College sport: Takapuna Grammar beat 27-year hoodoo

It might not have quite the same traditional following as some matches on the other side of the bridge, but there was no doubting the elation for the Takapuna Grammar players and their supporters as they scored their first win over rivals Westlake BHS since 1978 on Saturday.

Playing away and with a 27-year drought bugging them, few would have given the Alyx Hodgson-led Takapuna first XV much hope, especially as they had been beaten 33-0 in the first round.

The odds of TGS getting up would have been even longer at halftime as the visitors trailed 13-5.

Centre David Hunter crossed for Takapuna's only first half points but they came back with a strong second half effort, led by loose forward Leigh Thompson. He capped a solid game by scoring the only try of the second spell as TGS took their hard-fought but deserved victory.

Thompson was well-supported by fellow loose forwards Henry Poor and Alex Chandler with Josh Blucher too playing a strong hand.

Wing Jason O'Toole booted over three penalties and a conversion.

The home side were restricted to just three points in the second half as TGS stormed home. They also lifted the Woodhouse Shield held by WBHS since early 2005.

Massey ran out comfortable 24-10 winners over Rangitoto to hold top spot by a point from Rosmini who beat bottom-placed Orewa 22-0.

Netball

After five rounds of the premier grade the competition remains close with Mt Albert Grammar, Auckland Girls Grammar and St Cuthberts locked in the lead.

Epsom GGS kept themselves within sight of the lead with their 32-22 win over Macleans College. Macleans are one of three teams yet to pick up a point and again came up short as young EGGS goal shoot Jessica Gray continued to impress in her first season in the role by landing 13 from 13 in the first half.

Rugby

A bonus point for scoring four tries in their 24-8 win over Sacred Heart allowed Auckland Grammar to break clear to a one point advantage over Kings and Mt Albert Grammar after six of the 11 rounds in the 1A championship. The big three of schools rugby have lost once this season as have St Peters who are two points back in fourth.

Kings overcame a determined De La Salle to win 17-3 after a late Andrew Barton try. Earlier, Shane Tasi had scored the only other try from a lineout drive.

Mt Albert Grammar had the biggest fright of the round, just getting home 10-9 over St Kentigern.

In a match, like all others, played in wet, heavy conditions, AGS overcame bottom-placed Sacred Heart. It was close at the break after AGS had scored two tries and Sacred Heart replied with a try and a penalty.

Led by strong games from captain Winston Stanley and halfback Sami Fisilau who scored two tries, AGS scored two unanswered close range tries in the second spell. David Thomas and Charlie Morpeth joined Fisilau on the try-scoring list. Ash Moeke added two conversions.

St Peters made good use of their home advantage in another game played in atrocious conditions to beat Kelston BHS 7-3. The only try of the match came early when Edmund Malo capitalised on a Kelston error. Sam Nash converted for 7-0. The only scoring in the second half was a Wayne Ngaluafe penalty for Kelston.

St Pauls shrugged off the difficult conditions to post the biggest win of the day running out 29-0 winners over Tamaki College. After leading 10-0 at the break, St Pauls maintained the pressure as their tight five, led by locks Liaki Moli and Afoa Leapepe and with good support from No 8 Sione Vea, controlled the game.

At first five-eighths, Isaia Tuifua kicked intelligently while for Tamaki prop Paea Manu and captain Antonio Stowers toiled tirelessly.

Soccer

Two wins in five days and 14 goals to two have carried Mt Albert Grammar to the top of the senior A1 table on goal difference from Auckland Grammar.

After their 8-0 win in Tuesday's catch-up game against St Peters, MAGS made the trip to Rangitoto College and came away 6-2 winners with burly striker Mark Withers banging home four goals.

The visitors were always in control from the time Josh Smith gave them their 21st minute lead. Withers then struck twice and Malcolm MacRae headed home a Skye Parmenter cross in the 43rd minute for a 4-0 halftime lead.

The home side got one back in the 62nd minute when a poor defensive header dropped into the mud and was whipped home.

Withers completed his hat-trick for 5-1 before Tim Schaeffers headed home past goalkeeper Arran Rowley. Withers completed the scoring in the 85th minute when he headed home a cross from substitute Sammy Ho.

