Records set at College Swim Sports

Two outstanding swimmers dominated their events for the second year in a row at the Avondale College Swim Sports held at Henderson’s West Wave pool this week.

Sean Newcombe (Year 13) won every Senior Boys Event and all of the Boys Open Events. He swam eight events, winning eight titles, and set two new school records. Sean also won three Auckland Surf Life Saving Titles at the Auckland Championships last weekend.

Of the girls, Caitlin Mann (Year 10 MPE) won all of the Girls Open Events she entered and all but one of the Junior Girls Events - beaten only by her sister Briahna in the 50m Freestyle.

Congratulations also go to Ezekeil Fa’amausili, Reuben Goh, Sarah-Jane Moncur, Reese Gleeson, Kelvin Lim, Troy Armstrong and Ben Wu who all performed extremely well.

Results and School Swim Team for 2012

	Junior Girls	Junior Boys
CHAMPION	Caitlin Mann (23 Points)	Rueben Goh (14 Points)
Runner-up	Briahna Mann (17 Points)	Troy Armstrong (11 Points)
Team	Chantelle Wollener (7 Points)	Tyler Ambler
	Shalom Pinto (2)	***
	Katrina Sharlott (3)
	Sammie Rae

	Intermediate Girls	Intermediate Boys
CHAMPION	Sarah-Jane Moncur (14)	Ezekeil Fa’amausili (11 Points)
Runner-up	Reese Gleeson (9)	Daniel Raskar (8) =
	Te Kura Parsons (4)	Cisco vanRijk (8) =
	Olive Schmidt	Tanmay Mohini
	Jahmal Beckmanflay	Lex Doesburg
	Alisa Samountry	Luke Fielding
		Mark vanTilburg
		Reed Hallett

	Senior Girls	Senior Boys
CHAMPION	Belinda Dickson (9)	Sean Newcombe (24 Points)
Runner-up	Leanne Goh (6)	Tom Reutlinger (8)
	Anna Paskaleff (4)	Ben Wu (5)
	Holly Rayner (4)=	Kelvin Lim (4)

Our School Swim Team will include all of the above swimmers with possibly several more swimmers to be added for our school relay teams.

Records - Sean Newcombe 50 Bk 29.72 R 100 Fr 56.90 R

Phillip and Ethan: Best in New Zealand

It has been a great end to the year for Avondale College's athletics squad who have just returned from the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships in Wellington with two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals.

Head Boy Phillip Wyatt capped off a superb year by jumping his way into winning no less than three medals – a gold and two silvers for his events of triple jump, long jump and high jump.

Year 10 student Ethan Sorrell also won gold for his high jump event, and bronze medals were awarded to Milan Pickering for Senior Boys shot put, and Luke Fielding for the Year 9 boys 3km road race.

For an athlete to win three medals at a national athletics event is an impressive feat. “It was pretty unexpected,” says Phillip, “I hoped for a medal but I didn't expect to win one in all three events.” His three medals represent three personal bests, with a distance of 14.33m in the Senior Boys Triple Jump, 6.94m in the Senior Boys Long Jump, and 2.00m in the Senior Boys High Jump.

For Phillip, cracking the two metre mark in the high jump was a fantastic moment. The event was the third on his schedule, and followed a physically exhausting day jumping in both the triple jump and long jump events. “I knew it was my last event so I gave it everything mentally, and came back with another personal best.”

Phillip was also selected for the New Zealand Athletics Representative team. The next six months will see him focus on his jumping, with the hopes of competing internationally. He then intends to begin a Commerce and Property degree at Auckland University.

For Year 10 student Ethan Sorrell, winning a gold also meant jumping a personal best; he reached 1.87m in the high jump event. He had been putting in some serious training prior to the event, with his Roskill South Athletics Club coach, Chris Trabbing, “I'd been really hoping for a gold,” says Ethan. How did it feel to win one? “Awesome.”

Ethan's medal also tops off a great year. Not only has he done well in the sporting arena, both in athletics and football as part of the College's Sports Academy programme, but academically he has excelled as well, coming first his class for Music, Media Studies, Health and PE, and Science, as well as maintaining an A* average in his accelerated IGCSE mathematics class. This was recognised at the college's Junior Prizegiving when he was awarded the Andree Janif Trophy for the Most Outstanding Year 10 Student in Academic and Co-curricular Activities.

Putting in many quiet hours behind the scenes at Avondale College is teacher-in-charge of athletics, Geoff Haigh. Geoff has been taking the athletics squad to the National Championships since 2006, when there were only three members in the team. To see it grow to a highly motivated and successful squad of 26 this year is a tribute to the work he has put in to organise, support and encourage the students. “They were good fun to go away with.” says Geoff. He is delighted by their success, and especially Phillip Wyatt's triple tally. “It's amazing,” he says. “It's extremely rare to get three medals.”

It was Avondale's most successful national athletics meet ever, with the squad of 26 winning six medals and ten top-eight placings overall.

Avondale College's Placings at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships 2011 held in Wellington 10 & 11 December 2011

Name	Event	Medal	Measurement/Time
Phillip Wyatt	Senior Boys Triple Jump	Gold	14.33 metres
	Senior Boys Long Jump	Silver	6.94 metres
	Senior Boys High Jump	Silver	2.00 metres
	One of the Top 10 Performing Male Athletes at the competition
	Selected for NZ Secondary School Representative Team

Ethan Sorrell	Junior Boys High Jump	Gold	1.87 metres
	Junior Boys Long Jump	5^th place	6.09 metres

Milan Pickering	Senior Boys Shotput	Bronze	16.36 metres

Luke Fielding	Year 9 Boys 3km Road Race	Bronze	9:35 minutes

Saane Kaufanga	Junior Girls Javelin	5^th place	32.97 metres

Timotheo Isaya	Junior Boys High Jump	5^th place	1.78 metres
	Junior Boys Triple Jump	8^th place	11.94 metres

Fa'amu named in NZ tournament team

Congratulations to Year 11 student Fa'amu Ross who has been selected for the New Zealand Secondary School Netball team. This is a particularly outstanding achievement as the selection is made from not only all the teams who compete at the Upper North Island tournaments (32 teams!) but also from all those who played in the Central and South Island tournaments as well. It's a huge achievement for Fa'amu – she now joins the ranks of other ex-Avcol students like Rachel and Grace Rasmussen and Georgina Solomon who have gone on to make netball their career...

Fa'amu co-captained the Premier team this year, and received the King Cup for Most Improved Senior Netball Player at the Sports Awards Dinner.

“She was our star Goal Defence,” says Teacher in Charge of Neball, Mrs Maureen Aldridge, “Absolute poetry in motion when in full flight.”

Sports Report

Water Polo

The Junior Girls team had a great win on Sunday night, beating Mt Albert Grammar School 6-1. Caitlin Mann, Te Kura Parsons-Grace and Reese Gleeson played well in the field and Jahmal Beckmannflay had a great game in goal.

The Junior Boys played their first game of the season and also came away victorious against Mt Albert Grammar, winning 14-2. Cisco van Rijk was outstanding as centre forward, scoring nine goals, and the team also had some great play from Reed Hallet and Luke Fielding with Luke netting 4 goals.

Lacrosse

The Premier Boys Lacrosse team played Mt Albert Grammar School on Friday night. The game was well attended with plenty of support on the sidelines for the Avondale team. There was a lot for them to cheer about too, as the Avondale boys won 11-6 with Tim Brebner scoring six goals, Elvin Alfaro three and one each from Jimmy Yang and Sean Siddells.

Upcoming Events

There are a number of events coming up in the Sports Department as senior sport winds down for the year. Sports Team Photos should be available for viewing and ordering by the end of term. Photos will be put up on the Stadium noticeboard and order forms will be available from the Sports Office.

The annual Sports Dinner Prize-Giving will take place on Friday 4^th November. Tickets will be available before the end of term from the Sports Office. It is expected that all students who have played in a premier team this year will attend. All other senior students are welcome as well.

25/09/11

Sports Results Week 6

Representative

Congratulations to Lolo Onesemo, Epoki Tauki’uvea, David Etuale, Simon Auva’a who were all selected to the Auckland West Under 16 Rugby team. Congratulations also to Tusi Eti, Frank Tuiloma, Tyler Guttenbeil, Alex Cortesi, Isaac Pese who were selected to the Auckland West Under 14 Rugby team.

Basketball

The Greater Auckland Basketball Tournament took place last week in which the top two teams in each of the four zone competitions play off for the Auckland title. The Avondale College Under 15 Girls, Under 17 Girls and Under 19 Girls teams all qualified for this tournament. The Under 19 Girls were the first team in action and they swept through the qualifying rounds, beating St Kentigern’s College, Massey High School and Rangitoto College to qualify for the semi-finals. The Under 17 Girls lost their first two games, but came back well to beat Sancta Maria 43-24. Unfortunately the two losses meant they did not qualify for the semi-finals. The Under 15 Girls beat Westlake Girls 48-33 before losing a nail-biter to Mt Albert Grammar 44-45. However, a win over Macleans College was enough to qualify for the semi-final round.

In the Semi-Final, the Under 15 Girls team faced off against Massey High School. At the start of the 4^th quarter, things looked bad as Massey had a handy lead. But, led by Lavinia Solomon, the team rallied back and took the lead by two points with seconds remaining. A foul as time expired meant that Massey High School had two free throws to tie the game. With ice in her veins, the Massey High School player sank both shots to send the game into over-time. Avondale played well in over-time and were able to control possession and come away with an unlikely victory.

In the open grade semi-final, the Under 19 Girls team comfortably beat Lynfield College 35-17.

Both the Under 15 and Under 19 teams will play in the Greater Auckland Final on Friday 16 September. Good Luck!

Lacrosse

The Premier Boys Lacrosse had their game against Michael Park rescheduled due to the Rugby World Cup opening.

Ultimate Frisbee

The Avondale College teams had done very well to position themselves in the playoffs of the Auckland Ultimate Indoor League. Unfortunately the finals night clashed with the school show, meaning many players were unavailable for the finals. Those that were there on the night put a great effort in to cover all of the games. Avondale 1 lost their semi-final and then the 3^rd/4^th playoff against Takapuna Grammar 1, and so finish in 4^th place. Still a great effort considering this is the fist year Avondale has participated in the Ultimate competition. Avondale College 2 won their first play-off game, but lost the second to finish 10^th place. Avondale College 3 lost their first playoff game, but finished the night on a high, winning their last game against Takapuna Grammar 2 9 – 6 to claim 7^th spot. Congratulations to all of our Ultimate players on a great season.

Road race champ!

Congratulations to Year 9 student Luke Fielding who came first in the Junior boys division of the Auckland Secondary Schools Road Race. A sprint start saw Luke lead the field of 84 from the beginning, and he won the race with six seconds on the second place finisher, a fantastic effort!

Sports Results Week 5

Basketball

The Premier Girls had their last game of the season last week, and saved their best performance for last. They beat St Cuthbert’s College 82-60 which means they finish 7^th in the Auckland Premier League and have a chance to stay up in the league in 2012 pending a playoff at the beginning of next season.

Lacrosse

The Premier Boys Lacrosse team won a closely fought match on Friday against Auckland Grammar School. The scores were tied at 8-8 after full time and overtime was needed to find a winner. Avondale came through to score the winning goal to take the game 9-8. Tim Brebner had 6 goals.

Netball

It was finals day at the Waitakere Netball Centre and Avondale College had 6 teams in contention for titles. The Senior C team had a bye in their competition and had to wait on other results to see where they finished. They ended up Runners-Up in the Senior Grade 2 competition. The Junior Premier team took on Lynfield College for the Year 10 championship and emerged victorious 36-25 to take the title. The Year 10A team lost their final 20-31 to St Dominic’s College to finish Runners Up in the Year 10 Grade 2 competition. All three Year 9 teams were involved in finals. The Year 9A team played out an epic final against Massey High School, with the scores at fulltime tied at 24-24. Massey managed to score the winner in extra time to take the title, but the Avondale girls can hold their head high after an exceptional season of netball. The Year 9B team also lost their final 14-23 to St Dominic’s with Emma Rose-Owens named Player-of-the-Day. Sheerti Kala was awarded the most improved player award, while Lesieli Kaufanga was named MVP for the season. The Year 9C claimed the Year 9 Grade 4 title with a 20-17 victory in the final against Marist 9 Blue. The coaches awarded the whole team player of the day as all of the girls deserved the title after an fantastic final.

Ultimate Frisbee

Avondale 1 won both of their games to set up a semi-final match next week, which will be followed immediately by the final. Avondale College 3 narrowly lost their quarter-final match 5-6 which puts them in the playoff for 5th-8th and Avondale College 2 won their last game of the night to give them a shot at 9^th place in the competition.

Hockey hitting the mark at Avondale College

The future of hockey at Avondale College is looking bright as the impact of the high performance Sports Academy programme begins to make itself felt.

Hockey coach and Teacher in Charge of the Sports Academy, Paul Smith, is excited about the progress being made by young hockey players at the College. He points out the Academy sets a platform for exceptional performance through a dual focus on great coaching as well as sports theory and education.

Says Smith, “In contrast to some other Academies, we don’t just run the kids ragged on the field – they are doing theory as well, with Year 10 students doing NCEA credits early through the Physical Education curriculum.” In addition, the students participate in motivational sessions with SPARC sports ambassadors and have the opportunity to visit and train at the Millenium Instutute of Sport and Health.

It’s a High Performance attitude that seems be getting through to the students. Says Year 10 Academy student Rushlee Pearce, “I joined the Sports Academy to improve and perfect my skills. It has taught me that to be a top athlete you need hard work and dedication.”

This focused approach is clearly paying off. Paul Smith’s Under-15 boys hockey team, which is mostly made up of Sports Academy students, currently ranks third in their Auckland A grade competition. They are more than holding their own against the other top private schools in the upper ranks of the competition, and are the only side to have drawn with favorites Kings College. Four of these junior students also play for the Premier team, and will be travelling to the national tournament later this term.

One member of this junior team is Academy student, Mitchell Murray. Mitchell is also currently playing for the Auckland U15 team, and his older brother, Jake, has just returned from captaining the Auckland U18s to a gold medal victory in the U18 national competition. Both boys have been identified by Hockey New Zealand as future Blacksticks, and have been given specialised programme of fitness skills and nutrition to help them achieve their potential.

Jake also plays for the Avondale College Premier team. Coached by Bevan Jones, this team is also doing well in the Auckland competition. They were promoted to the A-Grade last year, and narrowly missed out on a top four finish this season.

With the Sports Academy hockey programme only in its second year of development, the future looks bright for Avondale hockey. Says Smith, himself a former England representative and currently the Assistant Coach for the North Harbour NHL women’s squad, “These kids want to be there. You really push them hard and you see the positive results you get from that. I’m loving it.”

Trials for the 2012 Sports Academy intake will be held on November 4 2011. To apply for the six codes on offer (basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball and rugby), or for more information contact Mr Paul Smith: smp@avcol.school.nz

Sports Resport Week ending 14 August

Basketball

The Premier Boys Basketball fought a closely contested battle against Dilworth. The boys needed the win to keep their hopes alive of making the semi finals, but unfortunately Dilworth had other plans in mind winning 89 – 95. Highlight of the night was Charles Epati scoring 32 points. On Friday the Premier Boys team went down to St Kentigern’s College 87 – 101 in a gallant effort. Avondale had the lead right up to the 3rd quarter but St Kent’s came back, took the lead and then ran away with it. The coach was very proud of the boys for hanging in there.

Football

The Boys 1^st XI lost to Long Bay High School 0-1. For the second week running, the Boys 2^nd XI put in an excellent squad performance lead by Keith Picardo as captain. A special mention for Nathan Henry, Gian Pimental and Jiten Patel all from Year 13 playing their last home match of their Avondale senior soccer participation. Player of the day was deservedly given to Jiten Patel.

The 3^rd XI Boys beat Green Bay High School 1-0, while the Year 10 Boys took a 1-0 lead early on against Massey High School, but couldn’t hold on it, going down 1-2. The Year 9 Boys had two matches last week. The first was a knock-out cup semi-final against Mt Albert Grammar. The first half was very close, with the score at half-time 1-1. Mt Albert dominated the second half and ended up winning 8-1. The score was not a fair reflection on the team’s effort, which was outstanding. In their Saturday match, the Year 9 Boys lost 0-4 to Macleans College.

The 1st XI Girls lost their 5th & 6th placed match away to St Kentigern's last Wednesday on penalties. After a massive effort with a number of first choice players unavailable due to injury or NZ representative commitments, the team managed to be level with St Kentigern’s College (1-1) after extra time but lost on penalties (4-1). Special mention must go to the remaining senior players such as Ashley McCullough and Danica Maclean for their leadership.

Hockey

The 1^st XI Boys made it six wins in a row, with a 5-0 win over Botany Downs High School. This sets up a top-of-the-table clash with Mt Albert Grammar at Avondale on Wednesday with the winner of that game winning the grade. Avondale beat MAGS 1-0 in their previous encounter. The 2^nd XI Boys beat Macleans College’s 3^rd XI 3-0 with Jiten Patel named player of the day. The 1^st XI Girls also won their match, convincingly beating Rutherford College 5-0. The 2^nd XI Girls beat McAuley High School 2-1 and the Under 15 Girls team defeated Auckland Girls Grammar 5-2 with Stacey Purdon and Nicole Brannen scoring the girls.

Netball

The netballers again had a good week, with almost all teams emerging victorious. The Senior Social 2 team beat Green Bay High School Senior C 21-9. The Junior Premiers beat Waitakere College 10A 30-11 and the 10A also had a win, downing Western Springs 10A Gold by 31-11. The 10B lost to Western Springs 10B 13-25 and the Year 10C team won 14-11 against Marist 10 Social. Natasha van Tilburg and Che Sabine were named players of the game for the 9A team who beat Green Bay 9A 36-10. The 9B team had an emphatic win, 25-8 over St Dominic’s 9C with Sheerti Kala playing particularly well.

The premier netball teams took part in the Auckland Combined Points tournament last week, with the Premier Girls, the Junior Premiers and the Year 9A teams involved. All teams had a successful day, with the results below:

Premier 1 - beat Kristin School 31-11, lost to Diocesan School 12-14, Epsom Girls 14-15 and St Kentigern’s College 11-14 before beating Strathallan College in the last game of the day. The Juniors Premiers had a draw, a loss and two wins, while the 9As had three close losses and a win to end the day.

Rugby

The 1^st XV played the 1B Plate Semi-Final against Mt Roskill on Saturday and needed a last minute try to defeat them. The final score was 22-20 and this sets up a rematch of last year’s 1B Plate final – Avondale College Liston College which will be played next Saturday at 11.00am at Colin Maiden Park, as the curtain-raiser to the Auckland 1^st XV final. The Under 16 Boys defeated Otahuhu College 17-10 while the Under 15 team ended their season with a loss to St Kentigern’s College. The Under 14 team also lost, going down to Sacred Heart, while the 4^th Grade team were defeated by Waiheke High School.

Squash

The Girls Senior B1 team beat Botany Downs C1 4-1 in their match.

Ultimate Frisbee

The Ultimate competition has split into two sections with two Avondale College teams playing in the top division and the other team battling in the lower grade to qualify for the quarter-finals. Avondale College 1 had a successful night, defeating Avondale College 2 by 11-2 and then beating Takapuna Grammar School 8-3. Avondale College 2 went down to Auckland Grammar 3, while Avondale College 3 had two very close games, drawing with Auckland Grammar 2 six-all and losing to Pakuranga 2 5-6.

Sports Results

1st XI Hockey won 6-0 against Macleans

Basketball

With their starting 5 players out of the game through sickness or injury, the Premier Boys were up against Auckland Grammar School. The young bench players stepped up and played their hearts out but the final score was 44-142. The other basketball teams had an up and down week of games, although all teams have qualified for playoffs in their grades, which is a great result. The Under 19A Boys beat Rutherford 48-43, but lost to Green Bay 57-73. The Under 19B Boys struggled this week, losing to Green Bay and Henderson. The Under 17A Boys beat Henderson 54-44. The Under 17B Boys had two wins, beating Massey and then Liston by 42-35, while the Under 15 Boys beat Kelston Boys in a close game 33-30. The Under 15 Girls team played very well and defeated St Dominic’s 96-30.

Curling

Avondale College Collings took on Massey High School on the curling rink and came away with a 6-3 victory.

Football

The Boys 1^st XI took on Mt Roskill away and the home ground advantage came through for them, Mt Roskill winning 1-3. The Boys 2^nd XI had two games this week, with a catch up game from last term against Takapuna Grammar. Jiten Patel and Gian Pimental were the players of the game in a 1-2 loss. The team rebounded well for the weekend though, beating Lynfield College 2^nd XI by 8 goals to nil. It was a strong team performance with the goals shared through the team. Keith Picardo captained the team for the first time and Nathan Henry was named player of the day. The 3^rd XI Boys went down to Kelston Boys 1-4, with Sachin Variath named player of the day. The Year 10 Boys drew 0-0 with St Kentigern’s College and Pim Van Den Top was the player of the day. The Year 9 Boys also played against St Kentigern’s and played the better football throughout the game, but were unable to capitalize on their chances, losing 0-3.

The 1^st XI Girls had a number of players unavailable due to injury, but a great team effort saw them beat Massey High School 1-0. Special mention must go to Jasmine Pereira and Raenada Gavet as well as Danica Maclean, who scored a cracking goal. The Girls 3^rd XI were beaten by St Dominic’s 2^nd XI 0-1, while the Girls Junior Premier team went down to Mt Albert Grammar 0-5 with Alea Carson named player of the day.

Hockey

The 2^nd XI Boys took on Howick on Friday night and lost 0-2, but the Girls 1^st XI posted the Hockey results of the week, with a 6-0 thrashing of Macleans College. The game was very much a one sided affair, proving that the 1^st XI has come ahead in leaps and bounds this year. Freya Bullock was outstanding with her goal shooting and scored 5 goals with Alisa Samountry scoring 1. Natasha van Tilburg continues to prove that she is a player beyond her years with a very steady game again. Shreshtha Maita had some good runs forward as right half, while Sophie White and Saraniya Reid continue to play well in the midfield.

Netball

The junior netball programme had a great weekend with all teams winning their games. The Junior Premiers and Year 10A teams both took on Marist teams and played fast games to outpace their opponents. The Junior Premiers won 35-17 and the Year 10As won 46-17. The 9A team defeated Waitakere 9A 37-15 with Anastasia Sekene playing very well. Veronika Afatia worked very hard as goal shooter for the 9B team in their close defeat of Massey 9C, 24-20. The 9C team beat Green Bay 9B by 31-9. The whole team was exceptional, but Raechel McGonnell received special mention from her coach for some fantastic intercepts in the first half of the match.

Rugby

The 1^st XV needed a few results to fall into place in order to make the top four in the 1B Plate. They had to beat Edgewater College but a lot, not let them score a try and hope some other teams lost as well in order to qualify. They achieved their part beating Edgewater by 67-3 and then had the other results go their way as well and will play in the semi-finals next week. The Under 16 Boys also had a big win, beating One Tree Hill 62-0, scoring 10 tries. The Under 14 Boys drew their game against Kelston Boys 17-17, while the 4^th Grade won a close match against Sacred Heart 4B 19-15..

Mud, Sweat and Tears: Cross Country 2011

Participants showed plenty of enthuasim despite the mud in the college's annual cross country event on Tuesday. 176 runners - plus Mr Healey - took part. Individual winners were:

1st 2^nd 3rd

Senior Boys : Teklay Zinaw Blake Semp Tim Brebner

Senior Girls : Hannah Hoeksema Chelsea Cox Maggie Bradley

Intermediate Boys: Craig Birkbeck Moses McGreal Luc Vuletich

Intermediate Girls : Rebecca Wyatt Crystal McDougall Micah Stininato

Junior Boys: Luke Fielding Lia Pitane Isaac Pese

Junior Girls: Natasha Van Tilburg Dakota Bayes NechitaIn Wood

Congratulations to all who took part.

