 The Waikato Secondary Schools Sports Awards will be held at the Don Rowlands Centre at Karapiro on Sunday the 1st of November at 2.30pm. Schools have nominated their athletes and an impressive list of finalists have been selected. The list highlights the success that students have across all schools in the region. Adventure Racing Patrick Marsh Cambridge High School Mitchell Herbert Thames High School Grace Mae Lewis Cambridge High School Tayla Cox Thames High School Archery Carl Jones Cambridge High School Scott Ashton Hamilton Boys' High School Luka Southcombe-Nguyen St John's College Anastazia Docherty Cambridge High School Michelle Hommel Hillcrest High School Abigail Denton St Peter's School, Cambridge Athletics Tevita Finau St John's College Ryan Ballantyne St Paul's Collegiate Harry Ewing St Peter's School, Cambridge Ella Ransley Cambridge High School Jess Hood St Paul's Collegiate Arianna Lord St Peter's School, Cambridge Badminton Christopher Steeghs Hamilton Boys' High School Hongzhe Zhang Hillcrest High School Jack Boyle St Peter's School, Cambridge Jahvaya Wheki Fraser High School Josefine Jensen Hillcrest High School Erena Calder-Hawkins Sacred Heart Girls' College Basketball Hamish McDonald Hamilton Boys' High School Logan Vugler Hillcrest High School Nikau Joyce Melville High School Alyssa Hirawani Hamilton Girls' High School Kaylee Smiler Melville High School Krystal Leger-Walker St Peter's School, Cambridge Bike Kiaan Watts Hamilton Boys' High School Cole Lucas St Paul's Collegiate Kaly Harcourt Hamilton Girls' High School Jessie Smith Hillcrest High School Rebecca Petch Te Awamutu College Bowls Kasey Garforth Matamata College Ashleigh Jeffcoat Hamilton Girls' High School Cheer Leading Leah Baker Hamilton Girls' High School Zanthe Kitney Sacred Heart Girls' College Holly Anaru Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Cricket Jacob Gibson Hamilton Boys' High School Chris Swanson St Paul's Collegiate Matthew Whitley St Peter's School, Cambridge Georgia Green Hauraki Plains College Quinn Robinson Otorohanga College Emma Parker Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Disability Sports Shaktidevan Krishnan Hillcrest High School Taine Morrissey Matamata College Te-Huia Apaapa Waihi College Nikita Howarth Cambridge High School Diving Keeti Rawiri Tai Wananga Equestrian Kendra Peart-Anderson Hillcrest High School Caitlin McPherson Putaruru College Shelby Davys-Olsen St Peter's School, Cambridge Fencing Stefan Angelo Hamilton Boys' High School Football Mason Woodall Cambridge High School Liam Hayes Hamilton Boys' High School Jake Mechell St Peter's School, Cambridge Michaela Foster Hamilton Girls' High School Sarah Krystman St Peter's School, Cambridge Isabella Coombes Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Golf Jordan Woodall Cambridge High School Jack Trower Matamata College Sam Vincent St Peter's School, Cambridge Zeta Syme Cambridge High School Focus Jonglikit St Peter's School, Cambridge Gymsports Jaxon Waters Hamilton Boys' High School EJ Bai Hillcrest High School Alexandra Burne Morrinsville College Hockey Te Hiraka Chase Hamilton Boys' High School Estian Hattingh Hillcrest High School Jonathan Bloor St Paul's Collegiate Olivia Scotland Hamilton Girls' High School Acacia Kelsen Hillcrest High School Alexandra Lukin Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Ice Hockey Johnnie Andrews-Nye Waihi College Hannah Jensen Fraser High School Gina Davis Hillcrest High School Inline Hockey Jeremy Ashdown Hamilton Boys' High School Jacob Nelson St Paul's Collegiate Gina Davis Hillcrest High School Katie Lovell Waihi College Judo Kieran Leng Cambridge High School Ki o Rahi Shaquille Sue-Waara Hamilton Boys' High School Diamond Henry Hamilton Girls' High School Tatijana Keefe Raglan Area School Te Whetumarama Nuku Tai Wananga Lacrosse Kristofer Nebesky Hillcrest High School Ella Ransley Cambridge High School Samantha Quintal Hillcrest High School Georgia Clarkin-Rush