26th New Zealand Secondary Schools Underwater Hockey Championship

Report:  Day 1 at Nationals

It has been a great start to the Secondary School Nationals in  Rotorua today.  With 10 teams competing in each of the 4 grades, to become National Champions the competition is fierce and the poolside atmosphere ecstatic.

Many of the games have been close, testing teams motivation and determination.

In the Senior girls grade there have been close games between Glendowie (1) and Tauranga (2), Wellington girls scoring just one goal to win against Mount Albert Grammer School (MAGS) and Diocesan scoring a last minute goal to beat the “A” team from Nelson College for Girls 4-5.
In the Junior girls grade, Tauranga is off to a great start with convincing wins for their first three games.  Northcote and Glendowie had a very close game resulting in a three all draw.
In the Senior Open grade Wellington college scored the only and winning goal against Hutt Valley High School in the last few minutes. Otumoetai just beat Glendowie 2-1 and Scots had a close game against James Hargest resulting in a 2-1 win.
Junior Open has seen Scots College off to great start with solid wins today.  Competition is close again in this grade with MAGS beating Howick 3-2 and Otumoetai narrowly losing to Avondale 3-4.
We look forward to another day of had fought competition tomorrow.

Paige Moran