College sport: Champion at head of victory ride

Orewa College's Robyn Simmons, 13, riding Scooby Do at the Wainui Pony Club. Picture / Brett Phibbs

EQUESTRIAN

Lauren Wadsworth took individual honours in leading her St Cuthbert's College team to win the 23rd Auckland Secondary Schools one-day equestrian event at the Wainui Pony Club grounds.

Wadsworth, 17, was defending the title she won last year. After accumulating 24.29 faults in her dressage test, Wadsworth, the 2005 ASB Equestrian Sportsperson of the Year, went clear in the 2500m (16 jumps) cross-country and showjumping disciplines.

She was headed by school-mate Nicola Peat in dressage but the faults Peat picked up later meant it was left to Minta Smith and Anya Alderslade, who won the equestrian award in 2004, to give St Cuthbert's the team title over the rival 27 teams of four.

Chanel Hargraves (Strathallan College) was right in it after dressage with 22.86 faults but slipped to fourth overall by dropping a couple of rails.

The one-day event, organised by a keen group of grandparents, also served as trials for the North Island Championships, in Hamilton on April 28-29.


CRICKET

Auckland

Mt Albert Grammar overpowered Avondale College to easily pick up the only outright win of the second round.

Sent in at home, MAGS, after a slow start - 31 runs in the first hour for the loss of one wicket - posted an impressive 301/8 declared, led by captain Rocky Khan's 109. Opener David Day scored 73, and lower in the order Marcus Wong-King chipped in with an unbeaten 44.

Avondale struggled to 19/3 by the end of the first day and were eventually out for 49. Following on, they scored 142. They did not help themselves by having their last three batsmen run out, including Charlie Williams who made 33.

King's College took first-innings points from Auckland Grammar.

Resuming at 74/4 in pursuit of the 151 scored by AGS on the first day, King's batted resolutely early, with Tom Talbot and Jonathon Bassett-Graham adding 33 for the fifth wicket.

They then lost Talbot and Andrew de Boorder and Tim Southee, just back from Sri Lanka where they played for NZ under-19, to give the AGS attack some hope. But Bassett-Graham scored 50 not out and King's took the points.

It was first-innings points only for Westlake Boys, too, as they scored an impressive 240/9 declared and then restricted St Kentigern to 162 in reply.

In 1B championship action, Howick College captain Michael Davis stole the show with 169 from 165 balls ( including 24 fours and four sixes) as his team beat Rangitoto College on the first innings.


Waikato

Playing at one of New Zealand's most picturesque grounds was not enough to fire up Cambridge High in their clash with on-form St Peter's.

Batting first after winning the toss at Victoria Square, the home team struggled under the accurate pace of Ben Stinson and Josh Nelson. Cambridge lost opener Jeremy Clayton with the score at 14. Fellow opener Keenan Adlam was joined by captain Jake Bezzant but their fightback was short-lived as the St Peter's attack took control, with three bowlers taking three wickets each, headed by George Fewkes with 3-9.

Cambridge started well, snaring opener Sam Kilgour in the fourth over. But that did not last long as Thomas Wansbone and Fraser Kilgour cashed in on some mediocre fielding to get St Peter's home by seven wickets to retain the Dave Hoskin Trophy and reclaim the Cambridge Town Trophy.

It was an early finish for Te Awamutu College, with allrounder Ben Missen taking centre stage.

First, he skittled the Morrinsville College middle order, bagging 4-30 with his left-arm medium pace as they struggled to 89. He then smacked a smart 53 not out as Te Awamutu cruised to their 90-run target in the 16th over.

Hillcrest won the toss and batted against St John's College. They amassed a tidy 231/6 led by an unbeaten 63 from Chris Jamieson batting at three. Reaching the 30-over mark at 103/3, they raised the tempo to score a total which proved to be beyond their rivals.

St John's opener Aidan Stevenson thrashed 38 off 42 balls, including two sixes and three fours. They reached 63 without loss in 12 overs but that changed quickly as Jack Bruce and Michael Heron came on to bowl.

Heron claimed Stevenson with his first delivery and finished his 10 overs with 4-14 as St John's crashed to all out for 117.

Hamilton Boys got up by five wickets over Fraser High but it could have been much easier given Fraser's dreadful start.

Batting first after winning the toss, Fraser were struggling at 4/7 with Ryan Herbert on a hat-trick. Led by Tuwati Goodwright and Andrew McLean, who both scored 31, and later Casey Hodge who accumulated 67, they reached 183.

Hamilton were almost as bad at the top of their order, losing three for 16 before captain Vaughn Stock and Matthew Turton took the score to 74 before Stock departed. Turton went on to 68 not out and with Anthony Crump (38 not out) got their team home.


MULTISPORT

Honours were well spread in the Auckland SS teams tag triathlon championships, with co-ed and single-sex schools sharing the glory at Maraetai Beach as 170 three-person teams faced the starter.

Macleans College headed the strong challenge from Auckland Grammar and St Kentigern to take the senior boys title. Grammar finished second and fifth (with two other teams in the top eight) while St Kentigern teams were third and fourth.