Sacred Heart Girls' College Life Saving Marc Everson Waihi College Motocross Trent Liddle-Collins Cambridge High School Benjamin Broad Hauraki Plains College Taylor Grey St Peter's School, Cambridge Tylah Beale Hamilton Girls' High School Tyla Cushion Hillcrest High School Rachael Archer St Peter's School, Cambridge Multisport Brad Cullen Hamilton Boys' High School Lachlan Russell Matamata College Adam McCarthy St Paul's Collegiate Katie Lush Hamilton Girls' High School Nicole Emslie Hillcrest High School Hannah Knighton Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Netball Paeahu Wheki Hillcrest High School Te Kaweora Enoka-Barton Nga Taiatea Wharekura William Te Tomo St Paul's Collegiate Lyanne Eukaliti Hillcrest High School Courtney Elliott Tai Wananga Ali Wilshier Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Orienteering Danielle Goodall Thames High School Rowing Benjamin Kirsop Cambridge High School Braeden Camp St Peter's School, Cambridge Claudia MacDonald Fraser High School Finau Mosa'ati-Fosita Sacred Heart Girls' College Anahera Nin Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Rugby League Brodie Strickland Huntly College Turangawaewae Wiata Nga Taiatea Wharekura Dylan Clark Tokoroa High School Rugby Union Sevuloni Reece Hamilton Boys' High School Jayden Tegg Mercury Bay Area School Matthew Letoga Tokoroa High School Chelsea McLeod Cambridge High School Terina Te Tamaki Hamilton Girls' High School Tracey Thompson Jackson Matamata College Shooting Lukas Nicholl Cambridge High School Bradley Parrott Hamilton Boys' High School Joshua Pratt Melville High School Kacey McCabe-Shaw Hillcrest High School Snow Sports Fletcher Craig Hamilton Boys' High School Matthew Sweet St Paul's Collegiate Jackson Stewart St Peter's School, Cambridge Sarah Wilson St Peter's School, Cambridge Arabella Mitchell Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Softball Raiden Shepherd Fraser High School Samuel Haehae Ngaruawahia High School Brooklin Toia St John's College Pania Monk Hamilton Girls' High School Angelique Tuisamoa Sacred Heart Girls' College Aaria Tawha Tai Wananga Squash Angus MacDonald Hamilton Boys' High School Logan Webber Matamata College Lwamba Chileshe St Paul's Collegiate Anika Jackson Hamilton Girls' High School Holly Keen-O'Leary Sacred Heart Girls' College Jaimee Hunt Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Swimming Dan Caldwell Cambridge High School Maxwell Stubbs St John's College Cole McDowell Thames High School Claudia Ashby Sacred Heart Girls' College Moana Aupouri-Kaiwai St Peter's School, Cambridge Vanessa Ouwehand Te Awamutu College Table Tennis Jon Jon Zhao Hamilton Boys' High School Tennis Joshua Moorby Hamilton Boys' High School Teiki Sydney Matamata College Ryan Jackways St Peter's School, Cambridge Nina Paripovich St Peter's School, Cambridge Touch Manaaki Heta Hamilton Boys' High School Keegan Harris Hauraki Plains College Demante Murray Piopio College Ariona Ieremia Hamilton Girls' High School Miranda Hodgson Paeroa College Krystal Leger-Walker St Peter's School, Cambridge Ultimate Frisbee William Medich Hamilton Boys' High School Volleyball Kyle Marsters Hillcrest High School Talia Davies Fraser High School Kristina Emson Hillcrest High School Caitlin Langlands Matamata College Waka Ama Te Wakaiti Southon Hamilton Boys' High School Brian Waikato Huntly College Tame Hepi Te Kuiti High School Jaeda Albert Melville High School Te Oranga Anderson Te Kuiti High School Water Polo Mitchell Lamb Cambridge High School Richard Sneddon Hamilton Boys' High School Corban Hall St John's College Jessica Crowe Cambridge High School Katie Lush Hamilton Girls' High School Brogan Houghton Hillcrest High School Wrestling Teo Pouri-Lane Hamilton Boys' High School Samuel Harrison Waihi College Yachting Julia Ebert Waikato Diocesan School For Girls   On the 1st November 2015, College Sport Wellington will host their SPOTY awards to celebrate the success of local athletes. Unlike