Club Championships 2014

Monaro Post 26/11/14
The on court temperature was 45 degrees, however this didn’t take away from the fierce competition
to see who Cooma’s best players are this year.
The Men’s A Grade Final is the game of the day that draws the crowd. This year it was played between
Corey Bedingfield and Simon Bolton. Both players had come off dominant wins early in the day and
were looking in good form. The first game Corey got off to a quick 3 nil lead and looked to gain an
advantage, however Simon started to cut the balls off and put the pressure back onto Corey, leveling
the score at 6 each. Corey regained control and took the first game 9-6. The following two games saw
both players running hard and playing for each shot. Points were going each way and rallies lasted
longer than a couple of minutes. The second game got to 7 points all and Corey showed his dominance
in the later stages of the final two games taking the match and the Men’s A Grade Championship,
winning 9-6, 9-7, 9-5. Court time was just under the hour for this match and both players are to be
congratulated on an excellent match.

B grade champion: Ben Nicholson
Junior Boys champion: Hayden Smith
B grade female champion: Elousie Blanchard

B Grade Winter Comp Weekly Report 18/7/14

In the first week of the Winter competition there were some great B grade matches played. Steve Johnson (Hillross) had a great match against  Kym Kleven (Paul Dyball Builders) when he took her to five and eventually won 3-2 with only 3 points separating them at the end – 37-34. Youngsters Sam Sergo and Liam Rankin also for Hillross had good wins against Lachlan Sturgeon and Matthew Oost and helped their team win 13-8.

Was good to see Aron Rogers back in the comp after a long absence. He would be the first to admit that his opponent, Sue Walters,  took advantage of the fact he would be a little “rusty” but the fact he lost the 3^rd  and final game 10-9 showed he would be a force to be reckoned with as the comp wears on. Alex Corby, playing for the same team as Aron – Mark Kenmir & Co – made young  Corey Stockton  (Cooma Trophy & Gifts) run around the court before winning in 4. Another team member Matthew Kent (good to see you back Matthew) had a convincing win against Trinity Maat although Trinity made him work hard for the last game, going down 10-8

Another welcome back to Troy Stevenson who had a win 3-1 against hard-hitting Jason Harris. Jason took the first 9-7  but had no answers to Troy for the next three. Larry Maat, Dane Freimanis and Jimmy Harding, playing for the same team as Troy – Snowy Hydro – also had good wins against Narelle Rosewarne, Abby Freimanis and Brad Constance (Monaro Discount Tyres) which resulted in a team win of 14-4.

Possibly the best match of the night was between Tony Sergo and Peter Luk. Tony took the first 9-6 but lost the next two 8-10 and 1-9. He rallied all his energy to come back and show Peter who was boss by taking the next two 9-5 and 9-3. Both players played very well during a very long match with many handouts and came off the court quite exhausted with only 3 points separating them!

Kailey Makes State Team Again in 2014

Congratulations to Cooma's own Kailey Tonnini who has made the NSW Squash State team for her age again in 2014. This is a terrific effort for Kailey and the club wishes to pass on their full support.

Autum Season Grand Finals

SQUASH GRAND FINALS

The Autumn comp has come to a successful end with both A and B grade semis and finals being played last week. In B grade COOMA CRANES came out the winners (after leading through the whole comp) defeating SNOWY HYDRO. The team consisted of Tony Sergo, Corey Stockton, Alex and Leanne Corby and Lachlan Sturgeon. The stand-out match was between Corey Stockton and Mat Nader. Whilst Corey has not had such a good run during the comp his new racquet has proved to be a winner and he made Mat work every game for his eventual win in 5 – going down in the final game 9-7.  Alex Corby took the first game in his match to work out the cunning shots of Karyn Sutton before finally defeating her in 3.  Kym Kleven took one game off Tony Sergo (Tony has lost very few games this comp) before gallantly going down in 4.

It was great to see Lyn Elton back on the court after a few weeks and she showed she still has it by only allowing Leanne Corby to score 6 points during the match.

Both teams received gift certificates for winners and runners-up.

