Ben Holland lines up a shot at goal during his Ashburton College first XI side’s 2-all draw with Rangiora High School. Photo Erin TaskerRangiora High School went home with a narrow victory to their names after a sporting exchange with Ashburton College on Monday.

The two schools were taking part in an annual sporting exchange in Ashburton featuring eight sports and 14 different games, and it couldn’t have been much closer, with Rangiora taking seven wins to Ashburton’s six, with the boys’ first XI hockey ending in a 2-all draw.

Ashburton’s biggest wins of the day came on the hockey turf.

The girls’ first XI picked up a commanding 5-0 win and the boys’ first XI were equally dominant, winning 6-0.

Rangiora dominated on the basketball court, winning three of the four games.

Rangiora won the senior girls’ match 62-56, the junior boys’ match 88-56 and the junior girls’ game 63-23, but Ashburton’s senior boys picked up an upset 86-81 win.

Rangiora also picked up wins in two of the three netball games, winning the senior B game 38-20 and the year 10A game 25-22, but Ashburton’s year 9A team picked up a 30-27 win.

On the rugby field, the two schools’ under-15 sides battled it out with Ashburton coming out on top 46-24, while Ashburton also won the squash 3-2.

In the volleyball it was Rangiora side who won 3-1, and the visitors also picked up the smallbore rifle shooting with a 94.5 to 91.56 win.

By Erin Tasker © The Ashburton Guardian - 31 July 2018