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Karratha Squash Club

Locality: Karratha, Western Australia

Phone: +61 402 778 167

Address: Leisureplex 6714 Karratha, WA, Australia

Website: http://karrathasquash.myclub.org.au

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25.01.2022 Round 2 of club championships have got off to an early start with a few players nursing sore bodies from the night before. Great exhibitions between Andre Blignaut and Paul Orr finishing the round with a thrilling end in 5 games. Earlier Travis Corfield came from behind 0-2 to defeat Kelsie Burns in 5 games. Results from A Grade: S Great-Rex d K Sherrard 3-1, A Blignaut d P Orr 3- 2, R Collins d G May 3-1, P Munro d H De Beer 3-1.... Results from B Grade: R Collins d D Offenburg 3-0, D Carpenter d S VanDer Walt 3-1, T Corfield d K Burns 3-2, J Harding d P Thompson 3-0. Results from C Grade: H Eaton d M Newby 3-0, J Freimanis d D Munro 3-0, S Branch-Smith d M Hartford-Mills 3-0, R Mehra d P Wojcik 3-0. Finals now underway for glory. A grade to be fought between Shane Great-Rex and Andre Blignaut, B grade to be between Rhys Collins and Dan Carpenter and C Grade is between Henry Eaton and John Freimanis.

25.01.2022 Squash is back - and so is the Shot of the Month! They may have been out for six months but their skills have shown no signs of diminishing What's your favo...urite? 1 Mohamed Elshorbagy 2 Karim Abdel Gawad 3 Fares Dessouky 4 James Willstrop 5 Gregoire Marche 6 Mohamed Abouelghar- 7 Karim Abdel Gawad 8 Mohamed Abouelghar- 9 Gregoire Marche 10 Mohamed Elshorbagy

25.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS ... FENACLNG IS ON!! Dampier Squash Club will be running a modified FeNaClNG Squash tournament in 4 weeks time on 1-2 August 2020. If you are interested, contact Andre on 0405 717 245. Names are required by 10 July so there is no time to waste.... Dampier Squash Club contact is Sally on 0416 456 557 So far club interest from Rhys Collins, Jordan Ralph, Andre Blignaut, Preston Munro, Shane Great-Rex, Hannes deBeer, Paul Orr

24.01.2022 Things are looking up for the Karratha Squash Club with a brighter future (poor dad joke!). LED ceiling lights are brightening up our three courts with the prospect of them being all available for use tomorrow for social squash at 6:30pm.

24.01.2022 Thanks Wickham Squash Club for sharing this afternoon with the Karratha members. Always good to have some friendly competition between neighbours.

24.01.2022 Just a reminder to anyone interested in playing in our next round of squash team pennants that I will need your details by Fri 29 Jan. Members and non-members interested in joining are all welcome - even happy to take on reserves. Competition will kick off on Monday 8 Feb and run for about 7 weeks. So far we have 23 players: Kelsie Burns, Henry Eaton, Michael Newby, Karina Fratczak, Steph Branch-Smith, Mick Reed, John Harding, Paul Orr, Glen May, Paula Thompson, Murray Henry, Travis Corfield, Rohan Mehra, Dean Offenburg, Adam Crowfoot, Luka Stroop, Simon Keogh, Michael Sevic, Rhys Collins, Preston Munro, Gary Munro, Declan Munro, Bonnie Malycha, Estelle Hill, Sam Dawson, Daniel Carpenter, Millie Hartford-Mills, Manus Tito

23.01.2022 Correction to web results for Countryweek. Team 1 still in first division whilst Team 2 is in third spot. Morning results indicate another win for Team 1 (4-0) and games still in progress for Team 2.

22.01.2022 Players from Karratha joined our neighbours at the Wickham Squash Club for the Kirby Klassic this afternoon. Not a normal squash competition but a timed event of 7 minute intervals and if you are late you could find yourself behind in points. The event was a fundraiser for a club member who was passed away unexpectedly with proceeds going to the family. 18 players enjoyed the fun and antics of the afternoon. The usual rules were thrown out the door and provided you could ser...ve you were half way there. Apart from the American scoring that was applied, good sportsmanship was non existent in a father son match with dad winning after kicking the ball to all corners of the court to waste time. In another game serves were made from the front half of the court. No lets were available. In the second round all players had to use the old wooden squash racquets with a small circular string area from the 70’s. Surprisingly most players adapted quickly to the changes. Well done Wickham and to all those involved.

