Squash

 

 

North Island Squash Championships

Regan Smith and Sam Nash played in the Senior North Island champs in Napier.Regan was seeded 14th in the open draw of 16 players and had two tough matches to start with but then won his last two games in three sets to finish 13th
Sam Nash was playing in division one where he was seeded 3rd. Sam had some good games and won his draw.

Pahiatua B Grade Tournament

The Pahiatua B grade tournament was also this past weekend with PNBHS players making up half of the top draw. Ashleigh Peterson lost in the final to old boy David Greer to finish 2nd. Mr Stern finished 3rd after also losing to David. Luke Jones finished 4th.

Regional competition 

The regional competition is going very well with all the teams playing incredibly competitively. With half the competition already played it is extremely close and any team could take out the top position in their respective divisions.

Division 1:  Points             Division 2:  Points            Division 3:  Points               Division 4 Points
PNBHS Vipers      4           PNBHS Wolves     0          PNBHS Bears       1            PNBHS Gorillas    2
PNBHS Cobras     4           PNBHS Hyenas     3          PNBHS Tarantulas 1           PNBHS Lions       2
PNBHS Scorpions 2           PNBHS Sharks      3          PNBHS Alligators  1            PNBHS Hawkes   4
PNBHS Leopards  1                                               PNBHS Rhinos      1            PNBHS Buffalos   0
PNBHS Pythons   1                                                                                     PNBHS Cheetahs 3
PNBHS Jackals    0                                                                                     PNBHS Mambas   2

Shand Shield

1. Gordon: Regan Smith, Sam Nash, David Bardsley                          

2. Vernon: Jake Tasker, Ashleigh Peterson

3. Murray: Luke Jones,  James MacDougal,  Nathan Lardner

4. Kia Ora: Brandon Keenan,   Blake Koolen              

5. Albion: Richard Franks, Chris Watts,  Matthew Watts

6. Phoenix: Max Wenham,  Sam Li                

Shand Shield squash was played on Friday the 10th of June and was once again stacked with talent throughout the clubs, providing strong competition with placing’s within the Senior A and Senior B teams at stake. Gordon club were looking like the favourite to win for the fourth year in a row and didn’t surprise anyone to take out the title again. Solid depth throughout the team and a strong performance from Dave Bardsley helped them dominate the competition. Vernon were lucky to make the finals after a close fixture and somewhat of an upset win over Murray when Ashleigh Peterson beat James MacDougall two games to one to clinch the fixture. Kia Ora entered with a team of junior prospects and would have to be pleased with their performance, showing the potential to dominate the competition in a couple of year’s time. Unfortunately for Phoenix, who had no squash players in the club, they were forced to enter a team of tennis and badminton players. Phoenix still managed to snatch a couple of wins but were unable to secure a fixture after losing to Albion in the fifth and sixth playoffs.The end results were; Gordon 1st  , Vernon 2nd , Murray 3rd   Kia Ora 4th                           Albion 5th   Phoenix 6th   

North Island Squash Championships

Regan Smith and Sam Nash played in the Senior North Island champs in Napier.Regan was seeded 14th in the open draw of 16 players and had two tough matches to start with but then won his last two games in three sets to finish 13th.  Sam Nash was playing in division one where he was seeded 3rd. Sam had some good games and won his draw.

Pahiatua B Grade Tournament

The Pahiatua B grade tournament was also this past weekend with PNBHS players making up half of the top draw. Ashleigh Peterson lost in the final to old boy David Greer to finish 2nd. Mr Stern finished 3rd after also losing to David. Luke Jones finished 4th.

