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June 2023 We are now mid-way through the year and into the heart of the squash season. There is a lot to cover in this latest eNewsletter, so bear with us! Have just wrapped a massive week of squash with the Waikato District Superchamps & the NZ Squash Championships. Upcoming tournaments:
WKSS INDIVIDUALS - RESULTS The Waikato Secondary School Boys & Girls Individual Champs were held on Thursday 1st June. A big thank you to Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club , Cambridge Racquets Club and Te Rapa Squash Club for hosting these tournaments. A great turn out with over 100 participants on the day! Thank you to Suzie from Cambridge, Emma Millar & Kylie Seator for all your work on the day. Congratulations to our Boys Champion Liam Smith (Hillcrest) and our Girls Champion Sophie Hodges (HGHS). For a full list of results please see our Facebook Page.  |
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WKSS TEAMS EVENT - RESULTS The WKSS Girls & Boys teams were held on Tuesday 6th June & Thursday 8th June at Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club. Awesome to have players returning after the individual competition last week. This year we had 8 girls teams and 20 boys teams. Congratulations to the below schools: GIRLS DIV Winners - HGHS Black - Sophie Hodges, Maiya Hotham, Dayna Burr BOYS DIV 1 Winners - Hillcrest - Liam Smith, Nathan Smith, Kalyx Runciman For a full list of results please see our Facebook Page |
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WAIKATO VS BOP RACKETBALL - RESULTS A band of merry Racketballers (abound with talent and good humour) headed over the Kaimai Ranges on Saturday 10th June for their 1st attempt at a teams Challenge hosted by Waikato’s ardent gang of players. A very convincing win (19-5) to the BoP. Congratulations to the BOP on their victory. All matches were played in great spirit. A massive thank you to the TC - Andie Rogers and Bruce and Lugton Park for hosting. Entries are open for the 2023 NZ Racketball Festival being held in Hamilton on Saturday 26 August at the Lugton Park and Ruakura Squash Clubs. Mixed teams of 3 - Each team must have one male/female player - Max of one A-Grade player per team - $120 per team (3 players) - includes dinner and prizes |
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Girls only - Give Squash a Go A new programme to give girls the opportunity to give squash a go in a safe and supportive environment. For females delivered by females. The 4 week programme gives girls the opportunity to give squash a go as well as move in other ways. Importance if placed on making social connections, having choice over the way we move and having fun. If you know someone who may be interested in this programme email development@squashwaikato.co.nz to register. |
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WAIKATO JUNIOR OPEN - RESULTS A great weekend of junior squash took place on the 23 -24 June at Te Awamutu Squash Club. Thank you to all the participants who supported the tournament, especially those who travelled. A big thank you to Rebecca Hill and her band of volunteers for putting on a great Waikato Junior Open. Boys Open Winner – Connor Hill (Te Awamutu), Runner Up – Cody Paul (Hamilton STC) Boys Division 2 Winner – Liam Burnard (Ohakune), Runner Up – Angus Henry (Lugton Park), Plate – Austin Furniss (Te Awamutu) Boys Division 3 Winner – Kalyx Runciman (Hamilton STC), Runner Up – Tyler Erasmuson (Hamilton STC), Special Plate – Taylor Vette (Lugton Park), Plate – James Seath (Cambridge), Consolation Plate – Ethan Buchanan-Smith (Lugton Park) Boys Division 4 Winner – Max Heslop (Lugton Park), Runner Up – Flynn Watkins (Edgecumbe), Special Plate – Liam Barlow (Te Kauwhata), Plate – Cooper Heslop (Lugton Park), Consolation Plate – Luke Downard (Te Awamutu) Boys Division 5 Winner – Reon Morrison (Te Awamutu), Runner Up – Cadell Merritt (Taupiri) Girls Open Winner – Grace Burnard (Ohakune), Runner Up – Grace Spencer (Devoy), Plate – Shannon Nightingale (Te Awamutu) Girls Division 2 Winner – Sabine Veitch (Hamilton STC), Runner Up – Chloe Chipperfield (Te Awamutu) Girls Division 3 Winner – Sophie Chipperfield (Te Awamutu), Runner Up – Indy Furniss (Te Awamutu) |
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HARCOURTS KDRE MORRINSVILLE OPEN PSA - RESULTS Morrinsville hosted a great line up of both National & International players at the Morrinsville Open & PSA event over the weekend of 22-25th June. This event is the only PSA to be held in the Waikato for the year, with the event being a Mens Challenger Tour 5 Tournament and the Womens a WSF Satellite Tournament. It was great to see current PSA players from New Zealand, Australia and current World Junior Boys Champion Rowan Damming from Netherlands. Well done to Georgia Robcke (Thames Squash Club) and Rowan Damming (NED) for winning the Morrinsville Open trophies. Mens PSA Results: SF 1 Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) vs Anthony Lepper (NZL)11-13 7-11 11-3 11-9 11-7 SF 2 Temwa Chileshe (NZL) vs Rowan Damming (NED)12-10 8-11 4-11 7-11 FINAL Lwamba Chileshe vs Rowan Damming (NED) Womens Sattelite Results: SF 1 Winona-Jo Joyce (Devoy) vs Jorja Metcalfe (Te Awamutu) 11-5 11-6 11-4 SF 2 Sophie Hodges (Hamilton) vs Georgia Robcke (Thames) 12-10 4-11 2-11 6-11 FINAL Winona-Jo Joyce (Devoy) vs Georgia Robcke (Thames)11-7 9-11 2-11 11-7 7-11 |
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WAIKATO CUP 2023 - NEW DATES & FORMAT A new competition for 2023, based on the Nations Cup which was held in Tauranga last year. The Waikato Cup is an inter-cluster competition based on the 7 clusters in the Waikato Region. Each cluster will provide a male and female player in the below grades, a total of 10 players per cluster. All players can register to be part of their cluster here Grades: A/B grade, C grade, D grade, E grade, F/J grade If two or more players in the same grade and cluster register to play Waikato Cup, the player with the higher points will be selected, with the second highest being a reserve. If a cluster cannot provide a player in a specific grade, then they are eligible for an import from another cluster. The competition will take place inbetween Winter & Spring interclub rounds on the following dates: ➢ Week 1 – Tuesday 1st August (Both) ➢ Week 2 – Tuesday 8th August (Mens), Wednesday 9 th August (Womens) ➢ Week 3 – Tuesday 17th October (Mens), Wednesday 18th October (Womens) ➢ Semi-Finals – Tuesday 24th October (Mens), Wednesday 25th October (Womens) ➢ Finals – Wednesday 1st November (Both) For more information around the format/rules, then check them out here. |
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NZ SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS Congratulations to Joelle King and Paul Coll on winning the NZ Squash Championships over the weekend. It is great to see these two return and defend their titles. This is Joelle’s 10th NZ squash championships title, equaling squash great Dame Susan Devoy. Also congratulations to Lwamba Chileshe for finishing runner-up. You did Waikato proud against such a tough opponent! Final results below: Lwamba Chileshe (2) - Runner Up, Temwa Chileshe (3) - 4th, Connor Hill (26) - 26th Joelle King (1) - Champion, Sophie Hodges (7) - 8th, Georgia Robcke (10) - 11th, Jorja Metcalfe (22) - 23rd RACKETBALL INVITATIONAL Richard Harris (2) - 3rd, Colin Hattingh (4) - 4th, Cliff Nightingale (5) - 5th, Felipe Rapucci (7) - 7th, Andrea Rogers (6) - 6th, Helen McKinnon (7) - 7th For the full results click here: https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx... |
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