22.01.2022 We're taking a look back at the top five rallies that Nick Matthew has been involved in Check them out and let us know which ones would make your top five!

21.01.2022 Hi just a reminder of getting names into me for Countryweek squash this year. So far interest is from: Paul Kershaw Henry Eaton... Paul Orr Hannes Debeer Andre Blignaut (late withdrawal) Preston Munro Gary Munro Danny Forrest Kieran Byles Natasha Malek (Wickham) Will Chan Matt Hampshire (Hedland) Names required by 7 September.

21.01.2022 What a rally!!! 70+ shots 1m30s+ ... Gaultier & Coll with a rally that will live LONG in the memory

21.01.2022 Final qualifying results are in and Karratha’s B Grade team has made it to the grand final tomorrow morning. Our E Grade team missed out by three points to qualify for a finals spot. Everyone enjoyed the weekends competition with both teams having wins today. Good luck B grade’s Paul Orr, Kieran Byles, Gary and Preston Munro. They have gone through the weekend with 4 fixture wins. Preston stepped up to fill in for his dad this afternoon and had two winning 5 set matches.

20.01.2022 The regular qualifying rounds of our Winter pennant season drew to a close tonight with some strong matchups in teams. With a couple of catchup games to be played in the next few days, the likelihood is that team 1 and 6 have 25pts a piece and will be playing in the grand final next week. Team 2 will play Team 5 for fourth spot and Team 7 will play Team 4. Team 3 pick up the wooden spoon and get next Monday off. Results of this week’s games: Team 1 whooped the pants off Team ...2. S Great-Rex d P Orr 3-0, P Thompson d K Burns 3-1, Frenchy d M Reed 3-0, D Munro lost to T Colman 0-3. Team 7 ran out winners against Team 3, 3-1. H DeBeer lost to A Blignaut 2-3, D Carpenter d D Offenburg 3-1, T Corfield d S Vander Walt 3-2, S Branch-Smith d M H-Mills 3-1. Finally with a game to still be completed in the fixture, Team 6 have the edge over Team 4, 2-1. G May lost M Tito 1-3, P Munro d S Keogh 3-0, J Freimanis d S Dawson 3-0. J Ralph to play H Eaton later in the week.

20.01.2022 Social squash is back on! Monday and Thursday from 6.30pm at the Leisureplex. Work off those extra Chrissy kilos

20.01.2022 Social squash this week on Monday and Thursday evening from 6.30pm

18.01.2022 3x World Champion Ramy Ashour Official turns 33 today Here is 'the Artist' at his very best, going head-to-head with Gregory Gaultier in one of the best rallies of the last decade

17.01.2022 Karratha Squash Courts will be receiving a little bit of TLC over the next week with LED lighting being installed, cleaning of floors and some maintenance on the glass walls. Court access will be limited. Only two courts will be available this Thursday for social squash. Apologies for any inconvenience and next week you should be able to wear sunglasses on the courts.

16.01.2022 Karratha A Grade looking good so far

16.01.2022 Club Championships are underway for 2020 with Friday night round 1 games completed. 3 grades are being contested amongst 24 players. A grade results: A Blignaut d H DeBeer 3-1, K Sherrard d G May 3-2, S Great-Rex d A Crowfoot 3-0.... B Grade results: S VanDerWalt d P Thompson 3-1, R Collins d T Corfield 3-0, D Carpenter d J Harding 3-1, D Offenburg d K Burns 3-1. C Grade results: J Freimanis d P Wojcik 3-0, M Newby d S Branch-Smith 3-0, H Eaton d M Hartford-Mills 3-0, D Munro wof against R Mehra. Tomorrow morning the stakes raise in Round 2 where players are expected to have some tougher games before finals in the afternoon.

15.01.2022 As squash club activities take a brief break for the festive season, social squash will resume in the new year as from 4 January 2021 on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm at the KLP. Over this festive season, relax and unwind. Rest any injuries you may have. Enjoy time with family and friends and play safe. Our 2021 season will kick off on 1 February 2021 with more competitions and I look forward to seeing as many old and new members in the new year.... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.

15.01.2022 WOW - TRIPLE DIVE!! This is astonishing from Joel Makin & James Willstrop!

14.01.2022 Need something to brighten up your Thursday afternoon? We got you 10 of the best rallies from 2019/20 ... Which one was your favourite?

13.01.2022 The Karratha Squash Club will be holding its AGM at 6:30pm on 8 February 2021 to discuss the 2020 season, finances and calling for positions on the Committee. If you are interested in joining the committee, please email [email protected]. All members and non-members welcome.