Rangitoto College scored the most decisive win, with their senior girls team of Rachel Ah Koy (who will swim for Fiji at the Commonwealth Games), Rebecca Spence (who dominated the 20km cycle leg) and Kirsten Montgomery, the national under-16 multisport champion, bringing the team home on the 5km run.

In a minor surprise, the intermediate girls race was won by visiting St Peter's (Cambridge) who finished almost two minutes clear of Diocesan, with Epsom Girls' a further 20s back.

Maraetai hosts the individual triathlon championships on March 21.


WATER POLO 

Spurred on by one of the largest crowds at an Auckland secondary schools match, Auckland Grammar surged to the top of their group in the premier boys championship with a highly entertaining 8-5 win over Sacred Heart College.

Long Bay College beat fancied Rosmini 7-2 to now have a shot at a playoff spot. Rangitoto College continued their unbeaten run, with comfortable wins over their second team (round five) and the second Westlake Boys team in round six. Westlake 1 rebounded from their 3-3 draw with Rosmini to wallop Northcote 24-3.

Massey High kept their playoff hopes alive with a hard-fought 9-7 win over Auckland Grammar 2. St Kentigern are also in the hunt after beating Glendowie 10-3.

Rangitoto kept themselves in the premier girls race with big wins. They followed their 11-5 fifth-round victory with a 13-0 shutout over Westlake Girls 2 in the sixth.

Westlake bounced back from their loss to Diocesan in round five to beat St Cuthbert's and hold their place at the top of the table. St Kentigern continued their climb with a close win over Carmel before a 3-3 draw with Mt Roskill Grammar. Massey edged Mt Albert Grammar 8-7 and Epsom Girls beat Carmel 13-4, while Diocesan swamped Avondale 19-1.


Coming up

TODAY: Swimming, central/east Auckland, EGGS pool from 9.30am; Counties Manukau zone, Jubilee Pool, Pukekohe, from 9.45am.

Cricket, premier/senior girls (all 4pm, home team first), Baradene v Diocesan, WGHS v Avondale. Senior B, pool A (both 4pm), EGGS v St Cuthbert's, Melville 4A, Macleans v Mt Roskill GS, Macleans.

Softball, premier girls (all 4pm, home team first), James Cook HS v Howick, Avondale v AGGS, Penrose v KGHS. Senior west zone girls (all Starling Park), Lynfield v Rutherford, Massey v Henderson, both 4pm; Massey v Lynfield, Rutherford v Henderson, both 5pm. South-east zone girls (both Meadowlands), St Kentigern v Tamaki 4pm; St Kentigern v Penrose, 5pm.

TOMORROW: Kilikiti, ASS B grade (33 teams), Auckland Domain, from 9am.

Tennis, NZ SS teams qualifying, boys/girls, Vodafone Park from 9am.

FRIDAY: Kilikiti, ASS A grade (22 teams), Auckland Domain, from 9am.

Volleyball, premier boys (at AGS), Penrose v Rangitoto 4pm, Penrose v AGS 4.45pm, Rangitoto v AGS 5.30pm; (at Tangaroa), KBHS v Otahuhu 4pm, KBHS v Tangaroa 4.45pm, Otahuhu v Tangaroa 5.30pm; (at Avondale), Sir Edmund Hillary v Avondale 4pm, Sir Edmund Hillary v WBHS 4.45pm, Avondale v WBHS 5.30pm.

Water polo, senior B, boys: (at West Wave Aquatic Centre), Lynfield A v Avondale 5.10pm, Liston v KBHS 5.40pm, Kaipara v Massey 6.10pm. At Kings College, Kings A v Kings B 4.10pm.

SATURDAY: Cricket, Auckland 1A two-day championship. Tennis, senior A1, boys (from 8.15am). Waka Ama, Auckland SS regatta (21 schools), Orakei Basin, from 8am (finals approx 2.30pm).

SUNDAY: Water polo, senior B, boys.

MONDAY: Golf, 9-hole premier division one (all from 4pm), North Harbour. Volleyball, premier girls.

TUESDAY: Touch, from 4pm. 


Results

CRICKET

AUCKLAND 1A

MAGS 301/8 dec (R. Khan 109, D. Day 73, M. Wong-King 44no; A. Vessenda 4-60) bt Avondale 49 and 142 (C. Williams 33) outright.

AGS 151 (C. Goldsbury 4-38) and 207 (P. Helsby 51, S. Gamage 106; T. Southee 4-50, C. Goldsbury 3-37) lost to Kings 161/7 dec (J. Bassett-Graham 50no) on 1st innings.

WBHS 240/9 dec (E. Power 51, K. Rolland 56; S. Anderson 3-41) and 57/2 bt St Kentigern 162 (S. Wood 65; L. Weallens 5-32) on 1st innings.

Points (after two rounds):

MAGS, WBHS, St Kentigern, Kings 4, AGS, Avondale 0.

NORTH HARBOUR PREMIER COLTS A GRADE

2nd round.-

Orewa College 179 (A. Delaney 48; R. Raven 4-26) lost to Rangitoto 181/7 (S. McCann 42).

