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COVID ALERT Levels

The following websites / pages have detailed information regarding sport and competition at different alert levels and have the latest updates regarding school sport:

http://www.osssa.org.nz/ (Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association Inc.)

http://www.nzsssc.org.nz/ (School Sport New Zealand)

Entries due - come to the SportsHub or email sport@mtaspiring.school.nz

5 March - OSS athletics champs entries due - please come to the sports hub to sign up.

Sports Notices:

NETBALL REGISTRATIONS AND TRIALS

Senior Competitive Year 11 to Year 13 trials

Open trial Tuesday 2 March, 4.00 – 6.00pm, Wanaka Rec Centre

Thursday 4 March, 4.00 – 6.00pm, Wanaka Rec Centre

Invitation trial Tuesday 9 March,  4.00 – 6.00pm, Wanaka Rec Centre

Email the club if you are unable to attend mtaspiringnc@gmail.com

Non-Competitive senior team players

You will all be contacted after the above trials have taken place to establish make up of teams, as this is number dependent. Rest assured we are doing our best to accommodate everyone.

Year 9 & Year 10 trials

Open trial Thursday 11 March, 4.00 – 6.00pm, Wanaka Rec Centre

Tuesday 16 March, 4.00 – 6.00pm, Wanaka Rec Centre

Invitation trial Tuesday 23 March, 4.00 – 6.00pm, Wanaka Rec Centre

• Please note numbers dependent this last trial may also be open but will be advised after first trials undertaken.

Email the club if you are unable to attend mtaspiringnc@gmail.com

Year 7/8 teams

This season there are possible structure changes to this grade and we will know more after 25 February, which will mean there will be trials. Please ensure you register and also join our Facebook page for regular updates.

To register: https://www.sporty.co.nz/mountaspiringnetballclub

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/635479119855076

NOTE: You must register to trial.

You must attend all trials.

Non attendance to trials must be emailed prior to trial date to: mtaspiringnc@gmail.com

Southern Steel in Wanaka

The Southern Steel players are excited to come to Mt Aspiring College to offer a "Skills and Drills" session for anyone in Years 7-13 who is interested in giving netball a go.

When: Friday 19th March, 3.30pm-4.15pm

Where: Mt Aspiring College, Wanaka

To register, sign up here: https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/155823

Student Coaching Workshop for Secondary School students

Come and join our interactive workshops for students and teachers, who coach and are interested in coaching.  Gain expertise from guest speakers.

Topics covered include: planning the season and a session, coaching a skill, athlete-centred coaching, ACC, sport-specific coaching.

When: 15 April 

Cost: $10 per student

Please wear sportswear and bring a pen and a notebook. Please register at the sportshub. 

THE UPPER CLUTHA JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - for Junior Sportspeople

Do you have a young up and coming sportsperson in your club? Do you want to help them progress with their sport?

The Upper Clutha Junior development programme aims to recognise, value and support the growth of junior athletes in the Upper Clutha region by:

• Creating an opportunity for young athletes to get together with like-minded peers

• Providing support, information and guidance in generic areas, such as nutrition, core strength, mental skills, goal setting, rest and recovery etc.

• Using the considerable expertise and inspiration available in the Upper Clutha and wider area

The free programme offers a variety of theoretical and practical sessions of a general nature and is open to all junior athletes in Years 9, 10 and 11 or equivalent, who reside in the Upper Clutha region.

For further information and a registration form, please check out the details on our UCSC Website, or call Jo Knight 027 500 9082.  Registrations close Friday 5 March 2021.

Participation and Sponsorship Opportunities

There are also opportunities for your club or sports organisation to sponsor or become involved in the programme. If this is of interest, please contact Bronwyn Coers on 027 473 3141.

GIRLS XV RUGBY

Training for girls in years 10-13 starts Monday 1 March, 5.00pm at school rugby fields. All welcome. Enquiries - Tony Barrett 027 222 4246 or shelleyandtony@xtra.co.nz or speak to Anna Barrett (Year 13) at school.

