Squash women’s team win two tournaments in a week
Dannevirke Women’s squash is on a high having won two tournaments in a week.
In Whanganui at the Central Regions Inter-Club Division Two final the team beat Taihape 3-1 to capture the trophy.
This was the culmination of 12 weeks of home-and-away matches.
Dannevirke was top qualifier by quite a few points and was pleased to win the final.
This is the third consecutive year the team has won the tournament.
The team included coach Amanda Cunningham, Anna Rhodes, Natasha Peeti, Michelle Barber, Kaitlyn Holtham and Erana Peeti-Webber, Rebecca Hewitt and Wendy Stratford.
On Friday and Saturday Dannevirke women played in the Central Districts E-grade Women’s Super Tournament at Dannevirke beating both O¯ hakune and Kawaroa Park over the two days, 4-1 in games. This earned them the championship and the right to compete at the Nationals at Christchurch in September.
Meanwhile Tararua and Dannevirke mens’ teams competed against five other clubs for their Central Districts E-Grade Super Championships last weekend as well, playing over three days in a roundrobin.
The result came down to the last game on Sunday between Tararua and Ha¯ wera to decide the overall champion, Ha¯ wera winning the last game to clinch the match 3-2 and take the championship. Tararua was third and Dannevirke sixth.
Bryn Kerton of Kawaroa Park, New Plymouth, and Sean Edwards of Dannevirke fought out a tough game at the tournament, which was won by Bryn.