Westlake Girls entered four teams in New Zealand Secondary Schools 3 x 3 Basketball Championship which started on 24 March 2021 at Bruce Pullman Arena, Takanini. All the teams made it into the playoffs however just two sides were rewarded with podium finishes.
Junior A, captained by Amy Pateman, scraped into their Junior Elite semi-final after a mixed bag of results in the round robin pool play. They faced the top placed favourites St Peters School in the playoff, a team they had suffered a big loss to earlier. However, Westlake stunned their opposition with a united and commanding performance to win the semi-final 15-11. In the final they met, Hamilton Girls but the Waikato team refused to relinquish their lead and collected the silverware after a 9-4 finish.
Congratulations to the Junior A silver medallists – Amy Pateman, Jaz Zanders, Xanthe Pinder, Lily Fotu and Emma-Kay Schroeder (pictured above).
Junior B, captained by Olivia Stevenson, was the next best finishing team for Westlake Girls, winning Bronze in the Junior Open grade. Senior B finished in 4th place and the Senior A team came 8th. Ironically, Queen Margaret College from Wellington which won the tournament, was a team that the Senior A team beat in pool play.
Junior B Bronze winners
Senior B (4th)
Senior A (8th)