Mt Aspiring Netball Club registrations are open for the 2025 season.

Sports calendar:  Term 1, 2025

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 1 

February Wānaka Challenge: Otago Secondary Schools (OSS) Champs

17 February: Central Otago (CO) Senior Golf Tournament

20 February: Athletics Day

20 February: CO Senior Volleyball Comp starts

21 February: CO Senior Touch Tournament

22 February: MAC Champs Downhill MTB Champs & OSS Champs

23 February: MAC Champs postponement day

2 March: SISS Triathlon, Oamaru

5 March: Sports Leaders Workshop

7-9 March: SISS Rowing Champs

8 March: OSS Touch Champs

TBC: Swimming Champs

12 March: Quad Sports Exchange

14-15 March: OSS Athletic Champs & OSS Volleyball Champs

19 March: MAC MTB Enduro Champs 

22-23 March: SISS Touch Champs, Christchurch

Summer tournament week:

25-27 March: Cricket Gillette Cup Qualifiers, Dunedin

24-29 March: Maadi Rowing Regatta, Lake Karapiro 

26-29 March: SISS MTB Champs, Methven

27-28 March: NZSS Triathlon Champs, Wānaka

26 March: COPSSA Athletics, Alexandra. (Postponement Day: 28 March)

5-6 April: SISS Athletics, Nelson

6 April: Otago Primary School Swim Champs

7 April: MAC Adventure Race 

11-13 April: SISS Adventure Race Champs

11 April Term 1 ends

25 April: SISS Orienteering

Extra information

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

Mt Aspiring Netball Club registrations are open for the upcoming 2025 season. Please click here to register. Registrations are open so we may sort players for grading days and trials.  There is lots of pre-work to do before grading days and trials.   

Please read all the information on the form before registering.  Please note the pre-set training days for all teams.  Please also note Earlybird Registration fee rates apply until 8 February.  Standard rates apply from 9 February.  Registrations close 16 February.  

If you have any questions please contact Mount Aspiring Netball Club at mtaspiringnc@gmail.com. If you do not intend to re-register for the upcoming season, please email us. This will help us avoid any confusion about whether your registration is simply delayed or if you missed our communication. We look forward to a wonderful season. 

RUGBY

Pre-season training for intermediate/senior and 1st XV boys MAC rugby players started this week.  Any Years 9-13 MAC rugby players (including girls) are welcome to attend these sessions too, as they will be modified to suit all.

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 3.45pm

Location: MAC Rugby field

What to bring: rugby boots, mouth guard, water bottle.

Please contact Belinda Sides (sidesb@mtaspiring.school.nz) or see her in Hāpori 5 if you are Years 9-13 and would like to play girls or boys rugby for the school this year.  

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. Follow us on the Mount Aspiring College Sports Hub Facebook page for sports news and updates. 

KATHMANDU COAST TO COAST 2025

Congratulations to the  “14 and Fabulous” team who won not only the female schools division but also the 2-day 3-person female teams overall category at the Coast to Coast event this weekend. Held every February, the race starts on the West Coast, at Kumara Beach and traverses the width of the South Island, crossing the main divide and finishing on the East Coast at New Brighton Beach in Christchurch. The race is one of the world's longest running multi-sports events and this year there were 1600 competitors. 

Year 10 pupil Brooke McLachlan paddled the 67 km kayak on day 2 and Eva Small did the 32 km mountain run on day 1 and 15km bike on day 2. 

Their teammate Ciara Aitken from Villa Maria in Christchurch rode the 55 km bike on day 1 and 70 km bike on day 2. 

A shout out to Lucy Radford who also competed in the  2-day 3-person family team with her dad, Will. Lucy completed the 33 km mountain run and 70 km bike ride. 

Well done girls on your courage, dedication and the effort you put into this event!

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.

RUGBY

Express Your Interest Here

GOLF

SPORTS COACHING SCHOLARSHIP

Please see the attached Flyer for all the details. Please note expressions of interest close on Sunday 16 February.

If you have any questions about the course, please contact steve.richens@temahiako.org.nz