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ATHLETICS SPORTS RESULTS 2017

Event 1st 2nd 3rd time/distance
Senior
60 metres P Savage M E Helu-Makasini P J Aull A 7.2
100 metres P Savage M R Brown A E Helu-Makasini P 11.1
200 metres P Savage M J Beattie K J Aull A 23.4
400 metres H Porritt V B McAlley M T Walshe M 54.9
800 metres H Porritt V T Walshe M B Wynd A 1.58.4
1500 metres A Hull V S Bentham P R Bell V 4.17.5
3000 metres A Hull V S Bentham P T Spitzhorn P 9.12
5000 metres A Martin K T Spitzhorn P A Kirk G 0
110 metre Hurdles H Newman M J Power P H Rickards V 17.5
300 metre Hurdles J Nesdale M H Newman M H Rickards V 45.2
Discus J Nesdale M K Tavake P J Sturmey M 41.22
High Jump H Porritt V R Brown A A Meneghini V 180
Javelin B O’Connor P J Hobbs M J Woodmass K 46.75
Long Jump R Brown A E Helu-Makasini P S Jones K 610
Shot Put K Tavake P U Fonongaloa V M Halatuituia G 12.5
Triple Jump E Helu-Makasini P A Petrovich K T Evans P 11.68
Pentathlon J Stratton M M Peel G J Edgecombe K
Relays 4.04.5
Medley Vernon Albion Phoenix 4.02.2
4x400 Phoenix Murray Albion 1.40.7
4x200 Albion Kia Ora Gordon 47.5
4x100 Murray Phoenix Kia Ora
7.4
Intermediate A Tupai K W Treder A V Tauli A 11.5
60 metres A Tupai K W Treder A V Tauli A 23.7
100 metres R Dawson V V Tauli A E Johanson A 52.7
200 metres M Seumanu A J Shaw A T Jennings G 2.13.9
400 metres B Wall A J Pronk A R Bell V 4.21.6
800 metres B Wall A A Le Pine-Day G L Scott A 9.48
1500 metres L Scott A S Phillips A W Leong K
3000 metres B Wall A A Le Pine-Day G S Phillips A 15.9
5000 metres B Tyler V T Kirk G T Finlay M 45.4
100 metre Hurdles J Shaw A E Johanson A T Kenyon G 34.56
300 metre Hurdles T Rukuwai A C Lyons M I Hauraki P 170
Discus M Seumanu A M Rix P J Cameron K 37
High Jump M Wilson K W Ewens K W Ewens K 572
Javelin V Tauli A J Tamati M H Wakeling M 10.86
Long Jump D Mafile’o P J Pinder K M Seumanu A 10.87
Shot Put H Wakeling M S Jeffery P C O’Donnell K
Triple Jump K Thomson G A Grant M C Martin M 4.07.7
Pentathlon 3.48.91
Relays Albion Kia Ora Murray 1.43.5
Medley Albion Vernon Murray 49
4x400 Gordon Vernon Murray
4x200 Albion Gordon Murray 7.6
4x100 12.2
L Takiari-Ah Ching M A Lyver K E Tairea G 25.8
Junior L Takiari-Ah Ching M A Lyver K T Teikamata A 1.01.9
60 metres L Takiari-Ah Ching M C Tangiiau V T Teikamata A 2.19.7
100 metres J Riley P L Neilson-Treur K B Irvine V 4.44.8
200 metres L Wall A A Porritt V A Wallace M 10.40.8
400 metres L Wall A A Wallace M B Popow V
800 metres N Doolan P S Parry K L Brown M 13.9
1500 metres N Doolan P L Wall A B Popow V 48.9
3000 metres A Porritt V E Tairea G V Singh G 67.08
5000 metres C Woolley K A Wallace M C Reeves G 29.85
80 metre Hurdles A Wallace M B Pitcher G G Petersen M 155
300 metre Hurdles L Leung Wai V B Sefo P L Lavilavi V 37.61
Cricket Ball Throw E Walsh V C Woolley K R Lyver K 517
Discus G Petersen M G Petersen M G Petersen M 10.29
High Jump L Takiari-Ah Ching M J Huang M A Lyver K 63.4
Javelin L Leung Wai V T Teikamata A J Inman K 9.85
Long Jump J Roberts G J Fleck M T Harrison G 2188
Shot Put C Borlase M H Boyes M J Huang M
Softball Throw T Nikora M C Heaphy A S Cave P 4.32.9
Triple Jump 4.31.1
Pentathlon Phoenix Murray Albion 1.55.6
Relays Gordon Vernon Murray 53.1
Medley Murray Albion Vernon
4x400 Gordon Murray Vernon 33.44
4x200 6.43.3
4x100 A Hull V B Wall A A Martin K 17.07
Open H Porritt V T Hansen M T Walshe M
10000 metres B Popow V C Philpot A J Hyde P
2000 metre Steeplechase
3000 metre Walk

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Cross Country Results 2017 Road Race Results 2017

Senior: 1st - Samuel Bentham P; 2nd - Harrison Porritt V; 16 and Over: 1st - Alex Hull V; 2nd - Harrison Porritt V; 3rd -
3rd - Adam Martin K; 4th - Timo Spitzhorn P; 5th - Thomas Samuel Bentham P; 4th - Adam Martin K; 5th - Timo Spitzhorn
Walshe M; 6th - Reuben Dods K; 7th - Tom Tremain V; 8th - P; 6th - Thomas Walshe M; 7th - Alan Kirk G; 8th - Bailey Wynd
Nick Punnett K; 9th - Aman Iqbal A; 10th - Jamie Penn M. A; 9th - Tom Tremain V; 10th - William Hunter A.

Club placings: 1st Albion; 2nd Murray; 3rd Vernon; 4th Kia Club placings: 1st Albion; 2nd Gordon; 3rd Vernon; 4th Kia
Ora; 5th Phoenix; 6th Gordon. Ora; 5th Phoenix; 6th Murray.

Intermediate: 1st - Benjamin Wall A; 2nd - Samuel Phillips Under 16: 1st - Benjamin Wall A; 2nd - Luke Scott A; 3rd -
A; 3rd - Luke Scott A; 4th - William Leong K; 5th - Jack Pronk Samuel Phillips A; 4th - Jaeden Shaw A; 5th - Kaleb Humpage-
A; 6th - Jamie Dennis P; 7th - Jaeden Shaw A; 8th - Andre Pinto G; 6th - Ruben Love P; 7th - Tyler Collinson G; 8th - Zody
Le Pine-Day G; 9th - Kaleb Humpage-Pinto G; 10th - Louis Takurua M; 9th - William Treder A; 10th - Hugo Wakeling M.
Morrell V.
Club placings: 1st Albion; 2nd Gordon; 3rd Phoenix; 4th
Club placings: 1st Albion; 2nd Murray; 3rd Phoenix; 4th Murray; 5th Kia Ora; 6th Vernon.
Vernon; 5th Gordon; 6th Kia Ora.
Under 15: 1st - Andre Le Pine-Day G; 2nd - William Leong K;
Junior: 1st - Nelson Doolan P; 2nd - Liam Wall A; 3rd - Aden 3rd - Jack Pronk A; 4th - Camryn Mabey P; 5th - Jamie Dennis
Porritt V; 4th - Sam Parry K; 5th - Connor Managh M; 6th - P; 6th - Tom Hansen M; 7th - Oliver Ferguson G; 8th - Ben
Angus Wallace M; 7th - Luke Brown M; 8th - Bradyn Popow Loudon M; 9th - Caleb Martin K; 10th - James Steele M.
V; 9th - Varanjit Singh G; 10th - Max Ferguson V.
Club placings: 1st Vernon; 2nd Phoenix; 3rd Gordon; 4th
Club placings: 1st Vernon; 2nd Murray; 3rd Albion; 4th Kia Murray; 5th Kia Ora; 6th Albion.
Ora; 5th Phoenix; 6th Gordon.
Under 14: 1st - Liam Wall A; 2nd - Nelson Doolan P; 3rd -
Angus Wallace M; 4th - Sam Parry K; 5th - Connor Managh M;
6th - Luke Brown M; 7th - Bradyn Popow V; 8th - Ben Irvine
V; 9th - Max Ferguson V; 10th - Billy Davidson K.

Club placings: 1st Murray; 2nd Vernon; 3rd Albion; 4th Kia
Ora; 5th Phoenix

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BADMINTON

BADMINTON - SENIOR A & B
Back Row: Lachie Bradford, Nathan Lau, Kevin Chen
2nd Row: James Rosendale, Jordan Richard, Liang Wu, Jason Liu, Jordan Larsen, Mr V. Ong (Coach)
Front Row: Nathanael Zhang, Jason Lau, Junius Ong, Wei Lim, Arrooran Jeyamohan, Steven Jiang, Matthew Cao

SENIOR A The next day started at 6.30pm for the Senior A’s, allowing
us to have a well-earned sleep-in. The additional rest proved
Coach: Mr V. Ong useful, with a 6-0 win against Whanganui High. This put us
at the top of Group A and pitted us against the runner-up
Team: Wei Lim (Captain), Junius Ong (Vice Captain), of Group B, which was Auckland Grammar 2.
Arrooran Jeyamohan (Vice Captain), Jordan Richard,
Liang Wu, Jordan Larsen and Matthew Cao. On Wednesday morning, we started at 9am against a young
Auckland Grammar 2 team, a school well-known for its
SUPER 8 - Hamilton strong badminton players. Beating this school would allow
On Thursday 29th June 2017, the Senior A and B Badminton us to advance to the semi-finals, whereas losing would result
teams travelled up to Hamilton for the annual Super 8 in us being ‘knocked out’ of the top four draw. Due to this
Tournament. The Senior A’s had comfortable 6-0 wins over immense pressure, the boys played to their full potential and
Gisborne Boys’ High School, New Plymouth Boys’ High won 5-1, allowing us to proceed forwards to the semi’s. In
School, Hastings Boys’ High School and the PNBHS Senior B the semi’s, we were up against our Senior B team who were
team. The Senior A’s also beat Napier Boys’ High School and eager to prove to our coach that they were Senior A material.
Tauranga Boys’College 5-1. In the finals, we were up against However, the Senior A’s were not ready to give up their spots
our rivals Hamilton Boys’High School, who were keen to take in the team and won 6-0.
back the shield they lost last year. Strong performances in
our singles allowed us to take the lead and, ultimately, we On the final day, we were up against Burnside High in the
defended the shield with a 4-2 win over Hamilton Boys’High finals. As the Senior A team consisted mainly of Year 13’s,
School. For the first time in nine years, we had defended the we realised that this would be our last tie with this team.
shield we won from Hamilton Boys’ High School in 2016. Knowing this, the boys wanted to finish off the year with a

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BADMINTON
NATIONALS - Napier
On Sunday 3rd August 2017, the Senior A and Senior B
Badminton teams travelled up to Napier to compete in
the annual New Zealand Secondary Schools Badminton
Nationals. The tournament was held in the Pettigrew
Green Arena which contained 15 badminton courts.
The tournament began the next morning. The Senior A’s
performed exceptionally well despite having to play three
teams in one day: Tauranga Boys’ College, Hutt Valley High
and Waitaki Boys’ High. The boys had convincing 5-1 wins
over Tauranga and Hutt Valley and a 6-0 win over Waitaki
Boys’ High from Oamaru.

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strong performance. Each and every member of the Senior Another good night’s rest was needed to ensure that the
A team put in 110% in every rally and game and, ultimately, boys were in peak condition to play Ormiston High School.
resulted in us winning the tie 5-1, making us the champions The team were fully aware that a loss against Ormiston
for our division. would mean that the Senior B team would not advance to
the top four play-off. With the pressure on, the lads had to
2017 has been one of the most successful years for the Senior play their absolute best in order to win and advance. An
A Badminton team, as the team has been undefeated for incredibly satisfactory result of 6-0 proved that the Senior
2017. We played a total of 14 matches and won all of them. B team had the potential to play among the top teams in
None of this would have been possible without the boys Division 2. In the afternoon, our next opponents were our
giving it their all in every after-school Wednesday and early very own Senior A team. Our chances looked bleak against
Sunday morning trainings. On behalf of the Senior A boys a much stronger team, but the boys still gave it their all. The
we would like to thank Mr Ong for training, coaching and Senior B team lost this match 6-0, which meant that the next
managing the team for all these years. We would not be here day we were to play Rangitoto College for third and fourth
today without all of his hard work and we know that this is position. Rangitoto proved to be an incredibly strong side,
a very time consuming and stressful role. winning the match 5-1. The Senior B team never gave up and
left everything on the court, finishing fourth in Division 2.
By Wei Lim Although not earning any medals in the competition, the
Senior B team played with courage and vigour which earned
SENIOR B them a respectable placing in both tournaments. Firstly, on
behalf of the Senior B team I would like to thank Mr James for
Coach: Mr V. Ong managing. Secondly, I would like to thank Mr Ong for being
the coach and trainer for both the Senior A and B teams.
Manager: Mr C. James Without him, we would not be where we are today. 2017
has been a great season for the Senior B team and I would
Team: Jordan Larsen (Co-Captain), Steven Jiang (Co- like to thank all the boys for giving it their all in every game
Captain), Matthew Cao, Nathanael Zhang, Jason Liu, and wish them the best for the future.
Jason Lau, Nathan Lau, James Rosendale By Steven Jiang

SUPER 8 - Hamilton MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS BADMINTON
On Thursday 29th June 2017, the Senior A and B badminton TOURNAMENT
teams travelled up to Hamilton for the annual Super 8 Every Monday, from 8th May until the 3rd July, the Manawatu
Tournament. The Senior B team had comfortable 6-0 wins Secondary Schools Badminton Tournament matches were
over Gisborne, Hastings and New Plymouth Boys’ High played in the B&M Stadium in Pascal Street. PNBHS entered
Schools. A 5-1 victory against Napier was also achieved. a record 22 teams consisting of 4 players each, a total of 88
Tough games were to be played against our own Senior A players participating in the vigorous Secondary Schools
team and Hamilton Boys’ High, 6-0 losses for both, but the Tournament. 2017 saw a peak in Badminton interest for
boys still gave everything on the court. We were then to play the school, with new student coming to play and enjoy
Tauranga Boys’ for third and fourth placing. A hard-fought the game.
match for the medal placing resulted in a 3-3 draw which PNBHS wiped out the competition in the Senior Boys’Division
meant that a countback had to be done to determine how 1, taking out the top three placings. Team Nelson, consisting
many sets each team won. Tauranga, having won more sets, of Nelson Braden-Parsons, Reuben Dodds, Jordan Larsen,
took third place. A placing of fourth was achieved by the Wei Lim and Ian Yen, took out first place with a phenomenal
Senior B’s, a satisfactory result for the team as there were performance, winning all six of their matches. The team,
many stronger opponents out there. Senior A Badminton, were runners-up after winning five
of their six matches. The third placing was taken out by No
NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BADMINTON Expectations after another great performance, winning
NATIONALS - Napier four of their six matches.
On Sunday 3rd August 2017, both the Senior A and Senior In the Senior Boys’ Division 2, PNBHS Shuttle Shots
B Badminton teams travelled up to Napier to compete in managed to take second place, winning four out of their
the annual New Zealand Secondary Schools Badminton five games played. 1st XI Cricket finished third in the Senior
Nationals. Nerves were high for the Senior B’s, as we had
many new players in the team this year. With only one
game on the first day of play, the Senior B team were able
to conquer their nerves and achieve a comfortable 5-1 win
over John Paul College.

The Senior B’s had three games the next day and a good
night’s rest was needed to ensure the boys had enough
energy for the big day ahead. Takapuna High School were
our first opponents. A 6-0 win was achieved, which indicated
that the boys were in good form and consequently raised
the morale of the team. Hutt International Boys’ School was
a relatively tough match, but a convincing 5-1 win for the
Senior B team proved that we were better than we thought.
Another difficult game was to be played next against Kristin
High School. With two wins already under our belt, spirits
were high going into this game. A very close game resulted
in a 3-3 draw.The winner was to be determined by countback
and the Senior B team managed to win the match by one
set. This win over Kristin High School meant that the team
had finished first in Group D and were scheduled to play the
runners-up of Group C, Ormiston High School.

