NZSS Swimming
Fiona Sheng (Year 9) represented Sancta Maria College at the New Zealand Secondary School Swimming Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre from 20 – 23 July. She achieved some fantastic results for her age group:
- 50 fly: 8th
- 50 free: 15th
- 100 free: 8th
- 200 free: 7th
- 100 IM: 14th
SEZ Netball
On Friday 28 July Sancta Maria College hosted the South Eastern Zone Netball tournament for Year 7/8 Girls and Boys at Auckland Netball Centre. This is one of the largest events on the South Eastern Zone sports calendar and involved over 50 teams from 14 different schools. Sancta Maria College was represented by six teams as well as student umpires and student coaches.
Congratulations to our teams, who achieved the following placings:
- Y7 Boys: 1st Year 7 Boys Grade
- Y8 Boys: 3rd Year 8 Boys Grade
- Kea: 3rd Year 7 Girls A Grade
- Kiwi: 5th Year 7 Girls B Grade
- Starling: 1st Year 8 Girls A Grade
- Kingfisher: 4th Year 8 Girls B Grade
A further congratulations to the Year 7 Boys and Year 8 Girls Starling teams who qualified to represent the South Eastern Zone at the AAIMS Netball tournaments in August. The Starlings placed 8th at the Auckland Championships (AAIMS) tournament.
Year 7/8 Cross Country
Our Year 7 and 8 cohorts ran Cross Country on our fields on Wednesday 2 August. Well done to all who put in their best effort around the muddy course!
Our fastest finishers went on to represent Sancta Maria College at the South Eastern Zone Cross Country event at Barry Curtis Park. Congratulations to Nico Taurima who placed 3rd for Year 8 Boys and qualified for the AAIMS Cross Country event.
Hip Hop success on the world stage
Earlier this month students Summer Earl and Jessica Dreyer competed at the world Hip Hop Championship in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite daily 40-degree temperatures the girls had a successful lead up to their event in the ‘megacrew’ division and their crew Republic qualified for semifinals. The crew improved their score in the semifinal performance and gained 15th place out of 47 crews overall. Well done, Summer and Jessica!
Winter sports season wrap up
Basketball
Premier Boys 2nd Counties Manukau Open A
U19 Boys 8th Counties Manukau Open B
U17 Boys 2nd Counties Manukau U17 A
U17 Girls 3rd Counties Manukau U17
Jnr Girls 4th Counties Manukau Junior
Jnr Boys Gold 2nd Counties Manukau Junior A
Jnr Boys Navy 2nd Counties Manukau Junior B Champs
Jnr Boys Blue 4th Counties Manukau Junior B Plate
Congratulations to our Premier Boys, U17 Boys and Junior Gold Boys who reached the Counties Manukau A Grade final for their age groups and qualified for the Auckland Basketball Boys Championships Playoffs. Sancta Maria College was one of only two Auckland schools who were represented by teams in each age group at this tournament.
Football
1st XI Girls 4th Manukau Senior B Championship
1st XI Boys 3rd Counties Manukau Senior A
Senior Boys 7th Counties Manukau Senior B
Jnr A Boys 6th Counties Manukau Junior Championship
Jnr B Boys 6th Counties Manukau Junior Plate
Hockey
U15 Boys 2nd Auckland U15 B
Netball
Premier 4th Auckland Senior A (Section 1)
Senior Tauhou 1st Auckland Senior D (Section 1)
Y10 Bellbird 2nd Auckland Year 10 B (Section 2)
Y10 Kereru 2nd Auckland Year 10 F (Section 1)
Y9 Fantail 2nd Auckland Year 9 B (Section 2)
Y9 Weka 3rd Auckland Year 9 F (Section 2)
Y9 Takahe 3rd Auckland Year 9 H (Section 2)
Y8 Starling 4th St Johns Year 8 B Grade (Section 1)
Y8 Kingfisher 5th St Johns Year 8 D Grade (Section 2)
Y8 Kakapo 2nd St Johns Year 8 F Grade (Section 2)
Y7 Kea 1st St Johns Year 7 B Grade (Section 1)
Y7 Kiwi 1st St Johns Year 7 E Grade (Section 1)
Y7 Tui 5th St Johns Year 7 E Grade (Section 1)
Rugby
1R Boys 3rd equal Auckland 1R B