Script for sports assembly term 3
Good morning, and welcome to the Sports Assembly for the very busy Term 3.
Karate
Catherine Zheng competed in the AKSS Karate Champs in the last holidays. She
performed really well to win 2 Gold medals (1 in the 14-18 years kata, and the other
in the kumite).
Orienteering
Kayla Fairbairn is an extremely good orienteering racer. At the National Secondary
School Orienteering champs in Hawkes Bay, Kayla won National titles in both the
Senior girls sprint and long distance events. After these performances, Kayla has
been selected into the New Zealand Secondary Schools team. Also at Nationals, the
St Cuthbert’s team of Kayla, Rebecca Calderon and Kate Salmon placed 3rd in the
Senior Girls relay. Well done to the Orienteering team.
Athletics
Audrey Gregan had an exciting trip to the Ukraine for the World Youth Track & Field
Championships where she finished in 15th position. Audrey says that she was up
there with the European runners, but the Africans are just so fast! Audrey has also
been selected into the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country team. Also in
Athletics, congratulations to Sophie Rees who was in the U18 Auckland team which
won gold at the national Cross Country Champs.
Gymnastics
Isobel Ryan competed in the CSG Classic Gymnastics competition in Christchurch
winning the silver medal. This automatically selected Isobel as a New Zealand
representative, and is touring to Queensland later this month. Isobel also won a gold
medal at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Gymsports Champs in the Level 6
Gymnastics competition.
Netball
Well done to the following teams who have finished 2nd in their netball grades this
season: Senior 2, Senior 12, Senior 13, Senior 14, Year 10 Team 4, Year 9 Team 1,
Congratulations to the following teams who have won their grades this season:
Senior 8 (Leillani Fruean, Hulita Koloi, Zayna Lam, Breeze Leonard, Caitlin
Maka, Maria Palelei, Candace Pasitoa, Rejieli Seruvakula, Savannah
Tafau-Levy, Machaela Tepai & Angela Yang), Year 10 Team 1 ( Georgia
Callaghan, Georgia Clarke, Gabby Hawkins, Tate Renata, Lauren Sheed,
Kelsey Snelgar, Caitlin Treacy, Jamaica Vaughan & Antonia Young), Year
10 Team 5 ( Lucy Caiger, Harriet Carter, Rebecca Duignan, Alex FreemanGreene, Corina Hall, Sarah Hayes, Olivia Martin, Aimee Potter, Evie
Robinson, Gina Svenson & Dasha Wood)
Congratulations also to three students who have put a lot of effort into gaining their
netball umpiring qualifications this winter. Alex Beggs and Zoe Wilkinson have been
awarded their Netball Umpiring Centre badge. They had to display a high level of
competency on the courts whilst being observed by an umpire mentor. Alice McFall
has gained the New Zealand umpires award, has been appointed to umpire the U17
New Zealand national tournament and has been in the New Zealand U19 High
Performance squad for two years.
Football
Congratulations to Junior A Football team who have had a great season. A young
team of mainly Year 8s and 9s playing against Year 10s was a challenge. However
they went through almost the entire season unbeaten, before finally finishing as
Auckland Runners-Up in the Junior Premier grade. The Y9 & 10 students in the team
are: Sarah Averill, Ailsa Connolly, Tayla Curry, Veronica Gregan, Georgia Hamlin, Lucy
King, Holly Luxton, Jessica Marvin and Sena Ogawa-Bracey.
The following were also Auckland representatives for their age-groups: Sophie
Nathan, Sarah Averill, Tayla Curry, Lucy King and Sena Ogawa-Bracey. Holly Luxton
was a North Harbour Football representative.
Cycling
The results of the College Cycling Championship are:
3rd:
Georgia Clarke. Georgia also placed 1st in the NZSS Individual
Criterium with a brilliant strategic ride.
2nd:
Sara Beetham
College Champion: Holly White
At the New Zealand Secondary School Individual Championships, Holly White
smashed the record by 11 seconds in winning the U17 6km Individual Time Trial.
