Dan Meade
Director of Sports
Covid has once again had an impact on winter sports which is a real shame, especially for our senior students, but it hasn’t stopped some great results for Mount Maunganui College across a variety of codes.
Off-field Sports Uniforms
A reminder that the off-field sport uniforms are available online for purchase by clicking on this link https://www.onusportswear.com/. The goal is to have all students playing sport at Mount Maunganui College arriving and leaving in approved sports uniform. A great place to start is the hoodie with a long or short sleeve tee (speak to your coach to clarify which one they prefer you to have).
High achievers
Casey Ward
Casey Ward has been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2022 IWWF World Wakeboard Championships as a member of the Wakeboarding NZ team, riding in the Junior Men's Division. The competition is scheduled to be held in Italy in 2022.
Charlie Vail
Charlie has been selected in the New Zealand Junior Women’s Volleyball squad for the 2021/2022 season. Two teams will be selected from the squad. The New Zealand team will represent New Zealand at the Asian Championships while the Development Squad will attend the Australian Junior Championships in July 2022.
Waterpolo
Year 12 students, Matt Anderson and Greer Anderson, have been selected into the New Zealand Waterpolo 04 squad while Year 13, Ella Rutten, has been named in the 03 squad. All three students were set to attend training camps held in Auckland which were unfortunately affected due to covid.
Jai Knight
Year 12 student, Jai Knight has been selected to attend the Chiefs Under 18 Camp held at St Paul’s Collegiate over the coming holidays. Jai is the first Mount Maunganui College student to be invited to this particular camp and one of only four players selected from the Western Bay of Plenty region. He will no doubt gain a wealth of knowledge from the high profile coaches looking to develop the best under 18 talent in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki regions.
What’s been happening?
Basketball results
13 teams represented Mount Maunganui College this year in the Tauranga City Basketball League. They played in a range of divisions with all teams enjoying the season with significant growth and development. Both our Premier Boys and Girls Teams made it through to nationals which was unfortunately cancelled. Special mention must also go to the Junior A Boys team who took out the Bay of Plenty Championships and weekly league, as well as our two Premier Boys teams who came first and second in TCBA Division 1. Our Prem Girls team, unfortunately, lost their final by one point in a thrilling clash.
Yr 9&10 Boys - Division A
MMC Junior Boys Silver, 3rd
Yr 9&10 Boys - Division B
MMC Junior Boys Red, 2nd
Junior Boys - Division A
MMC Junior Boys A, 1st
Junior Girls A Grade
MMC Junior Development, 6th
Year 11-13 Boys Grade A
MMC Senior Boys Gold, 1st
Year 11-13 Boys Grade B
MMC Fittyz, 1st
MMC Senior Boys Red, 2nd
Year 11-13 Boys Grade C
MMC Senior Boys Black, 2nd
MMC Senior Boys White, 3rd
Senior Girls A Grade
Senior A Girls, 2nd
Senior Premier Girls Grade
MMC Premier Girls, 2nd in Div 1
Senior Premier Boys Grade
MMC Premier Boys Grey and MMC Premier Boys Red came 1st and 2nd in Div 1
Football Results
It’s been a great season for football, despite the interruptions of Covid. Mount Maunganui put together five teams with some great results across the board. Special mention must go to the Girls First XI Team who won the Premier Division for the first time in recent history.
1st XI Boys: Baywide Senior Boys, Premier Division - 2nd
1st XI Girls: Baywide Senior Girls, Premier Division - 1st
2nd XI Girls: Baywide Senior Girls, Division 1A - 2nd
U15 Boys: WBOP 14th/15th Grade, Division 1 - 2nd
U15 Girls: Baywide Junior Girls, 9-a-side Division - 2nd
Hockey Results
Mount Maunganui College Hockey is in good shape across a range of divisions with some great results this season. The Boys and Girls First XI teams travel to Taupo this weekend for an invitational tournament. Good luck to both teams.
