Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

● Best of luck to our three Year 7/8 gymnasts: Lucy Wellington, Charlie Nisbet and Dean Coll who are heading to Tauranga to compete in the AIMS Games this weekend.

● Good luck to the 64 Year 7/8 students who are heading to Dunedin next week to participate in the Trinity College Sports Exchange. They will play volleyball, netball, basketball, hockey, football and rugby against Trinity College in the two-day exchange.

Calendar: Term 3, 2023

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 3 

2-8 September:  AIMS Games - Tauranga

5 September:  Upper Clutha Zone Cross Country - Years 7/8

7-8 September:  Trinity College Exchange - Years 7/8

11 September:  Central Otago/Southland Regions Get2Go Challenge - Qtn

14 September: COPSSA Cross Country - Years 7/8

19-21 September:  KORU Games

(Upcoming - 4-7 October: NZSS Mountain Bike Championships - Blenheim)

Extra Info: The following websites / pages have detailed information regarding sport and competition the latest updates regarding school sport:

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)

SPORTS NOTICES

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Every year at Mount Aspiring College we like to recognise and celebrate our students who have gained a national or an international sporting achievement over the past year.

Please click on the link below and fill out the form if you/your child has gained a national or an international sporting achievement(s) between November 2022-October 2023. Please complete this form by Friday 8 September. We appreciate that there are some national events being held after that date (over the school holidays) so the form will remain open for those students to complete until Sunday 8 October: National/International Achievement Form.

ROWING

The rowing season is fast approaching and registrations for the next intake for the six-week ‘Learn to row’ programme are now open. To register please email wanakarowingclub@gmail.com 

If students have any questions about rowing, please speak to Angela Rickard or Rob Bruce over in the PE office.

MAC ADVENTURE RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS

In October, MAC will run its first Adventure Race Championships. This is a great opportunity for all of our students to experience adventure racing in a fun format in their own backyard.

The event runs for three hours for Years 7 to 9 students and six hours for students in Years 10 to 13 and involves three disciplines: foot (walk or run), bike and paddle. In Term 3 we will offer training and learning opportunities in preparation for the race.

So gather your team and register! If you can’t find a team, please register as an individual and our sports department will help find you a team.

For more information and to register please see this link: MAC Adventure Race Champs

We want to thank Mark Watson, Adam Fairmaid, and Bob and Cat McLachlan for helping to develop this fun event and for volunteering to share their amazing knowledge and experience with us - we are so lucky!

SPORTS RESULTS

TOURNAMENT WEEK

We have six MAC sports teams away competing against teams from around the South Island in Winter Tournaments this week. As this newsletter is being written, they are all heading into the business end of their tournaments, with semi-final spots and final placings up for grabs - GO MAC!

The teams competing this week are:

● A Netball team: attending the South Island Secondary School Netball tournament in Invercargill 

● Senior A mixed Hockey team: attending the South Island Secondary School tournament in Oamaru

● 1st XI girls Football team: attending the South Island Secondary School tournament in Timaru 

● 1st XI boys Football team: attending the South Island Secondary School tournament in Dunedin ● U15 boys Football team: attending the South Island Secondary School tournament in Dunedin 

● U15 Rugby Team: attending the U15 Boys Rugby South Island School Tournament in Alexandra.

NETBALL

The finals of the Netball Upper Clutha competition were recently played and we had three teams in the playoffs.

- The B team finished an impressive 4th place in the B Grade.

- The Development Black team convincingly beat Pioneer to win the final for the C Grade. 

- The Blue Social team finished 3rd in the C Reserve Grade.