Best in grade positions were also presented on the night. In A grade they were:

A1 – Corey Bedingfield; A2 Simon White; A3 James Hain and A4 Darren Davis

B Grade were:

B1 Tony Sergo; B2 Mat Nader; B3 Alex Corby; B4 Lyn Elton and B5 Lachlan Sturgeon

The winning A grade team was;

Corey Bedingfield, Andrew Egan, Craig Wheatley and Peter Luk.

 Runners up were:

Simon Bolton, Hayden Smith, Jan Wassink and Ira Hendriks

The Winter comp will commence after the school holidays with social squash and chicken runs during the holidays.

B Grade Squash Report 12/6/14

B GRADE SQUASH REPORT

As the Autumn comp draws nearer to a close another successful night of squash was held. Some of the youngsters showed their class in matches. Sam Sergo (Kleven Spain) took on Ned McDonnell (Cooma Trophies) and played a long 5 game match. Results went to and fro with Ned coming out the winner – 76 points were scored showing it was no easy defeat.   Richard Shingles took Eloise Blanchard to 5 before succumbing in the 5^th.

Anika Jones (Mark Kenmir & Co) continued on her winning way by defeating young Corey Stockton (Cooma Cranes) in four but had quite a few long rallies along the way. The two Leannes – Corby and Kent – playing for the same teams had a good match with Corby winning the first but losing the next three giving Kent  a 3-1 win. The long-awaited match between  Alex Corby and Darrell Gaukroger (both having been undefeated this comp) saw Alex having a relatively easy win in 3.

Larry Maat (Hillross) took on Susan Walters (Paul Dyball Builders) and they had a good 5 game match with Larry scoring 37 pts to 30 and taking the match.  For the same teams Dane Freimanis played Trinity Maat and they had a very long 5 –setter before Dane  won by 3 games 36 pts to 2 games 29 pts.

Kym Kleven (Snowy Hydro) returned from the ashes of last week’s match and defeated Gerard Mackay (Monaro Discount Tyres) only allowing Ged to make 18 points. Mat Nader not only had a good win against Ian Corby but doubled up as a sub and only allowed high-flyer Tim Wassink to score 10 points.  Well done Mat.

As we go into the final round the team scores show that only 1 team is definitely in the final four so this week’s result is going to be crucial. Scores are:

Cooma Cranes 98; Snowy Hydro 75; Kleven Spain 72; Mark Kenmir & Co 69; Monaro Discount Tyres 68; Cooma Trophy & Gifts 66; Hillross 62 and Paul Dyball Builders 48.   

B Grade squash report 5/6/14

B GRADE SQUASH REPORT

Some unexpected results last week! Larry Maat (Hillross) trounced Kym Kleven 3-0 only allowing Kym 1 point against his 27! Do I hear A grade calling you Larry? On the other hand his daughter Trinity for same team proved no match for Lyn Elton and only scored 4 points. Well played Lyn as Trinity has been improving weekly. Also for Hillross Darcy Clayton had a good win against the ever cagey Karyn Sutton and only let her score 14 points. On the bright side for Snowy Hydro Mat Nader took David Hogan to the cleaners  27 pts to 14.

Sarah Hamilton proved she can still be a force to be reckoned with by taking B1 leader Tony Sergo to five games – winning the 2^nd and 4^th games quite significantly. Well done Sarah! Also for Cooma Trophy and Gifts Tim Wassink and Ned McDonnell had good wins against Corey Stockton and Leanne Corby.

Two newcomers to the game played a 5-setter – Jimmy Harding (Monaro Discount Tyres) and Abby Freimanis (Paul Dyball Builders). Abby eventually came out the winner 3-2, 39 points to 29. Great to see these youngsters getting right into the game.

Another upset was the game between Anika Jones (Mark Kenmir & Co) and Steve Johnson (Kleven Spain). Talk about changing fortunes – Anika won the first 9-0, lost the 2^nd 9-2, won the 3^rd 9-5, lost the 4^th 9-3 and won the 5^th 9-7.  There were some good long rallies and some excellent shots played before enthralled onlookers. Similarly there were some up and down scores between Sam Sergo and Leanne Kent. They were (Sam) 9-1, 5-9, 9-3, 5-9 and 9-6, with Sam coming out on top 37 pts to Leanne 28.

