CJS Prestige Awards 2024

On Friday evening, 22 November 2024, the CJS players received recognition for their achievements during 2024.  The CJS Prestige Awards was held at Midstream Ridge Primary School, where players, parents, coaches and friends celebrated their achievements.

We congratulate each player for their hard work, effort and commitment during the year!  We are proud of you!

World Junior SA Squash Players

The following players were selected to represent South Africa at the World Junior Squash Championship, held in Texas, USA:

Boys:

  • Luhann Groenewald (absent)
  • Judah Phillips
  • Juan-Corné Brand

Girls:

  • Chanté Leppan
  • Elzandri Janse van Rensburg

CJS Top Awards

Overall Best Performance of the Year

Judah Phillips

Most Dedicated Senior Player of the Year

Juan-Corné Brand &  Elzandri Janse van Rensburg

Most Dedicated Junior Player of the Year

Chanel Leppan

Growthpoint SA Junior Nationals u15, u17, u19

The following players qualified to play in the final rounds of the Junior Nationals:

Girls U19

  • Chanté Leppan (4th place)

Boys U19

  • Luhann Groenewald (Winner), absent
  • Judah Phillips (5th Place)

Girls U17

  • Elzandri Janse van Rensburg (Winner)
  • Anushka Janse van Rensburg (5th Place)

Boys U17

  • Juan-Corné Brand (Winner)

Girls U15

  • Starla Phillips (2nd Place)

Boys U15

  • Logan Kidson (3rd Place)

SA Schools Top 10 Players

The following players achieved Top 10 ranking in South Africa in their respective age groups:

Girls U19

  • Elzandri Janse van Rensburg
  • Jeanine du Rand

Boys U19

  • Juan-Corné Brand

Girls U16

  • Starla Phillips
  • Anushka Janse van Rensburg

Boys U14

  • Déwan Borstlap
  • Mangaliso Mbatha

CJS Club Champs

High School Boy

Judah Phillips

High School Girl

Chanté Leppan

Grade 6-7 Boy

Jonathan van Deventer

Grade 6-7 Girl

Chanel Leppan

Grade 4-5 Boy

Jaco van Niekerk

Grade 4-5 Girl

Alyssa Syce

Preschool – Grade 3 – Boy

Xander Smit

Preschool – Grade 3 – Girl

Klarabelle Keet

SA Schools Squash – Top Schools

Boys Section -Winners

Hoërskool Zwartkop

Girls Section -2nd Place

Midstream College

CJS Floating Trophies: High School

Good Sportsmanship

  • Winner: Mangaliso Mbatha
  • Nominations: Déwan Borstlap, Mangaliso Mbatha, Johannes Badenhorst

Most Enthusiastic Player

  • Winner: Frederik Botha
  • Nominations: Frederik Botha, Kaleigh Reddy, Logan Kidson

Newcomer with Potential

  • Winner: Arnu van Reeuwyk
  • Nominations: Arnu van Reeuwyk, Harry Marais, Shannon Render

Notable Improvement – Boy

  • Winner: Logan Kidson
  • Nominations: Déwan Borstlap, Logan Kidson, Mangaliso Mbatha

Notable Improvement – Girl

  • Winner: Starla Phillips
  • Nominations: Amelia Lubbe, Jeanine du Rand, Starla Phillips

Most Promising Player – Boy

  • Winner: Juan-Corné Brand
  • Nominations: Juan-Corné Brand, Judah Phillips, Logan Kidson

Most Promising Player – Girl

  • Winner: Elzandri Janse van Rensburg
  • Nominations: Chanté Leppan, Elzandri Janse van Rensburg, Starla Phillips

CJS Floating Trophies: Grade 6 – Grade 7

Good Sportsmanship

  • Winner: Lodewyk de Clercq
  • Nominations: Chanel Leppan, Christiaan Rautenbach, Lodewyk de Clercq

Most Enthusiastic Player

  • Winner: Jéan Coetzee
  • Nominations: Jéan Coetzee, Jonathan van Deventer, Louis van Niekerk

Newcomer with Potential

  • Winner: Lienke van Reeuwyk
  • Nominations: Kaspian Selepeng, Lienke van Reeuwyk, Milah Render