SPORTS RESULTS

CHALLENGE WANAKA HALF

MAC students Tom Sides, Hugo Sinclair, Carter Guichard, Zavier Taylor (Year 10) and Cooper Mills (Year 11) competed in the Challenge Wanaka Half Secondary School teams category. Their team “Chafing the Dub” came 1st out of all the Secondary School teams and 4th overall with a time of 4:21:11.

MAC team the “Fabulous Foursome” consisting of McKay Watson, Ben Silipo, Hannah Prosser and Olivia McLachlan placed second in a time of 4:31:03 in the Secondary School teams division and 6th overall.

Amazing effort by all those young athletes!

Special thanks to Challenge Wanaka, the sponsors, teachers, parents and volunteers who helped out on the day(s) and huge congratulations to all the students who competed.

TRIATHLON

Well done to all Mount Aspiring College students for a fantastic day at the Wanaka Challenge Triathlon! All students conducted themselves to a high standard and should be proud of themselves. Congratulations to the following students who placed in the top three.

Year 7 Individual Male: 1st - Jarred Ferguson
Year 7 Individual Female:  2nd - Liv Fairmaid

Year 7 Teams Male:

1st - Day Dreamers: Quinn Blasby, Sam Quick and Tommy Connolly

2nd - Zender: Ben Soper, Zander Birkby and Zack Adam-Biggs

3rd - Mustangs: Edward Ives, Aiden Good, Carter Williams

Year 7 Teams Female:

1st - Strikers: Maddie Young, Georgia Beale, Astaria Lippe

3rd - Mac Marvels: Cameron Shore, Lyla Craig, Emily Hunt

Year 7 Teams Mixed:  

1st - Mac 1: Georgia Murray and Kody Bloxham

Year 8 Individual Male: 1st - Tarn Currie, 2nd - Max Bagley, 3rd - Jack Sides

Year 8 Individual Female:  1st - Isla Taylor

Year 8 Teams Male:
1st - Tamariki Tere: Liko Edwards, Cory Enoka and Ramone Millar
2nd - The Floating Concrete: Magnus Pinfold, Jacob Toomey, Dominic Plimmer
3rd - Milk: Harry Rowden, Kazuma Saka, Oscar Leigh

Year 8 Teams Female:
1st - Triple Salmons: Vaali Hocking, Rhian Telfer and Phoebe Laker
2nd - MAC 2: Charlotte Mavor, Saige Maraki and Georgina Titterton

Year 8 Teams Mixed:
1st - Swimmaz: Mabel North and Toby Mills

A full list of Y7/8 results can be viewed here- https://www.sportsplits.com/races/puzzling-world-intermediate-challenge-wanaka-2021

U14 Individual Male: 1st - William Schurink, 2nd- Kezik Magill

U14 Individual Female: 1st - Catty David

U14 Team Male:
1st - MAC Green: Sam Soper, Ryan Coupe

U16 Individual Male:  2nd - Zavier Taylor, 3rd - Tom Sides

U16 Team Female:
1st - MAC Gold: Kate Bennie, Muireann Green and Jessie Winter

U16 Team Male:
2nd- MAC Brown: Jonty Keenan, Hunter Tuck and Will Miller

U19 Individual Male: 2nd - McKay Watson

U19 Individual Female: 1st - Hannah Prosser

U19 Team Male:
3rd - MAC Puppies: Zach Smith, Jack Liddell and Oliver Haines

U19 Team Female:
3rd - MAC Triangle: Nicole Meyer, Whitney Bennett and Hannah Craig

U19 Teams Mixed:
1st - MAC Mixed: Piper Cavanagh, Red Simpson and Ella Julian
3rd - MAC Orange: Hannah Power, Josh Lowe and Isaac Lowe

A full list of Y9-13 results can be viewed here- https://www.sportsplits.com/races/otago-secondary-schools-triathlon-2021/

ROWING

Rocket Foods NZ Rowing Championships 2021

Despite the uncertainty of the NZ Rowing Champs regatta going ahead Wanaka Rowing Club managed to achieve some top-notch results in Twizel. 

