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…
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Tennis 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…
Read MoreFootball and Cycling Claim Top Awards
Emily Clegg from Mt Albert Grammar School won the Young Sportswoman of the Year for Football and Edward Pawson from Auckland Grammar School winning the Young Sportsman of the Year for Cycling at the Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards. The event was held at Eden Park with just under six hundred people in attendance. The Awards have been held since 1991 to celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of Auckland secondary school students. Guest speaker Cam Calkoen inspired the audience with Wendy Petrie the Master of Ceremonies and the Westlake…
Read MoreDouble Volleyball Gold for Rangitoto College
The Junior Volleyball Champs were held over three days at Bruce Pulman Arena involving eighty four teams from forty six schools. Rangitoto College took out both the boys and girls titles, the boys defeating Manurewa and the girls defeating Mangere College in their respective finals. Bronze medals went to Rosmini College for the boys and Carmel College in the girls section. For a full list of placings and the tournament team please click here
Read MoreTriple the Fun
Eleven junior teams competed in the inaugural Have-A-Go Triples Bowls Competition held at the Takapuna Bowing Club. The event was organised by staff and volunteers at the Takapuna Bowling Club where they provided coaching, competition and lunch in a fun environment. Students competed over three rounds during the day with Glenfield College claiming first place from Auckland Girls Grammar in second and Rangitoto College third. A special mention to Rangitoto College who had nine teams competing at the event.
Read MoreLawn Bowls Pairs Competition
Ten pair’s teams competed in the Auckland Cup Secondary School Pairs held at the Mt Eden Bowing Club. The event was organised by Auckland Bowls where they and the staff at the Mt Eden Club provided a friendly and fun environment for all the participants and staff. Hobsonville Point Secondary School won the event with the pairing of Adam Blucher and Joshua Curtis winning their final game 7-6, going undefeated for the tournament. In second place were Pranay Bhana and Tone Totua from Kelston Boys High School and in third…
Read MoreSkateboarding Inaugural event
The inaugural College Sport Skateboarding competition was held recently with nearly 40 students from 13 schools competing in 3 grades. Thanks to the team from Young Guns Skate School for managing the event. With the success of this event it has set a solid foundation to build upon for future skateboarding events Results are: JUNIOR BOYS 1st Coby Cooke (Orewa College) 2nd Dusty Schmidhalter (Takapuna Grammar) 3rd Cooper Niblett (Whangaparaoa College) GIRLS 1st Jess Lord (Mt Albert Grammar) 2nd Katie Lord (Mt Albert Grammar) SENIOR BOYS 1st Charlie Aubrey (Westlake…
Read MoreWind Foiling makes its Debut at Fleet Racing Regatta
64 boats from 24 schools competed in the 71st Auckland Fleet Racing Regatta at the Wakatere Boating Club, Narrow Neck Beach on Friday 16 September. Conditions were icy cold, but superb for fast-paced racing, and the crews did not disappoint. Nine classes were represented, with Wind Foiling (IQ Foil) making its debut at the regatta. Aimee Bright, Whangaparoa College was the inaugural IQ Foil champion with Charlie Solly, Glendowie College and Stella Bilger, Baradene College of the Sacred Heart coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Takapuna Grammar School won the…
Read MoreFootball Knockout Cup Finals
Sacred Heart’s 1st XI added the Senior Grade Knockout Cup trophy to their CSA Premier title after defeating a valiant Macleans College 1st XI in the Knockout Cup final at Bill McKinlay Park last Friday. The final was played at a tremendous pace, with the deciding goal being a penalty within the closing moments of the contest. The other two finals went down to the wire, with their respective winners claiming victory in extra time. In the 13th Grade final, St Peters College outpaced Westlake Boys High School 3-2. With…
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