Notable Improvement – Boy

  • Winner: Alexander Stark
  • Nominations: Alexander Stark, Etienne le Roux, Louis van Niekerk

Notable Improvement – Girl

  • Winner: Liané Grobler
  • Nominations: Elmiah van der Merwe, Liané Grobler, Lienke van Reeuwyk

Best Schools League Captain

  • Winner: Jonathan van Deventer
  • Nominations: Jonathan van Deventer, Mia Bakkes, Tiaan Goosen

Best Improvement – Boy

  • Winner: Tiaan Goosen
  • Nominations: Alexander Stark, Jéan Coetzee, Tiaan Goosen

Best Improvement – Girl

  • Winner: Ilze Lubbe
  • Nominations: Chanel Leppan, Ilse Lubbe, Mia Bakkes

CJS Floating Trophies: Grade 4 – Grade 5

Good Sportsmanship

  • Winner: Jayden Louw
  • Nominations: Jayden Louw, Ruben Lombard, Victor Meyer

Most Enthusiastic Player

  • Winner: Ruben de Koning
  • Nominations: Gert Oosthuizen, Jayden Louw, Ruben de Koning

Newcomer with Potential

  • Winner: Cayden Kock
  • Nominations: Cayden Kock, Ethan O’Brien, Michael Rust

Most Notable Improvement – Boy

  • Winner: Joshua Raffanti
  • Nominations: Divan Vellema, Hercules Froneman, Joshua Raffanti

Most Notable Improvement – Girl

  • Winner: Lois Roberts
  • Nominations: Elke Erlank, Ilse de Clercq, Lois Roberts

Best Improvement – Boy

  • Winner: Gert Oosthuizen
  • Nominations: Daniël de Bruin, Gert Oosthuizen, Jaco van Niekerk

Best Improvement – Girl

  • Winner: Alyssa Syce
  • Nominations: Alyssa Syce, Ilse de Clercq, Karli Lamprecht

CJS Floating Trophies: Preschool – Grade 3

Most Enthusiastic Player

Winner: Thesner de Beer

Nominations: Andrew Oosthuizen, Thesner de Beer, Xander Smit

Notable Improvement Marking

Winner: Martin Bakkes

Nominations: Joshua Dry, Klarabelle Keet, Martin Bakkes

Notable Improvement – Boy

Winner: Joshua Dry

Nominations: Chris Venter, Joshua Dry, Martin Bakkes

Notable Improvement – Girl

Winner: Anye le Roux

Nominations: Alana Hugo, Anye le Roux, Asiphile Mabona

Best Improvement – Boy

Winner: Andrew Oosthuizen

Nominations: Andrew Oosthuizen, Jayden Louw, Juanru Smit

Best Improvement – Girl

Winner: Klarabelle Keet

Nominations: Anye le Roux, Chloe Dinkelmann, Klarabelle Keet

CJS Fitness Awards

High School Boy

Winner: Déwan Borstlap

Nominations: Déwan Borstlap, Euan Groenewald, Logan Kidson

High School Girl

Winner: Chanté Leppan

Nominations: Amelia Lubbe, Chanté Leppan, Elzandri Janse van Rensburg

Primary School Boy

Winner: Christiaan Rautenbach

Nominations: Christiaan Rautenbach, George Olwagen, Jonathan van Deventer

Primary School Girl

Winner: Mia Bakkes

Nominations: Alyssa Syce, Chanel Leppan, Mia Bakkes

Pre-School to Grade 3

Winner: Emile Meyer

Nominations: Andrew Oosthuizen, Emile Meyer, Xander Smit

Northerns Interprovincial Teams

The following players represented Northern Gauteng at the various interprovincial tournaments held at different venues across South Africa (Note that the u11 tournament is a festival):

U19 Girls A

  • Elzandri Janse van Rensburg
  • Namratha Eswari Niranjan
  • Jeanine du Rand
  • Elizané Barnard

U16 Girls A

  • Starla Phillips
  • Anushka Janse van Rensburg
  • Teonie Badenhorst
  • Sarah de Villiers
  • Amelia Lubbe

