Blue Black Sport
Update from the Sports Department
Annual Otago Boys' Exchange 2024
On the 1st of July we hosted 122 boys from Otago Boys' High School.
Massive thank you to all the families who opened their home to billet these young men. We could not have made this exchange possible without your generosity.
We had boys participating in Basketball, Hockey, Trap Shooting, Golf, Football and 3 Rugby teams. Both schools represented themselves with pride and could not be faulted in the trying weather conditions. Well done to all involved.
Results as follows:
Trap shooting CBHS lost CBHS 247 OBHS 314,
Basketball Game 1 CBHS lost 104-93, Game 2 CBHS lost 102-84
Football CBHS lost 0-2
Hockey CBHS lost 0-1
Golf Halved 2-2
U15 Rugby CBHS won 29-0
2nd XV Rugby CBHS won 40-8
1st XV Rugby CBHS won 36-19
Overall, a 4.5-3.5 win to OBHS
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Trophy & Shield Returns - Winter Sports Prizegiving
We are starting to prepare trophies and shields for this year's winter sports prizegiving's. If you have any trophies or shields from the 2023 prizegiving, please return these to the sports office (upstairs in the Big Room)
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Winter Sports Photos | 21st August 2024
We will be taking our Winter Sports photos on Wednesday 21st of August in the school hall. Save the date. Detailed schedule to follow closer to the time.
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Canterbury Secondary Schools Championships
Sunday 7th July saw sunny skies, plenty of snow and good times for members of our Snowsports team at the Aoraki Slope Style Championships. After some technical difficulties getting up the mountain, the boys did themselves and school proud taking a range of placings on the podium. The event required competitors to perform a range of manoeuvres on rails, boxes and jumps.
Results:
Ski
Yr 9-10
2nd Xandy Haycock
Yr 11-13
1st Sam Hewitt
2nd Will Haycock
Snowboard
2nd Kobe Coleman
3rd Josh Anderson
All boys competed fearlessly and it was great to have such a strong Yr 9 contingent which helps to put us in good stead for the future of the sport at CBHS.
Massive thanks to the boys families for their support of the team and Mt. Hutt for putting the event on which no doubt helps to grow the next generation of kiwi snowsport athletes.
Kobe Coleman also won 2nd place in the U14 Snowboard at the Snow Sport NZ Freestyle Series held at Mt Hutt on July 20th
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Flynn Turnbull | 2024 South Island Cycle Cross Championships
Flynn Turnbull recently competed at the 2024 South Island Cycle Cross Championships and did exceptionally well.
Results:
3rd U16 Championship - South Island Champs
3rd Team Relay with St Bedes
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Cooper Wightman selected for the New Zealand Secondary School team
A stellar year for Cooper Wightman continues. He will travel to Victoria Australia next month to compete in the All-Schools Australia Cross Country Championships as part of a very strong New Zealand Secondary School team. Congratulations Cooper.
All the best young man - Altiora Peto
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Charlie Mooar | New Zealand Under 21 Korfball team in Turkey
During the school holidays our Year 12 student Charlie Mooar travelled to Kemer, Turkey with the New Zealand Under 21 Korfball team for the Korfball U21 World Cup Tournament. 12 teams competed in the Tournament and with Korfball a very popular sport in Europe the competition was awesome with the Netherlands winning the title. NZ settled in to the hot and humid environment quickly then put in 7 outstanding performances highlighted by very close, competitive & enjoyable games - including a convincing victory over our Australian rivals!
Charlie loved the challenge of the international competition, representing NZ on the world stage and exploring the sights and sounds of the local village of Kemer with his teammates - the call to prayer, mosques, markets and sweet turkish tea all very different experiences to savour.
Korfball is a fast & fun sport for all people played in mixed teams of males and females. Join the school Korfball teams by asking Charlie or the sports department and have a look at Mixx NZ online for more info. Well done young man.
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South Island Road Championships - Ruapuna Race Track
It was a great weekend of racing in great conditions at Ruapuna racetrack for our Fine Young men at the South Island Road Championships.
The boys did themselves proud and managed to win the award for best-supporting school - thanks to the mums who decorated the tent area.
The team managed to get a few results that enabled them to take the Top School Points Trophy based on results from the 3 different events (1st 5pts, 2nd 3pts, 3rd 2pts and 4th 1pt).
ITT 3.4km hot lap
U14
1st Ben DAVIES Christchurch Boys' High School 04:46.99
U15
3rd James TRIMBOY Christchurch Boys' High School 05:01.54
5th George CLARK Christchurch Boys' High School 05:12.16
George BISHOP Christchurch Boys' High School 05:32.62
Liam LIU Christchurch Boys' High School 05:58.75
U16
Sean THREADGALL Christchurch Boys' High School 04:51.39
George HEGAN Christchurch Boys' High School 05:01.03 8
Flynn TURNBULL Christchurch Boys' High School 05:06.81
U17
1st Josh DAVIES Christchurch Boys' High School 04:21.59
3rd Andre FREE Christchurch Boys' High School 04:29.87
5th Oliver CLARK Christchurch Boys' High School 04:40.17
James AROYO Christchurch Boys' High School 05:04.12 10
Oliver MCNAUGHTON Christchurch Boys' High School 05:26.46 (crashed at mid-point, got back up and finished)
TTT - 15km
1st CBHS U20 Christchurch Boys' High School 19:54.80 (Andre, Josh, Oli C, Oli M, James A)
1st CBHS U16A Christchurch Boys' High School 21:22.14 (Sean, George H, Ben, James T)
1st CBHS U16B Christchurch Boys' High School 23:05.15 (Flynn, George C, George B, Liam)
Road race - varied distances within age groups
U14 - 1st Ben Davies - won by 2mins from his bunch.
