Canterbury Schools Successful

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32077, 27 August 1969, Page 15

Canterbury Schools Successful

SOCCER Two Canterbury teams, Christchurch B.H.S. and Linwood H.S., yesterday reached the semifinals of national inter-second-ary schools soccer tournaments in the North Island. Gisborne With its third successive victory, Christchurch won its section of the tournament at Gisborne, the only school with an unbeaten record, and will play Gisborne B.H.S, today. The other semi-final is between Auckland Grammar and Mt Albert. Results:— Section A: Auckland Grammar 8, Whakatane H.S. 1; Christchurch B.H.S. 10, Lytton H.S. 0; Christchurch 3. Auckland 2; Lytton 5, Whakatane 1. Section B: Gisborne B.H.S. 4, Waitaki B.H.S. 1; Shirley B.H.S. 1. Mt Albert Grammar 1: Shirley 5. Waitaki 2; Mt Albert 2. Gisborne 0.

Wellington Linwood qualified for the semi-finals with Rongotai College, Takapuna Grammar, and Tawa College in the tournament at Wellington. Results:—

Second round: Takapuna 2, Cashmere H.S. 4: Linwood 9, Mt Roskill 1; Rongotai 4, Mana College 0; Wellington College 3, Tawa 5.

Third Round.—Rongotai 1, Linwood 0; Mana 3, Mt Roskill S; Wellington 1, Takapuna 11; Tawa 3, Cashmere 2. Oamaru Canterbury and Otago are the only unbeaten teams in the South Isrand under 12 soccer tournament, and their meeting will likely decide the title. Yesterday’s results:— Canterbury 3, South Canterbury 0; North Otago B 0, South Otago 6: North Otago A 6, Eastern South 0; Otago 5, Marlborough 0; North Otago A 2, Nelson 1; Otago 6, Eastern Southland 0; South Canterbury 6, North Otago B 1; Southland 0. South Otago 0.

HOCKEY Tauranga Christchurch B.H.S. and Linwood H.S. teams also had successes yesterday in the hockey tournament at Tauranga, each winning its section and qualifying for the quarter-finals. Linwood had a good game with Whangarei H.S., leading three times but being pegged back on each occasion for the match to end in a 3-3 draw.

Christchurch B.H.S. had a disappointing game with Palmerston North 8.H.5., recording a rather unconvincing, 3-0, win, and St Andrew’s College recorded its only win, defeating Katikati College, 3-1. The other quarter-finalists are Kamo H.S., Auckland Grammar, Whangarei, Kuranui College, Wellington H.S. and Tauranga Boy’s College. Only Christchurch and Auckland Grammar have won all their games.

Yesterday’s results:—Christchurch 3, Palmerston North 0; Linwood 3, Whangarei 3; Auckland Grammar 4, Kuranui 1; Wellington 5, Kamo 2; Northland College 2, Tauranga 2; Lytton H,S. 2. Hutt Valley H.S.' 2; St Andrew’s 3, Katikati 1; Tokoroa H.S. 2, Otumoetai College 1. Napier Colenso H.S. (Napier) was the only team to have won all its matches after the first four rounds of the tournament in Napier. The other successful team, Mt Albert Grammar, lost its first match when beaten, 2-1, by Christ’s College. Results:— Third Round.—Section A; Shirley B.H.S. 1, Otahuhu College 1: Napier B.H.S. 14, Lindisfarne 0; Hastings B.H.S. 0, Morrinsville College 0. Section B: Colenso 9, Putaruru 1, Christ’s College 8, Karam u H.S. 0, Mt Albert 5, Stratford H.S. 1. Fourth Round.—Section A:

Napier 7, Morrinsville 1; Shirley 14, Lindisfarne 0; Otahuhu 2, Hastings 0. Section B: Colenso 7, Stratford 0; Putaruru 3,

Karamu 0; Christ's College 2, Mt Albert I.'

