Congratulations to our MAC squash players on their performance at the NZ Secondary Schools Squash Tournament in Wellington.

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

17 August - SISS Ski and Board Championships 

22 August - Wakatipu Exchange

28 August - MAC Cross Country Ski Champs

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)

SPORTS NOTICES

TRINITY COLLEGE EXCHANGE - Year 7/8

Our annual Sports Exchange with Trinity College from Dunedin is taking place on the 19 and 20 September and this year we are very excited to be hosting the Exchange at MAC!  

The sports included in the exchange are:

• Year 7/8 Hockey (mixed gender)

• Year 7/8 Football (mixed gender)

• Year 7 Netball

• Year 8 Netball

• Year 7/8 girls Basketball

• Year 7/8 boys Basketball

• Year 7 Volleyball (mixed gender)

• Year 8 Volleyball (mixed gender)

• Year 7/8 Rugby

• Year 7/8 girls Rippa Rugby

Our student Sports Committee helps to run this event, so each team will have a student and a teacher who will select and coach the team.  Trials for the teams have begun this week (please see the timetable below).  

Trinity College Exchange Trials

Important information about trials:

• All trials are held at lunchtime and the students are to bring their PE gear and any necessary equipment with them eg. hockey stick, shin pads, football boots etc.  

• Students are able to trial for more than one team.

• There are two trials for each team.  If you can come to both then please do, but if you are away one day or have a clash with another trial, then please make sure you are there for the other trial.  You must attend a trial to be considered for a team.

• A third trial will be held if necessary.

• There will be practices for these teams leading up to the exchange, so if you want to be in a team you must be committed to turning up to training. These will be held at lunchtimes.

ADVENTURE RACING

The Central Otago Get2Go Challenge for Years 9/10 students is coming up in Queenstown on Wednesday 11 September. This is a great fun event where teams of 8 represent their schools and compete in challenges which include orienteering, mountain biking and kayaking/stand-up paddle boarding. The challenges are designed for all levels of skill and experience.

The teams of 8 can compete in one of four categories: All Girls, All Boys, Mixed (any gender combination), and Mixed Premier (4 girls and 4 boys). Teams can be a mix of Year 9 and 10 students. Please note that ONLY the teams entered in the Mixed Premier category will be eligible to try and qualify for a place to compete in the National Final in Tongariro 2-6 December.

If you are interested in participating in this event please come and see us at the Sports Hub ASAP as spots are limited and they do fill up fast. You are welcome to make up your own teams, or we can help put teams together.

If you want to find out some more information on the event, have a look here:

https://www.hillaryoutdoors.co.nz/torpedo7-get2go/.

SKIING - Year 7/8

Registrations are now open for the Schools Alpine Competition (Winter Festival Queenstown NZ). Early-bird registration closes Friday 16 August . 

Event Details

Dates: 23-27 September

Location: The Remarkables, Queenstown

Who: Year 3 to Year 8 students (8 to 13 years of age), individual entrants or teams.

This is a parent led event and registrations for teams and individuals can be completed here: https://alpinecomp.nz/register/

Please be aware that you will need a Snow Sports NZ Athlete Number in order to register. If you don’t have an SSNZ number, then you can register for your athletes here first: https://www.snowsports.co.nz/register

For more information, check out this link: Event Information

SKIING - Year 9-13

The South Island Secondary Schools Skiing and Snowboarding event is coming up on the 17 and 18 August.  It  is another competitive option for skiers, which will be held at Cardrona.  

This is a parent led event and details are now on the School Sport NZ website 

https://secure.cardrona-treblecone.com/s/events/p/south-island-secondary-schoolRegistrations are done directly through the link. Registrations close on Friday 9 August. 

CRICKET

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.

SQUASH

Congratulations to Kyan Prince, Ethan Prince, Rui Fukaya, Cody Armstrong and Oisin Corbett for their performance in the NZ Secondary Schools Squash Tournament last weekend in Wellington. They came into the tournament ranked at 20th seed and finished the tournament 15th overall, which is a fantastic achievement. Despite being tired and sore, the boys played and conducted themselves exceptionally well.  Congratulations team!

NETBALL

Last weekend, our Year 8A netball team competed in the Miller’s Flat Netball Tournament.  The team had a fantastic day on the court, playing some great netball in a very competitive competition and they came out on top, winning the Year 7/8 grade.  The team are also heading to the Koru Games in Christchurch at the end of term, so this was a great stepping stone in their build up to their pinnacle event.