Sports Report - Week 8

Sports Report – Term 2, Week Ending 26 June 2011

Basketball

The Premier Boys basketball team got their season back on track with a great win over Kelston Boys 77-69. Kelston Boys had beaten the Avondale team in the first game of the season, so this was a great way to take the rematch. The Premier Girls lost to Mt Albert Grammar 49-91 with stand-out performances from Alyssa-Jean Savelio and Courtenay Le’au’anae. The Under 19A Boys went down to Green Bay in a close and controversial game. The final score was 46-47 after the referees disallowed an Avondale buzzer-beater for the win, saying the shot was made after time had expired. The Under 19B Boys also lost their game against Henderson 31-51. Overtime was required to separate the Under 17A Boys from their Lynfield opposition, but unfortunately it was Liston who came away from the extra time with a win, 41-47 over our boys. The Under 17B Boys beat Liston 57-36, while the Under 15 Boys also had a win, 42-29 over Kelston Boys. Both the Under 17 and Under 15 Girls teams played their St Dominic’s opposites, with Avondale winning both contests, 46-35 ad 52-25 respectively.

Curling

The curling season got underway with both Avondale teams in action, and both started impressively with AC Collings beating Epsom Girls Grammar 7-1 and AC Allen beating Massey High School 9-2.

Football

The Boys 1^st XI faced a tough challenge against Botany Downs and lost the game 1-4. The season is still alive for the team though and they will be searching for a good result against Glenfield this week. The 2^nd XI Boys played good football at times, but went down to St Kentigern’s 0-3. Goalkeeper Richard Sarfo saved his second penalty of the season and the player of the day was Jiten Patel. The 3^rd XI Boys kept their unbeaten run alive this season with a 2-0 win over Green Bay. Alvee Alam was named played of the day. Leading with 10 minutes to go, the Year 10 Boys team unfortunately lost their composure a bit and were overtaken, losing 1-2. Tenniel Zhang scored Avondale’s goal in great fashion.

A late penalty from Hannah Hoeksema lifted the Girls 1^st XI over Diocesan 1-0, while the Girls 2^nd XI emerged victorious 1-0 from an arm-wrestle against St Dominic’s. The Girls 4^th XI enjoyed a goal-fest as they defeated Green Bay 7-0. Brilliant play was displayed all over the field, and Ola Shahin knocked in several goals. The Junior Premier Girls team battled against Epsom Girls Grammar, but went down 0-2 despite Nechita Inwood’s great play. They now need to beat Western Springs this week to ensure a semi-final spot.

Hockey

The 1^st XI Boys continued to build on their season, beating Kelston Boys 4-0. The Under 15 Boys played the reigning champions and perennial powerhouse Kings College at Kings and came away with a very well-earned draw. A Luke Fielding PC deflection put Avondale up after 38 minutes and the team hung on late for the draw. Great play by Jack Hooper in goal as well as Dane Tracey and Minesh Patel.

The 1^st XI Girls team had a disappointing 0-0 draw with Marist. Despite a number of good attacks and several chances, the Marist goalkeeper was too good and kept Avondale off the score sheet.

The 2^nd XI Girls team lost to St Cuthbert’s College, however the Under 15 Girls team beat Mt Albert Grammar 2 by 5 goals to 2, a great comeback considering they were down 0-2. Natasha van Tilburg scored a hat-trick and was player of the day, while Stacey Purdon and Jessica Taylor also scored goals.

Netball

The Junior Premier team led the way for the netball teams this week, with a strong showing against Massey 10A earning then a win by 37-16. Year 10A and Year 10B lost to their opposite team at St Dominic’s while 10C lost a close game 12-17 to Marist 10 Social. The three Year 9 teams had a clean sweep of wins with 9A beating St Dominic’s 9A 24-9 and 9B beating St Dominic’s 9C 20-13. Maddy Hof-Iki and Kelly Vilisoni-Richards were the players of the day and 9A currently sit at the top of the table in Group 1 of their competition. Year 9C beat Western Springs 9C 39-6, with the coach so proud of all of her team that she gave them all the player of the day as they were all so deserving.

Rugby

The 1^st XV lost their game against Southern Cross by 1-189. The Under 16 team had a draw, 10-10 against Tangaroa College. The Under 15s recorded their first win of the season, and a big-scalp it was – defeating Kings College 10-5. The Under 14 team went down 19-37 against Onehunga High School, despite a great fighting effort.

Squash

In the weekly competition, the Senior B1 Boys beat Rutherford 1 by 4-1, while the B2 Boys suffered a 1-4 loss to Green Bay Green. The Senior B1 Girls beat St Cuthbert’s 2, but St Cuthbert’s 1 were too strong for Avondale’s B2 Girls, 0-5.

Avondale also sent a Boys and a Girls team to the Division 2 Auckland Team Squash championships and both teams did very well. The Boys Squash Team won the plate competition, while the Girls Squash Team beat Alfriston, Epsom Girls, Orewa and eventual winners Diocesan to claim 2^nd place overall. They were only denied the tournament win on count-back against Diocesan. Lauren Sharp led the team, winning all of her games without dropping a set.

Ultimate Frisbee

The three Avondale Ultimate teams had mixed results this week with Avondale 1 losing to Pakuranga 3 and Avondale 2 losing both their games against Takapuna Grammar opposition. The result of the week was the number 3 team getting a win over the number 1 team. Tim Howard and Craig Mildon played very well, while Sang Eun Park did great work on defence.

Sports Report

Sports Report – Term 2, Week Ending 5 June 2011

Basketball

The Premier teams had a rest this week with no games due to Queen’s Birthday weekend, however our other team had a successful week. The Under 19 Boys beat Liston 68-35 and the Under 19B Boys had a win as well, 49-40 over Rutherford College. The Under 17A team went down to Massey 38-48, but the Under 17B team won 57-36 against Kelston Boys High School. The Under 19 Girls lost 24-38 against Massey and the Under 15 Girls had a win against Waitakere.

Cross Country

Luke Fielding was the standout performance for Avondale College at the Auckland Secondary School Cross Country championships held at St Kentigern’s College. He finished 16^th in the Junior Boys competition which was a great result.

Football

The Boys 1^st XI had a great 3-1 win over Mt Roskill Grammar over the weekend. The first half was scrappy and the team found themselves 1-0 down 10 minutes into the 2^nd half. But they stuck to their strategy and it began to pay off. Substitutes Christian Walker and Rannesh Krishnan scored the goals in a deserved come-from-behind win. The other boys teams had the weekend off.

The 1^st XI Girls had two games this week. In a rescheduled fixture against St Kentigern’s College, Avondale triumphed 2-1 with Hannah Hoeksema having a great game. On Wednesday, the girls drew 2-2 against Baradene. Kendra Evans nearly netted a hat-trick for the 2^nd XI Girls team, scoring twice in their 5-0 win over Massey 2^nd XI. Eunice Ng and Rikanjily Kumar also played well. Player of the day was Anna Saito who has earned promotion to the 1^st XI. Bragging rights were up for grabs in a very local derby as the 3^rd XI Girls team took on the 4^th XI Girls team. It was a keenly contested match, but the 4^th XI ran away with it in the 2^nd half, winning 7-0. Michelle Thorp scored three goals, and Isabelle Mitchell and Ola Shahin scored two each.

Hockey

The 1^st XI Boys played very well against St Kentigern’s, going into the half level at 0-0. St Kent’s snuck a lucky goal and although Avondale created chances, they could not capitalize. The match was summed up when a last minute penalty corner shot from Jake Mitchelll bounced off the post. The final score was 0-1. The Under 15 Boys team drew 2-2 with St Peter’s College, with goals from Zayne Stephenson and Luc Vuletich.

The Girls 1^st XI started with a hiss and a roar and constantly broke down St Cuthbert’s right side attack. Following several excellent attacking opportunities in the first half, Alisa Samountry scored a well earned goal to give us a one goal lead. Avondale dominated both the field and possession and were not under pressure at any stage of the game. Halfway through the second half Anisha Patel was able to convert a penalty corner shot from the left post and our lead increased to 2-0 which was the final score. The Under 15 Girls played a tough game against an experienced Mount Roskill Grammar School team and were beaten 0-8.

Lawn Bowls

After the preliminary round of the Auckland Lawn Bowl championships, Alice Ferguson has qualified for the semi-finals which will be played at a date to be confirmed.

Squash

The Senior B1 Boysand Senior B2 Boys squared off against each other last week and the final score, fittingly, was a drew (2.5 – 2.5). The Senior B1 Girls lost to Diocesan 0-5 and Senior B2 Girls lost 1-4.

Underwater Hockey

The Junior Open team came 3rd in the Junior Open section and have therefore qualified to play at the National Schools tournament in Rotorua from 20^th-23^rd August. Roderick Westerman was named MVP. The Senior Open team came 5th in the Senior Open grade and as only the top 4 automatically qualify they will have to wait to see if there are any South Island teams that can't make it. Sam Law was named MVP

Sports Results

Former student Leo Lines - named in the New Zealand U19 men's water polo team to play in the World Championships later this year

Sports Report – Term 2, Week Ending 22 May 2011

Basketball

The Premier Boys team took on Dilworth at home on Friday night and unfortunately went down 87-100. The other boys basketball teams did very well however, the U19A, U17A and U17B team beating Rutherford 55-14, ACG Sunderland 78-16 and Massey 67-30 respectively. Damien Decloux was the best player on the night, scoring 29 points for the U17Bs.

The Premier Girls were at home against Westlake and played a very close game, but Westlake emerged on top 72-79. The three other girls teams went undefeated: U19 Girls over Waitakere 58-17, U17 Girls beat Lynfield 58-19 and U15 Girls defeated Rutherford 37-17.

Football

The Boys 1^st XI played top of the table Liston College and lost 0-3. The Boys 2^nd XI played a very close game against Henderson, however Henderson scored in the last couple of minutes to snatch a 2-1 victory. Rannesh Radha Krishnan was the player of the day. Visant Goundar scored his second hat-trick of the season as the 3^rd XI Boys beat Mt Albert Grammar’s 5^th XI 6-2. William Sayer was the player of the day. Kyle Magee led the Year 10 Boys with a man-of-the-match performance as they down Auckland Grammar 2 by 4 goals to nil. Saxon Jeffries-Lynch and Naweed Yousufi scored 2 goals each in a great all-round performance by the team. The Year 9 Boys also won their game with a big 7-1 victory over Westlake Boys. They dominated the game from start to finish. Andrew Twentyman was rock-solid in defence an Timotheo Isaya scored a fantastic goal from 18 yards out.

The 1^st XI Girls lost to Epsom Girls Grammar with Hannah Hoeksema scoring from a well-struck free kick. The 2^nd XI Girls fought hard for a draw, 1-1, against Rutherford’s 2^nd XI. Eunice Ng scored the goal to even the match and was player of the day and special mention to Grace Jessop for her work in goal. Improving each week, the 3^rd XI Girls team lost to Green Bay 2-5 this week, with Eva Zhu playing well in goal and Justine Fraser scoring one goal and setting up the other. The 4^th XI girls team took on a more experienced team from Henderson High School and found themselves down 1-3 at half time. A great 2^nd half fightback saw them earn a 3-3 draw. Veronica Eades, Isabella Mitchell and Michelle Thorp scored the goals and Rosanna Patolo had a great game on the wing. The Junior Premier Girls continued their dominant start to the season with a 6-3 victory over Mt Albert B. Katherine Tanner scored a hat-trick and Natasha van Tilburg scored 2 goals. Anastasia Sekene and Nicole McMillan had excellent games again.

Hockey

The 1^st XI Boys came up against Auckland Grammar this week and were unable to match the experience of their rivals, losing 1-6. The 2^nd XI Boys had their first win of the season, beating AGS 4^th XI 5-2 with Zeasarre Kauvai awarded player of the day. Qualifying for the championship grade was the goal of the Under 15 Boys team before the season started and they did that in style, beating Kelston Boys 12-1 with Luc Vuletich (5), Sam Killip (3) and Luke Fielding (3) grabbing the goals. This team will now play the best U15 teams in Auckland in the championship grade and we wish them well.

The Girls 1^st XI took on Diocesan and were down early in the second half. However the girls equalised quickly and went ahead later in the half to emerge as 2-1 victors. Stacey Purdon scored both goals with assists from Freya Bullock. The 2^nd XI beat Diocesan 3-2 in another comeback win. Down 2-0 at half time, Joanna Wong scored two goals an Bethany Korff nailed the winner for the team’s first win. Natasha van Tilburg went on a scoring rampage in the Under 15 Girls game against Mt Albert Grammar B, scoring 7 of the 8 goals in the 8-1 win. Niocole Brannen was named player of the day.

Lacrosse

Both Lacrosse matches were rescheduled this week due to inclement weather.

Netball

The Premier 1 team had a good week, defeating Marist 37-23 in the Tuesday competition and then drawing 34-34 in the Saturday competition. The Premier 2 team also beat Marist, with score 33-27. The Senior B and Senior C teams both lost, with Hui Qing Jian the player of the day for the Cs. Both Social teams had wins – Social 1 beating Kelston Girls in a very close contest 22-21 and Social 2 winning 24-8 against Kelston Girls’ Social team. In the Junior competition, the Junior Premiers beat St Dominic’s 35-17, Year 10A defeated Lynfield A 35-17 and Year 10C beat Lynfield C 13-10. Year 9A and 9B both beat Marist teams with Natsha van Tilburg and Veronika Afatia named players of the day. Tiana Smith was the best player on the court in the Year 9C teams loss to Lynfield B.

Rugby

The 1^st XV could not quite hold onto to their lead in the game against Waitakere College, with Waitakere scoring late to level the game at 15-15. Lolo Onesemo and Epoki Tauki’uvea lead the Under 16s performance in a great win 31-0 over Sacred Heart. The Under 15s and 4^th Grade teams both lost to Auckland Grammar teams, while the Under 14 team lost to Sacred Heart 7-24.

Squash

The Senior B1 Boysbeat Green Bay Green 4-1, white the B2 Boys won by default. The B1 Girls drew their match with Epsom while the B2 Girls went down to Rangitoto College.

Underwater Hockey

Sam Law scored two goals, but it wasn’t enough as the Senior Open team lost to Mt Albert Grammar 2-10. The Junior Open team also lost to Glendowie College. There was some great news in the Avondale Underwater Hockey community though, as 2010 player Leo Lines was named in NZU19 Men’s team to play in the World Championships in Holland later this year.

Coming up this weekend is the Northern Regional Underwater Hockey tournament at West Wave Aquatic Centre. It is on from Friday to Sunday. This will be a good opportunity to come along and support your mates as they play underwater hockey!

Our Football Ferns Return

Avondale Ist XI squads and Sports Academy footballers were inspired today by a special visit from two ex-students, Kirsty Yallop and Betsy Hassett who are part of the New Zealand Football Ferns squad about to leave for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. Kirsty and Betsy are two of six ex-Avondale students who are currently part of the New Zealand squad. We wish them every success in their upcoming matches.

09/06/11

U15 Hockey Boys make the A Grade!

At the end of 2010 the U15 Boys Hockey Squad’s goal was clear. Having won the B Grade they wanted to qualify to the A Grade, to play against the best hockey schools, teams and players they could. After two convincing wins in the play offs this term they have achieved that goal. This means that the hard work now begins for this group. In order to compete against the best, they must become the best they can be, so Individuals must improve their basic skills, and the team must apply the systems and patterns of play.

The squad is predominantly made up of Sports Academy students. Captained by Dane Tracey, they are young and relatively inexperienced but have passion and a drive to succeed – we wish them luck.

Play Off results:

V Mt Roskill GS 10-1 Win
V Kelston Boys HS 12-1 Win

A Grade fixtures 2011:

Day	Date	Opposition	Time	Venue
Mon	30 May	St Peters College	5pm	AC
Mon	13 June	Sacred Heart College	5pm	AC
Mon	20 June	Kings College 1	6pm	Kings 1
Mon	27 June	Auckland GS 1	5pm	AC
Mon	4 July	St Kentigern College 1	4pm	Tiger Turf
Mon	11 July	Maclean’s College 1	5pm	AC

Spectators are most welcome to come and support the boys.

Water Polo - Second in Auckland

Congratulations to our Senior Boys Water Polo team who finished the Auckland competition in second place.

On Friday night the team played Glendowie College in the Semi Final and won 5 - 3. The final was held Sunday against Sacred Heart College. The boys started well and scored the first goal but unfortunately they let the occasion get to them and failed to shoot and score the goals despite creating a great number of opportunities. The final result was 2nd place in Auckland and 3rd in the North Island Champs.

Star player of the season was Sean Newcombe who scored 64 of our 168 goals. Other players to perform well all season: Jesse Coleman, Tim Howard, George Young, Tom Reutlinger, Sam Law and Kelvin Lim.

TIC: Mr P Jamieson

Sports Results - Week Three

The Premier Boys took on Kelston in a tight game, eventually going down by just three points.

Basketball

The Premier Boys played local rivals Kelston Boys at home last Monday in a close and very exciting game. The result went down to the wire, with Kelston holding on to their lead to win 77-74. The Avondale dance club entertained the crown with a performance at half-time which really added to the atmosphere. On Friday the Premier Boys took on Sacred Heart and came away with a 77-71 victory. The Under 19 Boys division got underway this week, with the U19A Boys defeating Green Bay 55-44 while the U19B Boys went down to Henderson 13-55. Outstanding players for these two teams were Sitani Fa’arua and Jason Ye. The U17A Boys played Waitakere, with Corbin Felix showing the way for the team to an 85-19 victory. The U15 Boys team dominated Rutherford College in a 56-14 victory with good performances by twins Eddie and James Screen.

The Premier Girls team played MAGS in the Monday game last week and unfortunately couldn’t match them, going down 36-81. However the girls bounced back well in the Friday game, beating Diocesan 70-65. Courtenay Le'au'anae top scorer with 23 points and Alyssa-Jean Savelio 21 points. The girls defended well led by Taylor Le'au'anae and Kitele Lomi. The rest of the Girls Basketball programme went unbeaten in the first games of the season, with the U19 Girls beating Green Bay, the U17 Girls beating Waitakere 56-22 and the U15 Girls handing Waitakere a huge defeat winning 79-2.

Football

The Boys 1^st XI played very well against Glenfield College, creating a number of opportunities. However they were unable to capitalise on a dominant last ten minutes and went down 1-2 at the final whistle. The Boys 2^nd XI beat Liston College 4-1 with Gian Pimental playing very well for the player of the day award. The 3^rd XI Boys team convincingly defeated Green Bay 6-1 with Visant Gounder scoring a hat-trick. Man of the match was Te Paki Song and the other scorers were Taylor Norgrave, Daniel Gopal and David Gim. The Year 10 Boys lost their opening game to Massey High School 2-3.

All girls football last week was postponed or cancelled due to the inclement weather on Wednesday.

Hockey

The 1^st XI Boys Hockey team, playing in the top Auckland grade this year, took on Kings College in a very tough match. They defended very well and had a number of opportunities but 0-4 to Kings was the final score. The 2^nd XI Boys, a team with not a lot of hockey experience at all, went down to Kings College 1-5, but showed great heart and will no doubt improve as the season goes on. The 1^st XI Girls team took on Marist in the first game of their season and had an edge in first half but only scored one goal. They dominated the second half, and Freya Bullock scored 3 goals for a 4-0 win. The 2^nd XI Girls lost to Rutherford College 1-5 and like the boys team, is inexperienced and so will improve over the season.

Lacrosse

The Premier Girls team took on Westlake Girls, a team that contained a number of very good players. While Westlake relied on they key players, Avondale College put together a great team effort and won 7-4. The Development Team are still learning the game of Lacrosse and were defeated by Diocesan.

Netball

The netball grading round commenced this week and the Premier 1 team started the season with a draw 26-26 against Mt Albert Grammar 2. The Premier 2 team also had a close game, beating Massey by 1 point, 25-24. The Senior C and Senior Social 1 teams had losses in their first grading games, but the Senior A and Senior Social 2 teams both had wins. The Junior Premier team beat Marist A 25-11, while the rest of the Junior netball teams were undefeated – 10B drew their game, while 9A, 9B, 9C, 10A, 10B and 10C all won their matches. Outstanding players in the Year 9 teams were Elish Tamihere-Godfrey, Lesieli Kaufanga, Jamie Redmond and Eva Zhu.

Orienteering

Avondale College sent a small team to the Auckland Secondary School Individual Orienteering Championships Thomas Stolberger returned from the competition with a silver medal, having earned 2^nd place in the Junior Boys division.

Rugby

The 1^st XV played away to Botany Downs and although they had some good periods of play, they lost 13-21. The U16 Boys rugby team went down 13 - 14 to Tangaroa College in a very close match. The game went down to a last minute try by Avondale captain Lolo Onesemo but the conversion hit the post. Jake Kamuhemu had a great all round game and was the player of the day. The U15 Boys lost to De La Salle 3-38 and the U14 Boys team had a similar results against St Peter’s College – 5-18. The 4^th Grade team though provided some good rugby news, with a comprehensive 36-12 victory over St Kentigern’s.

Squash

The Senior B1 and B2 Girls squash team had a tough start to the season, losing both of their first matches, although at times they played very well. The Senior B1 Boys beat Rutherford College 2 by a score of 4-1, while the Senior B2 Boys team drew their match with Rutherford 1.

Water Polo

The unbeaten run of our Senior Boys Waterpolo team came to an end on Friday when the team lost to Sacred Heart 5-11 (Tom Reutlinger scoring twice), but they came back on Sunday night to beat Western Springs 11-3. Sean Newcombe netted 6 goals in the second game. This should qualify the team for the Auckland Semi-finals to be played this weekend.

Sports Results Term 2, Week Two

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Basketball
Premier Boys	Westlake	Lost 39 - 111	A tough start to the season against a top Westlake outfit. But the positive things to come out of the game was the dedication of our bench players Crobin Felix, Edison Wu, Jamie Amopiu and Robert Ecarnacion who stepped up and played well. The stand out player was Shaydn Estriech who showed no fear on defence.
Premier Girls	Rangitoto	Lost 28 – 110	The Premier Girls played a very well drilled Rangitoto Premier Girls and were convincingly beaten 101-28. Top scorer for Avondale was Courtenay Le'au'anae with 10 points. Captain Taylor Le'au'anae and Alyssa-Jean Savelio both had sound defensive games.
Football
1^st XI Boys	Botany Downs	Lost 1 – 3
Hockey
1^st XI Boys	Macleans	Lost 0 – 3
2^nd XI Girls	Lynfield 2^nd XI	Lost 1 – 5
Lacrosse
Premier Girls	Mt Albert Grammar	Won
Development Girls	Mt Albert Grammar	Won by Default
Netball
Senior C	WSC Senior A	Lost
Junior Premier	Kelston 10B	Won 59 – 3
Year 10A	Lynfield 10A
Year 10B	Massey 10A
Year 10C	St Dominic’s 10B
Year 9A	Marist 9B	Won 46-4	Bronte Seil
Year 9B	Marist 9A	Lost 2 – 33	Jade Wilson-Kali
Year 9C	St Dominic’s	Won 9 – 4	Favor Nweke was the player of the day.
Rugby
1^st XV	Mt Roskill	Lost 6 – 8
Water Polo
Senior Boys	Westlake Boys	Won 10 – 1
Senior Girls	Epsom	Won 5 – 4
Senior Girls	St Kentigern’s	Lost 4 – 7
Underwater Hockey
Senior Open	Glendowie	Lost 2 - 8
Junior Open	Macleans	Won 9 – 1

Sports Results Term 2 Week 1

Newly Named NZ Rep, Janelle Moody

Basketball

The Premier Boys traveled to Rotorua just before the holidays for the Western Heights Basketball tournament – a good opportunity for some pre-season games. The boys lost their first game against Kristin but bounced back to win their second, qualifying for the quarter-finals. They won their quarter-final match against Kamo College by 30 points and in the semi-final they beat Rivers Lakes High School by 35. The final of the tournament was a rematch of the first day’s game against Kristin School. Although the result was the same, the team showed how much they had improved over the weekend – making the game a far closer spectacle the second time around. The team finished 2^nd therefore, a promising start to the season.

