Secondary school sports results

Press, 22 August 1989, Page 34

Secondary school sports results

BASKETBALL

Twizel caused a major upset by beating highly ranked Wakatipu, 60-59, on the first day of the South Island secondary schoolboys’ basketball tournament in Waimate. Twizel, which was seeded fourth in pool four, came from behind with a spirited display of basketball played with pace and determination, to take the match from Wakatipu, one of the tournament’s semi-final favourites. Results: Timaru Boys’ High School 117, Waitaki Boys’ High School 26; Otago Boys’ High School 65, Temuka High School 51; St Bede’s College 62, Cromwell High School 45; Twizel High School 60, Wakatipu High School 59; Waimate High School 75, Southland Boys’ High School 51; Timaru Boys’ High School 63, Cromwell High School 46; St Bede’s College 91, Waitaki Boys’ High School 36.

HOCKEY

BOYS Results of the New Zealand secondary schoolboys’ hockey tournament in Christchurch yesterday were: — Long Bay 11, St Andrew’s 0; Palmerston North 3, Christ’s College 2; Linwood 6, Kings College 3; St Kentigern 2, Marlborough Boys’ 1; Auckland Grammar 2, Ashburton College 0; Wanganui Collegiate 3, Gore High School 1; Christchurch B.H.S. 3, Westlake Boys’ 0; Shirley Boys’ 4, St Paul’s 0; Long Bay 4, Linwood High School 0.

Results from a secondary schoolboys’ hockey tournament which started in Napier yesterday. Pool one: Kuranui College 2, Rangitoto College 0; Hastings Boys’ High 6, Logan Park High 0; Lindisfarne College 4, Avondale College 1; Hastings Boys’ High 2, Rangitoto 1; Kuranui 2, Lindisfarne 1; Logan Park 3, Avondale 3. Points: Hastings 4, Kuranui 4, Lindisfarne 2, Avondale 1, Logan Park 1, Rangitoto 0. Pool two: Mt Maunganui College 2, Karamu High 2; Rathkeale College 1, Hillcrest High 0; Taradale High 4, Tamatea High 2; Mt Maunganui 4, Hillcrest 4; Taradale 3, Rathkeale 2; Karamu 4, Tamatea 2. Points: Taradale 4, Karamu 3, Rathkeale 2, Mt Maunganui 2, Hillcrest 1, Tamatea 0. Indian Shield Results from the first day of the India Shield secondary schoolboys’ hockey tournament played in Wellington yesterday. Round 1: Otumoetai College 1, Tawa College 0; Forest View H.S. 3, Palmerston North 1; Napier B.H.S. 5, Rongotai College 0; Nelson College 5, Auckland Grammar 2; Scots College 5, Otahuhu College 0; New Plymouth B.H.S. 4, Gisborne B.H.S. 2; Hamilton B.H.S. 1, Tauranga B.H.S. 0; Wellington College 15, St Pat’s College 0. Round 2: Otumoetai 2, For-, est View 1; Palmerston North 3, Tawa 2; Napier 8, Auckland Grammar 1. GIRLS Results of the South Island

Secondary Schools girls’ hockey tournament in Dunedin. Section A, round 1: Waitaki 0, Columba 0; Timaru 3, Fiordland 0; Ashburton 1, Craighead 0; Taieri 4, Darfield 2. Round 2: Waitaki 3, Ashburton 0; Timaru 4, Taieri 1; Darfield 2, Fiordland 0; Columba 0, Craighead 0. Section B, round 1: South Otago 3, Logan Park 0; Roncall! 2, Verdon 1; Aparima 2, Bayfield 1; Otago Girls’ 3, Cromwell 0. Round 2: Otago Girls’ 2, Verdon 0; Aparima 2. Logan Park 1; Roncalli 1, Cromwell 0; South Otago 4, Bayfield 1.

NETBALL

Bay of Plenty Coast doused the early aspirations of Canterbury and Waikato, the top seeds, during the first day oi competition at the national under-21 netball; championships in Mount Mauganui yesterday. Bay of Plenty Coast beat Canterbury, 36-34, and Waikato, 34-25. The Canterbury under 18 team fell at the hands of Wellington, 2515, in a physical encounter. The Canterbury shooters, Rochelle Krammer and Karyn Pierce, had trouble with accuracy and faltered in spite of the plentiful opportunities that Bernice Mene and Belinda Blair provided with superb defence work. Results: Bay of Plenty Coast 36, Canterbury under 21 34; Canterbury under 21 39, Otago 24; Canterbury Country under 21 31, MidCanterbury 27; Wellington

under 18 25, Canterbury under 18 15.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Auckland maintained its unbeaten record at the 15-year-old’s national rugby league tournament in Rotorua yesterday with a hard-fought 6-0 win over Wellington. Canterbury scored five tries in beating Waikato, 24-4, in the other Section A match. Results.— First day (Sunday): Section A: Auckland 26, Waikato 6; Canterbury 12, Wellington 9. Section B: Bay of Plenty 28, Taranaki 20; Midlands 32, West Coast 16; Manawatu 56, Northland 4. Second day (Monday): Section A: Auckland 6, Wellington 0; Canterbury 24, Waikato 4. Section B: Manawatu 24, Midlands 10; Taranaki 16, Northland 4; Bay of Plenty 52, West Coast 4.

RUGBY

Under 15 The loss of four key players did not stop the James Hargest High School under-15 rugby team from winning this year’s AMP South Island secondary schools’ tournament. Sixteen teams competed at different venues throughout Southland last week. In the final at the Les George Oval on Saturday, James Hargest High beat St Kevin’s College, Oamaru, 15-8. Over-all tournament placings and results.— Post section, Group A: James Hargest 9, Cargill 7; St

Kevin’s 7, Verdon 4. Group B: Wakatipu 20, Northern Southland 4; South Otago High School 7, Dunstan 6. Group C: Kingswell High School 14, Catholic Cathedral 10; Central Southland 10, Aparima 8. Group D: Cromwell 18, Kaikorai Valley 0; Logan Park 30, Bayfield 3. Finals: James Hargest 15, St Kevin’s 8; Cargill 6, Verdon 4; South Otago 4, Wakatipu 4; Dunstan 20, Northern Southland 4; Kingswell 14, Central Southland 8; Cathedral College 32, Aparima 4; Logan Park 4, Cromwell 3; Kaikorai Valley 20, Bayfield 4. Under 16 Results from the first day of the South Island under-16 rugby tournament being played at Tahuna Park in Dunedin. Pool A: Canterbury 7, North Otago 0. Pool B: Nelson Bays 36, West Coast 3. Pool C: Buller 20, Mid-Canterbury 4. Pool D: Otago B 10, Marlborough 4. Otago A: Bye.

SOCCER

Results of the national secondary schools soccer tournament at Logan Park in Dunedin yesterday. Marlborough College 2, King’s 0; South Otago 4, Combined 0; Papanui 2, Southland 0; 0.8.H.5. 1, St Thomas .0; Logan Park 5, Hillcrest 2; Waiopehu 1, Rangiora 1; King’s 2, Southland 2; Marlborough 4, Combined 0; Papanui 2, South Otago 0; 0.8.H.5. 6, Waiopeha 0; Logan Park 2, St Thomas’ 1; Hillcrest 4, Rangiora 0.