Ashburton College’s Tegan McIntyre looks to keep control of the ball during her side’s hockey game against Burnside High School yesterday. Photo Erin TaskerAshburton College just edged ahead of Christchurch’s Burnside High School to claim overall honours in an annual sporting fixture between the two schools in Ashburton yesterday.

The home side took seven wins to Burnside’s five to claim victory, but not all sports were able to be played.

Recent rain leading to sodden grounds meant that rugby and football were called off due to the ground conditions.

Inside at the EA Networks Centre stadium, it was Ashburton College’s day, taking out the day’s sole basketball game and three of the four netball clashes.

Ashburton College’s junior boys’ basketballers had a massive win, 113-43, while the senior A netballers were also in top form, winning 45-18.

It was much closer in the other netball matches though, with the Ashburton College senior B team winning 32-21 and their Year 9A side winning 25-18.

The game between the two schools’ Year 10A sides went the way of the visitors 26-21.

At the Ashburton hockey turf it was Burnside who really dominated, with their girls’ first XI winning 8-0 and their boys’ first XI winning 7-0.

Burnside’s A team also won their chess match against Ashburton College’s A team 13-3, but Ashburton College’s B chess team made sure the visitors didn’t have it all their own way, winning their match.

Ashburton College also won the golf at the Ashburton Golf Club, and the air pistol shooting at the Ashburton Pistol Club, 931-924.

The squash was also won by Ashburton College, 4-2.

Ashburton College sports co-ordinator Deb Kell said the teams represented their schools with pride and passion.

She said the sporting fixtures were always fiercely contested. Ashburton College won this year, but Burnside came out on top last year 12-6.

Next year the annual sports fixture will be held at Burnside High School.

By Erin Tasker © The Ashburton Guardian - 20 June 2018