Waikato Secondary School Sport

24/09/2024

A huge THANK YOU to Sports Distributors NZ for this fantastic prize! Our administrator entered a raffle at the School Sport NZ Conference, and we were lucky enough to win.

We’re excited to find ways to share these goodies with our WSSSA members.

Thanks again, Sports Distributors NZ! 🎉🙌

22/09/2024

🌟 Last Week’s School Sport NZ Conference 🌟

We were thrilled to see our region so well represented at the School Sport NZ conference last week! It was an incredible opportunity to learn and expand our kete of knowledge.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and to School Sport New Zealand for hosting such an amazing conference 🙌

School Sport NZ Sport New Zealand

02/09/2024

Waikato Ski and Snowboard Competition 2024 CANCELLED.

Unfortunately, due to the weather conditions, this competition has been cancelled. The weather gods were not in our favor for 2024; however, with ski field ownership sorted, Waikato Ski and Board organisers have already started the planning process with Pure Turoa regarding next year’s competition: Friday 15 August 2025 with bad weather back update, Friday 22 August 2025.

Watch this space and we look forward to seeing this event back in action for 2025.

30/07/2024

We hope that you have all enjoyed your Term 2 Holiday break!! But now that we’re back into the swing of Term 3 let's take a look at all the exciting Waikato Secondary School events coming up in August 2024.

We hope that you have all enjoyed your Term 2 Holiday break!! But now that we’re back into the swing of Term 3 let’s take a look at all the exciting Waikato Secondary School events coming up in August 2024. August 11th Netball Zone Premier...

08/07/2024

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! 🙌🙌

It takes a village, and we know that behind every student there are volunteers, family, coaches, umpires, friends and more who create these great sporting experiences for our rangatahi. We see you, and we appreciate you! 👏

Create your own personalised video to sat THANK YOU to a volunteer at https://shorturl.at/1ajDm

04/07/2024

Term 2 has been full of Regional Secondary School Championships. With Winter sports just beginning, our young athletes have been keeping busy! Check out the link below to see what some of our athletes have been doing!

Term 2 has been full of Regional Secondary School Championships. With Winter sports just beginning, our young athletes have been keeping busy! Golf The Waikato secondary schools Match-Play Champs started off our Term 2 competitions. Cambridge High Schools, Matthew Prinsloo took out the Boys Stroke.....

30/06/2024

Check out what has been happening and upcoming in the world of Netball ✨

NETBALL NETBALL NETBALL! Kicking off the season with a Pre-Season Tournament held on the 13th of April, it was a great event to get rangatahi keen for the season ahead. Next up was the Mid-Season Tournament a huge shout out to all who participated, we...

19/06/2024

Waikato Basketball are holding a Basketball Coaching Workshop for Secondary Schools. This is a great opportunity to gain knowledge on how to facilitate training session, provide injury prevention warmups, Training protocol (safeguarding yourself and your players), and game day strategy.

The event is being held 6.30-8.30pm, Monday 24 June at Sport Waikato, Brian Perry Sports House, 51 Akoranga Road, Hamilton.

For more information follow the link below

16/06/2024

The Waikato Golf Association have held some fantastic events this year. Check out the link at the bottom to see results from the following competitions: Inter- Collegiate Champs Day – 21st May 2024, Inter-Collegiate Teams Championship Day – 13th May 2024, Waikato Secondary Schools Match-Play Champs – 25th March.

We would like to give a huge shout out to all competitors in these competitions as well as the Waikato Golf Association for organising and running these events. Be on the lookout for what’s next in the world of golf

The Waikato Golf Association have held fantastic events this year. Below are the results from the following competitions: Inter- Collegiate Champs Day – 21st May 2024, Inter-Collegiate Teams Championship Day – 13th May 2024, Waikato Secondary Schools Match-Play Champs – 25th March. We would li...

