Sports News 22 February

The SMC Athletics Day was held at Ngā Puna Wai last week, this was the first time at this venue and since COVID. We look forward to the SMC Swimming Sports on Thursday 22 February.   

The School Sport Canterbury summer competitions start this week and we have great participation numbers across a great range of sports on offer. Well done to everyone playing a summer sport and representing team SMC. Thank you to all our staff, coaches, managers and volunteers who organize and support all our teams. 

Summer Sport Options - Athletics, Rowing, Indoor Netball, Indoor Football, Korfball, Touch, Tennis, Swim Club, Water Polo, Surf Lifesaving, Equestrian, Archery, Golf, Cricket, Ultimate Frisbee and Volleyball. 

SMC is hosting the Summer Quadrangular Tournament on 25 - 27 February. We invite students and staff from Rangi Ruru, Columba College, St Hilda’s Collegiate and Craighead Diocesan School into our school and teams will compete in Cricket, Touch, Volleyball and Tennis matches. Feel free to head along to support the teams across the tournament.

A reminder to wear the correct SMC Sport uniforms, no jewelry and to play fair with SMC spirit. The SMC Handbook is a good place to start for any questions relating to your sport or feel free to get in touch with the Sport Office staff if you have queries.    

SMC Athletics Day

SMC Athletics Day was held on Tuesday 13 February at Nga Puna Wai. House spirit was at the forefront as the students rotated around competing in the track and field events. Thanks to all the staff who helped on the day making sure it ran smoothly. 

All the best to those students who have qualified to enter the Canterbury Secondary School Athletic Champs on Tue 26 March.

Swimming Sports
Another much anticipated House event was held with great success today, the annual SMC Swimming Sports. The Middle School girls braved the morning chill to swim, yell and cheer for their House and the Senior School girls finished off the day with loads of colour, shouting, chanting and fun.

Well done to everyone, we will have full results for this and Athletics Day in an upcoming newsletter.

Gymnastics

Congratulations to Cherry Zhu who was awarded the 2023 Canterbury Gymsports in Achievement Reward for Senior RG. This is the 3rd time Cherry has received this award. We are very proud of you Cherry.

Tennis

The Canterbury Secondary School Year 11 - 13 Tennis tournament was held at Wilding Park on the 12th & 13th of February. Six girls from SMC competed in the tournament playing in singles and doubles competitions.

All the girls were involved in several competitive and close games demonstrating "Take the floor, 2024.  Ko wai au”  They showed great determination and enjoyed the support of the rest of the SMC team. Overall it was an enjoyable experience for all involved. 

Results

Year 12-13 Girls

Sophia Amyes was 5th in singles and winner of consolation doubles with Nevaeh Shand  Izzy Brook was runner-up in the consolation singles and runner-up in consolation doubles with Margo Dalling 

Margo Dalling was 10th in singles and runner-up in consolation doubles with Izzy Brook

Laura Gearry was 15th in singles 

Nevaeh Shand was 11th in singles and the winner of consolation doubles with Sophia Amyes.

Year 11

Alexia Gooding was runner-up in the consolation singles 

Canterbury Touch Representatives

Congratulations to Jyla Burnside, Eva Grace, Alex Campbell, Taylah Davis, Isobella Blakely and Eve Burnside who represented Canterbury in the U12 - U16 Touch teams at various Touch Tournaments in Christchurch, Oamaru and Nelson over the summer break.

Molly Ginnever, Sophie Booth and Jasmine Ginnever all attended the NZ Touch Youth Nationals in Auckland at Waitangi weekend. Molly was a member of the Canterbury U18 Girls team and finished 7th place, Sophie and Jasmine were members of the Canterbury U16 Girls team and finished 12th place. Awesome work girls.