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June 2022 Another busy month with lots of competitions on offer, interclub in full swing and Superchamps just recently completed. UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS:
WAIKATO SECONDARY SCHOOLS The Waikato Secondary School Individuals took place on Thursday 2nd of June at Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club (Boys) and Cambridge Racquets Club (Girls). A big thank you to Kylie Seator and Kay Newman for helping run these tournaments. Congratulations to the below winners: Boys Div 1 Winner: Liam Smith (Hillcrest)Runner-Up: Connor Hill (HBHS)Plate: Austin Furniss (HBHS) Boys Div 2 Winner: Angus Henry (HBHS) Runner-Up: Ryan Mitchell (St Paul’s) Special Plate: Riley Noonan (St Peter’s) Plate: Gabe Pinvanichkul (St Paul’s) Boys Div 3 Winner: Alex Dixon (Cambridge High) Runner-Up: Tegan Wright (Cambridge High) Special Plate: Liam Clark (HBHS) Plate: Alex Brown (HBHS) Consolation Plate: Ollie Storey (St Paul’s) Boys Div 4 Winner: Teina Goodin (HBHS) Runner-Up: Ethan Walkley (HBHS) Special Plate: Leo Cleaver (Matamata College) Plate: Finn Pryor (St Paul’s) Consolation Plate: Austin Court (Thames High) Boys Div 5 Winner: Troy Morrison (Te Awamutu) Runner-Up: James Seath (Cambridge High) Special Plate: Taylor Vette (HBHS) Plate: James Smith (St Paul’s) Consolation Plate: Logan Lumsden (St Paul’s) Boys Div 6 Winner: Dhiren Naicker (St Paul’s) Runner-Up: Pun Paramaputi (St Paul’s) Plate: Stanley Allison (Matamata College) Boys Div 7 Winner: Jayden Peach (Matamata College) Runner-Up: Jordan Baker (Matamata College) Special Plate: Harrison Sharp (Te Awamutu) Plate: Cameron Walters (St Paul’s) Consolation Plate: Lachlan Murphy (St Paul’s) Boys Div 8 Winner: Christopher Harrison (Hillcrest High) Runner-Up: Campbell Soanes (St Paul’s) Special Plate: Ben Barrott (Cambridge High) Plate: Brooklyn Snelgrove (St Paul’s) Consolation Plate: Mason Jones (St Pauls) Boys Div 9 Winner: Fletcher Rogers (St Pauls) Runner-Up: Hamish Merralls (Cambridge High) Plate: Caleb Fraser (St Pauls) Boys Div 10 Winner: Nathan Hills (Cambridge High) Runner-Up: Joey MacFarlane (Cambridge High) Special Plate: Preston Bowler (Cambridge High) Plate: Kahn Heath (St Pauls) Consolation Plate: Gianni Mikkelson (St Pauls) Girls Div 1 Winner: Sophie Hodges (HGHS) Runner-Up: Marina Aleksic (HGHS) Girls Div 2 Winner: Paige Randall (HGHS) Runner-Up: Shannon Nightingale (Te Awamutu) Plate: Charlee Neilson (Te Awamutu) Girls Div 3 Winner: Anja Kovacevic (Hillcrest High) Runner-Up: Tashika Desai (Hillcrest High) Plate: Bianca Alcock (Waikato Dio) Girls Div 4 Winner: Bianca Hosking (Waikato Dio) Runner-Up: Olivia Hopping (Te Awamutu) Special Plate: Ellice Downard (Te Awamutu) Plate: Olivia Bell (Te Awamutu) Consolation Plate: Alice Young (St Peter’s) The Waikato Secondary School Teams was held on Tuesday 7th June for the girls and Thursday 9th of June for the boys. Congratulations to overall winners Hamilton Girls High School and Hamilton Boys High School. SUPERCHAMPS Our annual Waikato District Superchamps took place on the 23rd - 25th June. A big thank you to host clubs; Matamata Squash Club, Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club, Morrinsville Squash Club, Te Rapa Squash Club and Te Awamutu Squash Club. Thank you to the clubs that put teams together to support this event. Unfortunately we were down in teams this year, so hopefully we can get more teams on board next year. Check out the winners below. B Grade Mens - Winners: Te Awamutu, Runners-Up: Matamata B Grade Womens - Winners: Morrinsville, Runners-Up: Leamington C Grade Mens - Winners: Thames, Runners-Up: Morrinsville C Grade Womens - Winners: Hamilton, Runners-Up: Leamington D Grade Mens - Winners: Te Awamutu, Runners-Up: Matamata D Grade Womens - Winners: Lugton Park, Runners-Up: Te Awamutu E Grade Mens - Winners: Lugton Park, Runners-Up: Te Awamutu E Grade Womens - Winners: Te Awamutu, Runners-Up: Hamilton F/J Grade Mens - Winners: Morrinsville F/J Grade Womens - Winners: Hamilton, Runners-Up: Lugton Park To see photos of the winning teams, check out Squash Waikato Facebook page. NZ JUNIOR WORLDS TEAM