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Enthusiastic Entrants
Very enthusiastic teams took part in the Contributing Schools' Athletic Sports which were held in the Childers Road Reserve on Saturday, November 13. All the city schools were represented and the sports took place before a large crowd.
The sports were opened with a combined schools' march past and this was led by the Awapuni School team.
The prestige event, the 11-years-and-over boys' 400 metres was won, under pressure, by Wayne Chiles.
Mark Furlan of Te Wharau took the open boys' 800 metres.
The boys' long jump was won by Paul van Dorp, also of Te Wharau, who sailed over a distance of 14 feet 2 inches. Other winners are pictured on the next page.
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Dean File (Riverdale): 11-arid-over 75 metres
Cricket ball throw: Vince Baker (Central), at 167'2", was first. Douglas Baty (Te Karaka) was second, and Barry Davidson (Elgin) was third
Nina Koia, left (Te Wharau), beats Kathy Turipa for first place in the 11-and-over girls' 75 metres
Heather Calcott: 8-year girls' 50 metres
Lisa Su (Mangapapa) takes the 10-year girls' 200 metres from Pauline Robinson (Awapuni)
Michael Hughes (Kaiti): 8-year boys' 50 metres
Richard Gardner (Edmund Campion): 9-year boys'50 metres
John Mclntyre (Edmund Campion): 10-year boys' 75 metres
Brenda Sutton (Kaiti): 9-year girls' 50 metres
Len Kaui (Kaiti) runs out a clear winner in the 9-year boys' 200 metres
Heni Turner (Elgin): 8-year girls' 200 metres
Gillian Toye (Riverdale): 9-year girls' 200 metres