Rangiora Toyota Percival St, Rangiora (03) 313-8186 www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz Proudly supportingsport in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Junior hockey season starts in Rangiora HOCKEY Thewinterseason of juniorhockey kickedoff lastweekend withgames playedatMainPower Hockey Turf and DudleyParkMultiSport Turfon Saturday morning. This year theRangioraHockey Clubis fielding 14 junior teamsacrossthe Mini Sticks (Years 3/4),Kiwi Sticks (Years5/6) andKwik Sticks (Years7/8) competitions. Platinum hockey also started last weekend forYear 9+ players with a roundoffriendlyprecompetitiongames. RangioraHockeyClubagainhas two boys and twogirls teamsinthesegrades. Inthe senior gradesCovidstruck a number of players in theRangioraCBK Division 1women's team,causing their game against University Hunstobe deferred. TheDivision2Men's Gold teamhad a comfortable winagainst ayoungMarist side, whilethe RangioraHurunuiHares hadtheirclosestgameofthe seasonbut prevailed overCarlton Redcliffsto maintain their unbeaten record forthe season so far. RangioraOddfellows gotitsfirst points of theseason in Div3Men's gradewith a draw againstAvon. Rangiora'sMighty MidWeek Men had fewanswers to avery slick HSOB/ BurnsideteaminMWO Division 1 competition. Meanwhile RangioraKorimako (Division3women)and theRangiora Allsorts (MWOmen Division2)alsolost. Results: Championship women: Rangiora Korimako2lost to Carlton RedcliffsRed 4. MWOWomen's Division 1: Rangiora HurunuiHares4beat Carlton Redcliffs White 3. SSLPremiershipmen:Rangiora Gold 5 beat Marist 1. SSLChampionship men: Rangiora Oddfellows3drewwithAvon Blue3. MWOmenDivision 1: Rangiora Mighty Midweek Men 2lost to HSOB/Burnside8. MWOmenDivision 2: Rangiora Allsorts 2 lost to AvonGold 4. Junior Grades: (<strong>Canterbury</strong>isnot posting anyscore results for these grades) Kwik Sticks Boys:Rangiora Rampage playedMedbury Blue;RangioraRogues played MedburyGrey. Kwik Sticks Girls: Rangiora Rainbows playedRangiora Raiders, RangioraRoad Runners played RangioraRubys played. Kiwi Sticks Boys:RangioraRangers playedMedbury Red, Rangiora Raptors Taking control ... Arlette Newman of Rangiora Rebels stretches to bring the ball under control in aKiwi Sticks encounter with Harewood Gators. PHOTO: TONYKEAN played Harewood Heroes. Kiwi SticksGirls: RangioraRabbits played HSOB/BurnsideOpals,Rangiora Rebels playedHarewoodGators, RangioraRhinosplayed StAC White. MiniSticksBoys: Rangiora Roadsters played StAC.MiniSticks Girls: Rangiora Rockets playedStAC, Rangiora Rockstarsplayed Harewood Allstars. National tournament BASKETBALL The rapidlygrowing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Basketball Association is gearing up to host its firstever national tournament next month at Rangiora’s topclass new stadium. The Aon Under 19 Nationals will bring together New Zealand's top junior basketball talent to represent their region and play for the men's and women's championship titles. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Basketball Association (women's) is excited to be hosting 22 teams from acrossthe countryduring the tournament at MainPower Stadium over QueensBirthday Weekend,June 4 to 7, in acollaboration with Active Refrigeration and Visit Waimakariri. The $28 million MainPower Stadium opened in August and last month helda successful South Island Primary Tournament which had basketball teams invited from across the Mainland. Matt Cunninghame, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Basketball's community operationscoordinator,said the impressivestadiums four fullsized courts with courtside seating gets spectators up close and personal with the play. Members of the public are welcometo come along to the U19 Nationals and watch the best teenage basketballtalent in the country battle it out. ‘‘Expect high energy,lots of hops and some attitude on the court it's going to be crazy good,’’ Cunninghame said. The programme will be released later this month once all team rosters and the draw have been completed.Entry is free to MainPower Stadium on Coldstream Road, Rangiora, and the onsite cafe will be open. ‘‘We can't wait to see and hear you cheer ateam of your choice,’’ Cunninghame said. Basketball in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> has boomed in recent years. Last month NCBA had arecord five teams qualify for Basketball New Zealand national championships — under 15 boys and girls, under 17 boys and girls, and under 19 women. SPORT RESULTS Rangiora Bridge Club Cherry Pairs: <strong>North</strong>/South:Nita Sheasby/Andrea Dempsey1,Heather Waldron/Sarah Waldron 2, SueMcIlroy/ Fern McRae 3. East/West: Joyce Gray/ Gaynor Hurford 1, Veronica Hall/ Noreen Thompson 2, Margaret Pickering/JanicePickering 3. Rata Pairs:N/S: Andrew Findlay/Dave Tocker 1, Irene Carson/Adrienne Paine 2,Dawn Simpson/Sue McIlroy3.E/W: Gaynor Hurford/Shirley Symns 1, Colleen Adam/Moody Shokry 2, David Rainey/David McRae 3. Junior Night:Denis/Milne Michael D’Olviera, Fons Sanders/Ellis Sanders equal 1, Trish Warnes/Diane Graham, Murray Davis/Sharyn Davis equal 3. Premier Pairs: N/S: Sarah Waldron/ Shirley Symns 1, Dave Tocker/Sue Mcilroy 2, Barry Smart LyndaCameron 3. E/W: GaynorHurford/Dawn Simpson 1, Craig Shannahan/David McRae 2, Jenny Hassall/Robin Hassall 3. AmberleyGolf Club <strong>May</strong> 7: RHornblow 69, AGenet 70, N Granger71, SHartley 72, KNaish 72, G Smith 72, RWilshire 72. Ladies: JYates 71, JMorgan 73, SPratt 75, BPettigrew75. Excel Design Longest Putt: RHornblow. RangioraGolf Club Stableford Tournament:Men: John Evans 21,Peter Van Hout 20, c/b Dennis Brook 20c/b, RalphSinclair 20,Richard Luisetti 19 c/b,Stephen Bell c/b, Howard Thomas 19, David Klopper 18 c/b. WomenDiv 1: LindaO'Rawe18 c/b, Pat Barwick 18 c/b, Sarah Rutherford 18 c/b, Jan Johnstone 18 ,Claire Ballantyne 17, Sharon Gibb 16 c/b, Dale Maisey 16. Women Div 2: Carol VanHout 22,Diane Sinclair21,Jenny Bartley19c/b, Janet Maguire19,Angela Williams 18 c/b, Jeanette Ward 18,Jill Taylor. Women Div 3: Diane Gebbie 21,Wendy Hollyer 20, Margaret McPherson 19, Nann Berry 18 c/b, Anne Smith 18 c/b, Eleanor Lightfoot c/b,Jan Moffatt. Twos: BatBarwick, AngelaWilliams. WaimakaririGorgeWomen’s Club Captain vs Secretary Match Play :18 Holes: LSteele (Captains team) beat K Bush(Secretaryteam); JBlatch beat M Robertson;LScott lost to KBattersby; MTeAwa losttoMehrtens; KRedwood lost to SKing; SFarrar beat H Chamberlain; NWeavers beatNViney; IBeets beat BThompson; SMardon beatRPilbrow;LAnderson losttoL Patton. Nine holes: CMcDonald lost JSmith; J Stewart lost to RBenny. Proudly bringing youupdates from the region’s sporting events If you’d like to help support our sports pages, please email info@ncnews.co.nz
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