Nor'West News: December 11, 2018

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Tuesday December 11 2018
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FUTURE BLACK
CAPS: The Breens
Intermediate first XI
have proved they
are one of the best
intermediate teams
in the country after
finishing third at the
National Primary
School Cup.
Breens among NZ’s top
intermediate cricket sides
THE BREENS Intermediate first
XI cricket team finished third
at the National Primary School
Cup in Lincoln.
The team put together three
gutsy performances in what
coach Jono Collins said were
“appalling conditions” to finish
in the top three against six of the
best intermediate-aged teams in
New Zealand.
Collins said the result was
even more impressive given the
other schools in the tournament
were either private or had much
bigger rolls.
Although Breens only won
one out of their five games and
one match was abandoned,
they were able to grab third in
Key
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the knockout-style tournament
because their net run-rate was
higher than the three teams
below them.
Collins said the result was by
far the best Breens have achieved
at a national level.
“We haven’t even come
remotely close to a result like
this before. It was an amazing
achievement for a school like
ours.”
The highlight of the
tournament came when
Breens defeated Raroa Normal
Intermediate, of Wellington, by
six wickets in their first game.
The team were anchored by
a quick-fire 52 from opening
batsman Connor Stewart.
Seven friendly villages
in Canterbury
Rangiora
• Charles Upham
Christchurch
• Anthony Wilding, Aidanfield
• Diana Isaac, Mairehau
• Essie Summers, Beckenham
• Margaret Stoddart, Riccarton
• Ngaio Marsh, Papanui
• Park Terrace, Central City
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Breens’ were also aided by
standout performances from No
3 batsman Flynn Bainbridge,
who finished as the tournament’s
third top run-scorer with 134.
Collins said “everyone did
their part with the ball.”
Neville Peck watched his
grandson Thomas Langdon
play in the tournament and
said the way he and his
teammates performed was “quite
outstanding.”
Breens continued their good
form by winning another
tournament against the best
intermediate schools in the city
on Tuesday. Collins said the
team were enjoying “riding the
wave of success.”
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Burnside High bring
home volleyball title
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SPORTS
WINNERS: The Burnside High
School girls volleyball team
celebrate after winning the
South Island junior champs.
BURNSIDE HIGH School have
brought a title home from the
South Island junior volleyball
champs at Dunedin’s Edgar
Centre.
Burnside’s girls A team won
the year 9-10 division one title,
finishing ahead of 16 teams from
across the South Island.
Coach Sam Ryburn said they
only lost one game in pool play to
city rivals St Margaret’s College.
Ryburn said although it had
been a “pretty tight competition,”
the team eventually made up for
the loss, defeating St Margaret’s
two games to one in the final.
“We have a pretty well-rounded
team of players and really played
well as a team.”
The win capped off a successful
tournament for Christchurch
school girls, with St Margaret’s
finishing second and St Andrew’s
A taking third.
Riccarton High School’s
boys team also won their
competition, finishing above 20
other teams.
Christchurch players also
cleaned up the tournament’s
individual awards, earning eight
of the 12 slots in the girls alltournament
team and six spots in
the boys all-tournament team.
The most valuable players in
the girls and boys competitions
were Burnside’s Taylah Holdem
and Riccarton’s Joe Baxter.
Ryburn said the strong
performance from Canterbury
schools was “really positive” and
could create “definite pathways”
for young volleyballers to gain
athletic scholarships overseas in
the future.
Both Burnside and Riccarton
hope to continue their good
form. Burnside’s girls team are
competing at the Australian
Volleyball Schools Cup, which
was set to start on Sunday and
finish on Friday.
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