other regions, the finalists are kept under wraps till the night. However, a full list of nominations has been published to acknowledge all those who have been nominated in their chosen sport. The list is impressive with NZ representatives and champions scattered throughout each category. Making the nomination list is a huge achievement. Below are the nominations for codes from AWD to Lawn Bowls. ATHLETES WITH A DISABILITY Girls: Brandy Collins (Bishop Viard), Amber-Maraea Crawford Lamb Platt (Hutt Valley), Santana Chapman (Kapiti), Erina Nanai (Newlands), Emma Flintoff (Onslow), Vanessa Joplin (St Oran’s), Amy Lewis (Wellington East), Libby Leikis (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Sean Prendeville (Kapiti), Conor McCarthy (Naenae), Iopu Stowers (Newlands), Ryan Davies (Onslow), Louis Edwards (Paraparaumu), KJ Dayal (Rongotai). ATHLETICS Girls: Monique Sears (Chilton), Taylor Green (Heretaunga), Phoebe McKnight (Hutt Valley), Lucy White (Kapiti), Rosi Lomani (Mana), Diana Oloapu (Naenae), Kushla Smith (Newlands), Alisha Gilchrist (Onslow), Amelie Prentice (Otaki), Zoey Gilmore (Paraparaumu), Jossie Tosime (Porirua), Phoebe van Boheemen (Queen Margaret), Emma Fulbrook (Samuel Marsden), Beth Jones (St Oran’s), Rose Lovell (Tawa), Sophie Dawson (Upper Hutt), Phoebe Edwards (Wellington East), Kelsey Forman (Wellington East), Izzy Hegan (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Roy Maiava (Bishop Viard), Brandon Mudzekenyedzi (Heretaunga), Ben Power (HIBS), Finn Neely (Hutt Valley), Angus Baker (Kapiti), Zyrus Grace (Newlands), Seamus Kane (Onslow), Troy Harris (Otaki), Stefan Przychodzko (Paraparaumu), Pule Mamea (Porirua), Denny To’o (Rongotai), James Preston (Scots), Nicholas Smith (Silverstream), Alex Haye (St Pat’s Town), Elijah Uitime (Tawa), Keenan Fincham (Upper Hutt), Harry Delany (Wellington College). BADMINTON Girls: Leigh Lauv (Chilton), Selena Te’o (Kapiti), Alyssa Ponte (Naenae), Melissa Chu-Fong (Newlands), Pingkan Polak (Onslow), Macaela Syman (Paraparaumu), Ylai Quirante (Tawa), Vanessa Cabug (Upper Hutt), Chrissalina Sak (Wellington East), Lauren Phang (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Sam Latham (Aotea), Kris Singh (HIBS), Lik De Chun (Hutt Valley), Jeffrey Tong (Hutt Valley), Yu-Jen Chen (Kapiti), Jeremy Loo (Newlands), Caleb Syman (Paraparaumu), Sebastian Va’auli (Porirua), Henry Hollis (Rongotai), Baramey Kadeth (St Pat’s Town), James Hendrikx (Tawa), Jason Lockwood (Upper Hutt). BASKETBALL Girls: Sarah Talbot (Aotea), Grace Vaofusi (Hutt Valley), Amy Parker (Kapiti), April Taualapiu (Naenae), Dalen Pilitati (Newlands), Elena Orsman (Onslow), Gena-lee Lacoua (Paraparaumu), Karleigh Nansen (Porirua), Paris Lokotui (Queen Margaret), Terrelle Onesemo (St Mary’s), Rosemary Porter (St Oran’s), Kassandra-Jane Walker (Taita), Shaiah Te Paiho (Tawa), Parerima Wiki-Cummings (Tawa), Sarahcen Oliver (Upper Hutt), Tegan Graham (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Alila Afutoto (Aotea), Gabriel Collier (Bishop Viard), Paora Dewes (Heretaunga), Sam Bray (HIBS), Jordan Hunt (Hutt Valley), Kaito Ohara (Kapiti), Tarewa Harris (Mana), Shaun Brown (Naenae),Corey Le’aupepe (Newlands), Shay Graham (Onslow), Elijah Tapine-Millar (Otaki), Ryan Evans (Paraparaumu), Partokey Lafaele (Porirua), Ravneet Dutt (Rongotai), Taane Samuel (Scots), Kenneth Tuffin (Silverstream), Puhi Samuel (St Pat’s Town), Jordan Teneti-Kainga (Taita), Rapata Wiki- Cummings (Tawa), Navajo Stirling (Upper Hutt), Alexander Faifailoa (Wainuiomata) BIKE Girls: Isla Day (Kapiti) Lucy Fleming (Otaki), Grace Saywell (Paraparaumu), Caitlin Georgantas (Upper Hutt), Martine Barnes (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Jordan Lewis (HIBS), Ryan Gardner (Paraparaumu), George Jackson (Rongotai), Liam Sherlock (Scots), Eden Cruise (St Pat’s Town). CRICKET Girls: Dani Brearton (Chilton), Sara Thomas-Hall (Kapiti), Helen Piercy (Paraparaumu), Olivia Boivin (Sacred Heart), Emma