Holly was also 7th in the Hill Climb up Mt Wellington, and 2nd in the Criterium.
Multisport
Holly also teamed up with Sophie Rees to win the New Zealand Secondary Schools
Team Duathlon event, which is an event split into run, bike and ride sections. Holly
did the bike-riding and Sophie did the running!
Swimming
At the Secondary School National Champs, Georgia Marris swam superbly to win two
senior national titles in the 100m and 200m freestyle, as well as a silver medal in the
400m free. In the 14 Year age group, Mary Tate won two silvers in the 50m and
200m breaststroke, and bronze in the 100m breaststroke. And Samantha Moriarty
won bronze in the 50m butterfly. In the 15 year age group, Millie MacDonald won
silver in the 200m breaststroke and Georgia Zacest won bronze in the 50m
backstroke. Millie, Mary, Samanatha and Georgia also won silver in the medley relay
as well as bronze in the freestyle relay.
Squash
The squash players at St Cuthbert’s have been having a successful season in the
Auckland Secondary Schools competition. Well done to Michaela Scholtens, Libby
Waalkens, Rosie Carrad and Bonnie Anderson who played in the Senior B team
which placed 2nd in the Girls B Central East competition.
And Tausala Fruean, Leilanni Fruean, Elaine Bautista, Cerys Chau and Annabelle
Lindberg all played in the Senior C team that placed 3rd in the Girls C Central
Competition.
And Sherry Lin, Vivian Gao, Sophie Miller, Catherine Ye and Alice Bowden placed 3 rd
in the Junior Girls competition.
Table Tennis
Maggie Ngo and Prim Earsakul played in the table tennis team have played well this
winter. Competing in the Auckland Winter Interschools B1 grade competition, they
placed as runners-up, and are currently placing in 2nd again in the spring
competition. At Nationals they placed 4th in the team’s event, and Maggie won the
bronze medal in the NZSS Individual competition.
Skiing
Last week, two school teams competed at the North Island SS Ski Champs at Turoa
ski field on Mt Ruapehu. Both teams skied really well with the A team of Alex
Freeman Greene, Maddie Beagley, Gina Svensen, Hannah Freeman Greene and
Harriet Cory Wright placing 5th= overall, and winning the Girls trophy.
Tennis
On the weekend, our Intermediate Tennis team won the Auckland SS Intermediate
A1 Championship, defeating St Kentigern 6-3. Congratulations to Kate Cross, Alex
Freeman-Greene, Rebecca Holland, Madison Merton, Olivia Pilkinton, Lauren Sheed,
Tatyana Vakatini and Pia Wickstread.
Representative selections
Congratulations to the following students who have won selection or competed
recently for representative teams:
Cricket
Well done to Lucy King who recently represented Auckland in the U17 Indoor Cricket
team. The team finished runners-up in the National Provincials.
Basketball
Congratulations to the following provincial basketball reps:
Savannah Tafau-Levy Counties U23 team and selected for Auckland Lady Hawks
Diviision 1 team.
Breeze Leonard – Counties Manakau U19s, U23s and New Zealand Maori U19s
Amy Wu – Auckland U19s.
Badminton
Our Badminton players were performing really well in the School competitions this
winter and some have been selected for Auckland teams. Well done to Jan
Chairattanamanokorn who came 3rd in the AKSS Junior Girls Singles. Congratulations
also to the following Auckland reps: Emily Chan in the Auckland U15s Team 3; Kitty Ji
in the Auckland U17s Team 3; Olivia Lin in the Auckland U19s Team 2, and Sangya
Zhou in the Auckland U17s team 2. Auckland recognition means that you have
consistently achieved a high level of performance, so well done to these Badminton
players.
Lacrosse
Danielle Taylor and Stef Fergusson both played for the Auckland U19B team over the
weekend, and Georgia Henderson played for the Auckland U19 A team. It was a
double for Georgia as she has also represented Auckland in the National Women’s
team in hockey.
