MANUREWA OPEN A NETBALL Once upon a time in the land of netball, eight budding "stars" made plans to conquer the world. They wanted to venture forth where no Manurewa netball team had been before. Land unfamiliar, waters uncrossed. The triumph of the Manukau Secondary Schools would not be enough! Their mission, which they chose to accept, was to defeat the notorious Auckland Girls Clingons and snatch the Auckland title from their grasp. So their journey began. Every Saturday morning, without fail the eight stars travelled to Mt Eden to compete for the Auckland Secondary Schools Championship. The saga included the vivacious Gail Pere, coach number one. Through her wisdom and perseverance she saw us through the initial rocky waters to many successful wins. But due to circumstances beyond our control, coach number two was appointed Rae Smith. The stars knew that it was going to be hard with a new coach but their strength of character and will to perform was evident in their team spirit. The challenge looming was the qualifying eliminator for the New Zealand Netball Nationals. Unfortunately the stars were knocked out by Rosehill in the regionals but they were not downhearted. They still had to prove that they were the best! The stars travelled to Planet Coco Cola to prove their worthiness to Sultana Lois Muir. They did not disappoint coach number three, inspirational Ana Noovao. The mission was almost completed. Without key player Simone Turner, the stars were unable to grasp the gold from the Auckland Girls Clingons, losing by one point. The stars were ecstatic. Admirable young stars that need to be mentioned were Leilesha Davis and Jackie Grey who had the honour of receiving most outstanding players in the Auckland solar system.
But alas, the mission was not to be accomplished by these budding stars. Though they fought to the end, they could only manage sixth placing in the Auckland solar system. The highlight of the mission for these stars were the weekly running sessions that only lasted two days and the yummy carrot cakes made by Mrs Shaw that only lasted two minutes. The STARS for 1996 were made up of: Aroha Moore (Cap alias Grumpy) Simone Turner (The real Captain) Shaolin Faafili (Rudey) Sharon Tearoti (Happy) Michelle Baker (Groovy) Leilesha Davis (Grunty) Moera Stephens (Smiley) Lena Davis-Buchanan (Goofy) Jackie Grey (Froggy) Thank you to all our trekkers (supporters) for always believing in our ability to be successful. Many thanks to our three coaches who each gave us valuable personal insights into the game of netball. We hope they continue the mission in the future of Manurewa High School netball. And finally to Mrs Shaw without whose unconditional support and encouragement we would not have accomplished our successes. Aroha Moore Simone Turner
The Unbeatabi 1996, a prosperous year Manurewa High School Junk Basketball team. At the beginning of the yen coach, Mrs Sharon Evans, s, girls down to discuss what goals were for the upcoming The girls replied with, 'pla hardest, and win every game that's exactly what they Defeating any team that challenge them which led the be Manukau Region win Auckland Region winners, Northern Zone Region winner. All the girls' hard work, pra and games paid off. With captains Myzpah Evans, Wharemate and Tui Ru leading the squad of Whaiapu, Sharon Mackey, Schmidt, Amber Frost, Hutchinson, Malina. Pakura Wynyard who were later joint Diana Tauvale and Aroha Rupa If it were not for the help, su and great coaching of Mrs E Mrs Rupapera and Mr O'Dea girls may not have been successful. So the unbeatable side of will next year be moving up to premiere grade to maintain winning streak.