A BIG congratulations to Sophie Hodges (Hamilton) on being selected in the NZ World Junior Team to play in the World Junior Squash Championships in Nancy, France from the 11th of August. Not only have we got Sophie heading overseas, but also our very own Squash Waikato Emma Millar who has been selected as the Lead Coach for the Girls Individual Competitors. This is a huge opportunity for Emma and will be an amazing experience to gain and grow her coaching knowledge. We wish them both the best of luck over in France. OLIVER SPORT NZ SQUASH NATIONALS 2022 Welcome home Joelle King! Joelle has returned home after being overseas for a number of year to compete in the Oliver Sport NZ Squash Nationals from the 1st-3rd July at Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre. We have 5 Waikato players taking part Joelle King, Sophie Hodges, Lwamba Chileshe, Temwa Chileshe and Alan Westrupp. Check out the draws here: Tournamentsoftware.com - Oliver Sport New Zealand Championships 2022 - Organization NZ FESTIVAL OF SQUASH An exclusive ticket pre-sale for the New Zealand Festival of Squash is going live to club members in days time! At 9am Tuesday 5 July registered squash club members will receive an email containing the pre-sale link Make sure the email address in your iSquash profile is up to date, or head to the NZ Open website to register for ticketing updates https://www.nzsquashopen.co.nz/ COACHING MODULES - SQUASH SMART IS LIVE For all of those interested in upskilling in coaching, Squash NZ has updated the Squash Coaching Modules online. These resources are fantastic and easy to use, especially for those who are rushed on time. If you are interested in upskilling your coaching skills or learning the basics, check it out here Squash NZ - Home Page of Squash in New Zealand, Play Squash, Get Fit Playing Squash Have fun squash, Coach Development PREMIER INTERCLUB Our Winter Premier Interclub Mens & Womens competition finished up this week. 4 mens and 4 womens teams with a mixture of players from various clubs over the Waikato. It was a well received competition, especially with the introduction of Doubles rounds. This was a new experience for some of the players and they commented on how much fun doubles was. Congratulations to the below winners: Mens Winnners - Team B: Ben Calvert, Braedyn Henderson, Connor Hill (Captain) Mens Runners-Up - Team D: Jonathan Cheeseman (Captain), Ben Thornton, Evans Chileshe and Nick Braae Womens Winners - Team B: Nadine Cull, Teresa Simons, Louise Cameron, Pip Radich, Fran Hopkins Womens Runners-Up - Team D: Ashleigh Matthews, Paula Hamer, Rebecca Rouse, Shelby Garrett, Ezra Murray COMMUNITY SQUASH PROGRAMMES We have been making some new connections lately and providing some new opportunities for people to participate in Squash. Our Girls Beginner Squash Programme was offered to Secondary School girls to try and help encourage girls to be active and participate in sport for fun. We had 10-12 girls take part from 4 different Secondary Schools take part. We have also worked with Youthtown to deliver a session to HGHS students who are part of a Not So Sports Club - which involves taking a group of girls once a week to try various activities that sit outside the traditions team sports format. They had so much fun, that they want to give squash a go again. We also delivered a squash session to staff from Te Kohao Health, who are encouraging and making time for their staff to be active. We had 13 staff come and participate in a 45 minute squash session, some it was their first time playing squash. Again we received positive feedback and hope to see them back for another session soon. JUNIOR QUADRANGULAR - RESULTS Our Waikato Junior Quadrangular team competed against Northland, Auckland and Bay of Plenty in the Junior Quadrangular tournament on the 18th & 19th of June at Geyser City, Rotorua. A big thank you to Coach Emma Millar and Manager Rebecca Hill for all of your help with the kids over the weekend. Waikato vs BOP 5-11 Waikato vs Auckland 6-10 Waikato vs Northland 7-9 Check out more photos on the Squash Waikato Facebook page.
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