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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 11. 1969.
Sport With Ian Stockwell
Sport With Ian Stockwell
One Strong Basketball Team Likely
It Looks as if Victoria will have one strong team in the Wellington Basketball Association's competitions this season.
Although it has less members than last year, the club has managed to form two teams and have a surplus of willing reserves.
The decrease in numbers means better individual attention at the twice-weekly practice from the new coach, Miss Maurren Brady.
After the Wellington Basketball Association's tournament, the top University team was placed one grade under Senior A division, in the new Senior 2nd division.
Thus the team has maintained the standard set last year with only a few of the original players left.
More than half of the club members are newcomers who make up the second team, which has been assessed worthy of 3rd grade competition standard.
In view of past performances this team faces a tougher season.
On Saturday, 10 May. Victoria's number one team fought hard against Ngati Poneke which was dropped from Senior A but still managed to narrowly beat the University team 17-15.
But Varsity has a strong and experienced defence line and plenty of potential in the forwards.
This showed up in its good performance at the opening tournament and again when Onslow received a sound 9-25 defeat.
Most of the team will be called for the Wellington rep-representative trials.
On May 10 games did not go quite so well for the third graders who lost to W.E.O.G. 15-10.
Conditions were terrible and the ball slippery.
Thanks to the unfailing accuracy of main shooter. Micaela Dillan, Varsity scored first after the rest of the team had muddled the ball to the ring.
W.G.O.G. was not accurate with its shooting.
Goal defence Glenis Giles, was quick and keen but often was caught out of position.
On several occasions when Varsity had the ball after a good retrieve, wild passing showed a lack of any practised combination and killed continuity between the centre court and goal ring.
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• Mrs Gordon (right) presents the Kirk Cup to the victorious Botany rugby team captain Matt McGlone. Botany beat Zoology in the first game for 28 years to decide possession of the cup. At left is the Zoology team captain, John Wineera.
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• Members of the Victoria University Karate Club seen at the national championships in Wellington recently. From left : M. Judge, B. McCallum, S. Naquase, W. Sharrock, G. Arnold. Absent : G. R. Glover.
By Meru Judge
Five members of the Victoria University Karate Club took part in the All-New Zealand karate championships in Wellington recently.
Four of the five competed in the restricted grades free-fighting event. Greg Arnold reached the semifinals and S. Naquase, the 1968 New Zealand White Belt Champion, won the title.
Warren Sharrock reached the quarter-finals of the open grade fighting, and also entered the kata competition.
A kata is a formal sequence of techniques demonstrating balance, timing, and co-ordination, and in competition the karateka performs the kata of his choice.
In winning the the event, Sharrock caused an upset by outpointing his instructor Andy Barber, 1st dan, the 1968 champion.
In a later dmonstration Sharrock also kicked his way through a 1 inch slab of wood.
Although the Vic competitors sometimes lacked the aggressive instinct which wins bouts, they did seek to achieve purity and control in their style.
Sports
The Sports Depot
(Witcombe & Caldwell) Long-standing connection with University sport. Every one of Vic's 24 sports catered for.
Sports Union May Withdraw From International Body
The New Zealand University Sports Union will consider withdrawing from F.I.S.U., the international sports union, at winter tournament in August.
About eight athletes from N.Z.U.S.U. have competed at the games over the last four years.
"The expense was considered too great by the delegates", said Mr. Roger Lawrence, the Victoria delegate.
"We will still keep our subscription of $100 in case a competitor is prepared to finance his own trip."
Varsity All Black
The Varsity Rugby Club has one All Black for 1969 with Gerald Kember reserve for the First Test against Wales.
Other players in representative teams are Kember, Martin Sayers, Ian Uttley, Rhys Barlow. Kerry McDonald and John Kirkby in the Wellington squad. D. Heather, J. Tovey, P. Barrett and R. Gregory in the Wellington B side and C. Balasoglou and G. Wallis in the Wellington Colts.
Rep teams are also being picked for lower grades.
C. Sutton and R. Willis are in the Senior 2nd and 3rd division reps and M. McKee, B. Blake, M. Cookman and W. Lloyd are in a trial match between Senior 2nd and Senior 3rd sides.
M. Henderson and M. Okherse have been selected for the Wellington 3rd grade reps.
The J5 C's had their closest game in the holidays, beating the J5 A's 11-3. This team has not lost a game yet and is leading its grade.
D. Burton the senior 3rd winger has scored more than So points so far this season.
Soccer Report
Disappointing Show
After its previous week's performance, University gave a disappointing display against Brooklyn United to go down 1-5.
Jim Courtley, who played a good game, scored the goal for University. John Mehl and John McKenzie were the pick of the University defence.
The University second team, which was without several of its regular players, was well beaten 5-1 by second-placed Stop Out. John Betteridge, in goal, made some tine saves and Robin Fox scored a consolation goal.
The Fifth Division learn game its best performance of the season when it beat Johnsonvilla 3-1.
Though the Varsity success was achieved mainly as the result of a team effort. Bill Arcus was outstanding in the defence.
Newcomers to the team. Nils Andreassen (2) and Phil Donnelly, scored the goals for University.
In the lower grades the picture was a gloomy one. The Sixth Division team lost 7-2 to Miramar Rangers, while in the Seventh Division, the "A" team defaulted to Wellington Working Men's Club, the "B" team went down 5-2 to Wellington Diamond United and the "C" team was hammered 13-1 by Western Suburbs.
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Results and scorers:
First Division lost to Brooklyn United 1-5 (J. Courtley); Second Division lost to Stop Out 1-5 (R. Fox); Fourth Division-Karori Swifts (cancelled); Fifth Division beat Johnsonvilla 3-1 (N. Andreassen 2, P. Donnelly); Sixth Division lost to Miramar Rangers 2-7 (R. Fraser, K. Smith); Seventh Division "A" lost to Wellington Working Men's Club by default; Seventh Division "B" lost to Wellington Diamond United 2-5 (J. Arcus, R. Turner): Seventh Division "C" lost to Western Suburbs 1-13 (A. Langford); Seventh Division "D" lost to Wainuiomata "A" 0-4.