Hockey
Staying with hockey, congratulations to the following students who have been
selected for Auckland at Under 15 level. In the Auckland U15A team are Ailsa
Connolly, Kate Ivory, and Amy Richards. In the U15B team are Harriet Cory-Wright,
Emma Holland and Monique Pitt.
And special congratulations to Su Arn Kwek who was selected into the Midlands
National Hockey League team. This is the top level of hockey in the country, and Su
Arn’s team won the National title.
Yachting
Moving to New Zealand representation, Xanthe Copeland represented New Zealand
recently at the Asian Continent Optimist Sailing Champs in Japan. Up against some of
the best sailors in the world, Xanthe placed 14th in the Girls.
Hockey
Turning now to Hockey, which had another successful season at the College. The 4th
XI played well to finish tied 2nd= on points with Howick in the Open C Girls East.
The 2nd XI had a great season. They were unbeaten in winning the Auckland Open A
title although they had to fight hard in many of the games. The team is: Holly Butt,
Harriet Cory-Wright, Amy Davidson, Katie Evans, Isla Foote, Katie Hartland, Emma
Holland, Isabella MacDiarmid, Courtney Mackie, Monique Pitt, Amy Richards, Sophia
Stokes, Stephanie Tan, Stephanie Walker and Tessa Wylie
At winter tournament week, the 1st XI travelled to Rotorua for Nationals where they
were defending the Federation Cup. The team played with great heart and skill, and
made the semi-finals, before finally finishing in 3rd=. The team is: Isla Bint, Ailsa
Connolly, Olivia Hay, Georgia Henderson, Kate Ivory, Charlotte Jackson, Su Arn Kwek,
Sacha Lala, Georgia Mackay, Madison Merton, Alice Munro, Rebecca Pretty, Kate
Stevens, Abigail Stuart, Miranda Stuart and Isabelle Walker.
The team have won three trophies over the season, and we welcome Mr Manoj Daji,
the CEO of College Sport, who has come to present these trophies today. Firstly, the
Parents and Friends Shield is competed for annually in the 1 st match of the season
between Diocesan and St Cuthbert’s. This was an exciting game played here on the
school turf, with St Cuthbert’s winning by one goal to nil. I’ll ask the 1st XI captain Su
Arn Kwek and coach Simon Norton to come and receive the trophy from Manoj.
These two teams were then right in the hunt for the inaugural Super City title when
they faced each other in the final match of the round at Diocesan. Again, it was
another exciting match, which ended in the same score-line of 1-0, making St
Cuthbert’s the 2013 Super City champions. At the same time, this confirmed them as
the top girls hockey school in Auckland, so winning the Auckland title.
Sherilyn White
Finally, it is my pleasure to announce the recipient of the Sherilyn White Scholarship
for 2013. This is an annual award made in memory of Sherilyn White, a student at St
Cuthbert’s and an excellent multisport athlete. Tragically Sherilyn passed away just
two months after leaving St Cuthbert’s whilst taking part in a multisport event.
Sherilyn had many qualities including sporting and academic excellence, as well as
the an ardent adhere to the By Love Serve values that St Cuthbert’s is founded upon.
Applicants for the Sherilyn White scholarship are interviewed by a panel and are
required to demonstrate these values in the life in the school. The Honours Board in
the Sports Centre lists the previous winners of the award, and this list contains the
names of some exceptional young ladies who achived highly both in sport and
throughout the College. As well as this recognition, the winner also receives a sum of
$3,000 to be spent on furthering her sporting career. This year we had 11 applicants,
of which five were taken to a short-list. Each of the short-listed applicants submitted
outstanding applications, and the decision of the adjudicating panel was a very
tough one. The Short-Listed Candidates are Audrey Gregan, Holly White, Una Cahill,
Su Arn Kwek and Machaela Tepai.
I have pleasure in announcing that the 2013 Sherilyn White Scolarship recipient
is….Su Arn Kwek.