At the end of round 6 Cooma Cranes are way out in front on 85 points with only 4 points separating the next 5 teams –

Snowy Hydro 62; Mark Kenmir & Co 62, Monaro Discount Tyres 61; Kleven Spain 59 and Cooma Trophy & Gifts 58. With only 2 weeks left before the semis and finals it’s anyone’s guess for the first four places which gives a good indication of the gradings.

B Grade Squash Report 22/5/14

B GRADE SQUASH REPORT

An excellent night was had last week with a good turnout of members Cooma Cranes extended their lead with Tony Sergo, Alex Corby and Lockie Sturgeon winning their matches against Larry Maat, Darcy Clayton and Bernie Harding respectively .  Was good to see Larry Maat taking a game off Tony Sergo who is playing great squash.

It was a close finish between Monaro Discount Tyres and Cooma Trophy and Gifts.  Ged Mackay defeated sub  (and son) Jeremy Mackay; Ian Corby lost to Tim Wassink; Alex Childs lost out to dark horse (and cunning at that) Richard Shingles; Aaron Pottage lost to Ned McDonnell and Jimmy Harding had a good win against Matthew Oost. The end result was 9 games apiece so it came down to points – Discount Tyres winning by 130 points to 115.

Kym Kleven and Narelle Rosewarne had a long 4 game match with the end result Narelle winning by 3-1 with only 3 points separating them at the finish.  Karyn Sutton came from behind after losing the first game to promising youngster Eloise Blanchard and took the next three. Lyn Elton and Eliza Williams had comprehensive wins against Sam Sergo and Gayle Harding with Lyn conceding only 11 points and Eliza 2 points thus helping their team Snowy Hydro defeat Kleven Spain 11-7.

Chris Tame, Darrell Gaukroger and Leanne Kent had wins against Susan Walters, Jason Harris and Dane Freimanis to give their team Mark Kenmir & Co a win against Paul Dyball Builders .

First 4 teams at the end of round 4 are:

Cooma Cranes   60

Kleven Spain    42

Cooma Trophy and Gifts  41

Monaro Discount Tyres  40

B Grade Squash Report 22/5/14

B GRADE SQUASH REPORT

An excellent night was had last week with a good turnout of members Cooma Cranes extended their lead with Tony Sergo, Alex Corby and Lockie Sturgeon winning their matches against Larry Maat, Darcy Clayton and Bernie Harding respectively .  Was good to see Larry Maat taking a game off Tony Sergo who is playing great squash.

It was a close finish between Monaro Discount Tyres and Cooma Trophy and Gifts.  Ged Mackay defeated sub  (and son) Jeremy Mackay; Ian Corby lost to Tim Wassink; Alex Childs lost out to dark horse (and cunning at that) Richard Shingles; Aaron Pottage lost to Ned McDonnell and Jimmy Harding had a good win against Matthew Oost. The end result was 9 games apiece so it came down to points – Discount Tyres winning by 130 points to 115.

Kym Kleven and Narelle Rosewarne had a long 4 game match with the end result Narelle winning by 3-1 with only 3 points separating them at the finish.  Karyn Sutton came from behind after losing the first game to promising youngster Eloise Blanchard and took the next three. Lyn Elton and Eliza Williams had comprehensive wins against Sam Sergo and Gayle Harding with Lyn conceding only 11 points and Eliza 2 points thus helping their team Snowy Hydro defeat Kleven Spain 11-7.

Chris Tame, Darrell Gaukroger and Leanne Kent had wins against Susan Walters, Jason Harris and Dane Freimanis to give their team Mark Kenmir & Co a win against Paul Dyball Builders .

First 4 teams at the end of round 4 are:

Cooma Cranes   60

Kleven Spain    42

Cooma Trophy and Gifts  41

Monaro Discount Tyres  40

B Grade Squash Report 15/5/14

B GRADE SQUASH REPORT

Whilst there were some great games in round 3 it was very disappointing to have a number of last minute forfeits. Making it hard on the players who turned up to play their game.

There was a great game between Leanne Corby and young Abby Freimanis. Leanne was subbing as her original opponent was not present. She won the first game 10-9 but lost the next two 9-5 and 9-2. Not prepared to concede Leanne took a deep breath and won the final two 10-9 and 10-8 with some long rallies. There were 81 points played in that match! 

Alex Corby took no time in disposing of Alex Childs in three as did Lockie Sturgeon against Jimmy Harding.  It was left to another Corby – Ian – to make amends for his team Monaro Discount Tyres when he played Corey Stockton.  They both played good games but Ian was just too accurate and won in four notwithstanding the fact that they had some really good long rallies.

Chris Tame made up for last week’s loss and had all the answers for Kym Kleven’s shots defeating her in three and only conceding 15 points. Lyn Elton for Snowy Hydro made up for it by taking Leanne Kent to the cleaners and only conceding 11 points.

Narelle Rosewarne (Kleven Spain) made Larry Maat (Hillross) work hard when she won in 5 long games. Larry Maat came out the worse for wear sporting a huge bruise on his cheek from a wayward ball. They finished up 38 points each with the final game going Narelle’s way 10-8

Bernie Harding will probably miss out on having his dinner cooked for a few days as he showed no mercy in defeating his wife Gayle 3-0 and only conceded 7 points!

First four teams on the ladder are as follows:

Cooma Cranes 44;   Kleven Spain 35;  Monaro Discount Tyres 31 and Cooma Trophy and Gifts 30.  

B Grade Match Reports 8/5/14

B GRADE SQUASH

The second week of the autumn comp had some interesting matches. For Snowy Hydro Mat Nader took on Corey Stockton and went to 5 games.  He lost the first to Corey (Cooma Cranes) 9-3 and took the next two 9-6, 9-2. Then Corey found a new lease of life with some great winning shots and won 9-4.  Not to be outdone Mat pulled out all stops and had some great rallies to win the last 9-4. A great exhibition of good squash.  Lyn Elton for Snowy Hydro proved no match for Leanne Corby to win in 3, then later in the night played again for Cooma Trophy and Gifts against Trinity Maat and won in 3 once more.  A good result for a player who travels from Bibbenluke each week to play.

Steven Johnson overcame his stiffness from last weeks game to demolish Jacqui Schofield (Paul Dyball Builders) in 3. This was followed up by Jimmy Harding taking Abby Freimanis to 5. Total points for this match was 77 showing there were a lot of hand-outs. Jimmy won 3-2 by 40 points to 37.  Jason Harris made up for Abby’s loss by convincingly beating Eloise Blanchard 3-1. For the opposition team Kleven Spain, Narelle Rosewarne showed some of the talent she still has by only conceding 7 points to Stuart Wood who was a sub for the night.

Larry Maat,  Darcy Clayton and Bernie Harding playing for Hillross had wins over Sarah Hamilton, Richard Shingles and Matthew Oost (Cooma Trophy and Gifts).

First four teams after round 2 are Cooma Cranes 29, Monaro Discount Tyres 28, Kleven Spain 23 and Mark Kenmir & Co. 21 but with another 8 rounds to go anything could happen.

B Grade Report 1/5/14

B GRADE SQUASH

Wow! 40 players in this comp! The first night went well with some new players settling in.

For Mark Kenmir & Co Darrell Gaukroger and Leanne Kent convincingly won their matches against Darcy Clayton and Trinity Maat, while Chris Tame lost out in a long 5 game tussle against Larry Maat.

Tony Sergo (Cooma Cranes) had an eventual win over Sue Walters (Paul Dyball Builders) but it took him 5 games to do it. Dane Freimanis (in only his second comp) had a very long game against his more senior Leanne Corby with Leanne taking the 1^st and 3^rd games.  There were some good rallies with Dane coming out the winner in 5.

It was good to welcome Steven Johnson back to the comp after an absence. He is playing for Kleven Spain and showed that he will be a force to be reckoned with when he took the well-playing Ian Corby to 5 games before winning the last to take the set. For the same teams Kleven Spain and Monaro Discount Tyres mother and son Gayle and Jimmy Harding played a grudge match, with Jimmy taking his mum to the cleaners and only conceding 8 points.

For Cooma Trophy and Gifts young Tim Wassink played Mat Nader (Snowy Hydro). Whilst he won in three the score gives no indication of the good long games they had. For the same teams Richard Shingles (coerced into coming back to squash) showed the he still has what takes when he took high flyer Eloise Blanchard to five and ended up winning the last game 9-1. We hope he was still able to walk on Friday! Well done Richard!

Welcome to Ned McDonnell, Corey Stockton, Matthew Oost, Jimmy Harding, Bernie Harding and Eliza Williams. We hope you enjoy the games and the fellowship with the Cooma Squash Club in this Autumn comp.

B Grade Report 1/5/14

B GRADE SQUASH

Wow! 40 players in this comp! The first night went well with some new players settling in.

For Mark Kenmir & Co Darrell Gaukroger and Leanne Kent convincingly won their matches against Darcy Clayton and Trinity Maat, while Chris Tame lost out in a long 5 game tussle against Larry Maat.

Tony Sergo (Cooma Cranes) had an eventual win over Sue Walters (Paul Dyball Builders) but it took him 5 games to do it. Dane Freimanis (in only his second comp) had a very long game against his more senior Leanne Corby with Leanne taking the 1^st and 3^rd games.  There were some good rallies with Dane coming out the winner in 5.

It was good to welcome Steven Johnson back to the comp after an absence. He is playing for Kleven Spain and showed that he will be a force to be reckoned with when he took the well-playing Ian Corby to 5 games before winning the last to take the set. For the same teams Kleven Spain and Monaro Discount Tyres mother and son Gayle and Jimmy Harding played a grudge match, with Jimmy taking his mum to the cleaners and only conceding 8 points.

For Cooma Trophy and Gifts young Tim Wassink played Mat Nader (Snowy Hydro). Whilst he won in three the score gives no indication of the good long games they had. For the same teams Richard Shingles (coerced into coming back to squash) showed the he still has what takes when he took high flyer Eloise Blanchard to five and ended up winning the last game 9-1. We hope he was still able to walk on Friday! Well done Richard!

Welcome to Ned McDonnell, Corey Stockton, Matthew Oost, Jimmy Harding, Bernie Harding and Eliza Williams. We hope you enjoy the games and the fellowship with the Cooma Squash Club in this Autumn comp.

B Grade Squash Report 28/3/14

SQUASH REPORT

With one night remaining in the current comp the final four will be decided next week.

Jason Harris (Hillross) saw his first defeat in 6 matches when he was up against Corey Stockton (playing as a sub for Snowy Hydro). He won the first game 9-6 but Corey played some excellent shots to win the next three. Both players put on a good show and it is hoped that Corey will play in the next comp.

Susan Walters had a good game with Jed Mackay but her excellent backhand shots proved too good for him and he went down 9-3,6-9,9-5 and 9-7. Darcy Clayton (Mark Kenmir & Co) was far too good for Karyn Sutton with an easy 3-0 win, counteracted by Trinity Maat (Paul Dyball & Co) defeating Gayle Harding 3-0.

Monaro Discount Tyres had a very close win (8 games, 101 pts) against Cooma Cranes (7 games 99 pts). Larry Maat had a not unusual first two games loss to Narelle Rosewarne but did his usual trick of climbing back to win the next three games. Eloise Blanchard and Aaron Pottage had good wins against Kristie Kilpatrick and Dane Friemanis but both matches had some excellent play from all four players.

Peter Luk continued his unrelenting form to take an easy 3-0 win against Kleven Spain’s Tim Wassink with Tim only managing 8 points total. Although he played quite well he could not match Peter’s uncanny agility to retrieve what would normally be “ungettable” shots. Looks like goodbye Peter from B grade next comp!  Ian Corby (Hydraulinks) had a long 5-setter against Kym Kleven before winning the final game and taking the set. Sam Sergo (under his father’s watchful eye) played well against Brad Constance and had a long match.  The scores were 9-10, 9-7, 8-10, 9-6 and 9-3.

