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Gold, but we lost 9-1. Our second game was against Queensland. We were nearing our rst victory un l a change of pitcher followed by mul ple errors let Queensland win 10-4.
Day 3: Personally, I believe this was our best performance day. First up was U19 United South Island. We were in the game for
most of it un l USI put on their rst-string pitcher and catcher. We went down 13-6. The last game of the round robin for us was facing Southside S ngers and we wanted a win. A er a tough game and a player injury, we came out ed 8-8, leaving us 6th out of 7 on the table.
Day 4: The play o s were rained o , which meant unfortunately only the top four teams played on Day 5.
The tournament was a great learning experience for most of us as we
hadn’t played at such a level or against interna onal teams before. While in Australia we were also lucky enough to go to Movie World and Australia Zoo. A big thank you also to the Mainland So ball management team, and Southland So ball Associa on.
Cameron Wallace
ISANZ DEVELOPMENT BOYS’ SOFTBALL
In late Term Three I le New Zealand, bound for a 22-day tour of Canada as part of the ISA New Zealand Development Boys’ So ball Team. Throughout my me over in Canada, I played about 26 games in three Canadian States, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. I was constantly being put through my paces, playing a minimum of two games back to back each day, with very li le down me to see the sights of
a country on the other side of the world. However, when given the opportunity to represent my country for a second me in Canada I made the most of the opportunity and gave it my all. “I learned a lot over there and think it’s an amazing experience to go overseas playing the sport you love and experience di erent cultures”.
I plan to con nue to work hard with my so ball and possibly go back over to Canada next year to play for the Pimicikamak Thunder U19 team for a couple of months.
Braeden Heslip
2018 SISS DIVISION 2 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
In Week 8, Term 1, our senior so ball team departed for Ashburton to compete in the South Island Secondary School Division
2 So ball Championships. The boys had trained hard and were ready to put their best e ort in at the tournament.
Up rst, on the rst day, the boys faced Dunstan High School who were out to make their mark. Star ng slowly in the
game, the boys woke up and put bat to ball with a strong hi ng performance leading to a 14-0 win. Next up they faced Ashburton College. The team started strong and carried on with a dominant performance throughout the game, winning 19-0.
On the second day, the boys were excited to be coming up against strong opposi on from St Thomas of Canterbury. The game was a hard-fought ba le, with scores being locked at 0-0 going into the 6th innings. The boys kept focus, with senior boys leading the way and scoring important runs to end the game with a 7-0 victory. They then went on to face Timaru Boys’, with another dominant performance and
younger players stepping up to take the team to a 15-0 win.
The third day was to be the hardest day
of the tournament with the possibility
of having three games in unpredictable weather. Up rst was Rolleston College, where the boys were in great form and went to work early, ge ng out to a nal score of 15-0. Burnside was the second game of the day where the boys were looking for another strong performance to set up for what would be their last game of the tournament, due to the cancella on of the last day. The boys led early and came out with a 16-1 win. The third and nal game was a playo as the winners of
ILT SOUTHLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratula ons to our team who won this event in February. Thank you to Jimmy A eck and Jason Te Huia for coaching and managing this team.
Intermediate Sec on: The Intermediate grade only had two teams entered, both from Southland Boys’ High School. In the nal, SBHS Red won over SBHS Blue. Thank you to Ms Ka e Tull for assis ng this team.
So ball winners
Back Row (L to R): Jason Te Huia (Manager), Ben Symon, Eli Meuli, Lachlan Springford, Caden McCormack, Kiahn Johnson, Jim A eck (Coach)
Front Row (L to R): Hunter Jennings, Te Kaanu Te Huia, Braeden Heslip, Josh Richardson, Blake Purdue, Cameron Wallace
SOUTHLAND BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SOUTHLANDIAN NOT FOR SCHOOL BUT FOR LIFE WE ARE LEARNING
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