College sport: Visitors take home the big trophies

The Head of the Harbour regatta turned into an out-of-Auckland benefit when Waikato and Bay of Plenty schools won the trophies for the boys and girls under-18 eights.

Almost a thousand rowers from 35 schools in the upper half of the North Island competed.

Conditions on Lake Pupuke in Takapuna were tough, with a fresh southwesterly blowing down the 900m course.

Hauraki Plains College and Hamilton Boys High dominated the feature race, the boys eight.

Hamilton finished with a flourish to win by half a length.

Hauraki were the real surprise, beating many of the fancied schools in the nine-boat field. The girls trophy was won by Tauranga Girls by half a length from Baradene, with a Baradene crew also in third place.

Baradene won points overall for the girls, Auckland Diocesan were second and Tauranga Girls third.

Hamilton Boys and St Kentigern finished first equal in the boys and Westlake Boys were third.

Cricket

King's College enjoyed a 10-wicket win over Avondale College in the Auckland 1a Championship.

Avondale struggled to come to terms with the King's bowling attack and two run-outs did not help their cause as they were bundled out for 73. King's enforced the follow on after achieving a 111-run lead on the first innings.

Avondale batted determinedly second time around. Victor Davies was lucky to survive a catch behind off a technical no ball called when King's failed to warn the umpire of a change of bowler but fell soon afterwards for a tenacious 13 in a stand of 47. When Jeet Raval, who made an excellent 38, was dismissed Avondale's hopes were dented.

William Brittain produced four for 26 from 22 overs and Goldsbury two wickets for 21 from 14 overs. Tim Southee picked up the last three wickets for match figures of seven for 56 from 16.3 overs.

King's needed just 32 runs to win and Kai Petersen (21 not out) and Paul Fabian (9 not out) cleared the total to give King's the win.

In other results Westlake Boys beat Kelston Boys by an innings and 63 runs.

James Cowell stood out for Westlake by taking seven wickets.

St Kentigern College scored 214 for 9 off 50 overs with Mt Albert Grammar 126 all out off 40 overs.

Multisport

A win was not a win for Cambridge High when they were victorious in the junior boys teams event at the tag team triathlon at Maraetai Beach in Manukau City.

The three-person team of Tom Martin, Kurt Barton and Sjoerd Nanwegtendonk won their category by more than two minutes from Auckland Grammar.

But their victory did not secure a medal, as they are not part of the College Sport Auckland region.

The triathlon featured more than 100 teams from triathlon powerhouses such as Diocesan, Auckland Grammar, Rangitoto College and St Kentigern and entrants from Botany Downs College in East Auckland and Long Bay College.

The podium places were shared among 10 Auckland area schools with the trio of Rangitoto College, Auckland Grammar and St Kentigern securing 18 of the 27 gold, silver and bronze positions between them.

This week

Saturday - Cricket 1A (home team first), championship round: Kelston v King's, Avondale v St Kentigern, Mt Albert v Westlake. Plate: Auckland Grammar v Takapuna Grammar, Sacred Heart v Rosmini, Macleans v Rangitoto. Tennis, all grades.

Monday - Premier waterpolo, various venues.

MULTISPORT
(Maraetai Beach)

Senior girls: Rangitoto College 61m 23s 1, Diocesan School Lime 66m 15s 2, Diocesan School Tan 66m 59s 3.

Senior boys: St Kentigern 53m 58s 1, Auckland Grammar (Senior A) 54m 68s 2, Auckland Grammar (Senior E) 58m 16s 3.

Intermediate Girls: Pakuranga College 59m 05s 1, St Kentigern 59m 10s 2, Westlake Girls, 59m 41s 3.

Intermediate Boys: St Kentigern 49m 35s 1, Macleans College 51m 06s 2 Auckland Grammar 51m 30s 3.

Junior Boys: Auckland Grammar 41m 56s 1, Long Bay College 42m 18s 2, Auckland Grammar 2 43m 01s 3.

Junior Girls: Rangitoto College Ironwomen 39m 00s 1, Diocesan Green 39m 14s 2, Howick College 41m 33s 3.

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ROWING
(Lake Pupuke)

69th Head of the Harbour

Boys under 16 double sculls: St Kentigern 1, Birkenhead 2, Auckland Grammar 3.

Girls under 17 single scull: Hauraki 1, Takapuna 2, Epsom Girls 3.

Girls under 18 coxless pair: Westlake Girls 1, Macleans College 2, Tauranga Girls 3.

Boys under 17 coxed four: St Kentigern 1, Kings 2, Auckland Grammar 3.

Boys under 15 coxed quad: Westlake Boys 1, St Kentigern 2, Takapuna 3.

Boys under 18 coxless pair: Kings 1, St Kentigern 2, Hamilton Boys 3.

Girls under 16 coxed four: Baradene 1, Pukekohe High 2, Waikato Dio 3.

Girls under 17 eight: Hamilton Girls 1, Hauraki Plains 2, Westlake Girls 3.

Boys under 18 coxed quad: St Kentigern 1, Hauraki Plains 2, Sacred Heart 3.

Girls under 18 lightweight coxed four: Baradene 1, Macleans College 2, Waikato Dio 3.

Girls under 15 eight: Baradene 1, Epsom Girls 2, Waikato Dio 3.

Boys under 16 coxed quad: Auckland Grammar 1, St Kentigern 2, Westlake Boys 3.

Boys under 17 novice coxed four: Kings 1, St Pauls 2, Hamilton Boys 3.

Boys under 15 eight: Westlake Boys 1, Kings 2, Sacred Heart 3.

Girls under 16 double sculls: Hauraki Plains 1, Auckland Dio 2, Pukekohe High 3.

Boys under 18 lightweight coxed four: Hamilton Boys 1, St Pauls 2, St Kentigern 3.

Boys under 17 coxed quad: Auckland Grammar 1, Takapuna 2, St Kentigern 3.

Girls under 18 single scull: St Dominics 1, Hauraki Plains 2, Rangitoto 3.

Girls under 15 double sculls: Westlake Girls 1, Te Awamutu 2, Takapuna 3.

Boys under 18 coxed four: Hamilton Boys 1, Hauraki Plains 2, St Kentigern 3.

Girls under 18 coxed four: Waikato Dio 1, Macleans College 2, Tauranga Girls 3.

Girls under 17 double sculls: Rosehill 1, Carmel 2, Tauranga Girls 3.

Boys under 17 single sculls: Takapuna 1, Te Awamutu 2, Manurewa 3.

Girls under 16 eight: Baradene 1, Waikato Dio 2, Epsom Girls 3.

Boys under 16 coxed four: Hamilton Boys 1, Auckland Grammar 2, Kings 3.

Girls under 18 double sculls: Tauranga Girls 1, Takapuna 2, Macleans College 3.

Girls under 15 coxed quad: Auckland Dio 1, St Kentigern 2, Hauraki Plains 3.

Girls under 17 coxed four: Tauranga Girls 1, Baradene 2, Waikato Dio 3.

Boys under 17 eight: Hamilton Boys 1, St Kentigern 2, Kings 3.

Boys under 18 double scull: Hauraki Plains 1, Takapuna 2, Hamilton Boys 3.

Girls under 16 coxed quad: Pukekohe High 1, Auckland Dio 2, Rosehill 3.

Boys under 15 coxed four: Hamilton's Fraser 1, Hamilton Boys 2, Sacred Heart 3.

Boys under 16 eight: Hamilton Boys 1, St Kentigern 2, Westlake Boys 3.

Girls under 18 coxed quad: Tauranga Girls 1, Auckland Dio 2, Hamilton Girls 3.

Girls under 17 novice coxed four: Hamilton Girls 1, Pukekohe High 2, Waikato Dio 3.

Boys under 17 double sculls: Sacred Heart 1, Te Awamutu 2, Takapuna 3.

Boys under 18 single scull: Hauraki Plains 1, Manurewa 2, Pukekohe High 3.

Girls under 17 coxed quad: Pukekohe High 1, Whakatane 2, Rosehill 3.

Girls under 15 coxed four: Hamilton Fraser 1, Baradene 2, Macleans College 3.

Boys under 15 double sculls: St Kentigern 1, Westlake Boys 2, Takapuna 3.

Girls under 18 eight: Tauranga Girls 1, Baradene 2, Baradene 3.

Boys under 18 eight: Hamilton Boys 1, Hamilton Boys 2, St Kentigern 3.

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SOFTBALL

Premier Boys

St Peters 12 Penrose 3, Mt Albert 6 Penrose 6, St Peters 12 Pakuranga 1.

Premier Girls

Massey 5 Pakuranga 3.

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WATERPOLO

AUCKLAND PREMIER

St Kentigern 4 Rosmini 6, Auckland Grammar B 2 Sacred Heart 9, Rangitoto B 3 Auckland Grammar A 17.

Boys: Rangitoto A 6 Westlake Boys High A 3, Avondale 6 Massey 2.

Girls: St Cuthberts 6 Rangitoto 3, Westlake (Red) 5 Diocesan 10, Epsom Girl Grammar 5 Westlake Girls (Green) 2, Northcote 6 Westlake Boys High (B) 4.