12.01.2022 New Years greetings to all as we return or prepare to return to work for 2021. Whilst we are in the off season, social squash continues on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm. members and non-members are all welcome at the airconditioned Karratha Leisureplex. As from Monday 1 February our season begins. If you are interested in playing in our first pennant season for 2021, email [email protected] or message me with your details before 31 January 2021. Competitions are likely to commence Monday 8 February for about 7 weeks (up until Easter). Old and new members all welcome.

10.01.2022 Finals success for the B Grade Karratha team winning 3-1 against Katanning. Well done guys! Preston won his game in 5 against Clif Cole, Gary persisted with shin concerns and won in 4 against Ashley Clarke, Kieren won in 4 against Derek Nunn, and Paul Orr incurred a calf injury in the first game and went on playing to narrowly go down in the fifth game against Ricky Marris.

10.01.2022 The Winter pennants concluded tonight with Glen May’s team with Preston, Jordan and John being the victors winning 3-1. This brings our season to a break until mid October when we will run a club championships competition. More details to follow in the next few weeks. Over the intervening period we will be running social squash n Monday nights and Thursday nights from 6:30pm. Members and non members welcome of any ability.

06.01.2022 Incredible athleticism! Outrageous rally from @Gregoire Marche and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez - we were exhausted just watching that one!

06.01.2022 Club championships are next on our calendar with the prospect of playing on a Friday night (16/10) and Saturday (17/10) with finals on the Saturday afternoon. You have to be a member to play. New memberships are available. If you haven’t already notified me by email, let me know if you are interested by emailing [email protected]. We have 19 registered interests already and nominations close Monday 12 October.

05.01.2022 Effective Defending - Forehand Drop! Note James’ body position as he executes this forehand drop. He finishes with everything pointing in the same direction as ...his swing and body work in unison. You’ll see increased accuracy and less errors occur by ensuring that everything is working together. Learn more on how to defend effectively with James Willstrop: http://bit.ly/DefendJW

05.01.2022 Pennants is 5 weeks into an 8 week season and the teams are jostling for a top 2 finish. Team 6 comprising of Glen, Preston, Jordan and John are streaking away with their team recording strong wins each week. They sit on 20 points with Teams 1 & 2 on 15 points each. This week Preston was pushed by Dan to win narrowly 3-2. Jordan ran rings around Brian winning 3-1. Shane and Karn pushed each other to the limit with tight drives. Shane finished victor 3-1. Declan fought bravely... taking Steph to a fifth game but unfortunately he did not have enough juice to get over the line. Rohan caught Frenchy sleeping in the first game but Frenchy then pulled all stops to take the next three games convincingly. Paul and Manas appeared to be having an afternoon training session with non-stop drives down the wall and the occasional poor shot back into the centre. No killer shots were apparent and it was simply a game of attrition. Manas came off second best going down 1-3 to a smiling Vice President. Kelsie played her best to out thwart Simon but Simon took the honours in the fourth game. See more

04.01.2022 Social squash on Monday and Thursday from 6.30pm at the Leisureplex. Work off that Christmas party!!

04.01.2022 Keen to play squash or simply maintain fitness over the December and January months, then come down to the Karratha Leisureplex on a Monday or Thursday night and join other members and non-members in a bit of fun and build your skills. During the club’s off season we have courts booked from 6:30pm and all players of differing skills are welcome to attend. Our friendly coordinators will invite you to join in games and can even offer a bit of friendly advice or coaching. $15 for non members and $10 for members is good value for 90 minutes of activities. If you are interested in joining the club, our season restarts on 1 February so keep an eye out on our Facebook page for more upcoming news.

03.01.2022 Club Championships concluded this afternoon with the following results: A Grade: Championship match won by Shane Great-Rex d Andre Blignaut 3-0. Other results: P Orr d K Sherrard 3-0, P Munro d R Collins 3-2 and G May d H DeBeer 3-0.... B Grade: Championship match won by Rhys Collins d Dan Carpenter 3-0. Other results S Van Der Walt d D Offenburg 3-2, J Harding d T Corfield 3-1, P Thompson d K Burns 3-2. C Grade: Championship won by Henry Eaton d John Freimanis 3-2. Other results M Newby d D Munro 3-1, R Mehra d S Branch-Smith 3-0 and P Wojcik d M Hartford-Mills 3-2. For the first year we also decided to recognise up and coming stars or most improved players for the year. This year there was a tie between two valuable members. Up and coming junior Preston Munro was learning the ropes and working through the pennant competition ranks. Always present on club nights practicing against higher ranked players, Preston is now pushing for a spot in A Grade against our finest members. Recently he also had a very successful country week competition in B Grade against the best of WA country teams. The other player has been Stephanie Branch-Smith who also is a very familiar face every club night and many other nights during the week practicing with Rhys Collins. Steph has been a great contributor to the club and has made tremendous improvement in her squash abilities. Congratulations to all winners today.

03.01.2022 Second last qualifying round and teams are anxious as to their finals placings. This week Team 1 continued to dominate the tournament with a 5-1 win over Team 7. S Great-Rex d H DeBeer 3-1, P Thomson d D Carpenter 3-2, M Sevic d B Wall 3-0, D Munro forfeited to R Shaw. Team 5 had a narrow victory over Team 3, K Sherrard lost to A Blignaut 2-3, R Collins d D Offenburg 3-0, R Mehra lost to S vander Walt 0-3, S Branch-Smith d M H-Mills 3-0.... Team 2 and 6 have a game to be played and the overall result will be dependent upon its outcome. P Orr d G May 3-0, K Burns lost to P Munro 0-3, T Colman d J Freimanis 3-2. A couple of notable battles was on Line 1 between the Springbok and the Kiwi. The wounded antelope Andre Blignaut played one of his finest games against Karn Sherrard and it was a scintillating game to watch with both putting it all into their rallies with precise and delicate touches when needed to take advantage. Blignaut took the win 41-3 to 37-2. Tim Colman gave his all at line 4 against a determined John Freimanis winning a sudden death final point in the fifth and final game 48-3 to 49-2. Shane Great-Rex continues to dominate the Line 1 competition with another impressive victory over long term club member Hannes DeBeer winning 43-3 to 35-1. The boys had the last three games separated by 2 or less points. Paula Thompson had a tough encounter against Dan Carpenter after losing the first two games and then winning the next three 11-8, 11-10, 11-10. Next week Team 5 have a bye before the finals. Team standings after week 6: 1. Team 6 - 21 points (with 1 late game to play) 2. Team 1 - 20 3. Team 2 - 19 (with two late games to play) 4. Team 5 - 17 5. Team 4 - 12 (with 1 late game to play) 6. Team 7 - 10 7. Team 3 - 7

02.01.2022 Social squash tonight from 6.30 at the Leisureplex

02.01.2022 One more season left in this disruptive year starting Monday 26 October and running for six weeks finishing up on 30 November. If you are interested please let me know by emailing [email protected] by next Monday 19 Oct . If you have previously advised me of your interest can I please ask for you to reply again. This will be a fun competition to wind up the year. Names so far registered: Dean Offenburg Henry Eaton... Karina Fratczak Travis Corfield John Freimanis Rohan Mehra Michael Newby Stephen Clarke Sam Dawson Bonnie Malycha Jake Renner Stephanie Branch-Smith Rhys Collins Mick Reed Kelsie Burns Dan Carpenter Millie Hartford Mills Preston Munro Declan Munro Simon Keogh Glen May (reserve) Paul Orr Paula Thompson Guy Langdon Andre Blignaut Shane Great-Rex John Harding Patrick Wojcik Stefan Van Der Walt Manas Tito Karn Sherrard Michael ‘Frenchy’ Sevic See more

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01.01.2022 Countryweek Squash 2020 results are favourable towards the Karratha teams after day 1 with both teams ranked 1 in their respective divisions using SportyHQ. Our B Grade team has had 2 wins and sit at the top of their table with 30 points, 7 points clear of second placed Katanning. They had wins against Mandurah (3-1) and Katanning (3-1) yesterday. Preston Munro and Kieran Byles both won their respective matches in straight games. Our E Grade team has had two narrow losses and... surprisingly are ranked 1 in the division narrowly by 1 point over Mandurah. (Not sure how this works!) Both teams have two more fixtures today in the morning and afternoon that will unveil what the final prospects for tomorrow will be. Latest updates: https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/

01.01.2022 Please note that as of Saturday 5 December 2020, the Karratha Leisureplex will be implementing Covid-19 Safe practices where patrons will need to either complete a contact tracing register or scan a QR Code on entry. QR Codes are also likely to be placed in the squash hallway or courts for use where you can use the SafeWA app to register your visit. Any questions, please contact the KLP Staff.