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Herald Sporting Awards
16 January 1973 HIGHLY COMMENDED on to national and international
A brilliant 16-year-old Mary Skeen (Auckland), triumphs.
sportsman, Tariana Wharakura, badminton, aged 18. No fewer than six sports were
of Ngaruawahia, is one of the five John Walters (Whangarei), mentioned in the record of
winners of the 1972 New Zealand rugby, aged 18. Wharakura. In rowing he has had
Herald Junior Sports Awards. national successes including
Jennifer Whateley membership of the winning
Lawn tennis, cricket, netball (Hamilton), swimming, aged 18.
and harrier racing provide the other intermediate eight at the 1972
four winners who, however, have The judges, two former championships.
performed far above average in Olympic champions, Mr Murray As a Rugby player he has won
other sports. Halberg and Mrs Yvette Corlett, a Waikato and North Island under
former Commonwealth
The five winners are as heavyweight weight-lifting title- selection, and in Rugby League he
follows:— holder Don Oliver, and the sports has been named as an under
DEBORAH FISHER editor of the Herald, R. B. Kiwi.
Miss Fisher
(Cambridge), netball, aged 17. Humberstone, were again faced Waikato Swimmer of the Year three
ANNE GARRETT with some extraordinary sporting years ago, and in 1969 was a New
(Auckland), harrier racing, aged 17. talent among the 38 nominations, Zealand Junior representative.
JOHN REID (Auckland), DIFFICULT TASK Now there has been a splendid
cricket, aged 16. Their task, therefore, in finding transfer from an individual to team
RUSSELL SIMPSON up to five winners, as laid down in sport. Miss Fisher has been chosen
(Auckland), lawn tennis, aged 18. the conditions of the contest, was as a member of the New Zealand
extremely difficult. The quality of under-24 netball team, which will
TARIANA WHARAKURA the entrants easily matched the high
(Ngaruawahia), rowing, rugby and standard of those in the previous visit Australia in May.
rugby league, aged 16. five contests. Anne Garrett, a McAuley High
Several past winners have gone School pupil, had to overcome
