After the disappointment of the cancellation of the traditional national and South Island Winter Sport Tournaments, it was a real pleasure to see some of the Burnside High School winter sport teams compete in regional competitions over the original Winter Tournament Week dates, Monday 31 Aug - Friday 04 September.

Our Badminton teams had a very successful week with both the Premier A Boys and Girls teams winning the Canterbury Secondary Schools Senior Badminton Team Championships. The Badminton success didn’t stop there with the Boys Junior Doubles Team also winning the Canterbury Secondary Schools Junior Championship.

Both the Burnside High School Boys and Girls 1st XI Hockey teams competed in the South Island Premiership Hockey Tournament here in Christchurch. The standard of hockey at this tournament was amazing, and the level of sportsmanship and skill displayed by our teams was outstanding. The Girls 1st XI placed 7th and the Boys 1st XI placed 11th.

Our two Sport Climbing teams had two fantastic days at the Christchurch YMCA Adventure Centre, competing in the South Island Secondary Schools (SISS) Sport Climbing Championships, ultimately placing just outside the top three in the Mixed Competition.

The Netball Year 10A and Year 9A teams both competed in the SISS Junior Netball Championships at the Hagley Netball Centre. They had a wonderful two days of weather for this tournament and gained some valuable experience playing Netball at this level of competition.

The Netball A team and the Ice Hockey team hit the road travelling to tournaments in Timaru and Dunedin. The Netball A team competed at the South Island Experience Netball Tournament in Timaru, and our Ice Hockey team competed in Dunedin in the SISS Ice Hockey Tournament. Both teams had great tournament experiences and agree that being able to compete with teams from outside their normal competitions was a real thrill, and the highlight of their season.