Page 10 - 1979 News Clippings
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Ngaruawahia High School Highlights
SPORTS be in for another tough season, but Keith Simon
Saturday saw the official start to even so, will gain valuable seemed to be the pick of the boys.
the secondary schools winter season experience.
but with no play in the netball or SOCCER
basketball. Over the weekend the The most outstanding aspects of was earned by a solid performance by
indoor basketball backboards were the boys play in their Division 3A the back line, which must improve as
erected outside the gymnasium and game against St Johns was the the forwards develop confidence in
Monday saw 4-50 enthusiasts make willingness of the boys to fight back feeding their backs.
full use of them before school. from inferior situations. Outgunned by
HOCKEY (boys) larger and more experienced boys,
In its first day of the season, the Ngaruawahia learned much about their fifteen were beaten 10
boys team showed good form by own abilities and disabilities in their 7- Ngaruawahia H.S. The game began
winning all three matches in its grade 1 loss. well with the Ngaruawahia backs
of the Hamilton Hockey Association The diminutive keeper Gary running hard, but fitness told and it
opening day tournament. Mudgway showed out as a hard was not until the last 15 minutes that
Last season was the first that the worker whose attitude strengthened Ngaruawahia came back into the game
team had entered in the competitions each time he had to retrieve the ball to ensure the win by finishing with
and most players have had little more from the net. Captain Paul McMillan determination.
than that year of experience; some in lead by example with John Bell and
fact are new to the game and were Brian Harding giving solidarity to the
playing in their first competition match squad. The first game in the Waikato
ever. Ngaruawahia was 2-0 down before Secondary Schools 1st Division rugby
competition was an historic encounter
The coaches (N. Mains and G. Elliot Cathro pulled one back by against the 1978 1st division
Clark) were delighted with the team’s flicking a centred ball over the keeper champions Hamilton Boys High
performance as last year they saw the off the outside of his foot. Down 5-1 at School. The 14
boys being soundly beaten in most of the turn, and with nothing to lose, the still flattered the Boys High squad as
their early matches. However they did team turned itself inside-out and the most as most of the game was played
not give up and improvement was backs went onto attack. Only two more in Boys High territory.
noticeable leading up to several good goals were conceded and John Bell
wins. came close several times with cracking
shots. Richard Wardell and Peter worked hard against the bigger Boys
“The most pleasing aspect,” says Rawiri showed promise also. High pack to win enough ball for their
Mr. Clark, “is that they thoroughly backs. The backs in turn played their
enjoy the game. Their keenness has The girls won by default over part by taking full advantage of this
never left them from last year in spite Fraser No 2. hard
of many lost games.” RUGBY 4th FIFTEEN
The wins last Saturday may result Made up largely of third formers individuals in what was essentially an
in the boys being put into a higher the boys showed potential in their 10-8 outstanding team performance. But
grade, and if this is the case they will win over Fraser. Keith Mackrell, mention must be made of the fine
