Congratulations to Lulu Pettit who broke the school record for Years 12/13 female students in the MAC cross country in a time of 12.18mins.

Sports Calendar:  Term 2, 2024

The term calendar is an overview of the sports events that are happening this term. If you have any questions about any upcoming events, please come and see Ignacio and Claire at the Sports Hub or email us at sports@mtaspiring.school.nz

Term 2

9/10 June - Otago Secondary Schools Netball Tournament - Dunedin

15 June - New Zealand Secondary School Cross Country Championships - Christchurch

17 June - Central Otago Secondary Girls Football Competition starts

19 June - Central Otago Secondary Boys Football Competition starts

22/23 June - South Island Secondary School Squash Tournament - Dunedin

27 June - Upper Clutha Cross Country Championships

4 July - COPSSA Cross Country

Extra information

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

https://www.schoolsportnz.org.nz/ (School Sport New Zealand)

https://sportnz.org.nz/ (Sport New Zealand)

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

• Good luck to the MAC A, B, 10A and 9A netball teams who are heading to Dunedin to compete in the Otago Secondary Schools Netball Tournament this weekend.  

SPORTS NOTICES

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

The MAC Cross Country (XC) Ski programme starts next term running for six weeks on Wednesday afternoons. It starts on 24 July and ends on 28 August.

The programme is aimed at all abilities - whether it is your first time or you are a seasoned skier, there is a group that will cater for you. It is a great chance to learn, develop and expand your XC skiing ability.

This year we are excited to be adding a Biathlon option to the programme again. Biathlon is an Olympic sport involving skiing and shooting. This is an optional programme which is aimed at our more athletic and competitive students. There is room for 20 students in this programme and these students will be taught how to use the Wānaka Biathlon Club’s laser rifles over the programme duration. Anyone interested in the Biathlon programme must be competent on their skis.

When: Every Wednesday from 1.15 pm until 5.00pm, 24 July until 28 August.

Costs:

Lessons - $72

Local student cross country season pass + rentals - $99 (if you have your own gear and only need a pass $49)

Transport - $60

TOTAL = $231

Please complete this registration form by Friday 7 June if your child is interested in participating in the program: Cross Country Skiing 2024 Registration Form

ROAD CYCLING

The 2024 South Island School Road Cycling Championships will be held in Christchurch from 6-7 July and will be hosted by the team at Canterbury Schools Cycling.

Event information:

• The event will include an Individual Time Trial, Road Race and Team Time Trial - held at Ruapuna Motorsport Park
• Age as at 31 December 2024
• Individual Races: U20, U17, U16, U15, U14, U13 boys and girls
• Teams Race: Senior (U20), Junior (U16) and Year 7/8

If you are interested in entering this event or want more information, please come and see us at the Sports Hub.

MULTISPORT

Early bird registrations for the Challenge Wānaka Multi event on Saturday 19 October are open. There is a secondary school category at this event, with opportunities to participate as an individual or team, in a triathlon or duathlon.

Early bird regos close on Saturday 15 June.

See the information below and the Challenge Wānaka website for more details. 

SPORTS RESULTS

We love to hear what our MAC students have been up to in the sporting arena. Please keep us up to date with any news at sports@mtaspiring.school.nz.

CROSS COUNTRY

On Wednesday the MAC Cross Country was held in Lismore Park. The cool, but calm conditions were perfect for the event and it was great to see so many students out there tackling the course. Years 7-10 students ran 2.45km and Years 11-13 students ran 3.1km. Two staff members, Dan Cullen and Nicola Jacobsen, joined the students for the event, and huge congratulations must go to Lulu Pettit who broke the school record for Years 12/13 female students in a time of 12.18mins.

Top 10 Cross Country Results:

