Gisborne Boys’ High and Gisborne Girls’ High finished just out of the medals in their secondary school hockey tournaments last week.
GBHS, coached by Wade Manson assisted by Aidan Scragg, were fourth at the Founders Cup in Napier.
GGHS, coached by Henry Mulligan, were fourth at the Audrey Timlin Memorial tournament in Napier.
A thrilling quarterfinal against Whakatāne High was the highlight for a GBHS team who finished top of their pool with two wins and a draw.
Whakatāne scored late in the match to force a penalty shootout.
GBHS keeper Josh Davies proved the hero. Having saved a penalty stroke during normal time, he kept three of the Whakatane players scoreless as GBHS won the shootout 3-2.
GBHS were outgunned 4-1 by eventual tournament winners Hastings in the semifinals although were the first team to score against them up to that point.
A two-minute lapse in which their opponents scored twice was the difference in a 3-1 bronze medal playoff loss to Scots College.
Gisborne Girls’ High had several close matches over the duration of their tournament.
They finished second in their three-team pool, then pipped Nayland College 2-1 in the quarterfinals before going down narrowly, 2-1, to Marlborough Girls’ College in the semis and losing 4-1 to Pukekohe High in the bronze medal game.
Campion College were 10th at the North Island Mixed tournament held in Taupō.
RESULTS —
Founders Cup, Napier —
Pool play: Gisborne Boys’ High School 4 (Harry Hayward 2, Austin Fergus, Carter Easterbrook goals) def St John’s College (Hastings) 0; GBHS 2 (Ollie Egan, John Broad) Aquinas College 1; GBHS 2 (Ollie Egan 2) Onslow College 2. GBHS placed 1st in pool.
Quarterfinals: GBHS 2 (Ollie Egan, Austin Fergus) Whakatāne High 2. GBHS won penalty shootout 3-2 — GBHS goalscorers William Matthews, Ollie Egan, Angus Henry.
Semifinals: GBHS 1 (John Broad) Hastings Boys’ High 4.
Playoff for third: GBHS 1 (Austin Fergus) Scots College 3.
Audrey Timlin Memorial, Nelson —
Pool play: Gisborne Girls’ High School 3 (Keeley Smiler, Riley Ingoe, Emily Petro goals) Rolleston College 1; GGHS 1 (Keeley Smiler) Ashburton College 4. GGHS placed 2nd in pool.
Quarterfinals: GGHS 2 (Chloe Kapene, Pae Wilcox-Taylor) Nayland College 1.
Semifinals: GGHS 1 (Hinekahukura) Marlborough Girls’ College 2.
Playoff for third: GGHS 1 (Chloe Kapene) Pukekohe High 4.
North Island mixed tournament, Taupō —
Pool play: Campion 0 Pompallier Catholic 9; Campion 0 Te Paepae o Aotea 5; Campion 2 (Hamish Swann, Charlie Brown goals) Okaihau College 6; Campion 0 Naenae College 4; Campion 1 (Hamish Swann) Rodney College 2. Campion placed 6th in pool.
Bottom 3 round-robin: Campion 0 Glenfield College 3; Campion 1 (Hamish Swann) Okaihau College 1.
Campion 10th overall.