Canowindra Squash Club Championship winners: Rox Breen, Mark Adams, Darcy Palmer, Amber Adams, Wendy Bow-man, Courtney Pearce, Sandy McDonald, Jamie Austin, Hugh Breen, Sammy Austin, Elsey Watson, Scout Stacey and Bruce Austin.
Canowindra Squash Club held their annual Club Championships during the week starting 5th September with finals, then finishing with a BBQ and presentation held on Saturday 10th September.
The Championships were slightly down on numbers this year, but this did not in affect the standard of squash that was played throughout the week.
The High School and Ladies preliminaries kicked off on the Monday with many close games being played. It was great to see so many high school kids take part in the high school, Opens and Ladies categories as well.
Thursday night saw the Men’s Masters and Open category preliminaries commence and this too saw some close matches and lots of improvement from all players. The games were fast and furious at times and the level of sportsmanship displayed was commendable.
Saturday morning finished off all the preliminaries. A big congratulations to the following players who won their finals and a mention to Jamie and Sammy Austin who fought it out in the Open final for a second consecutive year. What a fabulous game to watch.
Finals Results:
• Open Champion – Jamie Austin
• Open R/U – Sammy Austin
• Open Consolation Winner – Jordan Smith
• Ladies Champion – Amber Adams
• Ladies R/U – Wendy Bowman
• Ladies Consolation Winner – Elsey Watson
• Men’s Masters Champion – Mark Adams
• Men’s Masters R/U – Bill Paul
• Ladies Masters Champion – Wendy Bowman
• Ladies Masters R/U – Sandy McDonald
• B Grade Champion – Hugh Breen
• B Grade R/U – Bruce Austin
• B Grade Consolation Winner – Wendy Bowman
• C Grade Champion – Roxanne Breen
• C Grade R/U – Bianca Lyons
• C Grade Consolation Winner – Elsey Watson
• D Grade Champion – Courtney Pearce
• D Grade R/U – Scout Stacey
• D Grade Consolation Winner – Darcy Palmer
• High School Champion – Elsey Watson
• High School R/U – Darcy Palmer
• High School Consolation Winner – Scout Stacey
The most improved awards went to the younger players,
• Most Improved Junior – Connor Watson
• Most Improved Lady – Darcy Palmer
• Most Improved Man – Hugh Breen
The prestigious club awards are voted on by all players, went to three very deserving recipients. The Tony Dunn award for Sportsmanship was a draw this year which has never happened before. The two very worthy recipients were Sandy McDonald and Courtney Pearce. The Club Person was awarded to Amber Adams for her hard work and dedication to the club.
We would like to thank our valued sponsors for 2022. Championship Sponsors- Nassau Estate, Swinging Bridge Wines, Viridis Ag, Sportspower Orange, Sportspower Cowra, Orange Tenpin Bowl, Taste Canowindra Bottle Shop.
Continued club sponsors- Lawrences IGA, David Bigg Accountancy, MJA Cattle Scan, HydroVac, Canowindra Tyre Service, Montrose House.
The Squash Club will be holding their AGM on Wednesday 19th October at 6pm. We would love to see fresh faces join the committee and invite all players to come along.
Our Term 4 Competition will start back after the school holidays. Anyone wishing to play will need to get their names in to court captains by the end of the first week of the holidays. We always love to see new faces joining our club so if you would like to come and give squash a go, please contact Amber on 0427 761 984. Also, our Canowindra Squash Club Facebook page has regular updates on upcoming comps with details and events.
By Amber Adams
Squash open winners: Jordan Smith, Sammy Austin and Jamie Austin
Squash high school winners: Darcy Palmer, Scout Stacey and Elsey Watson.