2015 HNHS School Magazine | Page 56

Girls Badminton Girls A -Played:9 Won:4 Lost:5 This team was entered in B grade but due to a lack of numbers in A grade, they ended up playing in a combined A/B grade. This young team (3 of the girls are in year 10) acquitted themselves very well. Their best result was probably against Sacred Heart A. The match finished 3 all, but we won on a points countback. This team represented us against Tawa College. Tawa College always has very good badminton teams and this year was no exception. This tie was lost 6 nil but all the girls played very competitive games. Closest to taking a set was team captain CJ Peralta who lost her 2nd set in singles 29-31. Girls B -Played:8 Won:6 Lost:2 This team comprised all juniors. They had a very good season recording wins over Sacred Heart, Woodford, Hastings Girls, Wairoa, Flaxmere and Karamu. They even had a road trip to Wairoa. The team: Emily Hosford, Felicity Keane, Taylor Kittow and Rebecca Richards Girls C -Played:9 Won:6 Lost:3 Due to injury, this team had only four players all season. Despite having to default one game, they still had a very successful season. Wins were against Woodford, Tamatea, Hastings Girls, Karamu and Iona. The team: Courtney Ellingham-Prebble, Meina Ishikawa, Samara Barber and Megan Ree Girls D -Played:9 Won:2 Lo st:7 This team contained players who were playing for the first time. Their only wins were unfortunately by default but they still appeared to enjoy themselves and their skills certainly improved. The team: Hannah Martin, Cara Gallagher, Mikayla Power, Manisha Phartyal and Maddy Kaye-Slade Badminton Senior A Girls Back Row: Stephanie Houghton, Ian Johnson (Coach), Kara Billing Front Row: Mitch Quiding, Crisell Jaque Peralta (Captain), Lady Mae Quiding HBSS Singles & Doubles Tournament This event was held at the Rodney Green Stadium in Napier. We had 11 girls entered and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day. Our best results came from Stephanie Houghton who was the B Grade Plate winner. The following week 18 girls travelled to the stadium for the doubles event. Olivia Addis paired up with Natalya Taylor once again and they took out the Girls’ B-Grade Doubles title for the third year running. This is a great effort considering the girls had not played together since last year’s competition. The school also had another great performance from Cara Gallagher and team mate, Felicity Keane, who after losing their initial game, went on to take out the Girls’ C-Grade Doubles Plate.