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Quality 2-3ft waves with a light offshore and lots of sunshine
were on offer for competitors in the final event of the Auckland Regional Scholastics Surfing Tri-Series
held at Maori Bay on Sunday 5th August.
With valuable series points and a number of team positions still up for grabs spectators
were treated to a display of high performance surfing as
competitors fought it out in their last chance to impress the selection panel.
The battle for dominance in the Girls divisions continued with local girls
Milly Crewe (Kaipara College) and Britt Kindred (Kristin School) locked
together at the top of the leader board in the U14’s and North Shore sister act Bianca and Gaby
Sansom (Long Bay College)both looking to finish with a win in the U16’s. All the girls
lived up to their reputations and it looks as though the Auckland girls will be a force to be
reckoned with at the National Scholastics Finals in Taranaki in October.
With one win each in the Under 14 Boys division S.W. Van Der Merwe (Orewa
College) and Harry Macintosh (Waiheke High) continued their rivalry through
the series and with both of them in great form it came down to a countback to decide who got
the guaranteed spot in the team.
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With series leader Ware Wano (Green Bay High) unavailable for this comp the U18
Boys
put on a show to give the selectors some serious thinking to do
and in the final and most spectacular heat of the day U16 Boys New Zealand Junior team
member Elliott Paerata-Reid (Mind Alive) took the series out with an outstanding display of
progressive and functional surfing.
Thanks to the judges, volunteers, parents, teachers, Maori Bay Boardriders, and
especially Philippa and Peter Haven, who all helped bring the series to an
end in style. Team selection is now underway and all
those chosen to represent Auckland will be notified ASAP.
Results from Round Three
Longboard
1, Luke Crouch
2, Tom Mason
Boys Under 18
1, Wade Kindred
2, Sam Klein
3, Tom Kinney
4, Guy Le Noel
Boys Under 16
1, Elliott Paerata-Reid
2, Blake Haven
3, Leo Copley
4, Liam Payne
Boys Under 14
1, S W Van Der Merwe
2, Harry MacIntosh
3, Max Dicken
4, Lewis Mennie
Girls Under 18/16
1, Gabriella Sansom
2, Bianca Sansom
3, Briar McLeely
4, Louise Aitken (U18)
Girls Under 14
1, Milly Crewe
2, Britt Kindred
3, Courtney Salahub
4, Jessica Kiff
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