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Ngaruawahia Soccer

Junior Schoolboys: who goaled. Craig McPherson, Steven Marshall
Ngaruawahia High School McPherson came very close and Frankie Tui. Final score:
Juniors fought valiantly against with a fine angled drive that 2-0.
a superior team when they met shaved the upright. Senior Schoolboys
Fairfield’A’ on Saturday. Craig came close again Cambridge had a
Fairfield had better ball control when he had the Fairfield convincing win over
and kicking ability and knew keeper at full stretch to tip Ngaruawahia to the tune of 4
the basic moves as compared away another fine shot. goals to 0. Ngaruawahia could
with the local boys. Although Frankie Tui nearly netted not find any answer to the solid
they worked hard, the when his drive rose over the play of their opponents as they
Ngaruawahia boys could not bar from 15 yards out. combined in recurring
maintain a pattern of play, due Fairfield’s last goal came from attacking moves. Steven Barr
to poor passing and kicking. a scrimmage in front of the had one solo run the length of
Fairfield’s first goal when goal and the ball was in before the field to have the ball taken
a lobbed ball slid through the anyone realised. from him as he prepared to
arms of Robert Moana and Players to stand out for shoot. This is Ngaruawahia’s
bounced back to the attacker, Ngaruawahia were Craig first defeat in four games.

(Huntly) College

and Ngaruawahia Matches

July 7th game to gain a 1-0 victory. 9. The intermediates
Huntly College sport in On the same day the encountered strong opposition
the past week has included mid intermediate netball team was and lost three of their four
-week home matches against behind at half time, but matches. These were 8-10 to
Ngaruawahia High School, as recovered to defeat CCNZ, 9-10 to Sacred Heart
well as Saturday games, some Ngaruawahia 26-19. Mary and 10-11 to Hamilton Girls
of which were affected by Wilson and Mere Kingi High—all narrow losses. They
weather. combined well in defence and did, however, convincingly
The boys’ hockey side Erena Paki did some good beat Otorohanga 16-6. The
defeated Ngaruawahia after goaling. Mere, although still an juniors defeated Hamilton
school last Thursday by four intermediate, , has done very Girls High 7-3 and Otorohanga
goals to three in raw, cold well to win a place in the 10-5, but lost to CCNZ 6-13
conditions. Maurice Woods, Waikato Minor representative and Sacred Heart 7-10.
the home team captain was the tea., which will compete at the The two rugby teams
outstanding player and scored New Zealand tournament next suffered defeats. The first
all the winners’ goals himself month. fifteen, taking part in College
from right inner. On Saturday netball teams Day at Matamata, went down
The previous day, the A travelled to Hamilton. The to Hauraki Plains (Ngatea) 9-
girls’ hockey team had also senior side lost 8-13 to CCNZ 27. The second fifteen lost 3-
notched a narrow win over and 12-15 to Sacred Heart 25 to Cambridge High at
Ngaruawahia High School. before edging Paeroa 9-8, Cambridge, Stephen Thomson
Suzette Hindrup scored in the losing heavily 3-23 to scoring Huntly’s try.
first half and Huntly thus Hamilton Girls High School
obtained the only goal of the and defeating Otorohanga 12-