WHS athletes tune up for Tournament week

The WHS boys basketball team claimed the WCS scalp 55-45 during their annual sports exchange last week.

Whanganui High School athletes tuned up for Tournament Week when hosting Wanganui Collegiate in their annual sports exchange last Wednesday.

The games were the school's final sports exchange before heading away to the winter tournament week next week throughout the North Island.

Director of sport Lisa Murphy said all teams have been preparing well leading into their final week of the season.

"We had a few teams in semis and finals of their competition this year with the 1st XI boys hockey winning the Manawatu Secondary School Division 1 competition for another year and the girls coming runners up," Murphy said.

"Our 1st XV rugby team was in the final of the Manawatu Premier 2 competition, just missing out on the trophy in a close fought game against Palmerston North Boys High 3rd XV."

Eight teams will head off to tournament week with Phillips Electrical A1 netball (who finished third in the Whanganui Premier A1 competition), 1st XI boys hockey and football all in Palmerston Nth, the 1st XI girls hockey team head to Pukekohe, while badminton is in Auckland and 1st XI girls football head to Rotorua.

"Our 1st XV rugby team is hosting the Central 6 1st XV tournament and the U15 girls rugby team head to Levin for a two-day tournament."

Sports exchange results at a glance:

Phillips Electrical A1 Netball 47 — WCS 16
Junior A1 Netball 27 — WCS 16
U15 Rugby 34 — WCS 26
1st XI Boys Football 9 — WCS 1
1st XV Rugby 0 — WCS 48
Boys Basketball 55 — WCS 45

By Staff Reporter
Wanganui Chronicle 30/8/18