Representation

Congratulation to Kate Edwards who was named in the New Zealand Under 19 Lacrosse team over the holidays, and also to Del Crummer, Janelle Moody and Veronica Eades who were named in the New Zealand Under 19 Ultimate Frisbee team for a test series against Australia later in the year.

Winter Sports Codes

All of our Winter codes kick off this term, many of them this week. Good luck to all of our teams and a huge thank you to all of the staff and parents who do so much to ensure that students at Avondale College can participate in sport. A letter will be sent home with all winter sports players outlining the sports fees for this season. Please can these be paid as soon as possible – this year students will be made unavailable for selection for their team after week 3 if their fees have not been paid, or if arrangements have not been made with the school to pay them off over a longer period. Any questions about the Winter Sports programme can be directed to the staff in the Sports Office on 820 1736.

Softball Champions - Boys AND Girls!

The Avondale College boys' team competing at the Division 2 North Island Championships in New Plymouth

The Senior Boys' Softball team had a cracker of a season, being undefeated in the regional competition and conceding only 1 run. Great pitching from Gus Eerden helped take the boys to victory in every game, along with stellar batting from Aaron-Jermaine Tohovaka, Simon McMillan and Matthew Warner.

The boys continued their winning streak at the National Tournament in New Plymouth, until they lost a hard fought game against Hasting Boys High School in a nail-biting tie-breaker. Having only lost one game, the boys were still in 1st place and played Napier Boys High School in the final, winning 5-2. A number of players were chosen for the Tournament Team - Matthew Warner – Infield, Quinten Niu – Outfield and Eden Stubbs – Outfield .

Congratulations to the boys, and we hope to see similar results next year.

TIC: Mr L Rea-McLauchlan

The Girls' Premier Softball team had a tough start, losing three close games at the regional tournament. Undaunted, they went 6-2 in league play to qualify for the league championship game. The team then went to Taranaki for the North Island tournament, finishing 7-2 and winning the North Island championship with strong showings against Pakuranga in the semi-final and beating an undefeated Hastings team 17-10 in the final.

The team was led by Jenna Leeuw and Gillian Wills, who have been selected for the All-Auckland and U-19 White Sox teams, respectively. As well, Freya Bullock and Liana Wiki were selected for the North Island all tournament team.

The team will welcome these two back, along with strong performers Saane Kaufanga, Rachel Moana, and Nicole McMillan next year.

TIC: Mr J Borowicz

Sports Report

Term 1, Week Ending 10 April 2011

Hockey

The Boys 1^st XI are aiming to start the season looking sharp as they are playing in Auckland top school grade this year. The pre-season tour to Whangarei went very well, with some good games and stand out players Jake and Mitchell Murray are in good form.

The Girls 1^st XI benefitted hugely from the trip away to begin the season, showing a lot of improvement through the three games. The early practice matches should stand the team in good stead ahead of the season-opener in Term 2.

Triathlon

Avondale College sent 4 teams to the Team Tag Triathlon at St Kentigern’s College. The Under 16 Mixed teams finished 6^th and 9^th, while the Under 19 Girls team unfortunately failed to finish due to an injury sustained on the run. The best result of the day went to the Under 14 Mixed team of Luke Fielding, Jake Erson and Caitlin Mann who won a silver medal.

Wrestling

The Avondale College Wrestling Team of 6 had another outing over the weekend, following on from the North Island Championships last weekend. This time the team headed back down to Hamilton for the National Secondary School Championships. Rushlee Pearce gained a silver medal in the Junior Boys division, while Ruth Minturn earned herself a national title, winning gold in the Junior Girls division. Ruth then moved up a grade, with more success – winning the Bronze medal in the Senior Girls division. It was a great event a huge debt of thanks is owed to Mr C Miller who has looked after the team and trained them up to a very high level in a very short period of time.

Representation

Honours Assembly was held on Monday and was a chance for the school to recognize outstanding achievements across academic, cultural, service and sporting disciplines. A number of our students were recognised for representing Auckland and New Zealand in their chosen sport. They are:

Freya Bullock Auckland Under 17 Softball team

Gus Eerden Auckland Under 19 Softball team

Luke Hawks Auckland Under 19 Softball team

Jenna Leeuw Auckland Under 19 Sofball team

Michael McKinnon Auckland Under 17 Touh team

Quinten Niu Auckland Under 15 Softball team

Donny Seualuga Auckland Under 15 Touch team

Gillian Wills Auckland Under 19 Softball team

Kate Edwards New Zealand Under 19 Lacrosse Team

Logan van Gils New Zealand Judo Team

Rima Kamoe New Zealand Under 17 Tag team

Anastasia Sekene New Zealand Under 17 Tag team

Te Oramae Solomon New Zealand Under18 Basketball team

Gillian Wills Reserve - New Zealand Under 19 Junior White Sox Softball team

Sports Results

Avondale's 1st XI winning against Mcleans College

Athletics

Avondale College had another very successful Athletics outing this week – this time at the North Island Championships in Hamilton. The top Avondale College results were:

Phillip Wyatt 1^st in the Senior Triple Jump and 2^nd in the Senior Long Jump

Saane Kaufanga 3^rd in the Intermediate Girls Javelin

Ethan Sorrell 4^th in the Intermediate Boys High Jump

Lotima Apolosi 4^th in the Boys Open Hammer Throw

Ryan Burgess qualified for the final in the 300m and was a member of the 4x100m relay team.

Cricket

The Boys 1^st XI had their last match of the term on Thursday and Friday last week. It was a great occasion to be able to play in front of the school during the day and the boys’ performance lifted with the support. Batting first on Thursday, Avondale College scored 230/9 declared with good contributions from all of the top order batsmen. Joseph Bell-Tyrer top scored with 41 while Sachin Variath hit 26 and Mark van Tilburg 33. Chasing 231 for first innings points Macleans College started well, but Vishi Kumar took wickets at key moments in the match, finishing with 6 for 69. Harshal Vyas and Anas Patel shared the other wickets as Macleans were dismissed for 213 late in the day to give Avondale College the first innings points. This puts them on top of the table in the Plate Championship leading into Term 4.

The Girls 1^st XI played the quarter final on the NZCT Cup against St Cuthbert’s College on Wednesday and lost narrowly in a hard-fought contest.

Equestrian

Alison Potts rode in a composite school team at the North Island Dressage Championships and the team gained 2^nd place in the overall open championship.

Softball

The Senior Boys and Senior Girls team both competed at the Division 2 North Island Championships in New Plymouth. It was a great week for both teams who played hard through all of their games and both teams ended up winning the final of their division to become Champions. Matthew Warner, Quinten Niu and Eden Stubbs were named in the boys Tournament team, while on the girls side Freya Bullock and Liana Wiki made the team. Both the boys and girls teams’ coaching staffs were named to the tournament team as well. Congratulations to the teams and thanks to Mr Rea-McLauchlan, Mr Borowicz, Ms Lange and the parents that went down with the team for their time and effort in putting the trip together.

Orienteering

The Auckland Sprint Finals were held last weekend and Thomas Stolberger placed 8^th overall in the Junior Boys division.

Ultimate

The Senior Boys Ultimate team played off for 3^rd and 4^th in the Auckland Championships against Takapuna Grammar and came away with a comfortable win to claim 3^rd place. Simon Gasson played another great game and led the team well throughout the season

Water Polo

The Senior Boys were dominant in their game against Lynfield College, winning 16-1 with Sean Newcombe scoring 9 goals. However, their unbeaten run to start the season came to an end when they lost to Kelston Boys 2-6 with a couple of key players missing at camp. The Junior Boys team won against Mt Albert 9-7 with some outstanding play from Cisco van Rijk. The Junior Girls drew 3-3 with Mt Albert Grammar.

Waka Ama

Two individuals represented Avondale College at the Waka Ama Nationals Regatta in Rotorua last week. Alyssa-Jean Savelio competed in the J19 Girls W1 250m Sprint. She progressed through to the Championship Final placing 6^th overall. Anjelica Matapo competed in the J16 Girls W1 250m Sprint, progressing as far as the plate semi final and placing 3^rd - just missing out on being in the plate final by 1.71 seconds

Wrestling

The Avondale College Wrestling team headed down to the North Island Championships held in Hamilton and had a very successful tournament. After only three training session, the team returned with two bronze medals and one gold. Kae Combridge won bronze in the Senior Boys Division, Rushlee Pearce won bronze in the Junior Boys division and Ruth Minturn won it all, claiming a gold medal in the Junior Girls Division.

Sports Report – Term 1, Week Ending 27 March 2011

Cricket

Saturday cricket was washed out for the second time in the season meaning no play was possible in any of the boys cricket matches. The Boys 1^st XI were in the middle of a two-day game against Rangitoto College which was therefore called a draw.

The Girls 1^st XI fared better with the weather, hosting a strong St Kentigern’s side on Wednesday afternoon. St Kent’s won the toss and sent Avondale in to bat. Avondale scored 110 runs from the 20 overs with Natasha van Tilburg scoring 52 not out and Michelle Thorp 28. Our bowlers put St Kents under pressure, with catches from Stacey Purdon and Michelle Thorp taking key wickets. At the end of 20 overs St Kents had also scored 110, leaving the scores tied. Avondale was declared the winner, having taken more wickets.

On Thursday and Friday the Girls 1^st XI took part in the NZCT Auckland Girls Cricket Tournament in which they played three games and won three games which qualified them for the quarter-finals. Avondale’s strongest bowlers were Amy Dalzell, Natasha van Tilburg, Danica MacLean and Yanica Auva’a. Natasha van Tilburg continued her rich vein of form with the bat, scoring 55 not out and 57 not out in the first two matches. The quarter final game will be played at Avondale College on Wednesday against St Cuthbert’s College.

Touch

The Premier Girls took part in the Auckland Regional Touch tournament over the weekend, having qualified by winning the Western Zone competition. The day started well with a 3-3 draw against Northland College and a 4-2 win over Waitakere College. The team then had losses to Rangitoto and Mahurangi, and had to wait on some other results to work out their final placing. In the end, Team gained 3^rd overall and with this result, the girls team has qualified for Nationals to be held 9-11 December in Hamilton. Captain Faamu Ross, who never stopped trying, was outstanding and was supported well by Claudia West and Renee Ikitogia.

Softball

The Senior Boys finished the Western Zone competition with a big win against Aorere College, with some massive hits from Simon McMillan, Matt Warner and Aaron Tohovaka against a heavy wind. The match was a good warm up for the upcoming Division 2 National Tournament, which the Senior Girls team will also be attending.

Tennis

Unfortunately all Saturday tennis games were rained off this week.

Ultimate

After dominating Northcote College in the quarter-finals, the Senior Boys ultimate team drew Westlake Boys, the defending champions, in the semi-final round. Both teams put on a fantastic display of competitive Ultimate, with Avondale playing their best game of the season. Blair McCullough was a giant on defense, Solomon Marshall marked very well while Simon Gasson provided the offensive spark. Unfortunately it was not quite enough, as Westlake also played a great game and won 8-5. The boys will play for 3^rd this week – which will be a great achievement in only their first year of playing.

The Senior Girls team has been improving all season and entered the playoffs with an outside chance of making the final. They surpassed all expectations, however, when they surprised Takapuna Grammar School 4-3 in the semi-final and then caused the upset of the season – beating Northcote College 6-3 in the final to become Auckland Champions. All of the team played extremely well and Coach Mr Stewart put the win down to the girls commitment to training and team work on the field.

Water Polo

The Senior Boys continued their strong season with a 9-2 victory over Mt Roskill. Sean Newcombe, Jesse Coleman and Kelvin Lin played very well. The Senior Girls lost a close game to Northcote College the final score of 2-6 did not reflect the amount of possession the Avondale team had. The Junior Boys team also had a close defeat, going down 7-9 to Green Bay. Cisco van Rijk, Reed Hallett and Lex Doesburg all had great games. The Junior Girls team beat Marist 5-1 – an excellent result for the team with Caitlin and Briahna Mann as well as Reese Gleeson playing very well.

Waka Ama

The Girls Waka Ama team competed in the Auckland Sprint regatta and posted some good results on their way to 2^nd place in the Plate Final.

Six Golds for Avondale Athletes

Congratulations to those who competed in the Auckland athletics championships last week.

Of particular note is Maggie Bradley who has now won the Girls Open 3000m Race Walk for the 5th year in a row - an absolutely remarkable record. She has dominated race walking in Auckland and also won national medals.

Gold medals were also won by Head Boy Phillip Wyatt: 1st in the Senior Long Jump and Triple Jump, Saane Kaufanga 1st in the Intermediate Girls Javelin, Milan Pickering 1st in the Intermediate Boys Shot Put, Timotheo Isaya 1st Junior Boys High Jump and 2nd in the Triple Jump, Ethan Sorrell 2nd Intermediate Boys High Jump, Intermediate Girls Relay Team 2nd (Rebecca Wyatt, Lizzie Hurrell, Hope Curtis, Jasmine Pereira)

Other medalist were Lotima Apolosi 3rd Boys Open Hammer Throw, Elizabeth Hurrell 3rd Junior Girls 100m and 4th 200m and Neil Aliioaiga 3rd Junior Boys Shot Put and Javelin.

Luke Fielding came 4th in the Junior Boys 3000m and 5th in the 1500m, and Rebecca Wyatt came 4th in the Intermediate Girls Triple Jump. Fifth place was won by Hope Curtis in the Int Girls High Jump, Alyssa-Jean Savelio in the Senior Girls Javelin and the Open Boys 4x400m Relay (Tim Brebner, Phillip Wyatt, Ryan Burgess, Sitiveni Ramatalei)

Teacher in Charge: Mr G Haigh

Ultimate Champions!

Avondale College’s Ultimate Frisbee girls’ team won the Auckland Secondary School Girls Ultimate Championship last week.

This is the inaugural Girls Championship and this is the first year that Avondale have entered. The girls have shown great commitment to training and their improvement in skill and strategy has been impressive.

Although they lost their first round of game, they steadily improved and started winning at the business end of the season.

Some of the girls trialed recently for the New Zealand Under 19 team, and have a realistic shot at making the squad, which will be named in early April.

The team are: Veronica Eades 13HGL, Del Crummer 13BWN, Maggie Bradley 13ASH, Luna Oliveira 13MNY, Ruth Crowe 13SNR, Savath Chan 13RLY, Janelle Moody 12WOO, Katrina Rore 13LGA, Samantha Tofae 13WKR, Skye Hurst 13BWN, Leilani Kaihe 13LGA

Coach: Mr I Stewart zste@avcol.school.nz

Sports Results - Week 6

Breaststroke Champion, Caitlin Mann

As the summer sports season draws to a close, some excellent results are being achieved by our summer sport players. Achievements worthy of special mention this week were:

Hayden Cate’s unbeaten century for the 2^nd XI cricket team
The Premier Girls Touch team winning the Western Zone competition and qualifying for Auckland Championships
Caitlin Mann winning the Junior Girls Breaststroke title at Central/West Zone Swimming Champs
The Senior Boys Water Polo team finishing 3^rd at North Island Champs

Next week is summer tournament week and we have several team involve in events around the country. The Softball teams will be heading to New Plymouth for the Division 2 National tournament, the Waka Ama team will be competing at the NZ Secondary School Regatta in Rotorua and the wrestling team will be competing at the North Island Championships. Good luck to all students involved in these events and a HUGE thank you to the staff who are giving up large amounts of time (in some cases overnight stays) to take these teams away.

Cricket

The Boys 1^st XI began a two-day game against Rangitoto College on Saturday, the fourth time the two teams have played this year in various competitions. Due to a damp pitch, the start was delayed and the batsmen breather a sigh of relief when Sachin Variath won the toss and elected to field first. Progress by Rangitoto was slow with some tight bowling by Avondale. Rangitoto ended the day on 163/6 and the game will continue next Saturday.

The Boys 2^nd XI continued their successful start in the two-day match against Liston College. Resuming on 126/1, Avondale declared their innings closed at 293/2 with a 175 run lead. The highlight of the day was Hayden Cate’s unbeaten century and he finished the innings on 107 not out, and was ably supported by Saurabh Banodhia who was 54*. Looking for an outright win, Avondale attacked from the bowling crease, with Faizan Kapadia bowling fast and accurately. He finished with 4/21 and was supported well by Nihal Patel who took 3 wickets. However, Liston were able to hold on and finished on 88/7. The match was drawn with first innings points to Avondale.

The Year 10 Boys continued their match with Auckland Grammar in a precarious state at 5/3, but fought hard through the day. They were bowled out of 52 and forced to follow-on, but batted the rest of the day to ensure the match was drawn. Mark Mildon had an impressive debut for the team, despite no previous batting experience. Nick Ball was Avondale’s most outstanding player.

The Year 9 Boys match against Liston College was set up nicely with Avondale on 13/1 chasing 186 for first innings points. Marcus Smillie led the batting effort with a courageous 31, batting through a knee injury, but Avondale fell just short, being bowled out for 117. Liston finished the day on 13/2 and the match was drawn.

Golf

The Premier Boys Golf team went down to Ormiston 13.5 - 22.5 in a close match.

Touch

The Premier Girls defeated Rutherford College 8 – 3 in the last game of the Western Zone Competition, which was enough to clinch the title. As the winner of the Western Zone, the team qualifies for the Auckland Secondary School Touch Championships to be held this weekend.

The Premier Boys defeated Hoani Waititi 5 – 3 in their last game, narrowly missing out on qualification to the Auckland Secondary School Touch Championships.

Softball

The Senior Boys team had another dominating game, this time against Rutherford College, emerging as 14 – 0 victors. They also beat Onehunga High School.

Swimming

The Central/West Zone swim meet was held on Tuesday 15 March at West Wave Aquatic Centre. Avondale College was well represented in the pool and in the final results with the following standout performances:

Caitlin Mann 1^st Junior Girls Breaststroke

Sean Newcombe 2^nd Senior Boys Backstroke

Ezekiel Kaleopa 2^nd Junior Boys Backstroke
Sean Newcombe 3^rd Senior Boys Freestyle

Trent Andersen 3^rd Intermediate Boys Breaststroke

Rueben Goh 3^rd Junior Boys Backstroke

Avondale relay teams:

1^st Open Girls Butterfly

1^st Junior Girls Breaststroke

3^rd Junior Girls Freestyle

3^rd Intermediate Boys Freestyle

3^rd Junior Girls Medley

3^rd Intermediate Boys Medley

Tennis

The Senior A Boys had a good Saturday out, defeating Lynfield College 6-3. Two matches were very close, but unfortunately Avondale came out on the wrong side of them, the Senior B Boys losing 4-5 to MAGS and the Senior A Girls losing 4-5 to Green Bay. The Intermediate Boys played a lot of good tennis, despite going down 2-7 to Kelston Boys. The Senior B Girls lost to Auckland Girls Grammar 0-9, the lop-sided score reflecting the fact that Avondale’s team is made up of beginners while Auckland Girls Grammar’s squad is one of the top teams. The girls still gained a lot of good experience from the match. The Intermediate Girls team had a 5-4 win over St Dominic’s which included a couple of wins from Avondale beginner players, proving that the work they are putting in at training is starting to pay off.

Ultimate

The Senior Boys team finished the round robin competition with a well-earned 14 – 4 victory over Takapuna 2. They used all the skills and strategies they have learned over the previous month and it was a good all-round team effort. In the playoff to see the quarter finals, Avondale played Takapuna 1, a team that beat them last week. This time, Avondale put the pressure on early and leapt out to an 8-1 lead. Although they took the foot off the gas, they still cruised to a 9 – 6 win. They will be seeded 3^rd for the quarter finals starting next week.

The Senior Girls team is improving fast and had a very narrow loss, 4 – 5, to Takapuna in the first game this week. Janelle Moody has led the team extraordinarily well and, like the team, has improved each week. The girls played brilliant defense in their second game, against Northcote, the competition leaders, and gained their first points of the competition with a very well-earned 2 – 2 draw.

Water Polo

The Senior Boys competed at the North Island Championships on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. With a record of three wins and a loss from pool play, Avondale progressed to the semi finals, where they lost to Northcote College. In the 3^rd/4^th place game, they played very well for an 11 – 6 win. Thus, Avondale finished in 3^rd place overall – a great result. The team scored 45 goals, conceding only 32 and the player of the tournament for Avondale was Sean Newcombe with a 25 goals in 6 games.

Unfortunately both the Senior Girls and Junior Girls had a loss this week, while the Junior Boys had no game.

Sports Results - Week Five

The poor weather on Saturday washed out much of last weekend’s sport, but there was still plenty of action in week 5 of the school year. Western Zone athletics were held at the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere and Avondale had a very successful meet with 30 students qualifying to the Greater Auckland Championships. Two students also had had success outside of school in the Auckland Athletics Championships. Saane Kaufanga won the Women’s 16-grade Javelin competition and Maggie Bradley won the Women’s 19-grade 3000m Race Walk.

Athletics

Thirty athletes finished in the top-three of their event to automatically qualify to the Greater Auckland Championships which will be held on Monday 21 March at Mt Smart Stadium. Top individual performers were Elizabeth Hurrell who won the Junior Girls Long Jump and Junior Girls 100m and placed second in the Junior Girls 200m and Timotheo Isaya who won the Junior Boys High Jump and Junior Boys Triple Jump and gained second place in the Junior Boys Long Jump. Other athletes who won their events were:

Nechita Inwood Junior Girls 800m

Luke Fielding Junior Boys 1500m

Jasmine Pereira Intermediate Girls Shot Put

Saane Kaufanga Intermediate Girls Javelin

Milan Pickering Intermediate Boys Shot Put

Sitiveni Ramatalei Senior Boys Triple Jump

Lotima Apolosi Senior Boys Shot Put

Cricket

All cricket on the weekend was washed out.

Touch

Both Avondale touch teams continue to do well in the Western Zone competition. The Premier Girls beat Kelston Girls 8 – 1, and then beat Massey High School 2 – 0 in a very close match.

The Premier Boys played a brilliant game of touch against Green Bay High School. The boys were absolutely dominant from the first set of six. Great debut by Hamish Birkbeck who showed fantastic pace and agility. The team executed plays perfectly with notable try scoring moves from Mason Lino and Desmond Rere, as well as Rima Kamoe who set up a number of touchdowns..

Softball

The Senior Girls had to contend with rain stoppages in their Western Zone competition this week. The game against Aorere College is still in progress, locked at 3-all when rain forced the game to be delayed. It will be completed this week when the girls are scheduled to have a bye. In the second game, against Otahuhu, the girls gave up gave up 11 runs in the first inning, digging themselves into a big hole. They fought hard to get back into the match, but fell just short – the final score 9 – 14. Veronica Vargas and Freya Bullock both had home runs to lead the offense.

The Senior Boys team had big wins against Otahuhu (14 – 0) and Green Bay (20 – 0) this week and are currently dominating the Central West Zone. A stern test will come this week though, when they face Auckland Grammar School who are also doing very well.

Volleyball

The Premier Boys volleyball team dropped their first set of the year, but came back strongly to maintain their unbeaten record this year. They beat Kelston Boys 2 – 0 and then Waitakere 2 – 1.

The Premier Girls team lost to Long Bay and Otahuhu over the weekend, but the Senior Girls team fared much better in the Central West Zone beating both Western Springs and Marist in straight sets.

Tennis

All tennis was rained off on Saturday and this round will now be played on the reserve day – Saturday 26 March.

Ultimate

The Senior Boys team started off the week well with a convincing 8 – 1 win over Westlake Boys 2. Missing a few key players at camp, the boys showed they are grasping the key elements of the sport and the increase in strategy showed on the field. In the second game of the day, they came up against defending champions Westlake 1. The boys made some amazing plays including the catch of the season by Elvin Alfaro, who dived to catch a disc that could only have been millimeters above the ground, and Tim Brebner using his face to block an opposition pass. However, it was to no avail, Westlake coming out on top 8 – 4.