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Boys’ Division 3 after winning three of their five matches. all five of their games and guaranteed their top spot in the
division. The Shuttlecock Crocs came in second, winning
More great results were achieved in the Senior Boys’Division five out of six matches, and the Sparx team came in third
4, with PNBHS teams taking out first and second placings. with four of the six games won.
Maomi Bea, consisting of Bank Jonglertjanya, Ian Lee, Sam
Hui and Shengsheng He, won four of their five matches and Overall, a great set of results for PNBHS with all the young
came in first place. Jack’s Team came in as runners-up with men doing their best and achieving great placings in the
three wins out of four games. competition. Thanks to Mr James and Mr Halford for taking
the time to help manage the tournament for the boys which
The school’s effort in the Junior Boys’ Division was enabled them to participate in the sport of Badminton.
outstanding, with teams taking out all three top spots.
Cup Noodles, consisting of Kevin Chen, Karmeehan By Matthew Dobson
Senthilnathan, Kavindith Rodrigo and Richard Cheng, won

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL PREMIER A
Back Row: Kopere Tanoa, Tama Fa’amausili, Taine Evans
2nd Row: Mr N. Horvath (Coach), Mr H. Pinder (Coach), Rangimarie Mita, Michael Welch, Mr J. Henry (Coach), Mr M.
Pearce (Coach)
Front Row: Jacob Collis, Cooper Boyce-Towler, Callum McRae, Jack Pinder, Mikaera Marsh

Teacher in Charge: Dr M. Smith 3X3 NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
PREMIER A Twenty senior teams went to Tauranga in March for the 3x3
National Secondary School Basketball Championships. The
Coaches: Mr M. Pearce, Mr N. Horvath PNBHS team consisted of Callum McRae, Oscar Oswald, Haize
Walker, Rangimarie Mita and Cooper Boyce-Towler.
Manager: Mr H. Pinder
Pool Results: Tai Wananga (Hamilton), Win, 18-10; St Kent’s,
Team: Oscar Oswald (Captain), Cooper Boyce-Towler, Win, 21-13; Rangitoto Red, Win, 21-14; Rongotai Gold, Win,
Jacob Collis, Taine Evans, Tama Fa’amausili, Mikaera 14-10; Rangitoto Blue, Loss, 14-17; St Peter’s Cambridge,
Marsh, Jake McKinlay, Callum McRae, Rangimarie Win, 21- 5; Aotea College, Win, 21- 6; St Paul’s, Win, 21- 10;
Mita, Jack Pinder, KopereTanoa, HaizeWalker, Michael Papamoa, Win, 21- 5. Quarter Final: Feilding High School,
Welch. Win, 20- 12. Semi-Final: Westlake Boys’ High School, Win,
15 – 11. Final: Rangitoto College, Loss, 20 – 16.
With four of last year’s starting five returning, the goal
was to go one better than last year and win the National ST PAT’S CLASSIC
Championship. Starting in early February with a squad of At the St Pat’s Classic at the end of April, the Premier A’s beat
30 and finishing in October, coaches Miles Pearce and Nick Rongotai College 78 – 66 and Wellington College 67 – 57 in
Horvath picked six Year 13, four Year 12 and two Year 11’s in pool play. They then beat New Plymouth Boys’ High School
the squad. Meetings were held and expectations were set. 82 – 49 in the semi-final and beat St Pat’s 59 – 47 in the final

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of this running clock pre-season tournament. Considering INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES
all these teams are regular Nationals attenders, these were Aotea College
impressive results. The Premier A’s beat Aotea College in a pre-season game
91 – 30.
HASTINGS BLITZ
The Premier A’s travelled to Hawke’s Bay, losing to Hastings New Plymouth Boys’ High School
Boys’81 - 87 and beating Rotorua Boys’86 - 57 in the annual With PNBHS and NPBHS missing the bulk of their starting
Hastings Blitz. line-up, this game was a good chance for both teams to get
lots of minutes for their bench players. PNBHS started well
and got out to a 28 - 8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Defence was outstanding and everyone stepped up. Haize
Walker was everywhere, scoring 38 points and leading
by example. Jacob Collis scored 19 points and secured 9
rebounds. The final score was a 95 - 46 win to PNBHS.

Wellington College
Right from the tip off, Wellington College took it to PNBHS.
The Premier A’s, by contrast, were lethargic and still appeared
to be in holiday mode. Down 33 - 35 at half-time, it was clear
that this game was going to be very close. Wellington College
drove to the basket, scoring points and getting PNBHS into
foul trouble, while PNBHS had a poor 3 point return, making
4 from 26 attempts.

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As with many sporting contests, the game ended in so-called Hamilton Boys’, who surprisingly beat Hastings Boys’ in the
controversy when a call went against PNBHS, resulting in a other semi-final. Hamilton came out firing in the first quarter
67 - 68 loss. However, PNBHS should have played a lot better and PNBHS were not used to that pressure. PNBHS were up
for the entire game and then they would not have been in 23 - 14 at quarter time, but Hamilton came back 23 - 16 in the
the situation they found themselves in. Wellington College second quarter to make it a 2 point ball game at half-time.
were deserved winners and this result was a timely reminder
to the team heading into a very busy term that they had Ex-Talk Black, Paora Winitana, spoke at the Super 8 Basketball
plenty of work to do. dinner about the principles of mental toughness. They are
Napier Boys’ High School 1) subject knowledge 2) applied knowledge is power and
Determined to start well, the Premier A’s got out to a 27 -17 3) surround yourself with good people that will help you
lead at the end of the first quarter. Callum McRae, playing on your journey through life. The 2017 Premier A team
his first game for PNBHS in 2 months, top scored with 20 embraced this message during the Super 8 Tournament.
points and also got 13 rebounds. Oscar Oswald contributed They had scouted the opposition well and knew their
with 16 points. Up 60 -31 at half-time meant that the bench strengths and weaknesses.
could get some playing minutes. The final score was a 92 - 57
win to PNBHS. PNBHS kept their composure and applied pressure when it
SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT counted. Rangimarie Mita scored two 3-point shots at the
end of the third quarter to give PNBHS a 64 - 57 lead, with
The Super 8 Basketball Tournament was held at Tui Ridge one quarter remaining. Hamilton had to foul and eventually
Park, just outside Rotorua. PNBHS beat Hamilton Boys’88 - 60, some of their key players fouled out. The final score was a 92
Napier Boys’103 - 61 and Rotorua Boys’100 - 52 to finish top - 75 win. Oscar Oswald top scored with 23 points, Rangimarie
of their pool. The Premier A’s then played New Plymouth Boys’ Mita scored 17 and Callum McRae scored 16 points.
in the semi-final and beat them 86 - 44 to set up a final with
This was the first time PNBHS had won Super 8 Basketball
since 2008.

REGIONALS
The Premier A Basketball team had big wins in their pool
games over Hawera, Upper Hutt, St John’s College Hastings
and Onslow to set up a quarter final with Napier Boys’ High
School.

Intensity was demanded by the coaches and the Premier A’s
were ruthless all tournament. Up 18 - 4 at quarter time, Napier
rallied, but a big third quarter by PNBHS who out-scored
Napier by 21 points meant that the game was comfortably
won at three quarter time. The Premier A’s went on to win
94 - 38. Jacob Collis top scored with 15 points.

The semi-final against Wellington College was going to be
tough. We had lost to Wellington College at the beginning
of Term 3 in our interschool fixture. Wellington are big and
strong and play very hard. Taine Evans was everywhere in
this game. His hard, physical approach hurt Wellington and
forced many turnovers. Tama Fa’amausili top scored with 16

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points and another five players scored in the double figures. Game 2 vs Cashmere
The final score was a 103 - 57 win. Cashmere led 21 - 16 at the end of the first quarter and 35 -
32 at half-time. A 24 - 5 third quarter swung the game Boys’
The final was against Rongotai College. At finals time, big High’s way and the Premier A’s went on to win 80 - 52. Callum
players step up and there are none bigger than Callum McRae top scored with 28 points.
McRae. Callum top scored with 28 points and got 19
rebounds. Captain Oscar Oswald scored 16 points but,
as with the whole tournament, all the players had good
contributions. The final result was a 100 – 71 point win. The
team was spurred on by a vocal crowd.

This was the first time PNBHS won Zone 3 Regionals since
this format started in 2003. It was also pleasing to see that
all four Super 8 teams at Zone 3 Regionals made the top six
teams, therefore all qualifying for Nationals.

BASKETBALL MANAWATU PREMIER SECONDARY
SCHOOL COMPETITION
The Premier A’s played Manukura in the Secondary Schools
final. Both teams started with urgency, but PNBHS’s shots
were on target whereas Manukura’s were not. The Premier
A team out scored Manukura 27 - 2 in the third quarter and
went on to win 97 - 34. Rangimarie Mita scored 18 points,
Tama Fa’amausili scored 19 points and Callum McRae scored
23 points and claimed 20 rebounds.

PNBHS played 13 Premier Boys’ games, winning all 13.

BASKETBALL MANAWATU MEN’S COMPETITION
The Premier A Basketball team played ‘That’s Us’ in the
Basketball Manawatu Men’s League Final and won 85 - 49.
Oscar Oswald top scored with 20 points, Haize Walker scored
19 points and Callum McRae got a double-double with 14
points and 12 rebounds.

PNBHS played 15 Men’s League games and won all of them.
This was the first time PNBHS had ever had an unbeaten
Men’s League season.

NATIONALS
Game 1 vs Kelston Boys’ High School
The Premier A team got out to a 32 - 9 first quarter lead and
held on to win 94 - 43. Five players scored in double figures
and the whole team got valuable minutes on court.

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Game 3 vs New Plymouth Boys’ High School were not about to give up easily. Rangitoto edged ahead to lead
Up 38 - 8 at quarter time, the team were clinical and tireless. 46 - 42 at the end of the third quarter. The game was there for
The bench cheered on every play and the points kept the taking, but in the end Rangitoto prevailed 65 - 54. Callum
coming.The final score was a 100 - 37 point win to Palmerston McRae top scored with 15 points. Haize Walker, Oscar Oswald
North Boys’ High School. Haize Walker top scored with 21 and Jake McKinlay scored 14, 11 and 9 points, respectively.
points. Cooper Boyce-Towler, Taine Evans and Jake McKinlay
scored 15, 13 and 10 points, respectively. 5th / 8th playoff vs Westlake Boys’ High School
The Premier A’s started with good intensity, but there were
too many turnovers and too many free throws missed. PNBHS
had a late run heading into half-time to be up 34 - 28. In the
second half, after some direct talk from the coaches, PNBHS
got combinations going and converted points from the
paint. The final score was a comprehensive 70 - 50 point win
to the Premier A’s. Oscar Oswald top scored with 20 points,
Callum McRae scored 16 and Rangimarie Mita scored 11
points.

5th / 6th playoff vs Auckland Grammar
This was always going to be a tough game, being the eighth
game in six days for the Premier A team. However, both teams
were up for it and it turned out to be a classic game. Down 31
- 38 at half-time, stern words and a change in tactics saw the
Premier A’s have a big third quarter, out-scoring AGS by 25 –
16, to be up 56 - 54 going into the final quarter. A pulsating
finish ensued, where tactics, timeouts and fouls were aplenty.
In the end PNBHS prevailed 78 - 73. Callum McRae and Haize
Walker top scored with 19 points, which was fitting as these
two have been in the team for four years and played their last
of approximately 200 games for PNBHS. Oscar Oswald and
Tama Fa’amausili, who have been in the team three years,
and Cooper Boyce-Towler and Rangimarie Mita also played
their last game. Losing one game to come 5th at Nationals
is tough, but that is the reality of tournaments.

Game 4 vs Wellington College 
PNBHS got off to a good start and were up 24 - 9 at
quarter time. Wellington refused to give up and worked
hard to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Callum McRae top
scored with 23 points and 4 other players scored in double
figures. The final score was a 83 - 66 win to PNBHS.

Game 5 vs Christ’s College
The Premier A’s started very well and got out to a 20 - 5 first
quarter lead. However, Christ’s, who won Zone 4 Regionals,
are a good team and came back strong in the second and
third quarters. Christ’s led mid-way through the final quarter,
but one of their best players fouled out. PNBHS seized control
of the game and went on to win 50 - 47.

Quarter Final vs Rangitoto College
This was a ‘do or die’ game for both teams. The winner plays
for a place in the final, the loser plays off for positions 5 - 8.
PNBHS started well and got out to a first quarter lead of 15 -
12. Rangitoto are two-time defending champions and they

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PLAYER PROFILES needed him to hit big shots, get to the relentless running of the lanes helped the
rim, or shut down the other team’s best team to a fantastic year.
#4 Haize Walker perimeter player, Fa’amausili went about
Walker is one of the most dynamic point his business with a stoic determination to #13 Jack Pinder
guards in school history. A gritty player get the job done. Pinder is the ultimate workhorse. His game
whose competitive nature inspires the is not flashy, typified by diving on the floor
entire team. Walker is a four-year Senior #9 Oscar Oswald for loose balls, slamming his way through
A athlete and has helped transform Boys’ One of the best players in Boys’High history, opponents for rebounds, and throwing
High into one of the top teams in the Oswald played the game with a mix of elbows on the way to finishing in the
country. He is a dangerous shooter from skill, work ethic and mental cunning. He lane. Pinder filled whatever role his team
anywhere on the floor, has x-ray court is a deadly shooter, a great passer and a needed, whether it be outmuscling larger
vision, and an unparalleled ability to drive rugged rebounder. He has a knack for doing opposition, setting brutal screens, or taking
into the teeth of the defence and cut their whatever it takes to ensure victory, and is a the hard foul.
heart out with a score or an assist. clutch performer. He has an ability to stay
two steps ahead of his opponent, allowing #14 Cooper Boyce-Towler
#5 Kopere Tanoa him to dominate his opposition. He is also Boyce-Towler is a great power forward.
Tanoa is a lighting fast guard who made one of the team’s best talkers, encouraging He is long, lean and athletic, and uses
the team’s roster with dauntless self-belief, teammates and crushing his opponents these tools to terrorise opponents with
guts and toughness. His speed made it psychologically. his relentless activity on both ends of the
hard for any defence to pry the ball from floor. He is a great team defender, always
the diminutive guard. Using his quickness #10 Jacob Collis there to help teammates and shut down
at both ends of the floor, Tanoa wreaked A dynamic forward who can score in any situation. Rebounding, blocking shots,
havoc on the opposition. bunches and hurt other teams with his finishing inside or kicking down threes are
ability to rebound. He is multi-skilled and all part of his game.
#6 Mikaera Marsh can shoot and handle the ball, as well as
Marsh is the ultimate role player and rebound and play defence. He is a non-stop #15 Callum McRae
ultimate winner, stepping up when his bundle of energy, and is absolutely relentless One of the most intimidating players to
team needs him and when it matters most. on the glass, pushing the ball on offence and wear a Boys’ High uniform. A bruising
A guard who can shoot from deep, handle igniting the fast break. centre who uses his massive frame and
the ball, create shots for others and mix it ruthless competitiveness to both physically
up inside. He is versatile and contributes in #11 Jake Mckinlay and mentally dominate his opponents,
a number of ways at both ends of the court. Probably the most bruising forward on McRae is possibly the most feared player
the team, McKinlay is also one of the most in school basketball. One of the best post
#7 Taine Evans skilled. Built like a lock, McKinlay is almost defenders the team had, McRae embraced
Evans is a great defensive point guard. impossible to stop on the low block, but his level of athleticism and became a
He sticks to his opponents on defence, also has a deadly perimeter jump shot and rebounding machine and an offensive
allowing them no room to move and is runs the court like a freight train. Few played weapon.
one of the most fierce competitors on the with more physicality. If you were soft on
team. Known for his suffocating defence the court, he would destroy you. When you #21 Michael Welch
and relentless effort, opponents know him play against him, you had better be ready One of the best shooters on the team,
as one of the most intimidating guards on for all-out war. Welch has a picture perfect shot and
the floor. His relentless effort, physicality helped the team to one of the most
and mental toughness destroys the will of #12 Rangimarie Mita successful years in school history. Welch
his opponents. One of the most versatile players on the earnt his spot on the team through hard
team, Mita orchestrates the offence like a work and willingness to sacrifice anything
#8 Tama Fa’amausili point guard, rebounds like a power forward, for the betterment of the team. Welch has
Fa’amausili is a fantastic shooting guard. scores like a shooting guard and defends a great basketball mind and helped the
Few predicted how good he would be on the perimeter like few others can. Mita coaching staff enormously throughout
upon making the switch from rugby. prides himself on guarding the opposition’s the season and was a huge asset during
He proved all the doubters wrong by best player. His suffocating defence, slashing the Regional and National Tournaments.
becoming both a defensive stalwart and drives, shots from beyond the arc, and
offensive assassin. Whether the team

NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES coaches, but their ability to create a strong team culture over
Jake Mckinlay – New Zealand U17 the last two years has been their main accomplishment,
Rangimarie Mita – New Zealand U18 3x3 which has led to successes on the court.
Cooper Boyce-Towler – New Zealand U18
Tama Fa’amausili – New Zealand U18 A special thank you to Kat Wills. Kat was the behind-the-
Oscar Oswald – New Zealand U18 (Captrain) scenes organiser for Nationals. Her passion for the game,
Callum McRae - New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks, New Zealand for the team and for the players as individuals is massive.
Tall Blacks trialist. Thank you to Vonese Walker who has been taking team
stats for the last four years, in that time she has missed only a
AWARDS handful of games and the coaches have appreciated having
Most Improved Player – Cooper Boyce-Towler the information.
Most Valued Player – Oscar Oswald
McTamney Cup for Best Defensive Player – Tama Lastly, thank you to the players. Your dedication and
Fa’amausili commitment to the team has been as inspiration. The
Frost Family Cup for Greatest Contribution to PNBHS Premier A’s will lose six Year 13’s: Cooper Boyce-Towler,
Basketball – Haize Walker & Callum McRae Tama Fa’amausili, Callum McRae, Rangimarie Mita and Oscar
Oswald, We wish these young men all the best for the years
Thank you to Dr M. Smith, the Teacher in Charge of Basketball, ahead.
for his dedication to lifting the profile of Basketball at PNBHS.
It is been greatly appreciated. Thank you to coaches, Miles In 2017, the Premier A Basketball team played 58 games,
Pearce and Nick Horvath. They are undoubtedly very good won 55 and lost 3 games.