Auckland Grammar, like MAGS, retained their unbeaten record with a battling 3-2 home win over Westlake BHS who are now four points off the pace in third.

COLLEGE RESULTS

ARCHERY

Inter-school teams qualifying

A grade: AGS 1636pts 1, St Peters 1484 2, Combined schools 1418 3, Baradene 1284 4. B grade: AGS 1482 1, AGS C 1195 2, Baradene 1087 3, St Peters 1002 4.

Individuals (out of a possible 540pts): Compound: J. Smythe (Onehunga) 491 1. Open recurve: J. Gaffney (AGS) 469 1. Novice recurve: C. Bekker (St Peters) 434.

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ATHLETICS

NZ SS Cross-country championships

(Welcome Bay, Tauranga)

Year 9 girls: A. Roche (Wellington East GC) 1, M. Gibson (St Margarets) 2, A. Pfitzinger (Rangitoto) 3.

Year 9 boys: J. Martin (Tauranga BC) 1, H. Tesfaye (MRGS) 2, T. Tekle-Haimanot (MRGS) 3.

Junior girls: H. Newbold (Cashmere HS) and C. Mitchell (Pukekohe) equal 1, E. Keown (AGGS) 3.

Junior boys: C. Casey (St Pats Silverstream) 1, R. Bones (Tauranga BC) 2, J. Holden (Lindisfarne) 3.

Senior girls: K. Patterson (Pakuranga) 1, R. Croft (Rangi Ruru) 2, H. van Dalen (Wanganui Collegiate) 3.

Senior boys: H. Beamish (Wanganui Collegiate) 1, T. Ejigu (Wellington College) 2, J. Robertson (Fairfield) 3.

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CLIMBING

Third event

(Birkenhead Leisure Centre)

Junior girls: C. Gibson (Glendowie) 1, C. Evans (Long Bay) 2, G. Anderson (Long Bay) 3.

Junior boys: G. Reid (Long Bay) 1, A. Dekker (Dilworth) 2, O. Sykes (TGS) 3.

Senior girls: G. Glover (EGGS) 1, L. Heijs (Long Bay) 2, S. Smut (Long Bay) 3.

Senior boys: L. Rushton (Dilworth) 1, W. Scarrold (Auck Int College) 2, R. Naera (Dilworth) 3.

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CURLING

Round five

Westlake Icebergs 10 EGGS Team Farley 4, Massey High Frosties 7 Birkenhead Team Edwards 5, Birkenhead Girls Team Choi bt Massey High Shooters by default, Birkenhead Team Cranswick 6 KBHS Team Butler 1.

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HOCKEY

Inter-city

Boys: Kings 4 Macleans 2.

Girls: St Cuthberts 4 EGGS 0.

North Harbour

Premier boys: Mahurangi 8 Northcote 1, Rangitoto 4 Kristin 0, WBHS 2nd X1 2 Birkenhead 1, WBHS 1st X1 3 Massey 0. WBHS 1, Massey, Rangitoto qualify for inter-city.

Premier girls: Massey 2 WGHS 2nd X1 0, Rangitoto 4 Northcote 0, Carmel 2 Massey 1, WGHS 3 Kristin. WGHS 1, Rangitoto, Massey qualify for inter-city.

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LEAGUE

Premier 1st X111

MAGS 44 Waitakere 0, James Cook 18 Sir Edmund Hillary 4, Otahuhu 54 Mangere 0. Points, section one, St Pauls B 10, MAGS 8, St Pauls A 6, Waitakere, Avondale 3. Section two, Otahuhu 12, James Cook 6, Sir Edmund Hillary 4, Mangere 2.

College A

Aorere 22 Manurewa 16, Southern Cross 16 Tamaki 12. Points: Southern Cross 10, Manurewa, Aorere, Rutherford 6, Tamaki 2, Green Bay 0.

Under-15 9a-side

Manurewa bt Hato Petera by default, Penrose 54 Mangere 6. Points: St Pauls 10, Penrose, Manurewa 6, Mangere 4, Hato Petera 2.

