Postal League News
Archery New Zealand Postal League
2012 - 2013 Season
Hi Everyone
Here we are again, at the end of another thrilling season of the Archery New Zealand postal league with all the highs and lows that go with it. I hope that you have all enjoyed it at your various clubs, your club mates are hooked and that you are already making plans for a bigger and better competition next summer. So, as has now become traditional at the end of the season, let’s see where we got to and start with the bottom division.
And the drama starts immediately at the top of Division 6 with the play off between Timaru and Rotorua where, despite turning in a seasons best performance of 2392 Rotorua were beaten by Timaru who keep on building and set another team record (that’s the 4th this season) of 2425. The Mountain Green B team rises to third and Whakatane are in fourth after teams from Randwick and Norfolk Island B fail to turn in a score.
In Division 5 the Manawatu C team keep the top spot and maximum points with a new team record and victory over an absent Dunedin B team. They are closely followed by the Mountain Green A team who really began to fire in the second half of the season and had a higher cumulative score than the aforementioned team from the Manawatu. No doubt Mountain Green will be disappointed that they came up against Manawatu in the first round where they lost by a mere 64 points. The Greenwood B team demonstrate that you’ve got to be in to win and move up to third place while the teams of Wanganui B and Dunedin B are not able to get a score together for the final month.
Division 4 was another division that was coming down to the wire and we had an exciting final month. The Manawatu B team recorded a new team record, that’s two from two for the Manawatu, for the second successive month and beat Mercury Bay (who also recorded a seasons best) to top the division. Geraldine also recorded a seasons best to beat Suva and take third spot. And the boys from the Wairarapa record their first win of the season to move off the bottom and into fourth place, albeit on cumulative score only.
Up to division 3 and in the first division where no one had a previously unblemished season Greenwood A retain top spot with a win over Auckland C. Close on their heels, and with equal points, are Southland who beat an absent Norfolk Island A team. And rounding off the top 3 are River Glade B who beat Christchurch C.
In Division 2 Dunedin A retain their perfect record and the top spot in the division with a win over Shore A. Auckland B manage to pip Gisborne B to keep second spot and, despite a win over Wanganui A, Mana will be regretting the month of November 2012 when they failed to return a score which keeps them firmly at the bottom of the division.
And finally what you have all, well most of you at least, have been waiting for. And on to the top division where Christchurch A beat, despite a late rally, the mighty Manawatu to, and for the second year running, be announced league champions. Congratulations Christchurch. In second place the Auckland A team record the highest team score for the season and beat Christchurch B. And, despite being beaten in the final round by River Glade A by a mere 4 points, Gisborne A finish off the top 3 in the end finishing just 74 points above the aforementioned River Glade A team.
Well that’s about it for another exciting year, I now call for nominations for league coordinator for the upcoming year. I am prepared to be considered for re-election but would be happy to pass on the mantle to another keen person if anyone is interested. Please respond by return email at your earliest convenience.
And finally I am pleased to announce that, thanks to On Target Archery Products and Reds Furniture Design, we now have a trophy for the league champions. An image is attached, I’ll get a plate put on with the winning club and year and it will be presented to Christchurch Archery Club presumably at the upcoming Outdoor Nationals. Once again, congratulations Christchurch.
Cheers
Chris
Division 1
Oct
Christchurch A v Gisborne A
River Glade A v Auckland A
Christchurch B v Manawatu A
Nov
Christchurch A v River Glade A
Gisborne A v Christchurch B
Auckland A v Manawatu A
Dec/Jan
Christchurch A v Auckland A
Gisborne A v Manawatu A
River Glade A v Christchurch B
Feb
Christchurch A v Christchurch B
Gisborne A v Auckland A
River Glade A v Manawatu A
Mar
Christchurch A v Manawatu A
Gisborne A v River Glade A
Auckland A v Christchurch B
Division 2
Oct
Auckland B v Wanganui A
Mana v Shore A
Dunedin A v Gisborne B
Nov
Auckland B v Mana
Wanganui A v Dunedin A
Shore A v Gisborne B
Dec/Jan
Auckland B v Shore A
Wanganui A v Gisborne B
Mana v Dunedin A
Feb
Auckland B v Dunedin A
Wanganui A v Shore A
Mana v Gisborne B
Mar
Auckland B v Gisborne B
Wanganui A v Mana
Shore A v Dunedin A
Division 3
Oct
Norfolk Island A v Greenwood A
Auckland C v Christchurch C
River Glade B v Southland
Nov
Norfolk Island A v Auckland C
Greenwood A v River Glade B
Christchurch C v Southland
Dec/Jan
Norfolk Island A v Christchurch C
Greenwood A v Southland
Auckland C v River Glade B
Feb
Norfolk Island A v River Glade B
Greenwood A v Christchurch C
Auckland C v Southland
Mar
Norfolk Island A v Southland
Greenwood A v Auckland C
Christchurch C v River Glade B
Division 4
Oct
Shore B v Geraldine
Suva v Mercury Bay
Manawatu B v Wairarapa
Nov
Shore B v Suva
Geraldine v Manawatu B
Mercury Bay v Wairarapa
Dec/Jan
Shore B v Mercury Bay
Geraldine v Wairarapa
Suva v Manawatu B
Feb
Shore B v Manawatu B
Geraldine v Mercury Bay
Suva v Wairarapa
Mar
Shore B v Wairarapa
Geraldine v Suva
Mercury Bay v Manawatu B
Division 5
Oct
Dunedin B v Greenwood B
Colo-i-Suva v Wanganui B
Mountain Green v Manawatu C
Nov
Dunedin B v Colo-i-Suva
Greenwood B v Mountain Green
Wanganui B v Manawatu C
Dec/Jan
Dunedin B v Wanganui B
Greenwood B v Manawatu C
Colo-i-Suva v Mountain Green
Feb
Dunedin B v Mountain Green
Greenwood B v Wanganui B
Colo-i-Suva v Manawatu C
Mar
Dunedin B v Manawatu C
Greenwood B v Colo-i-Suva
Wanganui B v Mountain Green
Division 6
Oct
Norfolk Island B v Randwick
Whakatane v Rotorua
Timaru v Mountain Green B
Nov
Norfolk Island B v Whakatane
Randwick v Timaru
Rotorua v Mountain Green B
Dec/Jan
Norfolk Island B v Rotorua
Randwick v Mountain Green B
Whakatane v Timaru
Feb
Norfolk Island B v Timaru
Randwick v Rotorua
Whakatane v Mountain Green B
Mar
Norfolk Island B v Mountain Green B
Randwick v Whakatane
Rotorua v Timaru
For the clubs in Division 6, the rules state that we run a friendly (with no points awarded) against a team in the division above. Consequently I’ll report how you would have fared against the team at the bottom of Division 5.
Results available here
Cheers
Chris Jones,
200 Aokautere Drive,
RD1,
Palmerston North 4471.
Ph: 358 1068 (A/H)
Mobile: 029 351 8237
Email: cjandcg@xtra.co.nz