This has ended up with the first five teams (from which the final four should be decided) as follows:

Hydraulinks 90; Cooma Trophy and Gifts 81; Cooma Cranes 80; Monaro Discount Tyres 79 and Hillross 76. Good luck next week – and hopefully no forfeits – of which we had two this week.

B Grade Squash Report 14/3/14

SQUASH REPORT:

Another successful round was held in “B” grade with all matches completed. Chris Tame (Cooma Trophy and Gifts) did battle with Susan Walters (Mark Kenmir & Co.) Susan took the first 9-2 but Chris found some of his quirky shots and took the next two 9-7,9-2. Susan rallied with some of her well-known backhand shots to the rear corner and ended up winning the last two 9-1,9-4. For the same teams Alex Childs and Darcy Clayton had another 5 game match with some excellent squash played by both these youngsters. After a long tussle Darcy came out the winner 3-2 with the points being 35-31.

 Hydraulinks players Ian Corby and Lachlan Sturgeon both had 5-setters against David Hogan and Leanne Kent (Snowy Hydro). Ian eventually lost to David 3-2 even ‘tho he had 36 points against David’s 35.  The Sturgeon/Kent match was just as close with Lachlan winning 3-2 (33 pts) against Leanne (35 pts).  Other team members were Abby Freimanis against Brad Constance in a very long 4-game match with Abby (a very newcomer to squash) winning 3-1. She is one young lady to watch! The end result was Hydraulinks  winning 9 games 123 pts to Snowy Hydro 8 games 124 pts – the one game Brad winning being the clincher and Peter Luk adding another notch to his belt by beating Stuart Wood 3-0.

Larry Maat once again lost his first game to Tim Wassink but stormed home when he worked Tim out 9-6,9-7 and 9-1. Kristie Kilpatrick had no trouble dealing with Leanne Corby but Sam Sergo had to pull out all stops to win against Dane Freimanis.  These are the other two young ones (along with newcomer Aaron Pottage) who will become the future faces of Cooma squash  This gave Cooma Cranes a win against Kleven Spain.

First 5 team positions are now Hydraulinks 66, Cooma Cranes 65, Hillross 61, Cooma Trophy and Gifts 56 and Monaro Discount Tyres 55. How close are they!

Squash Report 7/3/14

SQUASH REPORT

B GRADE: The comp is at the halfway mark and once again there were some tearaway wins and some close matches. Chris Tame and Alex Childs had good wins for their team Cooma Trophy and Gifts against Tim Wassink and Leanne Corby (Kleven Spain).However Kim Kleven and young Sam Sergo reversed the results with good wins against Alex Corby and Sarah Wolf who were able to score 1 game each and help their team win on the night.

Leanne Kent (Snowy Hydro) lost her first game against Kristie Kilpatrick (Cooma Cranes) 10-9 but came back to take the next two 9-6 and 9-3. Kristie fought back and took the 4^th 9-1 which meant it went to five. The last was a long match with the lead swapping several times but it eventually went to Kristie 9-7.  Good game ladies – got the applause it deserved at the end!  Larry Maat continued on his winning way. He did his usual loss of the first game against Stuart Wood but took the next three.  Abby and Dane Freimanis played each other with sibling rivalry. Dane narrowly won the first 10-9 but took the next two 9-6 and 9-1.  This helped his team win 128-86.

Narelle Rosewarne had no answers to Peter Luk’s speed around the court and little well-placed drop shots only able to earn 10 points for the match. Eloise Blanchard and Aaron Pottage were able to redeem a few points for their team Monaro Discount Tyres but Hydraulinks won 14-5 – the points were closer at 100-96.

Hillross – after a shaky start – has climbed up to a close 3^rd spot.  Tony Sergo, Darrell Gaukroger, Jason Harris and Amanda Andrich all won their matches against Susan Walters, Jacqui Schofield, Darcy Clayton and Gayle Harding.  Jason is charging ahead this comp winning all his games so far!

