St Mary's College, Wellington, Sport

🏊 CSW Swimming Championships 🏊

A massive well done to our talented swimmers who competed at the CSW Swimming Championships at Te Ngaengae Pool in Lower Hutt last week: Ella Hanley (Year 13), Charlotte Hanley (Year 10), Kyani Russell-Lia (Year 10), Lily Childs (Year 10), Izzy Cato (Year 9), and Courtney Higham (Year 9).

We had some outstanding individual and team results on the day:

Ella Hanley
🥈 2nd in the 50m Breaststroke (36.40s)
🥉 3rd in the 100m Medley (1:10.47)
🥉 3rd in the 100m Butterfly (1:32.67)
🏅 4th in the 50m Butterfly (31.23s)

Lily Childs
🌟Showed great form in the Backstroke events, placing 6th in both the 50m (37.67s) and 100m (1:21.80) races.

Junior Relay Team
✨Charlotte, Kyani, Izzy, and Courtney teamed up for a fantastic swim in the 200m Freestyle Relay, finishing 5th overall with a time of 2:13.50.

A huge thank you to Mr Schuster for volunteering his time to support our swimmers 🖤🩶

🤩 Let’s all just take a moment 🤩

Unreal scenes at the Pulse Netball game on Saturday, with four of our very own St Mary's girls taking the court!

Swapping our school black and white for the Pulse black and yellow, we couldn't be prouder of Fo'i Lemana (Year 13), Phoenix Schwalger (2024), Erana Ngarimu (2022) and Ainsleyana Puleiata (2018).

A very special mention to all our coaches, managers, officials, and our amazing community who have supported our netball programme to help make dreams like this happen 🖤🩶

Take. A. Bow. Fo'i 👏

We're backing you all the way 🖤🩶

Your starting 7 for our final game this season 🚀💛

Don’t miss out on our match 🆚 Stars Netball

🌟 STUDENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHT 🌟

🇳🇿🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics Excellence 🤸‍♀️ 🇳🇿
Massive congratulations to Annabelle Pointon (Yr 9), who proudly represented New Zealand at the Queensland State Gymnastic Championships! Competing at Level 8, Annabelle took home some fantastic results:

🥈 2nd on Vault
🏅 5th on Floor
🏅 7th All-Around

🚣‍♂️ Rowing Accolades 🚣‍♂️
Our rowing crew wrapped up a fantastic season with some well-deserved recognition at the Wellington Rowing Club Prizegiving last weekend! A huge shout-out to all of our amazing trophy winners and nominees:

🏆 Charlotte Murray (Year 13) - Best Coxswain (Winner)
🏆 Maggie Elmiger (Year 11) - Most Improved Rower (Winner)
🏆 Callum & Siobhan Watson - Best Supporters (Winners)
👏 Niamh Watson (Year 11) - Best Schoolgirl Rower (Nominee)
👏 Grace Wright (Year 10) & Emma Gosse-Ward (Year 11) - Best Schoolgirl Novice Rower (Nominees)
👏 Charlie Wright (Year 12) - Most Dedicated Rower (Nominee)

We are incredibly proud of you all 🖤🩶

🥇🏆 HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE – CSW POUA & PRIDE CHAMPIONS 🏆🥇

An absolute masterclass at Porirua Park last night! Both our U15 Black and U15 White rugby teams dug deep, showed incredible heart, and won their respective finals!

FINAL SCORES
🏉 Poua Final: SMC Black 29 – 19 Sacred Heart Lions
🏉 Pride Final: SMC White 38 – 34 WGC Manawa Tahi

Well done to Sacred Heart and WGC/Scots/Marsden for an amazing season - the future of rugby is looking bright!

🖤🩶 THANK YOU TO OUR VILLAGE 🩶🖤
A heartfelt thanks to Pama, Tank, Vee, Nic, John, Sina, and Mr Hurley for their guidance and support this season - we truly couldn't have done this without you!

And a massive thank you to all our supporters, whānau, and the wider community. It takes a village, and our village is the best!

📸 Check out the photos here: https://photowellington.photoshelter.com/gallery/Rugby-Girls-U15-Finals/G0000VisSy.lNYHs/C0000_datMrdahkA

👀 Read the CSW article here: https://www.collegesport.org.nz/newsarticle/166809?newsfeedId=1597072&fbclid=IwY2xjawSYHCRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSdGpNRVlidEZTb2pVS1Nlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiMhwiUH3N-It0oY0mEEsHF0h7FuiCNmdc9atrAS27lItxUOXlKBCOD-1X52_aem_0Dmdhtb3eZv3Fj0wuB-kow

📢 FINALS FRENZY

📅 Date: Wednesday 10 June
📍 Venue: Porirua Park
⏰ Kick-off: 4pm

🌟 SMC Black vs SHC Lions - Field 1
✨ SMC White vs WGC Manawa Tahi - Field 2

🥈🏐 Silver Finish for our Junior Netballers 🏐🥈

A massive well done to our Junior A Netball Team, who finished 2nd at the CSW Junior Netball Tournament at Ākau Tangi last week 👏

The girls started strong with a hard-fought draw against Whitby Collegiate, followed by two dominant wins over Tawa College and Paraparaumu College to wrap up pool play.

The momentum kept building as they showed incredible skill and determination to beat Sacred Heart in the quarters and Wellington Girls in the semis!

We couldn't quite get the final win against Scots College losing 13-10, but the girls fought until the very last whistle, showcasing outstanding athleticism and sportswomanship. We are so proud of you all 🙌

A very special thank you to John, Bubs, and Rachael for your guidance this season. Your unwavering support means the world to our us 🖤🩶

👉 Check out the action here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/198VePi1K4/

🏐🏉🏀 MANUKURA Annual Mega Exchange 🏀🏉🏐

Last month, we headed to Palmerston North where the beautiful weather, combined with the amazing hospitality from MANUKURA, set the perfect scene for a day filled with incredible talent, sportswomanship, and new memories!

The Results:
🏆 Netball - St Mary's College
🏆 Rugby - MANUKURA
🏆 Basketball - MANUKURA

A massive thank you to MANUKURA for hosting us - we feel so privileged to compete against you! We’re already looking forward to the next exchange where both schools can continue to compete against the best 💪

And to our wonderful coaches who travelled with us - Gail, Cam, and Supriti - we couldn't do what we do without you! We are so grateful for your ongoing support 🖤🩶

🏃‍♀️ Cross Country 🏃‍♀️

Well done to our runners who competed at the CSW Cross Country Relays and Individual Champs last month!

Congratulations to our Junior and Senior Teams, who both finished 5th at the Relays held at Wakefield Park!

The Individual Champs at Harcourt Park last week brought even more to celebrate, with a special shout out to Frankie H (year 9) who crossed the line in an outstanding 4th place 👏

👉 All the best to our athletes heading to the NZ Cross Country Champs later this month!

Jaana Lio and Bailee Rangiwai doing what they do best 🔥🔥🔥