By TBHS | Posted: Thursday September 27, 2018
Winter Tournament week was held recently during Week 7 of Term 3 (3-9 September).
We had a successful week with teams spread from Hamilton to Invercargill in Hockey, Basketball, Football and Rugby.
The 1st XI Hockey had an excellent week in Tauranga and qualified for the Rankin Cup, the top tier competition in secondary schools hockey and progressed through to the quarter-finals where they lost a titanic struggle to Hamilton Boys on penalty strokes 5-4 after being locked up 2 all at the end of both regulation and extra time. They defeated another traditional New Zealand sporting powerhouse Auckland Grammar 3-0 in their final match to finish 7th, representing a tremendous effort for a school of our size on the National stage.
In Hamilton, the 2nd XI also finished in 7th place in the Gallatley Shield. They had a number of very close competitive games, having been seeded in a tough pool that was decided on goal differential. This was a good week for developing the depth of our hockey and preparing some promising young players for the challenges of a tournament.
The Senior Basketball side had a pleasing week in the South Island Tournament held in Invercargill finishing in 8th position. Wins in pool play over James Hargest College, John McGlashan College and Marlborough Boys’ College saw them qualify for the top eight, our best result in a number of seasons.
The 1st XI Football side had an enjoyable week in Nelson at the Jim Wishart tournament, finishing in a creditable 5th position. Pleasing wins over Christ’s College and Otago Boys’ High School saw them through to this position having being knocked out of title contention by eventual tournament winners Shirley Boys’ High School.
The Under 15 Colts Rugby team had a good tournament, recording wins in pool play over King’s High School and hosts Nelson College before losing to eventual winners Shirley Boys’ High School. They beat the traditionally strong Southland Boys’ High School in the play-off for 3rd and 4th.
In a new initiative, John McGlashan hosted a mini Under 14 Rugby tournament also involving TBHS, St Thomas of Canterbury College and Southland Boys’. In a tournament of widely varying strength and big scorelines dominated by St Thomas's, we lost to them and recorded wins over Southland and John McGlashan.
