Volleyball: Western Heights sail into semis, TBC crash out

Western Heights High School in action at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Senior Volleyball Championships this week.

The Western Heights High School senior A volleyball team cruised into the semifinals of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Senior Volleyball Championships yesterday.

The national champs are being held at Arena Manawatu in Palmerston North this week.

Bay of Plenty champions Western Heights won their quarter-final 3-0 yesterday morning against Riccarton High School (Christchurch) 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.

Western Heights had earlier progressed undefeated through pool play.

The Rotorua school were scheduled to play their semifinal last night against Westlake Boys' High School (Auckland), with the final today.

If Western Heights win the tournament it will be their first national title at the event since 2012.

Tauranga Boys' College A crashed out yesterday morning bringing an end to their hopes of winning three straight titles.

Tauranga Boys' were beaten by Heathfield High School (Australia) in their quarter 3-1.

No Rotorua schools qualified for the quarter-finals of the girls' first division, also played yesterday morning.