Athletics

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 72, 1 April 1949, Page 5

Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM DOES WELL AT TAURANGA

Competing well in most events, particularly in the girls’ section, the Whakatane District High School came second in the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools athletic championships at Tauranga on Saturday. Tauranga were first with 26 h points and Whakatane next with 11| points. There were schools present also from Katikati, Te Puke, Opotiki and W aihi. The result of the interschool championship was:— Tauranga 26J points 1 Whakatane ll\ points 2 Katikati 6 points 3 Te Puke 4 points 4 Opotiki and Waihi 3 points equal Whakatane results:— Boys’ Events Senior 100yds (D. Anderson (Te P) 1947, 10 3-ss), C. Borrell (T) 1, D. Dunlop (TeP) 2, M. Brown (Wh) 3. Time 10 3-5 s equals record); intermediate (*D. Dunlop (TeP) 1947, 11s), L. Armstrong (Wh) 1, O. Hapi (O) 2, M. Hall (T) 3. Time 11 2-ss; junior (*C. Borrell (T) 1947, I 2-ss), N. Brown (T) 1, G. Mannix (W) 2, R. Taylor (Wh) 3. Time II 3-ss. 220yds intermediate (*D. Dunlop (TeP) 25 3-ss), S. Yeoman (TeP) 1, M. Hall (JT) 2, L. Armstrong

(Wh) 3. Time 26 2-ss; junior (*T. Brown (Wh) 1947, 275), N. Brown (T) 1, G. Mannix (Wi) 2, J. Ross (Wh) 3. Time 27 4-ss.

440yds junior (*M. Perston (T) 1847, 6.2 2-ss), M. Morice (Wh) 1, G Borrie (T) 2, L. Sandilands (Te P) 3. Time 63 3-ss. Senior boys’ 880yds (Farrelly) (TeP) 1946, 2m 10 3-ss) H. Robinson (T) 1, D. McLeay (Wi) 2, H. Watarawi (Wh) 3. Time 2m 15s; junior (*M. Perston (T) 1947, 2m 21s), M. Morice (Wh) 1, T. Smith (T) 2, P. Mexted (TeP) 3. Time 2m 28s. Senior high jump (J. Nicholls) (T) 1946. sft 2|ins), H. Robinson (T) 1, T. Lyon (Wh) 2, J. Morice (O) and D. McLeay (Wi) 3 equal, height, sft 3£ins (a record); junior, R. Taylor (Wh) 1, M. Langdon (Te P) 2, C. Faulkner (T) 3. Height, 4ft 6ins (*best to date).

Senior broad jump (R. Bell (Wh) 1946, 18ft B£ips), T. Lipscombe (K) I, C. Borell (T) ?, N. Conn (TeP) 3. Distance, 18ft 5-|ins; junior (*. Borell (T) 1947, 16ft lin), H. Hodges (Wh) 1, M. Cooper (T) 2, G. Mannix (Wi) 3. Distance, 14ft 4Jins. Senior hop, step and jump (Cameron (Wh) 1944, 39ft llin), T. Lipscombe (K) 1, N. Conn (TeP) 2, V. Poroa (T) 3. Distance 39ft sin; junior (*J. Palmer (TeP) 1947, 35ft Sin), N. Brown (T) 1, H. Hodges (Wh)' 2, R. Raynell (K) 3. Distance 35ft 2£in. Girls’ Events Girls, 75yds, junior (*E. Gladding (K) 1947, 9 2-ss), M,. Savage (T) and J. Chadwick (Wh) 1, B. Pyne (O) 3. Time 10s. Senior 100yds (S. Doidge (T) 1945, M. Eivers (Wh) 1947, 12 l-ss), B. Chadban (T) 1, I. Grant (Wh) 2, J. Gracey (Wi) 3. Time 12 l-5s (equals record); intermediate, A. Savage (T) 1, S. Briffault (Wh) 2, C. Ross (O) 3. Time 12 2-5 s (*best to date); junior (*E. Gladding (K) 1947, 12 2-ss), M. Campbell (Wh) 1, M. Birse (Wi) 2, J. Jurd (O) 3. Time 12 4-ss.

Senior 120yds (S. Doidge (T) 1944, 13 4-ss»), B. Chadban (T) 1, I. Grant (Wh) 2, R. Andrews (O) 3. Time 15s; intermediate, A. Savage (T) 1, S. Briffault (Wh 2, C. Ross (O) 3. Time 14 2-5 s (*best to date); junior, M. Smith (T) 1, M. Campbell (Wh) 2, J. Jones (Wi) 3. Time 15s (*best to date).

| Senior 100yds skip (D. Kenyon (T) 1945, M. Eivers (Wh) 1947, 13s), B. Chadban (T) 1, I. Grant (Wh) 2, B. Lindsay (K) 3. Time 13s (equals record); intermediate, A. Savage (T) 1, S. Briffault (Wh) 2, C. Ray (O) 3. Time 12s (*best to date); junior. M. Campbell (Wh) 1, M. Savage (T) 2, M. Roe (O) 3. Time 13.1 s ('‘best to date). Senior three-legged. A Campbell and D. Harawira (Wh) 1, J. Gracey and Phillips (Wi) 2, O. Kerr and D. King (T) 3. Time 10 3-ss; intermediate, B. Grant and M. Raurati (Wh) J, -j. Lauridson and F. Bryan iT) 2, Whyte and M. Joynt t HI) 3. Time 11s; junior, J. Chadwick and D. Barton (Wh) 1, V. Entwistle and ■W. O’Neill (T) 2, M. Ellery and J. Jones (Wi) 3. Time 11s. Girls’ Team Events Corner spry, senior, Katikati 1, Opotiki 2, Whakatane 3; intermedt iate, Whakatane 1, Tauranga 2,

Katikati 3; junior, Opotiki 1, Whakatane 2, Tduranga 3. Hoop relay, intermediate, Opotiki * 1, Katikati 2, Whakatane 3. . Relay Racing Boys, senior (Tauranga 1946, 1947, 48s), Waihi 1, Whakatane 2, Tauranga 3. Time 495; junior (*Tauranga 1947, 52 3-ss), Tauranga 1, Whakatane 2, Waihi 3. Time 54 l-ss. Girls, senior (Tauranga 1947, 57 l-ss), Tauranga 1, Whakatane 2; Opotiki 3. Time 56 4-5 s (a record); intermediate, • Tauranga 1, Whakatane 2, Opotiki 3. Time 56 l-5s (*best to date); junior (fWha- >'

katane 1947, 57 2-ss), Tauranga 1, Whakatane 2, Opotiki 3. Time 57 3-ss.

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