The Senior Girls showed dramatic improvement in their second game of the season, losing narrowly to Northcote 3 – 7.

Water Polo

The Senior Boys team beat Liston 6 – 4 and Green Bay 14 – 3 to maintain their unbeaten record. Sean Newcombe put 9 nine goals in the back of the net in the two games. The Junior Boys beat Lynfield 11 – 5 with Lex Doesburg netting 5 times. The Senior Girls lost to Carmel, while the Junior Girls showed that their season holds a lot of promise with a win against Western Springs 8 – 3. Caitlin Mann and Reese Gleeson had outstanding games.

Waka Ama

Unfortunately the Waka Ama sprints was cancelled over the weekend due to poor weather conditions.

Cricket Exchange with Fraser High School

Western Zone Athletics Meet

Sports Results - Week Four

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
Boys 1^st XI	St Kentigern’s	Lost by 95 runs	St Kentigern’s College: 207/6 Vishi Kumar 2/21 Faizan Kapadia 2/39 Avondale College: 113 Harshal Vyas 26
Girls 1^st XI	Bye
Boys 2^nd XI	Mt Albert Grammar	In Progress	Mt Albert Grammar: 328/6 dec Andy Glubb 3/47 MAGS won the toss and elected to bat first. They have posted a formidable total after the first day. Unfortunately the boys had a down day in the field which cost them some chances. Andy Glubb was the pick of the bowlers.
Boys 3^rd XI	Marcellin 1^st XI	Won	Marcellin College: 95/7 Avondale College: 96/5 Hayden Harris 40 Craig Mildon 21* Avondale won the toss and sent Marcellin in to bat. Hayden Harris took two wickets in his first spell as Avondale held them to 95/7 off their 30 overs. Avondale chased down the score in 18.3 overs thank in large part to a 79 run partnership for the 5^th wicket between Hayden Harris and Craig Mildon.
Boys Year 10	Mt Roskill	Won by Default
Boys Year 9	Massey High	In Progress	Avondale College: 71 Massey High: 94/7
Golf
Premier Boys	Glendowie	Lost 9 – 27	Mitchell Darrah won his match 5.5 – 3.5.
Touch
Premier Girls	Massey 2	Won 7 – 1
Premier Boys	Massey 1	Lost 1 – 3
Premier Boys	Kelston	Drew 2 – 2
Softball
Senior Girls Division 1 One Day Tournament	Orewa College	Lost 0 – 5	Strong pitching from Gillian Wills and good infield play from Jenna Leeuw, Freya Bullock and Jasmine Pereira.
	One Tree Hill	Lost	Continued strong pitching from Gillian. Great double play in this game. Stop by Gillian, thrown home to Jenna Leeuw for one out then thrown to first for the double play to end the innings.
	Aorere	Lost
	Epsom Girls	Lost 7 – 9	Both teams’ offense came alive in this game. Jenna Leeuw hit a triple, Jasmine Pereira had two steals and Emma-Rose Owens had a hit and stole home for a score. The team has only just started and has already improved dramatically since their first practice.
Senior Boys Division 2 One Day Tournament	Papakura
	Lynfield
	Northcote
	TBC
	TBC
Senior Girls	St Mary’s College
Senior Girls	Mt Albert Grammar
Volleyball
Premier Girls	Rangitoto	Lost 1 – 3	Lost in 4 sets: (8 – 25, 25 – 23, 7 – 25, 19-25)
Premier Girls	Manurewa	Lost 0 – 3	Lost in straight sets: (8 – 25, 7 – 25, 12 – 25)
Senior Girls	Massey High	Won 2 – 0
Senior Girls	Marcellin 2	Won 2 – 0
Premier Boys	Massey High	Won 2 – 0	Christian Tuaifaiva was very good, Nathan Te Aonui was incredible.
Premier Boys	Marcellin	Won 2 – 0
Tennis
Senior A Boys	Massey
Senior B Boys	Lynfield	Won 9 – 0	Complete reversal of last week’s results – a comfortable 9-0 win.
Intermediate Boys	Kings College	Lost 3 – 6
Senior A Girls	Waitakere	Win 6 – 3
Senior B Girls	Auckland Girls	Won 8 – 1	A great win for this group of girls who are mostly new to tennis. Even the game that we lost went to a tie-breaker.
Intermediate Girls	Mt Albert	Lost 3 – 6	A loss, but a number of close games.
Water Polo
Senior Boys	Waitakere	Won 12 – 2	George Young and James Law netted 3 goals each.
Senior Boys	Mt Albert	Won 14 – 1	Sean Newcombe – 5 goals, George Young – 4 goals
Senior Girls	Mt Albert	Lost
Junior Boys	Western Springs	Won 8 – 5	Lex Doesburg scored 3 goals
Junior Girls	Westlake Girls	Lost 2 – 3	Narrow loss for the Junior Girls team.

Sports Results - Week Three

Mat Fraser receives his school cap for 15 First XI Cricket appearances. Matt then went on to score 72 not out in the 10 wicket win over Rangitoto College.

Week Three was a huge week of sport for the school and included two of the biggest events of the school sports year. The school swimming sports was held on Wednesday at West Wave pool in Henderson, and the entire school participated in the Athletics day on Friday. Congratulations to all those who took part and to those who won their events. Both days showcased Avondale College’s fantastic school spirit with all of the students supporting and cheering each other on.

Representation

Sachin Variath has been selected to the Auckland Secondary School Cricket Association team which will tour India later on this year. He cemented his place in the side by scoring a century in the final trial match on Sunday. Congratulations, Sachin!

Cricket

The Boys 1^st XI cricket team notched up their first win of the One-Day competition with a commanding performance against Rangitoto College at Rangitoto. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Avondale piled the pressure on the batsmen, who struggled to score on a seemingly slow wicket. With the run rate kept under control, Vinay Patel took the chance to attack the batsmen and created havoc, finishing with figures of 5/19. Set a target of only 110, Matthew Fraser and Sachin Variath made the pitch look very easy to bat on, as they overhauled the total in the 16^th over. Matthew brought up his 50 in only 34 balls and ended on 72 not out including some excellent sixes. Sachin was also there at the end on 29 not out.

The Girls 1^st XI played their first game of the season against St Cuthbert’s. Batting first, Avondale didn’t lose many wickets, but the scoring rate was slow and they finished on 85/1 after their 20 overs. Natasha van Tilburg finished on 39 not out. Unfortunately this was not enough as St Cuthbert’s scored 86/2. Isabelle Gray took 1/13.

The Boys 2^nd XI drew their match against Parnell College after two days of play. Last week Parnell scored 210/9 with Roopesh Vanamala taking 4/33. Avondale replied with 181 all out – a solid batting effort, but not quite enough to take first innings points. Nihal Patel scored 29 and Roopesh Vanamala rounded out a great game with 24. With only a few minutes left in the game, Parnell batted for the second time and finished on 28/2. New coach Mr Le Roux says this team has talent and he has high hopes for the rest of the season.

The Boys Year 10 team continued their match against Liston College. Avondale set 81 in their first innings and Parnell declared their innings closed at 170, chasing an outright win. Avondale batted much better in the second innings and held on to be 112/6 at the end. Nick Ball top-scored in the second innings with 19.

The Boys Year 9 team were in control of their match against Auckland Grammar School. Avondale had bowled AGS out last week for 92 and they continued their innings this week. Marcus Smillie brought up a half-century and Sam Bell-Tyrer scored 41 in Avondale’s total of 193/4. This sealed first innings points for Avondale, but they chased the outright win. Auckland Grammar finished on 125/6 and thus the match ended in a draw.

Touch

This week was very successful for both Avondale's Touch teams. The Premier Boys team beat Massey 3 by 10-0 and Massey 2 by 7-0 with great attacking flair and strong defence. Mason Lino and Don Tofae played particularly well. The Premier Girls also had a win, beating St Dominic’s 7-1 to remain unbeaten so far this season.

Volleyball

The Premier Boys volleyball team were untroubled in their first games of the season, beating Henderson and Onehunga in straight sets. The Senior Girls team also started well in the Western Zone competition, beating Lynfield (25-5, 25-11) and Waitakere (25-10, 25-10). The Premier Girls found the going tougher in the Premier Grade, losing their games to Mangere and MAGS.

Tennis

The Senior A Boys had a comfortable win first up, accounting for Waitakere 8-1. The Intermediate Boys also had a win, beating Massey High 6-3. The other tennis teams all had slow starts to the season, but showed promise. Several of the games that were lost were lost in a tie-breaker.

School Athletics Day

Sports Results - Week Two

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
Boys 1^st XI	Rangitoto	Won by 10 wickets	Rangitoto: 109 Vinay Patel 5/19 Avondale College 110/0 Matthew Fraser 72* Sachin Variath 29* Note: Matt’s 50 came off 34 balls
Girls 1^st XI	St Cuthbert’s	Lost	Avondale College: 85/1 Natasha van Tilburg 39* St Cuthbert’s 86/2 Issy Mitchelll 1/13
Boys 2^nd XI	Parnell	Draw	Parnell: 210/9 dec Roopesh Vanamala 4/33 Avondale: 181 Nihal Patel 29 Roopesh Vanamala 24 Hayden Cate 23 Parnell: 28/2
Boys 3^rd XI	Western Springs	Lost
Boys Year 10	Liston	Draw	Avondale College: 81 Minesh Patel 20 Liston College: 170/4 dec Minesh Patel 1/15 Sath Ekneligoda 1/6 Avondale College 112/6 Nick Ball 19
Boys Year 9	Auckland Grammar	First Innings Win	Auckland Grammar School: 92 Avondale College: 193/4 dec Marcus Smillie 50 Sam Bell-Tyrer 41 Auckland Grammar School: 125/6 Note: Jake Erson took a great catch to get the second wicket.
Touch
Premier Girls	St Dominic’s	Won 7 – 1
Premier Boys	Massey 3	Won 10 – 0	The premier boys started their season in fine fashion with two victories in the opening double header round. They easily accounted for the Massey 3 side 10-0 and were never troubled by Massey 2 with a 7-0 victory. The boys played with great flair in attack while Mason Lino and Don Tafoe were strong in defence.
Premier Boys	Massey 2	Won 7 – 0
Volleyball
Premier Girls	Mangere	Lost 0 – 3	Lost in straight sets (8-25, 7-25, 14-25)
Premier Girls	MAGS	Lost 0 – 3	Lost in straight sets (15-25, 21-25, 22-25)
Senior Girls	Lynfield	Won 2 – 0	Won in straight sets (25-5, 25-11)
Senior Girls	Waitakere	Won 2 – 0	Won in straight sets (25-10, 25-10)
Premier Boys	Henderson	Won	Won is straight sets
Premier Boys	Onehunga	Won	Won in straight sets
Tennis
Senior A Boys	Waitakere	Won 8 – 1	A comfortable win for the top Avondale tennis team.
Senior B Boys	Massey High	Lost 2 – 7
Intermediate Boys	Massey High	Won 6 – 3
Senior A Girls	Auckland Girls	Lost 3 – 6	The Avondale girls played some good tennis but were just beaten by Auckland Girls Grammar. Two of the losses Avondale suffered were on tie-breakers.
Senior B Girls	MAGS	Lost 0 – 9
Intermediate Girls	Mt Roskill	Lost 3 – 6
Water Polo
Senior Girls	Takapuna	Lost
Swimming
Senior Boys	Sean Newcombe	A fantastic day was had at the West Wave pool for the annual Avondale College Swimming Sports. There were a number of great swims during the day, but two performances stood out above the rest. Caitlin Mann dominated the pool during her races, taking part in seven events with seven wins including all of the Junior Girls events and a number of the Open events as well. Sean Newcombe swam nine events winning eight of them and coming in second in the only race he did not win. Congratulations to all of the students who took part in the event and thanks to the Sports Council students who helped with timing and recording on the day.
Senior Girls	Holly Rayner/ Emma Heaps
Intermediate Boys	Tom Ruetlinger
Intermediate Girls	Belinda Dixon
Junior Boys	Rueben Goh
Junior Girls	Caitlin Mann

College Swim Sports

The College Swim Sports were held at Henderson West Wave Pool, with two outstanding swimmers dominating all of their events.

Girls – Caitlin Mann (Year 9) won all of the Girls Open Events she entered and every Junior Girls Event – Seven Starts with Seven Titles.

Boys – Sean Newcombe (Year 12) won every Senior Boys Event and all but one of the Boys Open Events. He swam nine events with Eight Titles and a second place.

Sean is a member of the New Zealand Under 17 Waterpolo Team and a specialist swimmer in the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Team.

Special Mention - Ula Dociejewska (Poland) one of our International students who came down and swam very well – she has also joined our senior girls waterpolo team.

Results and outstanding performances 2011

	Junior Girls	Junior Boys
CHAMPION	Caitlin Mann (21 Points)	Rueben Goh (9 Points)
Runner-up	Briahna Mann (10 Points)	Ezekeil Kaleopa (8 Points)
	Reese Gleeson (7 Points)	Tanmay Mohini (3)
	Chantelle Wollener (2)	Tyler Guttenbiel (3)

	Intermediate Girls	Intermediate Boys
CHAMPION	Belinda Dixon (12 Points	Tom Reulinger (11 Points)
Runner-up	Sarah-Jane Moncur (8)	Trent Andersen (9 Points)
	Leanne Goh (6)	Ben Wu (8 Points)
	Rebeka Fastnedge (4)

	Senior Girls	Senior Boys
CHAMPION	= Holly Rayner (3 Points)	Sean Newcombe (26 Points)
Runner-up	= Emma Heaps (3 Points)	Jesse Coleman (4)
	Anna Paskaleff (2)	Jakob Perl (4)
	Breige McAteer (2)	Kelvin Lim (4)
	Ula Dociejewska (Poland)	Tim Howard (4)
		George Young (2)

Our School Swim Team will include all of the above swimmers with several more swimmers to be added for our school relay teams.

Thanks to all who made the event run so well, and to our Senior Girls from the Sports Council who did all the timekeeping and recording.

Sports Results Summary of Week One

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
Boys 1^st XI	MAGS	Lost by 149 run	Mount Albert Grammar: 198/9 Vishi Kumar 2/23 Pretesh Patel 2/36 Avondale College: 49 Harshal Vyas 13 Avondale won the toss and sent MAGS into bat. A good fielding effort saw three runouts and MAGS were in some trouble midway through the innings. A late fight back saw them post 198/9 off their 50 overs. Unfortunately this proved too much for the Avondale batsmen who struggled against some good bowling. Avondale were finally bowled out for 49.
Boys 2^nd XI	Parnell	In Progress
Boys Year 10	Liston	In Progress	Avondale College: 81 Minesh Patel 20 Liston College: 38/2 Minesh Patel 1/10 Sath Ekneligoda 1/6
Boys Year 9	Auckland Grammar	In Progress	Auckland Grammar School: 92 Sam Bell-Tyrer 5/26 Wynand Claasens Wicket Maiden Bhava Arora Wicket Maiden Avondale College: 82/0 Marcus Smillie 44* Sam Bell-Tyrer 16*
Touch
Premier Girls	Waitakere	Won 4 – 2

Sports Results - Term One Week One

1^st XI boys Cricket got underway before the official start of school with Avondale College playing two matches. Most other summer sports will also start up extremely quickly in what is a very busy start to the school year for the Avondale Sports Department.

Cricket

A young and inexperienced Avondale College Boys 1^st XI took the field for their first competition match of the season on Friday, up against Auckland Grammar School. Avondale upset AGS to start last year’s season and were keen to do so again. Unfortunately AGS proved too strong scoring a formidable 254/7. Pretesh Patel took 3/48 and was ably supported by Harshal Vyas. The Avondale batsmen didn’t give their wickets away during the chase, but were unable to keep up with the steep run rate and finished on 176/8. Matt Fraser scored a half century in making 52. The team showed it could compete with the big teams at this level, but need to build some confidence given their youth.

The Boys 1^st XI also played on Saturday in the second game of the season, hosting Kelston Boys High. Avondale batted first and scored 136 with good contributions from Vinnay Patel, 32, and Mitchell Murray, 31. Defending a low score was always going to be tough and so it proved with Kelston making 138/2. Harshal Vyas and Zubayr Smith were the wicket takers. The team has a match against local rivals Mount Albert Grammar School this coming Saturday.

Cricket Nationals: Girls Place 5th in NZ

Avondale's 1st XI Girls

In early December the 1st XI Girls Cricket team travelled to Taupo for the finals of the NZCT Cup. This is a national competition: 128 schools entered, with only eight teams qualifying for the finals. Many of the teams in the tournament attend every year and the standard of cricket played is very high.

On Day 1 of the tournament we lost to a very strong Christchurch Girls High School team, who were the eventual winners of the tournament. On the second day we convincingly beat Wellington Girls College (last year’s winners), with a strong batting performance from Shannen Elliott.

Ultimately we played in the 5th/6th play off game against Wanganui Collegiate. We put Wanganui in to bat and they scored 172 runs - more than double our previous scores in the tournament. Great batting from Tori Higgs, supported by Shannen Elliott and Julia Vito took us to the required 173 with 2 overs spare, giving our team a final placing of 5th in New Zealand.

At prizegiving Shannen Elliott and Julia Vito were giving bowling awards for taking more than 10 wickets during the tournament. Shannen and Julia were also named in the Tournment Team of the 11 top players over the four days. Tori Higgs was named as the Most Valuable Player in our team.

TIC: Lyndy Watkinson

National Secondary School Athletics Champs

Great results just in from our athletes competing in the National Secondary School Athletics Championships held in Hastings 11 and 12 December with three of our athletes gaining medals. All in all we achieved 11 performances that placed our athletes in the top 10 of their event in New Zealand.

Congratulations to Phillip Wyatt on placing second in the Senior Boys Triple Jump, Milan Pickering gained a Bronze Medal in the Junior Boys Shot Put and Maggie Bradley was third in the Girls Open 2000m Walk.

Other top ten performances came from Saane Kaufanga, fifth in the Junior Girls Javelin, Anna Fritsch 7^th Senior Girls Javelin, Phillip Wyatt 8^th SB Long Jump, Milan Pickering 8^th JB Javelin, Oketa Afele 9^th SG Discus, Lotima Apolosi 10^th SB Hammer Throw, Rebecca Wyatt 10^th JG Triple Jump and Ethan Sorrell 10= JB High Jump.

Many of our team of 22 athletes are inexperienced at this level of competition and we were delighted with the way they performed. For most they still have another year in the same grade. We were also able to enter four relay teams and it is great to see us developing some depth across a variety of events.

Thanks to those who coached. Nora and Brent Curtis were fantastic as usual, Peter and Matthew Wyatt were superb and Scott McLaren, a high-performance decathlete himself, provided some invaluable expertise.

Managing a team of 22 athletes was made easy through the excellent organisation of Susan Brown and the assistance of Dr Terry Brown.

To the parents who accompanied the group and the other athletes who haven’t had their name mentioned above, thanks for making it a great trip, successful and enjoyable, and hope to see you back next December in Wellington.

The Avondale College Junior Girls 4x100m also produced a top ten performance in Hastings, bringing our total to 12. They produced the 8th fastest time but missed the final by one place because five of the fastest teams were in the same heat. Congratulations to Rebecca Wyatt, Hope Curtis, Alisa Samountry and coach Nora Curtis.

Finally, congratulations to Oketa Afele who competed in the Senior Girls Discus event, placing 9th in New Zealand.

Mr G Haigh

Sports Results - Term 4, Week 9

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
Girls 1^st XI - NZSS	Christchurch Girls	Lost by 61 run	Christchurch Girls High: 128 Julia Vito 4/16 Shannen Elliott 3/23 Avondale College: 67 Shannen Elliott 22 Tori Higgs 21
Girls 1^st XI - NZSS	Wellington Girls	Won by 8 wickets	Wellington Girls College: 55 Julia Vito 3/11 Amy Dalzell 3/19 Shannen Elliott 2/4 Avondale College: 56/2 Shannen Elliott 40*
Girls 1^st XI - NZSS	Havelock North	Lost by 43 runs	Havelock North: 129 Julia Vito 3/18 Shannen Elliott 2/18 Avondale College: 86 Shannen Elliott 31
Girls 1^st XI - NZSS	Wanganui Collegiate	Won by 6 Wickets	Wanganui Collegiate 172/6 Shannen Elliott 3/26 Victoria Higgs 2/24 Avondale College 173/4 Victoria Higgs 69
Girls 1^st XI - NZSS	Notes		Avondale College finished 5^th in New Zealand in the NZCT Cup Julia Vito and Shannen Elliott were named in the tournament team. Avondale College was one of only 3 schools to have multiple players named in the team. Victoria Higgs was named Avondale College’s player of the tournament.
Softball
Junior Boys - AKSS	Mt Albert	Lost 0 – 9
Junior Boys - AKSS	Otahuhu	Won 5 – 0
Junior Boys - AKSS	Orewa College	Lost 3 – 11
Junior Boys - AKSS	Kelston Boys	Won 7 – 0
Junior Boys - AKSS	St Peter’s School	Lost 3 – 11
Athletics
Phillip Wyatt	Senior Boys	Triple Jump	Silver Medal
Milan Pickering	Junior Boys	Shot Put	Bronze Medal
Saane Kaufanga	Junior Girls	Javelin	5^th in New Zealand
Anna Fritsch	Senior Girls	Hammer Throw	7^th in New Zealand
Hanneke Rebers	Junior Girls	100m	Made the semi-finals

Sports Results - Week Seven

Weekly sport is winding down as the end of the school year approaches. Many teams will have their one-day tournament or championships tournament over the next couple of weeks.

Cricket

The Year 9 Boys competed in the NZCT Plate tournament at the beginning of last week, held at Keith Hay Park. On Monday they beat Liston College after scoring 150/5 in their 20 over (Ryan Burgess top scoring with 48) and then holding Liston to only 111/7. The second game of the day was awarded to Avondale by default. On Tuesday the Year 9 team took on Macleans and went down by 33 runs after Macleans scored 116/0 and Avondale was bowled out for only 83. However, the team was offered a chance to avenge that defeat in the afternoon, when the 3^rd/4^th playoff involved the same teams. This time Avondale batted first and put up a good score of 136/4 thanks to Mitchell Murray’s innings of 61 not out. Macleans was restricted to 123/9, giving Avondale the win and 3^rd place in the competition. Zubayr Smith was the standout bowler.

In off-the-field news, Avondale had a very successful night at the inaugural Auckland Secondary School Cricket Association prize-giving function. Four of the eight awards given out on the night were won by Avondale College students, highlighting a very successful year for the cricket programme. Sachin Variath won the Premier A Batsman of the Year and Most Outstanding Performance awards, while Julia Vito was named Girls Premier Bowler of the Year and Michelle Thorp picked up the Girls Premier Wicketkeeper of the Year award. Congratulations to Sachin, Julia and Michelle.

Softball

The Junior Boys finished their season with a good win over St Peter’s, beating them 5 to 4. The team finished 2^nd in the Western Zone competition.

Touch

The Junior Girls team took part in the Auckland Girls Touch Championship tournament last week, after winning the Western Zone competition the week before. The girls played very well all day, losing only one game. Unfortunately the loss was in the quarter-final stage, meaning the girls finished 5^th overall. Although disappointed to lose the quarter-final match, the girls showed great resolve to bounce back and win their final two games and the plate competition.

Awards for Avondale Cricketers

On Thursday night at the inaugural ASSCA awards, Avondale College cricketers swept four awards. And it wasn’t just the boys taking the glory.

The Boys 1^st XI Captain Sachin Variath was rewarded for his stellar season by taking both the ‘Premier A Batsman of the Year Award,’ for his accumulation of over 600 runs, and also the ‘Most Outstanding Performance of the Year Award’ for his record breaking 261 not out, in a day, versus Macleans College. Ironically the awards were held in the Bert Sutcliffe Pavilion at Eden Park, Sutcliffe being the only man in the history of schoolboy cricket to eclipse Sachin’s total. Daman Singh was pipped into second place for the ‘Premier Bowling Award.’