Division 1 Results WEEK 1

PNBHS Sprinkboks bt Freyberg (1) 4-0

PNBHS Bush Pigs bt PNBHS Spider Monkeys 2-1

PNBHS Leopards bt PNBHS Wild Dogs 3-1

WEEK 2

Freyberg (1) bt PNBHS Jackals 3 - 1

PNBHS Bush Pigs bt PNBHS Wild Dogs 4 – 0

PNBHS Spider Monkeys bt PNBHS Leopards 3 – 1

Division 2 Results

Week 1

PNGHS Red Bt Hato Paora (1) 2-1

Awatapu (1) ` Bt PNBHS Foxes 2-2 (98-97)

PNGHS Orange Bt PNBHS Hyenas 4-0

Week 2

Hato Paora (1) bt PNBHS Porcupines 3 – 1

PNBHS Hyenas bt Awatapu (1) 2 – 1

PNBHS Foxes bt PNGHS Orange 4 – 0

Div 3 Results

Week 1

PNBHS Giraffes Bt Freyberg (2) 3-1

St Peter’s Bt PNBHS Elephant 4-0

PNBHS Hippos Bt Hato Paora (2) 2-2 (120-96)

Week 2

Hato Paora (2) bt PNBHS Elephants 3 – 1

PNBHS Rhinos bt Freyberg (2) 2 – 2 (112 – 113)

St Peter’s bt PNBHS Hippos 3 – 1

Div 4 Results

Week 1

PNBHS Zebras Bt PNBHS Warthogs 3-1

PNBHS Lions Bt PNBHS Impalas 2-1

PNBHS Cheetahs Bt PNBHS Buffalos 3-1

Week 2

PNBHS Zebras bt PNBHS Lions 3 – 1

PNBHS Warthogs bt PNBHS Impalas 3 – 1

PNBHS Buffalos bt PNBHS Mambas 3 – 1

There was a high number of Boys High players entered in the Palmerston North B grade tournament over the weekend with members of both senior A and senior B teams placing well throughout the tournament. Alan Stern won the plate in division two after putting in a good effort but not quite beating recent old boy David Greer.  Alan then went on to ravage the rest of his opposition to finish fifth.
Other results included;·     
Regan Smith, 2nd in division one after losing to his dad, Grant Smith in the final.·      
Sam Nash, 3rd in division one.
James MacDougall, 5th in division four.·      
Chayse Procter, 3rd in division six.
 Blake Koolen, 3rd in division five.
 Brandon Keenan, 2nd in division seven.
 Eli Jamieson, 2nd in division eight.

May Squash results for Tournaments around the region
Richard Franks won the Rangitikei B grade after beating Jake Tasker in 3 game and a higher graded player in the final, he is proving to be a valuable addition to the PNBHS squash.
Sam Nash won the Plate Final in the Hawkes Bay open after losing to recent PNBHS old boy Tom Nash in the first round. Tom went on to win the tournament convincingly.

The start of the 2011 Squash Season report   
The first three weeks of the 2011 season has been a great start for the members of the Senior A and B squash teams with big wins in important tournaments throughout the North Island.
 The Palmerston North Open bought some good results for Brandon Keenan who won division four, Regan Smith who won the special plate in the open draw, beating his 9th place seeding, and I (Sam Nash), having a good tournament with a couple of good wins.
The next and most important tournament was the Junior (under 19) North Shore Open which was attended by all members of the A team apart from Ashley Peterson who was absent on the French renaissance tour. Reagan and I were participating in the Open draw and were up against some tough competition. Regan was on form and played well all weekend finishing eighth. I had some good games also but unfortunately could not pull out wins like Regan could. Richard Franks had an amazing weekend, taking out local rivals Luke Herbert-Jones, Michael Mclean and Jake Tasker to finish fourth in division 2. Luke Herbert-Jones finished fifth in division 2.
Other highlights in smaller tournaments include Regan Smith winning the Stratford Open which was his first Open title, and I won the Danniverke B grade.
These successes early in the year are a great indication of a successful season to come. Secondary Schools nationals will be the big tournament for the senior A team. With our morning trainings and continued hard work it should be a very successful tournament for the team.

By: Sam Nash