MAC SPORTS
Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.
COMING UP THIS WEEK:
Best of luck to our three Years 7 and 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 Years 7 and 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
11 September: Central Otago/Southland Regions Get2Go Challenge - Queenstown
12 September: Central Otago Year 7 and 8 Golf Competition
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
NETBALL PRIZEGIVING
To celebrate the end of the Netball season, MANC warmly welcomes you to the Mt Aspiring Netball Club Prize Giving.
Thursday 14 September 2023, 3.30pm - 4.30pm, in the school gym.
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.
MULTISPORT
The Challenge Wānaka Multisport event is being held on 28 October. It involves a kayak, mountain bike and trail run. The secondary school age categories include individuals, teams and a duathlon option. Please note that the secondary school team athletes must be 16 years of age or older on 17 February 2024.
For more information on the event check out these links:
Pricing Information, cut-off dates, etc.
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
SNOWBOARDING
We had an amazing contingent of MAC students representing New Zealand at the FIS Junior World Champs at Cardrona last week: Sylvia Trotter, Fin Melville Ives, Luke Harrold, Lucia Georgalli and Cam Melville Ives. Congratulations to you all and especially to Lucia Georgalli who won gold in the Junior Park and Pipe World Championship Snowboard Slopestyle finals. We’re so proud of you all!
TOURNAMENT WEEK
Last week we had six MAC sports teams away competing at South Island Secondary School Winter Sports Tournaments. This week we look at two of these teams:
A Netball team: attended the South Island Secondary School Netball tournament in Invercargill
Senior A mixed Hockey team: attended the South Island Secondary School tournament in Oamaru.
SENIOR A MIXED HOCKEY TEAM
The 2023 Secondary Schools Sports Winter Tournament, comprising hockey, football, netball and rugby competitions, was held last week at various locations around the South Island.
We are thrilled to announce that the MAC hockey team won the South Island Mixed Tournament for the second year in a row!
To reach the final against St Peter's College, MAC defeated Wakatipu in a rematch described as the most exciting game of the season (5-2).
In the final, Hugh Ragg scored midway through the quarter from great passing play. There were a number of opportunities leading up to the second goal of the game scored by Georgia Chrisp in the second quarter. MAC continued to control the game through the midfield, with the occasional attack from St Peter's being met by the stoic MAC defence.
In the third quarter the subs were rolling quickly to keep the energy levels high, which paid off with two goals scored in quick succession. The first goal was unofficially scored by Georgia Chrisp, but with a mass of people around the net it was tough to see. But Hugh Ragg finished it off, and officially scored the point. The second goal of the quarter was scored in a penalty corner by Kynan March, who celebrated in style having scored against his old team.
Going into the final quarter with a score line of 4-0, St Peter's came out showing determination and played strong hockey scoring two good goals, one from field play and one from a penalty corner. This nudged MAC back into action and they returned to their attacking play which resulted in Thomas Benson scoring from a set play at a penalty corner.
A score of 5-2 in a final is a very convincing win and is indicative of the standard of hockey achieved by our MAC players throughout the season and the tournament.
Congratulations to all the members of the MAC team who played with such skill and spirit, and thank you to their team manager Rachel Prendergast, coach James Adams and parents, caregivers and whānau for their support.
L-R: Dan Cullen (teacher-in-charge), Rachel Prendergast (manager), Amy Benson, Kate Johnston, Ruby Ives, Anna McLean, Matthew Botting, Kynan Marsh, Hudson Weathington, Will Anderson, Georgia Chrisp, James Adams (coach), James Dougherty, Harry Hope, Abbey Ragg, Dorothy Anderson, Thomas Benson, and Hugh Ragg. (Photo: Nathan Weathington).
NETBALL A TEAM
The A Netball team had a busy week competing at the South Island Secondary School Netball Tournament in Invercargill last week. Here is a day-by-day account of the week from Jessie Winter (Year 13).
DAY 1: Today was our first day competing at SISS. This morning we played against Dunstan, beating them 20-19. We were very stoked with this as they are in the same region and we have come across them lots finding ourselves on both sides of the result. Our second game was against Verdon, which unfortunately we lost 31-38. Although we didn’t come away with the result we had hoped for, we felt that we played well as Verdon is a very strong team.
DAY 2: Today our first game was against Christchurch Girls High School. To get into the top 16 we needed to beat them as we had already lost a game. Unfortunately this did not happen, and we ended up losing by 12. We are still extremely proud of this effort, Christchurch Girls are a very strong side and we had the smallest goal difference of both Dunstan and Verdon when they played Christchurch girls. Our second game was against Burnside. After a slow start we ended up pulling away in the second half and the final score was 37-20 to us.
DAY 3: This morning we played Ashburton. We were tied almost the whole way, but unfortunately time was against us and we ended up losing 33-32. This was quite disappointing for us as a team, but we debriefed and dropped it ready for the next game. Second up was Rangiora, who we knew were going to be tough. We put up a great fight but lost 33-28. Although the outcome didn’t go our way, we are super proud of our efforts as Rangiora are very strong.
DAY 4: Our first game today was against Roncalli. We started strong and came away winning 34-27, which put us into the 25/26 playoffs. For our last game we played Marian College. This was an important game, not only for ending the tournament on a high, but also because this was the last game for 7 of the players as we are in year 13. We started strong and led the whole way, taking the win 31-29.
Although we didn’t reach our goal this tournament, we played some incredible teams, learned so much about ourselves and each other and we had an absolute blast of a time. To come 25th out of 72 teams is a great achievement and one we are proud of.
Thank you to our manager Kate, who organised so much and was so encouraging towards our team, and woke us up early to get ready for the day - I hope your knuckles aren’t too sore! Finally, thank you to our coaches Janine and Jen for your two years of unwavering encouragement, enthusiasm and love for our team. Thank you for your expertise and the experiences that you have given us - we are truly grateful.
MULTISPORT
Congratulations to the MAC all-girls team who won the primary category (Years 7 and 8) of theThe Peak to Peak Winter Multisport Race in Queenstown last weekend. Their time also meant they placed second overall in the secondary schools section (Years 9 to 13).
The event saw the girls complete in the following stages: ski down the Remarkables ski field (Eva), bike down the Remarkables access road (Paige), kayak from Frankton beach to the Queenstown foreshore (Brooke), run to the base of Coronet Peak ski field (Isla), bike up to the Skippers Canyon turnoff road (Paige), bike the final uphill to the base buildings of Coronet Peak ski field (Eva).
What an extraordinary effort from Isla, Eva, Brooke and Paige. Everyone at MAC is so proud of you all!
