Bay netballers outshoot Motueka Students compete

The annual fixture between Golden Bay and Motueka is a highlight in the netball calendar – and last Sunday’s action at Tākaka’s Rec Centre NBS Stadium didn’t disappoint.

The series of four high-energy, closely fought matches started at 10am with an U14s clash from which Golden Bay emerged 26-22 winners. In the next game, the home U19s won by a single point in a very tight contest. The Bay’s winning streak then came to a temporary halt when the U16s lost 18-21, but the competition ended on a high as the seniors powered back from a shaky first quarter to win by 39-29, the largest margin of the day.

With all matches completed, teams and supporters reconvened in the club rooms for refreshments and prizegiving.

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After completing a Top of the South sports tournament, then a trials process, five Collingwood Area School (CAS) students were selected to represent their kura at the NZ National Area Schools’ Tournament in Rangiora last month.

This involved playing with and against the best players from area schools all over the country, in a range of sports. Tiana Olney and Claire Sparrow played football; Ben Rillstone – rugby and basketball; Natalie Iorns – netball A, volleyball, and football; and Bianca Honey – netball A, kī-o-rahi, and basketball.

Playing for the Top of The South region and competing against three other regions of Aotearoa, they participated in four days of games for all the sports. Top of the South took home the winning trophy.

On the last day, finals were held in each sport between teams picked from the South Island and North Island. All the Collingwood students were selected to play for South Island teams in this climax to the tournament, with the South Island emerging as overall winners. Tiana and Claire made the National New Zealand team for football, Ben made rugby, Natalie made netball A and volleyball, and Bianca made kī-o-rahi and netball A. Ben will now go on to take part in the Barbarians training camp in Hamilton in September.

The students would like to say an immense thank you to the whānau, sponsors, and the community for enabling them to go. Their incredible generosity is greatly appreciated. A special thanks to Sam Iorns, Tracey Rillstone, Rebecca Olney, and Pete Taylor, who coached and supported the students.

Te Kura o Aorere / Collingwood Area School would like to thank the following individuals and businesses that generously supported our Nationals Team at the Area Schools Tournament in Rangiora: Rural Service Centre, Tui Bee Balms, The Wholemeal Cafe, NBS Takaka, Hammer Hardware Takaka, FreshChoice Takaka, Farewell Spit Tours, The Quiet Revolution, BP Takaka, Whitwells Motueka, Stihl Richmond, Old School Cafe Pakawau, Repco Motueka, Molly B’s, Ray White Takaka, Pestells Stoke, Drummond and Etheridge, Orange Mechanical, Zentec, Chambo’s Digger Hire, Flooring Xtra Motueka, Golden Bay Air, Mariposa Takaka, Telegraph Hotel, TG Contracting, Coca Cola, Rabobank, Pakawau Beach Park, TRS Richmond, HealthPost, Hairtech Collingwood, Collingwood Tavern, NPD Takaka, PGG Wrightson Takaka, Bay Fitness, Langford Store, On The Spot Collingwood, NV Miller Ltd, Earth Gems, Maria Morgan - Doterra, Village Theatre Takaka, Cheesecake Shop Richmond, Nicki Rillstone, Tickled Pink Pakawau, Brett McKay, Fonterra, Rob McDonald Plastering, Win’s Farm Collingwood, and everyone who bought raffle tickets, donated firewood and supported our quiz night.

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