2018 HNHS School Magazine HNHS Magazine 2018 | Page 86

T Table Tennis Back Row: 2nd Row: Front Row: Absent: Victoria Stobart, Lola Jais, Yuto Kuki, Sam Miller, Kano Namiki Mr Lowry, Helen Heitlinger, Theo Wilson, Mitchell Beserra, Lochie Hulena, Mrs Wilson George Field, William Kersjes, John Liu, Roksolana Tsyatsko, Philip Kim, Kein Sera, Helen Wang Liam Kenwright, Robert Kragh, Ryan Fowler Table Tennis 2018 After tough competition, our lead senior team, the “Kings of the Court” took out top spot in their division with the “Sushi Sombreros” coming second. The coveted Secondary Schools Table Tennis Shield resides at HNHS this year. Team “McZhendongs” won the C grade division. Term two marks the commencement of the HB Table Tennis Association Interclub Competition held weekly at Centennial Hall in Napier. Standout players of the season were senior student Theo Wilson and junior student Ryan Fowler; both achieving a 100% win rate for all games played. The league runs for six weeks and encourages all levels to come and give the game a go. It is run by volunteers who take the time to promote, give tips, and encourage players in the sport. Thanks to Mr Lowry and Mrs Wilson for their organisation of the teams throughout the season and the weekly practise sessions held throughout the year. HNHS always has a good contingent of enthusiast players and entered six teams into the league consisting of the following players: B GRADE DIVISION: Kings of the Court – Theo Wilson, Lochie Hulena, Sam Miller Sushi Sombreros – Philip Kim, Mitchell Beserra, John Liu Yuto’s Crew 3 – Yuto Kuki, Liam Kenwright, Kein Sera C GRADE DIVISION: McZhendongs – William Kersjes, Ryan Fowler, George Field Europa Squad – Lola Jais, Helen Heitlinger, Robert Kragh KVR – Kano Namiki, Victoria Stobart, Rokosolana Tsyatsko Each week, high school teams from around Hawkes Bay play off against other teams in their respective division, playing 3 sets of singles and 2 sets of double matches to determine the champion school at the end of the season. 86