A reminder about some important summer sport information for this term:

Tennis has started this week at the local club. There are two external competitions at the Hamilton Tennis Club.

Ladies: Commences Thursday October 15th

Mixed: Commences Wednesday October 14th

An internal competition for Years 7-9 will be held after school on a Tuesday beginning next week.

There will also be weekly trainings on a Tuesday lunchtime. Please contact Mrs Winter Cooke ASAP about any of these if interested.

Cricket season organisation is well underway and by now you should be aware of the junior teams and associated training nights that your family is involved in. Competitions for all junior age groups begin this week and senior men’s cricket starts on the 31st October.

Rowing training will resume next week also on Tuesda’s and Thursdays after school at the rowing sheds at Lake Hamilton.

Specific information about Basketball can be found below.

If you have any other questions, please ask the relevant head of that sport.

Boys’ Cricket = Mr Jarran Cook

Girls’ Cricket = Mrs Louise Williams

Rowing = Dr. Andrew Hirst

Basketball = Mr Leigh Alexander(Snr. School) and Ms Simone Brabham(Jnr. School)

Racquet Sports = Mrs Katie Winter Cooke

Basketball News

Hopefully some of you have already seen or heard this information and know what is happening with the HBA for the remainder of 2020 and 2021 and have started to be able to consider your involvement – if not please read carefully what is outlined below.

Basically, the HBA is hoping that a new season of juniors only will start during November and continue up until the last week of Term 1, 2021(with a break over school holidays).

So the seasons will now be SUMMER (Terms 1 and 4) and WINTER (Terms 2 and 3). So this means there is a change of age groups for some players and an 18 AND UNDER division has been added to give those players a chance to play some basketball as there will be no seniors at this stage. These developments we see as being most positive for the “College” sporting programme and will link in well with our other sports on offer in a summer and winter format and associated logistical considerations such as training and competition times. Age groups and the years of birth for each division will be as follows:

UNDER 10(2012/2013), UNDER 12(2010/2011), UNDER 14(2008/2009), UNDER 16(2006/2007) AND “18 AND UNDER”(2003/2004/2005)

If you are a senior school student and WILL be playing or potentially want to coach a team also please fill in and return the attached ‘Expression of Interest form’ ASAP and by THIS Friday 16th October at the latest. Miss Brabham has contacted the Junior School students about playing so those forms should be returned to her by then also.

If you have any questions, please email myself or Miss Brabham if at the Junior School.

Mr Leigh Alexander

Head of Sport

Horsemanship

It has been such a lovely start to the term welcoming our students and their horses back to our Equestrian Centre. Although we are not yet able to begin our Horsemanship program many of our boarding students have brought their horses with them to enjoy our facilities and their friends for Term 4.

Thank you to all the parents and Linda Archer for their efforts in transporting horses to our Equestrian Centre. We look forward to a term filled with activity and enjoyment!

Amanda Te Boekhorst

Director of Horsemanship

School Tennis Competition flyer

Mrs Katie Winter Cooke

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