Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

Best of luck to our teams heading away to Winter Tournament Week this weekend. These teams have been training hard all year and they can’t wait to head away to play against other South Island teams. The teams travelling 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.

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 

28 August-1 September:  Winter Tournament week

2-8 September:  AIMS Games - Tauranga

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

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) - 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 they are welcome to come speak to Angela Rickard or Rob Bruce over in the PE office.

GOLF

On 12 September, Golf NZ is holding a golf competition at Dunstan Golf Club for Years 7 and 8 students. This is a new concept developed by Golf Otago to provide opportunities for young people to give golf a go.

FORMAT: This will be an Ambrose tournament, with teams of 4 playing nine holes. Each team must have at least 1 set of clubs, and either a parent or teacher will walk with each group. The organisers would like for each student to have some golfing background, such as a handicap or experience playing golf with their family and friends.

If your child is in Year 7 and 8 and is interested in participating in this competition, please complete this form by Monday 28 August: Year 7 and 8 Golf Competition Registration Form 

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

RUGBY

Congratulations to the MAC Colts rugby team who won the Plate Final in Dunedin last weekend. They convincingly beat the Kings College 3rd XV, 40-7. Congratulations to all the players, coaches and managers for their hard work.

MAC SKI & SNOWBOARD CHAMPS

On Tuesday, 50 students competed in the Mount Aspiring College Ski and Snowboard Championships at Cardrona. In perfect conditions the students competed in both the Banked Slalom and Slopestyle Events. Many thanks to Cardrona for running another successful event for the school. To see the full results of the event use this link: MAC Ski and Snowboard Championships results.

WAKATIPU EXCHANGE

Last Thursday 160 MAC students headed to Wakatipu High School to compete in the annual MAC vs Wakatipu High School Exchange. The Wakatipu Exchange was originally started so that the school A teams who were competing in Winter Tournament Week at the end of August could have an extra game in preparation. It has since grown to include the A, B, 10A and 9A netball teams, the 1st XV, U15 and Girls rugby, the Senior A boys and girls volleyball teams, the 1st XV boys and girls football teams, the Junior boys football team, the Senior A and Junior A girls and boys basketball teams and also this year rock climbing was introduced for the first time.

This year MAC faced some very strong Wakatipu teams and we came away second best, having to hand over the trophy which we won last year. There were some outstanding performances, especially from our A and B netball teams and also from the 1st XI Boys Football team and the Junior Boys Football team who all had convincing wins. We want to say a huge thank you to the coaches of our sports teams who came over to Wakatipu for the day, to the teachers who supported the teams and also to Wakatipu High School for organising such a fabulous event. We look forward to hosting it again next year!

CROSS COUNTRY

The MAC Cross Country was held in Lismore Park on Wednesday this week. The students trained for this annual event in their PE classes all term, so it was great to put their practice into action. We struck it lucky with a beautiful day and perfect conditions for the event, and it was great to see the students out on the course supporting each other and running to gain house points.

Cross Country Results

YEAR 7 Girls

1. Hana Carnie

2. Paige Boomsma

3. Ally Gray

4. Elliot Lovelock

5. Jade Lunny

Year 7 Boys

1. Harper Norman

2. John Quirke

3. Blake Lindner

4. Finn Butland

5. Troy Brett

Year 8 Girls

1. Brooke McLachlan

2. Stella Harper

3. Olivia Smith

4. Mackenzie Smith

5. Jaime Taylor

Year 8 Boys

1. Vinnie Lamb

2. Lauchlan Roy

3. George Murray

4. Deacon Gwilliam Browne

5. Shannon Tisch-Wickes

Year 9 and 10 Girls

1. Fleur Jansen

2. Heidi Kendrick

3. Fia Warburton

4. Indi Picard

5. = Caroline Smith & Heidi Jarvis

Year 9 and 10 Boys

1. Jack Sides

2. Nieko Knippers

3. Ramone Millar

4. Otis Oxley

5. Quinn Barron

Year 11 Girls

1. = Lola Ritchie & Amaya East 

2. = Lucy Radford & Bella Edwards 

3. = Aria Winter & Mila Culpitt

Year 11 Boys

1. Hugh Ragg

2. Lucas Barron

3. Charlie Roy

4. Harry Oxley

5. Joe Miller

Year 12 and 13 Girls

1. Lulu Pettit

2. Bryne Bloxham

3. Lily Glover

4. Ella Briscall

5. Pippa Raffills

Year 12 and 13 Boys

1. Tom Sides

2. Josh Moody

3. Hunter Tuck

4. Harry Cope

5. Hugo Sinclair