East & Bays Courier: There will be more than just school pride and silverware on the line for One Tree Hill College’s 1XV rugby side on Saturday. When the boys run out onto Eden Park for the Auckland 1B final against Botany Downs Secondary College, it would be the first time since 1977 the school has been represented on that stage. Not typically known as a rugby powerhouse, the One Tree Hill side carved out a terrific season in 2017 finishing with an 11-2 record. Regardless of Saturday’s result, by making the final both schools…
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Greer rising through the netball ranks
The Post – Franklin & North Waikato: At 16, Greer Sinclair is well on her way on becoming a Silver Fern. The Epsom Girls Grammar School student has just been selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Netball team. An achievement that she missed out on last year, so she set it as her goal for 2017. “Being named for the 2017 squad means a lot. I am incredibly excited to represent my country in netball,” she says. The Secondary Schools Squad was selected from 21 players following the Netball…
Read MoreMitchell returning to the big dance
College Sport Media: Nothing is conceded charitably in Rosmini College versus Westlake Boys’ High School sporting contests and that fact was categorically illustrated in the Auckland Premier basketball semi-final last Friday night. The excellent Lacey Lowdown blog was giddy in its praise of the match stating: “It was a game that had outstanding individual performances, two passionate teams, a thundering climax, and all played out in front of two sets of ardent fans that turned North Shore Events Centre into a cauldron of noise and colour.” With 95 seconds left,…
Read MoreGrand final victory secures rare league trophy for Pakuranga College
Eastern Courier: Rugby league and sport in general is on a positive high at Pakuranga College following their Senior A grade side’s 18-8 win over James Cook High School in the College Sport Auckland Rugby League season grand final last Wednesday. The team’s coach and manager Nicole Jensen, a sports coordinator at the college who won the grade’s coach of the year award last week in her debut season as a league coach, says she’s “extremely proud the boys were able to take out the grand final”. “They worked really hard…
Read MoreCollege Sport Auckland Photos of the Week
We’ve put together a range of photos of students competing in various College Sport Auckland Competitions over the past week. If you have any recent photos you’d like to share, please send them to school.sport@collegesport.co.nz or tag us on Facebook.
Read MoreThree-peat for St Paul’s in Auckland Rugby League
College Sport Media: St Paul’s College have captured a third-straight SAS College Rugby League Premiership title, beating Kelston Boys’ High School 16-4 in Wednesday night’s final. A frantic opening left both sides scrambling with early errors but it was Kelston that struck first with a try out wide for a 4-0 lead. Four minutes later and St Paul’s were given full use of the ball inside the attacking 20. St Paul’s went close to scoring twice, through second rower Christian Tuipulotu and centre Star Toa, before prop Sione Ngahe stormed…
Read MoreHiggins – Hooping higher than Harbour
College Sport Media: North Shore Schools have dominated high school basketball in recent seasons, winning six of the last eight national titles. However a new contender from the City of Sails has emerged in 2017. Auckland Grammar School won the Auckland Minor Premiership last week and will tackle National champions Rangitoto College in the premier semi-finals on Friday night. Grammar has only won a single National title in 1979, but has beaten Rangitoto twice in three previous meeting this year. “There is a long way to go in the season,…
Read MoreManurewa High School’s RJ Ioane jumping for joy
College Sport Media: “I scored a try just after halftime to make it 24-3. In the heat of the moment I got too excited and jumped so high I popped my shoulder. I had to watch the rest of the game from the sideline in a sling,” Manurewa High School captain RJ Ioane ruefully laughs when reflecting on the Rainbow’s End Counties/Waikato First XV final last Thursday. For the remainder of the match, Cambridge High School made the Manurewa captain and flanker extremely nervous. “We lost our discipline and they…
Read MoreAward-winning coach has college grand final on the mind
Eastern Courier: It’s been a big week of finals and prize-giving in the junior grades of Auckland club and schools rugby league. SAS Auckland College Rugby League award winners were announced on Monday, with Senior A grade prizes going to Jacob Tuisalega (Pakuranga College) as the most valuable player, and his mentor Nicole Jensen picking up the coach of the year prize. Manager of the year is Kevin Long of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate. Pakuranga College beat Southern Cross College 7-6 in extra time in last week’s Senior A semi-final and they tackle James…
Read MoreAuckland Girls Grammar win Basketball Minor Premiership
Lacey Lowdown: As expected the top of the table clash between Auckland Girls Grammar and Mt Albert Grammar was a close uncompromising affair eventually won 60-52 by the defending champions Auckland. Mt Albert made a sluggish start only managing six points in the opening stanza – Teneva Ropati exceeded that on her own for Auckland as they carved out a 14-6 lead. A couple of threes from Jada Manase triggered a good run in the second from Mt Albert with the scores locked at 25 apiece at half-time. Forward Mele…
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