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NETBALL

Auckland

Premier: AGS 44 Diocesan 18, MAGS 36 St Marys 15, St Kentigern 33 Pakuranga 28, St Cuthberts 31 Onehunga 18, Howick 39 Baradene 30, EGGS 32 Macleans 22. Points: MAGS, AGGS, St Cuthberts 20, Howick 18, EGGS 17, Pakuranga 16, St Kentigern 10, Diocesan 2, Baradene 1, Macleans, St Marys, Onehunga 0.

Senior A: Kings 29 MRGS 22, Diocesan 35 Penrose 23, MRGS 37 EGGS 34, AGGS 26 MAGS 18, Botany Downs 58 Otahuhu 12, Baradene 37 Macleans 22. Points: AGGS, MRGS 20, Kings, EGGS 17, Botany Downs, Baradene 16, Penrose 12, Diocesan 5, MAGS 1, Macleans, MRGS 2, Otahuhu 0.

Waitakere

Premier one: MAGS 39 KGHS 31, Massey premier 61, Massey development 12.

Premier two: Green Bay Invitational 30 Rutherford 29, Marist College 34 MRGS 33, Western Springs 34 Waitakere 25.

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RUGBY

Auckland

1A: St Peters 7 KBHS 3, St Pauls 29 Tamaki 0, AGS 24 Sacred Heart 8, MAGS 10 St Kentigern 9, Kings 17 De La Salle 3, Otahuhu 13 Tangaroa 10. Points: AGS 23, Kings, MAGS 22, St Peters 20, Tangaroa 18, St Pauls, De La Salle 12, KBHS 11, St Kentigern 10, Tamaki 8, Otahuhu 6, Sacred Heart 5.

North Harbour

1A: TGS 21 WBHS 16, Massey 24 Rangitoto 10, Rosmini 22 Orewa 0, Birkenhead 5 Mahurangi 5. Points (after two rounds): TGS, Massey 9, Rosmini 8, WBHS 5, Mahurangi, Birkenhead 2, Rangitoto 1, Orewa 0.

1B: Long Bay 22 WBHS 2 17, Kaipara 8 Glenfield 3, Northcote 7 Massey 2 3. Points: Northcote 9, Long Bay 8, WBHS 2 6, Kaipara 4, Glenfield, Massey 2 1.

Counties Manukau

Wesley 2nd XV 79 Waiuku 0, James Cook 10 Manurewa HS 8, Papakura 10 Wesley 3rd XV 5.

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SOCCER

Senior A1

AGS 3 WBHS 2, Kings 0 Macleans 3, Rangitoto 2 MAGS 6, St Peters 4 St Kentigern 2, Rangitoto 1 Macleans 1.

Senior A2: Avondale 8 Kristin 0, Howick 3 KBHS 1, MRGS 4 Liston 1, Onehunga 2 Pakuranga 0. Points: Avondale, Howick 16, KBHS 15, MRGS 9, Onehunga 6, Kristin 4, Pakuranga 2, Liston 1.

Senior A3: Massey 3 Northcote 2, Rosmini 6 Birkenhead 1, Sacred Heart 2 Lynfield 1, TGS 0 Long Bay 2. Points: Sacred Heart 14, Long Bay 13, Rosmini 11, Birkenhead, Massey 9, TGS, Lynfield 4, Northcote 3.

National under-15 team to tour Vanuatu, July 5-12: A. Barlow, E. Jones (Hamilton BHS), D. Bennetto, N. Branch, N. Paterson (AGS), P. J. Iosefo (Viard), S. King, B. Meakin (WBHS), M. Kramer, J. Nelson (Tauranga BC), J. McPeake (Hutt International), E. Morta (St Pats Silverstream), C. Sanders (Upper Hutt), P. Te Anau-Kumar (MAGS), S. Wallace (St Kentigern), C. Wood (St Pauls). Non-travelling reserve, C. Day (Otago BHS). Coach: Alex Metzger (AGS).

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SQUASH

Premier

Leading points (with one round, on Friday, to play).-

Girls: WGHS 41, St Cuthberts 30.

Boys: MAGS 52, AGS, St Kentigern 49, Kings 40.

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TABLE TENNIS

Premier A

Macleans A 7 Macleans B 0, AGS 5 MAGS 2, St Kentigern 7 AGS B 0, MRGS 5 Avondale 2.