30/05/2024

A huge shout out to Swimming Waikato for hosting yet another amazing swimming event, with over 200 rangatahi participating it was a great turn out. 💦 🏊‍♂️ 🏊‍♀️

Here are the team winners:
Hamilton Boys' High School for taking the Top Overall Team 🏆 & Top Boys' Team🏆

Waikato Diocesan School for Girls for taking the Top Girls' Team🏆

Check out our website for preliminary and final results: https://wsss.org.nz/aquatics/swimming/

29/05/2024

Best of luck to all the rangatahi competing today, we look forward to hearing and sharing the results 🏊🏊‍♀️

Check out the Waikato Secondary School Swimming Comp details.

With a number of top ranked Secondary Schools in the country hailing from the Waikato, this meet is a great opportunity to see some of the top swimmers in the region go toe to toe as they rep their school colours. It is also a great opportunity for schools to field their strongest teams in search of...

22/05/2024

On Tuesday 21st Athletics Waikato/Bay of Plenty held the
Cross Country- Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Championships 2024 at Tauhara Park, Hamilton.

It was an incredible event with over 100 rangatahi in attendance. A huge congratulations to all students who participated.

Follow link for results

15/05/2024

Another great event held by Waikato Golf Association with 34 teams and over 130 players on Monday 13th.

Winners by count back were Matamata College #1 team ( picture L/R, Corey Bell, Marcus Day-Fallon, Jakson Day-Fallon, Logan Allen ( teacher ).

2nd place HBHS #7 team and 3rd place was HBHS #3 team.

Congratulations to Matamata #1 team, winners of the 2024 Inter-Collegiate Teams Day played at Matamata Golf Club on Monday 13th May.

The teams were meet with an overcast day with a slight chill in the air, but the 130+ players were not fazed and set out onto the fairways in anticipation of playing some great golf.

With Matamata #1 team setting a hot pace over the first 3 holes with 3 birdies which included a chip in on hole 11 and some booming drives from teacher Logan Allen.

With HBHS #3 and HBHS #7 both playing great golf it was going to come down to the wire for who won.

In the end all 3 teams finished with 55 netts and had to be separated on count back with Matamata #1 in 1st place, HBHS #7 in 2nd and HBHS #3 rounding out the top 3.

A big thank you to Dave Fabling and the Matamata Golf Club for hosting this annual event, the course was in fantastic condition and the greens staff should be commended.

L/R: Corey Bell, Marcus Day-Fallon, Jakson Day-Fallon, Logan Allen (Teacher )

15/05/2024

We’ve all seen how important a good team culture and environment is across all levels of sport, we want to do our part in creating these positive environments. Therefore, have whole heartedly endorsed the Positive Vibes Only Campaign created by Sport Waikato.

The goal of the campaign is to encourage, support and create a positive environment/sideline for rangatahi and the community surrounding our students in sport.

Check out https://www.sportwaikato.org.nz/news/%E2%80%98positive-vibes-only%E2%80%99-sideline-behaviour-campaign.aspx to learn more.

Head down to any sports field on a Saturday morning and you’re more than likely to encounter some negative sideline behaviour...

02/05/2024

Well done to all of the students and schools involved in the Waikato Secondary Schools Match-Play Champ in March this year.

And big thankyou to the Waikato Golf Association who ran another successful event. Some fantastic results from our talented young golfers.

• Boys Strokeplay Champ is Matthew Prinsloo (Cambridge High School NZ )
• Girls Strokeplay Champ is Baylee Ross (St Peter's Cambridge, New Zealand)
• An impressive performance by overall winner of the Inter Collegiate Match-Play Champs was Hunter Ussher (Whangamata Area School) 2 time he has won the event in 3 years, beating Baylee Ross in the final at Te Awamutu Golf Club.

02/04/2024

Waikato Secondary Schools Swimming Championships 2024!

