Junior sports events

Press, 2 September 1977, Page 28

Junior sports events

Basketball

Canterbury and Auckland were still leading in section one of the national under 20 women’s basketball championships In Rotorua yesterday. Otago and Nelson remained undefeated in section two. Results were:— Section one: Auckland 65, Panmure 50; Canterbury 91, Wairarapa 48; Auckland 80, Walrarapa 22; Canterbury 83, Wanganui 50. Section two: Otago 66, Tauranga 62: Wellington 68, Bay of Plenty 49; Otago 53, Bay of Plenty 42; Nelson 50, Wellington 33. Canterbury became the 1977 New Zealand junior men’s basketball champion last night when it beat Hamilton. 63-58. in the final. In a fast, hard, defensive game, in which the issue was in doubt until the final five minutes, Canterbury made the most of Hamilton’s passing errors. Results were: Napier 59. Nelson 57; Wellington 77. Hutt Valiev 55; Otago 76, Palmerston North 49; Panmure 96, North Shore 77: Canterbury 68. Hamilton 58.

Hockey

The Canterbury Hatch Cup team will be seeking to avenge the defeat of its senior team in the Challenge Shield final last week-end when it meets Auckland in the final of the national primary schoolboys' tournament this morning. ’ Auckland scraped into the final yesterday when it beat Ashburton, 1-0, in a closely-fought semifinal. Auckland scored the only goal midway through the first half, but both teams had chances to score goals in the second half. Canterbury scored two goals in the first -three minutes against South Canterbury in the other semi-final and a third after 15 minutes. It eventually won, 5-1, and has a good chance of retaining the Hatch Cup in the final. Yesterday’s results were.— Section A: Canterbury 5. Wairapara 0. Manawatu 5, Central Hawke’s Bav 1; Marlborough 5, West Coast 1. Section B: Ashburton 1, Taranaki 1; Poverty Bav 6, Franklin 1: Nelson 2, Otago 0.

Section C: Auckland 8, Wellington 0; South Canterbury 3, Wanganui 1; Horowhenua 2, Northland 1.

Semi-finals: Auckland 1, Ashburton u; Canterbury 6, South Canterbury 1. Pool play-offs: Wanganui 2, Manawatu 1; Marlborough 4, Nelson 2; Horowhenua 1, Poverty Bay 0; Hawke’s Bay 2, North Otago 0; Wellington 6, Taranaki 3; Otago 3, Wairarapa 0; Franklin 3, Central Hawke’s Bay 2; Northland 4, West Coast 1.

Final section points were.— Section A: Canterbury 12, Manawatu 9, Marlborough 8, Hawke’s Bay 6, Wairarapa 5, Central Hawke’s Bay 2. West Coast 0.

Section B: Ashburton 11, Nelson 8, Taranaki, Poverty Bay and North Otago 7, Otago 2, Franklin 0.

Section C: Auckland 10. South Canterbury 8, Wanganui 6, Horowhenua 3, Wellington 2. Northland 1.

North and South Island teams to play in inter-island matches today were named yesterday. They are:—

North Island A: G. Jorey (Auckland); N. Sanderson (Auckland), R. Ngaia (Taranaki); E. Mulder (Hawke’s Bay). M. Dempster (Auckland), P. T.vnan (Auckland); D. Stones (Taranaki), J. Smith (Auckland, captain), N. Lever (Auckland), S. Bowskill (Auckland), S. Brasting (Wanganui). Reserves: S. Foote (Wairarapa), P. Lowndes (Manawatu).

North Island B: M. Speakman (Central Hawke’s Bay); T. Raroa (Poverty Bay). P. Weston (Wairarapa): E. Smith (Wanganui), G. Armstrong (Taranaki), R. Beaumont (Wanganui); H. Tokotaua (Taranaki), J. Stewart (Poverty Bay), W. Simpson (Taranaki), R. Kendall (Manawatu. captain), R. Kemp (Taranaki). Reserves: P. Russell (Wellington), K. Lowe (Franklin).

South Island A: K. Williams (Canterbury); M. Amos (Ashburton), M. Weir (Canterbury); D. McGregor (Canterbury), D. Penfold (Canterbury, captain), S. Hampton (Ashburton); C. Ellis (South Canterbury), J. Radovonich (Canterbury), D. Fisher (South Canterbury), P. Ineson (Canterbury), R, Grey (Canterbury). Reserves: N. Strawbridge (Nelson), W. Young (Otago).

South Island B: G. Binnie (Ashburton): A. Teague (Canterbury), G. Hodder (South Canterbury);

A. Ford (Nelson), C. Ralston (Ashburton, captain), D. Neale (Canterbury); B. Price (South Canterbury), N. Rolton (Nelson), G. Nicholas (Marlborough), G. McEwan (North Otago), H. Nepe (South Canterbury). Reserves: P. Doak (Ashburton). G. Dockerill (South Canterbury).

Soccer

The last of the junior soccer tournaments, the Coca Cola under 16 event, begins in Christchurch on Monday. The tournament will be held at Queen Elizabeth H Park on four pitches outside the main stadium. A total of 12 teams are taking part, including two from Canterbury, and the final will take place on Thursday afternoon. Teams competing are: Otago, Franklin, Hutt Valley, Waikato, Taranaki, Southland, Mana, Manawatu, Auckland Secondary Schools, Auckland and Canterbury A and B.

Squash

Waikato in the boys and Wellington in the girls loomed as possible winners of the New Zealand inter-districts junior teams’ squash championships at the end of the first day’s play of the four-day tournament in Whangarei. Points at the end of the day were:— Boys: Waikato 18, Hawke's BayGisborne, Southern Districts 13, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury 12, Wellington 10, Central Districts 2, Auckland 0. Girls: Wellington 20, Auckland, Central Districts 16, Waikato, Bay of Plenty 12, Canterbury 4, Hawke’s Bay-Gisborne, Southern Districts 0. Results:— Waikato 4, Auckland 0; Southern Districts 3, Wellington I; Bay of Plenty 4, Central Districts 0; Hawke’s Bay-Gisborne 3, Canterbury 1; Auckland 3, Canterbury 1; Wellington 4, Southern Districts 0; Waikato 4, Hawke’s Bay-Gisborne 0; Central Districts 2, Bay of Plenty 2; Waikato 3, Bay of Plenty 1; Wellington 3, Central Districts 1; Canterbury 4, Auckland 0; Hawke’s BayGisborne 2, Southern Districts 2. Girls: Auckland 3, Waikato 1; Wellington 4, Hawke’s BayGisborne 0; Bay of Plenty 3, Canterbury 1; Central Districts 4, Southern Districts 0.