U15 - 3rd George Clark, 4th James Trimboy
U16 - 1st Sean Threadgall
U17 - 2nd Andre Free, 4th Josh Davies , 5th Oliver Clark
We had no U20's racing as Luca Sanders is currently with his trade team racing in Belgium.
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Trapshooting
Recent trapshooting results at local school competition circuit included:
Canterbury Clay Target Club
Riley Tammett - 3rd Senior Point Score
Riley Tammett - 2nd Senior Single Barrel
Waihora Clay Target Club
Lachie Dean – 1st Senior Single Barrel
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1st XI Hockey - Worner Shield
Our 1st XI hockey team took part in the annual Worner Shield Tournament in Christchurch on the 20th & 21st of July.
which consisted of CBHS, Christ's College, St Bedes, Westlake, St Paul's & Whangarei Boys High.
Results:
CBHS vs St Paul’s Collegiate - Win 7-2
CBHS vs Whangārei Boys' High School -Loss 0-5
CBHS vs Westlake Boys High School - Loss 0-4
Our Boys showed grit against very good competition and ended in 3rd place after the tournament. Overall, this was great preparation for the upcoming Rankin Cup in September.
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Canterbury U16 Basketball
Lewis Cooke and Levi Vincent represented Canterbury U16B over the holidays and did really well at their first national's tournament. They had 5 wins and 2 losses earning them 9th place and the highest B team in the tournament.
It’s also worth noting that their two losses were to the finalists of the tournament.
Lewis and Levi far left of team photo. Both play in our 15A side.
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Expression of Interest to row at CBHS | 2024-2025 season
Expressions of interest to join the CBHS Rowing Team for the upcoming 2024-2025 season are now open.
Come and be part of a tightknit, hardworking and successful squad for the upcoming season. To be part of our squad or just to give it a go, complete the following link:
https://forms.office.com/r/ba5t5JRnyP
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Rugby in the Holidays | Wollongbar Rugby Club
On the 15th of July, two touring teams from Wollongbar, New South Wales, took to the fields at Straven Road to compete against our U15 Kahu and Tui teams.
In challenging weather conditions, all four teams gave their best effort, with both CBHS teams emerging victorious by the end of the day. However, the true highlight was witnessing the new friendships formed between the Australian boys and our players, demonstrating that rugby was the real winner of the day.
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Coach Profile - Mitch Gibson
Professional Background
What inspired you to become a teacher/coach/manager? Growing up, I was constantly surrounded by great role models. Particularly throughout my time at high school. Since leaving school I have always wanted to follow suit and inspire the next generation.
How many years of experience do you have in coaching?
This will be my fourth year of coaching.
What is your coaching philosophy or approach?
I have been so lucky to be involved in some awesome sporting environments in my life. I believe so many valuable life lessons are to be learnt through sport. My aim is that at the end of each season, I have not only helped aid my team to become better rugby players but also better young men.
Can you share a success story or memorable moment from your coaching career?
Taking Napier Boys' High School to my first ever National U15s Tournament was a very memorable moment. Despite losing to CBHS in the tier 2 final.
Which age groups or skill levels do you specialize in coaching?
Currently year 9’s and 10’s are my specialized age group, as it allows to me to keep playing my own footy.
Personal Insights
What do you enjoy most about coaching?
The special bond that is created by a team of young men, putting their body on the line for each other in aim to achieve a collective goal. Comradery.
How do you motivate your athletes?
I don’t ask anybody to do anything that I am not willing to do myself.
What are your goals for your team/athletes this season?
Year 9 Prinsep have set the goal to beat every other year 9 team that we come against this year.
How do you stay updated with the latest coaching techniques and trends?
I am constantly analysing International Rugby/Super Rugby/NPC and Club Rugby, to become a better rugby player myself and learn from other professional coaches.
Fun and Personality
What’s your favourite sports movie or book?
Moneyball
If you could coach any team or athlete in the world, who would it be and why?
Kobe Bryant. I would have loved to be able to experience the drive and determination that he had. Mamba mentality.
What are your hobbies or interests outside of coaching?
Wellbeing, health, fitness and travel.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
To give the best that you can, in any particular situation. No matter what that looks like; some days this will be so much more than others but as long as you know in your heart that it was the most you could give at that particular point and time then you will never regret anything.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions?
I used to always brush my teeth before warming up. Otherwise, just a quiet night before a game.
Rapid-Fire Questions
Coffee or tea? - Don’t like hot drinks.
Early bird or night owl? - Wish I was an early bird.
Favourite workout music? - Liquid Drum and Bass.
Favourite sport to watch (other than the one you coach)? - Rugby League. Big NRL Fantasy player.
Describe yourself in three words. - Hard-working, respectful, life-long learner.
Community and Engagement
Honestly, the above is an area I would like to grow in dramatically over the coming years. Hopefully this will come as I gain confidence (only 25 and this is my first-year coaching at CBHS). But it is something that I will make a conscious effort to get better at.
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Sponsorship
CBHS would like to take this opportunity to thank its sponsors
Kukri
Lonestar
Team Heazlewood Bayleys'
Joe’s Garage
Southbase Construction
Dynamite Design
Balance Physio
Christchurch Electrical
Anchor Milk Andrew Devon
Caltex
At the end of 2023 Caltex provided their support to more than 90 secondary schools across New Zealand with $1,000 of fuel sponsorship to help students attend their training and school sports events. Christchurch Boys' High School was grateful to be nominated by Caltex Riccarton as a recipient of one of these sponsorship opportunities. The school community are very appreciative of this and want to say a big thank you to Mike and Simone!
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UC & Lincoln Sports Scholarships
The following scholarships are available from UC and Lincoln. It would be great to see some of our Y13 students apply. Please see the Sports Departmentt or Careers if you have any questions