Year 7 Boys

1st - Willis McCarroll

2nd = Oliver Simpson, Ollie Wright

4th - Alex Bartlett

5th - Bill Dobson

6th - Jared Enoka

7th - Billy Dean

8th - Hugo Dale

9th - George Cruden

10th - Raf Snelling

Year 7 Girls

1st - Harriet Grant

2nd - Emily Boswell

3rd - Harper Brown

4th - Charlise Wyatt

5th - Mia Sklenar

6th - Jade McLachlan

7th - Alice Menlove

8th = Stella Kearns, Sami Reid, Mea Allison

Year 8 Boys

1st - John Quirke

2nd - Harper Norman

3rd - Theo Taylor

4th - Blake Lindner

5th - Finn Tomes

6th - Finn Butland

7th - Max McLean

8th - Jack Sutherland

9th - Sam Taylor

10th - Blake Dickens

Year 8 Girls

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Ally Gray

3rd = Lily Lake, Lea Moylan

5th - Violet Laughton

6th - Amy Thomas

7th - Fern Goodwin

8th - Janey Mavor

9th - Elliot Lovelock

10th - Jade Lunny

Year 9 Boys

1st - Deacon Gwilliam Browne

2nd - Shannon Tisch-Wickes

3rd - Lucas Simpson

4th - Jude Straker

5th - Charlie Lovelock

6th - Logan Jolly

7th - Matthew Jurczyluk

8th - Xavier Cross

9th - Zac McIntyre

10th - Charlie Nisbet

Year 9 Girls

1st - Eva Small

2nd - Lily Brown

3rd - Jaime Taylor

4th - Olivia Smith

5th - Mackenzie Smith

6th - Sammy Watkins

7th - Stella Harper

8th - Bonnie Raynes

9th - Eve Pfahlert

10th - Laila Telfer

Year 10 Boys

1st - Marshall Watson

2nd - Sam Irvine

3rd - Zack Adams-Biggs

4th - Quinn Barron

5th - Arnaud Mackenzie

6th - Marco Bjorck

7th - Monte Halliday

8th - Nicholas Norton

9th - Zac Seddon

10th - Hank Weathington

Year 10 Girls

1st - Fleur Jansen

2nd - Emily Heathorn

3rd - Winifred McAllister Brown

4th - Ivy Adams

5th - Fia Warburton

6th = Lyndajayne Kitto, JJ Pittaway

8th = Emily Hunt, Skyla Coll

10th = Ada Umlas

Year 11 Boys

1st - Jack Sides

2nd - Daniel Terry

3rd - Cory Enoka

4th - Ramone Millar

5th - Diego Bercelli

6th - Harry Rowden

7th - Luke Harrold

8th - Jacob Toomey

9th - Riley Miller

10th - Nieko Knippers

Year 11 Girls

1st - Grace Pope

2nd - Nico Pettit

3rd - Phoebe Laker

4th - Ebony Howes

5th - Caroline Smith

6th - Sophia Menlove

7th - Rhian Telfer

8th - Chantel Rudhall

9th - Belinda Hope

Year 12 Boys

1st - Charlie Roy

2nd - Jacob Fielding

3rd - Harry Oxley

4th - Ryan Coupe

5th - Isaiah Chin-Nyika

6th - Ethan Prince

7th - Alex Coupland

8th - Lucas Parry

9th - Saxon Pepper

10th - George Allwood

Year 12 Girls

1st = Lola Ritchie, Grace Thomas

3rd = Amaya East, Gemma Spear

5th = Ella Asberg, Ania-Kanu Saklini

7th - Aria Winter

8th - Eliza Rowley

9th = Chloe Murray, Jessie McNeil

Year 13 Boys

1st - Josh Moody

2nd - Tom Sides

3rd - Jack Wyeth

4th - Harry Hope

5th - Hugo Corin

6th - Eben McCamish

7th - Hunter Webb

8th - Ollie Mann

9th - Noah Burrows

10th - Aiden Fitzpatrick

Year 13 Girls

1st - Lulu Pettit 12.18min. School Record (Ruby Burke 2019, 12.27mins)

2nd - Jodie Wellwood

3rd - Kate Watson

4th - Ruby Ives

5th - Amber Robinson

6th - Abbey Ragg

7th - Alexis Harvey-Wills

8th - Lucy Laker

9th - Caoimhe Heath

10th - Bryne Bloxham

RUGBY

It was great to see the return of Ryan Bambry and Kane Jury from the Highlanders Development Group to school this week. They ran a couple of drill sessions on the rugby field with our 1st XV squads which was, as usual, well received and enjoyable for all involved.

The following fixtures have been confirmed for this weekend and next week.

Saturday 8 June

• MAC Boys 1st XV vs Dunstan HS 1st XV: 12.45pm kick off at MAC
• MAC Senior Boys vs JMC Senior Colts: 12.45pm kick off at John McGlashan
• MAC Junior Boys vs SOHS U14 Reds: 12.45pm kick off in Balclutha

Wednesday 19 June

• MAC Girls 1st XV vs Cromwell College 1st XV: kick off 6pm in Cromwell

Good luck to all our MAC rugby players.

MAC Rugby Match Reports:

MAC Girls 1st XV vs Dunstan Girls 1st XV

Now going into the second round of the rugby season, MAC 1st XV girls played Dunstan College again on Wednesday night. We had a great turn out of supporters - as per usual - which was really awesome as it was our last home game. Although we lost 45-21, we never dropped our lip or gave up! We were focused, disciplined and excited. All the girls came off with smiles and we all supported each other throughout the game. In fact, we went into the game with 13 players and two fill-ins. This was astonishing to come back with this on the scoreboard against the top team in the competition. The tries were scored by Meg Hoyland, Piper Wolfe and Jodie Wellwood. All tries were successfully converted by Kate Watson. Players of the day were received by Becca Blanc and Jodie Wellwood. Both played extremely well and are consistent with their role in the game. Jodie always has a positive, outgoing attitude and motivation to learn new skills. Becca is an amazing asset to the team, she has strong defensive skills and is always showing leadership qualities with the other new players. Thank you to our sponsors, coaches, managers and referees, the competition requires a lot of help and therefore we are so grateful for all the support.

By Kate Watson, Captain, Girls 1st XV rugby

MAC Boys 1st XV vs Southland Boys 1st XV

On Saturday MAC First XV travelled down to Invercargill to play Southland Boys 2nd XV. We knew that this was going to be a tough game from the onset, and we got what we expected. With a sloped field and very windy/raining conditions, it became a territory battle that involved a lot of kicking. Playing downwind in the first half we got out to an early 3-0 lead with a penalty to Tom Sides. Southland struck back, scoring from a maul, and then kicking a penalty to make it 8-3. We answered with Flynn Phillips scoring in the corner on the back of a charging run by Hugh Ragg with Tom adding the extra 2. Going into the second half we were pinned on our line. Despite some really solid goal-line defence, we let in two converted tries in the second half, whilst only being capable of adding 3, in another penalty kick to Tom. Unfortunately, in conditions that made it incredibly difficult to escape our own half, poor line-out execution cost us our chances in the second half. Having said that, there was a noticeable improvement in running lines, game control and many other things we can take into next week and hopefully continue building upon. Thanks to coaches Wayne Enoka and Jason Clarke, as well as our manager Sally Soper, for helping to organise the trip down/back. And of course, a special thanks to our sponsors.

By Tom Sides, Captain, Boys 1st XV rugby

KARATE

Last Sunday Ryan Enoka competed in the Otago/Southland Regional Karate tournament. He took out gold medals in both the Kata (performance) and Kumite (contact fighting) for the 16/17 year old boys division. Congratulations Ryan!