Holiday Tournaments

Our junior netball, trap shooting, Boys’ U15 hockey, and road race teams had good success at their various South Island and national tournaments over the Term 2 holidays. The stand-out performers were trap shooters, Lucie Hood (Y13), Kurt Lily and Josh van Asch (both Y12), who all made the podium at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Clay Target Championships, and the Year 9 netball team, which finished second at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Netball Tournament.

Trap Shooting

South Island Secondary Schools’ Clay Target Championships

On a very wet and cold day in Invercargill on Saturday 28 June, St Andrew’s top 10 trap shooters took on over 130 shooters in the South Island Secondary Schools’ Clay Target Championships. All shooters competed well, with three team members making the podium. Lucie Hood was the top performer with two second and one third placing in the South Island. Those to achieve top five finishes were:

• Lucie Hood (Y13) and Kurt Lilly (Y12): third Open skeet team;

• Lucie Hood: second Girls’ skeet, second Girls’ point score, fifth Fish and Game Girls’ single rise;

• Josh van Asch (Y12): second Boys’ skeet;

• Harry Pitts (Y12): fourth Fish and Game Boys’ single rise.

Netball

South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Netball Tournament

Our Year 9 and Year 10 junior netball teams both put on a great display at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Netball Tournament in Christchurch from Monday 30 June to Thursday 3 July. Both teams were impressive in pool play, reaching the top four unbeaten. After winning their

semi-final, the Year 9 team came up against a very good Columba College team in the final. They fought hard, but just couldn’t get there on the day, going down 23–29, and finishing a highly creditable second in the South Island. The Year 10 team came up against eventual winners, Columba College, in their semi-final, going down in another spirited match 25–41 to finish fourth overall in the South Island.

Hockey

Tanner Cup U15 Boys Hockey Tournament

The Boys’ U15 hockey team headed to Hamilton for the annual Tanner Cup national tournament from Sunday 29 June to Wednesday 2 July, which featured 16 of the best hockey schools in New Zealand. In pool play, the team had two close losses against St Paul’s Collegiate School, 2–4, and Wellington College, 2–3. This put them into the bottom pool where they had three draws against Rotorua Boys’ High School, Hamilton Boys’ High School, and King’s College. Although they didn’t secure a victory, the boys fought hard in some very close matches, and finished 15th overall.

Road Race

South Island Secondary Schools’ Road Race Championships

A small team of cyclists took part in the South Island Secondary Schools’ Road Race Championships at Ruapuna Motorsport Park. In the U15 Girls’ 3.5km individual time trial, Katalina Williams (Y9) was eighth, and Alice Glover (Y9) tenth. William Pringle (Y12) was fifth in the highly competitive U20 Boys’ 3.5km event. Over the longer distances, Katalina Williams took seventh place, and Alice Glover was 13th over 16km, with William Pringle sixth after a sprint finish in his 38.5km event.