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Kirsten & April Henkel 1992

Kirsten (top) and April.

This year (1992) has been a busy one for the Upon arrival they were billeted for five nights
Henkel sisters. At the beginning of the year they with Sur Delta Soccer Club and played in the
were involved with the Waikato Under-19s football Canadian Cup Classic tournament.
squad (soccer), who travelled to Whakatane for a They departed on August 24th and arrived at
National Tournament against teams such as Bay of San Francisco the same day where they were
Plenty, Taranaki, Auckland Secondary Schools and billeted for another five days with the Pleasanton
their toughest opponent Auckland. They ended up Soccer Club. There they played matches against a
coming second behind Auckland who had a strong local Under-16 squad and then departed San
superior goal difference. Francisco on 29th August.
During the whole year they were involved in Leaving San Francisco on August 29th they
senior football for the Ngaruawahia Soccer Club. arrived on Los Angeles spending another five
This year they lost only one game out of 24 and the nights with the Palos Verdes Soccer Club and
team received two trophies from the competition. played two matches there. They also visited
During the August holidays the girls were Disneyland and Universal Studios.
selected to play in the Waikato Secondary Schools From Los Angeles the next stop was San
Under-19s (Kirsten) and Under-17s (April). Diego where they visited Sea World. Four days in a
They were both invited by Hamilton Girls local hotel with participation in a local tournament
High School to tour with them to Canada and the and then back to Auckland by September 8th.
USA in 1993(?). They will arrive via Honolulu. The total cost of the trip for the girls was
$2,300.00.