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Below are selected five Photos of the Week, highlighting some of the terrific secondary school sporting events and achievements over the past seven days Want to contribute to College Sport Media’s Photos of the Week? We’d love to hear from you and publish your photos. Drop us a message on https://www.facebook.com/collegesportmedia or email us at [email protected] Note: If photos are not taken or by you we need to know their source so we can credit the photographer that took them or where they were first posted.  1. Several junior New Zealand representative volleyball teams are in action overseas at present. The Youth Men’s (pictured here) and the Youth Women’s teams have been competing at the USA High Performance Championships at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The NZ U19 Women’s team finished fifth at the South East Asian Championships and now turn their attention to the Asian Championships in Thailand. New Zealand’s two U19 teams are also in Cyprus competing at the World Junior Beach Volleyball Championships, while back home many young players will be competing at the national club championships in Wellington this coming weekend. The Volleyball New Zealand Facebook page provides excellent coverage and photos of it all. View more at: https://www.facebook.com/volleyballnz/?fref=ts  2. The New Zealand men’s team pursuit team of Campbell Stewart, Jared Gray, Tom Sexton, Connor Brown and Josh Scott won gold and broke the world record at the World Junior Track Cycling Championships. New Zealand won nine medals, which lifted the team to the top of the medal table at the championships. Read more at http://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/news/kiwi-cyclists-earn-more-medals-and-world-record-in-switzerland Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/CyclingNZL/  3. The U15 and U19 National Basketball Championships were played last week. In a rematch of last year’s U15 Girls National Championship Tournament, Harbour A avenged their 2015 loss, beating Waikato 76-73 to win the national title in the first final of the day. On the Boys side of the U15 tournament, host city Wellington defeated Harbour A 95-83 to win the Under-15 Boys National Championship Tournament. At the U19 tournament in Nelson, Harbour beat Waikato 61-53 in the Women’s Final and Auckland Counties Manukau beat Canterbury 82-73. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/basketballnz  4. The seventh NZF National Youth Futsal Championships took place recently in Palmerston North, with 60 teams from each of the country’s seven federations battling it out over six competitions. Over 800 young players were involved and many saw their efforts rewarded with titles in one of the categories on offer – U14, U16 and U19 in the boys and U15 and U19 for the girls. As in the previous year, Mainland were the best performing federation overall after claiming three of the five titles and pocketing a batch of individual awards in the process. The girls teams from Mainland pulled off a clean sweep, triumphing in both the U15 and U19 age-groups while there was also success for the South Islanders in the boys’ U16 competition. Photo credit: follow the article and read the results at http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/youth-champs-highlight-futsal-progress/  5. Ross and Anna McPhie are the first brother and sister duo to play for the Tasman region's respective Mainland Premier League teams, Ross with Nelson Suburbs and Anna with Tasman United. Ross, who is currently back home during the California State University-Fullerton off-season, is a 19-year-old central midfielder. He debuted for Suburbs when he was just 14-years-old but soon departed for Auckland, linking up with Saint Kentigern College, who he won the New Zealand secondary schools football championships with in 2013, and Auckland City, who he won the ASB Youth League with in 2014. Fifteen-year-old Anna, a student at Nelson College for Girls, is an attacking midfielder with Tasman in the Mainland Women's Premier League. Photo credit Martin de Ruyter/Nelson Mail. Follow the article here http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/82021385/soccer-siblings-ross-and-anna-mcphie-take-centre-stage-in-mainland-premier-league
Looking for USA Scholarships? Check out USA CONNECT Looking for $40000 University of Waikato Study Scholarships CLICK HERE Looking for Sport Exchange Opportunities to Australia CLICK HERE  The University of Waikato’s commitment to attracting students with outstanding academic records and potential is confirmed by a new scholarship that defines an elite level of financial support for high achieving school leavers.
Te Paewai o Te Rangi: The University of Waikato Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement is worth up to $25,000 over three years and will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence, leadership potential, and community citizenship. In Māori mythology, Tāne, the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, the sky father and the earth mother, became frustrated with the confinement he and his brothers and sisters felt between their parents. They yearned for light in the world, so together they pushed their parents apart and Tāne travelled on a quest to ascend into the heavens to suspend the stars in the sky. Te Paewai o Te Rangi can be translated to mean “the water horizon”, or the place where the ocean meets the sky and was the transition point where Tāne travelled into the sky. University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley says the Māori creation story is the inspiration for the new scholarship, and says it is one of the ways the university is encouraging student excellence. “Te Paewai o Te Rangi describes a person’s journey to achieve excellence and metaphorically refers to the ongoing pursuit of excellence,” he says. “These are the students who are going to contribute significantly to their communities after graduating, so we’re keen to support them as early on in their careers as we can.” As part of the scholarship students will receive a guaranteed place in the University’s Halls of Residence during their first year of study. Applications for Te Paewai o Te Rangi close 31 August and 20 scholarships are available each year. The scholarship will be applied to tuition fees and, where applicable, Halls of Residence fees. More information about the scholarship is available on the scholarship’s webpage. For information on all other University of Waikato school leaver scholarships, visit our website.  Photo Credit - https://www.facebook.com/futsalwhites/photos/ The seventh edition of the NZF National Youth Futsal Championships took place over the weekend with 60 teams from each of the country’s seven federations battling it out over six competitions at the Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North.
Over 800 young players were involved and many saw their efforts rewarded with titles in one of the categories on offer – U-14, U-16 and U-19 in the boys and U-15 and U-19 for the girls. Individual honours were likewise up for grabs in the form of a golden boot, golden gloves and most valuable player award in each age-group. There was also an U-12 boys’ category but no awards or title were presented with the emphasis instead placed on player development and enjoyment. As in the previous year, Mainland were the best performing federation overall after claiming three of the five titles and pocketing a batch of individual awards in the process. The girls teams from Mainland pulled off a clean sweep, triumphing in both the U-15 and U-19 age-groups while there was also success for the South Islanders in the boys’ U-16 competition. The only other federations to earn titles were Capital and Northern, who both returned home with a set of winners’ medals in their luggage, for the boys’ U-14 and U-19 categories respectively. The champion teams weren’t the only ones to perform strongly and NZF Futsal Development Manager Dave Payne says the quality of play has lifted over the years as the numbers have continued to rise. “We say every year how impressed we are with the standard and this is yet another year where we have to repeat our remarks with a trend that is certainly great to have,” he says. “Personally, it was very fulfilling to see the U-19 ranks filled with players that have now played in all six previous editions of this tournament. We are creating futsal specialists in New Zealand, not just in players but the whole system of development,” he adds. “The logistical support of the federations in organising, training and providing the ideal platform on which to perform is just as important and challenging as the game itself. It was a high-performance effort all round, executed as close to perfection as you can get in a fast-paced tournament environment.” Payne says the tournament could not have been so well staged without the support and resources of Central Football, Sport Manawatu and the Palmerston North City Council. “This was the first year we have run the youth championships at the Central Energy Trust Arena in Manawatu and the support network was unflappable. It was estimated that at any one time there were close to 2,000 people in the arena across the 10 courts being used.” The event arrived during an exciting time for futsal in New Zealand with two teams, both male and female, having just returned from representing their country for the first time ever at the FISU World University Championships in Brazil while another international series, the inaugural Trans-Tasman Women’s Champions League, was held in conjunction with the youth tournament. The Trans-Tasman challenge pitted national league winners Central-Manawatu against their Australian counterparts, Football Federation Victoria, and the hosts rose to the occasion on home soil to lift the silverware with a historic 3-0 series win. NZF National Youth Futsal Championships 2016 Boys U-14 Champions: Capital Runners-up: Auckland Golden Gloves: Auckland Golden Boot: Nathan Simes, 19 goals (Capital) MVP: Rueben Birch (Northern) Boys U-16 Champions: Mainland Runners-up: Central-Hawke’s Bay Golden Gloves: Mainland Golden Boot: Arzan Todywalla, 17 goals (Auckland) MVP: Griffin Taylor (WaiBOP) Boys U-19 Champions: Northern Runners-up: South Golden Gloves: Mainland Golden Boot: Benji Lapslie, 15 goals (Mainland) MVP: Waikato Ball (WaiBOP) Girls U-15 Champions: Mainland Runners-up: WaiBOP Golden Gloves: Mainland Golden Boot: Hannah Reddy, 25 goals (Northern) MVP: Rylee Godbold (WaiBOP) Girls U-19 Champions: Mainland Runners-up: Capital Golden Gloves: Mainland Golden Boot: Britneylee Nicholson, 9 goals (Mainland) MVP: Denise Gumabay (Capital) Below are selected five Photos of the Week, highlighting some of the terrific secondary school sporting events and achievements over the past seven days Want to contribute to College Sport Media’s Photos of the Week? We’d love to hear from you and publish your photos. Drop us a message on https://www.facebook.com/collegesportmedia or email us at [email protected] Note: If photos are not taken or by you we need to know their source so we can credit the photographer that took them or where they were first posted.  1. Palmerston North schools dominated this year's Todd Energy KartSport New Zealand National Schools' Championships in Waitara Taranaki over the weekend. In the Secondary Schools' section students Jacob Cranston and Tom Greig (pictured here left and right respectively) ave their school, Palmerston North Boys' High School, a record-extending fifth title in 12 years. Jackson Rooney and Louis Redshaw won the Primary/Intermediate/category on behalf of their school, Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School. Individual class titles went to Dylan Drysdale (Palmerston North, 125cc Rotax Max Light), Kaleb Ngatoa (Palmerston North, Formula Junior), Ryan Wood (Wellington, Junior 100cc Yamaha), Thomas Boniface (New Plymouth, Vortex Mini ROK), and Logan Manson (Auckland, Cadet ROK). This year the Bruce McLaren KartSport awards (for the winners of the two Junior or Senior classes with the most entries) went to Kaleb Ngatoa and Ryan Wood. Photo credit: Fast Company/Campbell Jamieson via https://www.facebook.com/KartSportNZ/?fref=nf  2. North Harbour beat Palmerston North 94-63 to win the boys title and Waikato defeated Waitakere West 64-46 in the Girls Final at the 2016 Boys and Girls U17 National Basketball Championship titles. Girls Tournament MVP Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 25 points for Waikato in the final. Photo credit: Read more here: http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/harbour-a-boys-and-waikato-girls-crowned-under-17-champions Photo credit: Gamefacenz via https://www.facebook.com/basketballnz/?fref=ts  3. The New Zealand Junior orienteering team that competed at last week’s World Junior Orienteering Championships in Switzerland. The New Zealand team competed well with the best in the world across several races. The NZSS Orienteering Championships are being held over three days at the end of this week, hosted by St Peter’s School Cambridge. Photo credit and to find out and more visit: https://www.facebook.com/OrienteeringNZ/?fref=ts  4. Jordan Riki of Christchurch Boys’ High School scores one of his two tries for Team Mannering in their 44-38 victory over Team Luke in last week’s NZRL U16 trials in Rotorua. Riki and Rory Ferguson of Dunedin’s John McGlashan College were named the most valuable players in the U16 and U18 trial matches respectively. Ferguson led his Team Bromwich to a 60-18 win over Team Johnson in the U18 game. Ferguson was also awarded the “Integrity Award” for his performance across the four-day NZRL National High Performance Camp. Both players have already signed NRL contracts with the Broncos. Photo credit: Gerhard Egger. More photos at: https://www.facebook.com/NZLeague/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1170044269722400  5. The World Junior Championships start at Bydgoszcz this coming week. The team competed in a warm-up meet at the end of last week. Here the Junior Women sprinters cross the finishing tape. The results of their 100m and 200m races were: 100m: (+0.8) 1 Zoe Hobbs 11.64, 2 Lucy Sheat 11.73, 3 Olivia Eaton 11.76, 4 Brooke Somerfield 11.88, 5 Symone Tafuna'i 12.16, 6 Georgia Hulls 12.29. 