March 2017 Annual General Meeng Noce The ACT Masters Squash Associaon AGM will be held at 9:30pm on Monday 3rd April 2017 at the Woden club rooms. Your games for this night will be the best of 5 unlike previous years. As in previous years, Jenny Moylan and Mike De Nardi will be providing the supper at Woden, so a huge thanks to them both in advance. Nominaon forms are on the noce boards at the courts so if you are keen, please get your name down, or you can nominate on the night. If you are interested in being involved in the commiee but don’t know what it entails, please talk to one of the commiee members at the courts prior to the AGM. Rashes 2017 - Bega Challenge Many of you will be aware of the annual challenge held between ACT Masters squash and the Bega Squash Club - known as the "Rashes". For those who haven't previously parcipated this is a great weekend of med squash matches (30 minute matches) and social acvies with our colleagues at Bega. Players of all standards are welcome. This year it is Bega's turn to host the event and ACT Masters will be heading to the cheese capital of the world (Bega) on the 22nd and 23rd of April. If you are interested in joining us for a great weekend, please email ACT Masters Squash [email protected]. We need to finalise our numbers by Friday 31 March. If you require accommodaon, here are a few suggesons: Bega Village Motor Inn 02 6492 2966 Bega Downs Motor Inn 02 6492 2944 Bega Southtown Motor Inn 02 6492 2177 Bega Caravan Park 02 6492 2303 If you would like to know more about the event, please feel free to contact ACT Masters Squash. UPCOMING EVENTS 2017 Apr 8th & 9th - Bathurst - Dates Changed April 22nd & 23rd - Bega Challenge - Bega NSW Apr 28th, 29th & 30th - ACT Open/Vic Masters - Dromana May 13th & 14th - Thornleigh June 24th & 25th - NSW State Championship - Dural Jul 7th, 8th & 9th - Tassie Masters Championships - Tasmania Jul 21st, 22nd & 23rd - VIC Masters - Bendigo Jul 29th & 30th - NSW Bomaderry/Nowra Sep 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th - Australian Masters Squash Cham- pionship - Individuals - Ballarat VIC Sep 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th - Australian Masters Squash Championships - Teams - Ballarat VIC Oct 28th & 29th - Wyong/Long Jey Nov 4th & 5th - ACT Doubles Tournament Nov 17th, 18th & 19th - VIC Masters - Ballarat Nov 25th & 26th - Dapto/Canberra Cup - Woden
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March 2017
Annual General Meeting Notice The ACT Masters Squash Association AGM will be held at 9:30pm on Monday 3rd April 2017 at the Woden club rooms. Your games for this night will be the best of 5 unlike previous years. As in previous years, Jenny Moylan and Mike De Nardi will be providing the supper at Woden, so a huge thanks to them both in advance. Nomination forms are on the notice boards at the courts so if you are keen, please get your name down, or you can nominate on the night. If you are interested in being involved in the committee but don’t know what it entails, please talk to one of the committee members at the courts prior to the AGM.
Rashes 2017 - Bega Challenge Many of you will be aware of the annual challenge held between ACT Masters squash and the Bega Squash Club - known as the "Rashes". For those who haven't previously participated this is a great weekend of timed squash matches (30 minute matches) and social activities with our colleagues at Bega. Players of all standards are welcome. This year it is Bega's turn to host the event and ACT Masters will be heading to the cheese capital of the world (Bega) on the 22nd and 23rd of April. If you are interested in joining us for a great weekend, please email ACT Masters Squash [email protected]. We need to finalise our numbers by Friday 31 March. If you require accommodation, here are a few suggestions:
Bega Village Motor Inn 02 6492 2966 Bega Downs Motor Inn 02 6492 2944 Bega Southtown Motor Inn 02 6492 2177 Bega Caravan Park 02 6492 2303
If you would like to know more about the event, please feel free to contact ACT Masters Squash.
The Keith Jones Memorial Award is awarded each year in memory of Keith. Keith was a long term member of ACT Masters Squash. He was a major contributor to the work of the Committee and the running of ACT Masters squash over many years. Keith epitomized the Masters Spirit both on and off the court. Keith passed away in 2012. The 2017 Keith Jones Memorial Award was presented at the March Tournament dinner by Keith’s wife Judy Jones. The very deserving winner of this year’s award was Sue Parker. Sue has been a committee member for over 13 years. Sue is a strong competitor, always tries her hardest and always plays in the Masters spirit. What sets Sue apart is her happy disposition and manner on and off the court. Sue is also a very resourceful organiser, taking on the responsibility some time ago to organise all of our official, and many of our unofficial, functions including the March Tournaments and the past two National Championships that ACT Masters Squash has hosted. Sue has also taken on the role of accommodation coordinator for the ACT Masters teams travelling to take part in National Championships, a thankless task but one that she has made her own, along with functions organiser and Wrinkly’s Review organiser. Congratulations Sue.
