College Sport Media Photos of the Week for 3 October

Below are some selected Photos of the Week, highlighting some of the terrific secondary school sporting events and achievements over the past seven days

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1. Last week the Canterbury School Girls rugby team defended its title with a one point win in total points over the second-placed Hanan Shield Districts side in the South Island Secondary School Girls' Tournament. The tournament also involved teams from Otago, Southland and Tasman.  Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/CanterburyCommunityRugby/?fref=ts
The Canterbury team was: 1.Jaidyn Busch (CGHS), 2. Tineka Wanoa (Forward Foundation), 3. Harmony Simaile (Avonside), 4. Pip Pendergrast (Forward Foundation), 5. Gemma Thornley (Lincoln HS), 6. Julie Briden (Forward Foundation), 7. Laura Thomas (CGHS, captain), 8. Lucy Jenkins (Forward Foundation), 9. Rosie Kelly (CGHS), 10. Issy Waterman (Riccarton), 11. Martha Lolohea, 12. Grace Brooker (CGHS (VC)), 13. Islay Fowler (Forward Foundation), 14. Easter Savelio (Linwood), 15. Mel Puckett (Forward Foundation), 16. Jade Riley Brown, 17. Latai Kaufusi (Forward Foundation), 18. Isabella Carter (Rangi Ruru), 19. Bella Digby (Avonside), 20. Skye Taylor (Forward Foundation), 21. Freya Aldridge (Burnside), 22. Lupe Manu (Riccarton)

2. The Bay of Plenty U17 women's volleyball team won gold at the NZ Inter-provincial Championships last week in Auckland. They defeated North Harbour 3-1 in the final - winning all of their games throughout the three-day tournament. The BoP U19 men’s side won gold, beating North Harbour 3-2 in a thriller. The BoP U17 men won silver, beaten 3-0 by North Harbour. The Volleyball MVP awards went to: U17 women: Emma Mabbott; U17 men: Tyran Gilespie; U19 women: Rosie Sussex; U19 men: Daniel Kilpatrick. Photo credit and read more at: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11719254

3. U19 Boys winner Ethan Blatt (Marlborough Boys' College) competing in the Yunca Junior Tour of Southland over the weekend. The tour was over three days and six stages and saw over 100 riders compete in U15, U17 and U19 boys and girls categories. The overall winners were:

U15 Boys: Laurence Pithie (Christchurch Boys’ High School)
U15 Girls: Erin Downie (Burnside High School)
U17 Boys Felix Donnelly (Burnside High School)
U17 Girls (Britney Kerr (Waimea College)
U19 Boys: Ethan Batt (Marlborough Boys' College)
U19 Girls: Charlotte McGill (St Margaret’s College)

Photo credit: https://ebmedia.shootproof.com/ via https://www.facebook.com/yuncajuniortourofsouthland

4. St Peter's Cambridge went back-to-back over the weekend, retaining their NZSS Girls Basketball title. They led Mt Albert Grammar School throughout the final, leading 21-18 after the first quarter, 32-27 at halftime and pulling away to eventually win 68-53.Year 10 student Charlisse Leger-Walker  racked up a double-double with 35 points and 14 rebounds in the final and  took out the tournament MVP award. Charlisse, Ella Bradley and Kendell Heremaia made the 10-player tournament team.  Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/STPETERSschNZ

5. Last week ACC launched the ACC SportSmart warm-up programme with the help of students from Westlake Girls’ High School and Westlake Boys’ High School. ACC wants to encourage Kiwis to get the most out of their sport by helping them avoid injuries. Photo credit and find out how ACC SportSmart can enhance your performance and help you stay in the game: https://www.facebook.com/ACCNewZealand/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE