Junior football season kicking off on Saturday

FOOTBALL

The Kaitaia United Football Club’s junior season starts at Ahipara on Saturday, with six under-8 teams, nine under-11 and six under-14.

All games throughout the season will be played at Ahipara, Ta¯ipa and Kaitaia Intermediate School, each venue taking turn about.

The first five rounds will be “developmental”. Scores will be recorded but there will be no competition points.

Each Saturday will begin with the First Kicks programme, for children too young to play under-8, from 9am to 9.30, with the under-8 games also kicking off at 9am, under-11s at 10am and under-14s at 11am.

The draws for Saturday are: Under-8: Te Rarawa vs Kaitaia Primary School, Eastern Hornets vs Paparore Pukeko, Eastern Wasps vs Pompallier/Kaitaia Primary School Rebels.

Under-11: Eastern Marlins vs Te Rarawa Ko¯tare, Kaitaia Primary School Kaitiaki vs Kaitaia Primary

School Rangatira, Pompallier Warriors vs Eastern Sharks, Kaitaia Primary School Manawa vs Pompallier Piranhas, Eastern Eagles the bye.

Under-14: Eastern Makos vs Eastern Threshers, Te Rarawa Raptors vs Pompallier Destroyers, Te Rarawa Hawks vs Te Rarawa Raiders.

Photo / File Brendon Morrissey will out of his nice warm Kaitaia Primary principal’s office early on Saturday morning, armed with his whistle, megaphone and coffee.