U16 Girls B1

  • Shannon Render
  • Kathleen de Kock
  • Kaleigh Reddy
  • Nickezel Grobler

U16 Girls B2

  • Klara Kotze
  • Abigail Dean
  • Rachel de Beer
  • Lené Lombard

U14 Girls

  • Gabrielle Groenewald

U13 Girls A

  • Chanel Leppan
  • Mia Bakkes
  • Lize de Bruin

U13 Girls B

  • Ilze Lubbe

U11 Girls

  • Alyssa Syce
  • Lois Roberts

U19 Boys A

  • Juan-Corné Brand
  • Frederik Botha

U19 Boys B

  • Vaughn Rolands
  • Reabetswe Banda
  • Sinjon Rowlands

U16 Boys A1

  • Logan Kidson
  • Wian de Bruin
  • Aurick Sheosunker

U16 Boys A2

  • Hayden Davy
  • Wynand van den Heever
  • Nathaniel van Deventer

U16 Boys B1

  • Morney Greyling
  • Euan Groenewald
  • Jason Naudé
  • Michael Basson
  • Justin Naudé
  • Xander Erlank

U16 Boys B2

  • Innes Meyer
  • Thomas Oliver
  • Benjamin Oliver

U14 Boys

  • Déwan Borstlap
  • Mangaliso Mbatha
  • Johannes Badenhorst
  • Evan Janse van Rensburg

U13 Boys A

  • Jonathan van Deventer
  • Tiaan Goosen
  • Christiaan Rautenbach
  • Jéan Coetzee
  • Louis van Niekerk

U13 Boys B (in alphabetical order)

  • Alexander Stark
  • André Coetzee
  • Etienne le Roux
  • James du Preez
  • Keanu Haasbroek
  • Reuben le Roux

U11 Boys A

  • Jayden Louw
  • Daniël de Bruin
  • George Olwagen
  • Joshua Raffanti

U11 Boys B (in alphabetical order)

  • Andrew Oosthuizen
  • Emile Meyer
  • Gert Oosthuizen
  • Jaco van Niekerk
  • Luan du Plessis
  • Ruben Lombard
  • Victor Meyer
  • Xander Smit

Margery Taylor SA Country Schools Festival

The following players represented Northern Gauteng:

Boys U19

  • James Marais
  • Reabetswe Banda
  • Vaughn Rowlands

Boys U14 & U16

  • Euan Groenewald
  • Justin Naudé
  • Michael Basson
  • Mornay Greyling

Girls U14 & U16

  • Gabrielle Groenewald
  • Rachel de Beer

Boys U13

  • Keanu Haasbroek
  • Reuben le Roux
  • Oliver Carey

High School League Winners

The following school teams won their respective leagues:

Boys A League: Hoërskool Zwartkop A

  • Luhann Groenewald
  • Juan-Corné Brand
  • Frederik Botha
  • HJ Coetzer

Girls A League: Midstream College A

  • Elzandri Janse van Rensburg
  • Anushka Janse van Rensburg
  • Namratha Eswari Niranjan
  • Cassey Kemp

Boys B League: Hoërskool Zwartkop A

  • Logan Kidson
  • Wynand van den Heever
  • Ebert Goosen
  • Johannes Badenhorst

Girls B League: Midstream College B

  • Sarah de Villiers
  • Amelia Lubbe
  • Kathleen de Kock
  • Kaleigh Reddy

Boys C League: Midstream College 

  • Mangaliso Mbatha
  • Evan Janse van Rensburg
  • Johan Swiegers
  • Lukas Combrink

Primary School League Winners

The following school teams won their respective leagues:

Intro League: Midstream Ridge Into 1

  • Ilse de Clercq
  • Johan Naudé
  • Juanru Smit
  • Francois Fourie

Girls B League:  Midstream Ridge Girls

  • Mia Bakkes
  • Alyssa Syce
  • Amelia Oosthuizen
  • Elmiah van der Merwe
  • Liané Grobler

Boys B League: Midstream Ridge B1

  • James du Preez
  • Jayden Louw
  • Reuben le Roux
  • Etienne le Roux

Boys A League: Midstream Ridge A

  • Jonathan van Deventer
  • Christiaan Rautenbach
  • Louis van Niekerk
  • Lodewyk de Clercq
  • James du Preez