Auckland Rugby League: New Zealand Warriors centre Ken Maumalo found his love for rugby league in the heart of Mangere East at Southern Cross High School. A Papatoetoe Panther and Mangere East Hawks junior, Maumalo has now played 50 games in the NRL and said he was a late bloomer to the game. “I played 1st XIII late back in college, I was always a rugby union player but our school’s league coach Rod Ratu asked me to give it a go as they were short on numbers,” Maumalo said. It took one game for Ken to see…
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High School Hoops – Premier Basketball Preview
Lacey Lowdown: The College Sport Auckland Premier Basketball competition begins on Friday but a number of boys’ teams will be down on fire power as a New Zealand Under 17 camp is being held in Rotorua at the weekend. With the class of 2017 having moved on, the onus falls on a new crop of players to make their mark on the strongest high school basketball competition in the country. The boy’s playing rosters have changed but the head coaching positions remain unaltered, which is rather unusual. This time last…
Read MoreParis Boyce-Bacon collects another trophy at Franklin Junior Sports Awards
Waikato Times: When Paris Boyce-Bacon steps on stage to compete, she knows the next minute-and-a-half will be exhausting. She smiles and puts in as much energy as possible into her aerobic gymnastics routine, mental toughness equally important as physical strength. She has been collecting national and regional accolades since she began nearly two years ago, including second overall in both the solo and team format at the New Zealand National Aerobics Championships. She also placed first overall in the Auckland, Tauranga and Taranaki Aerobics Championships as well as the College Sport Auckland…
Read MoreFootball players to watch
College Sport Media recently put together a list of promising football players who should feature prominently throughout the remainder of 2018. Below are some Auckland students identified as players to watch this year. Hannah Blake (Saint Kentigern College) The Saint Kentigern College Striker helped her school to an outstanding 2017 season winning the College Sport Auckland Championship, Knockout Cup and the NZSS title. The prolific striker will be on hand for some of her final College season as she also has to juggle her commitments with the New Zealand U-20…
Read MoreExercising as a teen reduces the risk of depression later in life, study finds
NZ Herald: Physical activity in teenagers significantly reduces the likelihood of depression, a study has found. The study, carried out at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, involved examining the physical activity of almost 3500 14-year-olds and then assessing their mental health when they were 21. Study leader Dr Shuichi Suetani said the results of the research were consistent with previous research which indicated a lack of physical activity was related to a risk of depression later in life. “We found a link between the group of 14-year-olds who…
Read MoreFocus on cycling paying off for Prudence Fowler
College Sport Media: “I’ve kind of just narrowed it down to cycling now, so I can focus on that,” responds Prudence Fowler when asked for her preference of choice of sports. After all, the year 11 Diocesan School for Girls athlete has competed in swimming, triathlon, water polo and rowing to a high level. Last year she was in crews that finished fourth and seventh respectively in Coxed Four and Coxed Eight Maadi Cup A Finals and she was the Dio’s U15 Rower of the Year. “I have played three…
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