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UNDERWATER HOCKEY

Junior open: Avondale 2 Western Springs 2, Glendowie 15 Northcote 1, MAGS 11 Western Springs 0.

Junior girls: Diocesan 5 EGGS B 2, EGGS A 10 Glendowie 0, Macleans 8 MAGS 0, Howick 8 Northcote 0.

Senior open: Howick 9 Avondale 0, Glendowie 3 MAGS A 1, MAGS B 12 Western Springs 0.

Senior girls: MAGS 5 Howick 1, Diocesan B 5 Glendowie 5, EGGS bt Diocesan A by default.


COMING UP

TODAY: Hockey, inter-city boys, Waiuku v St Kentigern, Pukekohe 6.15pm, WBHS v Pukekohe, Crown Relocations Stadium 6pm, Kings v Rangitoto, Lloyd Elsmore 6pm, Rosehill v Massey, AGS 6.10pm.

League, semifinals (4pm, home team first), University Shield, St Pauls B v James Cook, Otahuhu v MAGS. Stephen Kearney Cup, Mangere v St Pauls A, Sir Edmund Hillary v Waitakere. V&G Fagan Cup, Southern Cross v Rutherford, Manurewa v Aorere. Under-15 (-aside, Mangere v Penrose 3pm, St Pauls v Manurewa.

Squash (second, final, day), Auckland SS Intercollegiate championships, Henderson SC.

TOMORROW: Curling, Paradice Avondale (from 6.45pm) Papakura Mixed v KBHS Team Bowen, KBHS Team Ford v Birkenhead Team Yim, Birkenhead Team Niu v Birkenhead Team Edwards, WGHS Team Stillwell v EGGS Team Tiong.

Hockey. Inter-city girls, EGGS v WGHS, AGS 5.30pm, Rosehill v St Cuthberts, Pukekohe 6.15pm, Diocesan v Pukekohe, Lloyd Elsmore 6pm, Massey v St Cuthberts, Crown 6pm.

FRIDAY: Basketball, premier girls, Northcote v AGGS, AGS 6pm, Avondale v Massey, Avondale 6pm, Rosehill v WGHS, Manurewa HS 6pm, Manurewa v Rangitoto, Manurewa 7pm. Premier boys, AGS v Dilworth, AGS 7.30pm, Avondale v KBHS, Avondale 7.30pm, MAGS v WBHS, MAGS 7.30pm.

SATURDAY: Aerobics, Auckland SS championships, Selwyn College Theatre, 9.45am including at 4.20pm demonstration from NZ champion Angela McMillan (prizegiving 6.15pm). Netball, North Harbour collegiate 1 (all Onewa), Rangitoto 1 v Carmel 9.45am, WGHS v Orewa 9.45, Kristin v Northcote 9.45, Rangitoto 2 v Long Bay 10.30, TGS v Kaipara 10.30, Mahurangi v Birkenhead 10.30am.

Rugby, Auckland 1A (2.30pm, home team first), De La Salle v Tamaki, KBHS v MAGS, Otahuhu v Kings, St Kentigern v AGS, St Peters v Sacred Heart, Tangaroa v St Pauls. 1B (noon), Edgewater v Aorere, Liston v MRGS, Macleans v Sir Edmund Hillary, Papatoetoe v Dilworth, Avondale v Penrose, Marcellin v Southern Cross, Onehunga v Howick, Waitakere v Mangere. North Harbour 1A (top eight), TGS v Rangitoto, Mahurangi v Orewa, WBHS v Birkenhead, Massey v Rosmini. 1B, Massey 2 v WBHS 2, Northcote v Kaipara, Glenfield v Long Bay. Soccer, senior A1 (noon, home team first), Macleans v WBHS, MAGS v Kings, St Kentigern v Rangitoto, St Peters v AGS

MONDAY: Hockey, boys inter-city, WBHS v St Kentigern, Crown 3pm, Massey v Rangitoto, Crown 3pm. Rugby, girls, North Harbour (all 4pm), Massey v Long Bay, Glenfield v Kaipara, Northcote v Orewa, WGHS v Mahurangi.

TUESDAY: Hockey, girls, WGHS v Macleans, Crown 3pm, Rangitoto v Massey, Crown 3pm.