Fulbrook (Samuel Marsden), Jess Kerr (Tawa), Melie Kerr (Tawa), Makaylah Mason-Jones (Tawa). Boys: Jake Devine (Aotea), Jaedyn Eade (Heretaunga), Troy Johnson (HIBS), Rachin Ravindra (HIBS), Ben Kaveney-Gibb (Kapiti), Haydon Smith (Newlands), Daniel Pile (Onslow), Krunal Modi (Otaki), Jay Marshall (Paraparaumu), Tom Kibblewhite (Rongotai), Samuel von Hartitzsch (Silverstream), Zachary Donaldson (St Pat’s Town), Michael Fenton (Tawa). CROSS COUNTRY/ROAD RACE Girls: Ruby Heath (Chilton), Phoebe McKnight (Hutt Valley), Michaela Walker (Kapiti), Sophie Atkinson (Newlands), Verona Conroy (Onslow), Kayla Shipp (Paraparaumu), Phoebe van Boheemen (Queen Margaret), Imogen Skelton (Samuel Marsden), Grace Allan (St Oran’s), Sophie Dawson (Upper Hutt), Kelsey Forman (Wellington East), Izzy Hegan (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Henry Gautrey (HIBS), Richard Evans (Hutt Valley), Nicolas Cecioni (Kapiti), Seamus Kane (Onslow), Stefan Przychodzko (Paraparaumu), Thomas Newman (Rongotai), James Preston (Scots), Joshua Anderson (Silverstream), Rusi Jagose-Dickens (St Pat’s Town), Joel Carman (Wainuiomata). FOOTBALL Girls: Makenzie Lindsay-Connolly (Aotea), Jayme-Lee Hunter (Chilton), Mikaela Beynon-Hunt (Heretaunga), Bonnie Jansen (Hutt Valley), Natasha Polglase (Kapiti), Trinity McIntosh (Newlands), Francesca Grange (Onslow), Mahurangi Hakaraia (Otaki), Hannah Stroud (Paraparaumu), Kenzy Cooper (Queen Margaret), Ella Vincent-Hyde (Samuel Marsden), Aleida Powell (St Catherine’s), Hope Gilchrist (St Mary’s), Emma Main (St Oran’s), Kennedy Bryant (Upper Hutt), Natalie Olson (Wellington East), Maggie Jenkins (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Jack Millar (HIBS), Mark Webber (Hutt Valley), Jarrod Stant (Kapiti), Jack Morrissey (Naenae), Kaleb McCarthy (Newlands), Noah Billingsley (Onslow), Matthew Braddock (Otaki), Kwame Norku (Paraparaumu), Fraser Norrington (Rongotai), Jack Belchambers (Scots), Tiahn Manuel (St Pat’s Town), Tom Scott (Tawa), Ethan Richards (Upper Hutt), Christian Martin (Wellington College), Owen Parker-Price (Wellington High), FUTSAL Girls: Grace McRobie (Chilton), Sian Feeney (Hutt Valley), Sophie Armitage (Wellington Girls’). Boys: John Hlawn Ching (Bishop Viard), Jack Leitch (Paraparaumu), Fraser Norrington (Rongotai), Tiahn Manuel (St Pat’s Town), Nimish Gounder (Wainuiomata High), Luc Saker (Wellington College). GOLF Girls: Glennie Hayward (Paraparaumu), Gabrielle Palado (Samuel Marsden). Boys: Daniel Hillier (Aotea), Gus Mooney (Kapiti), Cooper Wattam (Paraparaumu), Sam Marsters (Rongotai), Aiden Blackler (St Pat’s Town), Brady Bernard (Tawa), Ryan Fahey (Wainuiomata High), David van Drimmelen (Wellington College). HANDBALL Girls: Julia Gluyas (Samuel Marsden), Alexandra Mair (Samuel Marsden), Elizabeth Boyle (Wellington Girls’), Grace Herrick- Jones (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Karl Brownlie (Rongotai), Ollie Whiteman (Scots), Antonino De Gregorio (St Pat’s Town). HOCKEY Girls: Oakley Wilson-Rangihuna (Aotea), Nika Reichert (Chilton), Jessie Manning (Hutt Valley), Ashleigh Hill (Kapiti), Tylar Metekingi (Mana), Caitlin Joslin (Newlands), Casey Elliston (Onslow), Renee Lawton (Paraparaumu), Estelle Macadre (Queen Margaret), Kiriana Wairau-Hunter (Sacred Heart), Florence Marshall (Samuel Marsden), Tara Hegarty (St Mary’s), Shannon English (St Oran’s), Sarah Pihema (Taita), Danielle Watson (Tawa), Olivia Dobbs (Upper Hutt), Paris Coleman (Wainuiomata High), Whena Munn (Wellington East). Boys: Aniruddh Kirtikar (Heretaunga), Troy Johnson (HIBS), Allan Carson (Hutt Valley), Alex Rollander (Kapiti), Josh Bond (Naenae), Casey Norman (Newlands), Andrew McNaughtan (Onslow), Warwick West (Paraparaumu), Arnie Lowe (Rongotai), Sam Chandler (Scots), Josiah Wood (St Pat’s Town), Benjamin Gully (Tawa), Isaac Boon (Upper Hutt), Logen Stent (Wellington College). INDOOR BOWLS Girls: Tannith Potgieter (Aotea). Boys: Finbar McGuigan (Aotea), Seamus Curtin (Aotea), Bradley Down (Onslow), Iosefa Lafaele (Porirua), Finn Fairbrother (Taita), Jack Walker (Taita), Liam McParland (Upper Hutt), Cameron Paterson- Hanson (Upper Hutt), LAWN BOWLS Girls: Tannith Potgieter (Aotea), Madison Hemson (Hutt Valley), Georgia Karsanidis (Hutt Valley), Amber Down (Onslow), Elisa Miville- Fogliani (Upper Hutt). Boys: Seamus Curtin (Aotea), Finbar McGuigan (Aotea), Bradley Down (Onslow), David Miller (Upper Hutt).   