East End continue IRB dominance
Sunday 3 April 2011, 2:06PM
By Surf Life Saving New Zealand
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Taranaki's East End club has taken a big overall points lead after the second day of surf lifesaving's IRB national championships in Whangamata on Saturday.
With a 44-strong team, East End was always expected to dominate the three-day carnival but they've already raced to a seemingly impregnable 20-point lead over Taranaki rivals Fitzroy.
Bolstered by world champions Andrew Cronin and James Morwood, who helped win the premier mass rescue final ahead of the club's second crew, East End are on 36 points with a day to go.
Fitzroy's five-time female champions Emma Crofskey and Katie Watt took out the women's mass rescue title, helping Fitzroy to 16 points, two ahead of Christchurch club Taylors Mistake.
The Christchurch contingent had a great day, especially in the under-21 mass rescue final, where Sumner led home Taylors Mistake and Sumner.
Sumner also finished third in the premier men's final, while Taylors Mistake grabbed third in the women's final.
The carnival finishes tomorrow with finals in assembly rescue, single rescue and teams race.
Results:
Mass rescue:
Men: Premier: Semifinals: Race 1: Waimarama (Ben Cross/Michael Harman/Leila Cross) 1, East End Black (Campbell Begg/Jessica Cox/Lisa Cox/Geoffrey Cronin/Natasha Brown) 2, Sumner (Maijon Calcutt/Sam Clutterbuck/Megan Keats/Blair Quane/Simon Williams) 3. Race 2: East End Red (Andrew Cronin/James Morwood/Emma Cronin/Rebecca Busing/Sharnee Corbett-Wyatt) 1, Spencer Park (Edward Finch/Courtney Low/Jess Mather/Damian McNaughton/Sarah Russell) 2, Fitzroy (Kent Fraser/Todd Velvin) 3. Final: East End Red 1, East End Black 2, Sumner 3.
Senior: Semifinals: Race 1: Papamoa (Mitchel Brady/Troy Walsh/Campbell Halse) 1, New Plymouth Old Boys (Myken Hurley/Michael Melody/Anthony Ander) 2, Palmerston North (Kendall Dooley/Matt Keen) 3. Race 2: Otaki (Laura Bertelsen/Brad O’Leary/Emme Anderson/Lydia Crighton/Luke Christensen) 1, Opunake (Kim Danz/Nathan Joyce/Thomas Bell/Hine Janaway-Davis/Kallum Whitehead) 2, East End (Mitchell Gregg/Jack Anderson/Rebecca Busing/Scott Busing/Micah Hintz) 3. Final: Otaki 1, Opunake 2, East End 3..
Under-21: Semifinals: Race 1: East End Red (Jared Gray/Scott Nelson/Zoe Avison/Rebecca Busing/Sharnee Corbett-Wyatt) 1, Taylors Mistake (George Thomas/Finn Brown/Jonty Holmes/Whittney Orr/Zoe Merrick) 2, Mt Maunganui (Chad Wheeler/Kirby Wheeler/Sam Roy/Georgia Childs/Fergus Rieger) 3. Race 2: Sumner (Maijon Calcutt/Sam Clutterbuck/Megan Keats/Henry Lawson/Steven Parrat) 1, North Beach (Matthew Aplin/Hayden Andrews/Daniel Wakefield/Sam Yearby) 2, Sunset Beach (Samual Dwen/Shane Edwards/Bryce Nicol/Lewis Powell/Joshua Higgie) 3. Final: Sumner 1, Taylors Mistake 2, North Beach 3.
Women: Semifinals: Race 1: Fitzroy (Emma Crofskey/Katie Watts/Courtney Sole) 1, St Kilda (Julia Clement/Anna Tangata/Kate Robertson) 2, Taylors Mistake (Haille Freeman/Megan Freeman/Victoria Davidson/Jonty Holmes/Zoe Merrick) 3. Race 2: East End Red (Laura Begg/Kirsty May/Joe Bracegirdle/Rebecca Busing/Jordan Moller) 1, East End Black (Kylie Bridger/Sarah Sharp/Jack Anderson/Lisa Cox/Natasha Brown) 2, Taylors Mistake (Liam Brown/Meg Fisher/Finn Brown/Emily Jones/Whittney Orr) 3. Final: Fitzroy 1, St Kilda 2, Taylors Mistake 3.
Points: East End 36, Fitzroy 16, Taylors Mistake 14, Sumner 13, New Plymouth Old Boys 10, Mt Maunganui 9, Paekakariki 8, Waimarama and Sunset Beach 7, Otaki, St Clair and Papamoa 6, St Kilda and Opunake 5, North Beach 4, Palmerston North 3, Ruakaka, Muriwai, Spencer Park and Brighton 2.