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Squash 2012 photos:
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February: College hosted a very successful Dave Hodgson Squash Festival over last weekend and many closely contested matches were played. College won their match against Dale College but lost to Grey College, Queen's College and Selborne.

Assembly Notice 14 February:
Before our departure to Bloemfontein last weekend John Joseph was elected as the Captain of the 1st team for this season and our congratulations go to him.
The trip to Bloemfontein was a great success and most matches were very closely contested affairs. The results were as follows:
vs St Stithians we drew in matches but won 12-10 on game count
vs Pretoria Boys' B we drew in matches but lost on game count 12-13
vs St John's College we lost 9-15
vs King Edward to VII we lost 9-14
vs St Alban's College we drew in matches but won on game count 11-10



1st Squash team at the 2012 St Andrew's School Squash Festival in Bloemfontein
Left to right: Stefan Euijen (Coach), John Joseph (Captain), Andrew Gooden, Bradley Love, Xavier McNaughton, Brandon Haynes, James Godlonton and Mr D Alcock.

The following appointment were made for the 2010 season:
Captain: Dane van der Westhuyzen
Vice-Captain: James Fircks

 

ASSEMBLY ANNOUNCEMENT - WEDNESDAY 05 OCTOBER 2011 
SQUASH COLOURS RE-AWARD 
It gives me great pleasure to present Stefan Euijen with a Squash Colours Re-Award for 2011. 

SQUASH - ASSEMBLY ANNOUNCEMENT - 14 JUNE 2011 
The following squash players have been selected to represent various Eastern Province teams at the Inter-Provincial Tournaments over half -term.
Otto Fietze - Under 14B
James Godlonton - Under 16B
Brandon Haynes - Under 16A 
Stefan Euijen - Under 19A

SQUASH REPORT - ASSEMBLY 08 JUNE 2011:
Two squash teams travelled through to Queenstown last week Friday to participate in the annual Derby Day. Our Junior team really struggled and they lost all of their matches. The Senior Team drew 3-3 in matches but unfortunately lost the fixture very narrowly on the game count of 10-11. Stefan Euijen won his match very convincingly 3-0, and James Godlonton and Thomas Filmer also won their matches.

ASSEMBLY REPORT 23 MARCH 2011:
Stefan Euijen and Brandon Haynes travelled to Johannesburg this past weekend to participate in the SA Closed Squash Championships. This is an elite tournament where only the top four squash players from each province in each age group are invited.
At the end of the tournament, Brandon Haynes was ranked at number 2 in the B Section. Stefan Euijen achieved his goal of reaching the top 10 in the country and was ranked at Number 10. This is a remarkable achievement and our congratulations go to both squash players on an outstanding performance this past weekend. Well done! 

ASSEMBLY REPORT 09 MARCH 2011: 
Five squash players travelled to Bloemfontein this weekend to participate in the Free State Open Squash Tournament. The final placings were as follows:

Otto Fietze

2nd in U/14B section

Mcebisi Mtombeni

22nd in U/16C section

Max Mitchell

30th in U/16B section

Brandon Haynes

9th in U/16B section

Stefan Euijen

14th in U/19A section

Stefan Euijen participated in the U/19 A section and achieved a very impressive ranking of 14. This is very close to his goal of achieving a TOP 10 ranking.
Brandon Haynes and Stefan Euijen will both be competing in the SA Closed Championships in Jo'burg in two weeks time where they will hopefully improve their rankings.

DAVE HODGSON SQUASH FESTIVAL:
College hosted a very successful Dave Hodgson Squash Festival over the weekend. The results were as follows: 4 matches played - 2 won and 2 lost. On Friday we won our matches against Dale College 18 - 0 and Queen's College 18 - 6. On Saturday we lost to Grey High School in a close encounter 10 - 14, and we went down 3 - 18 against Selborne College.

SQUASH TOUR TO THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL SQUASH FESTIVAL IN BLOEMFONTEIN:  The 1st squash team participated in the annual St. Andrew's Squash Festival in Bloemfontein this weekend.
Before our departure, Stefan Euijen was elected as the captain of squash for the 2011 season, and we congratulate him on this appointment.  
The team played 5 matches over the weekend and won 3 and lost 2. The results were as follows: We lost to Glenwood High School 4-15, and to Michaelhouse 6-15 We won our matches against Pretoria Boys' High B 13-9, St Albans College 18-2 and Parktown Boys' High 18-0   Special mention must be made of Stefan Euijen who won all his matches convincingly. Well done to him and the team on a great tour!
 

Assembly 8 September 2010: Squash colours awarded to Dane Van der Westhuyzen.
 

 

3 October 2010. The Inter-House Squash Competition was a keenly contested event.

The results were as follows:  Junior competition:
Runner-up - Upper House; and winner Mullins house Senior competition:
Runnder-up - Upper House; and winner Espin House 
  

SQUASH - 21 SEPTEMBER 2010:
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Squash teams each played two matches last week. College won three matches, drew one match and lost two matches.
The most notable result of the week was when the first team beat the Kingswood College 1st team by 8 points to 6. Stefan Euijen and James Fircks both won their matches against the Kingswood side which is currently in the lead in the first league. Well done to all the squash players.  

May 2010:
The following squash players have been selected to represent the Eastern Province this year at the Inter-Provincial Tournaments:
Stefan Euijen (U19A)
Brandon Haynes (U16B)
 

Annual Dave Hodgson Squash Festival:
St Andrew's College hosted the annual Dave Hodgson squash festival this weekend which was most successful. The results of the 4 matches played were as follows:
vs Dale College - Won 18-0
vs a very strong Queen's College side we lost 0-18
vs Grey High School - Lost 7-15. (Stefan Euijen was the only player to win his match!)
vs Stirling High School - Won 17-3
Mr Alcock would like to thank the many College supporters who came along to watch this weekend.

