Waterpolo overview 2010
In 2010 TGS Waterpolo provided two Senior Teams (boy and girl teams) and two Junior Teams Junior A (mixed) and Development Team (Boys). A brief summary on how teams performed throughout the year is below.
All teams were supported by a new committee made up of dedicated parents and supporters. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to our fantastic coach Kylie Cooper and we all wish her the best on her new coaching adventures. The committee and players goals are to enjoy their waterpolo and be very competitive in upcoming competitions and tournaments.
Senior Water Polo
SNR boys NISS Div 2 competition Auckland – The boys started the competition slowly improving game by game , but unfortunately were beaten into 7th place, with the most exciting game of the tournament against Northcote which was lost only by a penalty shoot out and after 1hour of playing time.
SNR boys NZSS SNR B competition Hamilton , April 8-11th
In a repeat performance of the NISS comp the team started slowly dropping 2 vital games . They improved from then on and finished in a creditable 7th spot , the best placing TGS have achieved. – Carlo Burney received 2 and Oliver LeNoel 1 player of the game awards.
SNR Boys – Auckland Senior league –2010 SNR Boys Auckland Comp league - The SNR boys ended up 5th spot Division 1.
North Harbour waterpolo
Jeremy Marino made the U18B team. Carlo Burney, Max Revill and Fynn Blackwood have all made U16 teams. Fynn Blackwood & Max Revill competed in the Pan Pacific cup in July for the U16B team , while Carlo Burney and Jake Benson were in the NZ U15 Boys team competing in the same U16 competition, plus the Trans Tasman Shield competition after the Pan Pacs.
Snr Girls NISS Div 2 competition in Auckland - the girls finished 2nd in the competiton a fantastic result for the girls. Laureen Kerslake gained MVP for the tournament.
Snr Girls Nationals Div 2 Hamilton -
The overall placing didn’t reflect the way we played. We only had 8 players, and played really well, biggest loss was by 2 goals, 2 games by 1 goal, a draw and couple of wins.
North Harbour -
Under 16 B team – Lauren Kerslake, Rikki Taylor, Kate Sheehy, Katie McKenty, Lydia Rowlandson.
Under 18 B team - Rikki Taylor
Junior Water Polo
This year TGS entered two junior teams into local competitions. The Junior A team was mixed boys and girls and a second development team was made up of boys.
The Junior A team finished third in the Term Two schools competition and is on track to hold its position in Term Three. The development team is made up predominately of year 9 boys who have been committed to trainings and games. The team is steadily improving and enjoying being part of the larger junior squad. Isaac Mennie, Ethan Blackwood and Eli McKeown have been provided the opportunity to play for the A team gaining valuable experience.
A junior team will play at the upcoming North Island Championship in November.
Several junior players were selected to represent North Harbour in the Pan Pacific Tournament in July. Callum Orr made the U14A boys team, which won gold in the Pan Pacific Cup competition. Ethan Blackwood made the U14B team in the same competition Katie McKenty made the U14A girls team, which also won gold at PanPacs. Jake Benson and Katie McKenty made the U15 NZ team for both the Pan Pacs and Trans Tasman Shield, which was played during the Pan Pacs competition.
The following junior players have been selected for North Harbour teams for the remainder of the season:
Under 14A
Callum Orr
Katie McKenty
Under 14B
Ethan Blackwood
Under 14C
Connnor McDonald
Gavin Woodward
Under 16B
Kate Sheehy
Katie McKenty
Lydia Rowlandson
Louis Harknett
Jake Benson
NZ U15 Team - Well done to Katie McKenty, Jake Benson and Carlo Burney
