This weekend the Northerns Juniors Squash Association hosted the Pro Kennex Graded Open.
All done and dusted in 2 ½ days. We want to thank Pro Kennex for the wonderful prizes as well as the players for their participation in which we had participants from Botswana, WC, KZN, NW, Easterns, Central Gauteng.
The final results of the tournament are as follows:
The NJSA Open Round Robin tournament was concluded on Sunday with the final round of squash matches that always prove to be the toughest of the lot. This time didn’t disappoint, with hotly contested “finals” throughout the day.
The round robin format ensured hard matches in all the rounds and the eventual winners in the different age groups were (Northerns unless indicated otherwise):
Here are the complete results for the tournament. Photos of all the prize winners are on the Galleries page.
Some of the players and spectators that attended the prize giving on Sunday.
Welcome back to the Northerns Squash community after the holidays. The new season starts with a bang and there are a significant number of events scheduled for the first 2 months of the year. The calendar is full but some careful planning will let you get the most out of your squash year.
A comprehensive 2019 year planner for Northerns Squash is available on the Calendar page. Links to the full Squash SA and SA Schools calendars can also be found there.
Here are the highlights for January and February:
SENIORS:
JUNIORS:
MASTERS:
The Northerns Squash Federation held their annual awards function at the Voortrekker Monument on Thursday evening with a large number of people attending to celebrate the province’s success story of the 2018 season.
Northerns have had an exceptional season on all levels, especially at junior and senior level. The province won the Gary Thompson award for the most successful province at the senior Growthpoint IPT after winning the Men’s C & D sections and performing well in the other sections too. Individual players also won a variety of awards at the IPT.
The juniors weren’t far behind, winning 9 medals out of 13 teams that participated in the age group IPT’s, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. A record number of 14 juniors made the SA Top 10 rankings and 3 Northerns players were selected to play in the WSF World Junior championships.
Here is a summary of the major awards for the evening:
MASTERS
JUNIORS
SENIORS
NSF AWARDS
Here is a full list of all the award winners: NSF Awards 2018
Photos of the evening can be seen on https://www.northerns.co.za/galleries/2018-nsf-awards-function/.
Notice is hereby given of the NJSA AGM to be held at Pretoria Boys High School Old Boys Club, following directly after the conclusion of the AGM of the NSA that starts at 18h00 at the same venue. The NJSA AGM should start at approximately 19h00.
AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. Approval of the minutes of the previous AGM
3. Chairman’s report
4. Financial statements for the year ending 30 September 2018
5. Election of office bearers
5.a. Chairman and Vice chairman
5.b. Committee members
6. Appointment of Auditor for the ensuing year
7. General
8. Closing of the meeting
The following documents will be available on the website (Juniors tab) from Monday, 15 October:
1. Minutes of the previous AGM
2. Financial statements of the NJSA (preliminary)
3. Treasurer’s report
The Constitution of the NJSA determines that the members of the NJSA are the Clubs and Schools with junior players as members, that have applied for membership and was accepted as members by the Association. The members’ representatives must attend the AGM and complete the business on the Agenda.
All parents are welcome to attend the AGM. If you want to nominate anyone for a position on the Committee, please send a mail to njsa@northerns.co.za.
The annual Northerns Squash Federation Awards function takes place on 1 November 2018 at the Voortrekker Monument. At the function the top performers of the Province will be honoured for their achievements through the season.
Here are a list of the highlights of the awards that will be made (not all listed):
Book your ticket at the following link and make payment of the R260 ticket fee to your club – bookings.
Check on the list below the form to make sure your booking was accepted. If you’re not on the list, please make another booking.
At the NJSA Start of season tournament this past weekend it was a battle royale as the age groups merged and players had to fight for their positions on the new season ladder. Some had a point to prove as they were seeded lower than expected and others had to defend fiercely against the onslaught from the players below them.
In the end there more than 330 matches played at 2 venues over the 3 days. Some players found out that they still have work to do while others were satisfied with their performance.
The age group winners were (Northerns unless otherwise indicated):
Here are the full results: NJSA Start of season Sep 2018 Final results.
28-30 September 2018
U11, U13, U14, U16 & U19 GIRLS
VENUE: St Mary’s DSG School: Cnr Duxbury Road and Jan Shoba Street
Cellphone : 083 493 4000 (Christine Ferreira)
ENTRIES CLOSE: Friday 14 September 2018
ENTRY FEE: R220-00
Entry form: St Marys DSG Girls Squash Open 2018 ENTRY
Below are the draws for the tournament this weekend 7-9 September. Please bear in mind:
Good luck for the tournament. Have fun and play in a spirit of good sportsmanship at all times.
Draws for pool rounds or full round robin, as applicable. Cross-pool draws to follow on completion of the pool rounds: NJSA Start of season Sep 2018 draws (Update Fri 13:40).
All queries to be mailed to blaar.coetzee@theprofessional.co.za.
NJSA Committee 2018
