PHOTO ( left to right) Andre Lelievre and Connor Broughton

John Paul College students; Andre Lelievre and Connor Broughton had a tough battle to finish first in the Boys Under 18 (Novice) Double Sculls,at the Mighty River Junior Regatta at Karapiro on Sunday.Andre underwent surgery two weeks ago (just before the North Island Rowing Clubs Championships), and

it was anyone’s guess.

“It was great to see the boys bounce back, not hit anyone at the start, then scull well and win the event.“ said their coach Harry Ashby.

On the pontoon after their jubilant win, when asked if they had expected it,Connor Broughton in Stroke seat responded “We hoped so.”

With a laugh Andre Lelievre added “It was a long time coming, we’d mucked up some races.”

Connor Broughton also placed third in the Lightweight Boys Under 18 crew with Taylor Boyce.

“They are a new combination showing lots of promise” said Coach Ashby .

All in all Rotorua Rowing Club finished with 3 firsts, 3 seconds and 1 third.

Mighty River Power Junior Regatta

Held: 23 February  Venue: Lake Karapiro (2k)

RESULTS

Western Heights High School

GIRLS U17 COXED QUAD SCULLS A Final: placed 1st (7:27.98)Crew: WHHS 1 - Stacey Tamblin (stroke) | Olivia Ashby | Hannah Cox | Alice West + Phoebe Johnston (cox)Coach - Chris Pearson

GIRLS U15 DOUBLE SCULLS

A Final: placed 2nd (8:34.09) Crew: WHHS 1 - Alie Henderson Corporal (stroke) | Sofia Morrell,

Coaches - Alistair Riddle | Paul Simmons

BOYS U17 COXED FOUR A Final: placed 1st (6:54.14) Crew: WHHS 1 - Lewis Morrell (stroke) | Bradley Grant | Stephen Wright | Conner Spackman + Keely Gauge (cox)Coach - Glen Reichardt

GIRLS U17 DOUBLE SCULLS

A Final: placed 2nd (8:02.88)Crew: WHHS 1 - Stacey Tamblin (stroke) | Olivia Ashby, Coach - Chris Pearson

BOYS U18 COXED FOUR (N)

A Final: placed 2nd (6:59.90)Crew: WHHS 1 - Jonathan Curtis (stroke) | Jordan McNamara-Spackman | Cole Starling | Sean van Nieuwenhuizen + Tyla Jansen Van Nieuwenhu (cox) Coaches - Glen Reichardt | Harry Ashby

John Paul College

BOYS U18 DOUBLE SCULLS (N)

A Final: placed 1st (7:12.92) Crew: JPCR 2 - Conner Broughton (stroke) | Andre Lelievre, Coach - Hary Ashby

BOYS U18 DOUBLE SCULLS (L)

A Final: placed 3rd (7:20.07) Crew: JPCR 1 - Taylor Boyce (stroke) | Conner Broughton, Coaches - Harry Ashby | Glen Reichardt

LEFT TO RIGHT ; NATALIE HILL AND OLIVIA ASHBY (IN THE BACKGROUND) JOHN PAUL COLLEGE

LEFT TO RIGHT; LEWIS MORRELL AND MATHEW BENNETT , WESTERN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

LEFT TO RIGHT; GRACE ERIKSEN, OLIVIA ASHBY RACING.

 

School rowing crews prep for the big ‘exam’.

The school rowing season’s well under way with the Mighty River Power Junior Regatta last weekend.

“This regatta, for us, is to sort out the most competitive combinations to enter in the North Island secondary schools regatta”said Head Coach Alastair Riddle.

There were favourable results in the Under 18, and Under 16 age groups. With two firsts, 3 seconds and 2 thirds.

The most important school regattas are the 2012 North Island Secondary School Rowing Champs(NISS) mid- March and the2012 New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Champs (NZSS or ‘Maadi’) , at the end of March, which is the final ‘exam’for the rowing ‘class of 2012’, finishing the season for the year.

