10 August Advantage Ohoka One August 10, 2020 By Pam Fraser Sport With a round to play in the Challenge round of the North Canterbury Netball Centre Premier competition, Ohoka One have taken a 4point lead over Central in the standings. Ohoka One continued their unbeaten run defeating Amberley 57-39. Central stumbled with a loss 30-40 to Rangiora High Senior A, and in the third match Kaiapoi were dominant over Ohoka Two. Points: Ohoka One 16, Central 12, Rangiora High Snr A 9, Kaiapoi 8, Amberley 6, Ohoka Two 0. In the Senior A competition Kaiapoi High School saw of Oxford 34-32, Ashley defeated Rangiora High Senior B 35-16, and Central Three defeated Rangiora High 10A’s 29-14. Points: Kaiapoi High 16, Central Three 14, Ashley 11, Oxford 7, Rangiora High Snr B 5, Rangiora High 10A 0. Kaiapoi Two extended their lead at the top of the Senior Reserve competition with a 33-17 win over Central Four. Ohoka Four defeated Ashley 30-16, and in the closest match of the day, Woodend just managed to pip Kaiapoi Three, 27-26. Points: Kaiapoi Two 16, Ohoka Four 10, Kaiapoi Three 10, Woodend 9, Central Four 8, Ashley 1. It is still all tied at the top of the table between Fernside and Ashgrove, in the Future Ferns section A competition. Both had comfortable wins in the weekend, with Ashgrove defeating Ashley 38-6, and Fernside defeating Ohoka 41-5. The two teams will meet this weekend in the final round of the Challenge round. Kaiapoi sit third equal after their win over Rangiora 18-5. Points: Fernside 16, Ashgrove 16, Kaiapoi 6, Ohoka 6, Rangiora 4, Ashley 0. Related Articles Ohoka One lead Ohoka One have taken a four-point lead in the North Canterbury Netball Premier competition after their win over Central One in the weekend 48-40. Rangiora High School Senior A had a strong win over Ohoka Two 50-20, and Kaiapoi won the battle of the middle of the table over Amberley 51-44. Points: Ohoka One 12, Central 8, RHS SnrA 8, Kaiapoi 5, Amberley 4, Ohoka Two 0. In the Senior A grade Kaiapoi High School now ... Ohoka Oh So Close The Kaiapoi division one rugby team remain unbeaten in the North Canterbury competition, after clocking up their 4th win on the trot. They defeated Ashley 44-10. This keeps them ahead of Glenmark Cheviot, who were kept to a 17-17 draw by Ohoka. Ohoka had the chance to create history and an upset from a late penalty, only to see it hit the crossbar. Oxford had a tense tussle with Hurunui, coming out the victors ... Change at the top In an enthralling game of netball in the Premier grade, Kaiapoi came back against the youthful Rangiora High senior A team, to win 43-37. It was an even contest throughout the match, with Kaiapoi pulling away in the final quarter. Ohoka one defeated Ohoka two 80-14, and Central pipped Amberley in their match 41-38. That leaves Ohoka one and Central now at the top of the table. Points: Ohoka one 8, Central 8, Amberley 5, ... Top Primary Runners The North Canterbury Primary Schools Cross Country event was held at the A&P Showgrounds in Rangiora this week. The event was run by the North Canterbury Sport and Recreation Trust, with 200 students running in two zones, Pegasus and Rakahuri. The top six in each zone are eligible to represent at the Canterbury Cross Country event at Halswell Quarry in August. The top runners in each year group were George Thorp (Year 5 boys), Maddie ... Netballers all tied up The North Canterbury netball Premier grade is all tied at the top of the table. Ohoka One sit on 12 points after dispatching Kaiapoi, 66-30. They are tied with Central, who defeated Ohoka Two, 71-27. Amberley are on 6 points after being beaten by Rangiora High A 42-44. In the Senior A grade, Kaiapoi High had another win, 31-28 over Ashley, to take top spot in the grade. Central Three are in second after they ... Amberley early frontrunners Amberley were the big winners in the first round of competition netball, taking out their Premier match against Ohoka 2 64-32. The other two matches in the Premier section were a lot closer with Central defeating Kaiapoi 49-41, and Ohoka only just pipping the Rangiora High Senior A team, 36-35. In the Senior section, Central 3 and Ashley could not be separated, finishing with a 27-27 draw. Kaiapoi High defeated the Rangiora High Senior B ...