Newshub: Paris and Los Angeles are now all but guaranteed to host the Olympic Games after 2020, all that’s left is for the IOC to announce which city gets to go first. Wherever they’re held in 2024, one young Kiwi hoping to be there is teenage discus thrower Connor Bell. Bell is in year 11 at Westlake Boys High School and is the number one discus thrower in the world for his age. He won Australia’s under 18 men’s title earlier this year and is the current New Zealand under…
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College Sport Auckland Photos of the Week
We’ve put together some photos from the past week showcasing our member schools in action at various College Sport Auckland, North Island Secondary School, and international competitions. 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 MoreCollege Sport Auckland Photos of the Week
We’ve put together some photos from the past week showcasing our member schools in action at various College Sport Auckland competitions. 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 MoreSt Paul’s College continue to set the pace
College Sport Media: St Paul’s College continue to set the pace in the SAS College Rugby League premier division and sit atop the secondary schools competition ladder following their 22-4 win over Mt Albert Grammar School at Grey Lynn Park on Wednesday (5 July 2017). The defending champions have had a successful campaign so far, winning three of their four games played in the championship rounds with one draw against traditional foes, Kelston Boys (12 all). Mt Albert have had just one win in the championship division and sit fourth…
Read MorePapatoetoe go down to cross town rivals
Manukau Courier: Botany Downs Secondary College continued their unbeaten run this season, beating Papatoetoe High School 41-0 in the Auckland Secondary Schools 1B Rugby competition on Saturday 1 July 2017. Click here to view more photos by David Joseph / www.phototek.nz
Read MorePro-Golfer in the making at Lynfield College
Representing Lynfield College at the College Sport Auckland Golf Strokeplay Championships, Miree Jung blitzed her opposition which means her name is now engraved on the same trophy won by her golfing idol, Lydia Ko – a fantastic and exciting achievement. Miree plays off a handicap of +1, and had the same person been allowed to win the Handicap Championship, she would have won that too! She is the second Lynfield College student to have won this title following Shantael Ligaliga’s win in 2013. A year ago, 14-year-old Miree decided to jump…
Read MorePapakura High School netball team hits the jackpot
Papakura Courier: Spanking new gear is helping the Papakura High School premier netball team lift its game. The bibs, balls, water bottles and gear bags come courtesy of ANZ’s netball dream delivery promotion. Students from the school applied for help because they want to get to the next level and needed equipment to help achieve it. Autumn-Breeze Cruller says she applied so that she and her team mates could get the most out of the game they all loved. “We’re so excited to be training with all these new balls, drink bottles and training kit. It will…
Read MoreCollege Sport Auckland Photos of the Week
We’ve put together some photos from the past week showcasing our member schools in action at various College Sport Auckland competitions. If you have any recent photos you’d like to share, please send them to school.sport@collegesport.co.nz.
Read MoreMulti-talented teen achieves her water polo dream
Manukau Courier: Christina Middelbeek-Harrison’s dream of becoming a junior New Zealand water polo representative came true in Sydney on Sunday. The 15-year-old from Saint Kentigern College realised it at the famous Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre where her New Zealand under-16 team is competing in the Sydney Youth Water Polo Festival. They’re up against Australian state teams that feature some of the best 16-year-olds in the country. Middelbeek-Harrison is excited about her first international outing and is determined make the three remaining days of competition her best. “I feel privileged, proud and humbled to be in a New Zealand team. My goals are to…
Read MoreYoung cyclists selected for Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Performance Hub
Fourteen teenage cyclists have been named to be part of the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Performance Hub programme. The Hub, launched in Auckland this week, is the fourth of a planned eight hubs by Cycling New Zealand to form a network around the country offering a pathway to the future success of high performance cycling in New Zealand. It follows regional cycling performance hubs, sponsored nationally by Subway, established in Waikato-Bay of Plenty and Otago-Southland along with a national hub for Mountain Bike in Rotorua. Head Coach of the Barfoot…
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