Youth Sports Team of the Year

Open to secondary school teams that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport. Rathkeale College - Clay Bird Shooting team

The Rathkeale Clay Bird shooting capped an outstanding season finishing second at the highly competitive North Island Clay Bird Shooting Championships at Hamilton. The team of Eddie Harris, Daniel Thomas, Angus Wilkinson, Corrin Prince, and Henry Borthwick also achieved several high individual places. Harris was in superb form winning the North Island Single Rise HOA Jono Baynon Trophy for first senior.

Rathkeale College - Cross-country team

The Rathkeale Cross-country team finished second in the senior grade at the Wellington region cross-country championships, and sixth in the juniors. The team also dominated the Wairarapa Secondary School Championships. Rathkeale runners filled the first three places in the senior under-20 grade, were first, second, sixth and seventh in the under-16s, and filled nine of the top 12 places in the year nine class, including first and second.

Wairarapa College - A Netball team

Wairarapa College held their nerve to beat Celtic 53-52 and win their first Netball Wairarapa Premier One Championship in 16 years. In a thrilling encounter at the Trust House Wairarapa Netball Centre, Waicol came from eight goals down early in the second quarter to take a 38-37 advantage into the final 15-minute period. The students extended their lead to four goals midway through the fourth quarter, only for Celtic to claw their way back to one goal, but Waicol kept their cool and slotted their goals to cap an outstanding victory.

Wairarapa College - Girls 1ST XI Hockey team

Wairarapa College defeated old foes St Matthew’s Collegiate 5-0 to win the Manawatu Intercity Secondary School Girls Premier Championship. St Matt’s had won both previous clashes during the season, but were no match for a fired up Waicol, who put the result out of reach in the first half scoring three goals. Maddie Taylor netted a hat-trick, while Mandy Yeo and Alana Lowe scored a goal apiece in the dominant performance. The victory was the first time Waicol have won the combined competition involving colleges from Manawatu, Wairarapa, Horowhenua, and Whanganui, since joining it in 2020.

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