Winter Tournament Week Sports Summary
Badminton
At the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships, the Premier Badminton team placed second after a closely contested final against Hamilton Boys’ High School. The team lost 4-2 after winning one of the doubles matches and one of the singles matches. This was the team’s only loss of the tournament and shows how well they performed throughout the week.
Basketball
At the Junior Basketball Northern Regional Championships, the Under 15 Basketball team were named the Northern Regional Champions on Tuesday 3 September after defeating Westlake Boys’ High School 122-117 in a hard fought final.
On Saturday 7 September, the Premier Basketball team played St Kentigern College in the semi-final of the Zone 1 Regional Qualifying Tournament, winning 107-68 to progress to the final. The team once again met Rosmini College and performed as they did in the Auckland final, winning 124-88. The win sees them qualify well for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships in Palmerston North in the Term 3 holidays.
Cycling
Over the course of the two-day Northern Tour, the Cycling team performed well in the Individual Time Trial and a Hill climb up Mt Wellington on Saturday 7 September and the Criterium on Sunday 8 September.
In the Time Trial:
- Form 3 student J. Ha was third in the Under 14 race
- Form 4 student M. D. Allan was first in the Under 16 race
- Form 5 student E. D. Corbett was third in the Under 17 race
- In the Under 20 race, Form 6 student C. P. Wagener and Form 7 students B. C. Pawson and Z. F. Wyllie were second, fourth and fifth respectively
In the Hill Climb the School won national titles across three age groups:
- M. D. Allan in the Under 16 race
- Form 6 student J. Kwon in the Under 17 race
- C. P. Wagener in the Under 20 race
In the Criterium, Form 4 student J. L. Turnbull was first in the Under 16B race, Form 5 student N. C. Merrill was first in the Under 17B race, J. Kwon was first in the Under 17A race and Z. F. Wyllie was third in the Under 20A race.
Fencing
At the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships, the Fencing team earned bronze.
Football
In the Hawkes Bay competing at the Rex Dawkins Satellite Tournament, the 1st XI Football (pictured above) qualified for the semi-final where they beat Paraparaumu College 2-1 to progress to the final on Friday 6 September.
The team met Hastings Boys’ High School, who they had drawn with in pool play. The team was ahead 1-0 at half-time and extended that lead in the second half to win the final 2-0.
Hockey
At the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rankin Cup Tournament, the 1st XI Hockey team played Wairarapa College on Friday, winning 2-1 to play off for 13th place. On Saturday they met Hastings Boys’ High School who they beat 3-2 to secure 13th place overall out of the 32 teams who qualified.
Rugby
The Under 15 Rugby team qualified for the semi-final at the National Invitational Tournament in Tauranga, where they played against hosts Tauranga Boys’ College on their home field. In a closely fought match the team led 14-10, to eventually lose the fixture 25-14. The team played Westlake Boys’ High School for third place, winning 27-10 to finish their tournament well.
Table Tennis
The Premier Table Tennis team was named the New Zealand Secondary Schools Champions for 2024. The team had dominant wins over Kristin School in the quarter-final (4-0) and St Kentigern College in the semi-final (4-0), before playing Pinehurst School in the final, which they won 4- 0. The team won 30 out of 31 matches to claim the New Zealand Secondary Schools team title.
In the Individual Championships Form 4 student H. X. Jiang won Gold in the Under 15 competition and Form 6 student Y. B. Zhang earned Bronze in the Under 19 competition.
Weightlifting
At the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships Form 4 student F. T. M. Duncan earned Silver in the Under 15 67kg class and Form 6 student D. D. N. Mistry earned Bronze in the Open 81kg class. All four lifters who represented the School achieved personal bests.
Congratulations are extended to all students who represented the School at their respective regional and national championships this year. Thanks also to the staff members who gave of their time to coach, manage and mentor teams and individuals during these championship events, and in the seasons that led to the opportunity to compete regionally or nationally.