Kamo Rugby and Squash Club life members - all born in the 1940s - were participants in the Northland Masters Squash Championships held at the club at the weekend.
Jenny Finlayson overcame Fay Colthurst in the battle of the female life members, for third place in the Ladies Grand Masters division; while one of the club's most recent life members, Mel Matheson, was runner-up to Bream Bay's Ian Duffield in the Men's Grand Masters. Pat Schreurs overcame Sharon Ball to win the Ladies Grand Masters competition.
In the younger, 35 and up brigade, it was a truly Northland-wide championship - with 60 entrants from Maungaturoto to Kaitaia contesting the nine divisions, although Kamo players took out the top titles.
Bruce Smith was always favoured to win the men's division one final against Kelvin Moselen, and prevailed in a hard-hitting three-set match. The pick of the matches in this draw was a first round five-set battle between Willie Halbert and Paul Sykes - the 16/14, 15/17, 14/16, 15/8, 15/12 scoreline in favour of Halbert, indicating it's closeness.
The division one ladies result, however was harder to pick, with Manaia clubmates Kathy Mortimer and Ashley Hart battling for five sets before Mortimer advanced to the final. Annie Greene's path was made easier when rival Megan Chestnut's cowshed slip meant her withdrawal. The title went to Kamo's Greene, but not before a tough four-set (15/12, 9/15, 15/12, 15/12) match.