Photo Credit: MAGS.school.nz The full list for Aucklands Youth Sports Person of the Year Awards has been released and includes athletes from the full range of schools throughout the region.
All Rounder Caitlin PRITCHARD Mt Albert Grammar School Christina OSCAR Saint Kentigern College Sydney FRASER Saint Kentigern College Tonya BOTHERWAY Mahurangi College Sheldon TOVIO Sacred Heart College (Akld) Athletes with a Disability Harry CRAWFORD Kings College Athletics Madison WESCHE Lynfield College Natasha EADY Kings College Symone TAFUNA'I Mt Albert Grammar School Guy KILMISTER Auckland Grammar School Liam SPEED Massey High School Niven LONGOPOA Mt Albert Grammar School Badminton Selena WU Westlake Girls High School Sally FU Macleans College Daxxon VONG Avondale College Oscar GUO Westlake Boys High School Basketball Katelin NOYER Westlake Girls High School Tiarna CLARKE Westlake Girls High School Zara JILLINGS Westlake Girls High School Matthew FREEMAN Westlake Boys High School Samuel WAARDENBURG Rangitoto College Tai WYNYARD Rangitoto College Cricket Aniket PARIKH Mt Albert Grammar School Finnley ALLEN Saint Kentigern College William O'DONNELL Westlake Boys High School Bella ARMSTRONG Epsom Girls Grammar School Natasha VAN TILBURG Avondale College Yaz KAREEM Diocesan School for Girls Cycling Bryony BOTHA Rangitoto College Georgia DANFORD St Cuthbert's College Hannah GUMBLEY Rangitoto College Harry WAINE Takapuna Grammar School James FOUCHE Saint Kentigern College Oscar ELWORTHY Takapuna Grammar School Distance Running Grace WOOD Saint Kentigern College Hanna ENGLISH Saint Kentigern College Isabella RICHARDS Saint Kentigern College Conal WILSON Auckland Grammar School Dan HOY Westlake Boys High School James UHLENBERG Sacred Heart College (Akld) Football Connor PROBERT Sacred Heart College (Akld) Dane SCHNELL Saint Kentigern College Dylan BULL Sacred Heart College (Akld) Daisey CLEVERLEY Western Springs College Deven JACKSON Mt Albert Grammar School Grace JALE Mt Albert Grammar School Golf Bridget CONNOLLY Takapuna Grammar School Elanor GRIMWOOD Northcote College Siyi KEH Botany Downs Secondary College Jake MEENHORST Massey High School Kevin KOONG Massey High School Gymsports Alexa KENNEDFY Rosehill College Hannah METZGER Epsom Girls Grammar School Olivia GILLOTT Pukekohe High School Harvey HUMBER Pukekohe High School Samuel PALLAS St Peter's College (Akld) Sean WILSON St Peter's College (Akld) Hockey Ella HYATT-BROWN Carmel College Kayla REED Rangitoto College Maddison DOWE Diocesan School for Girls Benjamin EDWARDS Westlake Boys High School Mitchell OTTOW Westlake Boys High School Zander FRASER Kings College Lacrosse Georgia CARTER Mt Albert Grammar School Nina TOLLEMACHE Avondale College Victoria CRISFORD Epsom Girls Grammar School Lawn Bowls Mackenzie BLUCHER St Dominic's College Aiden Takarua St Peter's College (Akld) Mountain Biking Jemma MANCHESTER Howick College Kayla RUSSELL Howick College Alex BEAVEN Parnell College Jack FISHER Auckland Grammar School James KIRKHAM Mt Albert Grammar School Netball Amorangi MALESALA Saint Kentigern College Holly FOWLER Mt Albert Grammar School Maia WILSON Mt Albert Grammar School Orienteering Alice TILLEY Diocesan School for Girls Heidi STOLBERGER Avondale College Kayla FAIRBAIRN St Cuthbert's College Cameron DE L'LSLE Long Bay College Max GRIFFITHS Takapuna Grammar School Tommy HAYES Auckland Grammar School Rowing Amber FORDHAM Westlake Girls High School Charlotte SPENCE Epsom Girls Grammar School Ella SIMANU Diocesan School for Girls Fergus