“ Training has been stepped up over the last few weeks “ said Rotorua Rowing Club President , Glen Reichardt “with pressure on all rowers to attain their full potential. “

At both the NISS and ‘Maadi’ regattas, rowers will be representing their school first and Rotorua Rowing Club second.Glen Reichardt had this to say to crews;

“You have done the club proud over the season and I know you will continue this for your schools. Go for it.”

2012 MIGHTY RIVER POWER JUNIOR REGATTA  25.26th feb 2012

RESULTS

GIRLS U18 SINGLE

A Final: placed 1st (8:52.12)Crew: JPC - Natalie Hill. Coach - Glen Reichardt

GIRLS U18 DOUBLE SCULLS

A Final: placed 3rd (7:51.78)Crew: JPC - Olivia Ashby (stroke) | Natalie Hill. Coach - Chris Pearson

BOYS U18 COXED FOUR (N)

A Final: placed 2nd (7:31.84)Crew: WHHS - Stephen Wright (stroke) | Lewis Morrell | Mathew Bennett | Conner Spackman + Keely Gauge (cox)Coach - Glen Reichardt

BOYS U18 DOUBLE SCULLS (N)

A Final: placed 2nd (7:33.72)Crew: WHHS - Lewis Morrell (stroke) | Mathew Bennett. Coach - Glen Reichardt

GIRLS U16 COXED QUAD SCULLS

A Final: placed 1st (8:03.37)Crew: JPC - Olivia Ashby (stroke) | Grace Eriksen | Georgina Hyde | Angela O'Sullivan + Delaney Phillips (cox)Coach - Chris Pearson

A Final: placed 2nd (8:06.91)Crew: WHHS  - Stacey Tamblin (stroke) | Emma Cronshaw-Hunt | Hannah Cox | Alice West + Phoebe Johnston (cox)Coach - Chris Pearson

BOYS U16 SINGLE

A Final: placed 3rd (8:27.14)Crew: RLHS - Bradley Grant. Coach - Alastair Riddle

 

 

PHOTO BOYS U18 2X 2ND-WHHS HUGH SPIERS,  RIORDAN MORRELL COME 2ND

 

School rowing at the sharp end of the season...

“The Mighty River Power Junior regatta last weekend was a chance to try out all our school combinations to work out the best entries for the big regattas coming up. “ Alastair Riddle (RRC Head Coach).Rotorua Rowing Club entered 58 crews and of these, 22 crews made 'A' finals and a further 12 made 'B' finals.

“Two weeks now until the North Island Secondary Schools regatta when all coaches will finally reveal their best combinations, so the pressure's on and we have to make the most of every training - there are not many left .At this stage of the game every little thing counts - so eat and drink right, get a good 8 hours sleep, don't go skydiving or downhill racing on your mountain bike, running a half marathon in the week before the regatta - Rowing takes precedence at this final month of our season. Follow your coaches instructions for off-water training as we cut the work back significantly just before each of these two regattas... All the best “Alastair Riddle (RRC Head Coach)

Of particular note:

GIRLS U15 4X+

1st JPC -Olivia Ashby, Grace Ericksen, Georgina Hyde, Angela O’Sullivan, Delaney Phillips (cox)

2nd WHHS-Stacey Tamblin, Emma Cronshaw-Hunt, Hannah Cox, Alice West, cox; Morgan McHale

BOYS U15 2X

3rd Mania Oxenham and Scott anderson

GIRLS U15 2X

1st- JPC- Olivia Ashby,Grace Erikson

3rd- WHHS-Stacey Tamlin, Emma Cronshaw-Hunt

BOYS U18 LIGHTWEIGHT 2X

2nd-Calum Taft(WHHS) and Jakob Zohs(JPC)

Girls U17 4x RGHS

2^nd - RGHS:Sam Grace, Greer Murray, Giselle Foster, Helen Payne

4th- JPC : Annalise Wilson, Natalie Hill, Emily Hodge, Sarah Freeman, Delaney Phillips (cox)

BOYS U18 2X

2nd-WHHS Riordan Morrell and Hugh Spiers  

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