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Hockey

Napier Boys' High School were playing Hamilton Boys' in the playoff for fifth at the Rankin Cup premier national secondary schools tournament in Rotorua today.

Yesterday, Napier beat Otago Boys' 10-9 in a clash which required strokes.

Lindisfarne College were today playing Waimea College in the playoff for ninth at the India Shield tournament in Nelson after recording a 4-2 loss to Timaru Boys' High School yesterday.

Taradale High School were today playing Mahurangi College for third place at the Olympic Stick boys tournament in Whakatane. Yesterday Taradale lost 2-1 to Avondale College in their semifinal.

All three Bay teams lost their games at the Marie Fry secondary schoolgirls tournament in Palmerston North yesterday. Hastings Girls' lost 1-0 to Greymouth High School, Gore High School beat Woodford House 4-0 and Napier Girls lost 4-1 to Kamo High.

Rugby

Mistakes at crucial times proved costly for Napier Boys' High at the national secondary schools under-15 rugby tournament in Christchurch yesterday.

The Stu Gourdie-coached side lost 13-8 to Christchurch Boys' High in their semifinal after trailing 6-0 at halftime.

"We were held up twice over the line in 50-50 situations and both times the call went against us but at the end of the day it was mistakes at crucial times which let us down," said Gourdie.

Winger Leon Ward scored Napier's try and fullback Ethan Bradey kicked a conversion.

Napier's player-of-the-tournament to date, flanker Luke McKenna, and prop Jesse Barker were again prominent in Gourdie's forward pack and second five-eighth Logan Gower was the pick of the backs.

Napier were playing Tauranga Boys in this morning's playoff for third and Christchurch Boys' were up against Auckland Grammar in the final.

Hastings Boys' were playing St Pats in the playoff for 11th after pipping New Plymouth Boys' 17-16 yesterday thanks to a sideline conversion from Jordahn Harmer.

HBHS finished fourth at the under-14 Colquhoun tournament in Palmerston North after beating Rotorua Boys 10-0 in their final game on Wednesday.

Lindisfarne finished third at this week's Presbyterian Schools quadrangular tournament in Christchurch. They beat Scots College 35-13 in the playoff for third after earlier losing 11-5 to St Andrews College. St Andrews and St Kentigern shared the trophy after drawing the final 20-all.

Soccer

Napier Boys' High School first XI team came in for a 5-0 pounding yesterday from Auckland Grammar.

Down 2-0 at half-time, NBHS coach Peter McGlashan read the riot act and told the boys to muscle up in the second half of the  New Zealand Secondary Schools' tournament in Hawke's Bay.

"We gave away soft goals in the first half but they also dominated us," McGlashan told SportToday last night.

"We were a little intimidated so we needed to muscle up, which they did and I was pleased with our second half," he said although NBHS conceded away a goal in the dying minutes.

Today, NBHS were to play Christchurch Boys' High School on their home ground for 7th-8th place. The sides drew 2-2 on Monday but today it'll go to extra time and penalty kicks to decide the winners.

Lindisfarne  were playing St John's (Hamilton) in today's final at the Trident Trophy tournament in New Plymouth. Yesterday, they beat Kapiti College 4-3 in their semifinal.