Midway Surf Club members have a picture taken after winning the overall junior section of the Surf Lifesaving Championships last weekend. Picture by Sally Cameron
The Gisborne junior surf lifesaving Top Club competition last weekend produced excellent racing from the district’s under 14-year-olds who gave it everything across Friday evening and Saturday sessions of their carnival.
These are the detailed results —
Beach Flags — Under 11, female. Brooke Williams Wainui 1, Milly Edwards Midway 2, Mackenzie Hamblyn Midway 3. U11, male: Maihi Swann-Ferris Waikanae 1, Donavon Kupenga Midway 2, Xavier Booker, Wainui 3. U12, female: Maddie Claffey Midway 1, Sophie Phelps Midway 2, Charlotte Willoughby Midway 3. U12 Male. Zebedee Findlay Wainui 1, Connall McCavana Midway 2, Finnbar Whitfield, Wainui 3. U13, female: Indie Nikora Midway 1, Betsy Findlay Wainui 2, Tessa Webb Waikanae 3. U13 Male. Lucas Leif Nicol Midway 1, Tyson kalani ingoe Midway 2, Owen Booker, Wainui 3. U14, female: Lilla Hain Midway 1, Sophie Warren Midway 2, Celia Willoughby Midway 3. U14, male: Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui 1, John Batarrita Clarke Wainui 2, Taylor Kijowski , Midway 3.
Beach Sprint — U11, female: Milly Edwards Midway 1, Brooke Williams Wainui 2, Bree Barclay Midway 3. U11, male: Donavon Kupenga Midway 1, Jack Murphy Wainui 2, Angus Paterson, Midway 3. U12, female: Sophia Castles Midway 1, Natalie Hudson Wainui 2, Charlotte Willoughby Midway 3. U12, male: George Loffler Wainui 1, Knox Knight Midway 2, Blake F Taylor , Midway 3. U13, female: Betsy Findlay Wainui 1, Indie Nikora Midway 2, Georgia Cook Midway 3. U13, male: Lucas Leif Nicol Midway 1, Owen Booker Wainui 2, Tyson kalani ingoe, Midway 3. U14, female: Lilla Hain Midway 1, Sophie Warren Midway 2, Klara Pauwels Wainui 3. U14, male: Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui 1, Oscar Hayward Midway 2, Oliver Tilghman, Wainui 3.
Board Rescue — U14, female: Midway A (Taylor Newman/ Indie Nikora ) 1, Midway B (Celia Willoughby/ Lilla Hain) 2, Wainui A (Charlotte McDiarmid/ Zyanja Rudge) 3. U14, male: Wainui B (Rori Fukushima-Hall/Archie Alder) 1, Waikanae A (Clarence Ryan/ Maxwell Latu) 2, Wainui A (Owen Booker/ Oliver Tilghman) 3.
Rescue Tube — U14, female: Midway A (Celia Willoughby/ Taylor Newman) 1, Wainui B (Zyanja Rudge/ Klara Pauwels) 2, Waikanae A (Tessa Webb/ Jade Hopper ) 3. U14, male: Wainui A (Rori Fukushima-Hall/ Owen Booker) 1, Waikanae A (Maxwell Latu/ Clarence Ryan) 2, Waikanae B (Lucas Thompson/ Bradley Douglas) 3.
Beach Relay — U11, mixed: Midway A (Bree Barclay/Mackenzie Hamblyn/Donavon Kupenga/Reef Mullooly) 1, Wainui A (Brooke Williams/Xavier Booker/Alyvia Williams/Jack Murphy) 2.
U12, mixed: Midway A (Blake F Taylor/Sophia Castles/Charlotte Willoughby/Blake Pearse) 1, Wainui A (George Loffler/ Zebedee Findlay/Natalie Hudson/Zoe Keepa) 2. U13, mixed: Midway A (Tyson Kalani Ingoe/Indie Nikora/Ella Hayward/Lucas Leif Nicol) 1, Wainui A (Owen Booker/ Betsy Findlay/Lola Stewart/Isaac Knudsen) 2, Waikanae A (Lucas Thompson/Clarence Ryan/Tessa Webb/ Pippa Holden/Jade Hopper ) 3. U14, mixed: Wainui A (Oliver Tilghman/Rori Fukushima-Hall/Charlotte McDiarmid/Klara Pauwels) 1, Midway A (Lilla Hain/Zane Taylor/Taylor Kijowski/Sophie Warren) 2, Midway B (Taylor Newman/ Celia Willoughby/Oscar Hayward/Lachlan Gavin) 3.
