Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

● Good luck to the 9A and 10A netball teams as they head to the South Island Secondary Schools Netball Tournament in Christchurch next week.

Review of Term 2

Congratulations everyone - we’ve made it through another super busy term of school sport! It has been fabulous to see large numbers of students getting involved in the huge array of activities which have been on offer to them this term - both social and competitive. The teamwork, sportspersonship, enjoyment, hard work and awesome attitudes that we have seen from the students this term has been outstanding and we can’t wait to watch everyone grow and take on new challenges over the rest of the year.

Living in a location like Wānaka, we’re always going to be blessed with great outdoor activities on our doorstep, but for many sports, our location means lots of travel. For the support our students get from their coaches, managers, umpires, teachers and parents, we are truly grateful.

Sports 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

3-5 July:  SISS Junior Netball Championships - Christchurch - 9A and 10A

19 July:  MAC Ski and Snowboard Champs - Cardrona

24 July:  Central Otago Junior Basketball competition begins - Year 9 and 10

26 July:  MAC Cross Country Ski Program begins

31July:  Otago/Southland Ski and Snowboard Champs - Cardrona

17 August:  Wakatipu Exchange

23 August:  MAC Cross Country

28 August-1 September:  Winter Tournament week

7-8 September:  Trinity College Exchange - Year 7 and 8

14 September: Cross Country - Year 7 and 8

19-21 September:  Koru Games - Christchurch - Year 7 and 8

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

MAC SKI & SNOWBOARD CHAMPS

The MAC Ski & Snowboard Champs will be held in the first week back at school next term on Wednesday 19 July. For more information and to register please use this link: MAC Ski and Snowboard Champs Registration Form. Registrations close on Sunday 16 July.

ADVENTURE RACING

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

NETBALL

The Upper and Lower Collegiate netball season finished last Friday with some very exciting finals! 

CENTRAL LAKES NETBALL FESTIVAL

Last Thursday 66 Years 7 and 8 students travelled to Cromwell to compete in the Central Lakes Primary Schools Netball Festival. Forty-two teams from around Central Otago participated in the ‘Netball World Cup’ themed event. Our seven MAC teams were named after countries which are competing in the upcoming World Cup event - Australia, New Zealand, England, Fiji, South Africa, Jamaica and Scotland. A great fun day was had by everyone as they braved the freezing weather and netball was definitely the winner on the day! A huge thank you must go to our volunteer parent coaches, umpires, managers, drivers and supporters, for making our participation in this event possible.

FOOTBALL

This week we are celebrating Mia Gemmell in Year 9. She is absolutely football mad and has been playing since she was 5 years old. 

She currently plays for the Wānaka Football Club and also trains twice weekly in the Ole Football programme year round. Last year Mia was selected (along with a few local boys) to travel to Wellington for a week-long training camp with the Ole Football Academy, which was a fantastic opportunity for her to see where football might lead her in the future.

This season Mia has been selected to play for the Wānaka U14 Mixed Tournament Team who are travelling to Christchurch during the holidays for a South Island Tournament. She is also currently one of the youngest members in the MAC Girls Football 1st XI and is loving playing with girls for once. She has also just been given the huge honour of being a flag bearer at three games in the Women’s FIFA World Cup next month, so keep an eye out for her on TV! Mia’s resilience, the effort she puts in year round and the passion she has for football is truly inspiring. Mia Gemmell is definitely a name to keep an eye on in the future. Great work Mia!

SQUASH

Last weekend the MAC squash team consisting of Oisin Corbett, Kyan Prince and Ethan Prince, travelled to Christchurch to participate in the South Island Secondary Schools Squash Competition. This was the first time that MAC was represented at the SISS competition and while quietly confident, the team was focused on the event being a learning experience for competitions later in the year.

MAC came up against St Andrews College ‘A’ in the first round and advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-0 win. In the semi-final, MAC played Marlborough Boys College ‘A’ and unfortunately were unable to get past the stronger, more experienced team. In the final play off for third and fourth, place they came up against Christchurch Boys High School A. They took the first game convincingly and were up 1-0. In the second, hard-fought game, Christchurch Boys walked away with the win, leaving it all down to the third and final game which MAC won. This result gave MAC a 2-1 win over Christchurch Boys High School.

The MAC team was awarded third place (out of 23 teams) which is an outstanding result for the team, with event organisers acknowledging their efforts and results in their first competition. The team's focus now turns to preparing for the the National Secondary Schools competition in Auckland in August.

SWIMMING

On Tuesday, 30 Year 7 and 8 students represented Mount Aspiring College at the Central Otago Primary Schools Swimming Sports. Our MAC students had a fantastic day and we came away as the very convincing winners of the Competitive section of the Championships.

The following students all had top 3 finishes in their events:

Kaitlyn Bagley - 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 7

Hana Carnie - 2nd Girls 50 Free, 1st Girls 50 Back, 2nd Girls 50 Breast, 2nd Girls 50 Fly, 2nd Girls 100 IM, 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 7, 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8, 1st Mixed 100 Medley Relay 

Meg Duffy - 3rd Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8

Luke Evans - 3rd Boys 100 Free Relay Year 8

Stella Harper - 1st Girls 50 Free, 2nd Girls 50 Back, 1st Girls 50 Breast, 1st Girls 50 Fly, 1st Girls 100 IM, 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8, 1st Mixed 100 Medley Relay

Georgie Kitto - 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 7

Vinnie Lamb - 2nd Boys 50 Free, 1st Boys 50 Back, 2nd Boys 50 Breast, 1st Boys 50 Fly, 1st Boys 100 IM, 3rd Boys 100 Free Relay Year 8, 1st Mixed 100 Medley Relay

Sophia McClintock - 3rd Girls 50 Free, 3rd Girls 50 Fly, 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 7, 3rd Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8, 1st Mixed 100 Medley Relay

Fergus MacRae - 3rd Boys 100 Free Relay Year 8

Holly Radford - 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8

Mackenzie Smith - 1st Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8

Olivia Smith - 3rd Girls 100 Free Relay Year 8

Shannon Tisch-Wickes - 3rd Boys 100 Free Relay Year 8

OTAGO SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Last weekend a team of Wānaka swimmers competed at the Otago Short Course Champs in Dunedin. The team competed extremely well with many medals and PBs across the board. Three of our MAC students had outstanding performances:

● William Schurink placed first in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 IM and 400 IM, breaking the five-minute mark in the 400 IM for the first time.

● Hana Carnie came away with four gold medals and she broke three Otago Short Course records in the process.

● Vinnie Lamb also came away with four golds and he took 8.8 seconds and 7.7 seconds off his 400 IM and 200 breast respectively.