Roller skating success for S.I. team

Press, 1 March 1984, Page 13

Roller skating success for S.I. team

The South Island team of Roger Hawkins, Paul Laplanche, Craig Erskine, Angela Hawkins, Diane Gamble and Kaye Johnston, won the interisland roller skating shield at an international meeting at Timaru at the week-end. A record number of competitors participated in the two-day tour event including 10 skaters from Australia and

22 from the North Island. A six-stage tour of Dunedin will be held this week-end. Abbreviations used in the results: (A), Australia; (B) Birkenhead. Auckland; (H) Hastings; (L) Levin; (0) Otago; (SC) South Canterbury, (RC) Rollerdrome, Christchurch; (Kaw) Kaweraw; (W) Wanganui. Men A grade - Stage 1: S. Constantine (B), 1, T. Smyth (A) 2, P. Edmonds (A) 3; time 35.41. Stage 2: T. Keefe (A), 1, M. Urlich (H), 2, Constantine (B) 3; 9.37.68. Stage 3: Keefe 1, K. Webb (A), 2; Urlich 3; 6.17.09. Stage 4: Keefe 1, M. Whitby (A), 2, Smyth (A), 3; 19.35.56. Stage 5: Webb 1, Urlich 2, Keefe 3; 19.34.78. Stage 6: Keefe 1, Webb 2, Whitby 3; 9.38.02. Stage 7: Keefe 1, Webb 2, Edmonds 3; 1.55.50. Stage 8: Keefe 1, Urlich 2, Webb 3; 2.56.67. Over-all placings: Keefe 1, Webb 2, Urlich 3. B grade — Stage 1: P. Laplanche (SC), 1, R. Hawkins (RC), 2; S. Thompson (H), 3; 36.42. Stage 2: Laplanche 1, Thompson 2, Hawkins 3; 6.02.31. Stage 3: Hawkins 1, G. Tamihere (Kaw), 2, Thompson 3; 4.32.72. Stage 4: Laplanche 1, Hawkins 2, Thompson 3; 10.04.19. Stage 5: Hawkins 1, Laplanche 2, Thompson 3; 10.16.80. Stage 6: Hawkins 1, Laplanche 2, Thompson 3; 6.09.62. Stage 7: Hawkins 1,

Laplanche 2, Thompson 3; 2.04.88. Over-all placings: Hawkins 1, Laplanche 2, Thompson 3. C grade — Stage 1: P. Pryce (W), 1, M. Oswald (L), 2, A. Hawkins (RC), 3; 24.31. Stage 2: Pryce 1, Oswald 2, M. Scia Scia (L), 3; 2.02.71. Stage 3: Oswald 1, Hawkins 2, N. Begg (A), 3; 2.24.59. Stage 6: Oswald 1, J. Litt (RC), 2; Hawkins 3; No time. Stage 5: Oswald 1, D. Gamble (O) 2, S. Farrell (H), 3; 3.16.25. Stage 7: Hawkins 1, Litt 2, Oswald 3; 2.16.69. Over-all placings: Oswald 1, Hawkins 2, Gamble 3. D grade — Stage 2: N. Lobb (O), 1, A. Strachan (RC), 2, M. Litt (RC), 3; 2.20.85. Stage 3: Lobb 1, Strachan 2, Litt 3; 1.41.81. Stage 5: Strachan 1, Lobb 2, Litt 3; 2.24.07. Stage 7: Lobb 1, Strachan 2, Litt 3; 1.58.53. Over-all placings: Lobb I, Strachan 2, Litt 3. Women A grade - Stage 1: L. Watson (L), 1, F. Sinclair (A), 2, C. Begg (A), 3; 38.15. Stage 2: Watson 1, Sinclair 2, Begg 3; 6.19.46. Stage 3: Begg 1, Watson 2, J. Gamble (O), 3; 4.28.15. Stage 4: Sinclair 1, Watson 2, Begg 3; 10.54.06. Stage 5: Watson 1, Begg 2, Sinclair 3; 11. Stage 6: Watson 1, Begg 2, Sinclair 3; 6.29.37. Stage 7: Begg 1, Sinclair 2, Watson 3; 2.07.10. Over-all placings: Watson 1, Begg 2, Sinclair 3.