Lee Holst 3rd Lewis Nichols Consolation Plate Matai Newman

See the juniors results page for the latest Black Knight Junior Series table

Whangarei Squash Club hosted the Northland Residentials tournament - designed to establish the Northland Champion in each grade.  It was great to have representation from all of the Northland clubs from Wellsford, to Dargaville, and Kaitaia.

Thanks to Jared, Karen and Sharon for a great tournament.

The results follow.

Mens B Grade

Winner: Bruce Smith Runner Up: Clayton Campbell

Mens C Grade

Winner: Ryan Chestnut Runner Up: Jared Gravatt, 3rd Ben Hyde Special Plate Alan Bee Plate Boyd Matson Consolation Plate Rodney Sisam

Mens D grade

Winner Max Trimble Runner Up Greg Prinsloo 3rd Peter Houben Plate Craig Morgan

Mens E Grade

Winner Reagan Wakeling Runner Up Cameron Johnson 3rd Nicolaas Bekker Special Plate Milton Brookland PlateVincent Robson

Consolation Plate Terry Robson

Mens F Grade

Winner Aaron Cooze Runner Up Frank Robson 3rd Liam Seeley Special Plate Connor McMurchy Classic Plate Kodi Foster Plate Jesse Matthews

Mens J Grade

Winner Daniel Schimnanski Runner Up Luke Feaver

Ladies B Grade

Winner Sacha Pou Tito Runner Up Fiona Moselen

Ladies C Grade

Winner Miranda Jex Blake Runner Up Karen Morgan 3rd Brittany Gibbons Special Plate Jacinta Matson Classic Plate Danielle Nauman

Plate Michelle Hudson Consolation Plate Lesley Gibbons

Ladies D Grade

Winner Kate Shepherd Runner Up Janine Whitelaw 3rd Caitlin Foster Plate Terre Spooner

Ladies E Grade

Winner Nicola Pryor Runner Up Robyn Hamman 3rd Tracey Klaricich Plate Jordanah Thomas

Ladies F Grade

Winner Vanessa Jennings Runner Up Penny Wilson Special Plate Debs Pou Tito Plate Hayley Green Plate Tracey Rissetto

2010 Northland Masters Champions Bruce Smith and Dolly Desmond

Kamo Rugby and Squash Club once again hosted the GJ Gardner Homes Northland Masters Squash Championships over the weekend. Sixty eight participants over 35 years old gathered from all over Northland to battle it out for the title of 2010 Northland Masters Champion.

Sunday was finals day, although the two Ladies Over 60’s entrants, 62 year old Kamo stalwarts Pat Schreurs and Jenny Finlayson began their tournament by playing off for the title on Friday night and then continuing the weekend in a draw with players many years their junior.  It took a five set battle before Schreurs took the age group title.  She then went on and had two further victories to take the Ladies Division Three title from Tracey Klaricich.  Finlayson won the plate final in the same division.

A round robin in the Mens Over 60’s saw Kamo’s Mel Matheson take the title ahead of Jim Fraser (Whangarei) and John McKinney (Mid Western).

In the Mens Division One final, defending champion, Kamo’s Bruce Smith held his seeding and fended off Whangarei second seed Marc Hirner.

A fired up Kaitaia second seed Dolly Desmond regained the title she had previously won in 2008, by toppling Fiona Moselen in four sets.

The final of the day was in the Ladies Division Two, where Manaia’s Lynn Ruddock, making a rare tournament appearance, pipped Squash Northland President Leah Goodhew at the post, with a 17–15 victory in the fifth set.

The Northland Residentials, a tournament which finds the Northland Champion in each grade, takes place at the Whangarei Club in two weeks time.

Full results of the Northland Masters:

Mens 60 +

Winner Mel Matheson (Kamo), R/up Jim Fraser (Whangarei), Third John McKinney (Mid Western)

Ladies 60 +

Winner Pat Schreurs (Kamo), R/up Jenny Finlayson (Kamo)

Mens Div 1

Winner Bruce Smith (Kamo), R/up Marc Hirner (Whg), Sp Plate Kelvin Moselen (Kamo), Plate Alan Bee (Whg), Cons Plate Boyd Matson (Mgk)

Mens Div 2

Winner Craig Lilley (Kamo), R/up Alan Goodhew (Kamo), Sp Plate Sam Johnson (Kamo), Plate Sean Prinsloo (Kamo), Cons Plate Craig Hawthorn (Browns Bay)

Mens Div 3

Winner Frank Navarro (KK)  R/up Alan Rockell (KK), Sp Plate Greg Hyde (Kamo), Plate Russell Munn (Whg), Cons Pl John Tito (Mgk)

Mens Div 4

Winner Ray Wiegersma (Kamo), R/up Warrick Thirkell (Whg), Sp Plate Bruce Maugham (Kamo), Plate Sean Tito (Whg), Cons Plate Steve McCormack (Kamo)

Ladies Div 1

Winner Dolly Desmond (Kta), R/up Fiona Moselen (Kamo), Sp Plate Linda Matson (Mgk), Plate Liz Davies (Kamo), Cons Plate Fiona Anderson (KK)

Ladies Div 2

Winner Lynne Ruddock (Manaia), R/up Leah Goodhew (Kamo), Sp Plate Dianne Foster (Whg), Plate Heather Lupton (Mgto), Cons Plate Carolina Kitchen (PNG)

Ladies Div 3

Winner Patti Schreurs (Kamo), R/up Tracey Klaricich (Kamo), Sp Plate Robbie Hammann (Whg), Plate Andi Podesta (Kamo), Cons Plate Vanessa Jennings (Kamo)

Ladies Div 4

Winner Reanna Watson (Kamo), R/up Simonne Liley (KK), Sp Plate Tracey Rissetto (Kamo), Plate Jill Turketo (Kamo), Cons Plate Sue Gibson (Kamo)

Thanks to main sponsors G J Gardner Homes, also to Stirling Sports Whangarei and Squash Northland.

• 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: