Secondary School Athletics Sports Day

• Boys Year 12–13 doubles:

First place – Duncan McCall (Y12) and Blake Cullen (Y13); • Boys Year 12–13 singles:

Duncan McCall retired injured in final, Blake Cullen third; • Girls Year 11 doubles:

Madison Hughes and Cherry Zhou runners-up; • Girls Year 12–13 singles:

Sophie McDermott (Y13) fourth; • Boys Year 11 consolation:

Josh Silcock first; • Boys Year 12–13 consolation:

Josh McPhail (Y12) second; • Girls Year 12–13 consolation:

Selena Gan (Y13) second.

Trap Shooting At the Westland Provincials two-day competition against a strong field, Connor Higgs (Y12) won the Junior Points Score competition with a score of 72 out of 75, was second in the overall B Grade contest, and fourth in the B Grade Single Barrel contest. In the Junior Highest Overall competition, Connor finished fourth in a field of 21 shooters. His brother Ethan, and father Stephen, also took part in the competition. Triathlon At the South Island Secondary Schools’ Triathlon and Duathlon Championships, Max Blockley (Y12) was second in the Senior Boys’ individual triathlon event, which involved a 750m ocean swim, a 20km cycle, and a 5km run.

Volleyball The Senior A Girls’ volleyball team finished sixth at the Mainland

South Island tennis champions, from left, Duncan McCall (Y12), Blake Cullen (Y13), Josh McPhail (Y12), Josh Silcock (Y11), and Ricky Kotepong (Y10).

Championships Competition for the top secondary school volleyball teams in the South Island.

At the South Island Satellite Volleyball Championships, the Girls’ Senior B team won silver in Division 2, the Girls’ Senior C team won bronze in Division 3, and the Boys’ Senior A team did well against some strong opposition, competing against the top teams in the South Island in Division 1.

Secondary

School Athletics Sports Day

The House Athletics Sports Day was held in late March, with a limited field of athletes taking part due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite it being a smaller event, the track events and field events were highly competitive, and the finals were, in a lot of cases, very close. Several standout performers won three or four titles each.