SWIMMING

On Monday we took 49 Year 7/8 students to the Upper Clutha Primary Schools Swimming Championships at the Wānaka Recreation Centre.  It was great to see everyone back in the pool, as it has been a long time since our MAC Swimming Champs back in Term One, and we had some fantastic results.  Many students have now qualified to compete at the Central Otago Primary School Swimming Sports on the 3 September.

Upper Clutha Primary School Swimming Results

Championship Events

FREESTYLE - Year 7/8 Boys

1st - Winston Harper

2nd - Tenki Watanabe

3rd - Theo Taylor

4th - Sam Taylor

BACKSTROKE - Year 7/8 Boys

1st - Winston Harper

2nd - Tenki Watanabe

3rd - Sam Taylor

4th - Daniel King

BREASTSTROKE - Year 7/8 Boys

1st - Winston Harper

2nd - Tenki Watanabe

3rd - Daniel King

4th - Theo Taylor

BUTTERFLY - Year 7/8 Boys

1st - Winston Harper

2nd - Daniel King

3rd - Theo Taylor

4th - Sam Taylor

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - Year 7/8 Boys

1st - Winston Harper

2nd - Tenki Watanabe

3rd - Daniel King

4th - Theo Taylor

FREESTYLE - Year 7/8 Girls

1st - Sophia McClintock

2nd - Hana Carnie

3rd - Kaitlyn Bagley

4th - Millie Campbell

BACKSTROKE - Year 7/8 Girls

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Sophia McClintock

3rd - Kaitlyn Bagley

4th - Millie Campbell

BREASTSTROKE - Year 7/8 Girls

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Sophia McClintock

3rd - Kaitlyn Bagley

4th - Millie Campbell

BUTTERFLY - Year 7/8 Girls

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Sophia McClintock

3rd - Millie Campbell

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - Year 7/8 Girls

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Sophia McClintock

3rd - Kaitlyn Bagley

4th - Millie Campbell

Non-Championship Events

FREESTYLE - Year 7 Boys

1st - Willis McCarroll

2nd - Parker Collins

3rd - Kelly Swan

4th - Bill Dobson

BACKSTROKE - Year 7 Boys

1st - Patrick Beech

2nd - Remi Mackenzie

3rd - Willis McCarroll

4th - Hunter McLay

BREASTSTROKE - Year 7 Boys

1st - Bill Dobson

2nd - Willis McCarroll

3rd - Rhys Brugman

4th - Patrick Beech

BUTTERFLY - Year 7 Boys

1st - Willis McCarroll

2nd - Parker Collins

3rd - Patrick Beech

4th - Remi Mackenzie

FREESTYLE - Year 7 Girls

1st - Asha Blake

2nd - Melati Parker

3rd - Esme McArthur

4th - Emily Boswell

BACKSTROKE - Year 7 Girls

1st - Asha Blake

2nd - Melati Parker

3rd - Esme McArthur

BREASTSTROKE - Year 7 Girls

1st - Asha Blake

2nd - Melati Parker

4th - Esme McArthur

BUTTERFLY - Year 7 Girls

1st - Asha Blake

2nd - Melati Parker

4th - Emily Boswell

FREESTYLE - Year 8 Boys

1st - Harper Norman

3rd - Charlie Cave

4th - Mason Wootton

BACKSTROKE - Year 8 Boys

2nd - Harper Norman

3rd - Charlie Cave

4th - Sebastian Persson

BREASTSTROKE - Year 8 Boys

2nd - Hank Carnie

3rd - Ford Mills

4th - Mason Wootton

FREESTYLE - Year 8 Girls

1st - Daisy Hutter

2nd - Janey Mavor

3rd - Zara Jennings

4th - Georgie Kitto

BACKSTROKE - Year 8 Girls

1st - Janey Mavor

2nd - Miya Robertson

3rd - Daisy Hutter

4th - Elliot Lovelock

BREASTSTROKE - Year 8 Girls

1st - Zara Jennings

2nd - Jordi Bright

3rd - Daisy Hutter

4th - Elliot Lovelock

BUTTERFLY - Year 8 Girls

1st - Daisy Hutter

RELAYS

FREESTYLE - Year 7 Boys

1st - Tenki Watanabe, Willis McCarroll, Bill Dobson, Winston Harper

2nd - Patrick Beech, Rhys Brugman, Remi Mackenzie, Kelly Swan

FREESTYLE - Year 7 Girls

1st - Melati Parker, Esme McArthur, Asha Blake, Millie Campbell

2nd - Eliana Leary, Alia Hvid, Emily Boswell, Brodie Radford

3rd - Rita Hight, Harriet Grant , Samantha Ralston, Grace Sullivan

FREESTYLE - Year 8 Boys

1st - Theo Taylor, Daniel King, Ford Mills, Sam Taylor

2nd - Hank Carnie, Iz Letcher, Jasper Allwood, Mason Wootton

FREESTYLE - Year 8 Girls

1st - Hana Carnie, Kaitlyn Bagley, Daisy Hutter, Sophia McClintock

2nd - Millie Campbell (Year 7), Zara Jennings, Georgie Kitto, Janey Mavor

3rd - Miya Robertson, Elliot Lovelock, Melati Parker (Year 7), Jordi Bright

