Issue No 531 7th May 2018 High Fives For Team The Big Picture The dicey weather predicted for the Kapiti Coast came to nothing when the NISS orienteering Champs were held there in the holidays. This was probably due to the heat provided by the Tidswell siblings representing HNHS during the three day event. Under pressure in their respective grades due to both being the hottest of favourites, they responded well by taking out four individual titles between them. Will was im- pressive, destroying the intermediate field of 80 in the sprint run at Kapiti College, and again in the long course held in the sand-dune forest at Waiterere Beach by four minutes. He topped it off in the senior relay by teaming up with Thomas Culham and Blake Campbell to win by two minutes over Mt Albert Grammar at QE Park at Paekakariki. Running last, he even gave the senior NISS champion from MAGS a minute start, before not only overtaking him, but putting time on him before the finish. Jenna did it tougher, with two nar- row wins, 14 seconds in the sprint and 17 seconds in the long, after which she described her performance as horrid. Too close for comfort when racing for an hour. She teamed up with Amy Culham and Aishlin McIntyre to finish third in the senior girls relay. The other podium finish came in the intermediate girls relay where Lily Stephens, Phoebe Till and Rani Williams were delighted to finish 2nd, despite not having their top runner, Amy Culham, who ran senior. Other top 10 finishers were, Thomas Culham (SB sprint) 6th and 8th in long, Aishlin McIntyre (SG sprint) 10th and 9th in the long. Blake Campbell did a remarkable job of finishing Kapiti Island sits in the background as the HNHS senior boys team of Will Tidswell, Blake Campbell and Thomas 10th in the senior boys long as did Alex Miller in senior girls. Culham stand on top of the podium after the relay flanked by Mt Albert Grammar and Napier BHS Finlay Keip also finished on the podium running sec- ond in the SB novice grade. Canes Use Gym NISS The rugby team stayed in Four of the five Havelock North when they played the school athletes Sharks in the competition in chosen for the Napier. When the call came to use the ECNISS team school gym for the team to do a one attended the hour final preparation before their even- NISS held in ing game, it was too good and oppor- Wanganui. Best tunity to turn down. The team duly ar- effort came from rived with all their superstars to go Erin Kelly w ho through their pre-match ritual with won the senior enough time for TJ Perenara to show girls pole vault. It off some outstanding basketball skills. was a remarkable Jordy and Beauden Barrett, Julian victory, as the Savea and brother Ardie w ere all hot favourite there. from came into the competition late, but failed to reg- ister a height in Thomas Mackenzie with judo legend David Douillet windy conditions. Kane Elms just Thomas meets Legend failed to make Niamh Lee presented with her gold medal the podium in the Thomas Mackenzie has just re- senior 3000m, Niamh to Portugal turned from the Oceania Judo Champi- pipped into 4th onships in New Caledonia where he by .22 of a sec- Niamh Lee is another student who represented NZ in U21 –81kg class. ond, running in a has been selected to represent New Thomas finished fifth in his division time of 9:01.62. Zealand overseas. Her sport is after being defeated by a much bigger He finished 9th in kayaking, and when she won the junior local judoka, after having an early lead. the 1500m in a woman’s 20km long distance event at But the real highlight was the oppor- The girls took the opportunity to spy on the rugby very close race. the NZ Championships in Auckland, tunity to meet four time World Champi- talent Other top perfor- little did she realize that her perfor- on and two time Olympic gold medalist, mance was from mance was good enough for her to be Frenchman, David Douillet. Douillet is a Gee Rep Super 12 Laura Johnson offered a spot in the team to go to the big man, standing 1.96m tall and who leapt World Championships in Portugal. She weighing 125kg’s and competed in the The top female The senior A net- 10.71m in coming paddled the 20km in a time of one hour heavyweight division. He is one of the school badminton ball team qualified 6th in the inter- and 38 minutes. Niamh came from most decorated judoka in the sports player, Linda Gee easily for the mediate triple Iona this year, and has been having history, who since his retirement, went has recently been Super 12 HBSS jump. The com- success in canoe sprint as well. She into politics where he spent a period as named in the netball competi- petition was very was in a HB/PB K4 team that was suc- the Minister of Sport in the French gov- Central U17 team tion. Hoping to close, with the cessful in winning the NZ U18 K500 ernment. Thomas was told that Judo is to take part in the improve on their winner jumping championships at the beginning of the a hugely popular sport in France. national champs narrow third plac- just .33m further year by 3.5 seconds. She also finished later in the year. ing from last year, with 11.04m. second in the K4 200 and had a 4th in Coming up…. Girls badminton is they are now Jess Tucker the K1 500. looking strong this under new coach, also ran, the So if Niamh looks a bit weary at the Sat 5 May Boys Football, rugby, netball year, with the Jaime Richard- 100m and 200m moment, it is because she is doing a start school able to field son, with early plus 4x100m heavy gym workload and kayaking Sun 13 May HBSS Orienteering Champs two teams in the indications that around 130km per week in preparation Mon 14 May ECNISS Cross country relays relay but she felt local HBSS senior things are looking a little off form for the World Champs in Portugal dur- Wed 6 June ECNISS Cross Country A competition. promising. Sun 10 Jun HBSS Orienteering Relays for the event. ing August.