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Winter
Twelve teams took part in Winter
Tournament Week this year with some
excellent medal winning performances.
Basketball
At the South Island Secondary
School championships in Nelson, the
Senior A boys beat Linwood College
81–35 to reach the quarter-final
against Nayland College, but whom
they lost to 99–81. The team then beat
Papanui High School 95–85 before
losing to King’s College to finish sixth
overall, but qualifying for the National
Championships for the first time in a
number of years.
The Senior A girls played at the
Regional Tournament in Christchurch
where they finished runner-up after
losing 34–30 in the final against
Hillmorton High School/Catholic
Cathedral College.
Duathlon
Saxon Morgan (Year 9) finished
third in the U14 grade at the
New Zealand Secondary Schools’
Duathlon Championships in Taupo.
Football
The First XI boys played in the Malcolm
Cowie Tournament in Auckland where
they were unbeaten to quarter-final
stage. In the quarter-final the boys lost
3–0 to a strong King’s College team but
played well and created a number of
good chances. The team lost the next
game on penalties 5–4 after drawing
2–2 with Mount Roskill. The boys won
the last game 2–1 against Albany to
place seventh overall.
The First XI girls played in Dunedin
where they were unbeaten in pool
play but lost their quarter-final 3–0
to Southland Girls’ High School who
went on to win the tournament. The
St Andrew’s girls then beat Papanui
High School 2–0 and Wakatipu High
School 5–1 to finish fifth.
Hockey
At the National Rankin Cup in
Palmerston North, the First XI boys
were unbeaten in pool play but lost 3–0
to Wairarapa College in the quarter-
final. The boys lost 4–0 to Westlake
Boys’ High School and 5–4 to St Paul’s
Collegiate School to place eighth
overall.
The First XI girls played in the
Audrey Timlin Tournament in Timaru
where they had several excellent
wins. In the semi-final the girls drew
2–2 with Waimea College and then
won 4–2 on strokes.
The team played Columba College
in the final but lost narrowly 3–2.
The team will now compete in the
elite Federation Cup and Marie
Fry Trophy.
At the Tanner Cup in Hamilton, the
U15 boys finished eighth overall
in the highly competitive U15
tournament and gained a great
deal from the experience.
Ice Hockey
At the South Island Secondary
Schools’ Championships in
Dunedin, the College ice hockey
team had some pleasing results
notably against John McGlashan
College to place third overall at the
tournament.
tournament wrap
The StAC girls’ hockey A team at the Audrey Timlin Tournament in Timaru.