Ultimate Frisbee and U14 Rugby

It was a great but windy day at Mt Maunganui’s Arataki Park for our four ultimate frisbee teams who were competing in this year’s BOPSS Ultimate Championships. Our Junior Mixed Team had some steep learning curves, but it was great to see them out there really getting into the spirit of the self-refereed game. The Junior Boys team did really well and ended up second in their division. Noah Judd was named as the standout of the Junior Competition and received a new disc as his prize. The Senior Mixed Team gained some good wins and experience throughout the day while the Senior Boys were undoubtedly the stand-out for WHS. The team consisted of mostly Year 13 boys and they made the final against a very strong and experienced Katikati Boys’ Team. In this tournament, Katikati had gone through the day unbeaten, defeating most opponents. But, our boys really held their own in their game against the challenging team. Point for point ensued to a 4-5 scoreline. Then, a long spell of no scoring occured, tiring out our boys who could only substitute at a scoring break. This led Katikati to start making some very tactical plays and start to build their lead to end the game 11-6. Special mentions go to Sam Beasely on defence and Cole Scott on the attack. Cole was named as the MVP at last year’s event and showed real leadership on the day. A special mention is also due to the staff involved. Thanks, Mr Hagger and Mr Cochrane for your coaching support, and Miss Peterson for managing everything else.

WHS Under 14 vs Trident High School - Grand Final

The passion and emotion etched across the boys’ faces did nothing to hide the sense of anguish following the nail biting grand final against Trident. The boys settled for the silver medal in what can best be described as a thrilling encounter between the two strongest teams in the Bay of Plenty. Final score 15 v 17. Two tries went to Cody Neale and one to Kaio Moses. A special shout out goes to coaches Jordan Coxon and Cliff Harper who have successfully developed this team, empowering the boys to lead with a strong sense of mana and respect for eachother and the game. BRING ON 2022!