South Auckland players dominate Auckland under-15 girls rugby team

AucklandNOW: South Auckland players dominate Auckland’s champion under-15 girls’ rugby team. They made up 10 of the starting 15 which beat Bay of Plenty 47-0 in the final at Pulman Park, Papakura last week to win the regional tournament featuring the best teams from the Blues and Chiefs catchment areas. They are Tulutulu Aiipolo, Glory Aiono, Maama Vaipului, Melvina Weilert (Aorere College), Faith Filimoeatua, Paea Matangi, Zoya To’ofohe (Southern Cross Campus) and Cilia Po’e (McAuley High School). The two others are Mauosamoa Guatusa (Epsom Girls’ Grammar School) and Sascha Ioane (Onehunga High School) who live in Mangere. Click here to read more…

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Dame Valerie Adams assisting discus thrower Connor Bell in quest for future Olympic glory

Newshub: Paris and Los Angeles are now all but guaranteed to host the Olympic Games after 2020, all that’s left is for the IOC to announce which city gets to go first. Wherever they’re held in 2024, one young Kiwi hoping to be there is teenage discus thrower Connor Bell. Bell is in year 11 at Westlake Boys High School and is the number one discus thrower in the world for his age. He won Australia’s under 18 men’s title earlier this year and is the current New Zealand under…

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St Paul’s College continue to set the pace

College Sport Media: St Paul’s College continue to set the pace in the SAS College Rugby League premier division and sit atop the secondary schools competition ladder following their 22-4 win over Mt Albert Grammar School at Grey Lynn Park on Wednesday (5 July 2017). The defending champions have had a successful campaign so far, winning three of their four games played in the championship rounds with one draw against traditional foes, Kelston Boys (12 all). Mt Albert have had just one win in the championship division and sit fourth…

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Papakura High School netball team hits the jackpot

Papakura Courier: Spanking new gear is helping the Papakura High School premier netball team lift its game. The bibs, balls, water bottles and gear bags come courtesy of ANZ’s netball dream delivery promotion. Students from the school applied for help because they want to get to the next level and needed equipment to help achieve it. Autumn-Breeze Cruller says she applied so that she and her team mates could get the most out of the game they all loved. “We’re so excited to be training with all these new balls, drink bottles and training kit. It will…

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Multi-talented teen achieves her water polo dream

Manukau Courier: Christina Middelbeek-Harrison’s dream of becoming a junior New Zealand water polo representative came true in Sydney on Sunday. The 15-year-old from Saint  Kentigern College realised it at the famous Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre where her New Zealand under-16 team is competing in the Sydney Youth Water Polo Festival. They’re up against Australian state teams that feature some of the best 16-year-olds in the country. Middelbeek-Harrison is excited about her first international outing and is determined make the three remaining days of competition her best. “I feel privileged, proud and humbled to be in a New Zealand team. My goals are to…

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