Results of junior sports competitions

Press, 29 August 1980, Page 24

Results of junior sports competitions

RUGBY LEAGUE Two of the three previously unbeaten teams were beaten yesterday in the national senior schoolboys’ rugby league tournament at Huntly. Wellington was beaten by Waikato and when the two unbeaten teams in section A met. Auckland bea,t Canterbury. Results: _ Section A: Auckland 19, Canterbury 6; West Coast 8, Hanulto Section B: Bay of plen ‘ y r . 2 ®’ Midlands 9; Taranaki 6, NorthBye teams: Waikato 8, Wellington 5. RUGBY Southland and Otago are favourites to reach the final in the South Island under 18 tournament at Westport. Both teams are unbeaten with three wins, followed by Canterbury and Nelson Bays with two W Only a win by. Marlborough against _ Otago today will upset Ca The a fffiar will be on Saturday afternoon. Yesterday’s results: \ Marlborough 54, Buller 6; Nelson Bays 16 North Otago 11; Mid-Canterbury 16, West Coast 7; Canterbury 19; South Canterwill Play Canterbury and Southland will nlav Nelson Bays in- the semifinals of the South island under 16 rugby tournament at Greymouth todays . . Yesterday’s results: Canterburv 15, Canterbury SuuUnions 4; Nelson Bays 12, Buller 4- Southland 18, Otago 0; North Otago 21, Marlborough 19; South Canterbury 15West Coast 11. Golden Bay-Motueka hadl its first win in the Seddon Shield

distrlcts. primary schools’ rugby tournament in Nelson but Marlborough still looks the team to beat.

While Golden Bay-Motueka beat West Coast 8-0 in the early match, Marlborough convincingly beat Buller 48-0 in the following game to retain its four-year unbeaten record. West Coast and Buller have yet to win a match and Marlborough has a two-point lead in the competition after the other top contender, Nelson, had a bye. The final of the tournament will bo played today. SOCCER The final of the New Zealand secondary schools’ soccer tournament today will be between Rosmini College, Auckland. and Otago Boys’ High School, of Dunedin. • In a day of upsets, these two teams handled the atrocious conditions the best. Otago Boys’ High School advanced to the final with two narrow wins, 1-0 over Palmerston North Boys’ High School in the quarter-finals and then 2-1 over Xavier College, Christchurch. in the afternoon semifinal . Results (including teams from the circulation area of "The Press”) are: Major section: Xavier College 2. Westlake Boys’ High School 0; Otago Boys’ High School 1, Palmerston North Boys’ High School 0; Otago Boys’ High School 2, Xavier College 1. Minor section: Linwood High School 2, Auckland Grammar School 0; Shirley Boys’ High School 0, Avondale College 0 (Avondale won 3-1 on penalties); Onehunga High School 2, St Paul’s Collegiate 0; Christchurch Boys’ High School 3. Hamilton Boys’ High School 2; Linwood High School 1. Waitakere College

1 (Linwood won 5-4 on penalties)- Shirley Boys’ High School 2, St Paul’s Collegiate 1; Lynfield College 1, Christchurch Boys’ High School 0. With two wins yesterday, Mana has won the national twelfth grade soccer tournament from Auckland. Canterbury was a little unlucky to go down to Mana. It played the better soccer but did not take its opportunities.

Results: — Round six.—Mana 1. Canterbury 0; Auckland 4, Wellington 0; Otago 1, Nelson 0; Hawke’s Bay. 2, Franklin 1. Round seven.—Franklin 3, Canterbury 0; Mana 1, Nelson 0; Wellington 1. Hawke’s Bay 1; Auckland 2, Otago 0.

South Canterbury won the under 12 years South Island region two schoolboys* soccer tournament which ended at Oamaru yesterday. Southland was runner-up on goal average from Canterbury Districts.

Final results were:— Southland 5, North Otago 0; South Otago 4, Mid-Canterbury 1; Canterbury Districts 3, Eastern Southland 0. , An upset win by Marlborough over co-leader. North City, left Hutt Valley the winner of the national under 12 soccer tournament at Blenheim. However. Hutt Valley only made it with a close win over Rotorua, which also had a chance of winning the tournament on the final day. . Results:— Marlborough 2. North City 0; Hutt Valley 1. Rotorua 0; Western Bay of Plenty-2. Taranaki 1; Waikato 4. Midlands 0. Final points.—Hutt Valley 12, North Citv 10. Rotorua 8, IVaikato 8, Marlborough 8, W.8.0.P. 5, Manawatu 3, Midland 2. .. Host school. Nelson College, will meet Wellington College in today’s final-of the national secondary schools’ soccer touma-

ment in Nelson. Nelson qualified for the final on penalties after _the score against Burnside High School was locked at 2-all following extra time.