Venue: Waterworld Aquatic Centre, Hamilton
Date: 30 May 2024
Warm up: 8.45 to 9.15am. Racing starts at 09.30am
Short Course (25m pool)

Meet Rationale -
With a number of top ranked Secondary Schools in the country hailing from the Waikato, this meet is a great opportunity to see some of the top swimmers in the region go toe to toe as they rep their school colours. It is also a great opportunity for schools to field their strongest teams in search of regional bragging rights.

This meet will have a good mix of swimming athletes, swimming enthusiasts and those who are giving competitive swimming a go for the first time, all giving it absolute heaps!

Event Info:https://swimmingwaikato.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Waikato-Secondary-Schools-2024-Meet-Info-1.pdf

Waikato Secondary School Sport

28/08/2023

A fantastic initiative is underway this week at UNISS, held right here in Hamilton! 'Positive Vibes Only' encourages people to be supportive and encouraging towards our players, umpires, coaches, and managers.

There was such a POSITIVE atmosphere down at Minogue Park today which was awesome to see! Make sure you say hello to the awesome people scattered around wearing pink vests or visit us in the This is ME tent and share how this tournament is feeling for you. Help us spread the message of having a positive attitude by wearing PINK throughout this week.

UNISS 2023: Positive Vibes Only! 💓

Get ready for a tournament full of ‘positive vibes only’

Hamilton City Netball Centre and Sport Waikato want our girls to have fun, to feel good and to be proud of our UNISS supporters!

Help us to achieve this by ensuring we keep comments positive throughout the tournament.

We’re excited! Keep an eye out for a very special Positive Vibes Only video coming your way soon 🥰

Teams are encouraged to wear pink hair ties and supporters to wear pink to show your support of Positive Vibes Only

19/06/2023

Well done to all of the schools involved in the King Country Secondary School Badminton Champs last week.

A big thankyou to Waikato Badminton Association who ran another successful event. These are some great photos showing big smiles from all participants. A product of all of your hard work!

15/06/2023

Connection, connection, CONNECTION!

Physical activity enables our young people to interact with, learn from, have fun with others and BUILD BONDS FOR LIFE.

The Waikato Secondary School Sports Strategy highlights the key concept of whanaungatanga; nurturing a sense of belonging, kinship and building relationships. We strive to make sport in the Waikato a place where our young people feel accepted, valued, and a place where they can connect with each other.

The WSSSA does this by maintaining meaningful partnerships with Sport Waikato, Regional Sporting Organisations (RSOs), and schools, to ensure that every Waikato Secondary School student has access to quality sporting opportunities.

Our strong event endorsement process promotes 'Balance is Better' philosophies that encourage our participants to play multiple sporting codes, participate at social and competitive levels, and prioritise FUN and involvement.

Check out this Sport New Zealand article to see some responses from the Voice of Rangatahi survey. It is great to see our young people recognising the huge role that connection and sense of belonging plays when engaging in physical activity.

Sport is a great way for rangatahi to nurture their sense of belonging and develop important social skills at a critical stage of their development.

08/06/2023

Head across to our website ( https://wsss.org.nz/athletics/cross-country/ ) to see the results of the WBOP Secondary School Cross-Country Champs which were held in Tauranga yesterday.

Well done to everyone who participated, we hope you had fun, and it was great to see so many Waikato representatives!

A big thank you to Athletics Waikato/Bay of Plenty who put on a fantastic event. Your attention to detail and passion for Cross-Country and Athletics does not go unnoticed.

For more photos, head over to Tauranga Ramblers/ Athletics Tauranga Inc who managed to capture some great photos of the day yesterday.

30/05/2023

Congratulations to these standout athletes on their RECORD-BREAKING performances last week at the Waikato Secondary Schools Swimming Champs!

26/05/2023

Waikato Golf Association held the Inter-Collegiate Golf Championship Day at the Hamilton Golf Club on Tuesday this week. Beautiful conditions and some fantastic results from our talented young golfers.

Congratulations to Hamilton Boys' High School whose strong team took home the title!

An impressive performance from Cole Tosland (Hamilton Boys High School) earnt him the title of Overall Gross Winner for the day. Great job Cole!

A big shout out to St John's College, Hamilton who were the Inter-collegiate Teams Day Winners which was hosted at Matamata Golf Club.

Congratulations on a successful competition. We hope you had a fun day in the sun! It's great to see so many young athletes participating in a sport they love.

25/05/2023

A great day down at the Waikato Secondary School Swimming Champs. Congratulations to all teams and athletes involved.

A big thankyou to Swimming Waikato for organising this awesome event.

24/05/2023

The program for the Waikato Secondary Schools Swimming Champs is out now. You can find this on our website https://wsss.org.nz/aquatics/swimming/

Good luck to everyone participating tomorrow, we can't wait to see the results! 🏊‍♀️🏆

We are stoked to be hosting the Waikato Secondary School Swimming Championships in Hamilton on the 25th of May. With a number of top ranked Secondary Schools in the country hailing from the Waikato, this meet is a great opportunity to see some of the top swimmers in the region go toe to toe as they....

22/05/2023

The second to last week in May is a BIG one!!

Action all across the region with our schools competing in Cross Country, Swimming and Badminton Champs.

All the best to everyone who is participating! Go hard and have FUN!

Big shout out to our RSO's who work so hard to make these events happen.
Athletics Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Swimming Waikato
Waikato Badminton Association Inc.

17/05/2023

It's YOUTH WEEK!

This nationwide festival is run BY young people FOR young people.

Let's celebrate the successes, passions, and talents of our youth this week!

Follow the link below to see what events Ara Taiohi - Peak Body for Youth Development are supporting and coordinating across the whole country this week: https://arataiohi.org.nz/youthweek/events/

FREE Youth Week 2023 Activities! 😎 🙌🏽

Youth Week is all about celebrating and creating youth development opportunities for young people in the community!

Here are some activities happening around the region this week:👇

✅ Youthtown Waikato Park Hop Races (Mon 15th - Thurs 18th): https://bit.ly/3VZEOMl
✅ Wera Youth Multi Sport Day (Wed 17th): https://bit.ly/3W1Uxdw
✅ Whānau Day (Fri 19th): https://bit.ly/3OcSFgf
✅ Friday-Oke (Fri 19th): https://bit.ly/3O7L7v8
✅ ĀKINA (Fri 19th): https://bit.ly/3I5YRD1
✅ Kirikiriroa Rangatahi Talent Show (Sat 20th): https://bit.ly/3MpYju2

Click here to find Youth Week events near you: https://bit.ly/3pIW8Ju 🫵🏼

11/04/2023

Good luck to our Waikato schools competing in the Ki-o-rahi Nationals in Rotorua this week (12th - 13th). Go and check it out if you are in the area!
Waimarie to all of our kura!!
Te Kuiti High School
Te Wharekura O te Kaokaoroa O Patetere
Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
Nga Taiatea Wharekura - Takere Hapori
Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha
Tokoroa High School (official)

10/04/2023

Happy Holidays :)
BASKETBALL Note: All event and entry information for the Metro (Hamilton) hub and South hub has been sent out in the Monday weekly updates to all Secondary School Sports Coordinators/Directors and Principals for the last couple of weeks. All information can also be found here: https://wsss.org.nz/basketball/wssbl-premiers-open-juniors/
Enter your team via EnterNOW
ENTRIES CLOSE: 26th April 2023

06/04/2023

All meet information now available for the Waikato Secondary School Swimming Champs held on the 25th May 🏊🏼‍♀️

We are stoked to be hosting the Waikato Secondary School Swimming Championships in Hamilton on the 25th of May. With a number of top ranked Secondary Schools in the country hailing from the Waikato, this meet is a great opportunity to see some of the top swimmers in the region go toe to toe as […]