 The North Island Junior Volleyball Championships in Wellington have anointed two new champions in 2016. Westlake Girls' High School under the guidance of the impressive Vukets family have won the girls title for the first time, while Trident High School rallied from a set down to topple Otumoetai College in an enthralling and exclusive Bay of Plenty boys battle. Girls Final Westlake scored a commanding 25-19, 25-15 victory over Tauranga Girls' College. Westlake started strongly surging ahead 4-1 on the back of powerful serving by Rachel Webster. Tauranga stayed in the fight and won four points on the trot to nudge ahead 17-16 following impressive play by Sophia Lawrence and Kiana Gear. With the first set hanging in the balance tournament MVP Tamara Otene took over. Otene blasted two aces and a smash winner as Westlake went on an 8-0 run to jump ahead 24-17. Tauranga's resistance was effectively crushed at this point. Westlake completely dominated the remainder of the match. A third of Tauranga's second-set points were scored by way of Westlake serving faults. Otene with her height, power and occasional touches of finesse continued to impress. Juliette Vukets (whose mother Lucille and older brother Greg coached the team) was a study of composure setting up many of Westlake's point while Webster was a menace at the net. Westlake didn't drop a set all week. Boys Final Trident High School avenged a defeat earlier in the season to Otumoetai to became champions for the first time in seven years. The first set was tight with little quarter given until Trident suffered service wobbles. Faults were conceded at 12-12 and 15-13 which was the catalyst for Otumoetai to go on a 6-0 run and power ahead 20-14. Jerome Morris with his belligerent serving and explosive net play was outstanding for Otumoetai as was Luke Chuter with his blocking. The final score in the first set was 25-19 to Otumoetai. Otumoetai quickly gained a 10-7 lead in the second-set. Trident kept their cool and the sheer hustle and enthusiasm of tournament MVP Jack Oswald saw them draw level late in the set. The most dramatic points of the match were won in succession by Nathapop Sathorn. At 20-20, Otumoetai forced Trident deep into the court with a series of walloping spikes. Trident kept the ball alive with meek deflections. Sathorn was then forced to retreat close to the boundary and strike the ball in reverse over his head with his team's final shot to keep the rally alive. This he achieved and Trident won the point to take the lead. Another arduous rally followed which was emphatically finished by a leaping Sathorn spike. Trident winning the set 25-22. With momentum firmly on their side, Trident wasn't challenged in the deciding set prevailing 15-8. Tawari Stanley grew in stature with his disruption at the net while the infectious smile of Oswald perfectly captured the energy of his increasingly confident team. Boys Tournament Team Ben Blackwell (Mount Maunganui HS) Quaid Forbes (Tauranga BC) Jack Manaway (Tauranga BC) Keegan Joe (Sportswood College) Sione Latuila (One Tree Hill College) Tawari Stanley (Trident High School) Manawa Amoroa (Trident High School) Jerome Morris (Otumoetai College) Luke Chuter (Otumoetai College) Henare Richards (Otumoetai College) Nathapop Sathorn (Trident High School) Jack Oswald (Trident High School) Girls Tournament Team Georgie O'Dea (Mount Maunganui College) Emma Hegarty (Otumoetai College) Cliona Whyte (Otumoetai College) Emma Bercich (Rangitoto College) Olivia Philpot (Tauranga GC) Kiana Gear (Tauranga GC) Ava Andersen (Whakatane HS) Emily Julian (Whakatane HS) Elizabeth Howard (Westlake GHS) Juliette Vukets (Westlake GHS) Emme Shearer (Westlake GHS) Tamara Otene (Westlake GHS) Previous Boys Winners 1984: Mangere College 1985-87: Kawerau College 1988: Whakatane High School 1989-90: Kawerau College 1991: Tauranga BC 1992: Kawerau College 1993: Tauranga BC 1994: Whakatane High School 1995: John Paul College 1996-97: Western Heights High School 1998: Hillary College 1999: Whakatane High School 2000: Westlake BHS 2001: Kelston BHS 2002: Tauranga BC 2003: Westlake BHS 2004: Westlake BHS 2005: Rangitoto College 2006: Tauranga BC 2007: Western Heights High School 2008: Napier BHS 2009: Trident HS 2010: Western Heights High School 2011: Tikipunga High School 2012: Western Heights High School 2013: Westlake BHS 2014: Manurewa High School 2015: Orewa College 2016: Trident High School Previous Girls Winners 1984-88: Kawerau College 1989: Mount Roskill Grammar 1990: Otumoetai College 1991: Sportswood College 1992: Kawerau College 1993: Manurewa High School 1994: Kawerau College 1995-97: Otumoetai College 1998: Western Heights High School 1999: Whakatane High School 2000: Avondale College 2001: Tauranga Girls Collehe 2002-04: Otumoetai College 2005: Mangere College 2006: Upwey High School (Australia) 2007: Trident High School 2008: Tauranga Girls College 2009: Otumoetai College 2010: Mangere College 2011: Mount Maunganui College 2012: Otumoetai College 2013: Manurewa High School 2014: Trident High School 2015: St. Marys College 2016: Westlake Girls High School READ MORE VOLLEYBALL ARTICLES HERE
25/11/2016
Volleyball NZ - NI Tournament Team 2016 NISS Volleyball NZ Junior Tournament Teams. Huge congratulations to the boys and girls selected in these teams!
BOYS Ben Blackwell - Mt Maunganui College Quaid Forbes - Tauranga Boys College Jack McManaway - Tauranga Boys College Keegan Joe - Spotswood College Sione Latu’ila - One Tree Hill College Tawari Stanley - Trident High School Manawa Amoroa - Trident High School Jerome Morris - Otumoetai College Luke Chuter - Otumoetai College Henare Richards - Otumoetai College Nathapop Sathorn - Trident High School MVP - Jack Oswald - Trident High School GIRLS Georgie O’Dea - Mt Maunganui College Emma Hegarty - Otumoetai College Cliona Whyte - Otumoetai College Emma Bercich - Rangitoto College Olivia Philpot - Tauranga Girls College Kiana Gear - Tauranga Girls College Ava Andersen - Whakatane High School Emily Julian - Whakatane High School Elizabeth Howard - Westlake Girls High School Juliette Vukets - Westlake Girls High School Emme Shearer - Westlake Girls High School MVP - Tamara Otene - Westlake Girls High School |
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