MCSWINEY Mt Albert Grammar School Isaac EVERITT Glendowie College Jonathan WINTER Mt Albert Grammar School Rugby League Auzzie TUWHANGAI Mt Albert Grammar School Josh UTA Manurewa High School Phoenix, HUNT Otahuhu College Rugby Union Caleb CLARKE Mt Albert Grammar School Dalton PAPALII Saint Kentigern College To'o VAEGA Kelston Boys High School Wiseguy FAIANE Auckland Grammar School Moana FINEASO LEVI Southern Cross Campus Olivia POLONIATI Southern Cross Campus Tiale FA'AVAE Epsom Girls Grammar School Softball Brooke WHITEMAN Epsom Girls Grammar School Grace MCGILLIVRAY Green Bay High School Maddison ROY One Tree Hill College Cole EVANS Mt Albert Grammar School Joseph KOHLHASE St Peter's College (Akld) Seth BOURGEOIS Mt Albert Grammar School Squash Eleanor EPKE Epsom Girls Grammar School Lauren CROWHURST Long Bay College Rafa YAM Westlake Boys High School Sam SAYES Auckland Grammar School Swimming Annabelle PATERSON Diocesan School for Girls Gabrielle FA'AMAUSILI Avondale College Yeonsu LEE Westlake Girls High School Koene SMIT Rangitoto College Mario KOENIGSPERGER Sacred Heart College (Akld) Ryan CURTIS Auckland Grammar School Table Tennis Nai Xin JIANG Macleans College Ruofei RAO Epsom Girls Grammar School Dean SHU Auckland Grammar School Victor MA Westlake Boys High School Tennis Rosie CHENG Westlake Girls High School Shaylee SYME Saint Kentigern College Stella CLIFFE Westlake Girls High School Connor WILLIAMSON Saint Kentigern College Joshua Pereira Sancta Maria College Reid BURROWS Saint Kentigern College Touch Kayla Reed Rangitoto College Mererangi Paul Saint Kentigern College Tysha Ikenso Sancta Maria College Bronsan Meleisea Saint Kentigern College Kristopher Middleton Mahurangi College Moses Puru King's College Triathlon/ Duathlon/ Aquathon Ainsley THORPE Howick College Katherine BADHAM Takapuna Grammar School Rose DILLON Diocesan School for Girls Dan HOY Westlake Boys High School Leo ROPER Macleans College Liam WARD Saint Kentigern College Underwater Hockey Annabelle FLETCHER-JONES Howick College Farrah BRILL-HOLLAND Howick College Zoe JARVIS Epsom Girls Grammar School Caleb Logan Howick College Forrest AXFORD Mahurangi College Clark SAMUEL Glendowie College Volleyball Gloria AIONO Mangere College Imogen FRANCIS Westlake Girls High School Rachael GUNN Rangitoto College Dallas TAGALOASA One Tree Hill College Liam ANDERSEN Rangitoto College Tala POTIFARA Manurewa High School Emily NICHOLSON Westlake Girls High School Water Polo Liana DANCE Kristin School Sarah DOYLE Carmel College Andrew FRENCH Sacred Heart College (Akld) Nick STANKOVICH Auckland Grammar School Ryan PIKE Sacred Heart College (Akld) Wrestling Brahm RICHARDS Rutherford College Matthew OXENHAM Rutherford College Yachting Annabel CAVE Diocesan School for Girls Charlotte PORTER Diocesan School for Girls Chelsea REES Mt Albert Grammar School Jackson KEON Kristin School Josh HANDA Westlake Boys High School Thomas FYFE Westlake Boys High School  Photo - Surfing NZ The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team made a late afternoon charge at the 2015 Vissla ISA World Junior Surfing Championship today (Friday 16th October) to progress half the team through to the fifth day of the event.
In small 1.0m waves affected by light onshore winds, the Kiwi’s got the day off to a slow start losing several surfers by lunch time before Kaya Horne (Mnt/Aus) and Kehu Butler turned the team fortunes around with heat progressions in the Under 16 Boys Division. Butler had a contentious heat win after the waves he caught on the starting hooter were missed by the judges. The waves were subsequently reviewed and scored, Butler posting an 11.47 point heat total to advance to the third round. The mix up did not bother the talented young surfer who feels he is now familiarising himself with the Oceanside Beach line-up and stiff international competition. “I feel like I've started to get in sync with some of the better waves and the best positions to sit on both