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10 Tuesday December 5 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SOUTHERN VIEW Success for water polo squads SPORTS Lucia performs beyond her years to take tennis silver • By Gordon Findlater CASHMERE TENNIS Club’s Lucia Gale (above) finished second at last week’s South Island primary school tennis finals in Timaru, competing against older opposition. The year 4 pupil competed in the year 6 girls singles and went unbeaten in three pool matches, including a 4-2, 2-4, 4-1 victory over No 1 seed Mya Haigh from Maori Hill School in Dunedin. Lucia lost in the final to No 2 seed Cherry Zhou from St Andrew’s College Preparatory School 1-4, 1-4. The two singles finalists teamed up in the doubles to win the year 6 title. They defeated Mya and Charlotte Byers 6-3 in the final. A week earlier, Lucia won the year 6 and under Canterbury primary school title. She was dominant, not dropping a single game in her three matches leading to the final, in which she defeated Cherry 4-2, 4-2. •More sport, page 15 • By Andrew King ST BEDE’S and St Margaret’s were the top water polo squads at the South Island junior secondary schools championships. Competing in Christchurch over three days at both Jellie Park Recreation and Sports Centre and Rangi Ruru Girls’, the St Bede’s year 9/10 side won the division one boys title while St Margaret’s year 9/10 team won the division one girls crown. Christ’s College and St Andrew’s placed second and third in the boys and Marlborough Girls’ and Dunedin’s Columbia College placed second and third in the girls. St Bede’s Patrick O’Neill was named boys most valuable player for the tournament. Coach Cooper Stewart said the team gelled really well especially off the back of Patrick and his brother Sam. “They both are something else. They really stood out in the tournament,” he said. The O’Neill boys are identical twins, which proves difficult for Stewart to tell them apart. “They switch shoes sometime just to mess with us. They are very identical,” he laughed. St Margaret’s Violette Perry was named girls MVP. Director of sport Helen Belcher said the team of young girls will take a lot of confidence away from the tournament win. “There were also some solid performances by the senior members and together as a team CHAMPS: St Margaret’s year 9/10 water polo team won the girls division one title at the South Island junior secondary school championships they worked well to sustain pressure against some of the best schools in the South Island,” she said. “We’re looking forward to seeing what these girls can do in our senior teams.” Both schools had three players selected in the tournament team, based on their performances over the three-day event. O’Neill, brother Sam and Sam Rochford were joined by Christ’s Moe Gath, St Andrew’s Lachie Frazer, King’s High’s Josh McGregor and Burnside’s Darius Porter in the boys team. Perry, Josie Persico and Ella Frazer were included in the girls team with Rangi’s Lucy Howden, Columbia’s Emily Peacock, Marlborough’s Georgia Reed and Louise Brown. SKILL: St Bede’s George Methven looks to link up with a teammate on their way to the boys division one South Island junior secondary school championships title.
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday December 5 2017 11 Get Your Jingle on @ JuST INCREDIBLE don’t forget the pets dress-up bling fun, funky & traditional ornaments bows, cards, gift labels, wrap & more elf magic lots of treasures to discover santa stockings & sacks a christmas hat for everyone huge selection in store! Pop up christmas store at South city Centre • The Hub, Hornby • New Brighton Mall • Barrington Mall • South City Centre
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