A new venue at Ambury Park welcomed over 140 students from 24 Schools to compete in the Duathlon Championships. This year thirty-four teams and eighty individuals competed in their respective age groups of Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors. A special thanks to Lynley Twyman the Event Manager and her team of volunteers, Auckland City Tri Club, Event Medic and Safety and all the marshals that made this event possible. Click here to view a full list of results.
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Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2021
Overall Winners A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Frances Jonas (Cricket) from Baradene College and Lewis Bower (Cycling) from Westlake Boys High School for winning the overall College Sport Auckland Young Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year awards for 2021. Click here to read about their amazing sporting achievements! Overall Finalists Congratulations to the below finalists for our overall male and female Young Sportsperson of the Year award. The overall Young Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year will be announced on Breakfast (TVNZ 1) on Thursday 25 November. Overall Female Finalist…
Read MorePremier & 1A Cricket Finals
Last week saw three College Sport Finals to close out the summer. Kings College snuck past Mt Albert Grammar in a low-scoring thriller last Wednesday. Baradene College squared the ledger against Epsom Girls, winning the Premier Girls T20 title also on Wednesday. Sacred Heart were comprehensive victors over Mt Roskill Grammar in the Premier 1A Final on Friday. Click here to read more…
Read MoreEpsom Girls book ticket to Gillette Venus Cup
This week, nine schools took part in the Gillette Venus Regional Qualifiers for Auckland. The tournament started with two Pools; Westlake Girls, Mt Albert Grammar, Takapuna Grammar, Saint Kentigern and Mt Roskill Grammar battled it out in Pool A, while Epsom Girls, Baradene College, Glendowie College and Diocesan faced off in Pool B. Community Cricket Manager Dean Bartlett said it is a special time for women and girls cricket with the Cricket World Cup less than a year away. “It was awesome to see a festival environment with nine schools…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Jaden Movold
Year 12 Rangitoto College student Jaden Movold has always loved competing in sports, but it wasn’t until a year ago that he found a new passion in wheelchair racing. During lockdown, Jaden got up at 12.30am to be a part of a virtual Boston Marathon through Zoom with World and Paralympic Wheelchair Racing champions from all over the world. He got to meet his idols and pushed for 1 hour 18 minutes and 4 seconds (the current Boston record time), with over 60 other racers. He pushed for over 21 kms…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Holly Williams
In today’s feature we get to know a bit about Holly Williams, a Year 11 student from Westlake Girls High School. Holly has been nominated by the Director of Sport at Westlake Girls, Liz Page, who says “Holly is the epitome of a true multi-code athlete and a real all-rounder. She has a natural athleticism, but also a competitive drive to succeed in all the sports she focuses on. Holly is also a great team member and even as a young player has shown a lot of leadership in representing…
Read MoreLacrosse Games 4 July
All Division 3 Lacrosse games have been cancelled today due to weather. Division 1 and Division 2 games will still go ahead as per the draw, unless school fields have been closed. If this is the case, schools are to contact their opposition to reschedule.
Read MoreHow to get notifications via the College Sport Auckland app
With winter sports fast approaching, make sure you download the College Sport Auckland app to access notifications, draws, results, information and more. To receive important notifications for your sports: Download the College Sport Auckland app for Apple or Android Go to ‘My Account’ (you don’t need to log in or register) Enable notifications – ensure notifications are switched on Subscribe to your sports – under ‘Subscriptions’, tick all the relevant sports you wish to receive notifications about
Read MoreWater polo prodigy gets competitive edge from her All Black father
East & Bays Courier: The daughter of a former All Black is making a name for herself, being named as the youngest member of the New Zealand women’s water polo team. Morgan McDowall, 15, daughter of Steve McDowall, has been selected to represent New Zealand at the upcoming intercontinental water polo championships, to be held in Auckland on April 2 to April 8. The Diocesan School for Girls student has only been playing the sport for three years, but her physical talent and competitive nature were “impossible to ignore” when the national side…
Read MoreDominic Overend – Put your feet in the right place and stand firm
College Sport Media: An MRI scan, a CT investigation, try what he willed, Dominic Overend couldn’t resolve the source of an unusual pain. All the Auckland Grammar sprinter knew was something was seriously wrong after a 200m race in Sydney in April last year. “I was competing at the Australian Champs and started the 200m in the lead before something kinda snapped and I was unable to finish,” Overend recalls. “At first I thought I had torn a hamstring or done my Achilles, but when I went to see the…
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