banks at the moment so everything is good so far” said Butler. “I don't mind the bad conditions because it reminds me of the Mount” he said adding “how soft and small it is gives me that upper advantage on others, and helps build my confidence.” Horne left his run until the dying stages of the heat when he had to bounce his way to the inside on a whitewash wave to find a reform and the small two-point ride he required for an advancing position. The two surfers have a massive task ahead of them if they want to advance out of day five tomorrow. Both surfers will be required to surf four heats to advance to the penultimate day of the event. Also performing well in the Under 16 Division were our girls Raiha Ensor and Elin Tawharu also of Mount Maunganui. Ensor won her second round match up with a few big close-out turns to advance to Round 3. “The conditions are very tricky here. Today I surfed on the low tide which meant there were quite a lot of close-outs and the surfers that could find the corners would progress. I was surfing in similar conditions two days ago which sort of helped” said the young surfer who plans to hunt out the quality wider waves that offer up more than one turn when she enters the water again tomorrow. Elin Tawharu followed Ensor in to the third round placing second in her heat. Callum Chuter (Mnt) and Jasmine Smith (Gis) are the last two surfers in the Under 18 Division. Smith started the day out with a win for the team and she advanced to the third round. She will need another two good performances tomorrow if she is to challenge for her ninth placing she achieved in 2014. “I'll keep trying to get those quick starts and just getting on the best waves. Hopefully the surf is a bit more fun tomorrow” said a relaxed Smith. Callum Chuter again found himself on the end of a rare peeling lefthander that helped him advance in second place today but not before playing defence for the last five minutes of the heat to prevent the Costa Rican surfer from advancing. “I plan to just surf my own heats, today was a really scrappy heat I had to block the guy in third for five minutes and I don't really like those heats so hopefully tomorrow I can surf more rather than hassle” said Chuter. Eliminated from the Under 18 Boys Division today were Harrison Whiteside (Chch) who finished 57th in the Under 18 Boys Division and Taylor Hutchison who finished 65th. In the Under 16 Boys Division, Jonas Tahwaru (Mnt) finished 65th while Daniel Farr finished 81st. Britt Kindred also bowed out of the Under 18 Girls Division finishing 33rd. The team are currently ranked 13th and will need a big push over the next three days to surpass their 2014 ranking of tenth. The team is competing at Oceanside Beach from 11th – 18th October. A record 36 countries are in attendance at the event with over 320 entrants across Under 18 and Under 16 Divisions for both boys and girls. Please see below for results from day four of the 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship held at Oceanside Beach, California, USA today (Friday 16th October). Under 18 Boys Repechage Round 2 Heat 14 Eliot Napias, TAH, 10.13, 1, Jose Lopez, VEN, 8.87, 2, Taylor Hutchinson, NZL, 6.77, 3, Max Payne, WAL, 6.67, 4 Under 18 Boys Repechage Round 3 Heat 1 Mauiki Raioha, TAH, 12.34, 1, Felipe Rodriguez, ECU, 10.90, 2, Luis Rey Hernandez, MEX, 7.23, 3, Harrison Whiteside, NZL, 5.60, 4 Heat 3 Poenaiki Raioha, TAH, 13.50, 1, Callum Chuter, NZL, 8.40, 2, Dennis Picado, CRI, 6.30, 3, Gonçalo Fragoso, GER, 6.17, 4 Under 18 Girls Repechage Round 2 Heat 1 Jasmine Smith, NZL, 8.77, 1, Nagisa Tashiro, JPN, 7.83, 2, Gabriela Rubi, PUR, 5.13, 3, Ignacia Soto, CHI, 2.20, 4 Heat 8 Sophie McCulloch, AUS, 13.33, 1, Jolari Carrera, PUR, 5.24, 2, Britt Kindred, NZL, 4.63, 3, Adela Recordon, CHI, 2.20, 4 Under 16 Boys Repechage Round 2 Heat 3 Malakai Martinez, CRI, 10.40, 1, Sean Foerstar, CAN, 8.26, 2, Agustín Cedeño, PAN, 6.00, 3, Daniel Farr, NZL, 5.83, 4 Heat 5 Dexter