Plenty of highlights on the turf

possession in dispute: Gisborne Girls' High School's Sophie Petro (right) gets her stick in position to block the progress of Lulu Vermeulen, of Ngatapa, in Poverty Bay senior hockey at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Ngatapa won this game 4-2. Picture by Paul Rickard

HIGHLIGHTS were spread over three games in local hockey at the weekend.

GMC Kowhai and YMP B drew 1-1, Ngatapa beat Gisborne Girls' High School 4-2 and Waituhi beat Gisborne Boys' High School 2-1 on the Hain Farming Turf.

Kowhai led almost all the way, only for YMP B to snatch a goal and the draw in the last few minutes of their clash.

“It was a well-fought contest,” Poverty Bay Hockey operations manager Louise Teneti said.

“Both teams were missing key players so that evened things up a bit.

“They are both fairly young teams too, and they had a good strong game.”

Four players shared the goals for Ngatapa in their 4-2 win against Amber Dental Gisborne Girls' High School.

Girls' High were without five players from their regular line-up but the team played well and made Ngatapa work hard for the result, Teneti said.

The men's match of the weekend lived up to expectations. A hard-fought game between Boys' High and Waituhi ended with Waituhi 2-1 ahead.

“That was always going to be the game of the round for the men, and that's how it turned out,” Teneti said.

“It was a good strong game from both teams.

“The students are developing nicely as they head towards their main goal of doing well in the Super 8 secondary schools competition.”

Courtney Onekawa scored 10 goals as YMP A thumped brave Te Aowera 24-0.

Mel Knight scored four, Kodi Campbell, three, and Dannell Tuhou, two. Five other YMP women scored a goal each.

“Well done, Te Aowera, for keeping on playing right to the end despite the big scoreline,” Teneti said.

Two of the men's games were defaulted but the teams played “friendlies”.

Lytton Old Boys HPY Advisors beat LOB Masters by default and YMP A beat YMP B by default.

No local competition hockey will be played this weekend as the teams take their usual break during the school holidays.

Results — Women: GMC Kowhai 1 (Monika Dinkel) YMP B 1 (Aisha Twigley); Waituhi 0 Paikea 6 (Taimania Clark 2, Joanne McLean 2, Bronwyn O'Reilly 2); Amber Dental GGHS 2 ( Keeley Smiler, May Carrington) Ngatapa 4 (Molly Clarke, Kate McKibbin, Liv Abernathy, Sinnead Flannery); Te Aowera 0 YMP A 24 (Courtney Onekawa 10, Mel Knight 4, Kodi Campbell 3, Dannell Tuhou 2, Nancy Tarawa, Moelani Tureia, Lucy McHugh, Maia Rickard, Grace Kuil).

Men: GBHS 1 (Jack Fletcher ) Waituhi 2 (Henry Mohi, Tegan Brown); LOB HPY Advisors defeated LOB Masters by default; YMP A def YMP B by default.

Secondary school competition (Monday, July 4): Lytton 2 (Charlie Brown, Cody Dyer) GGHS (2) 0; Whatatutu 2 (Angus Thompson, Errol McLaren) GBHS (2) 1 (Jarred Knight); Campion won by default.

Intermediate competition (Tuesday, July 5): Gisborne Intermediate Kiwa 2 Manutuke 6; Gisborne Intermediate Maia 1 Gisborne Intermediate Pawa 4; Campion 5 Wairoa 1; Ilminster A 1 Ilminster (1) 1; Whatatutu won by default.