Harbour Volleyball took out the Senior Men's title at the 2023 Inter-Provincial Championships at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier on Monday.
Dropping just one match all weekend, Richard Casutt's team were too strong in the final, taking a 3-0 victory over the Canterbury Invitational team, sealing back-to-back titles for Harbour Volleyball.
The team success also led to personal rewards for five Harbour players with Billy Johnstone, Leni Maiai, Greg Vukets, Ashton Howard and Most Valuable Player Johann Timmer named to the Tournament Team.
Waikato finished third after a 3-1 win over WECA.
The remaining age groups were split over three regions with Waikato claiming the U-17 title, Canterbury the U-19s grade and Wellington the U-23 event.
Open Men
🥇Harbour
🥈Canterbury Invitational
🥉Waikato
Tournament Team
Luke Hulston - Canterbury Invitational
Sam Hodges - Canterbury Invitational
Billy Johnstone - Harbour
Leni Maiai - Harbour
Greg Vukets - Harbour
Ashton Howard - Harbour
MVP: Johann Timmer - Harbour
U-17 Boys
🥇Waikato
🥈Bay of Plenty
🥉Canterbury
Tournament Team
Alan Hodder - Canterbury
Gabriel Pidduck - Bay of Plenty
Era Taie - Bay of Plenty
Cayden Ritai - Waikato
Gui In Shin - Waikato
Jaxon Stone - Waikato
MVP: Liam Smith - Waikato
U-19 Boys
🥇Canterbury
🥈WECA
🥉Bay of Plenty
Tournament Team
James Walker - Bay of Plenty
Aiden Roberts - Bay of Plenty
Callum Stewart - Bay of Plenty
Michael Tyler - WECA
Luke McIntosh - Canterbury
Jova Waqa - Canterbury
MVP: Thomas Vesty - Canterbury
U-23 Men
🥇Wellington
🥉Manukau Auckland
Tournament Team
Israel Vila Sakalo - Manukau Auckland
Penitusi Toma - Manukau Auckland
Satuuu Titie - Manukau Auckland
Caleb Semanu Aiono - Wellington
Elliot Bagnall - Wellington
Jackson Tauraii - Wellington
MVP: Connor Tuifao - Wellington
