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…
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Indoor 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…
Read MoreUpdate on Winter Sport Seasons
Yesterday the government eased the restrictions on gatherings to allow for up to 100 people to gather, effective Friday. This is good news as it will allow sports teams to train together, and to play each other, when they are ready to do so. National Sporting Organisations and Sport New Zealand are currently revising their guidance documents and they should be available in the next few days. College Sport Auckland is on track to begin the winter school sport season the week beginning Monday 15 June. Several entry forms are now open…
Read MoreISO Distance Competition
Congratulations to the College Sport Auckland ISO Distance Champions – Baradene College! Well done to all the staff and students across Auckland for getting involved in this challenge and keeping active during Alert Level 3. Final Leader Board: School Kms Points* Baradene College 4972 3764 Glenfield College 1389 3149 Sacred Heart College 3524 2700 Horizon School 99 2424 ACG Parnell College 2032 1969 St Peter’s College 2279 1750 ACG Sunderland College 466 1665 King’s College 1694 1552 Mt Albert Grammar School 4772 1543 St Mary’s College 1438 1398…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Zeshan Bari
After dominating the cricket scene at intermediate school, Zeshan Bari took a few years off the game. After undergoing knee surgery last year, he picked up the sport again, and gained selection into the schools 1st XI, in time for his final year at school. Zeshan set his mind on being a true student of the game, studying it’s intricacies and spending much time each week developing his craft. In Term 1 this year, he has played brilliantly for the Lynfield College 1st XI and has been selected as a member…
Read MoreISO 3K Competition: Run for your school
The final results are in! Well done to everyone who participated in our ISO 3K competition – we had over 6,500 entries from 65 different schools. Congratulations to Mt Albert Grammar School who are the official College Sport Auckland ISO 3K champions! Final Leader Board: School Points Mt Albert Grammar School 702 Baradene College 674 Sacred Heart College 646 St Peter’s College 521 St Mary’s College 430 Macleans College 248 King’s College 230 Pakuranga College 192 ACG Parnell College 184 Glenfield College 178 St Cuthbert’s College 173 Westlake Boys…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Valfh Sefuiva
Valfh Sufuiva is a year 12 student at Marcellin College. Over the past 12 months, Valfh has participated in a huge range of sports including Rugby, Netball, Volleyball, Basketball, Kilikiti, Softball, and Waka Ama. She is known as someone who can liven up any room and will always put a smile on your face. Valfh was nominated for our Student Spotlight feature by the Director of Sport at Marcellin College, Cameron Bitchener, who says “There is never a dull moment with Valfh in your team, and she is often making the team…
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