One hundred and six students took part in the Archery Match Play Championships held at the Auckland Archery Club on 2nd April. This event concluded school archery for term 1. The medal matches were fantastic with some high-level shooting with several archers now heading to Australia to represent NZ in the Trans-Tasman Archery Competition. Special thanks to Jeanette Franklyn and her team for making this event happen plus the weekly archery league for schools during term 1. Twenty-seven schools were involved in the weekly league with just under two hundred students…
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Dragon Boating, Orienteering and Rock Climbing Events
Dragon Boating Dragon boating returned to Lake Pupuke after a three-year absence with six crews competing in both mixed and girls sections. In the Girls section Epsom Girls Grammar won with St Cuthbert’s College 2nd and St Mary’s 3rd. Results can be found here Orienteering The Auckland Schools Sprint Orienteering Finals were held Sunday at Long Bay College in the morning and AUT North Akoranga Campus in the afternoon. A list of results can be found here Rock Climbing One hundred and forty participants competed in the first of…
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Sacred Heart College defeated Westlake Boys High School 9-2 in the Premier Boys gold medal match with St Cuthbert’s defeating Diocesan 8-6 in the Premier Girls final. Baradene College and Auckland Grammar claimed the bronze medals in their respective Premier matches. The Senior A Girls Grade was won by Diocesan with St Mary’s claiming the silver and St Cuthbert’s the bronze. In the Senior A Boys Sacred Heart won the gold, Kristin the silver and Mt Albert Grammar the bronze.
Read MoreTakapuna Grammar and Kings Win T20 Cricket Titles
For the first time both the Girls and Boys T20 finals were held at Melville Park on the same day. The Girls final went down to the wire with Epsom Girls Grammar setting Takapuna Grammar a target of 80 to win and Takapuna Grammar reaching this target in the final over with three wickets remaining. Full results can be viewed here Girls Full Score Card The Boys final played directly after the Girls final saw another close encounter with Kings College making 105 for 7 wickets from their twenty overs. …
Read MoreAuckland Volleyball Champs
The College Sport Auckland Volleyball Championships were held at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Takanini on the 15 -17 March Congratulations to winners Rangitoto College in the boys division and Orewa College in the girls division. This is largest event College Sport Auckland undertakes featuring 108 teams and 60 schools in both the boy’s and girl’s sections. The tournament was a huge success with all twelve courts in action from 8 am until 10 pm at night, with some very competitive volleyball being played. Two tournament teams were announced and…
Read MoreAquathon Championships 2023
A sunny day welcomed over 220 students from 23 Schools to Saint Kentigern College for the Aquathon Championships. Athletes competed in their respective age groups of Juniors Intermediates and Seniors as individuals or part of a team. This year saw sixty-two compete. Jodie Nash from Takapuna Grammar School won the Senior Girls title in a time of 34:25. Joshua Gordon-Glassford from Saint Kentigern College won the Senior Boys title in a time of 29:42. A full list of results can be found here https://my.raceresult.com/237421/ A special thanks to Saint Kentigern…
Read MoreTennis Championships Decided
It was a busy week for secondary school tennis players with the Champ of Champs Tournament and the A1 and A2 finals being played at the Scarbro Tennis Centre. One hundred and twenty individuals and fifty-three doubles teams took part in the Champ of Champs Tennis Tournament over two days with students competing in junior, intermediate, and senior doubles and singles matches. The Senior Boys singles title was won by Chan Min from Rangitoto College and Renee Zhang from Kings College winning the Senior Girls title for the second year…
Read MoreLawn Bowls Pairs Championships
Fifty-two teams from eleven schools entered the Auckland Cup Secondary School Pairs held at the Mt Eden Bowing Club. The event was organised by Auckland Bowls where lunch was provided in a friendly and fun environment for participants. Three greens were in use throughout the day with teams playing five, forty-minute rounds. The competition was won by the pairing from Kings College with Kelston Boys High School claiming second. A student from Mt Albert Grammar School said, “It was such a fun atmosphere, and all the teams were super supportive…
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