The Individual Squash Championships were held at the National Squash Centre with just under ninety students competing from nineteen schools. The championships were held over two days with the Boys section having seven divisions and the Girls section five divisions. Division 1 Girls was won by Justine Pausch from Takapuna Grammar School with Matilda Lowe from Rangitoto College the runner-up. In the Boys Division 1 final Noah Thomas from Auckland Grammar and Riley McCracken from Mount Albert Grammar played a five-set thriller with Noah prevailing. Special thanks to Mau Yum…
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Orienteering Rogaine Championships
Orienteering Rogaine Championships 2023 Four hundred students took part in the Auckland Secondary Schools Rogaine Championships at Humphries Farm, near Waimauku recently. The map, named Stoneybrook, is a very hilly course with many spur gully complexities that highly rewarded the students that meticulously planned their routes to avoid unnecessary climbing. The event was extremely waterlogged and the overnight rain proved it to be a challenging affair with many mud-strewn children returning. The Rogaine event is where students have 90 minutes to collect as many controls as they can and return…
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Over five hundred and fifty competitors from forty-three schools attended the recent two cross-country zone events. The North West Zone was held at Moire Park, Massey and the Central South and Eastern Zone at Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga. Both courses provided athletes with numerous challenges, one being the heavy conditions under foot. A full list or results can be found here https://collegesport.co.nz/sports/distance-running/cross-country-dates-venues/cross-country-results/ The next cross-country event is the Auckland Championships held at Lloyd Elsmore on Thursday 1st June.
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