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On Sunday 19 May the 97 juniors who will represent Northerns at the various Inter Provincial Tournaments were formally recognised at the annual capping ceremony.
Managers were also introduced to the players and for the next 4 week they will attend weekly squad training sessions in preparation for the big task that lies ahead. 20 teams will represent the province.
Pictures of all the teams are available on the NJSA capping ceremony gallery page.
We are delighted to announce the following 20 NJSA Teams to represent Northern Gauteng at the annual Inter Provincial Squash Festivals / Tournaments running from 15 – 19 June 2019.
Congratulations on the players who were selected. An email will have been sent to the selected player’s parents. If not received, please urgently email NJSA@northerns.co.za.
The Festivals / IPT will take place at the following venues this year and more detailed information will be sent to you soon; however, we can confirm the costs, as indicated below.
| Age | Event | Venue | Dates |
| u11 | Angela Difford u11 Festival | George | 15 – 18 June |
| u13 | Sally White u13 IPT | Pretoria | 15 – 19 June |
| u14 | Marge Taylor u14 IPT | Paarl | 15 – 19 June |
| u16 | SA Schools u16 IPT | Bloemfontein | 15 – 19 June |
| u19 | SA Schools u19 IPT | Cape Town | 15 – 19 June |
Players are to confirm their participation by Tuesday 12h00 by signing the sent acceptance form.
The NJSA capping ceremony will take place on Sunday 19 May at 16h00 in the school hall at Midstream College. Please arrive from 15h30. Dress code is formal school uniform. Team managers will be announced at the capping ceremony.
The teams are listed below, in playing order. Chairman’s challenges will determine the final positions in the teams where needed.
Congratulations to all the players
Regards
NJSA Committee 2019
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As always the Northerns Junior Closed tournament was a tense affair with players using the last chance to improve or consolidate their positions on the provincial ladder in order to get selected to the provincial teams.
The selection criteria takes into account each player’s record against the others over the whole season, starting with the Start of season tournament in September and culminating in the NJSA Closed. The committee met right after the prize giving to select the teams and invitation letters went out on Monday (see the announcement elsewhere on the website).
In all the excitement, let’s not forgive who were crowned the NJSA champions for the year:
| Winners | Boys | Girls |
| u19 | Reece Mclachlan | Helena Coetzee |
| u16 | Damian Groenewald | Awande Malinga |
| u14 | Luhann Groenewald | Jordin Phillips |
| u13 | Patrick Weir | Chanté Leppan |
| u11 | Wian de Bruin | Elzandri Janse van Rensburg |
Here are the full results of the tournament:
Congratulations to all the players with a great tournament. All the prize winners pictured below.
NMSA 2019 Open Results and pictures Posted
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to the host Uitsig or a very successful tournament.
A small but passionate crowd was entertained with squash of a high standard on the final evening of the NSA Closed tournament. [4] Gary Naidoo proved that he is in unstoppable form to beat [2] Kyle Maree 3-1 in the men’s A section. [3] Andrew Martin upset [1] Ruan Olivier to take third place after a humdinger of a 5-setter where he fought back from 0-2 down.
In some other notable results young Damian Groenewald beat Nell van der Merwe 3-1 for 5th place and Blaine Verhage took 7th place after overcoming Jason Phillips 3-2 in another closely fought match.
Helena Coetzee was in sublime form to win the ladies final 3-0 over Kim McDonald. Third place went to Amy Farrell.
The men’s B section final was cancelled due to Sven Claassen picking up an ankle injury in his semi final match, so Pieter Albertyn won by default. In the 3/4 playoff Wayne Muller was responsible for Barry Coetzee’s second successive loss by the same margin of 9-11 in the 5th set. Innes de Vries was 5th after beating Brandon Thomas 3-2.
Here are the full results: NSA Closed tournament 2019
NORTHERNS CLOSED TOURNAMENT
10 – 12 May 2019
Open ONLY to PAID UP NJSA REGISTERED Players
This is a COMPULSORY TOURNAMENT for National IPT Selection
No SPECIAL REQUESTS can be accommodated
ENTER ON THE NJSA TOURNAMENT PAGE.
