MAGS’ Girls Futsal and Boys Premier Softball team each won the New Zealand title in their respective sports for the fifth consecutive year during Summer Tournament Week.
The Futsal team won their championship after beating New Plymouth Girls High School 5-4 in the final in Wellington on Tuesday, 28 March. The Softball team won their NZSS title when they beat Hastings Boys High School 6-3 in the final at Rosedale Park in Albany on Friday, 31 March.
The Futsal girls once again progressed through the two-day tournament unbeaten, scoring 132 goals and conceding only 9. Grace Jale received the tournament’s “Golden Boot” award.
The Softball boys had lost to Hastings Boys High School twice earlier in the week, but coach Mr Stu Kinghorn said the team stepped up another level for the final. He also changed the order of pitchers from earlier games.