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SELWYN TIMES Tuesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>22</strong> <strong>2016</strong> 21<br />
SPORTS<br />
HAPPY FAMILY: Garry Jones, with his<br />
children Fraser and Kendall, collected<br />
more than $1000 worth of prizes from<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Athletic Club president Gail Krsinic<br />
(right) recently after winning the club’s<br />
Mega Raffle. Raffle tickets were sold on<br />
club nights and at other events, such<br />
as the Rolleston fireworks night, to raise<br />
money for an all-weather long jump run<br />
up at Brookside Park. The prizes, including<br />
an HD television, Laser Electrical voucher,<br />
women’s running jacket, blanket and<br />
a variety of toys, were donated by The<br />
Warehouse South Island Distribution<br />
Centre and Laser Electrical.<br />
New sports club will promote hockey<br />
• By Tom Doudney<br />
A NEW sports club has been set<br />
up to foster hockey in eastern<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
While hockey would initially<br />
be the main focus of the<br />
Waikirikiri Sport club, it is<br />
intended to eventually include<br />
other sports which are currently<br />
not widely available in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
Waikirikiri Sport president<br />
Lyndal Marshall (right) said the<br />
club intended to enter junior<br />
hockey teams up to under-13<br />
level into next year’s Canterbury<br />
Hockey winter competition.<br />
It would also offer a range of<br />
programmes to develop coaches<br />
and provide support to high<br />
school hockey teams playing in<br />
Christchurch.<br />
“Hockey has been the driving<br />
force to get it going, but because<br />
there is such a demand for sports<br />
out here, we have set up the club<br />
in such a way that other sports<br />
can come on board in the future<br />
and give people access to other<br />
sports that aren’t currently out<br />
here,” she said.<br />
The district already has the<br />
Malvern Hockey Association,<br />
based in Darfield, and Lincoln<br />
High School has its own hockey<br />
teams, and some residents<br />
in eastern areas play for<br />
Christchurch clubs.<br />
Eastern <strong>Selwyn</strong> has been short<br />
of facilities for players to practice<br />
on but the district council, with<br />
support from Waikirikiri Sport,<br />
will put in a half hockey turf at<br />
Rolleston’s Foster Park by early<br />
next year.<br />
This will be able to host junior<br />
hockey games and practice<br />
sessions for senior players.<br />
Mrs Marshall said the club<br />
aimed to bring the game to<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> residents who might not<br />
otherwise play hockey.<br />
“It will now become a feasible<br />
option for locals because the<br />
practice facilities are right here,”<br />
Mrs Marshall said.<br />
The club will work with<br />
Lincoln High School, Lincoln<br />
University and the yet-to-open<br />
Rolleston College. Lincoln High<br />
School head of sport Craig<br />
Crawford said starting a new<br />
club from scratch presented some<br />
exciting opportunities.<br />
“From my school’s point of<br />
view, we are interested in seeing<br />
the game grow and be supported<br />
by the club,” Mr Crawford said.<br />
•Anyone interested in<br />
finding out more about<br />
the club can email<br />
waikirikirisport@gmail.com<br />
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