Herts Girls Squash Newsletter
HERTS GIRLS SQUASH Newsletter……August 2007
We hope you have had a great Summer and are ready for the new season (and the new school year!). It was difficult to match the triumph of the U-13 team in becoming National County Champions in the 2005-6 season, but all 3 of our county teams (U-17,U-14 and U-11) won their East Anglian League competitions last season. The U-15 and U-13 England squash inter-county teams both had some success and the four Girls’ Sunday squash mornings at Cannons and Bishops Stortford were well attended with 73 girls involved in one or more of the sessions. Below are details of last season as well as key events in the new season. If you have any questions please call Julian Craxton (Girls County Organiser) on 07711 748557. ENGLAND RANKINGS… congratulations to: U-15 at 5 Jemma Ockwell (Radlett),at 15 Brogan Lane (B Stortford), at 38 Rachael Foster (Cannons) and at 43 Anna Bradly (Cannons). U-13 at 21 Hannah Mulvey (B Stortford) COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006…well done to the following !!! U-9 winner…Grace Gear (Gosling) U-11 winner…Hannah Daly (Broxbourne) 2nd Kira Eilfield (Harpenden) 3rd Grace Gear (Gosling) 4th Sarah Brown (Radlett) U-13 winner…Brogan Lane (B Stortford) 2nd Jessica Foster (Cannons) 3rd Natasha Drake (B Stortford) 4th Ashleigh Booth (B Stortford) U-15 winner…Rachael Foster (Cannons) 2nd Brogan Lane (B Stortford) 3rd Anna Bradly (Cannons) 4th Lauren Smith-Squire (Cannons) U-19 winner…Jemma Ockwell (Radlett) 2nd Rachael Foster (Cannons) 3rd Anna Bradly (Cannons) 4th Lyndsey Phillips (W Herts) COUNTY MATCHES England Squash Inter-county U-15 Stage 1 (Cannons, 15 Oct): with Anna Bradly unavailable the team of 5 started strongly with a 5-0 win over Suffolk but lost out 1-4 to a very strong Surrey team. Fortunately Rachael Foster’s 3/0 victory and useful points from Brogan Lane and Natasha Drake enabled the girls to collect enough points to qualify for the next stage. Stage 2 (Lee-on-Solent, 28 Jan): revenge was gained with a 3-2 win over Surrey but the team lost 2-3 against Hampshire and 1-4 against Kent. Anna played superbly to win all 3 of her ties and there were also wins for Brogan and Natasha. With all squad members still u-15 next season, we are optimistic that the team could do well in the 2007-8 campaign! SQUAD: Jemma Ockwell (Radlett), Rachael Foster (Cannons), Brogan Lane (B Stortford), Anna Bradly (Cannons), Jessica Foster (Cannons), Natasha Drake (B Stortford) and reserve Jasmine Eilfield (Harpenden) England Squash Inter-county U-13 Stage 1 (Wimbledon, 5 Nov): missing first string Brogan Lane, the team battled well against tough opponents but lost 1-2 against Essex and 0-3 against Surrey. Stage 2 (B Stortford, 4 Feb): the girls won all 3 matches to win the 4-county event. A narrow 2-1 victory over Surrey II was followed by wins over Essex (2-1) and Kent (3-0). SQUAD: Brogan Lane (B Stortford), Jessica Foster (Cannons), Natasha Drake (B Stortford), Melanie Abegglen (B Stortford), Ashleigh Booth (B Stortford), Hannah Daly (Broxbourne) and Kira Eilfield (Harpenden). East Anglian League (Herts, Cambs, Suffolk, Norfolk) Round 1: Bishops Stortford Nov 12th Round 2: St Ives Jan 14th Round 3: Ipswich March 4th Round 4: Norwich April 29th. Each county hosted a full Sunday’s squash, and a team of 18 Herts girls travelled to Norwich for the final league stage, emerging as victors in all 3 age