Fri, Sep 13, 2024 11:00 AM
Nelson College 1st XI win hockey promotion
Nelson College 1st XI hockey team. Photo: Supplied.
Stephen Stuart
As well as the 1st XV rugby side, Nelson College had nine other teams competing in the Winter Tournament Week with the 1st XI hockey boys faring best.
They beat Marlborough Boys’ College 2-1 in the Johnson Cup final at Saxton Field to earn a place in next year’s top division.
The underwater hockey juniors were runners-up at their tournament at Mount Maunganui, while the junior basketball team reached the final for the third year running, finishing second to Christchurch’s Hillmorton High School in Dunedin.
And Nelson College’s Under 15A and U16A rugby sides both finished second in their South Island tournaments in Christchurch.
Meanwhile, Nayland College backed up its recent Nelson club success by winning the B title at the South Island Netball Championships, beating local rivals Waimea College 39-28 in the final in Christchurch. Both teams won promotion to higher grades in next season’s club competition.
And the Nayland Girls A basketball team has qualified for the national championships for the first time in 13 years after reaching the play-offs in the South Island finals in Dunedin.
They beat Marlborough Boys’ College 2-1 in the Johnson Cup final at Saxton Field to earn a place in next year’s top division.
The underwater hockey juniors were runners-up at their tournament at Mount Maunganui, while the junior basketball team reached the final for the third year running, finishing second to Christchurch’s Hillmorton High School in Dunedin.
And Nelson College’s Under 15A and U16A rugby sides both finished second in their South Island tournaments in Christchurch.
Meanwhile, Nayland College backed up its recent Nelson club success by winning the B title at the South Island Netball Championships, beating local rivals Waimea College 39-28 in the final in Christchurch. Both teams won promotion to higher grades in next season’s club competition.
And the Nayland Girls A basketball team has qualified for the national championships for the first time in 13 years after reaching the play-offs in the South Island finals in Dunedin.
