SCHOOL SPORTS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4371, 20 December 1950, Page 5

SCHOOL SPORTS

NGATEA PARENTS’ DAY

VISIT OF SANTA CLAUS

AOTEA WINS POINTS PRIZE

The Ngatea District High School held its annual parents’ day and sports in the school grounds on December 12.

All events were keenly contested, all competitors being loudly cheered along- by their team mates. Aotea was the successful house on the day, gaining 230 points, with Arawa, 149 points.

The following are the results, abreviations being Ao. (Aotea) and Ar. (Arawa): — Primary School

Seven to eight years, boys, Neil Burke (Ar), 1; Graeme Courtney (Ar), 2. Girls, Lorraine Phillips (Ar), 1; Kerin Parfitt (Ar), 2.

Eight to nine years, 50 yards, boys, Graeme Pentecost (Ar), 1; Barry Fisher (Ao), 2; Douglas Leonard (Ao), 3. Girls, Beryl Laing (Ar), 1; Jeanette Cass (Ar)', 2; Patty Griffiths (Ao), 3.

Nine to 10 years, 50 yards, boys, Roy Wilson (Ao), 1; John Blaikie (Ao), 2; D. Williams (Ar), 3. Girls, Jennifer Cass (Ar), 1; Alison Pentecost (Ar), 2; Pauline Knox (Ar), 3. 10 to 11 years, 50 yards, boys, Dermot Murphy (Ao), 1; John Blake (Ar), 2; Bill Hayward (Ao), 3. Girls, Ann Fisher (Ao), 1; Clare Dalgety (Ao), 2; Ann Jackson (Ao), 3. 11 to 12 years, 75 yards, boys, H. Blaikie (Ao), 1; Bruce Hare (Ar), 2. Girls, Mary Donaghy (Ao), 1; Margaret Barriball (Ar), 2; Judy Laing (Ar), 3.

13 to 14 years, 100 yards, boys, Ken Dragibevich (Ao), 1; Steve Moderich (Ao), 2; Des Donaghy (Ao), 3. Girls, Lorraine Haywood (Ao), \1; Joyctei Yelavich (Ao), 2; Heather Julian (Ao), 3.

14 years and over, 100 yards, boys, Philip Bryant (Ar), 1; John Harvey (Ar), 2. Three-legged race, junior, Margaret Barriball and Judy Laing (Ar), 1; Linda Quilty and Ann Fisher (Ad),.2; Yvonne Baxter and Mary Donaghy (Ao), ,3. Senior, Margaret Hitchman and Ann Bryant (Ar), 1; Lorraine Hayward and Nancy Grindley (Ao), 2; Ualrol Dudley and Patty Thomas (Ao), 3.-

Long jump, junior, boys, Hugh Blaikie (Ao), 12ft. 2iin., 1; Dermot Murphy (Ao), lift. 9in., 2; John Blake (Ar), lift., 3. Senior, Ken (Ao), 14ft. 3in., 1; Philip Bryant (Ar), 13ft. 6in., 2; Bruce McCoid (Ao), 12ft. sin., 3.

High jump, junior, Hugh Blaikie (Ao), 4ft. lin., 1; Dermot Murphy (Ao), 3ft. Ilin., 2; Bruce Hare (Ar), 3ft. Bin., 3. Senior, Philip Bryant (Ar), 4ft. 9in., 1; Ken Dragicevich (Ao), 4ft. 6in., 2; Doug Brown (Ar), 4ft. sin., 3>

Relay race, junior, boys, Aotea, 1. Girls, Aotea, 1.

Bob ball, girls, junior, Arawa, 1 Senior, Aotea, 1.

Relay race, senior, boys, Arawa, 1; Girls, Aotea, 1. Secondary School

50 yards, girls, junior, Beverly Knox (Ar), 1; Colleen Jelly (Ao), 2; Pam Phillips (Ar), 3. Senior, J. McCollum (Ar), 1; M. McQuoid (Ao), 2; C. Green (Ar)', 3.

75 yards, girls, (junior, Beverley Courtney (Ar), 1; Doris Wentworth (Ao) and Beverly Knox (Ar), equal, 2. Senior, Joyce McCollum (Ar), 1; Margaret McQuoid (Ao), 2; Thelma Wentworth (Ao), 3.

100 yards, girls (open), Beth Williams (Ao), 1; Joyce McCollum (Ar), 2; Margaret McQuoid (Ao), 3. Boys, junior, K. Anderson (Ar), 1; D. Coxhead (Ar), 2; J. Brown (Ao), 3. Senior, C. Carr (Ao), 1; J. Schuler (Ar), 2; T. Keane (Ao), 3. 220 yards, boys, junior, K. Anderson (Ar), 1; J. Brown (Ao), 2; D. Coxhead (Ar), 3. Senior, Colin Carr (Ao), 1; Tom Keane (Ao), 2; Henry Samuels”(Ao), 3.

880 yards (open), Tom Keane (Ao), 1; Henry Samuels (Ao), 2; Les Williams (Ao), 3.

Hurdles, boys, C. Carr (Ao), 1; H. Samuels (Ao), 2; N. Fox (Ar), 3. Relay laces, girls, Aotea, 1. Boys, Arawa, 1. Zigzag A, Aotea; zigzag B, Aotea. Mixed relay, Aotea, 1. Overhead A, Aotea, ‘l. Overhead B, Arawa, 1. , Old pupils’ race, girls, Betty Connors, 1. Boys, Graham Jeffries, 1. High Jump, junior, M. Jeffries 4ft. lOin., (Ao), 1; R. Dalgety 4ft. 6in (Ao), 2; D. Coxhead 4ft. 2in. (Ar), 3. Senior, H. Samuels (Ao), 4ft. 9in., 1; L. Williams (Ao), 4ft. Bin., 2; N. Fox (Ar), 4ft. 6in., 3. Broad jump, junior, K. Anderson (Ar), 15ft. Ilin., 1; T. Moderich (Ar), 14ft. 3in., 2; D. Coxhead (Ar), 14ft. 3in., 3. Senior, C. Carr (Ao), 17ft. sin., 1; T. Keane (Ao), 17ft. Jin., 2; J. Schuler (Ar), 10ft. 7in., 3.

Three-legged race, open, F. Hayward and T. Wentworth (Ao), 1; Joyce McCollum and partner (Ar), 2; Beth Williams and Raywin Thompson (Ao), 3. The primers’ room was gaily decorated and in the middle stood a lovely Christmas tree laden with gifts. Santa Claus duly arrived' to the tune of “Jingle Bells” and loud cheers. Each child was given a present off the tree and a bag of sweets. Much credit is due to the teachers, who spent a lot of time arranging the tree. The day concluded with a Christmas party.