2km Beach Relay — U11-14, mixed: Midway A (Taylor Kijowski/Tyson kalani ingoe/Sophie Phelps/Bree Barclay) 1, Wainui A (Oliver Tilghman/John Batarrita Clarke/Klara Pauwels/Charlotte McDiarmid) 2, Waikanae A (Clarence Ryan/Maxwell Latu/ Pippa Holden/Tessa Webb) 3.
Surf Race — U11, female: Brooke Williams Wainui 1, Alyvia Williams Wainui 2, Bree Barclay Midway 3. U11 Male. Donavon Kupenga Midway 1, Xavier Booker Wainui 2, Blake Thompson, Waikanae 3. U12, female: Sophie Phelps Midway 1, Sophia Castles Midway 2, Charlotte Willoughby Midway 3. U12, male: Blake F Taylor Midway 1, Zebedee Findlay Wainui 2, Flynn Teutenberg, Wainui 3. U13, female: Jade Hopper Waikanae 1, Indie Nikora Midway 2, Tessa Webb Waikanae 3. U13, male: Sam Matthews Midway 1, Owen Booker Wainui 2, Lucas Leif Nicol, Midway 3. U14, female: Zyanja Rudge Wainui 1, Celia Willoughby Midway 2, Lilla Hain Midway 3. U14, male: Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui 1, Bradley Douglas Waikanae 2, Taylor Kijowski , Midway 3.
Board Race — U11, female: Brooke Williams Wainui 1, Alyvia Williams Wainui 2, Bree Barclay Midway 3. U11, male: Xavier Booker Wainui 1, Donavon Kupenga Midway 2, Toby Garrett, Midway 3. U12, female: Sophia Castles Midway 1, Sophie Phelps Midway 2, Charlotte Willoughby Midway 3. U12, male: Blake F Taylor Midway 1, Connall McCavana Midway 2, Zebedee Findlay, Wainui 3. U13, female: Indie Nikora Midway 1, Betsy Findlay Wainui 2, Jade Hopper Waikanae 3. U13, male: Sam Matthews Midway 1, Owen Booker Wainui 2, Clarence Ryan Waikanae 3. U14, female: Charlotte McDiarmid Wainui 1, Celia Willoughby Midway 2, Lilla Hain Midway 3. U14, male: Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui 1, Zane Taylor Midway 2, Bradley Douglas, Waikanae 3.
Run, Swim, Run — U11, female: Brooke Williams Wainui 1, Alyvia Williams Wainui 2, Bree Barclay Midway 3. U11, male: Donavon Kupenga Midway 1, Xavier Booker Wainui 2, Blake Thompson, Waikanae 3. U12, female: Sophia Castles Midway 1, Charlotte Willoughby Midway 2, Sophie Phelps Midway 3. U12, male: Blake F Taylor Midway 1, Zebedee Findlay Wainui 2, Flynn Teutenberg, Wainui 3. U13, female: Indie Nikora Midway 1, Jade Hopper Waikanae 2, Tessa Webb Waikanae 3. U13, male: Owen Booker Wainui 1, Sam Matthews Midway 2, Clarence Ryan Waikanae 3. U14, female: Zyanja Rudge Wainui 1, Celia Willoughby Midway 2, Lilla Hain Midway 3. U14, male: Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui 1, Bradley Douglas Waikanae 2, Taylor Kijowski , Midway 3.
