St Pat’s Silverstream win Wellington College exchange 2-0

Story courtesy of College Sport Media St Pat’s Silverstream beat Wellington 2-0 with one draw in their three-sport exchange on Wednesday on their home fields and court.  Silverstream won the basketball 101-64 and the First XV rugby 19-12, while the First XI football tie was drawn 1-1.  Silverstream were fast ... More

CSW Round up – Wellington College/ St Pat’s Town exchange, Beard Trophy & More

Wellington College completed a clean sweep of victories in their annual exchange with St Pat’s Town on Wednesday, with a 4-3 win in the football, a 29-21 win in the rugby and a 101-64 victory in the basketball. Wellington College won the George Adams Trophy for winning the football, while bagging the Taufale Trophy ... More

Versatile Easthope in demand

Story courtesy of College Sport Media.    Rugby, league, baseball, softball, basketball and volleyball are codes that Lennox Easthope has thrived in at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream. Representative honours quickly followed as did leadership duties at school. Easthope is a Kotahitanga - that is a part ... More

Kenny Lessons – Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones coaching Scots on US Break

Story courtesy of College Sport Media When Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones was at St Patrick’s College, Wellington in 2018 he helped the Premier Basketball team finish second at the National Championships, their best performance since winning the title in 2008. He was the dominant scorer in the Pohlen Cup scoring 24 points in ... More

Kenny: 1960-2022

Story courtesy of Adam Julian (College Sport Media)   “He did it, he did it, damn it, he did it. The whole place has erupted, wow, wow, wow. Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve got a great sport in this country and it’s called basketball!” Marshall Seifert exclaimed after Kenny McFadden shot a last-play ... More

SPOTYS Recap – From Lower Hutt to Sweet Home Alabama

Story courtesy of College Sport Media  Jyordanna Davey was the College Sport Wellington Basketball player of the year despite Sacred Heart College being narrowly pipped in the CSW Premier Girls Sharp Trophy final by Queen Margaret College 74-72. Davey was the top points scorer in the decider with 29 points, a ... More

Sharing the Load – Scots College Win Pohlen Cup

Story courtesy of College Sport Media  Scots College won the senior boys Pohlen Cup basketball Premiership for the first time with a 103-96 victory over Mana College in the final. A seesaw contest of high quality saw Scots flip a seven-point deficit in the third quarter to topple Mana for the fourth time this ... More

Tasty Success – Taulelei Guides QMC to Maiden Sharp Trophy

Story courtesy of College Sport Media    Queen Margaret College (QMC) has had the team on paper to deliver a maiden Sharp Trophy basketball championship for a handful of seasons. In 2018 and 2019 they were beaten in the final by Hutt Valley High School and last year they were top four finishers. On Friday ... More

Wellington College V St Patrick’s Silverstream – Exchange

Story Courtesy of College Sport Media Photos Courtesy of Photo Wellington  Wellington College haven’t won the Trevor Rigby Cup for nearly a decade, but if their start to 2021 is anything to go by they are serious contenders. After a 10-0 win over St Pats Town, St Patrick’s College Silverstream were on the end of ... More

Let’s Groove – QMC Wins National 3×3 Title

The energy of Tawhirikura Doyle bristles down the phone when she reflects on the National Secondary Schools 3x3 basketball triumph by Queen Margaret College (QMC) last week. The QMC team of Naomi Sopoaga, Lilly Taulelei, Lauren Tewhata, Holly Morgan and Doyle recovered from seventh place after the first day of pool ... More