The annual Wakatipu Exchange saw 340 MAC and Wakatipu High School students compete, with the event finishing in a hard-fought draw.

Sports Calendar:  Term 3, 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 Laura, Claire and Di at the Sports Hub or email us at: sports@mtaspiring.school.nz

Term 3 

31 August - 8 September - Winter Tournament Week

16 September - Get2Go Adventure Race - Queenstown (Year 9/10)

19/20 September - Trinity College Exchange (Year 7/8)

24-26 September - Koru Games - Christchurch (Year 7/8)

7-10 October - NZSS Mountain Bike Championships - Christchurch

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 our sports teams who are heading away around the South Island to attend tournaments as part of the New Zealand Winter Tournament week.  Our teams involved are: 

• Junior A Boys Basketball Team - competing in the South Island Secondary Schools Junior Basketball Tournament in Dunedin

• Senior A Netball Team - competing at the South Island Secondary Schools Netball Tournament in Christchurch

• Girls 1st XI Football Team - competing in the ‘Lotto Sportswear’ South Island Secondary Schools Football Tournament in Dunedin

• Boys 1st XI Football Team - competing in the ‘Linwood Tournament’ South Island Secondary Schools Football Tournament in Invercargill

• Mixed 1st XI Hockey Team - competing in the ‘Kate Trolove Cup’ South Island Secondary School Hockey Tournament in Timaru.

Good luck to our 30 Year 7/8 students who are competing at the Central Otago Swimming Championships on Tuesday.

SPORTS NOTICES

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

During our end of year awards ceremonies, we like to recognise and celebrate our Mount Aspiring College 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 2023 - October 2024: Application Form

Please complete this form by Sunday 15 September.  We appreciate that there are some national events being held after that date (over the school holidays).  The form will remain open for those students to complete until Sunday 13 October.

TRINITY EXCHANGE

The teams have been selected and training is underway.  Here is the training schedule:

Monday lunchtime: Netball - Outdoor courts

Tuesday lunchtime: Volleyball - Gym

Wednesday lunchtime: Basketball - Gym

Thursday lunchtime: Hockey - School Turf

Thursday lunchtime: Rippa Rugby - School Field

Friday lunchtime: Football - School Field

TRINITY EXCHANGE RUGBY TRIALS

The date for the Trinity Exchange Rugby trials has changed - they will now be held at 3:45pm on Thursday 5 September, on the school field. The later date is due to the large number of Y7/8 rugby students' continual involvement in club rugby commitments at present.

SNOWSPORTS - YEAR 7/8

Entries are now open for the Mike Greer Annual Upper Clutha Schools Ski and Snowboard Race. Please note that this is a parent led event.  Parents are responsible for processing entries and for transporting and supporting their children.  No staff members will be present at the event.

Registration and Event Information 

CRICKET

COAST TO COAST - MULTISPORT

The Kathmandu Coast to Coast Academy has been designed to support participation in the event and the sport of multi-sport. The Academy focuses on bringing our partners together to support young people with both advice and equipment to assist in developing knowledge around the sport of multi-sport and assist with achieving the adventure that is the Kathmandu Coast to Coast Kathmandu is encouraging high schools nationwide to nominate a three-person team for the chance to receive the ultimate package for New Zealand’s leading multi-sport event - the Kathmandu Coast to Coast. 2025 Applications are now open, applications close 5pm on the 1st September. https://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/kathmandu-academy

Applications will be accepted from Teams that are currently entered (entry fee would be refunded), those on the waitlist and those that are not on the waitlist.  Show us your creative side! We’re looking for entries that show creativity (video, photos etc.) 

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.

WAKATIPU EXCHANGE

On Thursday 22 August, a combined total of 340 MAC and Wakatipu students competed in the annual Wakatipu Exchange.  This year MAC students competed against students from Wakatipu High School in six sports: basketball, rugby, football, hockey, netball and volleyball.

After many tough and competitive games, the event finished in a draw, with each school winning seven matches.

A huge thank you to all of the coaches, umpires, team managers, and teachers-in-charge for their support of the students.  Thanks also to the students from Wakatipu High School for coming to MAC to participate in the event with such skill and team spirit.

And finally, congratulations to our MAC students for the skill and determination they exhibited across all their matches, and for their mihi whakatau which provided such a warm welcome to our guests on the day.

Photo credit: Gareth Hodges, MAC

GYMNASTICS

Congratulations to MAC students Charlie Nisbet and Sami Reid who have been selected in the Otago Artistic Gymnastic team to compete at the New Zealand Championships in October at Palmerston North.

Charlie is the first male gymnast from Wānaka to be selected for this event, and Sami is the second female gymnast, following in the footsteps of Isabella Soper who won a national title in 2019.

In the lead up to their selection, Sami and Charlie competed at competitions in Invercargill, Dunedin and Christchurch, became Otago champions at the Southern Champs, and were each awarded trophies for the highest execution score out of all competing gymnasts at that event.

Charlie's and Sami’s determination to do their very best is a great example of our school value of ‘ihi’. Best wishes to Charlie and Sami for the nationals in October.

BASKETBALL

Our Senior A Girls Basketball team had a great win in the quarter finals of the Wānaka Basketball Club Women's League on Tuesday night.

COMMUNITY SPORTS NOTICES

These activities are all run externally (not through MAC), but they are aimed at our students, so we don’t want you to miss out!  If you have any questions about the activities listed below, please contact the appropriate club/organiser and they will be able to help you.

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 registrations close on Saturday 15 June. 

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

RUGBY

Otago Māori Rugby are running a rugby programme for U17 and U15 Māori rangatahi in the lead up to a Te Waipounamu wide tournament held annually in October.

In our region they have the following teams:

U17 Taiohi Ki Uta

U15 Taiohi Ki Uta

They are looking to begin a dedicated Ki Uta Kōhine team as well.

TOUCH RUGBY