WBHS 1 216/7 (J. Whittai 47) bt WBHS 2 191/7 (S. Dedekind 46).

Takapuna GS 266/5 (T. Pickerill 104no, B. Blucher 87; G. Lawless 3-37) bt Rosmini 177/7 (B. Hinchco 99no).

WAIKATO FIRST XI

Division one

Fraser HS 183 (C. Hodge 67, T. Goodwright 31, A. McLean 31; M. Thomas 3-29) lost to Hamilton BHS 189/5 (M. Turton 68no, A. Crump 38no).

Morrinsville College 89 (B. Missen 4-30) lost to Te Awamutu 94/0 (Missen 53no).

Cambridge HS 103 (G. Fewkes 3-9, T. Wansbone 3-35, M. Matthews 3-7) lost to St Peters 104/3 (Wansbone 37, F. Kilgour).

Hillcrest HS 231/6 (C. Jamieson 63no, B. Reed 38; S. Patterson 3-38) bt St Johns College 117 (A. Stevenson 38, J. Bruce 3-32, M. Heron 4-14).

Matamata College, bye.

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EQUESTRIAN

AUCKLAND SS ONE-DAY EVENT
(Wainui)

Individual: L. Wadsworth (St Cuthberts) 24.29 faults 1, M. Smith (St Cuthberts) 26.43 2, A. Alderslade (St Cuthberts) 28.57 3, C. Hargraves (Strathallan) 30.86 4.

Teams: Dressage: St Cuthberts 101.43pts 1, Strathallan College 111.43 2, Henderson HS 120.72 3, Diocesan 134.28 4, Kings 142.14 5.

Overall: St Cuthberts 79.29 1, Strathallan 100.00 2, WGHS 111.57 3, EGGS 112.28 4, Mahurangi College 116.14 5.

Team spirit trophy: Long Bay College.

Turned-out trophy: Henderson HS.

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MULTISPORT

AUCKLAND SS TEAM TAG TRIATHLON
(Maraetai Beach)

Boys.-

Senior: Macleans College (Lee, Cull, Sissons) 57m 35s 1, AGS (Burton-King, van Uden, Quirk) 58m 05s 2, St Kentigern (Westwood, Simpson, McCann) 1h 00m 02s 3.

Intermediate: AGS A (Bassett, Gale, Petrie) 45m 55s 1, AGS B (Richorden, Poole, Smith) 48m 36s 2, St Kentigern (McHugh, Black, Haslip) 49m 13s 3.

Junior: AGS (Bassett, Justice, Morreau) 36m 20s 1, St Kentigern (Talbot, Franklin, Watene) 37m 03s 2, Rosehill (Taylor, Simpson, Small) 37m 10s 3.

Girls.-

Senior: Rangitoto (Ah Koy, Spence, Montgomery) 1h 05m 30s 1, St Cuthberts (Salt, Crum, Palmer) 1h 08m 02s 2, Diocesan (Waters, Walker, Rassie) 1h 08m 52s 3.

Intermediate: St Peters (Postlewright, Petersen, Sclater) 51m 09s 1, Diocesan (Smart, Kenny, Forster) 53m 03s 2, EGGS (ODonnell, Prosser, Steffan) 53m 28s 3.

Junior: WGHS (Bell, Roets, Elliott) 39m 42s 1, EGGS (Speer, Speer, Mildenhall) 40m 31s 2, Baradene (Miln, Hogan, Leech) 41m 14s 3.

Mixed: Senior: St Kentigern (Anstis, David, Burt) 1h 02m 46s 1, Rangitoto (Tully, Hailstone, Kriszeleit) 1h 03m 24s 2, Macleans (McCarin, Malcolm, Small) 1h 03m 38s 3.

Intermediate: St Kentigern (Smith, Franklin, Niterl) 49m 44s 1, Glendowie College (Sweetman, Collett, Peat) 53m 52s 2, St Kentigern (Quine, Iwan, Baker) 55m 03s 3.

Junior: Massey (Johns, Furminger, Furminger) 38m 55s 1, Rangitoto (Myburg, McMinn, Pfitzinger) 40m 01s 2, Waiuku (Cowling, Bowstead, Chitty) 40m 57s 3.

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TENNIS

A1 Boys.-

Senior: St Kents 8 MAGS 0, WBHS 8 St Kents 1, AGS 7 Kings 2.

Intermediate: St Kents 1 9 Macleans 0, AGS 8 St Kents 2 1, Kings 7 WBHS 2.

Junior: Kings 1 8 St Kents 2 1, AGS 7 Kings 2 2, St Kents 1 9 WBHS 0.

A1 Girls.-

Senior: St Cuths 9 Baradene 0, St Kents 5 Rangitoto 4, Dio 9 Kings 0.

Intermediate: Rangitoto 5 Macleans 4, St Cuths 7 EGGS 2, Baradene 8 Diocesan 1.

Junior: Baradene 9 St Kents 0, St Cuths 8 Dio 2 1, Dio 1 EGGS 0.