The 1st Squash Team played five matches at the St Andrew's School Squash Festival in Bloemfontein and won all five. The results were as follows: 

 

Opponent

Result

St Albans

Won 5 – 1

Pretoria Boys’ High B

Won on game count 12 – 10

St Andrew’s School B

Won 6 – 0

Parktown Boys’ High

Won 5 – 1

St Stithians

Won 4 – 2

Mr Alcock would like to thank the team for their wonderful cooperation during the weekend and for their tremendous commitment and determination despite the heat  

 

In the Senior competition Mullins won after an exciting final match between Wayde Guedes and Steven Harding. Graham House were runners-up.

ASSEMBLY REPORT 23 JUNE 2009 
The squash teams have played 14 matches over the last two weeks, losing 7 encounters and winning 6. (One result is still pending)
The 8th team had a very close match against the Port Alfred High 3rd team in Port Alfred on Friday 12 June winning 10-8.
The 1st team played Kenton 1st's on Thursday night11 June in Kenton and won narrowly 9-7. Jaco Delport won his match 3-1 (Dropping one game against the well-known 72 year old Walter Kitkat!) and Stefan Euijen won his match 3-0.  

ASSEMBLY ANNOUNCEMENT 09 JUNE 2009:
The Senior and Junior Squash teams played against Queen's College on Friday afternoon last week. The Senior team lost 6-0 although some tough matches were played. Craig McCune had a marathon game in the number one slot against Kyle Schwarz with one of the games going to 15-13 and James Fircks was the only one to win a game. 
The Juniors were slightly more successful with Brandon Haynes and Thomas Filmer winning their matches. The final result of the junior match was 4-2 to Queen's College. 

EP SELECTIONS
After three tough rounds of trials, the following College boys have been selected to represent Eastern Province at the Interprovincial Tournaments this year:
Craig McCune - U/19B
Stefan Euijen - U/16A
Brandon Haynes - U/14A
James Godlonton - U/14B 

2 June:
Six squash matches were played last week of which we won 5 and lost 1. The 1st and 2nd teams wins against Port Alfred and Seven Fountains were particularly pleasing results. Well done to the squash players on a successful week!

26 May:
The College Squash teams played 8 matches last week of which we lost 5, drew 1 and won 2. The 3rd and 5th teams won their matches against Kingswood College 3rd's and 4th's. The 1st team lost 2-12 to a Rhodes 1st team league side.

16 May 2009:
Stefan Euijen and James Godlonton participated in the Alan Stapleton Squash Tournament in Port Elizabeth. Stefan was placed 5th in the U16A section out of 16 players and James was placed 7th in the U14A section - both fine achievements, well done!

 

 

 

The 1st squash team played their first Grahamstown League match on Thursday 19 March against Graeme College and the team won 9-7.  

We then hosted the Dave Hodgson Squash Festival this weekend (21 & 22 March) and the results were as follows:
vs Queen's College - Lost 6-0 (18-5 in game scores)
vs Grey High School - Lost 4-2 (14-13 in games scores)
vs Stirling High - Won 6-0
vs Dale College - Won 6-0 

Congratulations to Craig McCune on being appointed as the 1st team squash captain for 2009 and Brian Skosana on his appointment as the vice captain.    

St. Andrew's School FNB Squash Festival in Bloemfontein 6-8 February 2009:
This past weekend saw the St. Andrew's College 1st squash team taking part in the annual St. Andrew's School FNB Squash Festival. The team consisted of Stefan Euijen, Craig McCune (Captain), Dane van der Westhuyzen, Brian Skosana (Vice-Captain), Dean Frielinghaus and James Dunbar.
The team started their campaign in less than ideal conditions, having to step onto the court soon after they arrived. The high altitude meant more difficulties as all the players battled to find good length in their first game. Playing against a strong KES team, College went down with a fight 1-5 in matches.
Saturday morning saw the team up against a resilient St. Albans side. With a game's experience under the belt, the guys had no problems and managed to win the match 5 - 1. Saturday afternoon saw us come up against a strong St. John's side. The squash was brilliant and the team could not be faltered on their efforts. It went down to the wire, but unfortunately some errors at crucial times meant we lost the fixture 12-13 in games after drawing 3-3 in matches.
Saturday evening was one of the highlights of the tour and the team enjoyed a well organised formal dinner.
On Sunday morning the stiffness started setting in, but the boys had to psych themselves up to play a tough St. Andrew's School 'B' side. With news that they had narrowly beaten the St. John's team the previous day, the boys were more determined than ever to show their worth, and that they did; taking it 4-2 in matches.
Congratulations must go to all the boys for having impeccable behaviour throughout the Festival, both on the court and off the court. Special congratulations must go to Brian Skosana who was able to win all four of this matches, and thanks to Alistair Ferreira, Steve Andrew and Charles (our driver) who accompanied the team on this enjoyable tour. This event is certainly an annual highlight on our squash calendar and was, once again, a good warm-up for the busy season ahead.    

The Inter-House Squash matches were played on Sunday 11 October and Mr Alcock would like to thank the players for the wonderful spirit that the matches were played in and for the tremendous support shown, particularly at the Seniors Final match!
The final results were as follows:
In the Junior competition, Graham House was victorious with Upper being the runners-up.

 

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