Page 22 - 1979 News Clippings
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Ngaruawahia High School Sports Shorts
BOYS HOCKEY be content with a 1-1 draw against Hillcrest.
An early goal and a penalty stroke that The home team equalised from a corner that
hit the woodwork gave Melville the edge keeper Gary Mudgway failed to hold.
over Ngaruawahia at 1-0 before a perfectly Defenders Bell and Harding had a busy day.
placed pass from winger Gary Wood found 4th 15 RUGBY
Mark Collins on hand in the circle to Keith Simon, Keith Mackrell and Pierre
equalise. Both teams went well in the second Clark starred in Ngaruawahia’s 36-3 win
half with Craig Gutry taking Ngaruawahia over St Pauls. Ngaruawahia found
ahead with a penalty stroke, before Melville themselves the bigger team and this,
found two chinks in Scott Schreiber’s goal- combined with improved teamwork
keeping skills to win 3-2. (especially from the forwards) gave them a
GIRLS HOCKEY comfortable game.
The ‘A’ team had a sound win over 3rd 15 RUGBY
Sacred Heart Old Girls. With a definite Ahead 10-0 at half time, St Pauls found
territorial advantage the team allowed Linda they could not add to their lead in their 10-0
Park to make use of her skills in penetrating win over Ngaruawahia. The home team was
the Old Girls defense, but excellent outplayed in the forwards but had the better
goalkeeping from the losers kept the score of the backline. Good tackling kept St Pauls
low. at bay in the last half.
The ‘B’ team had a 2-0 win over 2nd 15 RUGBY
Fairfield with goals from Betty-Marie Park
and Jackie Wilson in an open game. In an excellent game against Matamata,
A 5-0 win against Cambridge ‘C’ team Ngaruawahia lost 18-7. Matamata gained a
surfeit of possession but failed to capitalise
by Ngaruawahia ‘C’ saw Debbie Lauder on it to advance their winning margin. Greg
increase her goal tally for the season. With a Bradshaw played well and Roland Ruha
0-0 first half, Ngaruawahia overwhelmed was king of the lineout, making the most of
Cambridge in the last spell. his basketball skills.
The ‘D’ team, playing in the same 1st 15 RUGBY
competition as the ‘C’ team, scored their
first goal of the season in their 4-1 loss to A penalty each in the first half had
Huntly ‘C’. An improved performance. Ngaruawahia and Matamata locked at 3-3 for
GIRLS SOCCER the first 40 minutes. The Clark Simon
engineered a dazzling try (unconverted) to
A Rewiti Parata goal late in the match place his team at 7-3. From a basic error by
gave Ngaruawahia a 1-0 win over Fairfield the leaders, Matamata drove back and gained
College in the ‘A’ section of girls a converted try and a 9-7 win.
competition. This gave Rewiti her seventh Right near the end of the game Glen
goal in three games. Lynnette Karina kept Solomon was only centimetres wide with a
goal well in the first half, preventing several 50 meter penalty attempt. This was
potential goals. Captain Rachel Nilora was Matamata’s third 9-7 win of the season.
well pleased with the performance of her Mark Houghton and Hoki Katipa ran well
team. with Dean Haggie and Glen Solomon being
BOYS SOCCER the pick of the backs. Glen’s tally of points
Ahead 1-0 at half time with a goal by is only 14 off his century. George Simon
Gordon Rajendram, Ngaruawahia had to was Ngaruawahia’s outstanding forward.