Secondary Premier League
Girls: Premiership Round 1, Mount Girls 1st XI, 3rd equal
Girls: Midlands Division 2, Mount Girls 1st XI, One more game in round robin but looked likely to make finals
Boys: Premiership Round 1, Mount Boys 1st XI, 5th
Boys: Midlands Division 2, Mount Boys 1st XI, made semi-finals before cancelled due to Covid
Champ 1 Girls:
Round 1: Mount Girls 2nd XI, 3rd
Round 2: Mount Girls 2nd XI, 4th
Champ 2 Girls:
Round 1: Mount Girls 3rd XI, 3rd
Round 2: (different teams): Mount Girls 3rd XI, 6th
Champ 1 & 2 Boys:
Round 1:
Mount Boys Red, 5th
BC/Mount combined team, 7th
Round 2:
Mount Boys Red, 1st
BC/Mount combined team, 4th
Super 6:
Super 6 Awa Round 1:
Mount Girls Red, 1st
Mount Girls White, 5th
Super 6 Maunga Round 1:
Mount Black, 8th
Super 6 Maunga Round 2:
Mount Girls Red, 5th
Super 6 Awa Round 2:
Mount Girls White, 3rd
Mount Girls Black, 7th
Netball results
Our Premier Netball team is currently gearing up to attend the St Peters Invitational Tournament this coming weekend. With some senior players unavailable it’s a great opportunity for some junior players to be brought into the team to gain experience. We wish the team the best of luck. Below are the results from the Tauranga Netball Weekly Competition.
Prem 1, 2nd in Prem 1 Division Prem 2, 5th in Prem 1 Division
Senior A, 3rd in Premier 3 Division Reserve 1, 3rd in Premier 6 Division
Reserve 2, 11th in Reserve 3 Division Junior A, 5th in Premier 3 Division
Junior B, 6th in Premier 4 Division 10A, 4th Year 10 Division 2
10 Red, 6th Year 10 Division 2 10 Black, 5th Year 10 Division 3
9 A, 2nd Year 9 Section 1 Division 9 Red, 5th Year 9 Section 2 Division
9 Black, 9th Year 9 Section 1 Division
Rugby results
Our Under 16 and Under 18 Girls Rugby teams both competed in the Baywide 10-a-side rugby finals last Monday. Our Under 18 team hosted Te Puke and came away with a convincing 55 - 22 win. Our Under 16 girls, unfortunately, lost to Western Heights 44 - 22. The Mount Maunganui College Rugby Programme continues to thrive. See below for a full set of Rugby results;
U14 Boys, 4th in their Division 2 pool
U16 Boys, 2nd in Division 1
First XV Boys, 2nd in Division 2
U18 Girls, 1st in 10-a-side Division 1
U16 Girls, 2nd in 10-a-side Division 1
We as a school are eternally grateful to the school staff, parents and community for all the time and effort put into coaching, managing and supporting our students in the sports arena. The impact you have on the sports programme is immense.
Summer Codes
Futsal
Futsal registrations remain open until mid October. In order to help with organisation, if you have not yet completed a registration but would like to play, please do so as soon as possible. See below for the link to registrations.
https://www.mmc.school.nz/sports-codes-1/futsal
Cricket
Our school programme runs alongside club cricket. Students are welcome to play for whichever club they wish, as well as trial for the school teams.
A Junior Boys cricket trial will be held on Tuesday Week 1, Term 4 at the school nets immediately after school. All Year 9 and 10 boys are welcome to attend the trial.
A girls muster will also be held in Week 1. Keep an eye on the notices for specific dates and times.
Touch
We have New Zealand Touch superstar Tama Guthrie running our school Touch programme this year. He held a trial last Friday and will hold another muster this Friday. All junior students are welcome. Students also have the option of representing the school in a less competitive team. Come to the sports office or email ellac@mmc.school.nz for more information.
Waterpolo
Junior waterpolo teams have started training. If you have not yet signed up but are keen to play, please see Ms Abbey Yule in the Deans’ office or email her abbeyy@mmc.school.nz
Underwater Hockey
Tauranga Underwater Hockey are holding ‘Have a Go’ days at Baywave every Sunday at 5pm - 6.15pm. First three sessions are free (will only need to pay for entry into the pools). All gear will be supplied but bring a mask and snorkel if you have one. For more information email tuwh@gmail.com.
Learn to Surf
Ms Alisha Grimmer is once again organising the Mount Maunganui College Surf programme for beginner and intermediate level surfers. This programme is run in conjunction with South Pacific Surf School. Lessons are catered to the level of each individual and start on Thursday October 21 at 3.30pm. Boards and wetsuits are provided. See Ms Grimmer for more information or email her on alishag@mmc.school.nz.
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