North Canterbury News: August 19, 2021

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The North Canterbury News, August 19, 2021
Lower grade Rangiora teams make finals
HOCKEY
The Canterbury Hockey
Association finals for 2021 are
thisweekend,and whilethe
Rangiora HockeyClub's top
teams will not feature in any of
the major playoffs, several of
the lower grade and midweek
teams are vying for grade titles.
The Rangiora CBK division 1
men’s team booked aplacein
the 5/6 playoff gameagainst
University of Canterbury
Spartansafter ahard fought 1­0
win over Avonlast weekend.
The two sides drew lasttime
theymet, so this should be a
close encountertobeplayed at
MainPower turf at 12.30pm on
Saturday.
After losing to Hornby last
weekend, the Rangiora CBK
division 1women willbelooking
to finishthe seasononahigh in
the 7/8 playoff against
University of Canterbury Huns.
Thisgame will be playedat
11amonSaturday at MainPower
turf.
Rangiora Rampage plays
SouthernUnited at MainPower
turfonSaturday morningfrom
8.15am in the Kwik Sticks
7­a­side division 3boys 5/6
playoff, while the Kwik Sticks
7­a­side division 5girlsteam
Rangiora Rebelsalso plays at
8.15am.
The bestplaced Rangiora
Junior teams are the Rascals
which will be playing the final of
the KwikSticks 11­a­side girls
against Harewood at Nga Puna
Wai at 8.25am Saturday.
On Sunday Rangiora
Korimako play in the Sunday
super league (SSL)
championship final against
Waikirikiri Tuis from 2pm at
Nga Puna Wai.
To reach the final Korimako
had to account for an improving
Rangiora Piwakawaka team last
weekend, which wasn'taseasy
as the 4­0 scoreline would
suggest.
At MainPower Hockey Turf on
Sunday Rangiora'stwo SSL
championship men's teamswill
meetfor bragging rights in their
lastgame of the season.
Colts finished thirdonthe
table, just one point ahead of
the Oddfellows, but with its last
clash rainedoff and Oddfellows
Sticky situation ... Lilly van Rooy of the Rangiora Rubys Kwik Sticks
7­a­side team in action against Harewood.
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winningits earlier encounter
it's hard to pick aclear favourite
ahead of this game.
In mid­week open men's
action RangioraAhas finished
the regular seasonunbeaten
and is odds on favouritetotake
the Division 2crownupagainst
Marist Gooses,which it
comfortablybeat afortnight ago.
Rangiora Allsortswill play off
againstHarewoodinthe 5/6
playoff.
Rangiora HurunuiHares
ended the regular season at the
top of division1inthe mid­week
open women’scompetition and
was playing off against Carlton
Redcliffs for afinalsspot as this
report wenttoprint.
The Rangiora Hurunui Hawks
comfortablyaccounted for
Southern United lastweek
giving them the semifinals bye
and a5/6 playoff againstthe
winner of the wooden spoon
playoffnext Tuesday night.
Results:
Division 1: Men: Rangiora
CBK 1(Damian Allerby 1) beat
Avon 0.
Women: Rangiora CBK 0lost
to Hornby Wildcats 3.
Sunday Super League
Championship, Men: Rangiora
Colts 2(JustinMeyers 1, Giles
Witt 1) beat University of
Canterbury Celts1.MVP: Giles
Witt. RangioraOddfellows 1lost
to University of Canterbury
Apache3.
Women:Rangiora Korimako 4
(PoppyGriffith­Jones 2,
Ashleigh Merrick1,Tayla
Flemming 1) beat Rangiora
Piwakawaka 0. MVP: Ashleigh
Merrick (Korimako), TinaJames
(Piwakawaka).
Mid­Week Open: Men:
Rangiora A6beat University of
Canterbury Romans 1. Rangiora
Allsorts 3(Jon Green 3) defeated
MaristMooses 1.
Women:Rangiora Hurunui
Hares 2(Rose Johnston 1, Kelly
McNicholson 1) beat Carlton
Redcliffs 1. Rangiora Hurunui
Hawks 5(AnnekeCameron 2,
Maddi Plimmer 2, Kelly Morris
1) defeated Southern United 1.
Platinum Grades:Men:
Rangiora B2lost to Waikirikiri
Falcons 3.
Women:Rangiora A2(Amelia
Green 1, NikitaWarnock 1) lost
to Waikirikiri 3.
Kwik Sticks 11­a­side Grades:
Boys: RangioraRenegades0
lost to Avon 10. MVP:Aaron
Eyles.
Girls:Rangiora Rascals3
(Felicity Antoniuk­Newall2,
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Family affair ... Amelia Plimmer of Rangiora Korimako (in white)
evades the tackle of her aunt, Sharlene Bush of Rangiora Piwakawaka
at the weekend.
Cate Ambury1)beat Avon 0.
MVP: Felicity Antoniuk­Newall.
Kwik Sticks 7­a­side Grades:
Boys:Rangiora Rampage 3
(Marcel Rich, Riley
Girdlestone) losttoSouthern
United Sand Lizards6.MVP:
Marcel Rich. RangioraRangers
0lost to HSOB/Burnside 4.
MVP: Joel Pulley.
Girls: Rangiora Rebels 0lost
to St Margarets 4. MVP: Danielle
Petrie. Rangiora Rainbows 2
(RubyTaylor 2) beat HSOB/
Burnside 0. MVP: Brooklin
Glass. Rangiora Rubys1
(Imogen Abernethy 1) lostto
Harewood3.MVP: Imogen
Abernethy.
Kiwi Sticks Grades: Boys:
Rangiora Rogues vs Marist,
game called off at half­time due
to weather.
Girls: Rangiora Rabbits 2
(Catherine McKellow 2) drew
with Hinemoa­Kaiapoi2.MVP:
FreyaClark. Rangiora Raiders
1(ZaraCartwright1)defeatedSt
Andrews PrepSchool 0. MVP:
Zara Cartwright. Rangiora Road
Runners 14 (ErinCook 6,
SammyFrost­Smith 2, Rose
West 2, Bella Cherry 2, Logan
Stevenson1,Neve Fantham 1)
defeated Southern United Sea
On attack ... PJ Mackintosh
carries the ball against HSOB/
Burnside.
Horses 1. MVP:Erin Cook.
Mini Sticks Grades: Boys:
Rangiora Roadsters0lost to
Southern UnitedSnakes 4.
MVP:Jack McLean.
Girls: Rangiora Rockets 5
(ShayleeEastmond 2, Ruby
Hutchison 2, Ila Bavis 1) beat
Southern United Starlings0.
MVP: Vida Berry. Rangiora
Rock Stars 4(Anita Mones­
Cazon 3, VioletMellor 1) beat
Hinemoa­Kaiapoi0.MVP:
Charlotte Hawes.
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