groups. Many girls new to squash have benefited from the chance to represent their county and have played really well against the other counties. Many thanks go to the parents who have helped with transport and supported the Herts girls. U-11 team..in the earlier rounds a team of 2 or 3 girls had played friendlies against the other counties.At Norwich a team of 5 defeated Norfolk 26-6. Squad: Grace Gear (Gosling), Hannah Mulvey and Daisy Moore (both B Stortford), Annabelle Gay and Megan Godfrey- Evans (both Harpenden) U-14 team (5 aside)..HERTS 98 NORFOLK 77 SUFFOLK 30 Squad: Brogan Lane, Natasha Drake, Ashleigh Booth and Melanie Abegglen (all B Stortford), Jessica Foster (Cannons), Jasmine Eilfield and Kira Eilfield (both Harpenden), Charity Price (Gosling) Raveena Bansal (R Masonic) and Hannah Daly (Broxbourne) U-17 team (5 aside)..HERTS 112 NORFOLK 95 CAMBS 61 SUFFOLK 41 Squad: Jemma Ockwell and Hannah Brown (both Radlett), Rachael Foster, Anna Bradly and Lauren Smith-Squire (all Cannons), Caitlin Brown (Chantry), Nikita Bansal (R Masonic) and Jade Kerr (Tring) GIRLS SQUASH MORNINGS Oct 29th at Cannons…coaching and a graded tournament..it was fortunate that a 5th court had been booked as a record 36 turned up!! Results: A grade winner Jasmine Eilfield (Harpenden) 2nd Natasha Drake, 3rd Nikita Bansal, 4th Hannah Brown B grade winner Kira Eilfield (Harpenden) 2nd Raveena Bansal, 3rd Charlotte Treadwell, 4th Grace Gear C grade winner Camilla Camerea (Radlett) 2nd Kathryn Godfrey-Evans, 3rd Sophie Cartledge and Lisa Miller D grade winner Sarah Brown (Radlett) 2nd Anabel Elliot, 3rd Helen Gibson, 4th Megan Godfrey-Evans E grade winner Amy Chung (W Herts) 2nd Ellen Treadwell, 3rd Daisy Moore, 4th Lauren McKenzie Dec 17th at B Stortford…so close to Xmas yet a great turn-out of 21 girls and thanks to Jason Foster and the Bishops Stortford club for the courts. Results: A grade winner Ashleigh Booth (B Stortford) 2nd Charity Price, 3rd Natasha Drake, 4th Hannah Brown B grade winner Hannah Daly (Broxbourne) 2nd Hannah Mulvey, 3rd Grace Gear, 4th Anna Davis C grade winner Annabelle Gay (Harpenden) 2nd Amy Chung, 3rd Polly Banks, 4th Helen Gibson D grade winner Daisy Moore (B Stortford) 2nd Sophie Gay, 3rd Isobel Payne, 4th Amy Morris Feb 25th at Cannons…a new record with 41 girls involved ! Results: A grade winner Natasha Drake (B Stortford) 2nd Ashleigh Booth, 3rd Jasmine Eilfield, 4th Charity Price B grade winner Maria Penney (W Herts) 2nd Hannah Daly, 3rd Kira Eilfield, 4th Fiona Wells C grade winner Anna Davis (Panshanger) 2nd Camilla Camerea, 3rd Grace Gear, 4th Hannah Tilley D grade winner Megan Godfrey-Evans (Harpenden) 2nd Emily Holm, 3rd Sophie Cartledge, 4th Rachel Penn E grade winner Rosie Rance (Tring) 2nd Beth Carter, 3rd Daisy Moore, 4th Amber Jessop F grade winner Chloe Yioangou (Potters) 2nd Ellis Goodger, 3rd Nicole O’Keefe, 4th Charlotte Goodger G grade winner Frances Ingram (F Manor) 2nd Aislinn Veasey, 3rd Georgia Cusworth, 4th Isobel Payne April 15th at Cannons…another great turnout of 41 and our usual thanks to Lesley Garner and Cannons for allowing us to use the courts. Results: A grade winner Natasha Drake (B Stortford) 2nd Nikita Bansal, 3rd Charity Price, 4th Hannah Brown B grade winner Kira Eilfield (Harpenden) 2nd Raveena Bansal, 3rd Hannah Daly, 4th Anna Davis C grade winner Grace Gear (Gosling) 2nd Charlotte Treadwell, 3rd Sarah Brown, 4th Annabelle Gay D grade winner Sophie Reynolds (Gosling) 2nd Georgia Dubowitz, 3rd Chloe Yioangou, 4th Helen Gibson E grade winner Amy Reynolds (Gosling) 2nd Nicole O’Keefe, 3rd Ellen Treadwell, 4th Isobel Payne F grade winner Chloe Sharp (Harpenden) 2nd Eloise Smith 3rd Harriet Hollinshead-Lee, 4th Lucy Turberville OTHER LOCAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2006-7 Oct14th…Harpenden U-9 Graded…A grade winner Grace Gear, E grade winner Ellie Garner, 2nd Ellen Treadwell. Nov 18th…Harpenden Graded…U-10 C grade 2nd Annabelle Gay, 3rd Helen Gibson. U-10 E grade 2nd Isobel Payne. O-10 D grade 2nd Kira Eilfield 3rd Hannah Daly. O-10 F grade 2nd Sarah Brown. Dec 10th…Radlett Graded…E grade winner Raveena Bansal, 3rd Hannah Tilley Dec 23rd…Harpenden Xmas Graded…E grade winner Beatrice Cash, 2nd Alison Small, 3rd Rachel Penn Feb 10th…Harpenden Graded…U-10 A grade 3rd Annabelle Gay. U-10 B grade 2nd Georgie Dubowitz. U-10 C grade 3rd Isobel Payne. Senior B grade 2nd Jasmine Eilfield. Senior C grade 3rd Hannah Daly Feb 11th…Radlett Graded…C grade winner Hannah Daly. D grade winner Sarah Brown, 2nd Kathryn Godfrey-Evans. April 15th…Radlett Graded…D grade 3rd Alison Small 2007-8 CALENDAR DATES AUGUST Sun 26 GIRLS SQUASH MORNING coaching + graded tournament at Cannons (St Albans) 9.45am-12.15. All standards welcome!! Sun 26 Radlett Charity Graded Tournament (Boys + Girls) at Radlett Squash Club… U-9s 1pm-2.15pm and O-9s 2.30pm-5pm Tues 28-Fri 31 Radlett Squash Week..coaching, games and a tournament on the Friday. Beginners 1.45, Middles 2.45 and Seniors 3.45-5pm. SEPTEMBER Sat 15 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS..U-9 and U-11 at Radlett 9.30am-1pm entries by 11 Sept. Sun 23 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS..U-13 and U-17 at Cannons (St Albans) (as last year the Girls’ matches will all be on Sunday) entries by 7 Sept. Sun 30 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS..U-15 and U-19 at Berkhamsted (as last year the Girls’ matches will all be on Sunday) entries by 14 Sept. The new county rankings will be based on county championship results. If you have been unable to get an entry form from your club or download one from the Herts squash website, just call Julian for a form. OCTOBER Sat 6 Harpenden U-9 (Boys + Girls) Graded 10am Sun 7 Radlett Charity Graded (Boys + Girls) 2.30-5pm ( + u-9s 1pm-2.15pm) Sun 14 England Squash U-15 Inter-county stage 1…team of 5 (u-15 on 15/03/08) with Stage 2 on 27/01/08 Sun 21 GIRLS SQUASH MORNING coaching + graded tournament at B Stortford 9.45am-12.15. Wed 24-Fri 26 Radlett Squash Course..coaching, games and a tournament on the Friday. Beginners 1.45, Middles 2.45 and Seniors 3.45-5pm. NOVEMBER Sun 4 England Squash U-13 Inter-county stage 1…team of 3 (u-13 on 22/03/08) with Stage 2 on 03/02/08 DECEMBER Sat 22 Harpenden Xmas Graded (Boys + Girls)...U-10 11am-1pm O-10 2-5pm Sun 23 GIRLS SQUASH MORNING coaching + graded tournament at Cannons 9.45am-12.15. Sun 23 Radlett Xmas Charity Graded (Boys + Girls) 2.30- 5pm (+ u-9s 1-2.15pm) GOOD LUCK in the new season!!!With the county championships in September try to play as much as you can in August and early September.Please keep the above dates free so we can put out our strongest county teams and please let Julian know if you have any problems with any dates. The East Anglian League dates have not yet been fixed. Best wishes…Julian Craxton ( 07711 748557 ), Janet Lawlor and Steve Lloyd |