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September 2023 Highlights from this month include the Waikato Graded Championships, National Superchamps and the final of the Werder 1-Day Junior Series, hosted by Cambridge Racquets Club. Upcoming Tournaments:
WAIKATO GRADED CHAMPIONSHIPS A big thank you to Cambridge Racquets Club for hosting the Waikato Graded Champs 2023. Thank you to Suzie, Ange and their crew of volunteers who put on a great tournament. Congratulations to everyone who played and supported this tournament, awesome to see over 90 entries this year. Those who won their grades get an opportunity to represent Waikato at the Champion of Champions in Whangarei on the 27-29 October. Congratulations to the below winners: A Grade Mens: Winner - Alan Westrupp (Mercury Bay), R/Up - Connor Hill (Te Awamutu) A Grade Womens: Winner - Jorja Metcalfe (Te Awamutu), R/Up - Nicki Blake (Hamilton) B Grade Mens: Winner - Dylan Budge (Lugton Park), R/Up - Cody Paul (Hamilton) B Grade Womens: Winner - Rebecca Rouse (Leamington), R/Up - Shelby Garrett (Leamington) C Grade Mens: Winner - Kyle Auditore (Te Awamutu), R/Up - Luca Carter (Cambridge) C Grade Womens: Winner - Charlize Davy (Thames), R/Up - Ange Scott (Cambridge) D Grade Mens: Winner - Gavin Brewster (Cambridge), R/Up - Liam Tubman (Lugton Park) D Grade Womens: Winner - Makayla Reilly (Te Rapa), R/Up - Charlotte Thurgood (Mercury Bay) E Grade Mens: Winner - Reid van der Byl (Mercury Bay), R/Up - Levi Collins (Lugton Park) E Grade Womens: Winner - Chloe Hopson (Cambridge), R/Up - Chloe Chipperfield (Te Awamutu) F Grade Mens: Winner - Brett Halliday (Cambridge), R/Up - Rowan Balloch (Cambridge) F Grade Womens: Winner - Robyn Stinson (Cambridge) J Grade Mens: Winner - Adriaan Visagie (Cambridge), R/Up - Jackson Alcock (Aria) J Grade Womens: Winner - Claudia Westrupp (Mercury Bay), R/Up - Sophie Chipperfield (Te Awamutu) Club Champion Trophy - Cambridge Racquets Club  |
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AIMS GAMES Congratulations to all of the Waikato players who competed in squash at the Aims Games this week at Mt Maunganui Squash Club. Results are below: Hemi Gregory (4) - Won 3, Lost 2 - 4th overall Adriaan Visagie (12) - Won 2, Lost 3 - 14th overall Isaac Carter (18) - Won 2, Lost 4 - 16th overall Wai'aryn Mills (21) - Won 3, Lost 3 - 26th overall Luke Downard (23) - Won 3, Lost 3 - 29th overall Tristan Ericksen (25) - Won 2, Lost 4 - 28th overall Leo Carter (34) - Won 4, Lost 2 - 25th overall Logan Lyford (39) - Won 2, Lost 3 - 41st overall Cooper Pryke (42) - Won 2, Lost 3 - 39th overall |
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SQUASH WAIKATO AWARDS - NOMINATIONS CLOSE 4TH OCTOBER The Squash Waikato Awards are coming around very quickly and nominations are now open for Club of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and new categories Volunteer Coach of the Year and Coach of the Year. For nomination forms and criteria, check out the Squash Waikato website or click here. SQUASH WAIKATO AWARDS NIGHT - SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER - TE RAPA RUGBY CLUB COACH DEVELOPMENT SURVEY Are you currently coaching in a club or school space? Or wanting to upskill as a coach? Please help Squash Waikato to identify areas for coach development. Click on the link below and fill in this quick survey. https://8gv8q9bard2.typeform.com/to/fDWaJw9X RACKETBALL INTERCLUB The Waikato Racketballers completed their 3rd [successful] round of interclub with team 7, Garth and Rambo, winning the comp - congrats. 2nd equal went to team 1, Rich and Andie, and team 5, Cliff and Grant. We spiced up the final night with a few coming in costume which made for even more laughs than usual. Planning is underway for one final 2023 round with the aim of trying another format and hopefully getting some more players involved. Contact racketballwaikato@gmail.com if you are interested. |
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WAIPA BIG NIX TOURNAMENT Our annual Waipa Big Nix Tournament took place on Tuesday 12 September at Cambridge Racquets Club. Thank you to the schools who competed this year. Well down to all of the players, was great to see matches played in good sportsmanship. Boys Div 1: Winner - Adriaan Visagie (CMS), R/Up - Luke Downard (TAI) Girls Div 1: Winner - Sophie Pratt (TAI), R/Up - Summer Hubay (Pirongia), Plate - Emjay Bannister (TAI), Conso Plate - Chalice Sharp (TAI) Boys Div 2: Winner - Hadlee MacPherson (CMS), R/Up - Finn Titchener (TAI), Plate - Cooper Brown (Pirongia), Conso Plate - Cooper Pryke (TAI) Boys Div 3: Winner - Mikaere Haua (CMS), R/Up - Obi Nelson (CMS), Plate - Blake Keesom (TAI), Conso Plate - Charlie Seath (CMS) Overall Trophy Winners - Cambridge Middle School Cambridge Interschool Trophy - Cambridge Middle School Te Awamutu Interschool Trophy - Te Awamutu Intermediate |
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WERDER RACKETS JUNIOR 1-DAY SERIES A big thank you to Cambridge Racquets Club for hosting the last Werder rackets 1-day Junior tournament for 2023. It was great to see large numbers of entries again this year and even some weeks having to have wait lists. As always series like these can’t go ahead without support. Thank you to all of the clubs who hosted an event this year, thank you to the volunteers at each club for making it a great experience for these kids and lastly a MASSIVE thank you to David Werder for continuing to support this series and helping grow junior squash in the Waikato. As the series final there were 5 new racquets to give away from Werder Rackets! These were for the top players from the series. 1. Charlotte Thurgood 2. Liam Barlow 3. Chase Baranyai 4. Ryder Brown 5. Sophie Chipperfield Keep an eye out for 2024! |
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CLUB CHANGE LEADERS 2024 Let’s build the future of squash together! Four new positive changes are coming to squash. We’re looking for club change leaders to help us introduce exciting changes coming to squash in New Zealand. As change leaders within your club, you play a pivotal role in reshaping squash and helping to introduce upcoming changes. Register your interest at our site https://thefuture.squashnz.co.nz SUMMER DOUBLES 2023/24 Summer Doubles will run every Thursday, starting from Thursday 2nd November (6 weeks pre-xmas). Divisions of 8 teams (where possible) Div 1- 4 PAR 11, Total of 5 Sets, Div 5 & 6 PAR 15, Total of 5 Sets Round robin playing everyone once and a relegation/promotion round after the first round robin. The top team will go up a division and the bottom team will go down a division. Register here: Summer Doubles 2023/2024 (office.com) |
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NZ SENIOR SOCIAL TEAMS EVENT Entries are open for the NZ Senior Social Teams being held at Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club on the 3-4 November. Enter through iSquash - entries close 20th October. No gender, grade, club, or district restrictions. Available to players aged 19-34. More information can be found at https://www.squashnz.co.nz/events/senior-events.cfm... |
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WAIKATO MASTERS TEAM 2023 Congratulations to the below Waikato players who have been selected to compete in the Squash Waikato Masters Team in Invercargill, Southland on the 16-17 October |
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