Junior boys no 2 team was a development team, made
up of a couple of Yr 10’s but the rest were very keen Yr
9’s. A huge learning curve for them but that didn’t faze
them and they had 2 good wins during the tournament
including a win in the play-off for 6th & 7th. Well done &
fantastic effort from that team and it appears we again
have the basis for a good junior boys team for 2015.
The same weekend also saw the HB teams announced
for National League. We had 4 players selected in the
teams, which continues a great tradition for HNHS
players.
Alexia Hinton & Elise Legarth were selected in the top
womens B1 team, Hunter Burns was selected in the top
mens B1 team and Hamish Legarth was selected in the
mens C grade team. Congratulations to these
players - their hard work at training has paid off.
Canoe Polo Junior Boys
Back Row: Ben Caldwell, Ronan Jordan, Hamish Legarth, Hamish Talbot
Front Row: Anton Edilson, Hunter Burns, (Captain), Jake Talbot
Canoe Polo Junior Girls A
Back Row: Katelyn van der Gulik, Leah Morrison, Samantha Spencer, Mr Phil Parry
(Coach)
Front Row: Meg Gallen, Kate McKendrey, Milly Douglas
Later on in the year, Winter League began with the
addition of Ella Coram O’Kane to the team. The girls
originally were placed into B2 grade but needed a bit
Canoe Polo for the Junior Girls A team this year started
with the NZ Schools Championships in April. The team has more of a challenge. Due to their results in the grading
games, they were moved up into B1. Again, they had an
been coached by Phil Parry, and managed by Tracey
outstanding season, and came away with more
Morrison. They initially placed 4th in the Hawke’s Bay
Regional tournament just weeks earlier and did not qualify, experience and new skills.
however were put through as a wild card entry. After
extensive training, the team comprising of Leah Morrison, These new skills were tested out in the Under 18 Winter
Solstice tournament in Wellington in late september. Due
Millie Douglas, Meg Gallen, Katelyn van der Gulik,
Samantha Spencer and Kate McKendry, went to nationals to it being an under 18 tournament, the girls were only
there for the experience. But what they didn’t realise, was
and came away with an outstanding silver medal after l
that they would come back to Hawkes Bay with one
osing an intense final to Karamu High School 3-1. The
more second placing after yet another challenging final.
team achieved exceptionally well as the underdogs in
their grade and were very happy with the outcome as they
competed with only five members and no subs in the final They have begun their training for the 2015 NZ
Championships and are aiming for a gold in the Senior
due to a member catching a sudden virus that morning.
girls grade next year.
Despite missing out on the gold the result was an
incredible improvement and a real success.
Junior Girls A Canoe Polo