NJSA Awards function 2017
On Sunday the annual NJSA awards function was held at the Midstream College Auditorium. Players were recognised for their achievements through the 2017 season.
Certificates were awarded for Invitation team colours to the players who participated in the Angela Difford u11 Festival and the Country Schools Festival. Certificates for full provincial colours were awarded to the teams that played in the IPT’s. All the schools league winners received trophies and certificates.
The function concluded with the prestigious merit certificates and trophies for exceptional performances. Here is the full list of winners (not including team member names):
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Primary schools Girls B: Runners-up: St. Mary’s DSG, Winners: St. Mary’s DSG
Primary schools Girls A: Runners-up: St. Mary’s DSG, Winners: Midstream College
Primary schools Boys D: Runners-up: Midstream College, Winners: Wierda Park
Primary schools Boys C: Runners-up: Crawford College, Winners: Midstream Ridge
Primary schools Boys B: Runners-up: Anton van Wouw, Winners: Wierda Park
Primary schools Boys A: Runners-up: Midstream College, Winners: Midstream Ridge
HIGH SCHOOLS
Girls C: Runners-up: Pretoria Girls High, Winners: Pretoria Girls High
Girls B: Runners-up: Pretoria Girls High, Winners: Menlo Park
Boys u14 & u16 B&C: Runners-up: Menlo Park, Winners: Zwartkop
Boys u16 A: Runners-up: Midstream, Winners: Eldoraigne
Boys u19 C: Runners-up: CBC Mount Edmund, Winners: Menlo Park
Girls A: Runners-up: Zwartkop, Winners: Menlo Park
Boys u19 A: Runners-up: Menlo Park, Winners: Pretoria Boys High A
Dora Orban trophy for Girls interschools squash (Northerns Top Schools): Die Hoërskool Menlo Park
Tony Minnaar trophy for Boys interschools squash (Northerns Top Schools): Pretoria Boys High
Aiden Dixon trophy for best overall performance by a school in the league: Runners-up: Midstream (6 teams, average 9 points), Winners: PHSG (4 teams, average 9.5 points)
NJSA MERIT AWARDS
| Girls u14 A – IPT winners | |
| Awande Malinga | |
| Catelin Robson | |
| Zene Fourie | |
| Shannon Fraser | |
| Hannah du Toit | |
| Judah Phillips | Winner: SA Open 2017 Boys u11 |
| Patrick Weir | Winner: Bloemfontein Open 2017 Boys u11 |
| Luhann Groenewald | Winner: SA Open 2017 Boys u13 |
| Winner: Africa Open 2017 Boys u13 | |
| Winner: Bloemfontein Open 2017 Boys u13 | |
| Awande Malinga | SA Top 10 Girls u14 |
| SA Invitational Team to Malaysia Girls u14 | |
| Catelin Robson | SA Top 10 Girls u14 |
| Gareth Craigen | SA Top 10 Boys u14 |
| Zene Fourie | SA Top 10 Girls u14 |
| Brett McLachlan | SA Top 10 Boys u14 |
| Damian Groenewald | Winner: Africa Open 2017 Boys u15 |
| Joha van der Merwe | SA Top 10 Boys u16 |
| Reece McLachlan | SA Top 10 Boys u16 |
| SA Invitational Team to Malaysia Boys u16 | |
| Blaine Verhage | Winner: Africa Open 2017 Boys u19 |
| SA Team to Junior World Championships Boys u19 | |
| SA Top 10 Boys u19 | |
| Helena Coetzee | SA Top 10 Girls u19 |
| SA Team to Junior World Championships Girls u19 | |
| Mikael Clayton | SA Team to Junior World Championships Boys u19 |
| SA Top 10 Boys u19 | |
| Winner: SA Open 2017 Boys u19 | |
NJSA INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES
| Most improved player – Girls Primary schools | Ashton Weir |
| Most improved player – Boys Primary schools | Kristian Theron |
| Player of the year – Girls Primary schools | Awande Malinga |
| Player of the year – Boys Primary schools | Luhann Groenewald |
| Player of the year – Girls u14 | Catelin Robson |
| Player of the year – Boys u14 | Damian Groenewald |
| Most improved player – Senior Girls | Hannah du Toit |
| Most improved player – Senior Boys | Rico Coetsee |
| Player of the year – Senior Girls | Helena Coetzee |
| Player of the year – Senior Boys | Mikael Clayton |
| Chairman’s Award – Girls | Jana Coetzer |
| Chairman’s Award – Boys | Blaine Verhage |
