The 2023 Central Juniors took place in Ohakune over the weekend of 29th - 30th July with age group titles played for by Juniors throughout the central region. Ohakune turned on stunning weather for the participants with one noticeable upset in the Under 19 Girls, third seed Isla Sweeney of SquashGym Palmerston North played some stunning squash to take down top seed Grace Burnard and take the title on countback. Isla was playing up a grade and took her age groups Under 17 title as well!
Full results from the Juniors were:
Under 11 Boys |
Champion |
Johnathan Chapple |
Inglewood |
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Runner Up |
Hunter Shields |
Ohakune |
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Third |
Colt Deadman |
Ohakune |
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Under 11 Girls |
Champion |
Alexia Laws |
Dannevirke |
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Runner Up |
Jessie Harding |
Ohakune |
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Third |
Casey Shields |
Ohakune |
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Under 13 Boys |
Champion |
Darius Mathews |
Whanganui |
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Runner Up |
Luke Garrett |
Ashhurst |
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Third |
Duncan McIntyre |
Hunterville |
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Under 13 Girls |
Champion |
Hana Harding |
Ohakune |
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Runner Up |
Paige Drinkwater |
Ohaklune |
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Third |
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Under 15 Boys |
Champion |
Jake Laws |
Dannevirke |
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Runner Up |
Jack Richardson |
Hunterville |
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Third |
Logan Garret |
Ashhurst |
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Under 15 Girls |
Champion |
Grace Rowe |
Ohakune |
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Runner Up |
Taylah-chae Collier |
Kawaroa Park |
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Third |
Tahlia Kean |
Palmerston Nth |
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Under 17 Boys |
Champion |
Maximus Mathews |
Whanganui |
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Runner Up |
Liam Burnard |
Ohakune |
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Third |
Sam Watson |
Stratford |
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Under 17 Girls |
Champion |
Isla Sweeney |
Palmerston Nth |
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Runner Up |
Anna Stokes |
Kawaroa Park |
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Third |
Kirsty Osborne |
Ohakune |
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Under 19 Boys |
Champion |
Brodie Bennett |
Tararua |
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Runner Up |
Cassius Leevey |
Kawaroa Park |
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Third |
Jayden Bayley |
Ohaklune |
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Under 19 Girls |
Champion |
Isla Sweeney |
Palmerston Nth |
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Runner Up |
Grace Burnard |
Ohakune |
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Third |
Elizabeth Laws |
Dannevirke |
Under 19 title winners Isla Sweeney and Brodie Bennett
