It was left to the Timaru Boys’ High School Volleyball team to lead the way at the annual Summer Exchange with St Andrew’s College in Christchurch. The volleyballers started very slowly, going down 3-0 in the first game. They lost the first set convincingly 25-5 but fought back to lose the next two sets narrowly, playing well but losing their way when the pressure came on.

Things didn’t start well in the second game, with the team going down narrowly 25-23. They then “flicked the switch” and really started to turn on the skills. Joel Hill took command in directing the troops while Jaydon Philips came up with the big plays as Timaru Boys’ took out the next 2 sets and the game. The volleyball tie finished 1-1.

The Touch boys showed out well in the first half of both their games but STAC’s superior fitness showed through with them taking out both games 4-1. Jono Ellis and Jimmy Robertson were two players to stand out while George Brown stepped up in his first interschool.

The Tennis players found the going tough as they came up against a very skilled STAC team with the only win of the tie for Timaru going to George McAleer in an upset that saw him beat an opponent ranked a number of grades above him.

The final game of the Exchange was in the 1st XI Cricket where STAC batted first. They were initially well contained by Timaru but struck out towards the end of the innings as they compiled 299 from their 60 overs as their game was reduced to a one day game after rain on the Sunday. Timaru in reply could only make their way to 130 runs.

The tie finished in a 3 ½ win to ½ to STAC.