Not to be outdone, the Girls 1^st XI were also honoured through Julia Vito, who claimed the ‘Girls Premier Bowler of the Year Award’ and Michelle Thorp who was the recipient of the “Girls Premier Wicketkeeper of the Year Award’. Julia has had an outstanding year and as well as this award was also capped by the Samoan National Cricket team. Captain Torie Higgs was also on hand to receive the Auckland Knockout Cup on behalf of the team.

The Girls 1^st XI now travel to Taupo to represent the whole of Auckland in the NZCT National Tournament, where they will compete with schools from every cricketing district in the country.

Despite their successes, each of the recipients would be first to acknowledge the hard work from their coaches, Mr Nazeem Smith and Miss Kim Reed.

Congratulations to all our students and coaches.

Sports Report - Week Five

A number of Junior sports had their last week of competition this week and we saw a number of good performances from Avondale College teams. In particular, congratulations to the Junior Girls touch team who won the Western Zone Touch competition.

Cricket

The Boys 1^st XI completed their match against Mt Albert Grammar on Saturday which was also the team’s last day of play for the year. The match ended in drama with Avondale needing just one wicket to clinch outright victory with time running out, but MAGS held on to finish on 91/9. Earlier MAGS had been dismissed for 152, giving them a lead on the first innings of 38 runs. Giles White took 5 for 35. Avondale then batted and scored 139 before declaring to set MAGS 102 to win. Sachin Variath top scored with 52. Daman Singh took 3 for 18 in the second innings to set up the thrilling finish, before the match ended in a draw.

The Year 10 Boys played Kings College on Saturday and batting first, Kings scored 129/8 off their 20 overs. Ajay Vaidya had excellent figures of 2 for 8 and Andrew Glubb took 2 for 17. Andrew also compiled 39 not out in Avondale’s innings, helping the team chase down the total comfortably. Avondale ended on 130/4 thanks to two good partnerships between Anas Patel and Samir Khan followed by Ashan Wijetillake and Andrew Glubb. Andrew was named Man of the Match.

The Year 9 Boys played the 2^nd day of their match against Takapuna Grammar. Having scored 238 last week and having Takapuna in trouble at 10/3, the Avondale side continued their good work, dismissing Takapuna for 73 runs. Avondale sent Takapuna back into bat, however the weather intervened and the match had to be called off due to rain. First innings points to Avondale.

Softball

The Junior Girls softball team played in the final of the Western Zone competition against Waitakere College. The girls played their best games of the season and the scores were all tied at the end of the match. It went on to extra innings and Waitakere managed to score the winning run. The whole team played exceptionally well and were very supportive of each other.

The Junior Boys played two matches this week, winning both of them. They defeated Rutherford 15-3 with Quinten Nui and Cameron Robinson scoring 3 runs each and Liam Cornelius 4. In the second game, Avondale defeated Lynfield 11-1. Daniel Day pitched well in both games.

Touch

The Junior Boys lost to Massey B 2 – 6 with Jake Kamuhemu scoring a runaway try and the team combining well with some good team work. Massey found a few holes in Avondale’s defence and capitalized on them for the win.

The Junior Girls played in the final against Waitakere and it was a very tense and close encounter. The game was tied 2 – 2 at full time and therefore a drop-off extra time was required to decide a winner. The teams were down to 4 vs 4 when Faamu Ross scored the winner for Avondale. Congratulation to the team – Western Zone Champions 2010!

Water Polo

The Junior Boys team lost to Long Bay 1 – 4, despite another great game from Cisco van Rijk in goal.

The Junior Girls team created a lot of scoring opportunities against Massey, but couldn’t convert enough of them, going down 5 – 7.

Waka Ama

The Junior Boys and Girls Waka Ama crews competed at the Auckland Junior Sprint Regatta on Saturday 13 November. The Junior Boys came 4^th in the W6 Division 2 Championship Final, while the Junior Girls came 4^th in the Division 2 Plate Final. In the mixed W6, Avondale came 2^nd in the Division 2 Championship Final. The Mixed W12 was a new event in this year’s regatta. This event involved two wakas rigged together and a crew of 12. both our Junior Boys and Junior Girls crews combined their efforts and achieved a fantastic result, coming 2^nd in the Championship Final.

Volleyball

Both Junior teams were involved in the Auckland Championship Tournament that was held on Thursday and Friday last week.

The Junior Boys team were drawn in a very difficult pool and went down to Otahuhu College and Tangaroa College. On day two they bounced back and won both morning games, beating James Cook and Rutherford College. However, fatigue played a factor in the afternoon and the boys lost their final two games to St Kentigern’s College and James Cook. The Junior boys finished 20^th overall.

The Junior Girls team started off very well with wins over Long Bay and Marcellin College. However they too suffered from fatigue in the afternoon and lost to Mangere and Rangitoto. On day two the girls went down to Aorere College but bounced back in their last game to beat Otahuhu to claim 11^th position. The Junior Girls will play in the North Island Championships next week.

Sports Results - Week 5

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
1^st XI Boys	Mt Albert Grammar	In Progress	Avondale: 114 all out. MAGS 108/6 In tough batting conditions Avondale managed 114. Akash Anthony 25, Avish Sharma 25. Giles White took 3/19 to have MAGS struggling at 25/5…
Year 10	St Peter’s	Won by 5 wickets	St Peter’s: 113 all out. Avondale: 114/5 Excellent bowling and fielding kept their run rate down. The last 3 St Peter’s wickets fell in 3 balls. Soumik Patel took 2 wickets and Punit Patel took 1. Excellent team performance where everyone contributed.
Year 9 – NZCT	Liston	Won by 9 wickets	Liston: 73/9, Avondale: 76/1. Good win for Avondale. Zubayr Smith bowled very well, taking 4 wickets.
Year 9	Takapuna	In Progress	Avondale: 238 all out. Takapuna: 10/3 Mark van Tilburg led the batting effort with a magnificent 151 not out.
Softball
Junior Girls	Waitakere	Lost 1 – 8	Rachel Moana, Saane Kaufanga, and Celeste Smith each got hits. Liana Wiki at catcher, Liz Arona at third base, and Anisha Patel at first base all had great games in the field. The team has qualified for the zone final.
Junior Boys	Green Bay	Drew 4 – 4
Junior Boys	Auckland Grammar	Won 6 – 4
Touch
Junior Boys	Massey	Lost 0 – 8	Great effort from the team with good games by Moses McGreal and Shawn-Ray.
Junior Girls	Massey	Won 5 – 1	The girls got off to a slow start, but the whole team played well for a good win.
Water Polo
Junior Boys	Northcote	Lost 3 – 6	Boys played their best game of the season in a great match.
Junior Girls	St Cuthbert’s	Won Default

Avondale Students Win Best in Auckland at YSPOTY Awards

YSPOTY Finalists : Leo Lines, Syreeta Norris, Shannen Elliot, Nick Rebers and Nadia Pearl

Nadia Pearl - Winner - the most outstanding Girls Football player.

Leo Lines - Winner - the most outstanding Boys Underwater Hockey player.

Syreeta Norris - Most outstanding all round young sports woman - Volleyball Netball & Athletics

Shannen Elliot - Finalist for Girls Cricket

Nick Rebers - Finalist for Boys Underwater Hockey.

Sports Awards Dinner

Kirk Penney Inspires Young Basketballers

Kirk Penney at Avondale College

Sports Academy students were put through their paces by NZ Breakers legend Kirk Penney this week. As well as working hard during a training session led by Penney, students also had the opportunity to ask questions and get an insight into what it takes to get to the top in New Zealand basketball.

Sports Results Week 3

Week 3 was a busy sports week with all sports team now involved in games.

Cricket

The Boys 1^st XI got off to a good start in their two day match against Rosmini College. Rosmini was bowled out before the end of the day for 233. Vishwa Samaranayake was the stand out performance, taking 7 for 43 including two wickets with his last two balls, leaving him on a hat trick. Daman Singh broke an important partnership earlier in the day with an amazing highlight reel catch, which sparked a Rosmini collapse. Facing the difficult task of batting the few remaining overs, Avondale struggled losing both openers and a night watchman before the close of play. Avondale College will resume next week on 29/3 chasing 234 for first innings points.

The Year 10 cricket team started their second half of the season well, winning over St Peter’s School at home. Avondale scored 168/6 with Anas Patel hitting 51, Samir Khan 41 and Andrew Glubb 21no. Tight fielding and effective bowling restricted St Peter’s scoring opportunities and they could only muster 115/3. Andrew Glubb was man of the match.

The Year 9 boys played a fired up Auckland Grammar side and struggled to contain their batting line up. Auckland Grammar declared at 270/2 and then had Avondale reeling at 34/4. Ryan Burgess and Zubayr Smith took the wickets in the first innings and a huge effort awaits the team next week.

Softball

The Junior Girls softball team opened their season in impressive style, beating Rutherford college 21-1. Nicole McMillan pitched very well and also hit a double. Rachel Moana hit two home runs and Liana Wiki and Saane Kaufanga each hit a home run as well.

Tennis

The Senior A Girls team beat Massey High School 6-3 and the Intermediate Girls team also had a win, 7-2 over Epsom Girls Grammar School. The Senior A Boys team had a win over a strong Lynfield team by a score of 6 – 3. The Senior B Girls, Senior B Boys and Intermediate Boys all lost close matches.

Touch

The Junior Boys played a very well drilled Kelston Boys team and couldn’t quite hang with them, going down 11 – 0. The boys played with great heart, never giving up and Moses McGreal kept the boys going forward throughout the match. The Junior Girls team were well led by Fa’amu Ross and vice-captain Claudia West and came out on top of Kelston Girls 4 – 0. Paige Tetevano and Fa’afua Silipa also played good games.

Volleyball

The Junior Boys won both their games this week but took three sets in each game to do it. They beat Onehunga High School and Lynfield College 2 – 1. The Junior Girls Black team beat both the Kelston Girls 1 and Kelston Girls 2 team 2 – 0, and the Junior Girls White team completed the Avondale College volleyball clean sweep with 2 – 0 wins over Lynfield College and Green Bay 3.

Water Polo

The Junior Boys water polo team went down this week to Westlake Boys High School B 5 – 8. James Law had a great game with 4 goals.

Show Jumping

Alison Potts competed at the North Island Show Jumping Championships on October 29^th and did extremely well, placing 2^nd.

Sports Results - Week Three

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
1^st XI Boys	Rosmini	In Progress	Rosmini: 233 all out, Avondale 29/3. Vishwa Samaranayake 7 for 43 and left sitting on a hat-trick after Mitchell Murray took the last wicket of the innings. Amazing catch by Daman Singh broke an important partnership.
Year 10	St Peter’s	Win by 53 runs	Avondale: 168/6, St Peters: 115/3. Anas Patel 51, Samir Khan 41 and Andrew Glubb 21no. Tight fielding and effective bowling restricted their scoring opportunities. Andrew Glubb man of the match.
Year 9	Auckland Grammar	In Progress	Auckland Grammar: 270/2 declared, Avondale: 34/4. Ryan Burgess and Zubayr Smith took the wickets.
Softball
Junior Girls	Rutherford	Won 21 – 1	Nicole McMillan outstanding pitching and also hit a double. Rachel Moana hit two home runs and Liana Wiki and Saane Kaufanga each hit a home run as well.
Tennis
Senior Girls A	Massey	Won 6 – 3
Senior Girls B	Massey 3	Lost 3 – 4
Intermediate Girls	Epsom Girls	Won 7 – 2
Senior A Boys	Lynfield	Won 6 – 3
Senior B Boys	Lynfield 2	Lost 2 – 7
Intermediate Boys	Massey 1	Lost 3 – 6
Touch
Junior Boys	Kelston Boys	Lost 0 – 11	Played with great heart against a very well drilled Kelston Boys side. The boys never gave up, with Moses McGreal keeping the boys going forward through adversity.
Junior Girls	Massey	Won 4 – 1	Good games by captain Fa’amu Ross, vice captain Claudia West with good support from Paige Tetevano and Faafua Silipa
Volleyball
Junior Boys	Onehunga	Won 2 – 1
Junior Boys	Lynfield
Junior Girls 1 Black	Kelston Girls 2	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 1 Black	Kelston Girls 1	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 2 White	Lynfield	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 2 White	Green Bay 3	Won 2 – 0
Water Polo
Junior Boys	Westlake Boys B

Bowler in 7 Wicket Haul

On Saturday the 1^st XI travelled across the Harbour Bridge to take on Rosmini College and having won the toss elected to bowl. Initially it was hard going and the hosts made it to 84 for 2 in quick time before a Vishwa Sanaranayake blitz saw the home team reduced to 98 for 5. The batsmen again consolidated and it took an outstanding catch from Daman Singh off the bowling of captain, Sachin Variath, to end a 100 run partnership. Daman took an over the shoulder catch whilst running toward the boundary rope. His momentum carried him over the boundary rope, but he had the presence of mind to flip the ball back into play, turn 180 degrees and then dive forward to his knees to take a two handed catch. As far as individual brilliance goes, it was most definitely a season’s highlight.

The home side then collapsed from 231 for 6 to 234 all out. Vishwa Samaranayake took 3 of the final 4 wickets to fall for an innings haul of 7 for 43, 5 of which were clean bowled. Disappointingly for Vishwa, Mitchell Murray took the final wicket, caught behind by Fahad Dad, meaning that Vishwa will sit ‘on a hat-trick’ for 7 days. This meant that we then had to face 11 overs before the close of play, always a tricky task. Unfortunately, chasing 235 for a first innings win, we lost both openers caught behind and night watchman Joseph Amundsen clean bowled, staggering to 29 for 3 at the end of the day. Avish Sharma and an unusual suspect with the bat, Giles White, are at the crease and with plenty of batting to come, 206 further runs are required.

Equestrian Gains Second Placing

Alison Potts and her pony Maggie May competed successfully at the North Island Schools Showjumping Championships on Friday 29 October at St Peters College in Cambridge. The pair completed three good rounds and came second in the third round. This was an excellent result. She was competing with at least sixty riders from around the country.

1st XI Cricket Secure Seventh Win in Eight Games

Avish Sharma takes third Sacred Heart wicket

Following on from last Saturday, where we scored 287 runs declared at the end of Day One, the objective was straight forward; take 10 wickets for a first innings victory or 20 for an outright win. The first session of Sacred Heart’s innings could not really have gone any better with Giles White taking two wickets and Avish Sharma (pictured) a third. This had the hosts reeling at 22 for 3 and our boys’ with their tails up. The highlight to this point, was a smart catch to dismiss the opener at first slip, by Akash Anthony. Cricket though, is a cruel sport and there were to be many twists and turns to be had, before the completion of this match.

The second session belonged to Sacred Heart, who consolidated very well and at lunch had not lost any further wickets and following the break they continued this good form, closing in on the 288 target for victory.

The Avondale nerves were calmed by a two wicket burst from Akash Anthony but with seven wickets down, Sacred Heart needed only 33 runs to win and with one batsmen set in the 50’s the outlook looked bleak.

Despite the frayed nerves on the sideline, the team produced a rousing, fighting finale. Joseph Amundsen produced his best bowling display of the season just when it was needed most, pinning the oppositions batsmen to the crease with some hostile deliveries and causing just enough panic in the batting ranks to force a run out, the opportunity gleefully accepted by Vishwa Samaranayake.

Joseph then clean bowled the new batsman and it was left to Giles White to take the final wicket, leaving him with figures of 3 for 29, when the half centurian hit him high and handsomely towards the boundary, where Daman Singh was stationed to take a magnificent diving catch.

Sports Results - Week Two

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
1^st XI Boys	Sacred Heart	In Progress	AC: 287/8 declared off 96 overs. S Variath 97, A Anthony 53, A Sharma 37 SH: 260 all out. G White 3-29, A Anthony 2-32 Avondale College win by 27 runs.
1^st XI Girls	St Cuthbert’s	Won Default
Tennis
No games this week
Touch
Junior Boys	Massey B	Lost 3 – 7	Boys showed some attacking flair. Went behind early but played hard to close the gap.
Junior Girls	St Dominic’s	Won 7 – 0	Great games from captain Faamu Ross and co captain Claudia West.
Volleyball
Junior Boys	Marcellin	Won 2 – 0	Good performance from Josh Milford and great power hitting from Eucharis Savelio.
Junior Boys	Waitakere	Lost 0 – 2
Junior Girls 1 Black	Lynfield	Won Default
Junior Girls 1 Black	Green Bay 2	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 2 White	Kelston Girls 1	Lost 0 – 2
Junior Girls 2 White	Western Springs	Won 2 – 0
Water Polo
No games this week

Sports Results - Term Four Week One

WELCOME back to school for the last term of the year. Term 4 sports focuses on Junior Sport and also the wrap-up of competitions for Tennis and Cricket.

Congratulations to Nick Rebers and Leo Lines who participated in the NZ Regions Under 18 Underwater tournament over the school holidays. Their Northern A team beat the Central A team to claim a gold medal. Nick and Leo were both named in the NZ U19 training squad which is aiming to compete in a World Championship event in Spain or the Netherlands in March next year.

Tennis

Our tennis teams got off to a great start on Saturday. The Senior A Boys won a tight match 5 – 4 against top-of-the-table Western Springs. This was a great result given that Western Springs had won the previous encounter in term one 7 – 2. The Senior B Boys beat Massey 6 – 1 while the Intermediate Boys were 6 – 3 winners over Waitakere. The Senior A Girls has a clean sweep of Green Bay, winning 9 – 0. The Senior B Girls went down to Waitakere and the Intermediate Girls had a win over Rangitoto College.

Cricket

The Boys 1^st XI were the only team in action this week and started their two-day match against Sacred Heart very well. Captain Sachin Variath led from the front, opening and putting together a great innings before falling just short of a 3^rd consecutive century, out lbw for 97. Fellow opener Akash Anthony shared in the opening stand of nearly 150 runs and scored 53. There were also valuable contributions of 37 from Avish Sharma, 22 by Mitchell Murray and 23no by Vishwa Samaranayake. At the end of the day, Avondale College had amassed 287 for 8 declared off 96 overs and will look to defend that total next week.

Water Polo

The Junior Boys and Girls Water Polo teams got underway as well. The Junior Boys team lost their opening encounter against Liston 3 – 9, while the Junior Girls went down in a hard-fought game 5 – 6.

Volleyball

The Junior Boys Volleyball team had two games on Thursday night, winning both of them. They beat Kelston Boys two sets to nil, and also notched a win against MAGS. Two Junior Girls volleyball teams were in action on Thursday. Junior Girls White beat Green Bay 3 and Western Springs 2 – 0, while Junior Girls Black also had 2 – 0 victories over Green Bay 2 and Kelston Girls 2.

YSPOTY Awards

Five students have made the finals of the ASB Young Sports Person of the Year Award, run by College Sport Auckland. Syreeta Norris is a finalist in the All-Rounder category and our other finalists are Shannen Elliot, Cricket; Nadia Pearl, Girls Football; and Leo Lines and Nick Rebers, Under Water Hockey. The finalists will be honored at a gala dinner on Thursday 11 November. Congratulation on making the final three and good luck for the awards.

1st XI Cricket Make Solid Start

Following on from the successful tour to Australia and emphatic pre season victory over Takapuna Grammar School, the second half of the Auckland Secondary Schools 1A Cricket competition began on Saturday.

First up for our boys were Sacred Heart College at their campus in Glendowie. Captain, Sachin Variath, won the toss and elected to bat with Mr Smith’s orders ringing in his ears that the team were to bat all day, and bat all day they did. The captain led from the front, following on from his last two innings in New Zealand of 261 not out and 154 not out with a steady display of sound defence and occasional aggression.

Unfortunately for Sachin he fell on 97 runs, given LBW while attempting to sweep his way to a third consecutive century; however his near 150 run partnership with vice captain, Akash Anthony, who chipped in with 53, had set a good platform for some more aggressive stroke play down the order. There were valuable contributions of 37 from Avish Sharma, 22 by Mitchell Murray and 23 not out by Vishwa Samaranayake, which took the team to 287 for 8 declared, off 96 overs.

The second day of this match looks likely to be very competitive, with Sacred Heart sure to attempt to gain a first innings lead and Avondale determined to bowl and field well in order to secure victory.

Sports Results - Week One and School Holidays

Sports Results Summary

Girls Premier Basketball NZSS Basketball National Championship 30 Sep – 2 Oct

Monday v Hamilton Fraser High School Lost 42 – 80 RR

Monday v Freyberg High School Lost 47 – 75 RR

Tuesday v Kristin School Lost 65 – 74 RR

Tuesday v Auckland Girls Grammar School Lost 45 – 102 RR

Wednesday v Christchurch Girl High School Lost 42 – 67 RR

Thursday v Rotorua Girls High School Lost 52 – 62 17-24

Friday BYE

Saturday v Wellington East Girls College Lost 61 – 83 21-22

Final Placing: 22^nd

Boys 3v3 Western Zone Basketball Competition

U15 Boys beat Liston to finish 3rd Overall

U17 Boys Lost to Green Bay narrowly to finish 2nd Overall

U19 Boys beat Rutherford to finish 1st Overall (Western Zone Champions)

Team	Opposition	Result	Comment
Cricket
1^st XI Boys	Sacred Heart	In Progress	287/8 declared off 96 overs. S Variath 97, A Anthony 53, A Sharma 37
Year 9 Boys	St Peter’s	Cancelled	Due to ground conditions
Tennis
Senior A Boys	Western Springs	Won 5 – 4	Western springs top of the table. Previously beat us 7-2. Should put us 2^nd.
Senior B Boys	Massey	Won 6 – 1
Intermediate Boys	Waitakere	Won 6 – 3
Senior A Girls	Green Bay	Won 9 – 0
Senior B Girls	Waitakere	Lost 1 – 8
Intermediate Girls	Rangitoto College	Won Default	Rangitoto did not show up for the match.

Volleyball
Junior Boys	Kelston Boys 2	Won 2 – 0
Junior Boys	MAGS	Won Default
Junior Girls 1 White	Green Bay 3	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 1 White	Western Springs	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 2 Black	Green Bay 2	Won 2 – 0
Junior Girls 2 Black	Kelston Girls 2	Won 2 – 0
Water Polo
Junior Boys	Liston College	Lost 3 – 9
Junior Girls	Epsom Girls B	Lost 5 – 6

Talon and Christian Selected for NZ Breakers Teams

Congratulations to Talon McCarthy and Christian Tuaifaiva who have been selected for the NZ Breakers U20 and U18 teams. The boys will travel to Melbourne in January 2011 to play.

Upcoming Sports Events

Junior Sport – Trials will be held this week. Students wanting to play in Term 4 need to register and collect a form from outside the sports office.

Volleyball
Touch
Softball
Waterpolo
Tennis
Cricket
Waka-ama
Kilikiti

Sports Dinner Friday 29 October – Friday week 3 next term.

Sports Trophies – Please return if you were a winner in 2009. – result lists are posted in the Stadium and Transverse Corridor.

Sports Photos - Thursday 16 Sept. (Just after exams).

1^st XV Rugby Trial for 2011 will be held after the exams.

Tournament Week Results

Basketball Northern Regions

Girls Premier 5^th

Boys Premier 10^th

Netball – Premier Girls - Upper North Islands -

Won 7 games and lost 3 games – (Scored 341 goals and conceded 233)

Finished 19^th

Football – Girls 1^st XI – Nelson

Five wins, a draw and one loss. Scored 17 and conceded 7.

Finished 6^th in New Zealand.

Underwater Hockey _- Rotorua

Juniors – Won 4 games – lost 3 games. Scored 34 goals and conceded 21.

Finished 6^th in New Zealand

Seniors – Won 5 games - lost 2 games. Scored 29 goals and conceded 14.

Coach of the Tournament – Stephanie O’Neale

NZ Tournament Team – Leo Lines & Nick Rebers
Oliver Westerman was named in the NZ Junior Tournament Team
Team DVD Competition – Road to Nationals - 1^st
Finished 2^nd in New Zealand – Silver Medal

Indoor Bowls

Kevin & Simon Pairs – 2^nd in New Zealand Silver Medal.

Kevin 3^rd in Singles Plate

Hockey

Boys 1^st XI Olympic Black Sticks Tournament – Whakatane

Scored 15 Goals, conceded 6, Won 5 games and lost 1.

Beat Mt Roskill 2 – 1, Mt Maunganui College 4 – 2, Taupo-nui-a-tia 6 – 0, Kelston BHS 3 – 0 and Taradale HS 2 – 1.

Finished - 2^nd place - Silver Medal

Sports Results - Week 7

Underwater Hockey Champions!

Fencing

We had Avondale College Fencing Championship on Tuesday (for beginners only):

1st Amy Davis 9PIR

2nd Isaiah Svelio 10LGE

3^rd Laura Merker 11WKA

We had an inter-school team match against EGGS - we won 45:27

On 11^th of Sept. some students will compete in the Auckland Secondary School Championships at Auckland Grammar.

Basketball - Auckland Finals - this Friday 10 September

U15 Girls - Finals will play MAGS in the final.

U17 Girls - Finals .

Under 17 Boys and Premier Boys Teams both finished 3^rd in Auckland

Basketball - Northern Regions Tournament

Girls beat Northcote in their Final Game and finished 5^th.

Boys finished 10^th. Day 1 losses to Rangitoto & AGS meant we could not make the top eight.

Hockey

U15 girls last week won 7-0 against St Marys and have their final game in the Auckland Under 15 Championship against Parnell tomorrow evening.

Under 15 Boys playing for the Auckland Championship have their final game against Mt Roskill tonight.

Rugby
Avondale College have five of our Academy boys in the Auckland West Regional U14 team. These boys will play in a tournament during the Sep holidays with 3 other Auckland regional teams, two from North Harbour and two from Northland. From this a Blues U14s team will be picked…. So good luck to our Junior Rugby players..

Andy Rutherford

Patusi Eti

Viliami Inis

Aiden Burch

John Auva’a

Underwater Hockey

Junior Team – 2^nd in Auckland & 6^th in New Zealand.

Senior Team – Premier Auckland Title.

Team members - Daniel Young, Sam Law, Daniel Ware, George Young Nick Rebers and Leo Lines, Kiefer Haines and Sam Thomas.
This is the first time ever for Avondale to win the Auckland Senior Title.

New Zealand Championships in Rotorua

Coach of the Tournament – Stephanie O’Neale (ex student).

New Zealand Secondary Schools Tournament Team – Leo Lines & Nick Rebers

Team DVD Competition – Road to Nationals - 1^st

Senior Team - 2^nd in New Zealand

Netball Senior A Final

Premier Team – Finished 5^th in Auckland after a 1 Point win 36-35 over Baradene College for 5^th & 6^th

Indoor Bowls Results

Kevin McMillan and Simon McMillan both competed in the Individual and Pair Competition at the NZSS Indoor Bowls Championships.

In the Pairs, Kevin and Simon finished runners-up and so win the Silver Medal.

In the Individual Championships

Simon made the final 16, but was eliminated in the quarter final.

Kevin was placed 3^rd in the Plate.

Girls 1^st XI Football - Nelson – 6^th in New Zealand

We started day one of the Tournament very well with a 2 – 1 win over Kamo High School (who placed 4^th last year) and then in the afternoon beat Wellington Girls College 4 – 2.

We won our semi-final against Marlborough College 3-1 with Melissa Tebay scoring a hat-trick ( A header, a volley and a freekick)

We have a great group of girl's and the defeat in the 1/4 was heartbreaking especially for it to be decided on penalties. (0-0 at full time)

Scorers so far in the tournament:

Jasmine Periera 4

Chelsea Cox 4

Melissa Tebay 6

Nadia Pearl 2

Ashley McCullough 1

So, after scoring 17 and only conceding 4 goals to date, with Claire Leaper doing a fantastic job in goal including 2 penalty saves, we have finished 6^th in New Zealand.

We have had some great performances in the games and our MVPs, (which is decided by our opposition in each match), have been: Nadia Pearl x3, Hannah Hoeksema, Melissa TeBay & Chelsea Cox.

Gymsports Success

Sophie Hoogenboom (Year 10) competed in Auckland Secondary Schools Rhythmic Gymnastics competition two weeks ago and the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rhythmic Championships last weekend.

Sophie placed 3^rd at the Auckland Championships and had a really good day last weekend, placing 3^rd at New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships in Club A grade.

Hockey Champions!

Auckland Hockey Under 15 Boys.

Auckland Champions!! We beat Mount Roskill 2-0 last week to secure the title over Sacred Heart who were on the same points - we won on goals scored as goal difference was the same.

Boys U15B Championship Round ( Top 5 )

Teams	Played	Win	Loss	Draw	For	Against	Points

Avondale	4	3	0	1	16	4	10
Sacred Heart	4	3	0	1	15	3	10
Mt Roskill	3	1	2	0	4	4	3
Pakuranga	2	0	2	0	0	11	0
Kings	3	0	3	0	3	16	0

Avondale Premier Girls take fifth place in Auckland after beating Baradene College on Saturday

Sports Report: Week 5

Basketball.
It was a fantastic week for our basketball teams. All four teams progressed through the semi-final pool plays for the top eight team in greater Auckland to make it to the semi-finals this Friday. This means that we have four teams in the eight finals.

North Shore Events Centre on Friday 27^th August.

U15 Girls - Semi Finals/Finals

Avondale play Waitakere 2:10pm

U17 Girls - Semi Finals/Finals

Avondale plays Auck Girls @ 3:20pm

U17 Boys - Semi Finals/Finals

Avondale plays Auck Grammar @ 3:20pm

Basketball Premier - Premier Boys

Avondale plays Auck Grammar 7:30pm

Underwater Hockey

The Juniors won their 2nd/3rd place semi final game against Howick 3 - 2. We were ceded 3^rd after the winter season league. It was very close and they only won because a goal that Howick scored as the buzzer went was disallowed. The goals were scored by James Law (2) and Lex Doesburg (1). This means Avondale will be playing MAGS in the Auckland Secondary Schools Junior Final, Tuesday 24 August at 6:30p.m. at Diocesan.

The Seniors won their semi final game against Glendowie College 3 - 1. This means they will be playing at 8:35p.m. at Manurewa next week.

This is a fantastic result for the Avondale Underwater Hockey Teams. We only have two teams (senior & junior) in the Auckland Secondary Schools Competition and both have made it to the final.

Both teams also qualified for the National Secondary Schools Finals and are off to Rotorua next week. This is also quite an outstanding feat to have both teams in the Nationals. This is for the top 12 teams in New Zealand.

Football

Year 10 Boys
Great win for the boys on Saturday. A battling, organised display against Sacred Heart who went into the game unbeaten in 17 games this season. Jibril Ahmed scored the winner with a fine headed goal mid-way through the first half. Solid displays from the rest of the team, including goalkeeper Jacob Smith, saw the team complete the victory.

1st X1 Boys Football had a loss 1-3 against Glendowie. The boys played well but were let down by individual mistakes and poor finishing. Goal scorer and player of the day was Taigh Stodart.

Hockey

The girls' 2nd X1 Hockey game after school on Friday was more like under-water hockey, than the game as we know it. We had a good time though and Bevan was brilliant, as usual, umpiring with me. It ended in a nil-all draw and Tatiana Tavleev was the player of the day ( a first-timer to hockey this year but with loads of heart and commitment). One game to go....

Under 15 Boys

5-0 Win v Pakuranga ( Mitchell Murray 2, Ben Wu 2, Sam Killip 1)

One more match v Mt Roskill in week 8 – our team are currently equal top for Championship Play offs

Bollywood Dancers

You will be pleased to note that Shrestha Maiti of 10HTN was awarded the BEST FEMALE DANCER of the night. We have held the title: BEST MALE/FEMALE DANCER for two years in a row.

We competed against 21 schools each with a unique theme and techniques and I know without a doubt that this year's performance was full of hard work and dedication all culminated with a full blown performance at the Logan Campbell Centre. Avondale College was well represented and we all felt like winners at the end.

DANCERS:

Shrestha Maiti, Ashley Deo, Divya Patel, Nayla Hossain, Kavita Goundar, Lajja Prajapati, Roopesh Vanamala, Shanil Varma.

ANUDHATI MOSES (Mynah)

HELPERS: Rebecca Pereira, Shika Singh, Kafhifa Syeda

- Doreen and Nandita, On behalf of the Bollywood team.

Netball

Premier 1 Team

Last Saturday we played Baradene College for 5^th and 6^th place in the Auckland Secondary Schools League Championships at the AMI Stadium. In a very close game Avondale came out on top by just the one goal, winning 41 – 40 and so finished 5^th in Auckland. The Upper North Island Tournament is on next week and we have drawn Baradene again in the very first game. This will be a must win game if we are to make the top two teams in our pool and qualify for the top eight teams and a chance to go to Nationals.

Junior Netball

Well the season has come to an end. After an unbeaten season, 9B lost to Western Springs Gold in the Final. They played well but the pressure of the final got to them and they lost 15-19. The final score doesn't really do the game justice as at the end of the third quarter, they were all square at 10-10 (our girls only let Western Springs score one goal in that quarter!).

The whole team deserves a mention and a huge thanks must go to their Y11 coaches - Erika Lovey Kumar (first half of the season) and Zebalda Kepu and Victoria Salanoa (second half of the season).

Senior D – Had a great season and made it all the way to the final but lost narrowly to Western Springs.

Senior A Netball are in the final of the Senior A grade for Netball Waitakere - playing off for the top spot Tuesday at 5.25pm, Court 1 in the Te Pai Centre on Lincoln Rd.

2nd XV battle it out against Tamaki College in the Auckland final, 21/08/10

Sports Results - Week Five

Rugby Union

The 1^st XV are the 1B Plate Champions after a tight 11-8 extra-time victory against Waitakere College. Our boys held the lead right up until the final minutes when Waitakere scored, forcing the game into extra time. However, Mason Lino calmly landed a penalty goal to secure victory. In other semi-finals, the 5^th Grade went down 12-5 to Botany Downs and the Under 15s lost 24-23 to St Pauls. Roderick Jeremia, Jake Kamuhemu, Ofa Halaholo and Shadrach Vaa had great games. The Under 14s lost 32-5 to Otahuhu.

Basketball

The Premier Boys lost 98-69 to Onehunga, with Dylan Love rebounding very well. The team will face Auckland Grammar in the semi-finals of the Premier League. The Premier Girls lost 83-42 to Auckland Girls. The Under 17 Girls, Under 17 Boys and Under 15 Girls are competing in the Greater Auckland Basketball Championships this week on the North Shore and at Trusts Stadium.

Girls Football

The 1^st XI won their semi-final 2-1 against Diocesan, with Jasmine Pereira scoring two goals. The team will play Mt Albert Grammar in the final this week. The 2^nd XI won 1-0 against St Dominics, with Isabelle Grey player of the day. The 3^rd XI won 3-0 against St Dominics but lost 1-0 to Waitakere, while the 4^th XI lost 2-0, also to St Dominics. Claudia West, Nicole McMillan, Celeste Smith and Eunice Ng all played well for the Junior A Girls in their 2-0 loss to Diocesan.

Boys Football

The 1^st XI lost 3-0 to Macleans, with Tom Burden named player of the day. The 2^nd XI lost 4-2 to Northcote, with Gian Pimental playing well. The 3^rd XI lost to St Peters whilst the 4^th XI drew with Kingsway. Year 10 Boys lost 5-2 to Westlake Boys and the Year 9 Boys played out a nil-all draw with Sacred Heart.

Hockey

The Under 15 Boys drew 2-all with Sacred Heart, with Mitchell Murray and Ben Wu scoring goals. The Open A Girls won 2-0 against St Marys, with Talia Vaavale player of the day. Karen Gudsell played well in the Open B Girls 2-1 loss to Pakuranga, while the Under 15 Girls defeated Otahuhu 1-0. Bonita Wong, Kate Emberson and Stacey Purdon all played well.

Netball

The Premier One team had a huge 42-16 win over Massey, but lost against Epsom Girls and Diocesan. The Premier Two team lost a high-scoring match 46-32 against St Dominics whilst Victoria Salanoa was player of the day in the Senior A win against Lynfield. The Senior B team lost 31-16 to Western Springs, whilst the Junior Premier team narrowly lost 24-19 to Lynfield. However it was a great week for junior netball, with all four teams winning. The Year 9A and Year 9B teams defeated Massey and Kelston respectively. Tayla Koria and Faith Silipa played well. The Year 10A and Year 10B teams both defeated teams from Massey. Amira Goodenough, Monika Forster, Jessica Vilisoni and Shloka Salunke were the star players.

Underwater Hockey

The Juniors had a huge 7-0 win over Howick B, whilst the Seniors defeated Mt Albert and Howick. Both teams are playing in the Auckland semi-finals this week, a great achievement for the school.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Lacrosse Champions

Congratulations to our Premier Girls Lacrosse team who not only won the Auckland Championships, but also took home the cup from Friday's one day tournament.

Sports Results - Week Four

It was a very successful week on the sporting front last week, with some outstanding results in several sports.

Lacrosse

The Division One team won the Auckland Lacrosse Championships for the fourth consecutive week last Friday. After a nervous start, the girls hit top form when it mattered, winning their semi final 12-1 against Epsom Girls, before defeating Auckland Girls 7-1 in the final. Marina Samountry was named goal keeper of the tournament and Anna Curtis was top goal scorer of the tournament.

Rugby Union

The 1^st XV won their semi-final 5-3 against Liston College last Saturday in very wet and muddy conditions. The game was a close battle, with our boys scoring a late try to seal victory. They will take on Waitakere College this weekend in the 1B Plate Final. The 2^nd XV scored a big 22-0 win against Aorere College, whilst the 5^th Grade team also had a win, 25-10 over Waiheke High. The Under 15s conceded a late try to narrowly go down 17-14 to St Pauls. The Under 14s had two great wins last week, defeating De La Salle 17-15 in a mid-week game, before overcoming Mangere College 10-5 on Saturday.

Girls Basketball

The Under 15 Girls were crowned Western Zone Champions last week, scoring a huge 67-7 win over St Dominics to go through the season undefeated. The Under 17 Girls finished second in the zone to Massey. Both sides will compete at the Greater Auckland Championships next week. The Premier Girls lost their match 52-41 against St Cuthberts.

Boys Basketball

The Under 17A Boys won the Western Zone title with a very close 34-31 win against Kelston, and will compete at the Greater Auckland Championships next week. The Under 17B Boys lost 44-41 to Rutherford, while the Under 15 Boys finished third in their division after a 57-33 win against Green Bay. Both the Under 19A and Under 19 B Boys lost their matches to finish fourth and eighth respectively. The Premier Boys went down 87-63 against Auckland Grammar last Friday.

Girls Football

The 1^st XI Girls had a 2-1 win against Rangitoto and will play in the Auckland semi-finals this week. Kendra Evans was player of the day in the 2^nd XI Girls 3-0 loss to Green Bay.

Boys Football

The 1^st XI Boys conceded late goals to lose 5-2 against St Kentigern, with Abdi Yusuf and Michael Brown playing well. The 2^nd XI went down 5-1 to Botany Downs, while the 3^rd XI won 2-0 against Auckland Grammar. Goalkeeper Sachin Variath was player of the day. The 4^th XI also defeated Auckland Grammar 4-2, while Patryk Kelly scored two goals in the Year 10 Boys 4-2 loss to Kelston. The Year 9 Boys drew 1-all with Macleans.

Hockey

The Open Boys went down 4-2 to Kings College, whilst the Under 15 Boys won 7-2, also against Kings. Mitchell Murray, Dane Tracey, Sam Killip, Minesh Patel and Brian Lu had great games. The Open A Girls defeated Marist 2-0, while the Open B Girls also defeated Marist 1-0, with Sarah Vleitmann starring. The Under 15 Girls continued their good form with a 6-1 win against St Kentigern. Sophie White, Bonita Wong and Alisa Samountry all played well.

Netball

The Premier One team defeated Marist in their midweek match but went down to Baradene on Saturday. The Premier Two team lost to Mt Roskill, however Zebalda Kepu and Raenada Gavet helped the Senior A team to a 26-18 win against Marist. The Senior B team won 18-10 against St Dominics, whilst the Junior Premier team went down to Lynfield but still remain second on the ladder. Fa’atua Silpa and Enya McPherson played well in the 10A loss to St Dominics, while Elle Makaea was player of the day as the 10B team drew 21-all with Kelston. The 9A team narrowly lost but the 9B team won, both against Green Bay. Tori Samuela and Evotia Alolua both played well.

Underwater Hockey

The Juniors drew 4-all with Howick and lost 4-0 to Mt Albert to be third on the competition ladder. The Seniors won 6-2 against Glendowie and 11-0 against Mt Albert to be first on the ladder. Both teams will compete in the Auckland semi-finals next week.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Former Avcol Student is Newest Silver Fern

Grace Rasmussen

Congratulations to former Avondale College student Grace Rasmussen who has been named as part of the Silver Ferns squad announced for the Commonwealth Games and New World International series in Auckland.

Twenty-two-year-old Grace Rasmussen has been added to the national squad after her slick midcourt display with the Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship impressed selectors.

Competent in the goal or wing attack position, Rasmussen, younger sister of the Central Pulse's Rachel Rasmussen (also a former Avondale student), has made the step up to the national team after travelling with the squad to England as a training partner in 2009.

We wish her well!

Sports Results - Week Three

Premier Boys taking on Dilworth: winning 94-51

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who have achieved great results recently:

Jasmine Pereira(Year 9) has been chosen in the NZ Under 17 Girls Football squad to compete at the Under 17 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago in September.

Te Oramae Solomon (Year 11)has been selected in the NZ Under 17 Girls Basketball squad to compete at the Oceania Championships in New Caledonia in November.

Alex Cox (Year 13) won a gold, two silvers and a bronze medal at the Hamilton Swimming Championships that were held during the school holidays. He also came fourth in the Open Men’s 200m butterfly at the Auckland Winter Championships.

Corbin Felix(Year 9) was a member of the West Auckland Under 15 Basketball team who recently won the Zone One Premiership. This places the team amongst the top four in New Zealand.

Teklay Zinaw(Year 10) has been selected for the Auckland Intermediate Boys Cross Country relay squad to compete in the NZ Provincial Championships in Hamilton later this month.

Well done to all these sporting stars.

Rugby Union

A mixed bag of results over the weekend. The 1^st XV broke through for a much-needed win, defeating Howick 33-8 and gaining a bonus point in the process. The 2^nd XV had a tough 5-all draw with Papatoetoe, while the 5^th Grade team lost to Botany Downs. The Under 15 Boys had a good 18-7 win against Southern Cross, but the Under 14 Boys went down 14-10 to Otahuhu.

Girls Football

The 2^nd XI went down 4-0 to Western Springs, while the 4^th XI defeated the 3^rd XI in the school grudge match. Goal scorers were Kate Vinsen and Dow Fuangkhajornfung. The Junior A Girls had a strong 4-0 win against Macleans, with Sam Murray, Claudia West, Nicole McMillan and Alana Douglas all having great games.

Boys Football

The 1^st XI held on for a grinding 1-0 win over Onehunga, with Abdi Yusuf scoring the goal and also named player of the day. Nick Holmes was a standout in the 2^nd XI’s huge 6-0 win over Rangitoto, while the 4^th XI played out a tough 2-all draw against Kelston Boys. The Year 10 Boys held out St Kentigern for most of the match before conceding late goals to go down 4-0, while the Year 9 Boys lost a close 2-1 match to Kelston Boys, with Kyle McGee playing well.

Hockey

The Open Boys went down 3-1 to St Kentigern, with Jake Murray named player of the day. The Open A Girls had a close 1-0 loss to Pakuranga, with new international student Nammon Gehl playing a strong game. The Open B Girls also went down 1-0, to Lynfield.

Squash

In the final matches of the squash season, the Senior Boys Black team had a great 5-0 win over Kelston Boys. Both girls teams drew 2-all, the Senior B Girls against Orewa and the Senior C Girls against Howick.

Girls Basketball

The Premier Girls team went down 53-48 in a close match against Diocesan, with Te Oramae Solomon scoring 16 points. Cassandra Faalia and Julie Robanakaduru played well in the Under 19’s 62-19 win against Green Bay, while the Under 17 team had a massive 60-6 win against St Dominics, with Taylor Le’au’anae scoring 22 points. Inhae Jung and Victoria Maiava played well for the Under 15s, who continued their recent form with a 77-8 win against Waitakere.

Boys Basketball

The Premier Boys had a big 94-51 win against Dilworth, with Charles Epati scoring 32 points. The Under 19A and the Under 19B teams both lost to Massey and Liston respectively. The Under 17A team had a close 47-41 win against Henderson while the Under 17B team also won, defeating Kelston 48-27. The Under 15 team went down 62-42 to Liston.

Netball

The Premier One team had three matches last week, defeating Auckland Girls but losing to St Kentigern and Mt Albert. The Premier Two team went down 49-21 to Waitakere, while the Senior A team had a good 27-22 win against Green Bay, with Sophie Maitland named player of the day. The Senior B team went down 25-24 in a close encounter with Nga Kakano. The Year 10A and Year 10B teams both lost, to Massey and St Dominics respectively. Jasmine Govind, Naomi Euini-Ilai and Gloria Lauata all played well. The Year 9A team lost 26-18 to Massey, while the Year 9B team won 22-19 against Western Springs, with Tayla Koria playing a great match.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Sports Results - Week One Term Three

Rugby Union

The school played host to two international schools last week. The City of Londan Freemens School arrived from England on Wednesday and played a junior and senior team. On Sunday, Osaka Toin High School of Japan arrived to play our boys. Although we lost the matches, the games were played in great spirit and all students enjoyed the experience and the chance to compete in an international fixture. In regular season matches, the 1^st XV narrowly went down 7-5 to Liston. The 5^th Grade team had a huge 57-7 win against Macleans, while both the Under 14 and Under 15 teams went down to Onehunga and Aorere respectively.

Girls Football

The 1^st XI went down 3-1 to Mt Albert. Hannah Hoeksema scored the goal and Melissa Tebay was named player of the day. In the only other girls football match last week, the Junior A Girls won 2-1 against Lynfield. The team was a goal down and put in a great effort to come back and win.

Boys Football

Our 1^st XI went down 2-0 to Liston, while the 2^nd XI also suffered a loss, 3-1 to Michael Park, with Adil Ahmed playing well. Shivneel Goundar scored a hat-trick in the 3^rd XI’s 6-0 win against Edgewater, with the 4^th XI also scoring a big 4-1 win against St Kentigern. Both junior sides had losses – the Year 10 Boys went down 3-1 to Macleans whilst the Year 9 Boys lost 2-0 to Westlake Boys, with Jordan Hunter and Kyle McGee playing well.

Lacrosse

The Division One team had two good wins last week, defeating Epsom Girls 9-1 and Auckland Girls 13-5. The team has finished the season as Division One Champions again for the fourth year running – a fantastic effort. They will compete in the Auckland Championships next month.

Hockey

Another great week for our hockey teams. Mitchell Darrah was player of the day in the Open Boys 3-2 win against St Peters, whilst Mitchell Murray scored a hat-trick in the Under 15 Boys 3-1 win against Pakuranga. The Open A Girls had a huge 10-0 win against Kelston, with Bonita Wong and Freya Bullock playing well. The Open B Girls had a 3-0 win against Rutherford, whilst the Under 15 Girls defeated Parnell 2-1, with Alisa Samountry and Stacy Purdon scoring goals.

Squash

The Boys White team had a win against Rutherford, with the Boys Black team also winning 4-0 against Mt Albert. The Senior B Girls lost 3-1 to St Cuthberts and the Senior C Girls drew 2-2 with Rutherford.

