Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle

Girls' College sports exchange

Whanganui Chronicle
27 Jun, 2017 01:52 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Toni-Ann Robinson and Claudia Ryan celebrate goal time during WGC's 14-0 hockey win over St Mary's from Stratford during sports exchange day on Thursday.

Toni-Ann Robinson and Claudia Ryan celebrate goal time during WGC's 14-0 hockey win over St Mary's from Stratford during sports exchange day on Thursday.

The Sport Whanganui review of college sport continues this week focusing on Whanganui Girls' College.

Hosts Whanganui Girls' College made a clean sweep of the annual sports exchange with St Mary's Diocesan School from Stratford on Thursday.

Before the match-ups began a big shout out went to all coaches and team managers turning out in support despite it being a mid-week workday in both provinces, while the weather gods also played their part.

WGC completely dominated the football winning 14-0, the hockey 5-0 and the netball 35-15, but was forced to come from behind to narrowly claim the basketball by a mere two points.

The football, played at Wembley Park, was evenly matched for the first 10 minutes before WGC scored its first goal. This was the first of many for the home side, but St Mary's kept fighting.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Everyone was very impressed with St Mary's team spirit, they didn't hang their heads but turned around and set up to counter at every opportunity," Dana McClellend said.

"I do not think that the final score of 14-0 reflected the true game and although WGC won the match, St Mary's definitely won on the day for team spirit and fair play."

Player of the Day for WGC went to Sunny Solomon for her fair play and positive attitude.
Both the senior and junior netball teams matched up strongly against St Mary's with convincing wins.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

It was great viewing for the WGC students who came to watch and support during the school break with the senior A1 team powering ahead to a 35-15 win. Player of the Match was Rebecca Harrison.

Junior netball continued the winning streak dominating St Mary's from the beginning. WGC delivered some spectacular mid-court combinations and flow through court to win the game 39-8. Player of the Match was awarded to Siena McLean.

The WGC hockey team deserved its 5-0 win.

They worked well together creating space, passing well and talking to one another on the turf.

"St Mary's never dropped their heads, they challenged us to the end and didn't quit. We were impressed by their positive comments on the turf and that helped us to play a good game," team captain Claudia Ryan said.

Most Valuable Player was awarded to Jaime Keelty.

The closest match-up of the day was a nail biter in the basketball. Every year St Mary's have dominated WGC, normally with a large height advantage, and they were not going to submit easily this year either.

St Mary's started strong and held the lead until the dying minutes of the last quarter where WGC managed to get ahead by two points and keep the lead until the final whistle.
With a 28-26 win, Sora Akiba was awarded player of the match.

Save
    Share this article

Latest from Sport

Sport

'Injury isn’t the end': Whanganui athletes show strength in Capital Classic

04 Feb 04:00 PM
Sport

NZ and US teams saddle up as polocrosse returns to Whanganui

03 Feb 04:00 PM
Sport

Sam Ruthe becomes fastest 16-year-old miler after Whanganui race

24 Jan 10:41 PM

Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Sport

'Injury isn’t the end': Whanganui athletes show strength in Capital Classic
Sport

'Injury isn’t the end': Whanganui athletes show strength in Capital Classic

Emma Osborne returned to Newtown Stadium three years after fracturing her leg there.

04 Feb 04:00 PM
NZ and US teams saddle up as polocrosse returns to Whanganui
Sport

NZ and US teams saddle up as polocrosse returns to Whanganui

03 Feb 04:00 PM
Sam Ruthe becomes fastest 16-year-old miler after Whanganui race
Sport

Sam Ruthe becomes fastest 16-year-old miler after Whanganui race

24 Jan 10:41 PM


Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 
Sponsored

Discover Australia with AAT Kings’ easy-going guided holidays 

15 Jan 12:33 AM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2026 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP