Young skaters catch eye
Young artistic competitors took the limelight at the New Zealand roller skating championships at Canterbury Court yesterday afternoon. Lance Behague (Napier) followed his success in the primary boys’ free skating with a win in the figures to ensure him of the over-all title. Robert Keen (Nelson) was runner-up in both events.
Last year's juvenile boys’ champion, Brian Hodge (Auckland), found the step up to junior company no trouble. He won the figures title from Stephen Signal
(Papatoetoe) with the titleholder, Jonathan Leatham (Gisborne) unable to do better than third. Karen James (Roll-; erdrome) emerged the winner from a big entry in the primary girls’ figures to give the Christchurch club its first success of the championships. The speed events yesterday were restricted to heats, Joanne Porteous (Levin) and Paul Cole (Papatoetoe) emerging as favourites for the junior girls’ and boys’ 400 m titles, respectively,
after returning the fastest times in the heats. ARTISTIC Primary boys’ figures.—L. Behague (Napier) 1, R. Keen (Nelson) 2, J. Halloran (Auckland) 3. Juvenile boys’ figures.—T. Alexander iPapatoetoe) 1, D. Melhuish (Nelson) 2, C. Betts (Gisborne) 3. Primary girls’ figures.—Karen James (Rollerdrome) 1. Gillian I Goodman rßirkenhead) 2, Robyn Stoddart (Napier) 3. Junior boys’ figures.—B Hodge (Auckland) 1, s. Signal (Papatoetoe) 2, J. Leatham (Gisborne) 3. SPEED (Heat winners only) Primary girls’ 200m.—Lynnalre Oswald (Levin), Jacqueline Crozier (Manawatu). Primary boys’ 200 m J. Pickles
(Auckland), K. Porteous (Levin), R. Keen (Nelson) Juvenile girls’ 200m.—Michelle Oswald (Levin), Paula Crozier (Manawatu), Christine Giddon (Birkenhead). Juvenile boys’ 200m.—8. Locket (Wanganui), R. Signal (Papatoetoe). Junior girls' 400m.—Joanne Porteous (Levin), Tania Tait (Birkenhead), Desiree Borlase (Manawatu). Junior boys’ 400 m.—P. Cole (Papatoetoel. G. Williams (Hastings), D. Speer (Manawatu), P. Cullen (Hastings). Men’s 3000 m relay.—Hastings, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay Revue. ROLLER HOCKEY Junior boys—Hamilton 11, Papatoetoe 1; Kiwi-Manawatu 6, Wanganui 5; Hastings 6, Rollerdrome 3.
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