Wellington College beat Nayland College (Nelson). 4-0 in yesterday’s other, semi-final. In another game, St Bede s College beat Wiamea College (Nelson). 4-2. HOCKEY Papanui High School produced a top defensive effort m the final of the secondary schoolboys’ hoekev tournament in Palmerston North yesterday, but had to bow to the superior power of Palmerston North Boys’ High School. The final score of 1-0 was much less than expected after Palmerston North’s rampaging efforts of the last three days when it scored 52 goals in live Linwood High School finished th The tournament team was announced after the final by the selector. Dr George Wickham. M. le Mardon R. Calkin (Palmerston North), C Rowlings Papanui). T. Londes (Palmerston North). M. Skilton (Papanui), J. Heaphy (Palmerston North), D. Grundv (Papanui). J. Radovimch (Linwood), G. Eliot (Palmerston North). C. Sturge (Whangarei), J. McMaster (Linwood). Reserves: S Grant (Queen Elizabeth College). D. Bradley (Kaikorai Valley Hl Eastern°Southland and Malvern will meet in the final of the national primary schoolgirls hockey tournament at Sheffield today. 5. i . , in the section-one: semi-final, North Shore will meet Canterbury-, and in section two Maniatoto will play Ashburton. Results:—

Section one Round nine: North Shore 2, South Canterbury 0; Taranaki p, Manawatu 0; Eastern Southland 6, South Auckland 0; Canterbury 3. Buller 0; Bay of Plenty 3, Southland 1. Round 10: Manawatu 2, South Canterbury 1; Eastern Southland 4, North Shore 0; Taranaki 1, Buller 0; Southland 1, South Auckland 0; Canterbury '6, Ruahine-Dannevirke 0. Round 11: Eastern Southland 7, Manawatu 0; South Canterburv 2, Buller 0; North Shore 1, Southland 0; Taranaki 2, RuahineDannevirke 0; Bay- of Plenty 1, South Auckland 0.Section two Round nine: Wairarapa 1. Maniatoto 0; Malvern 1, Horowhenua 1; Northland 1, Hawke’s Bay 1; Ashburton 2, Wellington 1; Auckland 0, Nelson 0. Round 10: Maniatoto 1, Horowhenua 1; Wairarapa 1. Hawke’s Bay 1; Wellington 2, Malvern 0; Nelson 1, Northland 0; Ashburton 2, Poverty Bay 0. Round 11: Horowhenua 1, Hawkes Bay 0; Maniatoto 1, Wellington 0; Wairarapa 5, Nelson 0; Malvern 1, Poverty Bay 0; Northland 1, Auckland 0. TENNIS Results from the Anderson and Hill junior tennis tournament at Wilding Park yesterday were:— Under-17 Boys’ singles.—Quarter-finals: G. Lawson beat D. McNaughton, 6-2, 6-2; P. Voshaar beat S. Pearson, 7-6, 6-3; V. Aubrey beat S. Jamieson, 6-3, 6-3; G. Bryan beat P. Dawson, 7-6, 6-3. Girls’ singles.—Quarter-finals: D. Hill beat L. Mason, 6-2, 6-1; A." Hughey beat K. Drew ; ett, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; A. Roberts beat R. Pearce, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; D. O’Malley heat H. Barlow, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. Under-15 Boys’ singles.—Third round: A. de Zwart beat A. Dicklson, 6-0,

6-4; D. Paterson beat T. Mirfin, 6-0, 6-1; M. Jones beat J. Hattaway, 7-5, 2,6, 6-4; J. Robinson beat W. Thomson 6-0, 6-1; J. Honeywell beat S. Billings, 6-0, 6- P. Carter beat A. Dawson, 7- 6-0; S. Perkins beat N. McKenzie, 6-2, 6-0; J. Adair beat N. Ransley, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Girls’ singles.—Quarter-finals: L. Johnson beat G. Chisholm, 6-2, 7-5; S. Stewart beat V. Morris, 6-3, 6-3; A. Wilding beat N. Chambers, 5-7, 6-0, 6-0; A. Barlow beat M. Fechney. 6-1, 6-0. Under-13 Boys’ singles—Quarter-finals: J. Brightwell beat T. Howe, 9-1; M. O’Malley beat H. Billings, 9-4; H. Jamieson beat S. Brookman. 9-6; N. Jewell beat G. Beattie, 9-6. Girls’ singles.—Quarter-finals: J. Morris beat R. Wilson, 9-5; J. Lake beat J. Hughey, 9-3; A. Lodewyks beat S. Hughey, 9-8; L. Ratana beat K. Fitchett, 9-0. BASKETBALL Two of the semi-finalists in the New Zealand : secondary schoolboys’ basketball championships were decided in Napier yesterday. Wanganui Boys’ College easily qualified by defeating Otumoetai College, of Tauranga, 56-43. In another qualifying match, however, it was a goal in the last four seconds of play that put Nelson College into the quarter-finals. Timaru Boys’ High School, who finished first in their section, had been tied at 51-ail with Nelson. Yesterday’s early results were: Waitaki Boys’ High School 74, Aranui High School 73; Palmerston North Boys’ High School 84, Westlake Boys’ High' School 45; Nelson College 53. Timaru Boys’ High School 51; Wanganui Boys’ College 56, Otumoetai College 43.