Allan Heighway, of Taipa Area School, in full cry for the Northern rugby team.
Emma Hodgkinson, of Tapawera Area School, is total concentration for the Top of the South volleyball team.
Rimu McGrath, of Murchison Area School, plays for the Top of the South volleyball team.
Brendan James (16) and Kerri Tosland (14), both from Karamea.
Lily Hare (15), Daya Thomson (15) and Kim Grimes (14), all from Mercury Bay.
Sharnika Coetzee (5), of Dunedin, and Isabelle Swart (6), from Rangiora.
Emma Parker (17), Tahlia Moir (15), Meghan Scanlan (16), Kendall Johnston (17) and Jessica Cairns (17), all from Roxburgh.
Clockwise from the front; Tyler Ford (15), Claudia Dodds (16), Hans Geissler (16) and Erin Bichan (16), all from the Catlins.
Simon Van Dam (17), Sophie Unahi (15), Coleen Ebron (15) and Max Baldwin (18), all from Tuatapere.
George, Emma, Julia and Carol Maxwell, all from Cheviot.
Ella Kotlowzki (15), from Akaroa, and Eryn Sinclair (15) from Hurunui.
Dean Jenkins and Nadia De Koster, both of Dunedin, and Michelle Clarkson of Harihari.
Katarina Te Whata Heremia (left) and Shirley Matthews, both of Hokianga, at Bayfield Park.
Tama Korewha of Hokianga (left) and Hemi Manuel, both of Hokianga, at Bayfield Park.
Ale Chavaez, Andrew Townsend, Shannon Kelly, and Jaden Matson, all of Whangarei, at the Edgar Centre.
Brenda Dos-Santos (left) and Tiana Delamere, both from Kaitaia, at the Edgar Centre.
Pua Te Tai, of Broadwood Area School, on the move for the Northern basketball side.
Kaytlyn Gundin, of Tauraroa Area School, with ball in hand for the Northern B netball side.
Warakau Mareroa-Gates, of Mercury Bay Area School, takes a mid-air shot at goal for the Central basketball side.
New Zealand Area Schools' Tournament, held in Dunedin on July 3, 2012. PHOTOS: Craig Baxter, Peter McIntosh, and Gregor Richardson.
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