200m Race 1: 1 (+0.4) Olivia Eaton 23.89, Zoe Hobbs 24.21. 200m Race 2: (-0.2) 1 Georgia Hulls 24.39, 2 Alison Andrews-Paul 25.15. The Junior Men’s results were: 100m Race 1 (+0.5) 2 Jacob Matson 10.95, 3 Jordan Bolland 10.98 (pic). 100m Race 2 (+0.2) 3 Ethan Holman 11.10, 5 Jake Hurley 11.17. 100m Race 3 (0.0) 3 Jarvis Hansen 11.13. 200m race 1 (+0.2) 2 Hamish Gill 21.62. Race 2 (-0.3) 1 Jarvis Hansen 22.44.Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/AthleticsNZ/?fref=nf
Below are selected five Photos of the Week, highlighting some of the terrific secondary school sporting events and achievements over the past seven days Want to contribute to College Sport Media’s Photos of the Week? We’d love to hear from you and publish your photos. Drop us a message on https://www.facebook.com/collegesportmedia or email us at [email protected] Note: If photos are not taken or by you we need to know their source so we can credit the photographer that took them or where they were first posted.  1. The Christchurch Boys’ High School team won the Hayden Godfrey Challenge Cup for winning the Team Points competition at the South Island Secondary Schools Road Cycling Championships in the weekend. The top five finishing schools overall were: 1. Christchurch Boys’ High School (63 points), 2. Villa Maria College (24), 3. James Hargest College (23) 4. Christchurch Girls’ High School (20). 5. Burnside High School (14). Photo credit for this picture and Lots of great shots at Sandi Scott Photography: https://www.facebook.com/SandiScottPhotography/  2. The Hastings Boys' High School first XV is good form this year. The team is playing with a rarely seen flair, having scored 461 points and conceded just 91 on their way to winning all 13 of their games so far this season. Along the way they have claimed the scalps of Wellington College, St Pat's Town, St Pat's Silverstream, last year’s national champions Rotorua Boys' High School and most recently New Plymouth Boys’ High School. Photo credit: Eva Bradley via http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/81844685/theyre-not-the-strongest-biggest-or-fastest-but-hastings-boys-first-xv-is-unbeaten  3. Junior riders gathering for the start of day two on Sunday of the North Island Secondary School Road Cycling Championships at Lake Karapiro in Cambridge. The top Girls School was Waikato Dio and top Boys school was Palmerston North Boys’ High School. The North Island Track Cycling Championships were at the nearby Avantidome on Monday. Photo credit https://www.facebook.com/CyclingNZLSchools/?fref=ts  4. On Saturday the 2016 Fullers Greatsights Bay of Islands BEAST was held in Paihia. The race blurb said: “You can run, walk or crawl the super tough 7km course over rolling countryside; navigating swamps, river crossings, a little bit of mud, some very steep hills and traverse rugged uneven terrain.” The secondary schools section was 4.5km and there were about 180 entrants. The winner was Kieran Swords in the U19 division. Trista Comer, in the Girls U14 division, was the first secondary schools female home overall. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/sportnorthland/?fref=ts  5. The New Zealand Junior track and field team is currently in Europe preparing for the start of the World Junior Championships at Bydgoszcz, Poland, starting next week. The team is: Hamish Gill 200m), James Preston (800m), Jordan Bolland Gill, Jarvis Hansen, Ethan Holman, Jake Hurley, Jacob Matson (4 x 100m relay), Zoe Hobbs, Georgia Hulls, Lucy Sheat, Olivia Eaton (100m and 200m sprints), Alison Andrews-Paul (800m), Olivia Burdon (1500m), Eaton, Hulls, Hobbs, Sheat, Brooke
 Elizabeth Cui The New Zealand Olympic Committee, along with Diving New Zealand, have today confirmed the selection of 18-year-old Elizabeth Cui for the Women’s 3m Individual Springboard Diving at the Rio Olympic Games heralding a new era for the sport in New Zealand.
Currently based in the United States at Louisiana State University, Cui staked her claim for a spot in the 2016 Olympic Team at the Rio World Cup and Olympic test event in February this year. Cui finished ahead of the current Commonwealth Champion in her division at this event. For the young Auckland diver, Olympic selection has been a goal from an early age having first taken up the sport when she was 8-years-old. Selection into the 2016 Olympic team has meant all of her hard work over the past 10 years is beginning to pay off. “Knowing that all my bruises and scars both mentally and physically have brought me to the position I am in today makes everything so worth it,” said Cui. "Since I was 8 all I’ve known is diving. I eat, breathe, and live diving. 10 years of dedicating my life to this sport has never felt more satisfying. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and it makes me so happy to know that my country is behind me and is supporting me 100%. I can’t wait to represent my country at the world’s most elite competition and make New Zealand proud!” Olympic representation also means a huge amount to the national governing body of the sport, with Lizzie’s selection nod breaking a 24-year Olympic drought for the sport. Not since Barcelona 1992, five years before Lizzie was born, has the New Zealand Olympic Committee selected a diver for the Olympic Games and today’s announcement is well and truly being celebrated as a result. Diving New Zealand Board member and Rio 2016 Olympic diving judge Simon Latimer has been following Lizzie's progress over the past few years and commended the young athlete on her selection today. "Lizzie is the first in a new generation of really talented young female divers coming through for New Zealand. We are fortunate that the sport is currently very well supported by a couple of strong international coaches. "For someone at such a young age, we [Diving New Zealand] have been really impressed with Lizzie's ability to step up in competition and back herself to perform when it counts," said Latimer. "Given Lizzie has really only been competing at a senior level for the past 18 months, she has shown real professionalism, maturity and mental toughness. We look forward to supporting her all the way to Rio and are excited by what the future holds for her and our other talented crop of young divers." With the team now sitting at 161 athletes selected athletes and the final handful of selection announcements expected over the coming fortnight, CEO of the New Zealand Olympic Committee Kereyn Smith believes the team is looking stronger than ever. "To welcome Lizzie to the team today signals another great milestone for the New Zealand Team. It is brilliant to have a young diver joining us in Rio and for Lizzie to be able to draw on her experience competing at the Olympic diving venue Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre earlier this year is a real asset. "On behalf of the New Zealand Olympic Committee I would like to congratulate the New Zealand diving community and we wish Lizzie all the very best as she continues to step up and prepares to take on the very best divers in the world in Rio." With the Olympic Games now just 30 days away, the final handful of selection announcements into the New Zealand Team are expected within the coming fortnight.  Getting air - University of Waikato student and Hillary scholar Morgan Haakma. University of Waikato Student and Hillary scholar Morgan Haakma is making waves in the national wakeboarding scene and shows no signs of slowing down.
Last year, the former New Plymouth local made the national squad to compete at the 2015 World Wakeboarding Championships in Mexico. This year, Morgan placed first at the Wakeboarding New Zealand National Championships in the Junior Women’s Division. She’s been a pro at water sports from day dot. "Most of our family holidays were spent at the lake, water-skiing or wakeboarding," says Morgan. "My whole family loves the sport and my older brother and I often ride together." Morgan is currently in her second year of a Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies. For most, balancing study and high-level sport can be tricky, but Morgan says the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme has been a huge help. “The programme helps a lot with sport and study because you can fit your timetable around how you need to train. Last year when I went to Mexico I could be flexible with my studies, and catch up with anything I needed to in summer school.” She says there are a lot of opportunities to connect with elite athletes and organisations through her degree. “We’re close to so many high-performance training facilities and so many opportunities with connections to people who know the industry.” Morgan has been wakeboarding competitively for seven seasons and says her biggest inspiration is her coach, professional wakeboarder Brad Smeele, who taught her to follow her dreams no matter the odds. Applications for the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship, as well as many other scholarships, are now open. For more information and to apply visit Waikato Scholarships Below are selected five Photos of the Week, highlighting some of the terrific secondary school sporting events and achievements over the past seven days. Want to contribute to College Sport Media’s Photos of the Week? We’d love to hear from you and publish your photos. Drop us a message on https://www.facebook.com/collegesportmedia or email us at [email protected] Note: If photos are not taken or by you we need to know their source so we can credit the photographer that took them or where they were first posted  1. Last Wednesday Hutt Valley High School won the Wellington region Coed Cup rugby First XV competition. , beating Wainuiomata High School 24-13 in the final at the nearby Hutt Recreation Ground. This was the first time that HVHS had played in the final since its inception in 2008. They will not contest the national co-ed finals later in the year. Photo credit: Dave Brownlie https://www.facebook.com/brownlie.kiwi/?fref=ts  2. In bright winter sunshine on Saturday, Westlake Boys’ High School hosted St Kentigern College in an Auckland First XI Premier league football match, with the visitors coming away with a 1-0 win, finding the back of the net late in the first half. In other sports codes involving Westlake BHS over the weekend, their basketballers beat MAGS 75-51 and their First XV rugby team lost to Rosmini College 13-15. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/WBHSSPORT/  3. Last week the St. Margaret’s College A netball team won the SuperNet first round Canterbury competition. The defending champions won all their seven matches in the first round series. They beat Rangiora HS 50-13, Christchurch GHS 33-23, St Andrew’s College 32-27, Ashburton College 24-21, Villa Maria College 32-16, Marian College 28-17 and Cashmere GHS 47-29. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolSportCanterbury?fref=photo  4. Sharon Talaole and Moana Yasumitsu are on their way to making a mark on the rugby field. The Kelston Girls' College students are two of 20 girls in the school's new rugby academy. Sixty-four players signed up to play rugby this season, compared to last year with a turnout of just 10. For the first time in several years the girls' only school has a 1st XV, a 10-a-side development team and a sevens squad. The Kelston Girls' rugby academy officially launched on June 23. Photo credit: SARAH ROBERTS/ FAIRFAX NZ via http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/81618620/Kelston-Girls-is-home-for-female-rugby-players  5. The Motueka High School girls' rugby team is just one win away from another crack at the South Island schools title. Motueka host Christchurch Girls' High School at Sports Park Motueka this coming Wednesday in the Crusaders region girls secondary schools final. Motueka won last year's corresponding clash in Christchurch ahead of a heavy loss to a strong Southland GHS team in the South Island final. Southland went on to represent the South Island at the national top four tournament. Photo credit: ALASTAIR PAULIN/FAIRFAX NZ via http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/81718936/motueka-hs-girls-well-prepared-for-rematch-with-christchurch-ghs
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Westlake Squash The Rest Westlake Boys’ High is the most successful squash school in New Zealand having captured the National title ten times since its inception in 1985.
Last year Westlake broke Tauranga Boys’ three-year stranglehold on National honours in a gripping finale. In a best of five rubber, fourth form student Matthew Lucente upset an older opponent in straight sets to win the tie 3-2. It was Westlake’s first national title in 15 years. The resurgence of Westlake squash appears set to continue. Westlake recently won the Auckland title for a third consecutive year. Westlake cruised into the final with 5-0 victories over Glendowie College and Liston College. In the decider they faced Auckland Grammar School, a top five ranked opponent. Grammar was no match for Westlake succumbing 5-0. In the finals, Akil Afghan gave Westlake the first point with a comfortable 3-0 win. He was followed on court by team captain Rafa Yam who also won his match with ease with the same 3-0 score line. Up 2-0, Westlake needed one more win to clinch the title. Matthew Lucente got the job done with a 3-1 win over his opponent. David Matthews and Gabe Yam applied the icing on the cake and new team member Tom Taylor was unbeaten in the quarter and semi-finals. Yam is really excited about the Westlake team. “I think it’s the best team in the schools’ history. We are unbeaten and nobody has really challenged us. We are the top seeds for Nationals and will be disappointed if we lose,” he says. Tauranga Boys’ have lost New Zealand’s top ranked junior Jamie Oakley as well as two leading players this year. “Tauranga aren’t as strong whereas we have the same team. I hope this means Tauranga won’t be as strong and we will be better,” Yam says. The Nationals are in August. Yam is the son of Manu Yam, a ten-times national champion in the Philippines. Rafa represented his native country for the first time this year in the Asian Champs. Seeded 12th, Philippines finished 10th. “We were pleased with that result. Squash is more competitive in New Zealand, but in the Philippines they are more supportive towards the leading players. I like New Zealand, but I am from the Philippines,” Yam explains on his decision not to represent the Kiwis. Yam is an A grade player. He is the North Island Under-17 champion and is ranked third in his age group nationally. There is only a dozen A grade junior players in New Zealand. The grading starts from E. He plays for the Belmont club who are currently first in the interclub competition. Additionally Yam has a part in the school production, A Mid Summer Nights Dream. Waikato University Sports Scholarships... Looking for sports scholarships from $3000 - $40000, check out UOW, CLICK HERE Below are selected five Photos of the Week, highlighting some of the terrific secondary school sporting events and achievements over the past seven days. Want to contribute to College Sport Media’s Photos of the Week? We’d love to hear from you and publish your photos. Drop us a message on https://www.facebook.com/collegesportmedia or email us at [email protected] Note: If photos are not taken or by you we need to know their source so we can credit the photographer that took them or where they were first posted 1. The coveted national First XV rugby Moascar Cup changed hands twice in a week! First, Timaru BHS won it off St Andrew’s College. Then Timaru then lost it to Nelson College, missing out 3-18. Now St Andrew’s College have the chance to win it back in their next match at Nelson College this coming Saturday. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/NelsonCollegeSports/?fref=ts  2. Perrie MacDonald recently represented New Zealand at the Australian Trampolining Nationals and came away with a gold medal and two silver medals. Perrie is Year 9 at Rototuna Junior High School. Photo credit: Waikato Secondary School Sport: https://www.facebook.com/sportwaikatosecondaryschools/?fref=nf  3. Hannah O’Connor of Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth, breaks the finishing tape in first in the Junior Girls race in Saturday’s New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships in Rotorua. Other individual winners were: Dan Hoy (Westlake BHS, Senior Boys), Tessa Webb (Feilding HS, Senior Girls), Murdoch McIntyre (Westlake BHS, Junior Boys), Laurence Pithie (Christchurch BHS, Year 9 Boys) and Charli Miller (St Peter’s, Cambridge, Year 9 Girls). Photo credit: Athletics New Zealand: http://www.athletics.org.nz/  4. The Southland Secondary Schools Badminton Championships were held last Wednesday. Overall winners were Southland Girls’ High School in the girls grade and Southland Boys’ High School in the boys grade. There was close competition amongst the 23 teams entered. The NZSS Badminton Championships are in Hamilton from 29 August to 1 September Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/Southland-Secondary-Schools-Sports-147749331986956/  5. Wellington College beat Christchurch Boys’ High School 26-10 in their annual exchange fixture in Wellington last Tuesday. In the six previous games between the schools', four had been decided by a point and the 2014 contest was drawn 19-19. But, after a close start, Wellington College scored two converted tries to take a 14-3 lead into halftime and they kept their noses in front. Photo credit: Mike Lewis https://www.facebook.com/Mike-Lewis-Pictures-323353771157586/?fref=ts  |
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