Havelock North High School table tennis enthusiasts
had a very successful and enjoyable 2015. There was
much enthusiasm and great participation for our
Tuesday night competition with 12 teams of three
players. This tournament has three grades and we
were superbly represented in all of the grades. Our
teams were an excellent mix of nationalities,
personalities and experience. Competition from
surrounding high schools was fierce and it was very
pleasing to see some of the younger teams
experience success in the competition. Havelock
North High School dominated the C grade
competition with Crisell Jaque Peralta, Kiyora
Kokubun and Mitch Quiding of the HNHS Paddle
Swingers taking out 1st place, closely followed by
Luke Cunningham, Lochie Hulena and Samuel
Miller of the HNHS Black Panthers in 2nd place.
Table Tennis
Congratulations and a huge thank you to JRH,
Back Row: Luke Cunningham, Yuto Kuki, Daiki Takano, Ethan Hocquard-Healey,
House Baratheon, Lowry’s Angels, Alternative
Yuito Yanagita, Lochie Hulena
3rd Row: Isaac Singer, Joshua Kent, Jack Roberts, Harry Setter,
Galaxies, Elite Sniper, Yuto’s Crew, The Spinners,
Conrad Frederikson, Jack Francois, Tremayne Kotuhi,
JPA, Paddle Swingers, Black Panthers and Kawaii
Anna-Thea Littek, Reijiro Konishi
Team. The highlight of the season for me was seeing 2nd Row: Ryoma Ishii, Jack Morgan, Oliver Brunton, Connor Parkhill,
Hamish Lee, Teag MacKay, Thomas Gibson, Megan Baker,
the way you supported each other and represented
Lewis Ireland, Mr Lowry (Coach)
our school with pride. Also a huge thank you to
Front Row: Crisell Jaque Peralta, Ami Yamamoto, Larissa Kent, Freyja Appleyard,
Nina Blair, Samantha Tait, Sian Remnant, Kiyora Kokubun,
family, friends and supporters who made sure our
Mitch Quiding
athletes were at the right place at the right time and
Absent: Sam Miller, Ross Marriott, Malachi Heyward, Riki Karena
for your support watching teams on tournament
nights.
Looking forward to further table tennis adventures
in 2016
The following is a reflection of this season from the
HNHS Black Panthers –
an upcoming force to be reckoned with!
When we enrolled we were all social players with
little experience and confidence. We started off in
C grade and through practice and tournaments we
progressed to runners up. We thoroughly enjoyed
playing together as a team and the social aspect of
playing other schools and teams from HNHS. We
would encourage anyone who is interested in playing
table tennis (at any level) to do so under the
wonderful guidance of Mr Lowry.
Lochie Hulena, Samuel Miller, Luke Cunningham