College sport: St Kents offers cricket as subject

By DAVE WORSLEY

St Kentigern College has a new subject.

Players who are looking at a career in cricket will be able to undertake a New Zealand Qualifications Authority approved course of study in cricket at school, before taking their credits on to tertiary levels. International umpire Doug Cowie is a director of the Frontline (New Zealand) St Kentigern College-based venture and the coaching director is Roy Goodyear, a former first-class coach from Zimbabwe and Natal, who coaches at the school.

Students from international cricket-playing countries can also apply.

VOLLEYBALL

The boys and girls premier junior volleyball competitions are under way and after four rounds Westlake Boys High are the only unbeaten team.

Rangitoto College are second with three wins and one loss and Otahuhu College, Penrose High, Kelston Boys and Auckland Grammar are chasing, all with a 2-2 record.

In the girls' competition, Otahuhu College have won each of their matches in straight sets. Mt Albert Grammar have also won all of their matches but have conceded two sets.

OUTRIGGER

The Auckland Secondary Schools junior outrigger regatta takes place in the Onehunga Basin on Saturday.

The regatta forms part of the build up to the national Waka Ama champs scheduled for October 31 at the Orakei Basin.

RUGBY

The New Zealand secondary schools team beat Australia 18-16 at Ballymore in Brisbane over the weekend, stretching their undefeated record against Australia to five games over as many years.

Australia scored first but Jeremy Manning put the Kiwi team on the scoreboard with a try. Miah Nikora converted to add to an earlier penalty. New Zealand also scored an intercept try to Aaron Bancroft.

AWARDS

Nominations have closed for the Young Sportsperson of the Year awards with the dinner and announcement to be held at Eden Park on November 14. NZ Breakers and Tall Black Dillon Boucher will be the guest speaker.

Nominations are in for the Counties Manukau Sporting Excellence Awards this month.

MIT Junior Sportsman of the Year: John (Haati) Alatini (Sir Edmund Hillary College), volleyball; Adam Coker (Pakuranga College), cycling; Kieran Read (Rosehill College, Papakura), cricket, rugby.

Orix Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Verity Hicks (Strathallan College), swimming; Amy-Jo Mann (King's College), swimming, athletics; Katherine Prumm (Pukekohe High School), motocross, running.

THIS WEEK

Friday: Boys volleyball, various venues.

Saturday: Auckland secondary schools junior outrigger regatta, Onehunga Basin 9am. Premier first XI cricket: various venues.

Sunday: Climbing, Glenfield Rec Centre.

Monday: Girls volleyball, various venues.