FENCING
Back Row : Elvies Kim , Amy Nicoll , Finn Sayers , Estella Gregorash , Arya Chebbi Second Row : Alec Hales , Oliver Hunter Chandler , William West , Sean Sobkowiak , Daniel Kirk , Zoe Congalton Front Row : Oliver Cain , Jenna Baker , Wyatt Horsfall , Niamh Horsfall , Thomas Cain
The Hawke ’ s Bay Blades fencing club training at Havelock North High School has had a number of successes both in results and growth of the sport in Hawke ’ s Bay this year . The club invites people of all ages to the inclusive environment of support and learning to pursue performance , fitness or sociability . Students from HNHS make a name for the club representing the school at a national level . Central Cadet Championships in March had Wyatt Horsfall placing 2nd in foil and Zoe Congalton placing 3rd in foil and epee . Then , in April , Zoe Congalton placed 1st in sabre in the Easter Carnival Tournament and later placed 3rd in sabre at the Central Secondary School Championships . Jenna Baker also placed 8th in foil at this tournament . The North Island Championship then brought more success with Zoe placing 3rd in epee and 2nd in sabre and Wyatt placing 8th in sabre . More recently , a HNHS team ( Elvis Kim , Niamh Horsfall , Oliver Cain , Thomas Cain , Zoe Congalton , Jenna Baker and Wyatt Horsfall ) travelled to Auckland to compete in the National Secondary School Championship with Wyatt placing 3rd in sabre and Zoe placing 3rd in epee and sabre . These results have led to impressive New Zealand rankings , with Zoe ranked 3rd in Under-17 women ’ s epee and 2nd in under 17 women ’ s sabre and Wyatt ranked 2nd in Under-17 men ’ s sabre .
Zoe Congalton
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