Diamond — U11, female: Brooke Williams Wainui 1, Alyvia Williams Wainui 2, Bree Barclay Midway 3. U11, male: Donavon Kupenga Midway 1, Xavier Booker Wainui 2, Toby Garrett, Midway 3. U12, female: Sophia Castles Midway 1, Sophie Phelps Midway 2, Charlotte Willoughby Midway 3. U12, male: Blake F Taylor Midway 1, Zebedee Findlay, Wainui 2, Connall McCavana, Midway 3. U13, female: Indie Nikora Midway 1, Jade Hopper Waikanae 2, Tessa Webb Waikanae 3. U13, male: Sam Matthews Midway 1, Owen Booker, Wainui 2, Clarence Ryan, Waikanae 3. U14, female: Taylor Newman Midway 1, Zyanja Rudge Wainui 2. U14 Male. Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui 1, Bradley Douglas Waikanae 2, Taylor Kijowski Midway 3.
Board Relay — U12, female: Wainui A (Brooke Williams/Zoe Keepa/Alyvia Williams) 1, Midway A (Sophia Castles/Sophie Phelps/Charlotte Willoughby) 2, Midway B (Bree Barclay/Zoe Thomas/ Maddie Claffey) 3.
U12, male: Midway B (Blake F Taylor/Donavon Kupenga/Connall McCavana) 1, Wainui A (Flynn Teutenberg/ Zebedee Findlay/ Xavier Booker) 2, Wainui B (George Loffler/ Waylon Lynch/ Finnbar Whitfield) 3.
U14, female: Midway A (Indie Nikora /Taylor Newman/Lilla Hain) 1, Wainui B (Klara Pauwels/Madeleine Poulter/Zyanja Rudge) 2, Midway B (Celia Willoughby/ Ella Hayward/ Georgia Cook) 3.
U14, male: Midway A (Sam Matthews/Tyson Kalani Ingoe/Zane Taylor) 1, Wainui A (Rori Fukushima-Hall/ Archie Alder/Owen Booker) 2, Waikanae A (Bradley Douglas/Maxwell Latu/Clarence Ryan) 3.
Grand Cameron Relay — U12, mixed: Midway A (Bree Barclay/Sophia Castles/Blake F Taylor /Sophie Phelps/Donavon Kupenga/Angus Paterson) 1, Wainui A (Alyvia Williams/Brooke Williams/Zebedee Findlay/Zoe Keepa/Xavier Booker/Matthew Knudsen) 2, Midway B (Avaya Mullooly/ Charlotte Willoughby/Toby Garrett/Zoe Thomas/Connall McCavana/ Blake Pearse) 3.
U14, mixed: Midway A (Lilla Hain/Taylor Newman/Taylor Kijowski/Indie Nikora /Sam Matthews/Tyson kalani ingoe) 1, Wainui A (Klara Pauwels/Owen Booker/Charlotte McDiarmid/ Rori Fukushima-Hall/Isaac Knudsen/Zyanja Rudge) 2, Midway B (Sophie Warren/Celia Willoughby/Winston Williams/Ella Hayward/Zane Taylor/ Lucas Leif Nicol) 3.
Top Junior Club Points — Midway 222, Wainui 160, Waikanae SLSC 38.
Overall Age Group Champions — U14, male: 1, Rori Fukushima-Hall Wainui; 2, Bradley Douglas Waikanae; 3, Taylor Kijowski. U14, female: 1, Lilla Hain Midway; 2, Zyanja Rudge Wainui; 3, Celia Willoughby Midway. U13, male: 1, Owen Booker Wainui; 2, Sam Matthews Midway; 3, Lucas Leif Nicol Midway. U13, female: 1, Indie Nikora Midway; 2, Jade Hopper Waikanae; 3, Betsy Findlay Wainui. U12, male: 1, Blake F Taylor Midway; 2, Zebedee Findlay Wainui; 3, Connall McCavana Midway.
U12, female: 1, Sophia Castles Midway; 2, Sophie Phelps Midway; 3, Charlotte Willoughby Midway. U11, male: 1, Donavon Kupenga Midway; 2, Xavier Booker Wainui; 3, Maihi Swann-Ferris Waikanae. U11, female: 1, Brooke Williams Wainui; 2, Alyvia Williams Wainui; 3, Milly Edwards and Bree Barclay Midway.