Category: Volleyball

Manukau Courier: Aorere College and De La Salle College left their mark on the New Zealand secondary school volleyball championships in Palmerston North earlier this month. Aorere, led by captain Mary Masoe, came fourth in the premier girls’ while De La Salle, led by Bernardo Tonumaipe’a, came fifth in premier boys. It was a fitting season finale for the Aorere, who the week before, finished runners-up in the College Sport Auckland Championships at Pulman Park, Papakura. “We are incredibly proud of the team’s achievement as we have been building and developing this team for a few years.…

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College Sport Media: A whirlwind few weeks has wound down for the Westlake Girls’ High School Senior volleyball team, but for tournament MVP Tamara Otene there’s much more to look forward to later this year. Fresh from helping her side win the College Sport Auckland Championships followed by their maiden NZSS Senior Division 1 title in Palmerston North at the end of Summer Tournament Week, Tamara is now turning her attention to preparing for the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in beach volleyball. Prior to indoor Nationals, the year 12…

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New Zealand Herald: Auckland champions Westlake Girls’ High School became the national champions at the 50th Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships in Palmerston North yesterday when they overcame the top Bay of Plenty team Otumoetai College in straight sets. In each of the first two sets the Takapuna-based team pulled in front of their Tauranga opponents early in the set and held the lead throughout, on the back of some powerful outside hitting by Tamara Otene and Rachael Webster. Coached by the very experience Stewart Henderson, 13-times champions Otumoetai kept the scoreline…

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Māori Television: Westlake Girls’ volleyball player Tamara Otene has qualified for the Youth Olympics after taking out gold at the U19 Oceania Youth Qualifiers in Australia. Now she has her sights set on the Olympics. 16-year-old Tamara Otene is on her way to her biggest competition yet. Otene says “Honestly, my mind was just blank I was just so happy that the game was over and just so happy that we won and that we get to go.” Otene and New Plymouth partner Maya Dickson successfully claimed gold and their…

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Rodney Times: An Orewa College volleyball squad is celebrating after netting “the perfect season”. The Junior A Boys Volleyball squad, coached by teacher Craig Ashton, played – and won – all 35 games of their season. The flawless run won the boys the North Island Secondary School Championships – the second North Island title in three years for the school – and the North Harbour and Auckland Championships. “It caps of a great year for Orewa Boys Volleyball, which was the highest achieving program in the country this year,” Ashton said.…

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Manukau Courier: Manurewa High School are leading the Counties Manukau charge at the North Island Junior Secondary School Volleyball Championships in Papakura this week. They have four teams among the 48 boys’ and 48 girls’ teams competing in the four day tournament which tips off at the Pulman Park Arena on Tuesday. Others have schools have been limited to one or two. Manurewa High School sports coordinator Maggie Silva says they couldn’t afford to miss the opportunity. “We’re taking advantage of the tournament being held so close to home. We’ve have a boys’ and…

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