LockerRoom: She may have just signed on the dotted line of a contract with New Zealand Cricket, but Fran Jonas still has to ask her mum or dad to drive her to training. Jonas has been recognised as a potential star of the game in New Zealand, thanks to the valuable weapon at her fingertips. But at the tender age of 16, she’s only just got her hands on a steering wheel with her learner’s licence. The left-arm orthodox spinner is the youngest of eight players from around the country who’ve…
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COVID-19 Updates
Monday 14 September: Following the Government’s decision that Auckland will remain at Alert Level 2.5 until at least Wednesday 23 September, College Sport Auckland have made the decision to cancel all remaining winter sports fixtures. With a maximum of four days of competition left, it is not viable for the winter sports season to continue. The College Sport Auckland Ski Championships on 21 September have also been cancelled – this event will not be rescheduled again. Although this is disappointing news for all those involved in secondary school sport, we…
Read MoreTeen bolts into Muslim women’s global powerlist
LockerRoom: At just 14, Aysha Hussan has already achieved so much, as the New Zealand face on the global Muslim women’s sports powerlist for 2020. A promising track athlete and netballer, Hussan says she knows it’s “a big achievement” to be on the list with 34 other Muslim women involved in sport around the world. The teenager sits proudly alongside 400m hurdles Olympic champion American Dalilah Muhammad, and Indonesian climber Aries Susanti, the first woman in the world to climb a speed wall in under seven seconds. Then there’s Emirati…
Read MoreStaff working from home
CSA Sport Administrators are still working from home through Alert Level 2.5 so our phone line will not be monitored. Schools should email school.sport@collegesport.co.nz with any queries.
Read MoreMore than $5 million of Sport NZ’s new community fund available in Auckland
Applications are now open for Sport NZ’s new fund – Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa – for community-based programmes and projects targeting children and young people at most risk of missing out or being less active. $5,142,362 of the fund will be available in Auckland over the next twelve months, to be managed and distributed on Sport NZ’s behalf by Aktive, with support from partners CLM Community Sport, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland and Sport Waitākere. Tū Manawa replaces and improves on Sport NZ’s KiwiSport Regional Partnership Fund and now has double…
Read MoreManurewa girls embrace new sporting opportunity
This year, Manurewa High School entered a team in the College Sport Auckland Girls Lacrosse Season for the first time. We caught up with the school’s Director of Sport Mel Martene, to find out more about introducing the sport to the school and how the girls have enjoyed the season so far. Tell us about your team The girls range from year 10 to year 13, some come from other sporting backgrounds, others have never played competitive sport before. We have everything from waka ama worlds paddlers to representative…
Read MoreIndoor Ultimate Championships Wrap
Last weekend we saw a record of 37 teams take to the courts at Pulman Park Arena for the 2020 College Sport Auckland Indoor Ultimate Championships, making it the largest ultimate tournament ever held in New Zealand. Over 90 games were played throughout the day which featured fierce inter-school competition but also high levels of respect and the Spirit of the Game – essential in Ultimate due to the sport being self-officiated. In the women’s division, Epsom Girls Grammar dominated as they have done for a number of years with…
Read MoreWinter Sport Overview
With a delayed start to the 2020 winter season, College Sport Auckland competitions are now back underway for Term 3. Excited teams from many schools are competing in various codes and grades. With many sports back in full swing, school grounds, club fields and public sports facilities are again being filled with many high school athletes back doing what they love. The winter season consists of a diverse range of codes including badminton, basketball, cycling, football, hockey, lacrosse, netball, rugby league, rugby union, squash, table tennis and underwater hockey, to get…
Read MoreCollege Sport Auckland Squash Season Preview
Squash Auckland: After a delayed start, the 2020 College Sport Auckland Squash Season is finally set to get play underway today. 64 teams from 25 schools will compete across seven different grades with matches played on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at various clubs, public facilities, and schools. The Boys’ Premier grade looks to once again be a showdown between last season’s top two teams Auckland Grammar and Mt Albert Grammar, with both sides featuring national junior squad members. Led by NZ Junior Elite squad members Jack Conder and Mason Smales,…
Read MoreDates for rescheduled competitions
Entries for most College Sport Auckland winter seasons will close this week, with competitions starting the week of 15 June. Some of our one day competitions have been rescheduled for Winter Tournament Week which runs from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September. These include: College Sport Auckland Ski Championships – Tuesday 1 September College Sport Auckland Squash Team Championships – Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 September College Sport Auckland Cross Country Championships – Thursday 3 September Below is the full list of rescheduled College Sport Auckland competitions to date. For…
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