Another squash title for Girls’ High
Palmerston North Girls’ High school cemented their place as the powerhouse of schoolgirl squash by winning their third consecutive national title at the weekend.
Girls’ High beat Napier Girls’ High School 5-0 in the national secondary schools final at Squashgym Palmerston North on Sunday, the third year in a row they have won the competition.
Having had the bye in the first round, Girls’ High didn’t drop a game at the tournament, also beating Havelock North High School 5-0 and Marlborough Girls’ College 5-0.
Te Puke High School beat Marlborough 5-0 to finish third.
The Girls’ High B team finished 13th, having been seeded 10th.
They lost 4-1 to Whangarei Girls’ High School and 4-1 to St Matthew’s Collegiate School, then beat Katikati College 4-1 and Tawa College 4-1.
Palmerston North Boys’ High School lived up to their seeding, finishing third.
Boys’ High beat Tauranga Boys’ College 3-2 in their final playoff game at the event.
Top seeds Westlake Boys’ High School defended their title, beating St Paul’s Collegiate School 3-2 in the final.
In Boys’ High’s games they beat Marlborough Boys’ College 5-0, Liston College 5-0 and Hamilton Boys’ High School 5-0, but lost to St Paul’s 5-0 in the semifinal.
The Boys’ High B team finished 23rd.
They lost 5-0 to Whangarei Boys’ High School, beat Taupo-nui-a-tia College 4-1, lost 3-2 to St Paul’s B, lost 3-2 to Auckland Grammar School B and beat Hawera High School 3-2 in their finals match.
Girls’ High player Annaleise Faint was named at No 1 for the New Zealand secondary schools trans-tasman team and her brother Corbin, of Boys’ High, was named captain of the New Zealand boys team.