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Otago Junior Open Champs - 2025

26/8/2025

Yasmin McLean & Tommy Gray both from Southland took out the 2025 Otago Junior Open titles at the Otago Champs hosted by Cromwell over the weekend. All juniors delivered an incredible showcase of squash talent in their various grades. Final results were as follows:
Boy's A: Tommy Gray (1st); Mason Hansen (2nd); Levi Casey (3rd)
Girl's A: Yasmin McLean (1st); Lakisha Mennell (2nd); Amelia McKay (3rd)
Boy's B: Liam Hogg (1st); George Crossan (2nd); Jack Cuddie (3rd)
Girl's B: Keira Giles (1st); Mia Mennell (2nd); Tera Willis (3rd)
Boy's C: Larry Williamson (1st); Heeje Han (2nd); Tyler Adams (3rd)
Girl's C: Violet Casey (1st); Cara Naylor (2nd); Ellie Gray
Boy's D: Max Jillings (1st); Richie Onyett (2nd); Charlie Dodd (3rd)

2025 Dunedin area Top Club - Taieri Squash Club

20/8/2025

Grade Winners:
Mixed 1: Otago A - 1st; Otago B - 2nd; Taieri A - 3rd; Round Robin: Pirates 1
Mixed 2: Palmerston A - 1st; Taieri B - 2nd; Sunnyvale A - 3rd; Round Robin: Palmerston A
Mixed 3: Otago D - 1st; Taieri C - 2nd; Otago E - 3rd; Round Robin: Otago E
Mixed 4: Taieri D - 1st; Otago University C - 2nd; Sunnyvale C - 3rd; Round Robin: Taieri D
Mixed 5: Taieri F - 1st; Pirates 5 - 2nd; Pirates 6 - 3rd; Round Robin: Taieri F
Mixed 6: Otago University D - 1st; Otago J - 2nd; Sunnyvale D - 3rd; Round Robin: Pirates 7
Mixed 7: Pirates 9 - 1st; Taieri H - 2nd: Palmerston C - 3rd; Round Robin: Pirates 9
Mixed 8: Varsity E - 1st; Sunnyvale E/Otago X - 2nd; Otago L - 3rd; Round Robin: Sunnyvale E/OtagoX
2025 OCT - Top Club of the Year
Taieri Squash Club (2.375) - 1st; Palmerston Squash Club (2.33) - 2nd; Otago University Squash Club
(1.60) - 3rd
2025 OCT - Female Player of the Year - Georgia Woodward (Taieri)
2025 OCT - Male Player of the Year - Josh Stannard (Otago University)

2025 - South Island Secondary School's Champs

18/8/2025

L - R: Andrew Swan, Mason Hansen, Ashton Hansen, Zavier Hansen

The 2025 South Island Secondary School's Squash Champs were hosted by Squash Southland over the weekend. Well done to the Otago Boy's High School (Team Hansen) winners of the overall boy's title from St. Bedes A (ChCh - 2nd) & Marlborough Boy's College (3rd). In doing so they did not drop a match and it is believed this was the first time in the tournaments history, a winning team was made up entirely of brothers. To achieve the win they beat Cashmere High School 3 - 0; Marlborough Boy's College 3 - 0 & St. Bede's College (A) 3. The girl's title was won by Southland Girl's 'A'.