We look forward to celebrating our sporting achievements at our annual Dio Sports Awards ceremony in Term 4.

We are now inviting students to apply for Summer Code Sports Blues. Students have been emailed today with instructions.

They need to:

- Complete a new Blues application form for each sport they apply for.

- Familiarise themselves with the Blues criteria before completing the application form.

- Ensure applications are submitted no later than 5:00 pm on 30 June.

Any questions can be directed to the Sports Office sports@wdsg.school.nz

Rowing

Top 10 Badges

Rowing - Representatives

The top ten badges are awarded to students who competed in the U18 category at the Aon Maadi Cup. These go to the rowers in the U18 8+ that placed 6th and the U18 4+ that placed 2nd.

U18

• Maya Tower
• Alex Peoples
• Te Aumihi Haggie
• Eloise Orr
• Xanthe Lovegrove-Edlington
• Isabel Melville
• Emma Clapcott
• Zoë Fon
• Emerson Wright

Well done, Rowers!

Waikato Secondary School Swimming Championships

On 25 May, our swimmers competed at the Waikato Secondary Schools' Swimming Championships in Hamilton.

A smaller team than previous years and with a dominant Junior presence, their mahi paid off!

The team claimed numerous placings across all ages, took out the U14 100m Medley and 100m Freestyle Relay titles, and, for the 8th year running, the ‘Top Girls School Overall’ title.

Top 3 Individual Placings

U13

• 50m Fly - 2nd Keava Burrough
• U13 50m Back - 1st Paige Stringer
• U13 50m Free - 2nd Keava Burrough, 3rd Lani Jarrett
• U13 100m Fly - 2nd Tessa Scott

• U13 100m Back - 1st Paige Stringer
• U13 200m IM - 2nd Paige Stringer, 3rd Tessa Scott
• U13 200m Free- 2nd Tessa Scott
• U13 100m IM - 2nd Keava Burrough
• U14 - U15
• 14-15 50 Fly - 3rd Iris Wainui-Mackle
• 14-15 100m Fly - 3rd Ari Riley
• 14-15 200 IM - 2nd Ari Riley, 2nd Sophie Hay
• 14-15 100m Breast - 2nd Sophie Hay

NZ Swim Team - Tri Series Meet

A massive round of applause to Sophie Hays, who has been selected for the NZ swim team in the Tri-Series Meet. Sophie will compete in September for the first time on an NZ team and internationally.

Waikato BOP Cross-Country

Ten students participated in the Waikato/BOP Cross-Country event on 8 June in Tauranga. Dio placed well - claiming 2nd place for the Year 9 race and 1st place for the Junior Race.

Individual Placings

Yr 9 Race

• Tessa Scott - 4th place
• Bella McLauchlan- Hillary - 5th place

Junior Race

• Brooke Devaney - 3rd place
• Fleur Street - 5th place

National Secondary School Cross-Country Championships

Two talented Dio runners participated in the National Secondary School Cross-Country Championships.

Brooke Devaney finished in 29th, and Fleur Street finished in 37th out of 100 runners. Both girls were selected to represent WaiBop in the Junior Girls' Team Relay to carry on from these impressive results. They finished 5th out of all other regions who attended.

Netball

HCNC Team Representatives

Congratulations to Dio Netball players selected to play for HCNC Rep teams.

U18 B Team - Aylee Gane, Carys Foot, Xanthe Johnson

U14 A - Ryan Woods

Congratulations to Dio Netball players selected to play for Eastern Waikato Rep teams.

U18 A Team - Tia Lord, Becky Dudson, Sarah Ngawhika, Alex Peoples

Secondary School Mid-Season Tournament

Four Dio Teams (Prem Reserves, 10 A, 9 B & 9 Red) competed in the Mid Season Tournament on 11 June at Minogue Park in a spectacular netball day.

Results

Premier Reserves

Well done to our Prem Reserves, the overall winners of the Secondary Competitive Grade. The team won three games in their pool and versed Ngā Tāiatea Wharekura Tuakana in the finals, winning 17-15.

10A netball had a great day with some tough competition. They stood up to the challenge showing great sportsmanship. The girls had so much fun and won the Netball Smart competition for the day.

9 B and 9 Red teams faced tough competition and showed determination and courage.

Hockey

Congratulations to the following students selected for the Waikato Hockey Association U16 team. They will play in a tri-series in the second week of the July school holidays here at Gallagher Hockey Centre (Monday 10th - Thursday 13th July).

• Zoe Ter Beek
• Nicole Hollands
• Addy Carruthers
• Lucy Hadley
• Addy Mcleod
• Grace Lewis
• Ella Prichard
• Sam Taylor
• Alexis Fink
• Chloe Housley

Water Polo

Our Senior A and Senior Development Water Polo teams wrapped their season in the Hamilton Open Grade Secondary School Competition.

Outstanding work from our Senior A team, who won the competition and our Senior Development, who finished in 8th place. Congratulations to Maclaine Stuart awarded the Most Valuable Goalie in the Girls' Division.

Shout out to our dedicated coach Jamie Campbell who has done a fantastic job helping the team develop and improve. A great testament to teamwork!

Volunteer of the Month 

A huge shout out to Sian Foot, our Junior Premier Netball Coach, for being awarded the Ham City Cadbury Netball Volunteer of the Month. Sian has been involved with school, uni and rep teams for years, and we are honoured to have her as part of the Dio Netball group.

Karate

Congratulations to Year 12 student Lilli Parres on placing 2nd in Oceania and 1st place Australian Open Female Kumite Junior 66kg title at the recent Oceania Cadet and Junior Karate Championships.

Squash

This year, Dio has re-established Squash.

Dio took a team of six students to Cambridge to play in the Waikato Secondary Schools' Individuals Squash tournament.

The girls put up a good fight and came away with a new understanding of playing squash competitively. The team gave every game a good go and fought hard.

Indy Furniss won the special plate in Division 4, and Bianca Alcock won Division 3.

Three teams also represented Dio in the Waikato Secondary School Teams event. Although the teams did not place, the squad performed beyond expectation and were terrific ambassadors for Dio.

The improvement in all players was evident over the two days, and everyone should be proud of their effort - a special thank you to Mrs Seager for taking the girls and supporting them.

If you are interested in joining the Squash Squad for training, please let Mrs Seager know. We train with NZ Coach Emma Millar from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at the Lugton Courts.

Gymnastics

Not one, not two, but SEVEN talented Dio students have been selected to represent Waikato at the 2023 Gymnastics New Zealand Championships in Tauranga - from the 4th to the 8th of July. Congratulations to:

• Harriet Vellenoweth and Cate Young (WAG Step 9)
• Ella Blomfield, Eva Conlon and Poppy Hancock (WAG Step 7) 
• Taylor McCarthy (WAG Step 5 and Trampolining).
• Sophia Chaney (Trampolining)

This is a considerable achievement and recognises the years of training required to achieve this standard. Wishing our Dio gymnasts all the best for the final build-up to the competition.

Artistic Swimming

Last weekend, Eve Donoghue represented Tauranga Synchronized Swimming Club at the New Zealand North Island Artistic Swimming Championships. Eve gained two gold medals in the competition, the first for her performance in the Junior Tech Solo, which also gained third place in the Schools category representing Waikato Diocesan. She, and her team, were awarded a gold in the Junior Tech Team category for an impacting high-energy routine. Congratulations to Eve for her efforts.

Upcoming Sports Events

We are excited to end Term 2 on a high with two exciting events. Join in the fun!