- 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.
Coming Events
- 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.
Squash Northland Regional Mid-Year Review Meeting
This date has been changed and this meeting will now be held at the all new Sports House at the northern end of the Kensington Stadium, Whangarei. All clubs please send representation. Travel subsidies apply to distant clubs