Wanganui Results of the second day’s play:— Section A: Wellington 5, Rlccarton 0; Wanganui Collegiate 6 S Rangiora 0; Seddon 7. Whakatane 2; Wellington 8, Rangiora 0; Wanganui Collegiate 4, Whakatane 2; Seddon 3, Riccarton 0,

Section B: Wanganui Boys 2, Wanganui High 0; Waitaki 11, Thames 1; St Kentigern 3, Manurewa 0; Wanganui Boys 9, Thames 1; Waitaki 1, St Kentigern 1; Wanganui High 4/ Manurewa 1. Points.—Section A: Wellington 8, Wanganui Collegiate 8, Seddon 4, Whakatane 2, Riccarton 2, Rangiora 0. Section B: Wanganui Boys 8, Waitaki 7, St Kentigern 5, Wanganui High 4, Thames 0, Manurewa 0.

Ashburton A protest was entered at Ashburton after . Westlake Boys’ High School (Auckland) was awarded a penalty stroke which hit a goal post and, accordingg to the King 5 s High School team, which lodged the protest, rolled away from the goal. The score in this match was 3-2 to Westlake against King’s. If the protest is upheld, Ashburton College will draw level with Westlake as it has had a loss to Westlake’s two draws. Westlake beat Ashburton, 1-0, to take the lead in the tournament. Results:—

Westlake 1, Ashburton 0; King's 2, Southland B.H.S. 0; Horowhenua 5, Kaikorai Valley 1; Ashburton 4, Horowhenua 1; Southland 2. Kaikorai 1; Westlake 3, King’s 2.

Darfield Results of the South Island girls’ tournament at Darfield were:—

Section One.—Avonside 4, Lumsden 3: Gore 1, Papanui 0; Waimea 5, Westland 0; Avonside 1, Papanui 0; Lumsden 6, Westland 1; Gore 1, Waimea 0.

Section Two.—Riccarton 2, Dunstan 2; Nelson College 1, Timaru G.H.S. 1; St Margaret’s 4, Columba 1; Timaru 2, Riccarton 1; St Margaret’s 2, Dunstan 0; Columba 3, Nelson 0. Section Three,—Darfield 3, Hagley 1; Ashburton 3, Marlborough 2; Maniatoto 7, Buller 0; Ashburton 2, Southland 2; Maniatoto 3, Hagley 0; Marlborough 3, Buller 0; Darfield 2, Maniatoto 0; Southland 8. Buller 0; Marlborough 2, Hagley 0; Ashburton a bye. Dunedin Four teams are unbeaten after the second day of the Primary Schools’ Hatch Cup tournament in Dunedin. Taranaki and Whangarei have had four wins in Section 1, and Canterbury and Wairarapa have the same record in Section 2, Yesterday’s results: —

Morning.—South Canterbury 2, Horowhenua 1; Auckland .3, Manawatu 1; Canterbury 4, Marlborough 1; Wairarapa 5, Gore 0; Taranaki 2, Otago 1; Whangarei 3, Wellingon 0; Ashburton 2, Hawke’s Bay 0; Nelson 1, Wanganqi 0. Afternoon.—Marlborough 1, Manawatu 0; Wairarapa 4, Auckland 0; South Canterbury 2, Gore 0; Canterbury 3, Horowhenua 1; Wanganui 1, Ashburton 1; Whangarei 2, Nelson 0; Taranaki 3, Wellington 1; Otago 2, Hawke’s Bay 2. Points.—Section One: Ashburton 4, Nelson 3, Otago 3, Hawke’s Bay 1, Taranaki 8, Wellington 4, Wanganui 1, Whangarei 8. Section Two: Auckland 4, Canterbury 8, Gore 1, Horowhenua 2, Manawatu 0, Marlborough 5, South Canterbury 4, Wairarapa 8.

RUGBY Blenheim Marlborough beat Nelson, 6-5, and Golden Bay-Motaeka beat West Coast, 6-0, in yesterday’s matches in the Seddon Shield districts primary schools’ Rugby tournament. Marlborough is the only unbeaten team.