MEDLEY - Mixed

1st - Hana Carnie, Kaitlyn Bagley, Winston Harper, Sophia McClintock

2nd - Theo Taylor, Zara Jennings, Melati Parker, Janey Mavor

3rd - Asha Blake, Elliot Lovelock, Tenki Watanabe, Georgie Kitto

MAC RUGBY

Fixtures

The following fixtures have been confirmed for this weekend - Saturday 10 August:

• MAC Boys 1st XV vs Central Southland College 1st XV: to be played at CSC.

• MAC Boys Seniors vs West Otago: to be played at MAC: 12.30pm kick off.

• MAC Boys Juniors vs OBHS: to be played at the Rugby Club: 12.45pm kick off.
  

Good luck to all our MAC rugby players.

MAC Rugby Match Report

MAC Boys Seniors vs Otago Boys High School

Last Saturday, we travelled down to Dunedin to play Otago Boys Colts. Both teams were pretty light on numbers which meant we played a different style of Rugby. We changed the format to 11 aside and split the game into 15 minute quarters. This probably worked to our advantage, as a team some of our key strengths this season has been our fitness and speed. 

During the duration of the 60 minutes, the score margin was very close at all times and we were unlucky to lose, with Otago Boys barely holding off at the end and winning 43-38. The try scorers for MAC were 3 tries for Cameron Armstrong, 1 for Jack Sides, 1 for Monty Field and 1 for Cameron Wilson. It was an unfortunate loss as it meant we missed out on a place in the semi-finals, however from a personal perspective, I was just happy to be playing Rugby last weekend. 

Thanks to our coaches Lincoln and Julian who travelled with us down to Dunedin, and our manager Hayley for organising everything behind the scenes.  Special thanks to Arne Gawn for driving, and Cameron’s Aunty for providing great biscuits at half time.   Also, once again, a special thank you to Aaron Callaghan who has supported the team this year.

Jack Sides, MAC Seniors Captain

On Saturday MAC travelled down to Gore to play against Menzies College for a shot at a home semi-final. The game was incredibly close, however poor handling and ruck discipline meant it was difficult for us to capitalise on our opportunities and build pressure. 

After the first half Menzies led 8-3, and we knew improving our discipline was going to be key heading into a successful finish to the game. A number of unforced handling errors and line-out mistakes became the defining staples of our performance, however our attack structure and first up tackles were outstanding and is something positive we can take forward for our semi this week against CSC in Winton this weekend. 

The game finished with a score of 22-8, a try to Jackson Clark and penalty conversion to Tom Sides. Thanks to our coaches Wayne Enoka and Jason Clarke, and our manager Sally Soper. Special congratulations to Flynn Phillips who received his cap (20 games including 15 starts for First XV) - well deserved. Thanks to our supporters and sponsors.

Tom Sides, 1st XV Captain

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. 

GIRLS RUGBY - YEAR 7/8

Girls Only Tackle Rugby 2024 - Central Otago Community Rugby

Aria Monaghan, the ORFU Game Development & Female Participation lead, is bringing a girls-only tackle competition to Central Otago.

This exciting activator initiative is aimed at Y5/6 and Y7/8 girls—both current players and newcomers to the game.

Competition Details

Start Date: Monday 26 August

Duration: 5 weeks

Location: Frankton Events Centre

Time: 4:30pm warm up, 5:00pm game kick off

Who: Girls can enter as individuals or as part of a team

Grades: Y5/6 or Y7/8

Registration link: Register here

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

ROGAINE

Cromwell College is running a Cromwell Urban Rogaine on 11 August 2024. This fun, family-friendly event that will help raise funds for the Cromwell College First XI football team. Participants will navigate to find as many checkpoints as possible within 3 hours. Registration starts at 9am at Cromwell College. More details on the event and entry information can be found here.