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DEVELOPMENT WHITE AND changes throughout the season. This made for a disrupted
DEVELOPMENT BLUE season but, to the boys credit, they accepted the need to
be resilient and responded positively.
Development White Coach: Mr T. McTamney
At the start of the year, players were selected from Year 11
Development White Team: Taine Davis (Captain), to Year 13, with a training squad of 22 players and with a
Harlen Chase-Raharui, Tudreu Davis, Josh Hubbard, philosophy of building player intelligence and skill levels.
Joshua Maoate, James Neemia, Connor Philpot, Jack The goal was to be competitive and build depth for 2018
Power, Mitchell Proctor, Dontae Stanshall, Wade and beyond. Both teams had good wins over the season
Talatala, Tre Wihongi and many of the players showed their potential at the next
level. Tre Wihongi, Taine Davis, Kobe Chapman and Chris
Development Blue Coach: Mr S. Kenzie Lyons all had strong seasons as development players and
the experienced members of the squad, Cody Broad and
Development Blue Team: Trent Smith (Captain), Cody Trent Smith, showed the leadership required in the group.
Broad, Junius Ong, Kobe Chapman, Jayden Chase-
Raharuhi, Chris Lyons, Aidan Palmer, Cody Sutton, Overall, a talented group of players has prepared well for the
Xavier Rongokea-Marshall, Potiki Watling next level and both the returning players and boys in their
final year at school can be proud of the contribution they
The 2017 Basketball season was a challenge for the two have made to basketball at school this year.
development teams. The Blue and White teams both had to
contend with a variety of injuries, as well as player and coach BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT WHITE
Back Row: Connor Philpot, Wade
Talatala, Mitchell Proctor, Jack Power,
Tudreu Davis, Mr S. Kenzie (Coach)
Front Row: Josh Hubbard, Joshua
Maoate, Taine Davis, Dontae
Stanshall, Harlen Chase-Raharuhi
Absent: James Neemia, Tre Wihongi

BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT BLUE
Back Row: Potiki Watling, Chris Lyons,
Cody Sutton, Aidan Palmer, Kobe
Chapman, Mr S. Kenzie (Coach)
Front Row: Cody Broad, Xaviah
Rongokea-Marshall, Trent Smith,
Jayden Chase-Raharuhi, Junius Ong

SENIOR WARRIORS Winning four of our first five games, and the only loss being
by one basket, the Warriors became included in Year 12-13
Manager: Mr T. Meldrum Boys’ Pool A. Being a social team against five other schools’
top teams meant having to maintain best play all season.
Team: Xavier Christian (Captain), Bradley Akuhata,
Patrick Dooley, Thomas Ellmers-Ropitini, Leejean Bradley was an all-round legend on the court. With his
Engu, Michael Halatuituia, Joshua Jacoby, Joseph Mafi, athleticism and strength, he was able to blow defenders
Adam Meneghini, Max Miller

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BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 WARRIORS
Back Row: Joseph Mafi, Leejean
Engu, Patrick Dooley, Mr T. Meldrum
(Manager)
Front Row: Joshua Jacoby, Adam
Meneghini, Bradley Akuhata, Michael
Halatuituia, Max Miller
Absent: Xavier Christian, Thomas
Ellmers-Ropitini

out of the way and finish acrobatically at the rim. Brad was the brute of the team. Josh (AKA ‘speed bump’ – because
also a great defensive player with many steals, giving the only speed bumps can slow him down) was our go-to man.
opposing ball handlers nightmares. Xavier, a true and capable When it came to crunch time, he was the player we gave
captain, led the team through a successful season. Not only our basketball to. Josh has many skills and, luckily for us, one
was he good at strategy, but he was also able of bringing of them was making sure the ball got in the basket. Joseph
down oppositions with his deceptive passing. Xavier was was a player who brought excitement to our games. He had
a key member of the team, able to break through our the bench on their heels with his levitating skills. He was the
drought stages and lead us to several victories. Patrick was master of jumping and led the team in blocks per game.
an outstanding player who thumped in the first three-pointer Joseph could be trusted to build up his highlight reels with
of the season. He would show determination by hustling on thunderous dunks. Adam was essential to the Warriors. Keep
and off the court. Often he would run a one-man fast break your eyes on him because his game is filled with magic. One
and dish off a pass to a teammate (because he was tired of minute you see him, the next you do not. Adam was our top
scoring easy buckets). Patrick was a great fit for the Warriors. scorer, so fitted the team well. Max’s nickname ‘Ranga’ was
Thomas was no ordinary man. He is simply made of iron. thrown around the locker room, but not because of his hair,
This‘machine’showed tremendous defence throughout the because he can catch fire with his beautiful jump shot. All
season, as good as the PNBHS Warriors turnout at trainings. Max needed was one three-pointer and it was lights-out for
His contribution to the team showed immediately during the opponents. Max had many talents that gave the Warriors
games. Thomas is an all-round basketballer and we expect the season they had and one of those was his handles. Max
him to go far in this sport. Leejean was amazing in the would slice through the defence like a hot knife through
post, as he would score relentlessly. With a huge offensive butter, to make his own shot.
contribution, he was as good defensively, racking up blocks
and rebounds. Leejean could always be relied upon to After winning the semi-final against Awatapu (32-31), the
contribute well on both sides of the court. Although Michael Warriors met Waiopehu in the finals. Despite a determined
was absent for 90% of the season due to injury, he came back game, they lost 29-37. Even so, the silver medal shows the
when we needed him most. A ‘wreckingball’, driving to the Warriors to be our best senior social team of 2017.
hoop while being a defensive anchor for the rest, he was

SENIOR CAVALIERS

BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 CAVALIERS
Back Row: Philip Charsley, Corbin
Faint, Ben O’Connor, Wiri Chambers
Front Row: Josh Sorensen, Tom
Tremain, Christian McFlynn, Hagan
Hudson, Josh Beattie
Absent: Mrs K. Pfeffer-Marshall
(Manager), Finn Davey, Phineas
Young

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Manager: Mrs K. Pfeffer-Marshall Tom’s skilled approach to the game and level head made
him a solid force to be reckoned with in both defence and
Team: Wiri Chambers, Philip Charsley, Finn Davey, offence. Philip was the Most Improved Player, he had the
Corbin Faint, Hagan Hudson, Christian McFlynn, Ben ability to read play, create fast breaks and finish convincingly.
O’Connor, Josh Sorensen, Tom Tremain Ben proved a challenge to the opposition and showed bursts
of speed, often capitalising in points. Corbin could move
The Senior Cavaliers Basketball team was made up of a the ball with flair and often teamed up with the top scorers
number of talented sports men who came together every to provide well-timed assists, as well as his own scoring
Friday night to play with total commitment and enjoyment opportunities. Christian developed a successful defensive
of the game. Athletic ability, trick shots and good solid game during the season, enabling him to gather the ball and
teamwork saw a string of wins come the teams’way. Energy create scoring opportunities at the other end. Finn provided
remained high every quarter and even when the team had a strong breakaway passes and played with consistency. Josh
rare loss, they fought to the bitter end, keeping the scoring played every game with pride and passion. Hagan was a
margin nail-bitingly close. great support player and often played with strength and
conviction. Wiri put his rugby and banter skills to good use
The Cavaliers deservingly made it into the semi-finals and and played a couple of solid games for the team.
enjoyed a 25–33 win against a physical Kura Tane team.
The team moved into the finals against LAC. The final was Overall, a very successful season for the Cavaliers. The
a hard-fought contest under trying circumstances and, team must be congratulated for the way they managed
unfortunately, the 34-30 defeat was gutting. Regardless, themselves both on and off the court. It was a highly
the boys demonstrated level headed playing tactics, good enjoyable, humorous and intense competition to be part of.
communication and grit right to the very end to come
second in their pool.

SENIOR JETS

BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 JETS
Back Row: Sam Waru, Harry Kennedy,
Archie Justice
Front Row: Macca Charles, Mrs S.
Kendal (Manager), Henry Leck
Absent: Christian Bennett, Lachlan
McKean, George Karena

Manager: Mrs S. Kendal Wānanga. However, their journey came to an end when they
were beaten by PNBHS.
Team: Christian Bennett, Macca Charles, George
Karena, Archie Justice, Harry Kennedy, Henry Leck, It was truly a pleasure to look after such a conscientious
Lachlan McKean group who were always on time and completed their duties
each night in the expected manner. Thanks to Harry for his
After a slow start to the season with a number of losses on great organisational skills and working to make sure a full
the run, the Jets began to show their form and obvious team took the court each Friday night. A great bunch of
improvement as they reached the middle of the season. young men.
The play-off’s started with wins over Hato Paora and Tu Toa

SENIOR ROCKETS

Coach: Mr D. Bovey

Team: Jacob Aull, Ali Bibi, Oliver Burgess-Hight, Samee
Imtiyaz, Aman Iqbal, Luciano Lanham, Asa Ngirazi,
Alec Pedersen, Lewis Raumati, Patric Truebridge

The 2017 Senior Rockets side were perhaps the most well-
organised team I have ever had the privilege to be involved
with. They ran themselves effectively and were reliable,
consistent and dedicated. On the court, the season was
paced perfectly – some disappointing results to begin with,
but as the season progressed, the team really got into their
stride and they made their way through to the playoffs as
fourth qualifier. A close win in the semi-final meant a rematch

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BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 ROCKETS
Back Row: Jacob Aull, Ali Bibi, Oliver
Burgess-Hight, Patric Truebridge, Asa
Ngirazi, Mr D. Bovey (Coach)
Front Row: Samee Imtiyaz, Alec
Pedersen, Aman Iqbal, Luciano
Lanham, Lewis Raumati

with a strong Manawatu College team in the final, a game Oliver Burgess-Hight and Aman Iqbal were the team’s best
the team played superbly to win the D Grade competition. players. Oliver’s height and presence under the basket at
both ends of the court a major factor in the team’s success,
Every member of the team worked hard on court. Jacob Aull while Aman’s general play around the court was excellent.
was determined on defence, as was Luciano Lanham and
Lewis Raumati. Patric Truebridge, Alec Pedersen and Samee This team epitomised all that is good about PNBHS sport.
Imtiyaz were enthusiastic around the mid-court, while Asa They worked hard for each other, they were competitive and
Ngirazi and Ali Bibi enjoyed shooting from the perimeter. they are a fine bunch of young men. A very enjoyable season.

SENIOR THUNDER

BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 THUNDER
Back Row: Josephath Ngaro-Kias,
Sione Kauvaka, Isaiah Tuputupu,
Tyler Lawry, Jack Su
Front Row: Laurens Morales, Mason
McLean, Muhammad Asif, Jesvin
Abraham, Jack Scrimshaw
Absent: Mr S. Trembath (Manager)

Manager: Mr S. Trembath Jesvin Abraham, Mason McLean, Josephath Ngaro-Kias and
Laurens Morales were responsible for bringing the ball up the
Team: Jesvin Abraham, Muhammad Asif, Sione court. Muhammad Asif shot well from the circle, as did an
Kauvaka, Tyler Lawry, Mason McLean, Laurens energetic Sione Kauvaka. Jack Scrimshaw put the pressure
Morales, Josephath Ngaro-Kias, Jack Scrimshaw, Jack on the opposition with his “in your face” defence. Jack Su
Su, Isaiah Tuputupu scored many baskets from in close and Isaiah Tuputupu
regularly scored goals and defended strongly. Tyler Lawry
Games Played: 13, Games Won: 8, Games Lost: 5, Points was the big rebounder who shot three points with ease.
For: 572, Points Against: 561,

The Thunder team lost their semi-final game against another
PNBHS team, 43-47. This was the‘E Pool’competition. It was
a close game where the lead changed each quarter. The
Thunder team had defeated the opposition twice in the
season, but when it mattered they lost.

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SENIOR LAKERS

BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 LAKERS
Back Row: James Sikharestrakul,
Izumi Sato, Pawat Chanprathet,
Sam Hui, Kazumi Sato, Arching
Wutthisirianan
Front Row: Ian Lee, Thai Nguyen, Alex
Nguyen, Richie Chen, Viet Doan
Absent: Mrs W. Christophers
(Manager)

Manager: Mrs W. Christophers put in extra effort in all the remaining matches. Unfortunately,
we ended the season sitting in the top nine and missed out
Alex Nguyen (Captain) comments on the season: the chance for the semi-finals.

The Lakers were a Basketball team of 11 players, all being The Year 13’s were undoubtedly the core of the team: the
international students, which is a first of its kind. The team Sato twins with their dribbling abilities were the main
entered the Year 12/13 Senior Draw, struggling with poor scoring source, where they slashed through the opposition’s
height average and their inexperience, with many players defence for easy lay-ups. James was a great help, handling
being first-timers in basketball. Despite that, the team set out the defence and rebounding job exceptionally, despite his
to have a good record throughout the season and looked size. The Most Improved Players were Viet and Ian, showing
for the chance to qualify for the semi-finals. great shooting potential and were great back-ups for the
team. Also many thanks to Arching for his inspiring role both
The first half of the season saw a positive performance from on and off the court.
the team, reaching the top four of their draw. The training
efforts were definitely paying off, and the team was able The highlight of the season was the shot that James put
to come away with some very good wins. However, in the in just before the buzzer to secure the win, which had the
second half of the season the team was hammered with whole stadium cheering. It was a great season and the team
injuries, with some of the starters missing out on matches. truly enjoyed the experience.
Despite this, the Lakers played with great enthusiasm and

SENIOR SPURS The beginning of the season started off with a few losses for
the Spurs. However, this was soon to change as the team
Coach and Manager: Miss S. Eastmure showed determination and focus in every game they played.
Each week, the team improved more with their game and
Team: Corban Avery, Maetai Baker, Tom Bowie, teamwork, ball skills and defensive tactics. From these, their
Cameron Floyd-Naylor, Mitchell Floyd-Naylor, Alex confidence grew, which led to more scoring opportunities.
Hoek, Livai McGoon, Connor Philpot, Levi Sharratt, With excellent teamwork, the Spurs won all their games in
Josh Van Rynbach, Chris Watson

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BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 SPURS
Back Row: Corban Avery, Cameron
Floyd-Naylor, Levi Sharratt, Alex
Hoek, Ms S. Eastmure (Coach &
Manager)
Front Row: Mitchell Floyd-Naylor,
Connor Philpot, Chris Watson, Tom
Bowie, Josh Van Rynbach
Absent: Livai McGoon, Maetai Baker

Term 3. This led them to the finals against arch rivals, PNBHS successful season, with special mention going to the Spurs’
Bulls. The Spurs Basketball team walked away with a close Most Valuable Player, Maetai Baker. All-rounder Team Player
1-point win against the Bulls with the final score being 50- of the Year is Corbin Avery and Most Improved Player, Josh
49. They came first place and won a gold medal for Year van Rynbach.
12/13 Boys’ Pool E competition. All players contributed to a

SENIOR BULLS

BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 BULLS
Back Row: William Treder, Flyn Yates,
Ben Roberts, Bryn Wilson, Dr M.H.
Smith (Manager)
Front Row: Garth Peters, Max Harris,
Jack Connolly, Craig Lawrence, Ferris
Abdul Aziz
Absent: Caleb Satterthwaite

Manager: Dr M. Smith getting five on court proved difficult at times due to the
numerous other commitments of the team members. The
Team: Jack Connolly, Max Harris, Craig Lawrence, Garth Bulls worked well as a team and a number of the boys
Peters, Ben Roberts, Caleb Satterthwaite, William knocked down three pointers at vital times. The team ended
Treder, Bryn Wilson, Flyn Yates. up with a silver medal for their division, losing the final to
another Boys’ High team.
The team recovered from a slow start to the season and,
against the odds, played their way into finals contention.
The team was well organised by Craig Lawrence, although

SENIOR WILDCATS improvement on a weekly basis. The boys came together
every Friday night to improve their fitness, develop some
Manager: Miss S. Belcher basketball skills and have a laugh in the process. It was a
great season that saw all players improve their game as the
Team: Jariek Bailey, Corbin Cottam, Josh Davenport, season progressed. As defensive understanding improved,
Campbell Ferguson, Jacob Lidiard, Livai McGoon, we became more competitive and great teamwork saw us
Leauga Talamaivao, Jack Watson hold together and put some big scores up on the opposition.
The highlight of the season was the game against Feilding
Enthusiasm and perseverance were the making of this High School with a whopping point lead of 90-33.
team. Despite the lack of coaching, the boys managed
to pull together their intelligence and athleticism to gain

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BASKETBALL YEAR 12-13 WILDCATS
Back Row: Campbell Ferguson, Miss
S. Belcher (Manager), Corbin Cottam
Front Row: Jacob Lidiard, Jariek
Bailey, Jack Watson
Absent: Josh Davenport, Livai
McGoon, Leauga Talamaivao

SENIOR CLIPPERS

BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 CLIPPERS
Back Row: Mathew Veale, Connor
Edwards, Keegan Leask, Noah Lloyd
Front Row: Ahmad Barzak, Liam
Hotter, Jack Harrison, Sebastian
McMillan, Alex Hazelton
Absent: Mrs A. Fletcher (Manager),
Jeremy Wapp

Manager: Mrs A. Fletcher training and all the players developed over the season,
both individually and together as a team. We played some
Team: Ahmad Barzak, Connor Edwards, Jack Harrison, fantastic games of basketball, won many and lost a few by
Alex Hazelton, Liam Hotter, Keegan Leask, Noah Lloyd, only one point. Some memorable moments include Jack’s
Sebastian McMillan, Mathew Veale, Jeremy Wapp super blocks, Jeremy’s rugby-like solid defence and Ahmad
scoring his first points. We finished sixth in our pool. Most
The Clippers Basketball team were a mixed group of students, Improved Player goes to Ahmad Barzak and Most Valuable
some very new to basketball and those who had played Player goes to Jack Harrison.
before. A determined group, they turned up to almost every

SENIOR HORNETS the tempo of the game. A special mention is due to Blake
de Burgh, who started the season well, but was unable to
Coach: Mrs A. Nixon continue due to injury.

