It has been a very busy week-and-a-bit of competition up and down Aotearoa New Zealand as our winter codes contested their regional and National competitions. Here is the final list of results, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff, parents, and supporters who worked so hard to enable our competitors to compete as well as they did. Tino pai te mahi e hoa!

🏀 Basketball Senior Premier (Regional Qualifying, Rotorua)

Pool Play:

v Te Puke HS Won 91-26

v Western Heights HS Won 87-26

v Hillcrest HS Won 101-46

v Gisborne BHS Won 126-87

Quarter Final v Taupo-Nui-A-Tia Won 110-66

Semi Final v Mt Maunganui College Lost in Overtime

3/4th Place Playoff v St John’s College Lost 80-82

Final Placing: 4th

🏀 Basketball Senior Development (Zonal Tournament, South Auckland)

Pool Play:

v St John's Vultures Won 91-75

v Ormiston College Won 88-56

v Waiuku College Won 88-77

Quarter Final v Kaipara College Won 82-71

Semi Final v Sacred Heart College Won 74-56

Final v St John’s B Lost 64-66

Final Placing: 2nd 🥈

🏀 Basketball Junior (Zonals, Rotorua):

Pool Play:

v Matamata Won 120-30

v Taupo-Nui-A-Tia Won 117-23

v Rotorua BHS Won 96-93

Semi-Final v Te Kura Ruamata Lost 72-90

Bronze Medal Game v Gisborne BHS Lost 79-91

Final Placing: 4th

🚴‍♂️ Cycling (Northern Tour & NZSS Individual Championships, Auckland)

Robin Kos - 5th Individual Time Trial, 5th Overall

Lochlan Brown - 5th Hill Climb

⚽ Football 1st XI (NZSS Nationals, Napier)

Pool Play:

v Waimea College Won 2-0

v St Peter's College Won 2-0

v Otago BHS Drew 0-0

Round of 16 v Mt Albert Grammar School Lost 1-3

9-16 Quarter v Westlake BHS Lost (Penalties, 0-0 Full time)

13-16 Semi v Sacred Heart Lost (Penalties, 0-0 Full time)

15-16 Playoff v Macleans College Won 2-0

Final Placing: 15th

The HBHS 1st XI at Winter Tournament Week 2022 — Image by: Aaron Scott

⚽ Football 2nd XI (NZSS 2nd XI Tournament, New Plymouth)

Pool Play:

v Otorohanga Won 7-0

v Francis Douglas 2nd XI Won 7-0

v Upper Hutt Won 1-0

Quarter Final v Palmerston North BHS Won 2-1

Semi Final v Tauranga Boys’ College Lost 1-3

3-4 Playoff v Fielding 1st XI Won 3-0

Final Placing: 3rd 🥉

⚽ Football Development XI (NZSS 1st XI Trident Tournament, Wanganui)

Pool Play:

v John Paul College Drew 0-0

v Onslow College Drew 1-1

v St. John’s Hastings Won 3-1

v Wainuiomata Won 5-0

Quarter Final v Rutherford 1st XI Won (Penalties, 0-0 Full time)

Semi Final v Havelock North 1st XI Lost 0-1

3-4 v St Patrick’s College Town Lost (Penalties, 3-3 Full time)

Final Placing: 4th

⚽ Football, Year 10 Colts (Hillsdene Tournament, Tauranga)

Pool Play:

v Westlake BHS Lost 1-2

v Bethlehem College Won 3-1

v New Plymouth BHS Won 2-0

v Tawa College Won 6-0

5-8 Playoff v St. John’s College Won 1-0

5-6 Playoff v St. Patrick’s College Won 2-0

Final Placing: 5th

⛳ Golf (NZSS Nationals, Pukekohe)

Round 2:

Team 1 (Through 16):

Jakob Bird 77, 79

Michael Ellis 73, 82 Final Placing 5th

Isaac Steel 72, 74

Team 2:

Cole Tosland 83, 80

Ricci Putohe 76, 77 Final Placing 12th

Chris Seel 74, 80

Team 3:

Thomas Ter Beek 89, 88

Jakob Arthur 87, 88

Individuals (qualified for final round):

Chris Seel 16th Under 19 (82) Finished 21st in NZ Under 19

Isaac Steel 5th Under 16 (76) Finished 5th in NZ Under 16

Ricci Putohe 11th Under 16 Finished 9th in NZ Under 16

🏑 Hockey 1st XI (NZSS Nationals, Rankin Cup, North Harbour)

Pool Play:

v Hutt International Boys’ School Won 3-1

v Lindisfarne College Won 5-1

v Palmerston North BHS Won 2-1

Round of 16 v Auckland Grammar Lost (Penalties, 2-2 Full time)

9-16 Quarter v Wellington College Lost (Penalties, 2-2 Full time)

13-16 Semi v Rongotai College Won 3-0

13-14 Playoff v Christ’s College Lost 0-2

Final Placing: 14th

🏑 Hockey 2nd XI (Upper North Island Tier 4, Auckland)

Pool Play:

v Bream Bay College Won 2-1

v Te Puke High School Won 4-2

v Botany Downs Secondary Won 4-1

v Selwyn College Won 1-0

Final: v Selwyn College Won (Penalties, 0-0 Full Time)

Final Placing: Tier 4 Champions 🥇

Indoor Bowls (NZSS Nationals, Wellington)

Ezra Scott - 17th Place (Plate Winner)

Lacrosse (NZSS Nationals, Cambridge)

Pool Play:

v Cambridge Won 8-1

v Te Awamutu College Won 4-3

v Westlake BHS Won 9-0

v Rosmini Lost 3-4

Final v Te Awamutu College Lost 2-4

Final Placing: 2nd 🥈

Congratulations to Ben Cowen, Mark Seager, and Scott Cathcart on being named in the Tournament Team.

🧗‍♂️ Rock Climbing (NZSS Nationals, Mt. Maunganui):

Senior Solo:

Jack Basel - 10th Place

Ethan Carmichael - 11th Place

Max Williams - 12th Place

🏉 Rugby Under 14 A (Super 8, Palmerston North):

Pool Play:

v Napier BHS Won 59-15

v New Plymouth BHS Won 29-21

v Gisborne BHS Won 28-0

Final: v Rotorua BHS Wednesday Won 25-21

Final Placing: Super 8 Champions 🥇

🏉 Rugby Under 15 A (NZSS Nationals, Christchurch)

Pool Play:

v New Plymouth BHS Won 10-6

v Tauranga Boys’ College Lost 10-11

v Wellington College Won 15-8

Quarter Final v Christchurch Boys’ High School Lost 17-27

5-8 Semi v Rotorua Won 20-15

5-6 Playoff v Palmerston North BHS Lost 10-34

Final Placing: 6th

🏉 Rugby Under 16 (Pukekohe) fixture v Sacred Heart

v Sacred Heart Lost 13-22

🏓 Table Tennis (NZSS Nationals, Hamilton):

Development Team (Open C Grade)

v Wellington College Won 6-1

v Pinehurst School Won 5-2

v Avondale College Won 5-2

v Rototuna 1 Won 4-3

v Avondale 2 Lost 3-4

v Pinehurst 2 Won 4-2

Final Placing: Champions of C Grade 🥇

A Team (A/B Grade)

v Westlake BHS 1 Lost 2-5

v Sacred Heart Won 5-2

v Macleans College Lost 3-4

v St. Paul’s Collegiate Lost 3-4

v Westlake BHS 3 Won 4-0

v Wellington College 1 Won 4-1

Final Placing: 5th in B Grade

Jesse Reyolds wins silver in the pool at Birmingham!