North Harbour and Sydney Northern Beaches will contest the 14th Pan Pacific Youth Water Polo Festival under 14 girls’ final after winning their semi-finals at AUT Millennium tonight. This will mean that North Harbour have appeared in all-five gold medal matches decided thus far – whilst their under 14 boys and under 18 women will give their best over the remainder of the Festival to do the same.
North Harbour were too much for the New South Wales Platypuses, winning 9-3. In the second semi-final, it was drawn 1-1 in the first quarter but the Breakers from Sydney ran away with it 8-3 by the final whistle. North Harbour and Sydney Northern Beaches came up against one another in pool play, where North Harbour had the edge 5-4.
In the under 14 boys, North Harbour Maroon and Sydney Uni Pirates will play in the first semi-final at 9:55am at West Wave tomorrow morning, followed by Canberra 1 versus Marist Red. The closest quarter-finals went the way of Marist Red over Sea Wolf (10-8) and Sydney Uni Pirates over Hibiscus Coast (8-5).
Medal matches begin from 4:35pm, when Tauranga take on the NSW Playpuses for girls’ bronze.
Meanwhile, in the under 18 divisions, North Harbour A and Australia Green will clash in the first women’s semi-final at St. Cuthbert’s a5 6:45pm – followed by Marist Red and WaiBOP at 7:45pm.
In the under 18 men’s, Australia have the chance to make it an all-Aussie final after the Youth Barbarians and 2000s both placed at top of their pools in the championship round. They’ll take on Tauranga A and Marist Red at 5:40pm and 6:40pm at Diocesan.
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