Underwater Hockey

Another successful week for both underwater hockey teams. The Juniors had wins over Northcote and Glendowie, with the Seniors defeating Mt Albert and Northcote. Preparations for the national tournament are progressing well.

Basketball

The Premier Boys had a close 65-63 win against Rangitoto, with the game coming down to the last few seconds. The Under 19A, Under 19B, Under 17A and Under 17B Boys all suffered losses last week, however the Under 15 Boys had a good win against Rutherford. The Premier Girls had a loss against Rangitoto, however the Under 19, Under 17 and Under 15 Girls teams all had solid wins. Jane Afaese and Sandy Fa’ali’a were the standouts. Teams are competing this week in the West Auckland semi finals at Trusts Stadium.

Netball

The Premier One team had two narrow losses last week to Mt Roskill and Auckland Girls. The Premier Two team had a win against Massey, whilst Steph Glubb played well in the Senior A’s 37-24 win against Henderson. The Senior B team defeated Massey 22-19. In the junior grades, the Year 10A team defeated Kelston 21-18, with Sophie Gallagher and Deanna Norgrove playing well. The Year 10B team defeated Western Springs 22-8, with Kathleen Cummings player of the day. The Year 9A team lost 30-23 and the Year 9B team won 28-9, with Melanie Pettitt playing well. The Premier Junior team had a close 32-29 win against Lynfield.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Sports Report - Term Two 2010

Welcome back for what will be an exciting Term 3, with winter sports moving into the championship rounds and many of our students preparing for Tournament Week in August/September.

Congratulations to the following students who have gained representative honours in recent weeks. Nadia Pearl is currently representing the NZ Women’s Under 20 Football Team at the World Cup in Germany. Mitchell Murray was part of the Auckland Under 15 Boys Hockey Team that recently won a national title. Rory Ogg made the NZ Under 17 Fencing Team and won a bronze medal at a tournament in Australia. Nick Rebers and Leo Lines made the NZ Under 18 and Under 17 Underwater Hockey Teams, and competed against Australia in a Trans-Tasman Series in Hobart. The Under 18s won whilst the Under 17s unfortunately went down. Well done to all our representative stars.

The last week of Term 2 was fairly quiet on the sporting front:

Girls Football

The 1^st XI defeated Epsom Girls 3-1, with Chelsea Cox having a great game. Raenada Gavet was a standout for the 2^nd XI in their 1-0 win over Henderson. The 3^rd XI never gave up and put in a great team effort to come out 4-3 winners in a high-scoring match against Waitakere, while Hannah McDowell and Victoria Higgs both scored in the 4^th XI’s 2-1 win against Western Springs. The Junior A team lost 1-0 to St Marys, with Amiria Goodenough named player of the day.

Rugby Union

The school will play host to two international schools this week. A junior and senior team will play London City Freeman School from England on Thursday, while Osaka Toin High School from Japan will also play a junior and senior team on Sunday. Good luck to all players – please remember you are representing the school and to play the matches in good spirit to thank our visitors.

Lacrosse

The Division Two team went down 9-7 in a high-scoring match against Western Springs. Both teams are competing for the championship title, meaning they are in the top four of their respective divisions. Members from these squads will also be competing in the Auckland Championships in August.

Hockey

Three great wins for our hockey teams last term. The Open Boys won a close match 4-3 against Auckland Grammar, with Jackson Tribe having a strong match. The Under 15 Boys also played Auckland Grammar, winning by a huge 15-0 margin. Sam Killip scored five goals, while Mitchell Murray scored three goals and was player of the day. The Under 15 Girls remain undefeated this year after a 7-1 win over Auckland Girls, with Rebecca Wyatt scoring three goals.

Basketball

The Under 19A Boys defeated Massey 61-34 whilst the Under 19B Boys scored their first win of the season 58-43 over Rutherford. The Under 17A Boys defeated Henderson by five points and the Under 17B Boys also had a win over Kelston. The Under 15 Boys went down 47-43 against Kelston. The Under 19 Girls had a solid 33-18 win against Rutherford, with Jane Afaese rebounding strongly. Both of our teams are still in the top four of their Premier divisions and will be challenging for the top spot in Auckland in the coming months.

Netball

The Premier One team defeated rivals Mt Albert Grammar 40-32, whilst Erika Kumar and Raenada Gavet played well in the Senior A’s 39-7 win against Western Springs.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Our Soccer Star

After nearly five years of playing football for Avondale College, Prefect Nadia Pearl is well used to playing in black and white. However, this month the 17 year old has swapped the Avondale crest for the New Zealand silver fern as she represents her country at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.

This is the second time Nadia has played for a national team: last year she was selected for the national U17 team for the FIFA competition hosted by New Zealand. This year it means travelling to Germany where the NZ Junior Football Ferns are playing matches against Sweden, North Korea and Brazil before progressing, Nadia hopes, to the quarter finals and beyond…

Nadia began playing soccer as a seven year old after watching her brother play. “I think Dad encouraged me because I wasn’t too good at ballet” she laughs. After ten years and much hard work, she currently plays for her club, Three Kings United as well as the NZ Football Ferns.

Having gained her NCEA Level Three qualifications last year while in Year 12 has certainly enabled Nadia to focus on her football this year. She estimates that she currently trains between 15 to 20 hours a week – “so there’s not much time for homework!”

Nadia is hopeful of gaining a scholarship to an American university where the football pro and semi-pro leagues present opportunities not currently on offer in New Zealand.

She is looking forward to rejoining the Avondale College 1^st XI team next term once her World Cup commitments have lessened

Y10 Sports Academy Visit the Millenium Institute

Over 40 Avondale College students got to experience what it is like to be an elite athlete when they visited the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health this week. The group experienced a VO2 Max test in the AUT laboratory, as well as undergoing a sprint/agility session and using the rock climbing wall.

Above all the students got to mingle with top athletes, including the South African Netball Squad, and a few Auckland Blues and Black Sticks players, all of whom were there to train. The students represented the College perfectly and enjoyed the sumptuous facilities available. It was the first time many of our students had experienced a high performance facility and they were amazed by the ten lane, 50 metre swimming pool, the size and scope of the main Indoor arena and the athletics stadium.

It was without doubt a worthwhile experience, one which the students will not forget and we hope that it will inspire them to go on and achieve at the highest level in sport.

Paul Smith (TIC Sports Academy)

“On Friday the 18^th June our Year 10 Sports Academy group went to the Millennium Institute of Sport. We learnt about the Institute and the effect it has on New Zealand Athletes. We also did a range of activities and learned about VO2Max testing and the science behind performance. Everybody enjoyed the day a lot and I learnt a great deal about top athletes and how hard they train.”

Party Kelly (Year 10 Sports Academy Footballer)

For more photos of the day, check out the Photogallery.

Sports News & Results - Week 10

Sports Report – T2 W9

Boys Football

An undefeated round for boys football last week. The 1st XI drew 1-1 with Northcote, with Taidgh Stodart being named player of the match. The 2^nd XI enjoyed a 3-2 win against Westlake Boys, with Leni Lolohea scoring a goal and playing well. The 3^rd XI and 4^th XI had draws against Takapuna and Albany Senior. The Year 10 Boys drew 1-1 with Auckland Grammar, after conceding a late goal. The Year 9 Boys had a good 3-2 win against St Peter’s, with Jake Deans having a terrific game.

Girls Football

The 1^st XI went down 3-0 to Marist, with Hannah Hoeksema a standout player. Lexi McGowan was player of the match in the 2^nd XI’s 3-1 loss to Western Springs, while the 3^rd XI won by default. The 4^th XI scored a huge 7-0 victory over Green Bay, with Shanti Morgan starring for the team. The Junior A Girls had a 3-0 loss to Diocesan, despite Nicole McMillan’s strong match.

Rugby League

The 1^st XIII came back strongly in their match against Massey to win 20-8. This week sees both the 1^st XIII and Under 15 Boys play Manurewa in the semi-finals.

Rugby Union

A good week for our rugby teams. The 1^st XV narrowly went down 27-17 against Waitakere, however the 2^nd XV scored a strong 27-5 win over St Peter’s. The 5^th Grade team had a massive 89-5 win against Auckland Grammar, with many of the team scoring tries. The Under 15 Boys won by default, while Aiden Burch and Zubayr Smith played well in the Under 14 Boys 31-12 win against Southern Cross.

Lacrosse

Only one game last week, with the Division Two team defeating Mt Albert 11-5. Sarah Woolley made some great saves in goal. After the completion of the first round robin games, the Division One team were on top of the ladder, with the Division Two team also performing well and placed high on the ladder.

Hockey

Minesh Patel was player of the match in the Under 15 Boys 4-0 win over Auckland Grammar. The Open A Girls lost 6-1 to St Mary’s, with Sophie White player of the day. The Open B Girls also lost, 2-1 to Green Bay, with Sarah Vleitman playing well. Bonita Wong had yet another great match as the Under 15 Girls defeated Mt Albert 2-0.

Squash

The Senior B Girls defeated Westlake Girls 3-1, whilst the Senior C Girls also had a win, defeating Rutherford 4-1. Last week, we had two teams compete in the Auckland Secondary School Championships. The Senior Girls finished 3^rd in Division Two, whilst the Senior Boys finished 5^th in Division Two. Well done to all players involved.

Underwater Hockey

The Junior Team went down 3-1 to Howick last week, however the Senior Team had a win over Mt Albert.

Boys Basketball

The Premier Boys were behind for most of the match against Kelston Boys, before charging back to win a tight match 79-75. The Under 19A team defeated 61-38 against Liston, however the Under 19B lost 111-26 against Lynfield. Douglas Whiting scored 45 points in the Under 17A win against Waitakere, with the Under 17B also won, defeating Kelston 47-20. The Under 15 team defeated Lynfield 80-21, with Eddison Wu scoring 34 points and Corbin Felix 30 points.

Girls Basketball

The Premier Girls had a comfortable 75-41 win over Massey, while Jane Afaese played well in the Under 19 loss to Lynfield. The Under 17 and Under 15 teams also defeated Lynfield, 45-22 and 113-4 respectively. Popua Aleamotua had a great match.

Netball

The Premier One team had two close wins last week, defeating Mt Roskill 26-22 and Baradene 31-28. Hayley Atkinson and Karen Gudsell played well in the Premier Two 38-34 loss to St Dominics. The Senior A team also lost in a close match, with Zebalda Kepu playing well. The Senior B team had another win, with Nellie Tapueluelu scoring some great goals in the 23-18 win against St Dominics. The Year 10A team lost 27-17 against St Dominics, while the Year 10B team won by default. Both the Year 9A and Year 9B teams had big wins against their opposition, with Crystal Efaramino and Josie Sharman the star players. The Premier Junior team also had a win over Massey, with Hope Curtis playing well.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Sports News & Results - Week 8

Boys Football

The 1^st XI went down 4-1 to Glendowie, with Dennis Chand scoring our goal. All other teams started the championship rounds of their respective draws. The 2^nd XI lost 2-0 to Long Bay, with goalkeeper Shehrayr Jawed making some great saves. The 3^rd XI scored a huge 6-0 win against Birkenhead, with two goals each to Shivneel Gounder, Daniel Gopal and Kavinesh Keshwan, while the 4^th XI had a 2-all draw with Auckland Grammar. The Year 10 Boys also had a draw, 3-all with Mt Albert. Blake Semp and Patryk Williams played well. The Year 9 Boys went down by a goal to Rangitoto, losing 3-2.

Girls Football

The 1^st XI had a great 3-0 win against a strong St Kentigern side – Melissa Tebay, Chelsea Cox and Jasmine Pereira scored goals. The 2^nd XI lost 2-1 to Green Bay, with Michelle Thorp playing a strong game in attack and defence. The 3^rd XI produced a great team effort to defeat St Dominics 1-0. The Junior A Girls had a 3-2 win over Pakuranga, with Sam Murray and Nicole McMillan playing well, while Natasha Keats was player of the day in the Junior B Girls 1-all draw with Massey.

Rugby League

The 1^st XIII had a bye last week, however the Under 15 Boys scored a big 66-10 win against Mt Albert. Tapu Pauli and Michael Herangi both played well.

Rugby Union

The 1^st XV narrowly went down 11-6 to One Tree Hill, in what was a very closely-contested match. The 2^nd XV had to default their match, while the Under 15 and Under 14 teams both enjoyed wins, over Waitakere and Onehunga respectively.

Lacrosse

Our Division One team continued on its winning way, scoring a 9-0 win over Epsom. They are now comfortable leaders at the top of the competition ladder. The Division Two team unfortunately had to default its match due to team members being away at camp.

Hockey

Some great results for our hockey teams last week. The Open Boys defeated Liston 5-0, courtesy of a hat-trick of goals from Phillip Wyatt. All other matches were played against Mt Roskill, with the Under 15 Boys winning 2-0, taking them to the top of the competition ladder. The Open A Girls lost 2-0, however the Open B Girls won their first match of the season 1-0, with Paige Froggatt playing well. Alisa Samountry scored four girls for the Under 15 Girls in their 7-1 victory.

Squash

A tough week for our boys teams. The Senior White team lost 4-0 to Rutherford, while the Senior Black team went down 5-0 to Mt Albert. We have a Senior Boys and a Senior Girls team representing the school this week at the Auckland Secondary Schools Tournament in Mt Albert and Takapuna.

Boys Basketball

The Premier Boys went down 67-58 to competition leaders Westlake, in a very tight and intense match. However last Friday they defeated Onehunga 74-51, with Christian Tuiafaiva playing well. The Under 19A team scored a big 71-46 win over Waitakere, with Douglas Whiting scoring 26 points, while the Under 19B lost 66-36 against Kelston. The Under 17A team defeated Green Bay 61-35 and the Under 17B also won, 56-29 over Massey. The Under 15 went down 57-42 to Liston.

Girls Basketball

Our Premier Girls matched Auckland Girls for the first half of their match, before fading late to lose 83-57. However they returned to the winner’s circle with a 79-73 win over Kristin, with Teoramae Solomon in terrific form. The Under 19 enjoyed another good win, defeating Rutherford 47-40. Julia Vito, Sandy Faalai and Jane Afaese all played well. The Under 17 team defeated Henderson 58-11, while the Under 15 team scored a massive 112-8 win against Waitakere.

Netball

Some close matches and mixed results for our netball teams. The Premier One team lost 32-25 to Mt Albert, however they bounced back last Saturday to defeat St Cuthberts 33-26. Alyssa-Jean Savelio had a strong game for the Premier Two team in their 40-31 loss to Massey, while the Senior A team had a narrow 29-28 win against Marist. Victoria and Letitia Salanoa played strong games. The Senior B team enjoyed their first win of the season, defeating Massey 38-15. The Year 10A team lost 29-25 to Massey, while the Year 10B team won 23-7 against Lynfield. The Year 9A team went down by one goal to Massey, however the Year 9B team won 27-13 against Marist.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Underwater Hockey - NZ Champions!

Northern Regions Secondary Schools Tournament

Congratulations to our Senior and Junior Underwater Hockey teams who both competed superbly in the Queen's Birthday national tournament, taking away Gold and Bronze medals.

Junior Team – 3^rd - Bronze Medal

Team Tyler Rebers, James Law, Oliver Westerman, Jango VanRijk, Lex Doesburg, Prescilla Palmer, Ana Canty, Kayne Walsh, Ariana Hancock, Gabrielle Perry, Roderick Westerman,

Coach Mr Sam Cooper & Mr Scott Goodhew (both recent ex-students)
Manager Mrs Lisa Munn & Mrs Rosemary Rebers

Howick B    Win 8 - 0
Otumoetai Draw 2 - 2
Howick A     Win 3 - 2
MAGS         Loss 1 - 6
Glendowie   Win 7 – 1
McLeans      Win 4 - 3
Mahurangi   Win 12 - 0
Northcote    Win 8 - 0
Tauranga    Win 12 – 0

Final played Howick College – Win 1 – 0 (in sudden death extra time).
Scored 58 Goals and conceded 14.

Senior Team – 1^st - Gold Medal

Team – Leo Lines, Nick Rebers, Sam Thomas, Daniel Young, Kiefer Haines, Daniel Ware, George Young, Sam Law.

Coach Miss Stephanie O’Neale (ex student – has coached these boys from Year 9 = 5 years)
Manager Mrs Trish Young

Howick B    Win 8 - 0
Otumoetai Win 6 - 2
Howick       Win 2 - 0
MAGS         Win 4 - 0
Glendowie   Win 3 – 1
Northcote A Win 2 - 0
Northcote B Win 17 - 0
Mahurangi   Win 10 – 0
Final played Otumoetai   Win 5 – 0

An amazing record - Scored 57 Goals and conceded just 3 Goals.

Representative Honours
Six players selected for the Northern Regions Underwater Hockey Squad,

Leo Lines, Daniel Young, Nick Rebers, Daniel Ware, Sam Law, George Young

Sports News and Results

Cross Country

Six athletes competed in the Auckland Cross Country Championships last week. Conditions were miserable, much like the school event. Congratulations to Teklay Zinaw, who finished 11^th in his age group. Other students to compete were Maggie Bradley, Tim Howard, Reed Longman, Taylor Norgrove and Oliver Westerman.

Boys Football

Only one match last week, which saw the Year 9 team defeat St Peters 4-1. Grading rounds were completed last week and now all boys teams will start the championship season this weekend.

Girls Football

Mixed results for the girls last week. The 1^st XI missed some chances at goal in their 1-all draw with Diocesan. Chelsea Cox scored while Anna Curtis continued her good form to be named player of the day. The 2^nd XI enjoyed a huge 8-0 win over Lynfield, with Savath Chan’s four goals the highlight of the match. The 3^rd XI narrowly went down 3-2 against Western Springs, however the 4^th XI showed great determination to hold on for a 4-3 victory against St Dominics after suffering a few injuries. The Junior A side lost 4-0 to MAGS, with Rubina Tajek and Alana Douglas playing well, while the Junior B team was outclassed, also by MAGS, losing 13-0.

Rugby League

The 1^st XIII scored a good 26-4 win over Papatoetoe. The boys started strongly and scored some good team tries, with Michael Tovao playing well.

Rugby Union

The 2^nd XV travelled to Auckland Grammar last week and were outclassed, going down 22-5. However the Under 15 team enjoyed a big 38-12 win over Henderson, with Corey Seil named player of the day for his strong kicking game.

Lacrosse

Both of our teams continue to impress, with the Division One team scoring an 11-0 victory over Westlake Girls, after leading 7-0 at halftime. The Division Two also enjoyed a huge win over Diocesan, with a number of players scoring goals.

Hockey

The Open Boys team scored some fantastic team goals in their 8-0 defeat of Auckland Grammar last week. However, the Open A Girls team weren’t so lucky, going down 6-0 to Pakuranga. Bonita Wong was named player of the match.

Squash

Both boys teams played against Rutherford last week. The Boys White team went down 5-0, while the Boys Black team reversed the result, winning their match by the same score.

Underwater Hockey

Both teams competed at the Northern Region Championships at Henderson over the long weekend, with the Seniors going through the tournament undefeated to take the gold medal, winning the final 5-0 against Otumoetai. Congratulations to Leo Lines, Daniel Young, George Young, Nick Rebers, Daniel Ware and Sam Law, who all made the Northern Zone Under 18 squad, who will now compete at the inter-zone championships in October. The Juniors also had a successful weekend, winning a bronze medal in their division. Both teams have now qualified for the national championships, which will be held in Rotorua later this year. In regular season matches last week, the Juniors scored a 5-2 win over Mahurangi and a 6-3 win over Macleans. The Seniors ran out convincing 10-0 winners against Glendowie.

Boys Basketball

Some mixed results for boys basketball last week. Both Under 19 teams were defeated, with the Under 19A team losing 61-45 to Henderson and the Under 19B team going down 70-34 to Massey. However, the Under 17 teams played well – the Under 17A team defeating Liston 50-33. Eddison Wu scored 21 points in the Under 17B victory over Henderson, 61-30.

Girls Basketball

The Under 19 team had a strong 46-17 win over Green Bay, however the Under 17 team went down 36-24 to Massey. The Under 15 team continued their domination of the competition, scoring a huge 97-16 win against Rutherford. Courtenay Leauanae was the top scorer.

Netball

Only three netball matches were played last week. The Premier One team defeated Rutherford 35-27, while the Premier Two team went down 30-26 to Lynfield. The Senior A team narrowly defeated Rutherford 25-24 in a close and tense match.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Sports News and Results: Week 7

2nd XV vs St Kentigern College 29/05/10

Waka Ama

We had two students, Alyssa-Jane Savelio and Tamara Taka-Brown represent the school at the Waka Ama World Championships in Noumea last week. Alyssa-Jean won two gold medals – in the 500m J16 12-man division and the 1000m 6-man division. Her team also won bronze in the 500m 6-man division. Alyssa-Jean narrowly missed out on a medal in the individual event but she is now ranked fourth in the world for her age group. Well done to both girls on a fantastic performance.

Cross Country

The school Cross Country event was held last week in miserable conditions. Wondim Gebre-Yesus won the Senior Boys, Teklay Zinaw the Intermediate Boys and Oliver Westerman the Junior Boys. Maggie Bradley won the Senior Girls, Hannah Hoeksema the Intermediate Girls and Rebecca Wyatt the Junior Girls. Well done to all those who battled the wind and rain to compete.

Boys Football

The 1^st XI suffered two losses last week, 6-1 to Kelston and 5-1 to Macleans. Dennis Chand played well in both matches. The 2^nd XI also lost 5-1 to Massey, whilst the 3^rd XI were unlucky to concede a late penalty to Green Bay, losing 3-2. The 4^th XI scored a huge 7-0 victory over Rutherford, with Tim Lokes scoring a hat-trick. Both of our junior teams have qualified for the A1 division, with the Year 10 team defeated Massey 7-2, thanks to a hat-trick from Dylan Lecky. The Year 9 team had two victories last week over Auckland Grammar and Rutherford.

Girls Football

The 1^st XI battled heavy rain and winds to defeat Glendowie 2-0, whilst the 2^nd XI team opened its campaign with a 1-0 victory over St Dominics. The 3^rd XI scored a 5-0 victory over Green Bay, courtesy of great matches from Jessica Owens and Katharina Rix. The 4^th XI fought out a nil-all draw against St Dominics. Claudia West scored a hat-trick for the Junior A Girls in their 4-1 win over Macleans, however the Junior B Girls were outclassed 9-0 against Rutherford.

Rugby League

The 1^st XIII were outplayed across in the park in a 24-4 loss to Kelston Boys, however the U15 Boys scored a strong 30-16 victory over Hato Petera, with Charles Iese scoring two tries.

Rugby Union

Senior teams struggled on the weekend, with the 1^st XV going down 17-0 to Marcellin and the 2^nd XV losing 27-5 to St Kentigern. The 5^th Grade team held on the secure a 15-all draw against Lynfield.

Lacrosse

Two huge victories for the Lacrosse teams last week – outstanding play from Anna Curtis saw the Division One Girls defeat Auckland Girls 16-2, whilst the Division Two Girls also thrashed Auckland Grammar 23-1. Both these sides have made impressive starts to the season.

Hockey

A successful week for our Hockey sides, with the Open Boys coming from one goal down to defeated Kings 3-2. Goalkeeper Liam Cornelius made some terrific saves. Mitchell Murray scored a hat-trick for the U15 Boys in their 9-0 win over St Kentigern. The Open A Girls defeated Kelston Girls 2-0 whilst the Open B Girls scored their first goal of the season in a 1-all draw with Waitakere. Rebecca Wyatt turned in a stellar performance for the U15 Girls, scoring five goals in their 7-0 victory over Epsom Girls.

Squash

The Senior Boys teams faced off against each other last week, with the Avondale Black team running out convincing 5-0 winners against the Avondale White team. The Senior B Girls lost 3-1 to Westlake Girls, however the Senior C Girls scored a 4-1 win over Green Bay.

Underwater Hockey

Both underwater hockey teams continued their run of success, with the Junior Team defeating Northcote 8-0 and the Senior Team also defeating Northcote 17-0. Good luck to both teams who will be competing in the Northern Area Championships at Henderson this week.