Team: Jack Bron, Blake de Burgh, Broc Doolan, Sean A particular commendation is required for the more
Ferguson-Pye, Jay Ranchhod, Ashish Rangra, Mitchell consistent members of the team. Once more, an initial team
Rix, Fergus Roy, Lachie Spring, Jack Watson list of about eleven players was whittled down to a final six,
and those players should be very proud of their commitment
What an outstanding season for the Hornets this year. Thanks to the cause. Specific players also contributed well to the
to some excellent team work and sweet three pointers, we positive atmosphere of the team. Sean demonstrated
blazed ahead of the other teams, coming in second place both leadership and grace on the court, as well as stellar
in the final standings. sportsmanship. He is also to be thanked for doing duty more
than his fair share. Ashish did an excellent job of managing
Some great sporting moments were witnessed as the ball the subs for the team, and his concern for his teammates
shot back and forth over the court! Sean Ferguson-Pye, was exemplary.
whose energy seemed unstoppable, was everywhere all at
once. He was ably assisted by Mitchell Rix and Broc Dolan, Good job team. Like the namesake of our team, you buzzed
who were point scoring machines. Ashish Rangara destroyed around the opposition, viciously stinging them to great
the competition’s defence. Jay Ranchod and Victor Susa were effect. Well done.
humble players, whose quick and insightful passing pushed

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BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 HORNETS
Back Row: Broc Doolan, Mitchell Rix,
Sean Ferguson-Pye, Mrs A. Nixon
(Manager)
Front Row: Jay Ranchhod, Ashish
Rangra, Fergus Roy, Lachie Spring,
Blake de Burgh

SENIOR RAPTORS

BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 RAPTORS
Back Row: Victor Woodfield, Jack
Hildred, Isaac Newland, Jamie
MacKenzie, Josh West, Ms L. Cameron
(Manager)
Front Row: Max Zander, Joe Reddish,
Jacob Ogilvie, Kobe Stanshall,
George Reddish

Coach: Ms L. Cameron would be placed into. We won all but one game leading
into the playoffs bracket which put us in good stead for the
Team: Jack Hildred, Jamie MacKenzie, Isaac Newland, finals to come. We won against the Heat in the semi-finals
Jacob Ogilvie, George Reddish, Joe Reddish, Kobe reasonably comfortably, but were faced with a strong Hato
Stanshall, Josh West, Victor Woodfield, Max Zander Paora team in the finals. We played like we had all season, but
were unable to beat them, meaning we were placed 2nd. We
The Raptors Basketball team had a great season and would like to thank the PNBA for hosting us in the Manawatu
ultimately placed 2nd in the Division C. We had a good start Arena, parents, supporters and to our coach Ms Cameron.
to the season, winning three or four games in a row, but soon
lost some crucial games that decided the division our team

SENIOR NETS in each game. Henry and Elijah developed an on-court
aggression which saw them win the ball and score points.
Manager: Mrs R. Calton The two Liam’s were important rebounders under the basket,
while Jax and Cameron were fast ball carriers down the court,
Team: Elijah Brooks-Bowen, Liam Destounis, Jax also developing their shooting skills. The Nets were a social
Fraser, Ryan Gleeson, Camryn Mabey, Henry Morris, team who had a lot of fun. Their natural skills allowed them
Liam Todd, Jack Wenham, Finlay Wistrand. to win all games, except against Hato Paora, with impressive
score lines. They met Hato Paora in the final and lost 50-30,
The Nets have put on a spectacular display of basketball which was a great effort. Well done to the Nets.
skills throughout the season. They started being ‘3-point
wannabes’ but ended up being ‘3-point masters’. Ryan
Gleeson and Jack Wenham consistently scored good points

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BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 NETS
Back Row: Camryn Mabey, Liam
Destounis, Liam Todd, Finlay
Wistrand, Mrs R. Calton (Manager)
Front Row: Ryan Gleeson, Jack
Wenham, Elijah Brooks-Bowen, Henry
Morris, Jax Fraser

SENIOR MAGIC

BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 MAGIC
Back Row: Chaye’ Halford, Cody
Broad, Tama Fa’amausili, Zac
Livingston, Mrs C. Belton (Manager)
Front Row: Kaiya Barker, Connor
Hall, Dominic Hall, Hayden Storrier,
Cameron Scott
Absent: Alex Parker, Chili Burke

Coaches: Cody Broad, Tama Fa’amausili culminating a number of big wins early on. The chemistry
between team members on the court was apparent and
Manager: Mrs C. Belton passing was the key to their success.

Team: Nicholas Antoine de Joux, Kaiya Barker, Chili They were supported and directed throughout the season
Burke, Chaye’ Halford, Connor Hall, Dominic Hall, by their coaches, Cody Broad and Tama Fa’amausili, who,
Zac Livingston, Alex Parker, Cameron Scott, Hayden from week to week, witnessed their progression. Despite
Storrier. their strong start, they did not qualify for the championship,
but had an enjoyable season nonetheless.
The Junior Magic team had a positive start to the season,

SENIOR 76ERS men. Every time we got together, each member showed
good sportsmanship both on and off the courts. There were
Coaches: Tudreu Davis, Cooper Boyce-Towler some great skills on display and we won a number of our
games and lost some, often with very narrow margins. We
Manager: Mr D. Shankaran were unable to make it to the quarter-finals but there are
no regrets because every time the team stepped onto the
Team: James Cameron, Jershon Carberry, James courts they gave it their best and showed humility, whether
Franklin, Isaiah Hauraki, Stephen Houia, Ben Maskill, they won or lost. The team displayed great sportsmanship,
Jamie Mason, Henry Moir, Alexey Morozov. great talent and great attitude.

The 76ers is a team made up of nine talented young men
who flourished under their coaches’leadership. As a manager,
it was an absolute honour getting to know these young

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BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 76ERS
Back Row: Isaiah Hauraki, Mr D.
Shankaran (Manger), Alexey Morozov
Front Row: Henry Moir, Stephen
Houia, James Franklin
Absent: James Cameron, Jershon
Carberry, Ben Maskill, Jamie Mason

SENIOR PELICANS

BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 PELICANS
Back Row: Oliver Lodge, Callum
Prichard, Cameron Babb
2nd Row: Jack Power, Robbie
Stewart, Liam Blatchford, Rangimarie
Mita, Mrs C. Belton (Manager)
Front Row: Jeurkney Hawe, Ethan
Bringas, Hayden Day, Brayden
Christian, Aidan Taylor-Stewart

Coaches: Rangimarie Mita, Jack Power The team was captained by Hayden Day and the leadership
he showed throughout the year was second to none.
Manager: Mrs C. Belton Finishing third in their competition this year, they defeated
the Palmerston North Boys’High School Junior Nets team in
Team: Cameron Babb, Liam Blatchford, Ethan Bringas, their third and fourth playoff games; this was an impressive
Brayden Christian, Hayden Day, Jeurkney Hawe, Olivier result as all year long they were faced with some fierce
Lodge, Callum Pritchard, Robbie Stewart, AidanTaylor- opponents.
Stewart.
No Most Valuable Player was awarded for the Junior Pelicans
The Pelicans were an eager team who consistently played this year as all players stood out and impressed in their own
with the desire to win throughout the entire season. Despite unique way. They were valiantly co-led by their passionate
this, however, they fell short of winning but should be proud coaches, Rangimarie Mita and Jack Power, who supported
of their achievements. their progress throughout the season. My acknowledgement
and thanks goes out to both themselves and the parents
The team developed a unique chemistry over the year who religiously attended the Friday night games at Arena
which really translated well onto the court. Every game they Manawatu.
displayed selfless and tireless teamwork.

JUNIOR A FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS’ PREMIER LEAGUE
The team played in the Manawatu Secondary School
Coach: Mr S. Lambert Basketball competition in the Senior Grade. They competed
well and finished in seventh place.
Manager: Mr G. McQueen-Davies
ST PATRICK’S CLASSIC TOURNAMENT – WELLINGTON
Team: La-Quahn Matakatea (Captain), Reuben Davis, The first tournament game of the season saw us fall behind
Izayah Edmonds, Takawaenga Harrison, Taeler to Rongotai College early on and we went into half-time
Jennings, Lawrence Leung Wai, Leo Macdonald, Nasi down 27-32. A good defensive effort saw the boys restrict
Manu, Xzavia Mason, Jethro Oswald, Zavier Pearn, Rongotai to two points in the third quarter and we went on
Joe Simpson-Smith, Vince Tahiwi-MacMillan, Vincent to win the game 60-50.
Trasmontero, Josh Viljoen, Campbell Woolley.

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BADMINTON - SENIOR A & B
Back Row: Lachie Bradford, Nathan Lau, Kevin Chen
2nd Row: James Rosendale, Jordan Richard, Liang Wu, Jason Liu, Jordan Larsen, Mr V. Ong (Coach)
Front Row: Nathanael Zhang, Jason Lau, Junius Ong, Wei Lim, Arrooran Jeyamohan, Steven Jiang, Matthew Cao

BASKETBALL JUNIOR A
Back Row: Jethro Oswald, Zavier Pearn, Vince Tahiwi-MacMillan
2nd Row: Mr G. McQueen-Davies (Manager), Campbell Woolley, Ryan Cutler, Reuben Davis, Mr S. Lambert (Coach)
Front Row: Taeler Jennings, Takawaenga Harrison, La-Quahn Matakatea, Leo Macdonald, Vincent Trasmontero
Absent: Izayah Edmonds, Nasi Manu, Xzavia Mason, Josh Viljoen

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The next game was against Wellington College which saw us time. Josh Viljoen led the scoring with 19 points, and we ran
leap out to an early lead 17-4 at the end of the first quarter. out very comfortable winners 103-24. Our next opponents
We struggled to dominate the opposition, but managed to were Onslow College, an unknown quantity. The team got
hold on to win 43-32. into their work quickly, with everyone contributing to what
ended out being a very comfortable win 117 - 59. La-Quahn
In the semi-final against St Pat’s, a strong team performance Matakatea top scored for us with 25 points. Game three in
saw us with a slender lead at half-time 25-19. Dominating our pool, against Hutt Valley High School was a scrappy affair,
the third quarter, we pulled away and eventually won the with two players fouling out. Once again, La-Quahn led the
game 54-30. scoring with 21 points and we won 83 – 52. Our last pool
game, against Hastings Boys’High School, was a hard-fought
We started well in the final against New Plymouth Boys’High affair. Yet again, La-Quahns’21 points were invaluable as we
School and, by the end of the first quarter, the scores were eventually won 77-60.
tied 13-13. We were playing with good intensity and the
decision making was great, which enabled us to pull out to Quarter-final time and we were playing Mana College. An
a slender 24-20 lead at half-time. New Plymouth struggled excellent performance from the boys ensured we qualified
against our inside game and, as time wore on, were reduced for the top four, easing out to a 113 – 50 victory and setting
to long range efforts, which began to miss the basket more up a replay of last year’s semi-final. A big game from Ryan
frequently. We eventually won the game 54-30. Cutler saw him leading the scoring with 29 points.

It was great to win our first tournament outing of the year Our semi-final, against Napier BHS, was the first real challenge
against five of the strongest teams in our region. we faced in the tournament and, unfortunately, we failed to
rise to it. Napier fronted ready for the challenge and caught
INTERSCHOOLS us with pressure and speed. After a close first quarter, they
New Plymouth BHS, win 74-51. Wellington College, win pulled away in the game to comfortably beat us 70 – 108,
100-30. with La-Quahn really being the only one to hit his shots,
scoring 22 points.
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT – NEW PLYMOUTH
Our first pool game against a spirited Feilding team gave
us an opportunity to give the whole squad quality game

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Despite the disappointment of the semi-final loss, the players Although disappointing, everyone contributed to a fine
had to get into the right mind-set for the third and fourth spectacle of junior basketball. The team played 13 games this
playoff game against New Plymouth BHS. Although we had season against other junior teams and only lost one game.
played and beaten them twice already this year, we knew Heads can be held high and pride taken in an excellent
that nothing could be taken for granted. We started strong, achievement against some strong schools.
easing out to a 14 point lead. A big third quarter saw the
lead almost double and, despite a fightback from them in Bardsley Cup (Best Defensive Player): Xzaviah Mason
the last quarter, we held on to win 74-54. La-Quahn rounded Year 10 Most Valuable Player: La-Quahn Matakatea
out his tournament with another 22 points. Year 10 Most Improved Player: Jethro Oswald
Year 9 Most Valuable Player: Campbell Woolley
Year 9 Most Improved Player: Takawaenga Harrison

JUNIOR PREMIER BLUE

BASKETBALL JUNIOR PREMIER BLUE
Back Row: Sam Coles, Nikau Pene,
Tamati Durie-McGrath
2nd Row: Josiah Nanguzgambo,
Thomas Harding, Jordan Huang, Mr
S. Lambert (Manager)
Front Row: Sam Collis, Luke Hornell,
Zac Engu, Ben Mori, Jayden Green
Absent: Mr S. Mori (Coach)

Coach: Mr S. Mori opponents. Each member should be commended for their
effort and commitment, as this was a team of young men
Manager: Mr S. Lambert who chose to play in a much tougher grade in order to
learn and develop their basketball ability. Their effort and
Competition: Junior Premiership Manawatu Basketball. commitment has also been demonstrated in the progression
Placing: 8/8 of their individual skill development. All team members
will benefit from the experience and will be well prepared
Ten players were identified as having exceptional potential in becoming a stronger team in the competition next year.
to contend for a spot in the 2018 Junior A team. The
team showed great improvement throughout the season,
despite playing against older, faster, taller and stronger

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JUNIOR PREMIER GREEN

BASKETBALL JUNIOR
PREMIER GREEN
Back Row: Celestino Rodan, Byron
Mudgway, Devon Chapman, Alex
Evans, Reuben McKenzie-Robertson,
Mr C. Grayson (Coach)
Front Row: Isaiah Hemmingsen-
Waru, Jack Jin, Elijah Rahui, Logan
Wilson-Bryant, Tomas Ortiz-Mina
Absent: Zirae Hyde

Coach: Mr C. Grayson game over the season. The 10A team allowed the boys
to experience a competitive environment with quality
Team: Elijah Rahui (Captain), Devon Chapman, opposition and to develop their skills. Every player made a
Alex Evans, Isaiah Hemmingsen-Waru, Zirae noticeable improvement in individual skills over the course
Hyde, Jack Jin, Reuben McKenzie-Robertson, of the season. Also, the team made huge progress in playing
Byron Mudgway, Tomas Or tiz-Mina, Jacahn together with structure. It was an enjoyable season. The
Roberts, Celestino Rodan, Logan Wilson-Bryant. team MVP, Elijah Rahui, displayed enthusiasm, commitment,
reliability and leadership that made the players around
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS BASKETBALL him better. The most improved player, Byron Mudgway,
COMPETITION embodied hard work and passion for the game.
The team played in the Manawatu Secondary Schools
Basketball competition in the junior grade and won one

JUNIOR PREMIER ORANGE

BASKETBALL JUNIOR
PREMIER ORANGE
Back Row: La-Quahn Matakatea,
Ryan Cutler, Reuben Davis, Mr S.
Lambert (Manager)
Front Row: Lawrence Leung Wai,
Zavier Pearn, Vince Tahiwi-MacMillan
Absent: Izayah Edmonds, Nasi Manu,
Xzavia Mason, Liam Bremner, Jason
Pearn (Coach)

Coach: Mr J. Pearn the local competition, but failed to go undefeated and lost
a difficult game to Manukura. Over the season, the team
Manager: Mr S. Lambert learnt to take more leadership on the court and organise
more strategic approaches as opposed to playing with little
Competition: Junior Premiership Manawatu Basketball. or no structure. The boys’commitment to development was
Placing: 2/8 evident through the execution of complex skills displayed
each week. They should all be confident moving up to the
Junior Premier Orange comprised of all students in the senior competition in 2018.
Sports Development Programme. The Junior A team was
divided into two even squads with the hope of having both
teams make the finals. The team did make it to the finals in

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JUNIOR PREMIER RED

BASKETBALL JUNIOR PREMIER RED
Back Row: Joel McMillan, Jethro
Oswald, Ayush Kumar, Mr A. Rehutai
(Coach)
Front Row: Leo Macdonald, Campbell
Woolley, Vincent Trasmontero, Taeler
Jennings, Takawaenga Harrison
Absent: Josh Viljoen

Coach: Mr A. Rehutai on 31 points.

