Midlands' John Preece from Tauranga (right) tries to tackle an Auckland player at the National Under-18 tournament in Napier.Photo/Supplied
Canterbury have jumped to the top of the Ramesh Patel Shield leaderboard after the national under-18 tournament in Napier.
The event concluded last weekend.
The Canterbury men won gold after defeating Midlands 2-1 in the final, while the Canterbury women took bronze with a 3-1 result over North Harbour in
the 3rd/4th playoff.
Midlands women won gold in their final over Auckland and with the Midlands' men taking silver in a close-fought final against Canterbury, the table is highly congested with one tournament to play - the Ford National Hockey League from September 6-14 at North Harbour Hockey Stadium.
Canterbury sit top of the table on 68 points, while Midlands are close behind on 65 and Auckland round out the top three with 60.
