Click here to read all current and upcoming sports notices and events.

Following websites/pages have detailed information regarding sport and competition at different alert levels and have the latest updates regarding school sport:

Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association Inc. http://www.osssa.org.nz/

School Sport New Zealandhttp://www.nzsssc.org.nz/

Mount Aspiring College Sports Hub Facebook page.

ENTRIES DUE

Come to the SportsHub or email sports@mtaspiring.school.nz

Term2/3 - Get2Go adventure race for Year 9 and 10 students (Q’town)

Term 3- Y9/10 Basketball (different venues in Central Otago)

Term 3 - Hillary Challenge adventure race (Geraldine)

SPORTS NOTICES

Orienteering

Dunedin Orienteering have created some “MaprunF” courses in Hawea and Albert Town, which can be done on foot or on bike.

These courses can be done at any time. For more information about what “MapRunF” is, how it works, and more about the courses visit:

https://sites.google.com/a/dunedinorienteering.org/dunedin-orienteering/maprunner-events

Planned term 3 events at this stage (subject to change depending on alert levels)

Hillary Challenge Adventure Race

The Macpac Hillary challenge 6 - hour adventure race will now be held on 6 September in Geraldine.

There will be running, mountain biking and orienteering as well as fun challenges and problem solving on both land and water.

The event is designed for all levels of experience. Only students in years 11-13 may take part and teams of 8 represent their school in one of the four categories:

• All girls

• All boys

• Mixed

• Mixed Premier (4 girls/boys)

If you would like to enter a team, please come to the sports hub. This event will only go ahead if a minimum of 15 teams have entered.

Get2Go

The Get2Go regional one day challenge will be held on 14 September in Queenstown.

This event is open to year 9 and 10 students, no previous experience in adventure racing is necessary.

It’s a bit like the Amazing Race mixed together with adventure sports including rock climbing, orienteering, kayaking, stand-up paddling, mountain biking and some problem solving as well. 

In the regional one day challenges, teams need to undertake four 60-minute long tasks and attempt each in the allotted time. To maximise their score in each task teams will be required to work together, using important team skills such as communication, problem solving, planning and decision making. There is a limited capacity of 24 teams at each regional challenge, with teams taken on a first in first served basis.

Teams of 8 represent their school in one of four categories:

• All girls

• All boys

• Mixed

• Mixed Premier (4 girls/boys)

If you would like to enter a team, please come to the sportshub to sign up or send us an email to sports@mtaspiring.school.nz.

Junior basketball (year 9 /10) 

At this stage the Central Otago junior basketball competition for year 9/10 students will be starting in term 3 on Monday 27 July and run until Monday 24 August in school gyms. This is a 5-week round robin competition starting at 5.00pm with a finals evening being played on Thursday 10 September at the Wanaka Rec Centre from 4.30-8.00 pm.

We would like to enter a boys and girls team into this grade. If you are interested in playing, please come and sign up at the sports hub. Depending on interest we might have to run trials.

2020 Calendar

Term 2

4 June - MAC Cross Country (Lismore Park)

Term 3

22 July - Start of the MAC XC skiing programme (Snowfarm/9 weeks)

27 July - Start of the Central Otago Junior Basketball competition (Central Otago school gyms/ 5 weeks)

26 Aug - MAC Ski & Snowboard champs (Cardrona)