Team: Vincent Trasmontero (Captain), Takawaenga We played Manukura in the semi-final and were expecting
Harrison, Taeler Jennings, Ayush Kumar, Leo McDonald, a tough match as they had beaten us earlier in the season.
Joel McMillan, Jethro Oswald, Josh Viljoen, and We started the game well and had a chance at the end to
Campbell Woolley win the match, however it was not to be and we lost the
game 52-50. The boys played their hearts out and I was really
The Junior Premier Red Team started the season well, impressed with their efforts.
winning nine games in a row. The early highlight was
beating the other Junior Premier team from Palmerston The standouts for the season were Vincent Trasmontero
North Boys’ High School 59-49 and Feilding High School who lead the team in scoring, Jethro Oswald who impressed
Junior Premiers 73-45. We experienced a few injuries at the with his long-range shooting and work on the boards, and
beginning which meant, at times, we were down to only five Josh Viljoen who constantly performed well for the team
players. That didn’t seem to bother the boys, as we still went throughout the season. I wish all the boys the best of luck
through to the finals as top qualifiers on 32 points, followed next year and I am sure a few of them will be playing for
by Palmerston North Boys’ High School Orange who were our school’s Premier A Baksetball team in the coming years.

JUNIOR PREMIER YELLOW

BASKETBALL JUNIOR
PREMIER YELLOW
Back Row: Connor Azevedo-Leader,
Joe Simpson-Smith, Samson Ramis,
Salah Elidrissi, Mr S. Lambert (Coach)
Front Row: Max Ferguson, Will
Hubbard, Tamatea Shailer, Zavier
Puki-Smith, Alex Turnbull
Absent: Kurtis McTamney

Coach: Mr S. Lambert of the determination they displayed on the court in every
game and every practice. Every single team member has
Competition: Junior Premiership Manawatu improved immensely both in technical knowledge and
Basketball. Placing: 6/8 understanding, as well as physical execution of complex
skills. The team should be proud of its improvement and the
The purpose of this team being compiled was to identify strong character they displayed. This will be of benefit to all
possible Junior A members for 2018 and all players did an team members as they move on to Year 10 and compete for
outstanding job. The team showed great improvement a spot in the Junior A Team.
throughout the season despite playing against older,
faster, taller and stronger opponents. This is a reflection

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JUNIOR SUNS hard and were proud of their efforts. The team evolved
through their bad fortune and adapted their own unique
Coach: Mr. Smiler playing style, showing great improvements as they worked
together. Overall, the team was a great unit and performed
Manager: Mrs J. Lowry to their very best, finishing the season with their heads held
high and positive attitudes. Baskets were scored and, despite
Team: Jacob Smiler, Liam Adolf, Kevin Chen, Fergus all their losses, they had fun, which is the most important
Congdon, Cody Garton, Harry Neil, Caleb Rayner, Sol thing for a sport team!
Ross, Davron Takitimu
Special thanks goes to Mr. Smiler who offered extensive
The Palmerston North Boys’ High School Suns Basketball coaching and support.
team had high hopes and great potential.
BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 SUNS
They came against very difficult opponents but they kept Back Row: Liam Adolf, Jacob Smiler,
playing strong and had many close games. They worked Sol Ross
Front Row: Harry Neill, Cody Garton,
Caleb Rayner, Davron Takitimu,
Fergus Congdon
Absent: Mrs J. Lowry (Manager),
Kevin Chen, Jonathan Neemia

JUNIOR KINGS

BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 KINGS
Back Row: Cooper Ryder, Alex
McConnell, Devon Charles, Oliver
Ferguson, Mr G. McQueen-Davies
(Manager)
Front Row: Hamish Ramsay, Jacob
Riley, Benjamin Pitcher, Kalani
Rhodes, Joshua Tamblyn

Coach: Mr G. McQueen-Davies The team played with commitment and enthusiasm, yet
victory was a hard result to come by with the team winning
Team: Devon Charles, Oliver Ferguson, Alex McConnell, only two of their games. Nevertheless, the boys enjoyed
Benjamin Pitcher, Hamish Ramsay, Kalani Rhodes, themselves and bonded as a team.
Jacob Riley, Cooper Ryder, Joshua Tamblyn.
It was a fun season that saw all players improve their game as
The Junior Kings Basketball team was a team of Year 10 boys the season progressed. Thank you to parents and supporters.
who played in the social grade for Year 10 and 11 boys.

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JUNIOR CELTICS who share the same interest of playing basketball, had a
successful season, making it to the semi-finals of the Friday
Manager: Mr V. Ong night competition. In the first term, we played a total of nine
matches and managed to win only one game. In the Term
Team: Sam Donald (Captain), Leo Gordon, Jack 2, we improved and played better as a team and finished
Humphrey, Harrison Marsh, Kyle McGarvey, Dion strongly, winning four games in a row. In the semi-finals, we
Pineaha-Wade, Jordyn Robinson-Human, Mason played against the PNBHS Grizzlies and just missed out on
Tansley, Ethan Walsh, Brody Zander. the finals by a few baskets.

Captain Sam Donald reports on the season: BASKETBALL YEAR 10-11 CELTICS
Back Row: Brody Zander, Harrison
The Year 10/11 Celtics, made up of a group of friends Marsh, Sam Donald, Dion Pineaha-
Wade, Mr V. Ong (Manager)
Front Row: Jordyn Robinson-Human,
Leo Gordon, Ethan Walsh, Jack
Humphrey, Kyle McGarvey
Absent: Mason Tansley

JUNIOR JAZZ

BASKETBALL YEAR 9 JAZZ
Back Row: Sione Falevai, Mrs K.
Kaandorp (Manager), Darby Falk
Front Row: Flynn Wilson, Elijah Small,
Jack Gordon, Jeremy Newland, Ryder
Nuku
Absent: Aki Wickes-Matakaiongo,
Harrison Conner, Tom Warnock

Coach: Kobe Chapman them during the season. The boys remained positive and
played with sheer determination throughout a challenging
Manager: Mrs K. Kaandorp game. They were narrowly beaten, in extra time, by a penalty
shoot-out and finished off the season in fourth place.
Team:  Harrison Conner, Darby Falk, Jack Gordon,
Jeremy Newland, Ryder Nuku, Elijah Small, Tom Throughout the season, the boys continued to show that
Warnock, Aki Wickes-Matakaiongo, Flynn Wilson, they were a supportive, level-headed and determined team.
Sione Falevai.
Special thanks must be extended to Kobe, who gave up
Earlier this year, a group of young, enthusiastic men came his Fridays to coach and support the boys on the court. His
together to form the Junior Jazz Basketball team. knowledge of the game, loyalty and commitment to the
team was greatly appreciated.
The season started off with a win and the team continued this
success throughout the season, making it to the semifinals Thanks must also go to the number of parents who
with only three losses. In the semi-finals, the team went up supported the games each week.
against Hato Paora Delany, a team that had previously beaten

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JUNIOR MAVERICKS

BASKETBALL YEAR 9 MAVERICKS
Back Row: Etu Tairea, Sebastien Cave,
Mehnoor Ghumann, Mirsab Rizvi, Mr
G. Atkin (Coach)
Front Row: Trinity Baker, Connor
Fortuin, Jesse Teumohenga, Gavin
Bringas, Carlo Finlayson

Coach: Mr G. Atkin the result. At the end of the season we finished just outside
the top four, narrowly missing a semi-final berth.
Team: Trinity Baker, Gavin Bringas, Sebastien Cave,
Carlo Finlayson, Connor Fortuin, Mehnoor Ghumann, It was great to see the large number of parents who regularly
Mirsab Rizvi, Etu Tairea, Jesse Teumohenga. came to support the team. Special thanks to Ms Leveaux
Baker who helped out on a number of occasions when I was
The Mavericks were a great group of young men to be unable to be present for games. Boys; it was a pleasure to
involved with. They were always positive, enjoyed their be involved with you for the season. It is great to see young
basketball and each other’s company. On the court we men enjoying their sport and all of the positive things that
developed a fast paced approach, something necessitated come from working together as part of a team.
by our lack of height. This tactic was used both on offense
and defence and we were always competitive, regardless of

JUNIOR PISTONS

BASKETBALL YEAR 9 PISTONS
Back Row: Josh Brownrigg, Caleb
Palmer, Gene Rogers, Tyrese Fairless
Front Row: Cooper Allen, Jayden
McKinnon-Peel, Alastair Fleming,
Maioha Taiepa, William Burlison
Absent: Ms A. Wong (Manager)

Coach: Danelle Fairless in experience, we made up for in enthusiasm. We improved
weekly thanks to the weekly coaching of Danelle Fairless,
Manager: Ms A. Wong our most vocal supporter. In the end, we even won a few
games! We did not make the playoffs, but the we enjoyed
Team: Cooper Allen, Josh Brownrigg, William Burlison, the experience. I would like to thank the parents and family
Tyrese Fairless, Alastair Fleming, Jayden McKinnon- members who came to watch and provided support from
Peel, Caleb Palmer, Gene Rogers, Maioha Taiepa the sidelines.

We were a social team made up ofYear 9 students who loved
basketball, but many had not played before. What we lacked

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FINALISTS

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BOXING

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Durie largely to the work that Billy Meehan does. Thank you Billy
for the time you put in to keep this sport going at the school.
Due to a short term this year, the numbers were slightly Thank you to the staff and students who gave up their many
down on past years. It is daunting to get into the ring lunchtimes to help run the boxing.
infront of your peers and to do this shows a lot of courage. I
commend those young men who put their names down to The school Boxing Championships were held in the School
have a go. Preliminary bouts were held in the School Gym at Gym and the results are below.
lunchtimes leading up to the finals. We are the only school in
New Zealand that still holds Boxing Championships thanks

Boxing Results 2017

BOUT WEIGHT Winner
Tipene Treacy
1 JUNIOR U 54kg Chance Tangiiau
Ben Loudon
2 JUNIOR U 60kg Angus Wallace
Levi Neilson-Treur
3 JUNIOR U 63.5kg Cory Sharratt
Grady Molloy
4 JUNIOR U 67kg Raymond Tuputupu
Jasmes Philpott
5 JUNIOR U 75kg Richard Bell
Sione Kauvaka
6 JUNIOR U 81kg

7 JUNIOR U 91kg

8 JUNIOR O 100kg

9 INTERMEDIATE U81kg

10 SENIOR U 71kg

11 SENIOR O 91kg

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CANOE POLO

CANOE POLO SENIOR A NATIONALS
Back Row: Harry Kinghorn, Mr D. Stagg (Manager), Kieran Sanson
Front Row: Bede Skinner-Vennell, Joshua Vivian, Wade Bennett
Absent: Tom Whale, Patrick Bould

REGIONAL COMPETITION
The Regional Competition decides which of the schools
progress to the National Finals. We had three teams enter
this year: two Senior and one Junior. After a hectic weekend,
all three teams emerged earning places for the coming
Nationals. The Senior A’s lost the Regional final to Feilding, to
give them second place and automatic seeding. The Senior
B’s finished a bit further down, but gained a wildcard entry.
The Juniors also did enough to see them through. All three
teams were relatively new, as leaving players last year saw a
lot of movement between the grades, which can upset the
balance of most teams.

Josh Vivian, Patrick Bould, Tom Whale (U18A) and Bede NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Skinner-Vennell (U18B) who represented NZ against As defending Secondary School Champions, the Senior A’s
Australia at the recent Oceania games. were always going to be under the expectation to perform.
As alluded to earlier, the build-up to this Tournament was
Teachers in Charge: Mr B. Lane, Mr D. Stagg hampered by a number of external factors which did limit
the teams to the sort of preparation we would otherwise
2017 began with players trialling for NZ vs Australia and for have liked. The only mitigating factor was that our perennial
breaking into National A Grade (the top grade in NZ)! It kept opposition, Feilding High School and St Peter’s, were in the
coaches, teachers and parent help awake at night with worry exact same boat (forgive the pun) as us.
and frustration. Trying to arrange good training games for
the Senior Teams was thwarted time and time again with Juniors
players and dates not matching up. But somehow we got Except for one player, this was a whole new team from last
through it and survived! During all this, we got ourselves year. For some of the players, the very first game was a very
four more NZ Representatives to showcase the school at rude awakening as to what was in store for them. They hung
the highest sporting levels. in there though, losing some games but also won a few. They
still had smiles on their faces by the end of the tournament,
New gear started arriving and was soon put to good use. A coming in a credible sixth place. Essentially, this same team
fresh set of goals and a spruce up of the trailer pretty much played through the rest of the year and when I reflect on
ticked off all of the ‘to do’ things. The materials alone for the how they played in their last game of the school grade, it is
new goals came to $1000. really pleasing to see their progress.

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Senior B Team

Junior A Team

Seniors
We had two teams competing here: Team 1 in Division 1
and Team 2 in Division 2. For Team 2, it was their first foray
into the senior world and their main priority was to survive
and learn. A measure of how things have progressed is
that, now in the senior section, nearly all boats are of the
composite type and in a plastic boat you are immediately
at a disadvantage. Lessons have been learnt ready for next
year. The Senior B’s battled as best they could and finished
a credible sixth, the same as the juniors.

LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT –
TERMS 2 AND 3
This is where all the local secondary schools get together over
two terms and blood all their new players for next year. Such
are the number of teams and their abilities that, this year, for
the first time, the number of divisions was expanded from
two out to three. This was a really good move, as the wide
range of skills was starting to become extreme. Top teams
are now in Division 1, top Juniors in Division 2 and beginners
in Division 3. This year, we had two teams in each division,
which really did tax us at times for coaching and just trying
to be there for them on playing nights.

Last year, we split the Division 1 teams up into two equal
sides. This year, we decided to stick to a top team and second
team scenario in order to wrestle the trophy back off Feilding.
However, that did not work too well as two key senior players
elected to pursue other avenues and retired from any further
school Canoe Polo.

Teams 1 and 2 were under the guidance of John Frost, and
Teams 3 and 4 under Mr Declan Stagg, with assistance from
Paul Dickons. Team 3 was to later gain a new coach in the
form of returning Old Boy, Troy Huffman-Devey (member of

Senior A Team Team 1 – 3rd equal in Division 1.

The Senior A’s came into the arena quietly and proceeded
to do the business. They never really totally dominated their
opponents, but just got the job done and won by a goal
or two. Just as the weekend progressed, then so did they.
Pre-tournament favourites, Feilding and Napier Boys’ High
School, had a weekend to forget and before we knew it, we
were once again into the finals of the Secondary School
Nationals, squaring off against St John’s. Unfortunately, after
spending the whole weekend coming together as a team,
some reverted to their old ways and, in a few key moments
in the game, tried to make those impossible hard passes
rather than trust other team members to do the job. The
final score was a 4-3 loss.

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the US World Team). Team 5 was being looked after by Old
Boy and NZ U18 and U21 representative, Harry Dickons, and
Team 6 by current Senior A player, Kieran Sanson.

Division 1
Team 1 was to be embroiled in a season-long battle, fighting
for 3rd/4th with the two Feilding teams clearing out and
leaving everybody behind. Team 2 battled away, had their
moments in the sun and fought it out with three other
teams for the minor places. Team 1 was to eventually hold
down third equal place after drawing with St Peter’s in the
playoff for 3rd/4th.

Team 3 – 3rd place in Division 2. Team 5 - 4th place in Division 3.

