Herefordshire League - end 2009 standings

	team	played	points	points
			for	against
1	Hereford LC	7	101	33
2	Juniors	7	94	37
3	Presteigne 2	8	68	86
4	Presteigne 1	7	67	61
5	Whitecross 3	7	64	57
6	Docs	7	61	68
7	Certainly Wood	7	49	81
8	DPM	7	46	87
9	Hereford Ladies	7	45	85

Local derby - Presteigne 1 vs Presteigne 2

1.Andy Wilmot (P1) beat Steve Holdaway (P2): 9-4; 9-6; 6-9; 7-9; 9-3.

2.Nick Sears (P2) beat Mike Sayce (P1): 9-1; 9-4; 9-0.

3.Jon Bell (P2) beat Gary Rhodes (P1): 9-2; 8-10; 5-9; 9-3; 9-7.

4. Andy Dodgson (P1) beat Chris Froom (P2): 9-4; 9-4; 9-8.

That is, Presteigne 2 won on aggregate 114-103!

November Squash Leagues‏

In September, East Radnorshire Leisure Centre sold around 60% of it's Monday-Friday squash courts (5.00-9.00). Across Powys Leisure Centres this was only bettered by Newtown - who have six times our population! This success means that sometimes the 7.00-9.00 courts are difficult to book. If you can play 5.40 or 6.20 or at weekends, it's a lot easier.

This month I've dropped long term non-players from the league and I hope that now everybody in the league will play their games. Could I ask you to make sure you record your score on the sheet when you've played a league game. There have been occasions when each player has left the other to write in the score and nobody's done it.

Finally, congratulations to October league winners: League 1 - Mike Sayce; League 2 - Tony Woods; League 3 - Rob Spring. Too few games were played in the other leagues for a winner to be chosen.

Whenever any non- league or ex- league players want to join in with league squash, please let me know and I'll include you.

Enjoy your squash.

Regards Tony

Herefordshire knock-out finalists 2007/2008 season

Left to right: Andy Wilmot, Tony Cox, Mike Sayce, Ted Bennett, Gary Rhodes

PRESTEIGNE SQUASH CLUB

History

In the past there have been squash teams playing out of East Radnorshire Leisure Centre (ERLC) but the current set up began in 2005.

Internal squash leagues were organised at ERLC and a Presteigne team was entered to play in the Herefordshire League in season 2005-06.

Since 2008-09 team season, two Presteigne teams have competed in the Herefordshire League.

In 2009, Presteigne Squash Club was formally announced with a club constitution and organised Committee. We are an affiliated club to Squash Wales.

Honours

2005-06 Tony Cox was voted Herefordshire Squash Racquet Association Player of the Year

2007-08 Presteigne won the Herefordshire League

Represented Herefordshire in the National Squash Cup

2008-09 Presteigne 1 were runners up in the Herefordshire Cup

Internal Leagues

Some 50 players have taken part in league squash in Presteigne. Players have come and gone and currently we have 25-30 regulars.

Each calendar month, each player plays four matches and at the end of each month, players are promoted/relegated.

League squash brings a variety of benefits to players:-

• Playing people of the same or similar standard
• Playing a greater variety of people than normal
• Making new friends
• Allowing the game to be taken a little more seriously with league points at stake
• Encouraging players to play more games and improve their level of fitness and ability

Team squash

Presteigne currently fields two teams in the Herefordshire League, Presteigne 1 and Presteigne 2. Each team has a squad of six players from which four are chosen for each match. The teams we play / have played in the competition are:-

• Whitecross 3 (Whitecross 1 and 2 have disbanded)
• Des Pommes Malades (DPM – originally a team from Bulmers in Hereford)
• Hereford Juniors (U-18s)
• Hereford Ladies (Ladies, but plus one or two men!)
• Dox (Hereford medics)
• Hereford Leisure Centre
• Internationals (SAS players from Credenhill)
• Certainly Wood (drawn from players at Whitecross Club)
• Herefordshire Emergency Services (paramedics, police)
• Wiggins (originally a team from Wiggins in Hereford)

During the season each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away.

Each year all teams are entered into the Herefordshire Cup

Squash coaching

Tony Cox is a qualified UK Level 2 Squash Coach which allows coaching of all juniors and adults playing at club level. Coaching is available to all on request at £15/hour for adults and free for juniors.

Funding

September 2010 will see the introduction of an annual adult membership fee of £5. Only fully paid up members will be able to participate in Presteigne Leagues and organised cup and handicap competitions.

Team funding has been via main sponsors when we have attracted them and by fundraising activities.

2005-06 Kington Building Supplies / Powys County Council

2006-07 Cox Marketing

2007-08 Ferring Pharmaceuticals

2008-09 no sponsor

2009-10 Wye Valley Brewery