Marist Auckland Waterpolo

15.07.2006 On the last day of the PANASONIC PAN PACIFIC YOUTH FESTIVAL the Marist U14 and U18 teams consolidated Marist pole position in the overall medal count making it 4 Gold Medals in 8 divisions plus a Silver and one Bronze.

‘What an amazing outcome for the club!’ says Marist Head Coach Kurt Goldsworthy. ‘All players need to be congratulated and all coaches and managers to be thanked for the time an effort they have put in to get on top.’ 

Limited pool space and the short preparation make this year’s Pan Pacs results appear even greater. No other club has ever won 4 Gold at the same Pan Pacs tournament before giving evidence to the strength of the Marist Youth program.

ALL MARIST MEDALS - 2006 PANASONIC PAN PACIFIC YOUTH FESTIVAL

A 5^th place in the U20 Men and a 7^th at the U16 Boys rounds up the overall result for Marist Red teams. But also the Blue teams provided some great results. The U14 Boys and U18 Girls for example claimed 7^th place in their respective competitions, leaving some of the established club’s A – Teams behind them. This goes to show that Marist has not just a hand full of competitive players, but also the depth to consolidate its position.

This year’s Pan Pacs results suggest that Auckland remains ‘New Zealand’s Water Polo Capital’. Only Hutt managed to claim a title in the U20 Men competition, counting on the support of Maranui and QE II players.

OVERALL MEDAL COUNT

A Queensland Rep side clinched the U16 Boys title after defeating Marist Red 6 – 5 in the Preliminary Round.

On the back of these results Marist looks forward to the domestic season kicking off soon with the Northern Leagues at U16’s, U18’ and U19’s. As Kurt Goldsworthy puts it: ‘Keep up the good work, strive a little harder and great results will continue to come our way.’

2006 COMPETITION CALENDER

12.07.2006 The final game of the Panasonic Pan Pacific Youth Festival saw another Marist team coming out top last night when the U18 Men defeated NorthSport in the final by 5 - 4. Earlier in the afternoon Marist U14 Girls had claimed their title with a 4 - 1 win over Waitakere. With a total of 4 Gold out of 8 possible Marist is by far the most successfull club of this year's Pan Pacs.

U14 Girls

The U14 girls beat Waitakere 4 - 1 in the final claiming another Pan Pacs title for Marist.

Read the NZWPA article.

All updated Marist U14 Girls results

All updated tournament results and schedule

U14 Boys

U14 Boys lost their semi final NorthSport narrowly and will play off for Bronze tomorrow.

All updated Marist U14 Boys results

U16 Girls

The Red team claimed silver after having to admit defeat against NorthSport in the final. 

All Marist U16 Girls results

All updated tournament results and schedule

U16 Boys

The U16 Boys Red Team finished 7th after beating Waitakere A in their play off. The Blue Team won the 3rd division after beating Waitakere B 4 - 3 in the final.  

All Marist U16 Boys results

All updated U16 Boys results and schedule 

U18 Girls

The red team took the title after beating NorthSport 10 - 3 while the Blue team claimed 7th place.

All updated Marist U18 Girls results

All updated tournament results and schedule

U18 Boys

U18 Men defeated NorthSport in the final by 5 - 4.

All updated Marist U18 Boys results

All updated results and schedule

U20 Men

Marist secured 5th place with a 10 - 5 victory over Claremont after missing out on the semi finals loosing to NorthSport by 3 - 5.

All Marist U20 results  

All updated U20 Men results and schedule

U20 Women

With a convincing win over QE II the Marist secures the Pan Pacs title. Click here to read the whole article.  

All Marist results

All updated U20 Women results and schedule 

Pan Pacs News

ALL UPDATED RESULTS

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COMPLETE SCHEDULE

FLYER HIGHLIGHTS

25.06.2006 On Thursday the largest water polo competition in the Southern hemisphere will kick off again with hundreds of games until the 12^th of July. The opening day has been highly anticipated, by players, coaches and parents alike. With teams from Australia and the U.S. the tournament will provide a great opportunity to play international teams at all age groups.

Marist will have 14 teams in total competing from U14 to U20 level. Traditionally U16’s and U20 will swim off first with games at all three major facilities – Sacred Heart, West Wave and Millennium. Preparations have been short but intense with most players still in great shape after four months of Secondary School or Senior Club season.

Click here to download Flyer for tournament highlights (pdf)

Click here to download the REVISED U16 - U20 draw (xls)

Click here to view the U14 - U20 draw

2006 is Pan Pacs year! New Zealand Water Polo will host the largest water polo tournament in the Southern Hemisphere from June 30th - July 11th 2006. The tournament will cater for all age groups from U14 to U20 and will be played at the three main water polo venues in Auckland, West Wave Henderson, Millenium Institute North Shore and Sacred Heart College, the home of Marist.

Marist Auckland will be heavily involved in the tournament with teams competing in all age groups, referees and tournament administration and organisation. In 2004 the club won ... titles (U...), ... silver medals (U..., U... ) and ... 3rd places.

For more information about the tournament click here.