Muskins, AUS, 12.14, 1, Eno James, UK, 7.50, 2, Jonas Tawharu, NZL, 5.04, 3, Neo Escaler, COL, 4.74, 4 Heat 11 Yuji Nishi, JPN, 14.33, 1, Kaya Horne, NZL, 6.20, 2, Axel Sain Sandoval, MEX, 5.73, 3, Kit Innes, UK, 5.50, 4 Heat 13 Kehu Butler, NZL, 11.47, 1, Arpad Leclère, BEL, 5.80, 2, Erick Ismael Cruz Chavez, NIC, 5.13, 3, David Wenzel, GER, 4.27, 4 Under 16 Girls Repechage Round 2 Heat 4 Raiha Ensor, NZL, 9.40, 1, Noa Lelior, ISR, 7.10, 2, Ana Laura Gonzalez, MEX, 5.33, 3, Marie Kathleen Milner, NOR, 1.76, 4 Heat 6 Anat Lelior, ISR, 7.80, 1, Elin Tawharu, NZL, 5.97, 2, Maria Cristina Orellana, ECU, 3.03, 3, Rheanna Rosenbaum, BEL, 2.47, 4 Approximate times for day three heats (NZT): Podium One (live webcast) 6:55am – Kaya Horne – Under 16 Boys Repechage Round 3 7:10am – Kehu Butler – Under 16 Boys Repechage Round 3 **more heats depending on progression of Kiwi surfers Podium Two (live scores) 3:45am – Callum Chuter – Under 18 Boys Repechage Round 4 6:00am – Jasmine Smith – Under 18 Girls Repechage Round 3 8:15am – Raiha Ensor – Under 16 Girls Repechage Round 3 8:30am – Elin Tawharu – Under 16 Girls Repechage Round 3 **More heats depending on progression of Kiwi surfers The World Junior Surfing Championships is an annual event having been held since 2003. New Zealand has competed at the event since its inception as well as competing at the World Grommet Titles as it was formerly known since 1989.
12/10/2015
Girls Dominate OrienteeringThe New Zealand secondary school orienteering team have once again shown the Australians how to do it and they had a fair whack of Hawke's Bay zest and flavour to fuel their drive.
Competing in the school challenge in Victoria against the Australian state representative teams the Kiwi team dominated. In the sprint at Mt Helen the New Zealand junior girls finished first, second, third and fourth in the field of 34. Havelock North High School's Jenna Tidswell spearheaded the victory while Napier Girls' High School's Carolyne Nel was runner-up with Marisol Hunter (Rangi Ruru, Christchurch) third and Briana Steven (Cashmere High, Christchurch) fourth. New Zealand's other podium placegetters in the sprint came in the senior boys' race with Auckland Grammar's Tommy Hayes first and Cashmere's Ed Cory-Wright third. In the senior girls' race, Thames High's Danielle Goodall was second while Bay representative Georgia Creagh (NGHS) came in ninth in the senior girls' sprint. In the long course championship at Campbelltown three of the New Zealand teams (SB, SG and JG) had all their runners finish in top-10 positions. While there were no individual titles this time, Tommy Hayes (second senior boys), Tidswell (second junior girls) and Steven (third in junior girls) all made the podium. In completing the challenge with the relays, Kiwi teams claimed three of the titles with just the senior boys (fourth) not getting on the podium. The senior girls won by 21sec (with Creagh running the second leg). The junior boys won by 12 sec and the junior girls won by a remarkable 7min 15sec. Of the junior girls, Hunter had the fastest time on leg one, Steven the fastest time on leg two and Tidswell the fastest leg three time and overall fastest time in the relay. The New Zealand schools' team were convincing winners of the overall challenge. The Australian Championship was held in conjunction with the school challenge. In these, Tidswell and Nel had to compete against older runners in the W16 grade. Despite that, Tidswell was second in the sprint (to Goodall) and Nel finished sixth. Competing in W17-20 elite grade, Creagh was seventh. In the Australian Championship relays, the Kiwi teams were first and second in the W16 grade. Tidswell ran the anchor leg for the winning team which Hunter and Cory-Wright led out. Nel made the podium in the second-placed team. Creagh's team were third in the W17-20E relay so all three Bay girls received medals. - Steve Armon |
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