Congratulations to all of our prize winners this Thursday.

The 2023 Junior Sports Awards Assembly was held in Gym 1 during the last full week of classes for this year. Our guest speaker was Olympic silver medalist and newly appointed Director of Rowing at HBHS, Mr Caleb Shepherd, and it was a wonderful way to acknowledge all of the sporting talent in the junior school. Congratulations to all of these athletes and special congratulations to Junior Sportsman of the Year, Orlando Hardie.

Photography by Ms Jamieson Hudson.

Individual Sporting Codes:

🎽 ATHLETICS

Rockwell Brothers Cup for Junior Champion to Hemi Peachey

🏸 BADMINTON

Oriana Cup for Junior Champion to David Nguyen

The Shield for Most Promising Player to Lucas Qin

🏀 BASKETBALL

Baldwin Trophy for Most Outstanding Junior Player to Shayd Lawson

🏏 CRICKET

John Paul Bat for Best Junior Cricketer to Jackson Botherway

🏃‍♂️ CROSS COUNTRY

Junior Steeplechase Cup for Junior Cross Country Champion to David Webb

⚽ FOOTBALL

HBHS Cup for Most Promising Year 9 Player to Samuel James

Jonathan Perry Trophy for Most Promising Colts Player to Eben Smith

Weaver Cup for Most Improved Colts Player to Jacob Otto

4A Soccer Cup for Service to Junior Football (Captain of Colts) to Jackson Porter

⚽ FUTSAL

HBHS Cup for Most Outstanding Junior Player to Thomas Blackhall

⛳ GOLF

Centenary Cup for Junior Champion to Flynn ter Beek

🏑 HOCKEY

Puna Cup for Most Outstanding Junior Player to Daniel Barry (absent – in South Africa)

The Wells Family Cup for Most Valuable Defender in an Elite Hockey Team to Cameron O'Connor

MOUNTAIN BIKING

🚵‍♂️ HBHS Cup for Best Junior Mountain Biker to Oscar Newnham

🧗‍♂️ ROCK CLIMBING

The Longmire Cup for Top Junior to Connor Carmichael

The McCauley Cup for Most Improved to Malachi Johnston

🚣‍♂️ ROWING

Richard Palmer Trophy for Most Improved Coxswain to Ezra Scott

🏉 RUGBY

2011 Rugby World Cup Ball for Under 55kg Player of the Year to Ezra Scott

Carwyn James Trophy for Most Promising Junior to Thomas Foote

Quinn Tupaea Jersey for Under 14 Player of the Year to Liam De Har-Elliott

🔫 SHOOTING

Penrose Cup for Junior Shotgun Champion to Blair Bodley

⚾ SOFTBALL

Kamloops Bat for Top Junior Batter to Ryder Heu

HBHS Cup for Top Junior Pitcher to Piri Neha

HBHS Cup for Best Junior Fielder to Sonny Rika

HBHS Cup for Most Valued Junior Player to Ryder Heu

🏊‍♂️ SWIMMING

R English Cup for Junior Champion to Ari Narayan

I W Ready Cup for Intermediate Champion to Orlando Hardie

The Missen Cup for Most Outstanding Performance at NZSS Nationals to Caign Boonen

🎾 TENNIS

Meyer Cup for Junior Champion to Jordan Causer

🏉 TOUCH

Junior Cup for Best Junior Player to Maxwell Kara

🏐 VOLLEYBALL

Junior Trophy for Most Improved Player to Shakayden Pang

School Sports Award Winners:

Junior All-Rounder of the Year (three or more sports) to Maxwell Kara (Rowing, Rugby, Sevens Rugby)

Junior Team of the Year to the Football Colts Hillsdene Team

Junior Sportsman of the Year to Orlando Hardie (Swimming)