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.