To open up the medal run was Pipi Horan in the women’s intermediate single sculls looking in exceptional form after winning her heat and semi-final putting her into the A-final. Pipi managed to pick up a silver medal after an immaculate 100m sprint to put herself one second ahead of third place.

The women’s intermediate double sculls event saw two competitive Wanaka crews race. Neve Faed and Bella Sarginson placed in their heat sending them through to the semi-final where they just missed out on an A-final, however they managed to nudge themselves into 2nd place in the B-final in an extremely tough race. The iconic double of Pipi Horan and Emily Findlay flew their way through their heat and semi-final placing a very convincing first both times putting them in lead position heading into the A-final. In the A-final they showed off their dominance bringing home the gold medal and leaving a substantial gap of 6 seconds between themselves and second place.

Both the women’s intermediate double sculls crews combined to make a quad with Thomas Mitchell commanding exceptionally well from the coxswain seat. The crew raced in the women’s intermediate coxed quad sculls, where they completely blitzed their opposition in the heat meaning that they skipped the repechages and went straight through to the A-final. In the A-final they commanded the race from start to finish earning the gold medal by10 seconds! Leaving Emily Findlay with 2 golds out of her 2 races and commenting “a clean sweep" as Abby Lee Miller would say.

Aaron Maxwell was given the opportunity to compete in a composite crew with the Gisborne Rowing Club men's club coxed eight that was a straight A-final where they had a strong outing placing third, winning a bronze medal. Aaron also competed in the mens club single sculls where he placed second in his heat but missed out on the A-final after placing seventh in his semi-final. Aaron Maxwell then competed in the mens intermediate single sculls where he won his heat by a fair margin placing himself in the semi-final up against the North Island intermediate single sculls champion, placing second in the semi-final, qualifying for the A-final. In the A-final the competition was strong but Aaron battled and came away with a bronze medal.

All in all Wanaka had a phenomenal regatta with an impressive medal haul for such a minimal amount of rowers taken, bringing home 2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes.

(article written by MAC student Aaron Maxwell)

TENNIS

Last week six Mount Aspiring College students competed in the Otago Secondary Schools teams tennis tournament in Dunedin.  Seven teams were entered in the Cup (B) grade at the tournament.

Lochie Hunt and Kalan Nichol took out first place, Nat Warburton and Georgia Lindsay placed second and Finn Thomsson and Sam Hunger placed third.  Congratulations to all!

VOLLEYBALL

Our senior girl's volleyball team travelled to Dunedin last Saturday morning at an early 5.30am to play in the Otago Secondary Schools Senior Seeding Volleyball tournament. Our first game was at 10.00am and we were all very excited and nervous for our first tournament of the ones to come. This tournament was really a warm-up for us girls and a way for us to get used to playing with some of the new girls on our team. We played six games and ended up in fifth place overall. Losing to Columba and Bayfield, and beating Columba B twice, Kavanagh and OGHS B’s.  As the tournament went on our team got better and better so I know we are all feeling very excited and ready for the next two tournaments we have coming up in the next two weekends.

(article written by MAC student Amelia Holmes)

CRICKET

This past week has been a busy one for cricket here at Mount Aspiring College. On Friday 19 February our 1st XI team competed in the first round of the T20 National Schools competition, winning their first game but just missing out in their second.

On Wednesday 24 February the Year 7/8 boys team played in the first round of the National Primary School's Cup winning their game which moved them onto the next round. Well done!

On Thursday 25 February the Year 7/8 girls team played in the first round of the National Primary School's Shield in Queenstown. They had a loss and one win. Great result for a team of young female cricketers who have never played together before. Watch this space!

Well done everyone and a big thank you to all coaches and managers.

SPORTING DATES TERM 1