At this halfway point the team results are:

Hydraulinks 55, Cooma Cranes 53, Hillross 47,Monaro Discount Tyres 44, Cooma Trophy and Gifts 44, Paul Dyball Builders 44, Kleven Spain 42, Snowy Hydro 40 and Mark Kenmir & Co. 31

Squash Reports A + B Grade week 24th Feb

A Grade Squash Report 25-2-14

Tuesday evening saw Will Nicholls, playing at number 2 for Kleven Spain come up against Dirk Phillips representing Hydraulinks. In a torrid encounter both came out fighting with each keen to hold centrecourt position, often at the expense of personal safety. Game 1 went down to the wire with Phillips dominating the front with a series of short boasts and drop shots and Nicholls playing a longer shot for the corners. 2 missed double faults from the marker allowed Phillips to escape with a tight 10-8 win. Injustice served to fire up Nicholls who ran away with the second game 9-1. Game 3 saw Phillips take a handy lead to 4-0 before Nicholls walked into a straight drive from Phillips which left an indelible mark on his left thigh. As if the pain wasn’t enough the stroke awarded against him galvanised Nicholls to recover to 5-4 before going down9-5 in a somewhat angry encounter. Both players settled in the fourth and Nicholls composed himself to take the game 9-3 as a more disciplined game of driving deep and avoiding being hit paid off. Unfortunately Nicholls ran out of steam and in the 5^th had nothing to answer Phillips cunning drop shots and high speed boasts which allowed him to take the game 9-1 and the match 3-2. Again squash was the winner.

B Grade SQUASH REPORT: 27/2/14

Once again there were some interesting and surprise B grade matches. In one match Tony Sergo (Hillross) who had been previously undefeated went down to some brilliant play by Peter Luk (Hydraulinks) in a 5-setter. Some of Peter’s shorter and slower strokes caught Tony off guard and he just could not get to them in time. Both played excellent squash on the night. To make amends for Hillross Darrell Gaukroger had a surprise win against Ian Corby 3-0.

For Paul Dyball Builders Gerard Mackay and Trinity Maat played and won 5-setters against Stuart Wood and Abby Freimanis respectively.  Ged took advantage of Stuart having a cramp towards the end of the match and took the last game 9-0, while Trinity (who is playing better each week) took her last game against Abby (Snowy Hydro) 9-2.

In another long match Larry Maat (Cooma Cranes) took on Susan Walters, losing the first two 9-2 and 9-0. Spectators, thinking it was all over, then saw him take the next game 9-6 then 9-1 and 9-6 in the final to win the match. Well played Larry. Teammates Sarah Hamilton and Dane Freimanis also won their matches against Jacqui Schofield and Gayle Harding (Mark Kenmir & Co.) to give their team a convincing win.

Narelle Rosewarne (Monaro Discount Tyres) took on Chris Tame (Cooma Trophy & Gifts) and fought a long hard 5-setter before winning the  last 9-3.  Eloise Blanchard also had a long match against Alex Childs. Both of these up and coming youngsters played well but Eloise came out the winner 3-2.

B Grade Squash Report Week 3 Summer Competition

SQUASH REPORT

B grade had another interesting night with some dramatic scores. Paul Dyball Builders (Gerard Mackay, Mathew Nader, Karyn Sutton and Trinity Maat) went down to Cooma Trophy and Gifts (Christ Tame, Alex Corby, Alex Childs and Sarah Wolf) by 14-1, with Trinity being the only one to win a point for her team. Alex Childs, one of our upcoming junior members (who is also playing golf very well) scored 27-4 against Karyn Sutton who was previously undefeated.

Jason Harris (Hillross) again played a powerful game against Eloise Blanchard (who has been playing very well) and won 3-1 but his team lost to Monaro Discount Tyres 10-6.

Another wipeout went to Darcy Clayton (Mark Kenmir and Co) when he played Leanne Corby and only conceded 3 points in the match. However his team succumbed to Kleven Spain 9-6 when Kim Kleven and Sam Sergo had good wins – Tim Wassink saved the day for them by pinching one game from Susan Walters.

