Nor'West News: July 04, 2017

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Burnside in new territory
• By Andrew King
BURNSIDE HIGH will defend
the Connetics Shield tomorrow
night after winning it for the
first time last week.
Cold conditions could not
dampen the spirits of the team
dubbed the ‘beasts’ as they celebrated
their 3-1 win over Lincoln
High at the Christchurch
Football Centre, where all league
games are played this year.
Coach David Williams said
the game was played in great
spirit. “The boys were very
happy to end up with their
hands on the shield at the fulltime
whistle,” he said.
It is the third time the shield,
considered the Ranfurly Shield
of high school football, has
changed hands this season.
In an ironic twist, Middleton,
which held it at the start of the
season, will have a chance to get
BURNSIDE HIGH’S Tsubasa
Nisbet and St Margaret’s
Charlotte Whittaker have been
selected in the New Zealand
under-18 women’s basketball
squad.
They have both been included
in the 12-strong team to compete
at the under-17 FIBA Oceania
Championships in Guam from
Sunday to July 15.
Nisbet said it was a goal of hers
to wear the national colours ever
GREAT VICTORY: Burnside High celebrated winning the
Connetics Shield for the first time. PHOTO: BURNSIDE HIGH
it back when they play Burnside
at 5.45pm.
With the win over Lincoln
High, Burnside moved into
fourth position on the table, giving
them a good shot at qualifying
for nationals.
In the other games, St Bede’s
College found their groove
beating Christ’s College 6-0. St
Bede’s now turn their attention
since she started playing.
“This will be a great chance
to see how we compare with the
other countries in Oceania, especially
Australia. I am thankful
for the opportunity and for my
parents constant support over
the years,” she said.
Burnside and Canterbury
Wildcats coach Lori Ives
McDaniel said Nisbet’s hard
work has really paid off.
“She will be a great addition to
to Lincoln, who will be hurting
after the loss to Burnside. That
game will be played at 7.30pm.
Top of the table St Andrew’s,
who have qualified for the national
tournament in Napier in
September, will play Rangiora at
5.45pm.
Papanui High will look to
back up their 1-0 victory over
Rangiora High when they play
the New Zealand under-18 team,
not just for her on-court court
skills, but also for her maturity
and leadership skills,” she said.
SPORTS
Cashmere High at 4pm tomorrow.
Cashmere suffered a loss to
St Thomas last week and will be
looking to get back in the top
four. Finally, Christchurch Boys’
High will play Christ’s at 7.30pm
after suffering a 3-0 loss to Riccarton
High last week.
Points table
1. St Andrew’s, 18pts; 2. St
Thomas, 18pts; 3. Lincoln,
17pts; 4. Burnside, 17pts; 5.
Cashmere, 16pts; 6. Shirley,
13pts; 7. St Bede’s, 13pts; 8.
CBHS, 12pts; 9. Riccarton,
11pts; 10. Middleton, 8pts; 11.
Papanui, 6pts; 12. Christ’s, 4
pts; 13. Rangiora, 3pts.
Nisbet and Whittaker picked in national women’s age group squad
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GREAT SKILLS: Tsubasa
Nisbet will look to bring
her on-court skills to the
FIBA under-17 Oceania
Championships in July.
PHOTO: BURNSIDE HIGH
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A HUGE portion of the
players selected in the
Crusaders under-18 development
squad have been picked from
north-west schools.
A 55-man team was named on
Wednesday with 21 of them coming
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St Andrew’s and St Bede’s colleges.
Eight players were also selected
in the wider training squad, with
six of them from north-west
schools, including one from Burnside
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St Andrew’s will host the players
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play the under-18 Hurricanes. The
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