Basketball

Some great results for basketball teams last week. The U15 Girls remain undefeated after a huge 70-11 win over St Dominics, while the U15 Boys also scored a big 71-12 win over Rutherford. The U17A and U17B Boys both won over Lynfield and Waitakere respectively. The U19A Boys defeated Massey while the U19B Boys narrowly lost to Rutherford. Last Friday, another huge crowd turned up to watch our Premier teams compete. The Premier Girls scored a 75-44 win over St Cuthberts to secure a top-four finish, with Shontelle Makaea scoring 24 points. The Premier Boys fell behind against Auckland Grammar but fought back well to narrowly lose the match 82-75. Charles Epati starred with 43 points.

Netball

The Premier One team defeated Marist 29-21 but went suffered a loss to Epsom Girls on the weekend. The Premier Two team and Senior A team both won, but the Senior B team went down 18-12 to Lynfield. The Year 9A and Year 9B teams scored close two-goal victories, while the Year 10A and Year 10B teams also defeated their opponents from Kelston. The Premier Junior team went down to Lynfield.

Sporting Clubs

All students are welcome to join the following clubs – please see the Sports Office for more details:

- Aikido: Tuesday after school in the Dance Studio

- Fencing: Tuesday after school in the Mills Gym

- Volleyball: Tuesday lunchtime in the Halberg Gym

- Rock Climbing: starting soon in the Mills Gym

- Badminton: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes in the Halberg Gym

Sports Results: Week 5

Basketball Girls Premier Basketball played extremely well to beat Diocesan 78 – 71.

Boys Premier Basketball played Dilworth and had a great win 83 – 61. This was a fast paced game in front of a very noisy and supportive Dilworth home crowd. The home crowd were finally silenced in the last five minutes when they realised the Avondale Boys were going to win comfortably.

Waterpolo

Senior Boys played Kristin in the Auckland final last Friday night at Westwave. Our Boys have been unbeaten all season, although having one drawn match against Takapuna in the championship round.

Two mistakes cost two goals. Our boys had several chances to score, but the Kristin goalkeeper was very good and kept our team out. Final score 1 – 2.

So the Waterpolo season has now finished. Paul Weeks has an excellent coaching record with this team.

The Boys Waterpolo Team finished 2^nd in the Auckland Championships and 2^nd in the North Island Championships.

Rugby

1^st XVplayed very well to run out comfortable winners over Hillary College 32 – 11.

There were two excellent tries from well-rehearsed backline moves.

Orienteering - Thomas Stolberger Yr9 and Reuben Wilson Yr12 have been selected in the Auckland Secondary Schools team for the Regional Championships to be held over Queen's Birthday weekend.

Cross-Country - West/North Zone meeting last Tuesday, Teklay Zinaw placed 3^rd, Intermediate Boys.

School Cross Country is being held Tuesday 25 May Period 5.

Curling team played their first proper game last Thursday and had a convincing 7-1 win over Massey High even though it was one of our player's very first time on the ice!

Girls Cricket Shannen Elliott, Tori Higgs & Amy Dalzell of our girls 1st XI cricket team have all been selected to be part of a squad of 13 players in a Secondary Schoolgirls Winter Training Squad.

Underwater Hockey

Under 15Team beat Glendowie 11 – 0. Goals were scored by a number of the team, Tyler Rebers, Ana Canty, Gabrielle Perry, James Law, Kayne Walsh and Oliver Westerman.

Premier Team had a close win over MAGS 6 - 5

Cross Country Next Week

The school cross-country championships will be held during Period 5 on Tuesday 25 May. Entries must be made to Mr Haigh by Friday 21 May.

There is also a form class competition which needs at least three runners per form, so make sure you sign up now!

Contact Mr G Haigh for more information: hai@avcol.school.nz

Sports Clubs: Sign Up Now!

All students are welcome to join these clubs – see the Sports Office for more information.

Aikido Club - Dance Room – Tuesday after school.

Fencing Club – Tuesday after school Mills Gym

Volleyball Club – Tuesday Lunchtimes – Halberg Gym

Rock Climbing Club – starting after Senior Exams – Mills Gym

Badminton Club – Wed, Thurs & Friday Lunchtimes – in the Halberg Gym

Sports Results 13/05/10

Some Mid-week results

Year 10 Bys Football (CJ) beat Lynfield 7 - 0

Under 15 Girls Hockey (Jamie Smith) beat Onehunga 9 - 0

Senior Boys All-Black Football (John Wilson) beat Liston 4 - 2

Boys 1st XI Hockey (Bevan Jones) beat Kelston 4 - 2

Underwater Hockey Senior Boys played MAGS winning 11 - 0 and also played Northcote College Winning 8 -2.

Junior Under water Hockey played Howick College and won 12 - 0.

Games tonight Thursday.

Lacrosse Girls play MAGS here at 4:00pm

Hockey Girls 1st XI play St Cuthberts here at 5:00pm

Basketball - Under 15 Girls, Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Girls all play at the Trusts Stadium.

Friday Night - A Big Night for Avondale College - Support most welcome.

Waterpolo - Auckland Final - Senior Boys (Paul Weeks) play the Auckland Final against Kristin College 7:00pm West Wave Pool.

Basketball - Premier League - First Home Game - Girls 6:00pm and Boys 7:30pm - both Teams play Rangitoto here in our Stadium.

Triathlete Sam Warriner to Visit Sports Academy

On Friday 25 June, SPARC Sports Ambassador Samantha Warriner will be speaking to the Year 10 Sports Academy students. In 2008 Sam won the ITU World Cup Championship, and she has her eyes on Olympic Gold... Check out her website here: www.samwarriner.co.nz

1st XI Win Knock Out vs Lynfield

Congratulations to the 1st XI who won 2-0 vs Lynfield in the Knock Out Cup yesterday. For pictures of the match, check out our photogallery.

Sports Results: 12/05/10

Sports Results from Term 2, Week 3

Waterpolo – Boys have made the Auckland Finals.

Boys Senior A have been playing in the Auckland Senior Competition since early February. Our team have not lost a game all season.

Last Sunday we played the Semi-final against Western Springs and had a 5 – 3 win. Stephen Ryan scored 3 great goals – Daniel Young, Ben Mischefski & Stefan Maday all had strong games. The Auckland Final will be held this weekend.

Netball

Premier 1 had wins against St Dominics (47-15) Marcellin (33-11) and St Marys (30-10)

Premier 2 had Win 33-27 over Mt Roskill.

Junior Premier Team beat Massey Seniors 44 -12

Year 10A beat Marist 23-8

Year 10B lost to Lynfield 10A 2-20

Year 9A drew with Lynfield 16-16

Year 9B lost to Green Bay 9A 12-16

Basketball – Fantastic Result for our Premier Boys.

Last Friday night in the Auckland Premier League, both teams playing MAGS.

Girls – after leading early in the match we eventually went down by 10 points, 64-74.

Boys – commanding performance beating MAGS 91 – 51.

Lacrosse

The Auckland Secondary Schools League got under way last Thursday with round 1.

Premier 1 playing Whangparoa College away had a great start, winning 7-5.

Senior A playing Western Springs A had a narrow Loss 4-5. A great second half by our girls who were down 4-0 early second half, but fought back to level the score 4-4 late in the game.

Football

Boys 1^st XI Played Lynfield College in the Knock-out Cup last Tuesday. Our boys had a win 2-0, with Tom Burden scoring 2 Penalties. On Saturday in the Auckland A1 League we fought out a 0-0 Draw with Liston College. Player of the day was Avitesh Chaudhary.

2^nd XI Boys played their second game of the ASS Competition against Waitakere College. We won 5-1, with Goal scorers Roleo Soller, Keith Picardo and Habte Gebremedh. Player of the day was Ahmed Hassan.

Senior All-White 3^rd XI played Rosmini College, winning 5-0. This follows their great start last week where they beat Dilworth 8-0.

Kavinesh Keshwan and Daniel Gopal have scored two goals each in both games.

Senior All-Blacks 4^th XI played Kelston and had a 1-1 draw with Christian Gower scoring from the penalty spot. The All-Blacks play Liston College this Wednesday at 4:00pm.

Year 10A had a loss 1-3 Kelston. Patrick Kelly was our goal scorer.

Year 9A Coached by Mr Holmes, had a win 5-0 over Green Bay. This Thursday they play Massey here at Avondale after school.

Hockey

Boys Under 15 beat Kings 3-0 on Monday night. Goal scorers, Sam Killip (2) and Tharaka Munidasa

Boys 1^st XI had a win 5-2 over Kelston.

Underwater Hockey

Senior A have had a fantastic start to the season beating Northcote 17-0, Howick College 6-1 and arch rivals Glendowie 7-3.

Junior A – Have also had a great start to their season beating Howick College 11-1 and McLeans College 8-0. Congratulations to Oliver Westerman and James Law on some great goal scoring.

Rugby – a mixed start to the season for most of our teams

1^st XV had a loss 7-20 to Dilworth.

2^nd XV went down in a close game with St Pauls.

Under 15 had a commanding second half performance to beat Tamaki 44-7.

Under 14 playing away beatTamakiCollege.

5^th Grade in a tight and even encounter had a narrow loss to Liston College.

Fencing

Rory Ogg: Second in Auckland

Congratulations to Rory Ogg (12FTU) who placed 2^nd in Auckland at the Auckland Secondary School Fencing Championship in the weekend.

Thomas Husband, (10 KLP) competing for the first time, placed 26^th .

For more about the College Fencing Club, click here.

Sports Results

Netball

Competition began last week for mid-week and Saturday competitions.

Premier 1 Team had a win 54 – 18 over Western Springs College and also beat Botany Downs in the Auckland competition.

Senior A beat Rutherford Premier 2 Team 23-17.

Junior Premier Team beat Rutherford Senior B 44-5.

Year 9A Team beat Rutherford 9A Team 33 -12.

Basketball

Premier Boys Played Westlake BHS last Friday night. Heartbreak loss to the current NZ Champions scores were tied 60-60 with 6 secs left. Westlake scored to win 62-60.

On Monday night we played Massey and recorded our first win in the Premier League 72-63.

Christian Tuafaiva and Charles Epati both had strong games.

Girls Premier. Have started their Premier season with two comfortable wins beating Kristin College last Friday night and on Monday beating Massey. Outstanding play from Cheynne Joseph, Nina Reutlinger & Shontelle Makaea.

Under 19 A playing Waitakere had a Win 80-40

Under 17 A playing Kelston had a Win 30-20

Under 15 playing Liston had a Win 83-19

Girls Under 19 Waitakere had a Win 40-15. Excellent game from Julia Vito, Talia Vaavale & Sandy Faalai.

Underwater Hockey

Senior A Only five players because of students at camp – still managed two wins.

Beating Northcote College 17-0 and then beating Howick College 7-3.

Under 15 Also had two games last week. Playing Howick College we had a Win 11-1 and then playing McLeans College, another Win 8-0. Congratulations to Oliver Westerman and James Law on some great goal scoring.

Waterpolo

The Auckland Senior Competition has been running since February, with the Semi-final and Final still to play. Our Team are undefeated so far and lead the points table.

Senior Boys - Last Sunday night we played Auckland Grammar and had a win 5 – 1.

Rugby

Competition began last week for all Saturday competitions.

Our Under 14 Team had the best performance beating Mt Roskill 51-0

Football

A great start for our Football teams in the first round of competition.

2^nd XI Boys had a Win 3 - 1 over Onehunga. Aadil Ahmed was player of the day.

Senior White had a Win 8-0 over Dilworth. Kavinesh Keshwan (2) Daniel Gopal (2)

Year 9A had a Win 4-1 over Rosmini.

Girls 2^nd XI had a Win 9-0 over St Dominics.

Hockey

Our Premier Girls Hockey team was the only team to play last week. We beat Henderson 1-0 with some great play by Freya Bullock.

International Volleyball Matches at Avondale College

On Thursday and Friday (6^th & 7^th May), Utah Valley University women’s volleyball team will play matches in the Avondale College Stadium against the top two New Zealand women’s club teams.

On Thursday they play the 2009 National Club Champions, Manukau South Volleyball Club.

On Friday they play NZIS - Wellington women’s team, who were runners-up in the 2009 championship.

Both games start at 7.00pm. Entry is $5. Students: $2. Families: $10.

Waka Ama Senior Regatta

It was a good day on the water, with the sun making a great showing all day. This year Avondale College entered Division 2 races and achieved some pleasing results.

The mixed team came 3^rd in the plate final, the girls team came 2^nd in the plate final and our boys came 1^st in their plate final.

Special note must be made of the boys team which consisted of four Year 10 students and one Year 11 student. The boys were real contenders throughout the day and we look forward to some good results at the end of the year when these boys compete in the junior regatta.

The senior regatta targets Years 11- 13 students so our boys team represented the school really well on the day and this achievement was acknowledged by many of the other competing schools.

Special thanks go out to all the teachers, coaches and managers who have supported these students throughout their campaign: Mrs Taka-Brown TIC girls teams, Mr J Anderson TIC boys and mixed teams, Adele Anderson Head Coach for the boys and mixed teams, Mr J Rogers and Mrs J Crawford for their supervision and support at training and the transportation of students to and from the training sessions.

Mr J Anderson, TIC Waka Ama

Sports Academy Leading the Way

Mark Van Tilberg is a Year 9 student at Avondale College and a member of the Sports Academy. A young cricketer of immense potential, he scored an unbeaten 120 against Auckland Grammar School last week and remains 66 not out versus Takapuna Grammar School. Mark could well complete an amazing couple of weeks after scoring another unbeaten century for his club Surburbs - New Lynn.

2010 is an exciting year for the Avondale College Sports Academy, its High Performance Sports Programme, as it has expanded to encompass Year 9 and 10 students. The philosophy of the Sports Academy is to nurture the talent of young students like Mark Van Tilberg, giving them the opportunity and environment to excel, both on the sports field and in the classroom.

The Year 9’s enjoy early morning coaching sessions covering six major team sports at the College. These are Basketball, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Netball and Rugby. They have just completed their initial fitness and skills testing and under the tutelage of experienced and highly qualified coaches are engaged in developing their skills and game understanding.

The Year 10 Academy groups follow a curriculum based programme which is a mixture of practical coaching and theory relating to Sports Performance. This programme is designed to develop an understanding and knowledge through Physical Education as well as performance. It is hoped this will inspire these students to perhaps follow a career path in the subject area through school and beyond.

All students are engaged in learning life skills through sport and this is underpinned by new initiatives, such as our Sports Ambassador visits and INSPIRE Programme.

Our Sachin Makes His Mark

Sachin was born to score runs. And, we are not just talking Tendulkar here. Sri Lankan-born 16-year-old Sachin Variath, named by his father Jerry after Indian cricket's master batsman, is making his own mark.

On Saturday, Variath scored 261 runs for the Avondale College first X1 he leads in the premier two-day plate competition for Auckland secondary schools. Only Bert Sutcliffe, another left-hander and regarded as among the best of New Zealand's batsmen, has scored more schoolboy runs. In 1942, playing for Takapuna Grammar School, Sutcliffe scored a record 268. Martin Crowe, another New Zealand batting star, came close with 247 for Auckland Grammar against Grafton in the Auckland senior competition.

Variath was born in Sri Lanka and came to New Zealand with his family eight years ago "for a fresh start". His big innings helped his Avondale side to a commanding 419-8. But it wasn't a display of big-hitting flashy batting. Included in his 261 not out were only 30 fours and two sixes, but plenty of singles, twos and the occasional three.

The serene setting at the college is a far cry from his birthplace where, as a three-year-old, he had a bat thrust into his hands. He quickly lost interest in the game and did not take it seriously until he arrived in his adopted homeland by which time he had switched from batting right-handed to left.

He played initially at Suburbs New Lynn and still retains strong links with the club. He scored his previous best, 110, for its under-15 side. "Some time after I was born my dad said 'you have to get a triple hundred like Tendulkar'," he said yesterday. "I came close on Saturday, but as we have to declare after the first day I have no chance to go on this week." He has never met his namesake, but says Sachin Tendulkar is "a cricketing god and I would love to have that chance some day".

Coached at his club by Kit Perera and by Matt Horne and Mark O'Donnell in Auckland academies, Variath now has Nazeem Smith as his first X1 coach. Again, the stylish youngster could not have better. Before his arrival to teach physical education at the school last year, Smith coached the Cape Cobras in South Africa - a team which included nine South African internationals.

By Terry Maddaford, NZ Herald

Athletics

We have had some great results from our athletes with five Golds, four Silvers and four Bronzes at the Auckland Champs held on the 8th and 10th of March. We had excellent support from our parents and a special thanks to those who helped with coaching, in particular Nora and Brent Curtis and Phillip and Matthew Wyatt.

Medal Winners

Oketa Afele won Intermediate Discus. She has been training hard and improved on her qualifying effort. Rebecca Wyatt came through on her last jump to be a clear winner in the Junior Triple Jump. Syreeta Norris won the Senior Javelin, one of her three events on the night.

On Monday evening Maggie Bradley and Phillip Wyatt continued to dominate the Race Walk events in Auckland with clear victories. Phillip was our individual star of the Wednesday evening events with a second place in the Senior 400m, second in the Triple Jump, fourth in the Long Jump and 5th= in the High Jump. He had to leave the High Jump pit to race in the 400m, the bar was raised while he was away and he had to continue at the new height.

Faatamalii Malolo-Lapana improved on her bronze medal from last year to come second in the Junior Girls Javelin. Hanneke Rebers was second in the Intermediate 100m and still has another year in this grade. Lotima Apolosi made a huge improvement to come third in the Intermediate Discus. Ethan Sorrell was third in the High Jump and was our first competitor in the Hurdles for some time where he finished fourth. Luke Ioane is one of our most consistent performers and gained another Bronze Medal in the Intermediate Javelin. Tini Toala also gained a Bronze in the Junior Javelin.

In all, 52 athletes from Avondale made it through to these finals. There were many other excellent performances. Elizabeth Hurrell showed great promise to finish 4th in the Junior Girls 100m and 6th in the 200m. She also anchored the Junior Girls relay team which finished 4th. Also close to gaining medals were Milan Pickering and Moses McGreal who both gained 4^th places in their Javelin events. In 5th place were Shontelle Makaea in the Senior Girls 100m and Hope Curtis in the Intermediate High Jump. Teklay Zinaw has continued to improve on each performance with his 6th place in the Intermediate Boys 3000m and 8th in the 1500m. Andrew Liese and Syreeta Norris both placed 6th in their Triple Jump events.

Relays

We were delighted to have teams in 8 out of the 10 relay events held at the end of the Championships. Our best results were 4th in the Junior Girls 4x100, 5th in the Intermediate Girls 4x400 and 6th in theIntermediate Boys 4x400. Although some of our runners were quite inexperienced in racing over 400m they put in some excellent performances and gave their all for the team. Particularly worthy of mention were Crystal McDougal,Giovanni Mamea Suafa, Cynthia Karikala and Immanuel Gopal.

Thanks to the staff who managed the team on the qualifying days and the finals: Ms A Giborees, Ms H McLeod, Dr T Brown, Mr G Haigh and Mr P Jamieson.

Tennis

Auckland Secondary Schools Tennis competition started last weekend. Senior Girls A - a win against Massey 6-3; Senior Boys A - a win against MAGS 5-4 (this is the first time we have had a team in the more competitive Regional A competition, we have previously played in the western zone competition so it was good to come away with a win). Intermediate Boys - a win against Rutherford 8-1.

Cricket

We had five boys’ teams and one girls’ team competing in the Auckland Secondary School competitions.

1st XI Boys

Coached by Mr N Smith. They began their season early in mid-January with a Twenty-20 Invitation Tournament at Westlake Boys, where they had a great result against Rosmini College. The highlight of the season was the win against Auckland Grammar 1st XI, something that has not been achieved since Martin Guptill (Black Caps) played for Avondale College.

1st XI Girls

The Girls’ cricket team have had a great start to the 2010 season. The team is captained by Tori Higgs, with the support of a number of Year 13 players. The team has been playing in the Auckland Premier League, and to date is unbeaten in that competition. The best win was over Epsom Girls Grammar – a very strong team who were also unbeaten.

Early in March our team competed in the Auckland Secondary Schools Cricket Tournament. In their first game they beat the number one seeds, Westlake Girls. They went on to finish 2nd in the preliminary rounds, only losing to Epsom Girls.

In the last week of term the girls played against Diocesan in the Auckland Secondary Schools Girls Cricket Semi- Final. They won the toss and put Diocesan in to bat. In the first over Julia Vito took a wicket; the team ended up taking 4 wickets in the first 4 overs. It was a 40 over game. Diocesan lasted 12 and a half overs before they were bowled out for 62 runs. Avondale then scored the required 63 runs from 17 overs, with the loss of 1 wicket. Shannen Elliott scored 31 and Tori Higgs 20. A win by 9 wickets.

As a result of this win the team now qualify for the Auckland Secondary School Final and will also play in the New Zealand Secondary Schools National Tournament, competing against the top 8 school sides in NZ. This will be in Taupo at the end of Term 4.

Top batters in the team are Shannen Elliott (top score 65) Julia Vito (top score 53) and Tori Higgs (top score 44). Top bowlers are Tori Higgs, Shannen Elliott and Amy Dalzell.

Year 9 Boys Team

This team has been quite outstanding, They have had convincing wins over Takapuna Grammar and Auckland Grammar, with Mark van Tilburg scoring 120 runs not out against Auckland Grammar.

Year 10 Boys Team

A highlight of the season was an outright win against Kings College, with the team beating Kings by 61 runs. It was a solid effort by all players with Punit Patel top scoring with 23 and a team score of 160 off 25 overs. The man-of-the-match performance was 5 wickets for 20 runs off 4.1 overs by Andrew Glubb. Andrew gets to keep the match ball.

Congratulations to the following boys who made the U15 Western Distruicts Cricket Squad 2010:

Zubayr Smith

Mitchell Murray

Mark Van Tilburg

Water Polo

Boys Team – Coached by Mr Weeks. On Friday night we beat Liston 8 - 2 and Sunday night beat Western Springs College 7 - 3 . Outstanding play by Sean Newcomb, George Young and Stefan Maday.

Volleyball

The Auckland Secondary School Premier Competition began on Friday night. Our Boys Premier Team played Rangitoto and Otahuhu, both losses. Great setting by Lawrence McFall with Alex Hewson, Leni Lolohea and Chase Burnard hitting some great spikes.

Our Girls Premier team played here on Saturday, beating Long Bay College 3-0, and then losing to Mangere 2-3. Outstanding play by Cheynne Josheph, Syreeta Norris, Velda Fesolai and Lilieta Maumau.

Touch

Coached by Mr Piripi and Miss Leauge. First round of competition last week, the girls beat Massey 6 - 0 and Rutherford 9 – 3.

Softball

Both our boys and girls Softball teams competed in the Auckland Premier League for the Top Schools in Auckland.

Boys

The Boys Premier Softball Team have shown great results for the current season. Coached by Mr A Shao and assisted by Mr Chris Hawkes and Mr Bill Ryan, our team finished 2nd in Auckland and qualified for the New Zealand Secondary School Nationals to be held in Hastings. The team has had some very close games but has recorded wins over Massey High, Mt Albert Grammar and St Peters. They also qualified second for the one day tournament of Division One Softball, just narrowly losing by one run in extra innings.

Qualifying for Division One has been a long time coming for the Premier Boys Softball Team.

The notable players are: Jonathan Owens for his relentless pitching, AaronTohovaka, Paul Hawks and Luke Hawks for the strong hitting, Matthew Warner for his consistent catching and throwing out runners, and the rest of the Avondale team for their hard work. They are all truly a team of one.

In the last week of the term the Boys Softball Team played the final game of their Auckland Premier Competition against Green Bay HIgh School. Our team required a win or draw to claim the Auckland Title. The team rose to the occasion and won 14 - 3. The team is now the Auckland Premier Title holder.