The match of the night was undoubtedly between Larry Maat (Cooma Cranes) and Peter Luk (Hydraulinks).  The very long 5-setter kept swapping leads with good rallies in every game. Both men came off the court sweating profusely but kept the audience entertained with some excellent squash. Peter came out the eventual winner – the game scores were 7-9,9-6,9-5,6-9 and 9-4. His win, along with Ian Corby (vs Sarah Hamilton) and Brad Constance (vs Dane Freimanis) giving his team an 11-7 victory.

A+ B Grade Round 1 2014 Match Reports

A Grade

Last Tuesday night saw the opening round of the Cooma Squash A Grade Autumn Comp. The new 6 teams of 6 players format was fully subscribed and saw many players rankling at their new-found gradings and keen to prove the graders wrong. The return of Andrew Nowland to Cooma after more than a decade spiced up the A1 which has been dominated by Corey Bedingfeild and the Bolton Twins in his absence.

The A3 match between Craig Wheatley (Mark Kenmir & Co) and Braden Skinner (Hillross) attracted plenty of interest. Skinner , returning from a long period of injury enforced absence looked set for a walkover based on prior form.

Wheatley surprised, taking the first game 9-6  while Skinner was getting his bearings. Skinner retaliated with a 9 -3 drubbing in the second setting up a tight 3^rd game. Wheatley took a handy lead in game 3 with his usual selection of unorthodox reverse boasts and unanticipated drives before Skinner rounded him up to take the game 9-5 after playing a disciplined game of deep drives. Game 4 looked to swing the other way with Wheatley again taking an early lead only to before Skinner’s tactical experience stole the match with a  9-6 finish. The final result of 3-1 to Skinner didn’t reflect the intense competition on the court.

B Grade

B grade has got off to a flying start with 9 teams of 4 players. It was great to see new faces at the courts – particularly younger players Aaron Pottage, Dane Freimanis and Abby Freimanis. Will be interesting to see if Dane and Abby follow in the footsteps of their father and grandfather, some of the best players Cooma has seen.

Ged Mackay came out with all guns blazing against Larry Maat and won the first, but Larry’s fitness won out and took the next three games. Tony Sergo rejoined the comp after a long absence but proved he is a force to be reckoned with by only conceding 10 points to up-and-coming young player Tim Wassink.

The Christmas break proved too much for husband and wife Alex and Leanne Corby.  They each went down 3-0 to David Hogan and fiery Jason Harris conceding 12 points and 13 points respectively. However everyone will get into their stride as the comp continues.

An interesting match was held between Darcy Clayton and Eloise Blanchard – another two of our ever-improving juniors. Darcy took the first two games 9-2,9-4 but Eloise went into overdrive and won the next three 9-5,9-5,9-6 to win the match.

Was great to see Narelle Rosewarne back with us but she has not hit her straps yet and found the going tough against Sue Walters, going down in three.

 

Summer Competition Draws Now Available on Xpoint

Summer Squash Competition Draws and Profiles are now available on Xpoint Websites
Agrade= http://www.xpointsports.com/division/5991

Bgrade = http://www.xpointsports.com/division/5994

Please contact your Competition Director if you have any questions using the following link:

http://www.xpointsports.com/region/348/contact

Season 2014 Calender

Cooma Squash Club Season 2014 Calender is now available below.

Registrations now being taken for Competitions 2014 - Message from President

Happy new year to all

Looking to organise numbers for the next Squash Comp.  All those interested please email or text back your intentions.The club mobile number is 0411 295889. The cut off date for entries will be 31 January 2014. 

The comp will start on the 4th Tuesday and 6th Thursday February 14.  The comp will run for 11 weeks.

Entry fees will be $110 Adults $60 Juniors.  All fees must be paid by the 2nd week.  Also remember there are yearly memberships available which allow you to play anytime.

We are keen for anyone interest in playing so if you have any friends keen on trying squash bring them along for a social hit or one of the chicken runs which will be held each Thursday before the comp starts.

Judo will also start 1st week of February for those wanting to try a different sport so again if your interested please let me know.

Hope to catch up with everyone at the courts.

Kindest Regards
John Kleven