Junior Prince

A small group of juniors gathered from across the Central region for the 14th tournament and final of the 2026 Junior Prince Series. The final points from the series were added to the leaderboard and each player's top five tournament results across the series were used to determine the overall winners for the series. Squash Central provided over $1000 worth of Prince products along with coaching vouchers for our top five players and a couple of extra prizes were given out on the day as well. A special acknowledgement to Joel Grant who managed to play in ten of

The second to last tournament of the series saw a trip back to Taranaki with Inglewood Squash Club hosting.  The club hosted a 22 entries with a few of the entries coming from first time Prince Tournament players. The day rolled nice and smooth with kids eager to get back on court nice and quick which put everyone on the road to head home by 3pm. Thank you to Inglewood Squash Club for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our juniors. We hope to seeing those new to the Prince Series join in with next year's

Squashgym was the host to the Prince Series event which doubled as the location of the final of the Women's E grade and below series on a chilly Manawatu day. Twenty entries from as far as Wellington played in this one day event with many regular players competing as well, which means the leaderboard for the series is getting closely contested. Thank you to the Squashgym and helpers for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our juniors. We have two more tournaments scheduled with Inglewood hosting the next one before the final takes place in Taihape

The second half of the series saw Levin Squash Club host the next Prince Series event. A small group of juniors gathered from across the Central region. Check out the results below and the leaderboard as we head to towards the end of the series in a few weeks. Thank you to the Levin Club for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our juniors. Results Division Results Division 1 Winner - Mokoia Whiripo Runner Up - Vala Mathews Third - Kopa Whiripo Fourth - Emma Fergus Fifth - Joel Grant Sixth - Aeden Stevenson

Despite a frigid start and icy courts, the latest installment of the Turangi Junior Prince series brought out a small but incredibly keen group of competitors. The draw featured a fantastic mix of talent, bringing together a dedicated van-load of players from Whanganui, a strong local contingent, and a few familiar faces from around the lake. The standout story of the day belonged to Carmen Armstrong; after arriving at the courts just to support, she stepped in to cover a late withdrawal and remarkably went on to win Division 2. A huge thanks to the players and parents dedicated

Whanganui Squash Club welcomed the latest round of the Junior Prince Series on Sunday, 27 July 2027, with 19 Central juniors making the trip to compete in a fantastic day of squash. The club was buzzing with energy as players from across the region battled it out in a series of closely contested matches. Throughout the day, the juniors showcased their determination, sportsmanship, and the skills they have been developing on court, creating a great atmosphere for players, coaches, and supporters alike. The tournament came to a thrilling conclusion in Division 1, where Mokoia Whiripo and Luke Darlington put

The second half of the series saw Feilding Squash Club host the next Prince Series event. A small group of juniors gathered from across the Central region. Thank you to the Feilding team for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our juniors. Results Division Results Division 1 Winner - Sam Richardson Runner Up - Jonathan Chapple Division 2 Winner - Emma Fergus Runner Up - Charlie Butler Third - Ainslie Smith Fourth - Alfie O'Connor Division 3 Winner - Joel Grant Runner Up - Elijah Hakaraia-Woon Third - Piper Butler Current Results Table

Hunterville squash club was the half way point of our Junior Prince Series with an intimate number of entries for this one day competition. Club representative, Hazel Richardson shared "while numbers were small, they were closely matched, so it made for some good games and close competition". Thank you to the Hunterville team for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our juniors, which included the support of some club members to provided extra game competition. Results Division Results Division 1 (boys) Winner - Colin McIntyre Runner Up - Sam Richardson Third - Felix Maessen

After a short break, the Junior Prince Series returned to Okato Club in the Taranaki. There was some great feedback about the day including, 'great squash played, lots of 5 setters, so close games with a couple of divisions having to go back to a count back to determine the winner' from Karen Helm. The club appreciated Whanganui players for making the trip up to Okato for the tournament. Thank you to the Okato team for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our juniors. Results Division Results Division 1 (boys) Winner - Devi Shahran

Next stop for the Junior Prince Series was Tararua Squash Club. There were some good games played and it was an enjoyable day.  The club would like to thank everyone that came along to this especially Mokoia & Kopa & their Mum traveling from Taihape and two from Ashhurst that came and gave it a go (that is where it starts). . Thank you also to Ross & Louise Harrington for running this event & Food in the kitchen it was appreciated. Thank you to the Tararua team for hosting this event and creating a fun environment for our