Keith Jones Memorial Award
Mark Young, Sue Parker and Judy Jones
ACT Masters Championship
This year's March Tournament was again a fantastic weekend. We had a total of 146 players participating, which was a 20 percent increase on our 2016 numbers. Dinner (arranged by Sue Parker) was again a great night, this time on firm land at Rydges Capital Hill, with 84 players joining us for a great night out. I would like to thank a number of people, some who either aren't on the committee or even playing squash any longer, but still contributed a significant amount of their time so that we could enjoy a great weekend of squash. In particular, I would like to thank Lyn Dunmore, Linda Barich, Virginia Buring, Lisa Grice and Alan Martin for operating the desks over the weekend at Weston Creek and Woden. Jenny Moylan and Mike Di Nadi again ran a great kitchen, with nobody running the risk of going hungry. On Sunday Richard Horlock and Scott Caban spent hours slaving over a hot BBQ – in between Richard selling a truck load of raffle tickets. Lastly, I would like to pass on my sincere congratulations to Ron Smith for running yet another great tournament. I’m not sure how he does it, but he always seems to get the grading “just right”. Well done to everybody involved, both in running and participating over the weekend. The results and photos are below.
ACT Masters tournament tee-shirts The ACT Masters Squash committee decided to provide each participant in our recent ACT Masters tournament with a complimentary tee-shirt as part of their entry fee. A big thankyou is extended to Heather Campbell for all the time and effort she put into arranging the tee-shirt, in conjunction with a local company, On The Go Sports. The design incorporated the promotional logos of all our sponsors, and is intended to thank each of them for their on-going support for ACT Masters Squash. We were fortunate to attract an increase in participants to our tournament this year, however, this necessitated the need to place a second order for additional tee-shirts. As soon as this new order arrives, the tee-shirts will be delivered to all the players who were unable to collect their shirt on the tournament weekend.
Just some of the March Tournament team of volunteers:
Ron Smith, Linda Barich, Lyn Dunmore, Jenny Moylan and Mike De Nadi Sue Parker and Heather Campbell
Presentations - 2017 ACT March Tournament
Event Award Awarded to
(1) Men's Open Winner Jeff Bond
Runner Up Howie Johns
(2) Men's Division 2 Winner Colin Watego
Runner Up Mick Hookham
Third Mick Bayley
(3) Men's Division 3 Winner Ritchie Dummett
Runner Up Jeff Hamelink
(4) Men's Division 4 Winner Jeff Row
Runner Up Graeme Sellar
Third Evan Williams
Plate Glen Sharp
(5) Men's Division 5 Winner Peter Chang
Runner Up Aaron Matthes
Third Mark Allison
Plate Andrew Harris
(6) Men's Division 6 Winner Wally Guerreiro
Runner Up Graeme Deards
(7) Men's Division 7 Winner Richard Wood-bridge
Runner Up Wayne Alford
Third Barry Werth
(8) Men's Division 8 Winner Frank Cortes
Runner Up Alan Martin
Third Haydn Daly
Plate Nev Sheather
(9) Men's Division 9 Winner Denis Mettam
Runner Up Tim Dann
Third Michael Nuttall
Plate Minh Pham
(10) Men's Division 10 Winner Brent Carlisle
Runner Up Kevin Yeadon
Third Dennis Curtis
Plate Geoff Morley
(11) Men's Division 11 Winner Tony Bullman
Runner Up Peter Schulze
Third Craig Bassett
Plate Richard Fry
Presentations - 2017 ACT March Tournament
Event Award Awarded to
(12) Men's Division 12 Winner Frank Cassidy
Runner Up Luis Lopez
Third Peter Campbell
Plate Geoff Hunter
(13) Men's Division 13 Winner Denis O'Donnell
Runner Up John Tasker
(14) Men's Division 14 Winner Shane Cox
Runner Up Richard Gatty
Third Ernie Speed
(15) Women's Open Winner Lisa Matthews
Runner Up Davina Harding
Third Kathryn Matheson
(16) Women's Division 2 Winner Julie Medway
Runner Up Tracey Lee Hall
Third Debbie Carlisle
Plate Laney LashBrook-Gough
(17) Women's Division 3 Winner Leanne Heyhorn
Runner Up Sue Parker
Third Jan Grant
Plate Julie Collie
(18) Women's Division 4 Winner Alison Voller
Runner Up Katie Totaro
Third Janelle Curtis
Plate Antoinette Harmer
(19) Women's Division 5 Winner Lynda Hancock
Runner Up Debbie Bryant
Third Joanne Terry
(20) Women's Division 6 Winner Vicki Kitchen
Runner Up Rhonda Fry
Third Elaine Gray
Plate Cathy Ryan
(21) Women's Division 7 Winner Jane Cottam-Manning
Runner Up Michelle Francis-Kerr
(22) Men's Division 6A Winner Todd Gurney
Runner Up Sebastian Schnek
ACT Masters Championship Results
ACT Masters Championship Photos
Welcome New Players We would like to welcome all the new players to ACT Masters Squash and wish them many years of enjoying not only playing squash but the friendships that are made along the way. Along with many great memories to come and let us not forget the story telling of those missed shots, great placed shots and even those shots that had to be seen to be believed.
Big welcome to:
Shane Cox Stephen Barnett Jodie Barnett Wayne Alford Judi Martin Gareth Dear Desiree Van Kleef Amanda Pitkin Nina Hill Julie Hanson Meg Thomas Alison Fry Ben Kopilow Robyn Douglas
