Where’s STAC? Waikato schools looking strong ahead of Maadi Cup

Rangi Ruru Girls' School in front - winners of the Under-18 coxed eight - won six golds at the SISS regatta.

The North and South Island Secondary Schools rowing championships were held over the weekend. They serve as the main warm up before the Maadi Cup in Twizel from March 19-24. Defending Maadi Cup champions St Andrew’s College didn’t feature in the top six of the boys Under-18 coxed eight at the South Island Championships, but perennial contenders Hamilton Boys’ High School, Christchurch Boys’ High School and St Peter’s Cambridge appear to be in good shape.
 
South Island
 
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School claimed the prize as top South Island girls school for the second consecutive year at Lake Ruataniwha, also winning the Kate Strachan Memorial Cup for the Girl's Under-18 Coxed Eight. Rangi Ruru rowers won a total of six gold, two silver and a bronze medal as well as coming second in the overall points competition, behind Christchurch Boys’ High School who obliterated the boys field scoring 104 points compared with Dunstan High School who bagged 54 points. Maddi Cup champions St Andrew’s College didn’t feature in the top six of the boys Under-18 coxed eight.
 
Boys Winners
 
Under-17 Singles Sculls: Jack McLaughlan, John McGlashan High School
Under-15 Double Sculls: Wakatipu High School
Under-18 Coxless Pairs Oars: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-16 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-18 Novice Double Sculls: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-17 Coxed Eight: Christ’s College
Under-18 Lightweight Coxed Four:
Under-18 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-16 Coxed Four: St Bede’s College
Under-18 Novice Coxed Eight: Christ’s College
Under-17 Double Sculls: John McGlashan High School
Under-15 Coxed Eight: Shirley Boys’ High School
Under-18 Coxed Four: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-16 Double Sculls: John McGlashan High School
Under-18 Singles Sculls: Jack Gibbs, Roncalli College
Under-15 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-17 Coxed Four: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Cashmere High School  
Under-16 Coxed Eight: Christ’s College
Under-18 Double Sculls: Roncalli College
Under-15 Coxed Four: Otago Boys’ High School
Under-17 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Four: St Bede’s College
Under-16 Single Sculls: Scott Shackleton, Shirley Boys’ High School
Under-15 Coxed Octuple Sculls: Christchurch Boys’ High School
Under-18 Coxed Eight: Christchurch Boys’ High School
 
Girls Winners
 
Under-17 Coxed Four: Craighead Diocesan High School
Under-15 Quadruple Sculls: Dunstan High School
Under-18 Double Sculls: Nelson College For Girls
Under-16 Singles Sculls: Shakira Mirfin, Southland Girls’ High School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Eight: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Under-17 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Nelson College For Girls
Under-15 Coxed Four: Columba College
Under-18 Coxless Pair Oars: Craighead Diocesan High School
Under-16 Coxed Eight:  Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Under-17 Singles Sculls: Mollie Gibson, Ashburton College
Under-18 Novice Double Sculls: Timaru Girls’ High School
Under-18 Coxed Four: St Margaret's College
Under-16 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Dunstan High School
Under-18 Singles Sculls: Phoebe Trolove, Craighead Diocesan High School
Under-15 Double Sculls: Dunstan High School
Under-17 Coxed Eight: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Under-18 Lightweight Double Sculls:
Under-16 Coxed Four: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Under-18 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Villa Maria College
Under-17 Double Sculls: Craighead Diocesan High School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Four: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Under-15 Coxed Eight: Christchurch Girls’ High School
Under-16 Double Sculls: Southland Girls’ High School
Under-15 Coxed Octuple Sculls: Dunstan High School
Under-18 Coxed Eight: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School

North Island
 
Hamilton Boys' High School won 11 of the 25 titles available; including the Under-18 coxed eight and four. St. Peter's Cambridge were strong in the female section winning seven titles, including the main Under-18 coxed eight event. The regatta was held at Lake Karapiro in the Waikato.
 
Boys Winners
 
Under-17 Singles Sculls: Seth Hope, Cambridge High School
Under-15 Double Sculls: New Plymouth Boys' High School
Under-18 Coxless Pairs Oars: Westlake Boys' High School
Under-16 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-18 Novice Double Sculls: St. Peter's, Cambridge
Under-17 Coxed Eight: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-18 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: King’s College
Under-16 Coxed Four: Sacred Heart College
Under-18 Novice Coxed Eight: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-17 Double Sculls: St. Peter’s, Cambridge
Under-15 Coxed Eight: Hamilton Boys' High School
Under-18 Coxed Four: Hamilton Boys' High School
Under-16 Double Sculls: Wanganui Collegiate
Under-18 Singles Sculls: Sam Hogan, Cambridge High School
Under-15 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Hamilton Boys' High School
Under-17 Coxed Four: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Quadruple Sculls: St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-16 Coxed Eight: Auckland Grammar School
Under-18 Double Sculls: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-15 Coxed Four: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-17 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: King’s College
Under-18 Novice Coxed Four: Hamilton Boys’ High School
Under-16 Single Sculls: Finn Hamill, Cambridge High School
Under-16 Coxed Octuple Sculls: Hamilton Boys' High School
Under-18 Coxed Eight: Hamilton Boys' High School

Girls Winners
Under-17 Coxed Four: Waikato Diocesan School
Under-15 Quadruple Sculls: Macleans College
Under-18 Double Sculls: Onslow College
Under-16 Singles Sculls: Holly Chaffe, Glendowie College
Under-18 Novice Coxed Eight: St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-17 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: St. Peter's Cambridge
Under-15 Coxed Four: Waikato Diocesan School
Under-18 Coxless Pair Oars: St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-16 Coxed Eight: Epsom Girls’ Grammar
Under-17 Singles Sculls: Rebecca Leigh, St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-18 Novice Double Sculls: St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-18 Coxed Four: St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-16 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Tauranga Girls’ College
Under-18 Singles Sculls: Andrea Fick, Westlake Girls’ High School
Under-15 Double Sculls: Queen Margaret College, Wellington
Under-17 Coxed Eight: Waikato Diocesan School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Tauranga Girls’ College
Under-16 Coxed Four: Waikato Diocesan School
Under-18 Coxed Quadruple Sculls: Baradene College
Under-18 Novice Coxed Eight: Diocesan School For Girls, Auckland
Under-17 Double Sculls: Mount Albert Grammar School
Under-18 Novice Coxed Four: St Paul’s Collegiate
Under-15 Coxed Octuple Sculls: St Peter’s Cambridge
Under-16 Double Sculls: Westlake Girls’ High School
Under-18 Coxed Eight: St Peter’s Cambridge