Division 2 happy to have survived. For these two teams, they now need
Team 3 was expected to place in the top two of Division 2 to work on their technical skills so that next year they can
and set out to do this from the start. Casual paddle sessions progress up the placings in their division.
on a Saturday afternoon turned into full training sessions,
which helped some of the boys’ progress faster than they All good things must come to an end so, after the finish of
normally would have. Alas, some key games they needed Term 3 Canoe Polo, everybody looked forward to a well-
to win were let slip through their grasp and they ended earned break – or so they thought! One thing about this
up playing for 3rd/4th against a spirited PNGHS side. The sport is that at the school grade, it does not really stop. Over
boys eventually came out in third place. Some of the boys the Term 3 break, parents and coaches met and started
need to keep their feet grounded as there is still a long way to plan what is to happen during the downtime through
to go. Team 4 were developing nicely. Even though they to Christmas to keep the boys ticking over and working
were down on skill a little bit, they had a good team culture towards 2018. An apology for a lack of photos of the Team
bubbling along which showed itself in the end to end court 4, 5 and 6 boys, which brings me to ask if there is anybody
passing. This was a well-rounded team. out there who takes the odd picture and can become our
official photographer for next year?
Division 3
Teams 5 and 6 were essentially the new boys. For this year, A big thank you to all the people that helped out during
all they had to do was to survive, get time on the water and the year. There are too many of you to mention and I think
learn the rules. Team 5 surprised us by ending up going for it unfair to single any one person out. So please just accept
a third place finish, only to be denied by one goal to end our thanks and bring on 2018!
up fourth. Team 6 finished a little bit lower but, overall, were
Written by Paul Dickons, Parent.

CANOE POLO SENIOR B NATIONALS
Back Row: Jake Houston, Mr D. Stagg
(Manager), Jakob Parry
Front Row: Arvee Vidanes, Liam Frost,
Jack Milne, Victor Woodfield, Jacob
Ogilvie

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CLAY TARGET SHOOTING

CLAY TARGET SHOOTING SQUAD
Back Row: Sam Brodie, Zac Matthewson-Booth, Jack Gibbs, Thomas Greig, Gregory Wood
2nd Row: Angus Brodie, Glenn Stringer, Guy Petersen, Reagan Shaw, Henry Bennik, Mr C. Higgie (Coach)
Front Row: Riley Hudson, Jordon King, Max Edwards, Tate Ferguson, Keegan Swarbrick, Logan Law, Thomas Hoggart
Absent: Ali Alaswad, Jack Allomes, Max Hannah, Jacob Smith

Coach: Mr C. Higgie From the nearly 170 competitors, we had three individuals
place in the top five, with Keegan Swarbrick placing second,
Clay Target Shooting continues to grow Tate Ferguson third and Max Edwards fifth.
I recently ran into a ‘not so old’ Old Boy who last shot for
PNBHS in 2007. He reflected on the fact that, at that time, This was a real confidence boost to a relatively young team
the school had one team and, on a good day, a couple of that had worked really hard over the previous year or so.
subs. In the ten years that have followed, we have gone from Although this made a strong opening statement, we knew
seven shooters to over 20. This year, we had a minimum of that this was only the start of the season and all those other
17 young men compete in the local school circuit, while schools would have the whole season to improve their game.
we had another five or six actively learning the ropes or just It was also noted that one of our opposing coaches offered
enjoying practice sessions. us some sponsorship after this event – some ‘very special’
bottled water from Havelock North.
As is the case most seasons, we started with a large group of
new shooters showing interest, but for the usual reasons, this Local school circuit an up and down affair
whittled down quite quickly. Some students just want to give The local school circuit, held throughout the lower half of
the sport a try, others want to learn some basic technique the North Island, involves six shoots mimicking the events
for their game bird shooting, and for others, cost and time at Secondary School Nationals. Great things were expected
commitments become an issue. No matter who or how after the tremendous achievement in Taupo. It is sometimes
often, students are welcome to come as often or as little as said that after the Lord Mayor comes, the muck cart. So it
they choose. We are just happy that they are experiencing was for us. Although well off their best, the team managed
firearms in a safe and structured environment. to win two of the six series shoots. In fairness, the 2017 series
was one of the most evenly contested in a long time, with
The recent trend is obvious. We are increasing our number four different schools getting at least one win.
by around four to five students each year.
The individual highlights of the series were Max Edwards who
A team throws down the gauntlet in Taupo took out the Skeet Championship and Keegan Swarbrick
During the second week of Term 2, two PNBHS Clay Target who won the Single Rise.
Shooting teams attended the Murray Luke Memorial Shoot
in Taupo. This is our traditional ‘kick start’ to the season and A team finish just off the podium at Nationals.
the biggest shoot we attend other than the North Islands and Following the annual rotation of who hosts the Secondary
Nationals. Individually, the A team were a little off the pace in School Nationals (North Island – Hamilton and South Island
the Single Rise event, but by the time they stepped up for the - Christchurch), it was Hamilton’s turn to host. The North
team event - the Points Score (scored as 3 points per target, Island Championship is included with this shoot. Twelve of
not the usual 1), they were‘seeing them like pumpkins’. They our shooters travelled to Hamilton at the conclusion of Term
posted a 294 / 300 - their best team score of the last three 3 for three days of shooting.
years, to win by 11 points. The B team also did well, finishing
in fourth place, ahead of around 30 other teams. Saturday saw us compete in the North Island Secondary

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Schools DTL event. Strangely, for a reasonably experienced also about the mental pressure of shooting for your mates.
team, nerves were showing and the A team were very jittery This is an ingredient that cannot be taught or coached.
as the shooting started. Things did not improve greatly and Some mental pointers or guidance can be given, but every
the boys were well off the pace in the team event. shooter needs to find a way to best maximise their talent and
perform when under pressure. No one has ever dropped a
Sunday saw the National DTL event take place. The shocking target deliberately in a team shoot. Those involved with the
weather with howling, swirly winds and sheeting rain team know that each and every boy gave everything they
seemed to suit our boys, who felt quite at home in these had. Having observed the A team this year, I would say that
conditions. As the nerves had settled, the scores improved. At each young man cared more about letting his mates down
the conclusion of the team event, our score of 271 / 300 was than he did for his own scores. If a target was dropped in
somewhat average for our team this year, but reasonable in the individual components of a shoot, there was hardly any
the conditions. Coming off the mark, we knew it was good, reaction. The disappointment upon dropping a target in the
but would probably be nowhere near enough to win. A short team events was far more palpable.
while later, we found that a score of 276 had won the day.
We were not that far off after all. So for the fourth year in a Clay Target Shooting would not happen were it not for the
row, we had finished just off the podium. generous support of so many people. As always, we had a
wonderful array of families and supporters this year. Their
Among the few individual highlights were Max Edwards and undying support and willingness to contribute goes a long
Glenn Stringer (Glenn is from our B team), who made the way. Special mention must go to the Ferguson and Bennik
five-person Wellington region representative team. These families for the use of their private facilities. As always, to
are selected by Fish and Game region, hence we are part of Simon O’Connor from our local Hunting and Fishing store,
the wider Wellington Area. More impressively, Max Edwards thanks again for your ongoing support. Mr Gordon MacPhee,
was selected in the five-person North Island team who went as technical coach, puts in many hours with the lads and, all
on to beat the South Island team. he asks in return, is to see our young charges improve. Also
to Old Boy, Mitchell Dean, for his occasional observation and
Monday was the North Island and National Skeet events. word of advice. The same applies to Eric, Wayne and Chris
If it was possible, the weather was even worse! Howling, from the Palmerston North Gun Club. Thanks, as always, for
gusty wind made some targets a lottery. Targets seemed to your time, effort and use of the facilities.
resemble wallabies or kangaroos, as they bounced up and
down. The competition seemed to boil down to who could PNBHS PRIZE WINNERS
handle their frustrations the best and still break the hittable Tennant Family Trophy – combined DTL and Skeet Aggregate:
targets. Max Edwards continued his excellent form over the Max Edwards
weekend and finished first for boys’ North Island Skeet. Clarke Family Trophy – DTL Aggregate: Max Edwards
Leslie Family Trophy – Skeet Aggregate: Max Edwards
In conclusion, team shooting is a very strange beast. It is Lynch Family Trophy – Most Improved: Guy Peterson
not just about having the proficiency to shoot well, it is

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CRICKET

Teachers in Charge: Mr P. Gibbs, Mr L. Retemeyer Keegan Bremner.The returning players,TomTremain,Thomas
Walshe, Bryn Wilson, Ben O’Connor, James Stratton and
FIRST XI Jack Harris were joined in the new year by Caleb Hansen,
Rishabh De, Ruben Love, Cameron Harridge, Finn Martin
Coach: Mr S. Davidson and Sam Russell.

Manager: Mr J. Siebert In addition, the team was joined by new coach, Mr Scott
Davidson.
CLUB CRICKET
In the Manawatu Senior Men’s Competition, the 1st XI The team’s first task of the year was the Super 8 Tournament
performed well in the last Term of 2016 and managed to held in Hamilton and it was with great enthusiasm that the
make the final of the 50 over competition for the first time in team left Palmerston North.
many years. This match was unfortunately lost by 2 wickets
with 7 balls to spare, but the team earnt the respect of the SUPER 8 CRICKET: 23–26 January, Hamilton
opposition and spectators.

The 2-day and T20 competitions were less successful, but
the players gave a good account of themselves and held
their own against stern competition.

Individual performances worthy of mention in the Club
Competition were:

Keegan Bremner (4 for 10 v United), Floyd na Nagara (80 v
Marist, 29 v Freyberg, 35 v United), Whetu na Nagara (60 v
Marist, 75 NO v Palmerston), Tom Tremain (30 v Old Boys),
Thomas Walshe (35 v Old Boys), Trent McGrath (75 v Old
Boys, 75 NO v United), Charles Parker (43 v United), James
Stratton (4 for 14 v Freyberg, 44 v United), Caleb Hansen (44
v United, 52 v Old Boys), Ben O’Connor (4 for 28 v United, 4
for 50 v Marist, 4 for 21 v Marist, 31 v United).

At the end of 2016, five players left to play for clubs or for
other pursuits. They were Captain Whetu na Nagara, Vice-
Captain Braden Rowe, Floyd na Nagara, Charles Parker and

CRICKET 1ST XI
Back Row: Ruben Love, Jack Harris, James Stratton, Cameron Harridge, Tom Tremain
2nd Row: Mr S. Davidson (Coach), Sam Russell, Caleb Hansen, Mr J. Siebert (Coach)
Front Row: Finn Martin, Rishabh De, Ben O’Connor, Thomas Walshe, Bryn Wilson

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Day 1 v Hastings Boys’ High School Day 4 Final v Hamilton Boys’ High School
Ben O’Connor won the toss and elected to bat in a match Once again, Ben O’Connor won the toss and elected to bat.
that had been moved to the artificial surface at Steele Park After losing an early wicket, the batsmen played cautiously
in Hamilton. The batsmen made an inauspicious start, losing and Hamilton’s bowlers applied the pressure. Wickets fell
wickets early. The positive run-rate was maintained, however, regularly but opener Thomas Walshe (39) stayed patient
and the score was 35 in the sixth over when the third wicket and after the 34th over, at 78 for 5, he was joined by Ruben
fell. This trend continued, with only Caleb Hansen (76) Love (45). These two set about accelerating the scoring rate.
making the most of his opportunities. Of the other batsmen, This gave PNBHS the momentum and after Sam Russell (22)
only Rishabh De played according to the match situation, joined in, the 1st XI was able to post a competitive total of
scoring 22 and occupying the crease. Palmerston North were 172 for 8.
eventually bowled out for 156 with 8 overs to spare.
After the high standards set in the first three days, the
The 1st XI bowling effort was disciplined from the start, with players would have been a little despondent at their
both Jack Harris (2 for 17) and Cam Harridge bowling their efforts in the field. The bowlers toiled hard, but a 59 run 4th
6 overs at an economy rate of 2.83. This put pressure on the wicket partnership gave the opposition the upper hand. A
batsmen and Bryn Wilson was able to snare 2 for 22. Ben determined fight back caused a major collapse once this
O’Connor then ripped through the Hastings middle and partnership was broken and Hamilton found themselves at
lower order to take 4 for 11 from 6.1 overs. Congratulations 149 for 9. The Hamilton number five batsman held his nerve
must go to Finn Martin and Henry Deans who bowled well and PNBHS were unable to take the final wicket, resulting in
to pick up their first wickets for the team. Hamilton passing the score with 2 balls to spare.

Hastings were all out for 106 in the 37th over. Palmerston Successful bowlers were Bryn Wilson (3 for 33) and Finn
North Boys’ High School won by 50 runs. Martin (2 for 33). PNBHS lost by 1 wicket. Credit must go to
all the 1st XI players who performed well as a unit and came
Day 2 v Gisborne Boys’ High School within a whisker of winning the Super 8 title. Congratulations
Ben O’Connor won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch to Caleb Hansen who won The Ceremonial Bat for scoring
that had been under covers for two days and had a fresh the most runs in the tournament.
look about it. The opening batsmen made a more cautious
start and played with more patience than on the first day, OTHER TRADITIONAL INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES
but both lost their wicket within a period of 2 overs. Caleb Napier Boys’ High School
Hansen (46) and Bryn Wilson (20) then consolidated with a Batting first in the annual Challenge Shield game at Ongley
51 run stand at a-run-a-ball. The lower middle order then Park, PNBHS lost an early wicket, but a 60 run 2nd wicket
gave a good account of themselves, with Rishabh De once stand between Tom Tremain (20) and Caleb Hansen (53)
again rock steady with a patient 33. PNBHS were bowled set the ship right. This allowed the lower middle order
out for 177 in the 45th over. to accelerate toward the end of the innings, with Ruben
Love (25), Ben O’Connor (28) and Sam Russell (35) being
The bowling effort was once again impressive, with Cam particularly effective. This allowed the team to set a
Harridge taking his first scalp for the 1st XI in the 2nd over. challenging 210 for 9 on a lush outfield.
The opening pair’s pressure was converted into wickets
by the first change bowlers as Bryn Wilson (2 for 13 from 9
overs) and Finn Martin (4 for 21 from 10 overs), assisted by
two outstanding catches from Thomas Walshe in the outfield,
decimated the Gisborne batting lineup. Ben O’Connor then
mopped up the tail with 2 for 1 from 3 overs to have Gisborne
all out for 78. The PNBHS 1st XI won by 99 runs.

Day 3 v New Plymouth Boys’ High School
On winning his third toss of the tournament, Ben O’Connor
elected to bat in a game between the two unbeaten teams
in our pool. The openers made a steady start as the top order
were determined to set a platform for the team, but some
tight bowling and ill-considered shots meant that PNBHS lost
wickets at regular intervals. Some good starts were made,
but the lack of partnerships put pressure on the scoring. The
middle order made some good progress, with Rishabh De
(30) once again holding the innings together, ably supported
by Caleb Hansen (22) and Ruben Love (27). Unfortunately,
the lower order failed to contribute and the 1st XI finished
on 146 all out in the 48th over.

Another accurate bowling effort saw the pressure being put
on the New Plymouth batsmen from ball one. This soon paid
dividends as Cam Harridge had three of them back in the
sheds by the 6th over. They tried to build slowly, but 2 more
wickets fell before a long and arduous 6th wicket partnership
took them to the 41st over, scoring at a mere 2 runs per over.
When the pressure started building, Finn Martin (3 for 23)
snapped up 3 quick wickets before Cam Harridge (4 for 16)
and a run out put paid to the rest and they were all out for
114. This was, once again, a superb effort in the field and
the credit must go to the bowlers for their discipline and
patience. PNBHS won by 32 runs.

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The Napier Boys’ innings was never allowed to flourish as The PNBHS batting effort made the now all-too-familiar
effective bowling and fielding stifled any attempt at breaking stuttering start, being reduced to 27 for 3 in the 8th over.
the shackles. Jack Harris took the first 2 wickets in consecutive This immediately put them on the back foot and the middle
balls in the first over and wickets fell regularly after that. order were forced to rebuild as runs dried up in an effort
They eventually stuttered to 67 all out in the 31st over. Jack to preserve wickets. Once again, batsmen put in the hard
Harris took 4 for 15, Bryn Wilson 2 for 19, and they were well work, only to perish from rash shots. It was left to James
supported by all the other bowlers. PNBHS won by 133 runs Stratton, at number nine, to restore some respectability as
and reclaimed the Challenge Shield. he plundered 40 from 30 balls, making batting look easy. He
was ably supported by the ten and eleven batsmen, but the
team fell 16 runs short to be all out for 137.
St Patrick’s College, Silverstream
Batting first on the Silverstream pitch, it seemed that the 1st
XI would have to rebuild their innings once again as two early
wickets fell to have them at 15 for 2 in the 7th over. However,
Thomas Walshe (played into form in Butler Cup) and Bryn
Wilson put a stop to the rot with a 3rd wicket partnership of
112 runs. They both played sensibly and ran well between
the wickets, putting the bad ball away. After the loss of Bryn’s
wicket, Thomas continued to work well with the middle and
lower order and PNBHS set a competitive total of 196 for 9
in their 50 overs. Wilson scored 56 and Walshe 79.
The Boys’ High bowlers started the second innings in
uncharacteristic fashion, losing their discipline and
conceding a number of extras and runs from loose deliveries.
They did pick up 4 wickets but failed to apply scoreboard
pressure as the St Pat’s batsmen were allowed to maintain
a good run rate, looking comfortable at 106 for 4 after 26
overs. Captain Ben O’Connor then introduced himself into
the attack at the 23 over mark and, in conjunction with
Bryn Wilson, put the brakes on the scoring. As the pressure
built, wickets began to fall in quick succession. Some smart
glove-work from wicket keeper Ruben Love accounted for
Silverstream’s best batsman and O’Connor soon snaffled a
handful. St Pat’s were bowled out for 121 in the 37th over.
Cam Harridge took 2 for 30 but Ben O’Connor was the
destroyer-in-chief with 5 for 10 from 7.1 overs. The PNBHS
1st XI won by 75 runs.

Captain Ben O’Connor receives the Challenge Shield at
assembly
Wellington College
After inclement weather, our annual 2-day fixture against
Wellington College was reduced to a 50 over match. On
arriving in Wellington, we were informed that a damp pitch
would make it a late start and reduce the number of overs
played to 45.
Having lost the toss and been asked to field, the bowlers soon
settled to their task and made it difficult for the Wellington
batsmen to score. Tight bowling and good catching allowed
the 1st XI to limit Wellington to 153 for 8 in their 45 overs. Finn
Martin took 2 for 20, Ben O’Connor 2 for 21, Cam Harridge 2
for 24 and Jack Harris 2 for 34.

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Auckland Grammar School Auckland
Grammar started
Hosting AGS for the annual 3-day fixture on the No. 1 aggressively, but
field, PNBHS won the toss and chose to bat. The batsmen this soon led to
started positively, with good running between the wickets wickets and they
interspersed with some well-hit boundaries. Unfortunately, went into their
the 1st XI lost wickets in clumps and it was left to number collective shells.
nine, James Stratton, to give the innings some respectability Once again,
with an aggressive 57 from 49 balls. He was joined by Caleb accurate bowling
Hansen (35) and Tom Tremain (27) with significant scores as led to a very slow
the team finished their first innings on 182 all out. accumulation of
The bowlers started well, but then tended to bowl too short runs, although the
to be effective, with Jack Harris picking up one wicket before Grammar middle
tea. After tea, the bowling improved in line and length and order proved
inroads were made, with wickets falling and the run rate stubborn and the
dropping. Bryn Wilson took 3 for 19 from 7 to have the visitors bowlers had to
84 for 4 from 35 overs at the end of the first day. toil hard on a true
Honours of the day were just about even. wicket. A flurry of wickets fell mid-afternoon as first Ben
The second day started with AGS resuming on 88 for 4. This O’Connor, then Finn Martin proved that quality spin bowling
soon became 88 for 5 and the remaining batsmen started is an effective weapon. The Grammar lower order, however,
batting with resolve to try to build a respectable innings. once again proved their mettle and managed to hold on
Tight bowling from all the bowlers and accurate fielding for a draw at 174 for 8, which meant that PNBHS retained
made it difficult for the opposition to score and runs were the Oram Family Cup. Ben O’Connor took 4 for 61 and Finn
at a premium. Jack Harris then produced a devastating spell Martin 2 for 20.
of fast bowling to take the final 4 wickets, leaving Auckland Overall, the game proved to be an enthralling spectacle as
with a first innings deficit of 45 on 137 all out. Jack ended it ebbed and flowed for all three days and it is one that the
with figures of 5 for 39. players will remember for years to come.
The PNBHS second innings started inauspiciously, with
wickets once again falling in clumps. However, Thomas Cameron Harridge receives his cap.
Walshe took it upon himself to graft for his runs and his 31
from 95 balls set the example for the lower middle order. This
was backed up by a captain’s knock from Ben O’Connor, who
lasted 95 minutes for his 14, and Ruben Love, who ended
the day on 49 not out. This meant that the 1st XI finished the
day on 136 for 6, a lead of 181 runs with one day left to play.
Day 3 started well for PNBHS as Ruben Love went to his
maiden 50 early. The enthusiasm soon died down as wickets
continued to fall, with the team all out for 160, 205 runs
ahead.

Captain Ben O’Connor and Captain Ben O’Connor with
the AGS Captain with the the Oram Family Cup
Oram Family Cup

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SECONDARY SCHOOL BOYS’ 1ST XI CUP CRICKET some tidy bowling and an opening stand of 31 in 10 overs
COMPETITION QUALIFYING GAMES looked to be setting up a promising score. Unfortunately, the
Horowhenua College all-too familiar malady of losing wickets in clumps then set
For their first 1st XI Championship knockout game of the in, leaving the 1st XI floundering at 68 for 6 in the 31st over.
year, PNBHS hosted Horowhenua College on the No. 1 field Luckily Ruben Love (30) and Sam Russell (21) came to the
at school. Ben O’Connor lost the toss and was asked to field rescue with a 7th wicket stand of 52 to give the scoreboard
first. The 1st XI bowlers immediately settled into a good some respectability. The team was bowled out for 124 in the
rhythm and made scoring tough. The pressure soon led to 49th over. Thomas Walshe made a patient 23.
wickets and once Jack Harris had removed the opposition’s
top batsman, the rest of the team soon followed. They were Defending a sub-par total was always going to require
bowled out for 66 in the 37th over. Jack took 2 for 7 in 6 a determined effort and that is exactly what the 1st XI
overs and Ben O’Connor 4 for 8 in 8 overs. produced in the field. Tight bowling was backed up by sharp
catching and fielding and the opposition was soon feeling
After lunch, the PNBHS opening batsmen made short work of the scoreboard pressure. This fighting spirit soon led to
the total with some good running between the wickets and wickets and Nelson succumbed to be 56 all out in the 31st
positive strokeplay, passing their score in the 12th over. The over with PNBHS winning by 68 runs. All the bowlers deserve
1st XI won by 10 wickets. Thomas Walshe scored 31 not out. to be recognised for their efforts: Jack Harris – 2 for 7; Cam
Harridge – 1 for 5; Bryn Wilson – 2 for 10; James Stratton - 1
Rathkeale College for 12; Ben O’Connor – 2 for 5; and Finn Martin - 1 for 10.
The second 1st XI Championship knockout game of the year
took place at the picturesque Rathkeale College oval. PNBHS This meant that the PNBHS 1st XI would represent Central
won the toss and batted first. The top order failed to fire and Districts at the NZSS 1st XI Cup in December.
it was again up to Bryn Wilson to marshal the middle order
in a rebuilding phase. This took the team through the bulk
of the middle overs and allowed the team to accelerate in
the closing overs. First James Stratton, with 21 from 19, and
then Ben O’Connor, with 55 from 30, took the score to 223
for 9. Bryn Wilson scored a mature 63.

Jack Harris and Cam Harridge bowled a miserly opening
spell which had the Rathkeale batsmen swinging at thin
air at 8 for 3 after 10 overs. This set the trend and allowed
the subsequent bowlers to pick up regular wickets as the
opposition struggled to gain a foothold. Rathkeale eventually
capitulated to end on 75 all out in the 32nd over. Jack Harris
took 2 for 6, Bryn Wilson 2 for 8 and Finn Martin 3 for 37.
PNBHS won the match by 148 runs.

This meant that the 1st XI now moved on to the Central
Districts ‘Quad’ to attempt to qualify for the National
Championship.

Whanganui Collegiate
The first game of Central Districts ‘Quad’ qualifying was
played on the artificial No. 2 at Ongley Park against
Whanganui Collegiate. Having lost the toss and been asked
to field, the 1st XI bowlers set about their task of strangling
the opposition with precise and accurate bowling. Runs were
at a premium and as soon as the Whanganui batsmen tried
to dominate, they lost wickets. By the time Ben O’Connor
introduced himself to the attack, they only had 57 on the
board and were desperate for a competitive total. He soon
put paid to that idea, taking 5 for 16 in 7.3 overs. The other
wickets were shared around to have Collegiate all out for 95. It
was a complete bowling performance on an artificial wicket.

The early finish to the innings meant that the PNBHS opening
batsmen had to face 25 minutes of bowling before lunch and
they managed this with 11 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. After
lunch, Tom Tremain and Caleb Hansen batted sensibly, with
staunch defence and good running between the wickets,
accelerating the scoring as they got set. By the time Caleb
perished for 25 in the 23rd over, the team was on 85 and
within sight of victory. Tom went to his half-century by hitting
the winning runs over the boundary, finishing on 53 not out
in an 8 wicket victory over the old foe.

Nelson College (‘Quad’ Final)
The final of the Central Districts‘Quad’qualifying was played
on grass against the previous year’s qualifiers, Nelson College.
PNBHS won the toss and elected to bat on a lively wicket.
The opening batsmen made a steady start in the face of

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2016/17 PLAYER PROFILES has improved throughout the season, the wickets. James is a reliable fielder
with his highlight being the runout he with a good pair of hands.
Ben O’Connor (Captain) brought about against Nelson College
Ben has been an outstanding Captain in the Central Districts final. Sam Russell
in 2017, leading from the front with Sam is capable of batting anywhere
the ball and contributing positively Bryn Wilson in the order and played a couple of
to building a good team culture. Ben Bryn is a hard-hitting batsman who takes match-saving innings down at number
has a good tactical appreciation of the attack to the bowlers. He scores very eight. Sam has worked hard on his
the game and communicates well quickly and is strong off both the front technique and is now able to access
with his bowlers and fielders. He has and back foot. He runs well between areas of the field that he struggled
been our leading wicket taker with the wickets and is very good at rotating to reach before. He has the ability to
54 at an average of 9.41 and has been the strike. He likes to dominate the read the situation of the match and
very important to the team’s success. bowling and score quickly, which can bat accordingly. This was shown in a
Ben is a strong hitter of the ball who result in him being over-aggressive very important innings against Nelson
is capable of changing a game late in and throwing away promising starts. College in the Central Districts final.
the innings and clearing the fence. He Bryn has been a very important part of He has had limited opportunities
has an excellent pair of hands and a our bowling line-up as an economical this season but has shown enough
strong throwing arm. His inclusion in bowler and also took 28 wickets. He is potential to make a move up the order.
the Manawatu Men’s training squad very quick in the field, has reliable hands Sam is a good fielder, with a safe pair of
is reward for an outstanding season. and a strong throwing arm. Bryn will be hands and a strong arm.
Ben has the talent and drive to make it a major contributor next season with
further in the game. bat and ball. Cam Harridge
Cam is predominantly a right-arm
Thomas Walshe (Vice-Captain) Rishabh De medium-fast bowler who swings the
Thomas is a gritty opening batsman Rishabh is capable of batting anywhere in ball away from the right hander, but
who has the ability to bat for long the top order and has a solid technique. he has the ability to seam the ball both
periods and places a high value on He played many good rebuilding ways. He is extremely accurate and
his wicket. He has done a great job innings after we had lost early wickets does a great job, in partnership with
as Vice-Captain, leading from the and is reliable in pressure situations. Jack, opening the bowling. Cam has the
front with his enthusiasm, hard-nosed Rotating the strike remains a ‘work-on’ potential to score valuable lower order
attitude and work ethic. He has assisted so that pressure does not build up on runs. However, he often found himself
Ben well and has a very good tactical him. Rishabh is an accurate medium- batting in the final overs which gave
awareness for the game. He has a safe pace bowler who has had limited him little chance to build an innings.
pair of hands, reliable arm and is a good opportunities to display his ability, but Cam has a safe pair of hands and is a
talker in the field. His inclusion in the has shown enough potential in that time good mover in the field.
Whanganui Men’s side is recognition to suggest he will be a major contributor
for the ability Thomas possesses. He next season. Rishabh has a good pair of Jack Harris
has been an excellent senior member hands and a strong, accurate arm. Jack is a right-arm medium-fast bowler
of the side and a great role model for with a smooth action that allows him to
other players through his work ethic Ruben Love be very consistent and bowl long spells.
and commitment. Ruben fulfils the keeper/batsman role He spearheaded the attack throughout
in the side. He is a hard-hitting batsman the season and took 43 wickets at an
Tom Tremain who is very busy at the crease. He scores average of 13.93. He applies a lot of
Tom has a solid technique and looks very quickly and can play powerful pressure to batsmen by making them
comfortable opening the batting. He shots off both the front and back foot. play and has the ability to swing the ball
has a solid defence, but has generally He rotates the strike well and is capable late into the right-handed batsmen.
looked to be more aggressive when of playing both a collecting role and Jack only had limited chances at the
batting. Tom is very strong on the short power-hitting role in the side. He likes to tail of the order to show his batting
ball and through the leg side. Playing dominate the bowling and score quickly, prowess and this is certainly a part of
the ball late and turning starts into big which can result in him being over- his game he needs to work on. Jack is
scores continue to be‘work-ons’. Tom is aggressive and throwing away promising a reliable fielder who has a safe pair
an excellent ground fielder, has a safe starts. His keeping is extremely reliable of hands and a strong arm. He has
pair of hands and a strong throwing and he is excellent up to the stumps. been a superb senior member of the
arm. He has been an excellent senior He has become much more vocal in the side, being a role model in terms of
member of the side and a great role field and will need to continue this as a work ethic and enthusiasm. His strong
model for other players through his senior member of the side next season. performances saw him make his debut
work ethic and commitment. for the Manawatu Men’s Cricket team.

Caleb Hansen James Stratton Finn Martin
Caleb is a top order batsman who has James is a right-arm fast bowler who Finn is a left-arm orthodox bowler who
slotted into the vital number three has the ability to bowl fiery spells that has the ability to take wickets and also
role this season. He is an aggressive have opposition batters hopping around bowl economically. He mixes flight with
batsman who hits the ball hard through the crease. He extracts extra bounce the ability to turn the ball and has a very
and over the off-side. He has worked out of the pitch through his height good tactical awareness for the game.
hard on his batting technique and and bowled a couple of devastating He, unfortunately, only received limited
is now able to access areas of the spells throughout the season. He was opportunities for the side with the
ground that he struggled to reach hampered by injury at the start of the bat and this is certainly an area of his
before. Caleb was our leading run season which affected his consistency. game he needs to work on. His fielding
scorer with 453 runs and also the James is an aggressive batsman with the is solid, with a good set of hands and
leading run scorer for all sides at the ability to clear the rope. He puts pressure throwing arm. Finn has shown a lot of
Super 8 Tournament. Caleb’s fielding on opposition bowlers by not allowing potential this year and will be a major
them to settle and is very quick between contributor next season.

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2016/17 STATISTICS

BATTING

Name Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave SR 4s 6s
Bidois,T
Bremner,K 43 - 33 18 11 53.23 4 2
Davidson,S
De,R 7 4 2 17 12 8.5 80.95 - -
Deans,H
Hansen,C 33 - 10 7 3.33 37.04 1 -
Harridge,C
Harris,J 17 17 4 222 33 17.08 35.02 10 -
Love,R
Martin,F 4 4 1 8 3 2.67 25.81 - -
McGrath,T
na Nagara,F 18 20 - 453 76 22.65 60.16 42 -
na Nagara,W
O’Connor,B 17 15 8 44 11* 6.29 41.51 - -
Parker,C
Roberts,B 24 13 2 38 19 3.45 50 3 -
Rowe,B
Russell,S 18 18 - 278 53 15.44 46.72 24 2
Stratton,J
Tremain,T 14 7 4 14 7 4.67 43.75 1 -
Walshe,T
Wilson,B 5 4 1 167 75 55.67 87.89 12 3

66 - 203 80 33.83 52.73 8 3

6 6 1 190 75* 38 58.64 10 1

23 22 3 261 55 13.74 52.94 21 7

77 - 166 94 23.71 68.31 13 2

12 - 20 20 10 30.77 1 -

7 6 2 44 20* 11 42.72 1 1

16 15 2 152 35 11.69 50.67 13 -

12 12 2 208 57 20.8 99.52 25 7

24 27 2 361 53* 14.44 55.11 22 -

21 23 1 354 79 16.09 40.05 23 -

24 25 2 324 63 14.09 45.51 26 5

BOWLING Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ Ct St RO

Name 2 - 16 - 0-16 - 81- 1
Bidois,T
Bremner,K 44 4 171 8 4-10 21.38 3.89 2 - -
Davidson,S
De,R 4 - 30 - 0-8 - 7.5 3 - -
Deans,H
Hansen,C 16 1 60 1 1-25 60 3.75 2 - -
Harridge,C
Harris,J 6 1 37 1 1-19 37 6.17 - - 1
Love,R
Martin,F - -- - - -2- 3
McGrath,T
na Nagara,F 145.2 42 340 22 4-16 15.45 2.34 6 - -
na Nagara,W
O’Connor,B 225.1 46 599 43 5-39 13.93 2.66 7 - 3
Parker,C
Russell,S - -- - - - 28 9 -
Stratton,J
Tremain,T 91.4 19 270 21 4-21 12.86 2.95 2 - -
Walshe,T
Wilson,B 30.1 2 122 8 2-0 15.25 4.04 2 - 1

38.3 2 175 8 3-38 21.88 4.55 1 - 1

- -- - - - 72 -

215.3 73 508 54 5-10 9.41 2.36 18 - 2

- -- - - -4- -

33 2 140 4 2-50 35 4.24 4 - -

- -- - - -3- 1

69.5 9 265 12 4-14 22.08 3.79 6 - 2

- -- - - -7- -

- -- - - - 11 - -

146.1 29 510 28 3-29 18.21 3.49 4 - 1

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CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS

Name Score Name Score Wk Date Opposition Ground Runs
Parker,C 94 na Nagara,W 142
na Nagara,W 60 na Nagara,F 75 2 5-Nov-16 PCC 1st Ongley Park 128
Wilson,B 56 Walshe,T 112
80 4 22-Oct-16 MCC 1st Ongley Park

79 3 2-Mar-17 SPS 1st St Pat’s, Silverstream

PARTNERSHIPS BY WICKET

Name Score Name Score Wk Date HC 1st Ground Runs
Walshe,T 31 Tremain,T 15 1 16-Mar-17 PCC 1st PNBHS No. 1 67*
Parker,C 94 na Nagara,W 75 2 5-Nov-16 SPS 1st Ongley Park 142
Wilson,B 56 Walshe,T 79 3 2-Mar-17 MCC 1st St Pat’s Silverstream 112
na Nagara,W 60 na Nagara,F 80 4 22-Oct-16 OBCC 1st Ongley Park 128
Love,R 15 Hansen,C 53 5 18-Feb-17 AGS 1 Manawaroa Park 50
O’Connor,B 14 Love,R 53 6 6-Mar-17 NC 1st PNBHS No. 1 63
Russell,S 21 Love,R 30 7 28-Mar-17 UCC 1st Manawaroa Park 52
O’Connor,B 31 Stratton,J 44 8 18-Mar-17 RC 1st Ongley Park 54
O’Connor,B 55 Harridge,C 10 9 21-Mar-17 FCC 1st Rathkeale College 65
Bremner,K 12 O’Connor,B 23 10 10-Dec-16 Manawaroa Park 34

2016/17 SEASON APPEARANCES (CAREER) Jacob Oram for his continued support and inspiration, and
Finn Martin 14, Sam Russell 16, Cameron Harridge 17, for taking time out of his increasingly busy schedule to share
Rishabh De 17, Ruben Love 18, Caleb Hansen 18, James his knowledge and experience with the team.
Stratton 12 (31), Thomas Walshe 21 (40), Ben O’Connor 23
(43), Tom Tremain 24 (42), Bryn Wilson 24 (43), Jack Harris Jason Woodman (Woody) who has been a constant source
24 (45). of hard work in the maintenance and preparation of the
PNBHS block.
2017 TROPHY WINNERS
Greg Malcolm Memorial Trophy – Most Improved The Rector, Mr David Bovey, for his ongoing, enthusiastic
Player: Ruben Love support for cricket in general and the 1st XI in particular. He
also has a plethora of cricketing yarns, both didactic and
McSweeny Cup – Fielding: Ruben Love, 28 catches and amusing, for every occasion.
9 stumpings
Mr Lance Retemeyer and Mr Paul Gibbs co-teachers-
Best All-Rounder Cup: Ben O’Connor, 261 runs at 13.74 in-charge of cricket for their unquestioning support for our
and 54 wickets at 9.41 per wicket vision and processes. Their generous contribution of time,
knowledge and resources is appreciated.
Retemeyer Brothers Trophy – Most Meritorious
Innings: Thomas Walshe, 79 from 134 balls v St Patrick’s Parents of 1st XI players for their unflagging support and
College, Silverstream encouragement of the players. Cricket is one of the most
consuming past-times in terms of time and resources and
Hewer Trophy – Best Bowling Performance: Ben your enthusiasm is vital. We are grateful for everything that
O’Connor, 5 for 10 v St Patrick’s College, Silverstream you do.

Batting Cup: Caleb Hansen, 453 runs at 22.65

Bowling Cup: Ben O’Connor , 54 wickets at 9.41

Alec Astle Cup – Determination, Commitment and
Dedication to the Team and Game: Thomas Walshe

Nobby Anderson Memorial Trophy – Greatest
Contribution: Ben O’Connor

CORRECTION TO 2016 TROPHY WINNERS
Hewer Trophy – Best Bowling Performance:
Jack Harris
5 for 37 v Wellington College

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Throughout the year, the 1st XI received continued support

from a number of sources. In particular, we would like to

thank: Caleb Hansen and Rishabh De receive their cap.

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CRICKET 2ND XI
Back Row: Henry Deans, Jack Wenham, Hugo Wakeling
2nd Row: Mr W. Parker (Coach), Mitch Leach, Ben Roberts, Hayden Skou, Mr G. McQueen-Davies (Manager)
Front Row: Craig Lawrence, Max Harris, Mitch Chrystal, Jake Hobbs, Connor Harris

SECOND XI The batting highlight of the season was a brilliant 97 from 70
balls, including 7 sixes by I. Thomas against Marist CC. Other
Coach: Mr W. Parker notable innings were: B. Roberts (90 vs Palmerston CC, 63 vs
PNBHS 3rd XI, 44 vs Kings XI, 42 vs Old Boys CC), S. Russell (48*
Manager: Mr G. McQueen-Davies vs PNBHS 3rd XI), M. Harris (48 vs Palmerston CC), R. De (46*
vs Old Boys CC), M. Leech (43 vs Freyberg CC), C. Hansen (42
Team: Isaac Thomas (Co-Captain), Mitch Chrystal (Co- vs Old Boys CC) and C. Lawrence (40 vs United CC).
Captain), Rishabh De, Henry Deans, Caleb Hansen, Cameron
Harridge, Connor Harris, Max Harris, Jake Hobbs, Craig From the bowlers, J. Hobbs’ 5 for 24 from 9.2 overs against
Lawrence, Mitch Leach, Ruben Love, Finn Martin, Ben the PNBHS 3rd XI was the best bowling figures returned
Roberts, Sam Russell, Hayden Skou, Hugo Wakeling, Jack this season, however, there were two other 5 wicket hauls;
Wenham. H. Deans (5/42 vs Dannevirke) and M. Chrystal (5/44 vs
Palmerston CC). There were also significant contributions
2016/17 from R. De (4/27 vs Old Boys CC), C. Harridge (4/40 vs Marist
The nature of the cricket season means that, as the new CC) and J. Hobbs (4/44 vs Feilding).
year starts, we say farewell to those boys who have served
us well and move on to opportunities beyond the school Often, contributions from wicket keepers are overlooked but
gates, or higher honours with the 1st XI, and welcome the C. Lawrence’s five catches in the win against Palmerston CC
crop of up and coming future stars. is a feat that needs to be acknowledged.

Manawatu Men’s Premiere 2 20/20. The season started out Interschool vs Wellington College. Mitch Chrystal
with two rained off weekends, causing the cancellation of won the toss, consigning the opposition captain to his
this season’s Premiere 2 20/20 competition. 15th consecutive toss loss, and chose to field on a damp
but drying wicket. The early breakthrough did not come
Manawatu Men’s Premiere 2 50 over. This competition as desired and the opposition put on a 50 run first wicket
involved 10 teams who played each other over two rounds. partnership. A steady run rate saw them reach 148/5 in the
The weather was to prove to play a big part in the season 34th over, however some big hitting saw them add 62 runs
with the abandonment of 4 of the 18 fixtures. Having good in the final 6 overs to set a challenging score of 210/8. Henry
wins against the PNBHS 3rd XI (twice), Marist CC, Old Boys CC, Deans 4/40.
Palmerston CC and Freyberg (by default), we found ourselves
in eighth place for the season, a mere one win behind the The reply started very cautiously, with the openers scoring
third placed club, Marist CC. The second half of the season 1 run in the first 3 overs. A well-crafted 43 from Max Harris
was especially challenging as we only managed two wins and a swashbuckling 42 from 27 balls by Mitch Leach saw
from those nine games, however, the boys played with belief us in a position requiring 50 runs from the last 5 overs. The
and competitiveness against some very good cricketers.

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loss of wickets along the way, however, denied us the luxury
of wickets in hand for the final assault and we were all out
in the 37th over for 170. A loss for the 2nd XI by 40 runs.
Interschool vs St Patrick’s College, Silverstream: Electing to
bat on a damp, grassy wicket, partnerships were hard to form,
and we found ourselves in a spot of bother at 74 for 5 after 20
overs. However, a rebuild took place over the next 14 overs
as Henry Deans and Hugo Wakeling put on 53 runs for the
6th wicket. Sensible batting from captain Mitch Chrystal
saw the score through to 184 all out in the 45th over. Henry
Deans 38, Hugo Wakeling 26, Mitch Chrystal 21*.
In response, St Pat’s started positively, but some good
bowling led to early wickets, and despite them meeting
the required run rate, they were never able to form the
partnerships required to challenge our score. Eventually,
they were all out for 118 runs, a win by 66 runs for the 2nd XI.
Henry Deans 4/47.
The team and management would like to thank all supporters
of the 2nd XI. Your support is appreciated and valued.

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CRICKET 3RD XI
Back Row: Regan Fleming, Matthew Lord, Sean Ferguson-Pye, Levi Woolston, Harley Smith, Mr S. Vindriis (Player/Coach)
Front Row: Blake de Burgh, Lachie Spring, Henry Deans, Logan Love, Jack Culleton

THIRD XI that to be cancelled. While the results didn’t always go our
way, there were plenty of positives throughout the season
Coach/Player: Mr S. Vindriis where the lads showed determined efforts to bat against
some intimidating opposition, which led to some very good
Team: Henry Deans (Captain), Jack Culleton, Blake de scores towards the end of the season.
Burgh, Sean Ferguson-Pye, Regan Fleming, Matthew
Lord, Logan Love, Harley Smith, Lachie Spring, James Highlights of the season with the bat were Caleb Hansen
Stratton, Levi Woolston 127 (United Kings XI), Curtis Heaphy 126* (Palmerston), Henry
Deans 81* (Palmerston), Jack Culleton 77* (PNBHS 2nd XI).
The 3rd XI Cricket team has completed their third season Highlights with the ball were Bryn Wilson 5/15 (Freyberg),
in the Men’s Premier 2 Cricket competition during Mr Vindriis 4/22 (Palmerston), and Harley Smith 4/46 (United
the 2016/2017 season. The team finished the 50 over Kings XI) and 4/37 (Freyberg).
competition with 4 wins, 10 losses and 4 abandoned games
in ninth place on the leader-board out of ten teams. This The 2017/2018 season will see the 3rd XI return to the
competition has been increasing in quality as Old Boys of Premier 3 competition, playing 40 over cricket alongside
the school strengthen the local clubs. The season was due to the 4th XI.
begin with a T20 competition, but two weeks of rain caused

FOURTH XI The 4th XI play in the Manawatu Cricket Association Men’s
Premier 3 Grade in which teams play 40 over per side cricket
Coaches: Mr L. Retemeyer, Mr P. Gibbs on Saturdays during Terms 1 and 4, and over the Christmas
holiday period. The 4th XI continues to offer passionate senior
Team: Arrooran Jeyamohan (Captain), Toor Butt, Isaac cricketers a challenge by providing them with an opportunity
Chan, Jack Connolly, Liam How, Archie Justice, Thor to play Saturday afternoon cricket against men.
Kenyon, Campbell Martin, Christian McFlynn, Zane
McGoldrick and Caleb Satterthwaite.

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CRICKET 4TH XI
Back Row: Christian McFlynn, Isaac Chan, Zane McGoldrick
2nd Row: Mr P. Gibbs (Coach), Thor Kenyon, Archie Justice, Mr L. Retemeyer (Coach)
Front Row: Toor Butt, Liam How, Arrooran Jeyamohan, Jack Connolly, Campbell Martin
Absent: Caleb Satterthwaite

There were eleven teams in this Premier 3 Grade and the 4th Individual Batting Highlights include: Isaiah Smiler – 66
XI finished the first round of games in 9th place. The team (Dannevirke High School), 39 (Maw Haws), 42 (Bloomfield),
managed just one win, by 45 runs, against Bloomfield CC 37 (Wanderers), Alex Saunders-Malouf – 63 (Maw Haws),
but suffered close losses to Dannevirke HS (by 2 wickets) 102 (Bloomfield), Mitchell Dodd – 29 (Maw Haws), William
and Maw Haws CC (by 3 wickets) early in the season. Johanson – 41 Not Out (Bloomfield), Douggie Ashton – 29
Unfortunately, there were three consecutive Saturdays in (Bloomfield), Bryn Earle – 103 (Palmerston), Archie Justice
November (2016) which had to be abandoned because of 45 (Dannevirke High School), Christian McFlynn – 45
rain. After the New Year, the makeup of the team changed (Bloomfield).
dramatically, with all ten regular players departing. Nine of
them left following their final year at school. These players Individual Bowling Highlights include: Isaiah Smiler –
were; Isaiah Smiler, Mitchell Dodd, Bryn Earle, Josh Francis, 4 for 21 (Dannevirke High School), Matthew Lord 4 for 19
Zared Griffiths, William Johannson, Jamie Print and Alex (Wanderers), 3 for 18 (Marist), Josh Francis – 3 for 25 (Old
Saunders-Malouf, while Matthew Lord was promoted to the Boys), Zane McGoldrick – 4 for 25 (Palmerston), Zared Griffiths
3rd XI and Douggie Ashton chose to play with the College – 3 for 9 (Palmerston), Toor Butt – 3 for 43 (Feilding).
House team on Saturday mornings.
Batting Statistics: Alex Saunders-Malouf scored 202 runs
In the second half of the season, the team found themselves in 7 innings at an average of 28.8 and a highest score of 102.
competing in the bottom five competition of Premier 3. The
4th XI tasted success against Bloomfield (by 42 runs) and Bowling Statistics: Matt Lord took 12 wickets at an
Palmerston CC (by 183 runs) to earn themselves a semi-final average of 13.5 runs per wicket with a best of 4 for 19. Zane
against Dannevirke HS, only to have this game rained off McGoldrick took 10 wickets at an average of 11.1 runs per
after just 5.5 overs – an unfortunate way to finish the season. wicket with a best of 4 for 25. Josh Francis took 10 wickets
at an average of 19.7 runs per wicket with a best of 3 for 25.

FIFTH XI The success of the 5th XI would have kept the morale of
many other teams down. However, this team united at every
Coach: Mr L. Calton game to encourage and support each other to be the best
team that we could be. While we secured only one win in
Team: Corban Avery, James Borrell,Tom Finlay, Michael the first half our season, the boys played with purpose and
Harris, Alex Hoek, Aman Iqbal, Ashan Kulathilake, gave it their all at every game. A highlight for me was in
Gregor McIntosh, Jack Nesdale, Emmanuel Joseph our one victory against the 6th XI where the boys rallied
Shaji, Josh Van Rynbach, James Warnock and played some great competitive cricket. They all stayed

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CRICKET 5TH XI
Back Row: Tom Finlay, Gregor McIntosh, Alex Hoek, Josh Van Rynbach, James Warnock, Mr L. Calton (Coach)
Front Row: James Borrell, Jack Nesdale, Corban Avery, Emmanuel Joseph Shaji, Michael Harris
Absent: Aman Iqbal

gracious in defeat and were humble in victory, while keeping situations, while some of our top bowlers could smash the
positive attitudes throughout the whole season and really ball around the park. Finally, I would like to thank our coach,
captured the essence of being in the 5th XI. While we are a Mr Calton, who helped guide us through the season and
primarily social team, everyone put their best foot forward made sure we were all organized. We couldn’t have done
and reached out of their comfort zones. We found out that it without him.
our batters could grab us some quick wickets in desperate By Corban Avery

CRICKET 6TH XI
Back Row: Josh Haines, Josh West,
Alex Hazelton, George Meyer, Cody
Larsen, Mr W. Hodge (Coach)
Front Row: Masroor Butt, Oshadha
Samarakoon, Jack Harrison, Lachie
McNair, Ashish Rangra
Absent: Douglas Bilsland, Jack
Gibbs, Kyle Rowe, Hugo Wakeling

SIXTH XI Cody Larson, Lachie McNair, George Meyer, Ashish
Rangra, Kyle Rowe, Oshadha Samarakoon, Josh West
Coach: Mr W. Hodge
The 6th XI play in the Manawatu Cricket Association
Team: Jack Harrison (Captain), Douglas Bilsland, Secondary A Grade competition in which teams play 35
Masroor Butt, Jack Gibbs, Josh Haines, Alex Hazelton, over innings. In Term One, the 6th XI were only able to play

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