Will Pettit strikes Perfection
Ben Pettit (Hutt International Boys’ School) created quite a stir in 2021 when he won the National Open Men’s tenpin bowling championship as a 13-year old and then twice bowled the perfect score of 300. Ben (14) added another perfect game to his tally on Wednesday, February 16 at North City Tenpin in Porirua, […]
MoreMaria Galatescu – On The Move
Story courtesy of College Sport Media Despite the disruption of COVID-19 Maria Galatescu is on the move. The Year 11 tennis player at Queen Margaret College has jumped 400 places in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings. Hovering around the 800-mark most of last year, the 15-year old has leapt to 424th in […]
MoreCSW Stakeholder Update, 25 February – Changes to COVID Protection Framework Rules for School Sport (Vaccine Passes and Gathering Limits)
Dear students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, This morning COVID Response (and Education) Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that vaccine passes will no longer be required for inter-school sport. Most importantly he has also advised that there will be changes to the gathering limits. As we have noted previously this […]
MoreKate Chandler has opposition in a spin
Story courtesy of College Sport Media “It’s a bloody good backyard,” Kate Chandler laughs when asked where her enthusiasm for cricket started. The Year 11 at Wellington Girls’ College is one of the leading leg spinners in the capital. Her three older brothers Henry and twins Archie and William played in the Wellington College […]
MoreDiligent Dhriti getting it done
Story courtesy of College Sport Media The name Dhriti means determination, patience and firmness, attributes that Dhriti Girish (Year 11) at Queen Margaret College (QMC) has in abundance. In addition to captaining her rapidly improving First XI cricket team, Dhriti is also responsible for an initiative that’s increasing numbers and quality of experience for […]
More2022 Waka Ama Sprint Champs – Postponed
Source: https://hoetonga.co.nz/2022/02/21/update-on-hoe-tonga-regional-secondary-school-sprint-champs/ In light of the current COVID-19 restrictions under the Red setting, the Regional Secondary School Sprint Champs, originally scheduled for 12 March 2022, have been postponed. Hoe Tonga is unable to run the event due to the current 100 person event limit, as our event now attracts well over 400 paddlers. Hoe Tonga […]
MoreCSW Stakeholder Update, 18 February – Events/Competitions in March
Dear students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, Following on from our earlier communication regarding February events and competitions, College Sport Wellington has been working with its partners to map out how March can look. Firstly, we want to reiterate that where possible, and in line with the COVID Protection Framework, […]
MoreCancelled – 2022 NZSS Futsal National Championships
Original Article: https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/112017?newsfeedId=1275622 New Zealand Football and School Sport New Zealand have today mutually agreed to cancel the 2022 edition of the Futsal National Championships due to the risks presented by the ongoing Omicron outbreak. The NZSS Futsal National Championships is the biggest event in the Aotearoa New Zealand futsal calendar. Due to take place […]
MoreCSW Stakeholder Update, 8 February – School Events and Competitions Operating Under CPF Red
Dear students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, Over the past few weeks the team at College Sport Wellington have been working to determine what competitions/events can proceed under the Red setting of the COVID Protection Framework. For secondary school sport this requires us to follow both the Ministry of Education […]
More2022 Secondary School Waka Ama Nationals Cancelled
Source: https://wakaama.co.nz/stories/read/1005903 Due to the current Covid Omicron outbreak and Aotearoa being in the Covid Protection Framework Red setting for an unknown period of time, Waka Ama NZ has made the very difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Secondary School Waka Ama Nationals. It is not possible to safely run the event under the Covid […]
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