The girls team of (front row from left) Temika Apuwai-Bishop, Emily Armstrong, Elizabeth Audas and Grace Apuwai-Bishop defended the title they won last year.
They have played together for five years and that experience shone through. They dispatched the team from Otago Girls’ High School in the final 12-1.
The boys team of (back row from left) Stephen Xu, Will Campbell, Jayden Apuwai-Bishop, Hunter Burke, Nick Parata and Daniel McClymont had a much harder tournament.
They fought back to beat Otago Boys’ High School 7-5 in the semifinal. The final was just as thrilling. Manitoto Area School led 4-1 after three ends but Kavanagh found its range to win 5-4.
It is understood to be the first time a school has won both team titles.
Also pictured are manager Jill Armstrong and coach Lawrence Bishop.
