Thursday, 31 March 2011

Milo Cup Success

Well done on a great Term One of Cricket! On Wednesday they defeated Morrinsville Intermediate and Aquinas College, two convincing victories. Mr Jeftha, Mr Hampton and the boys have had some outstanding results winning 5 from 5 to progress to the next stage of the competition. Jamie Oakley and his 101 not out was a highlight of the season against Bethlehem College. Term 4 will see the next stage of their competition kick off and we wish them all the best. Here are some photographs from the action on Wednesday against Aquinas College.


Monday, 28 March 2011

PB/BOP Swimming Champions 2011

Well done to our PB/BOP Swimming Team who held off a strong Otumoetai Intermediate challenge to be crowned the Poverty Bay / Bay of Plenty Swimming Champions for 2011. A great team effort from our 24 students managed by Mrs Karen Hampton travelled to Rotorua on Friday 25 March and were greeted by cool conditions swimming in the open air 50m pool. Stand out performances for the school were a haul of 5 golds by Hamish Gilmour, 3 golds by George Williams and our relay teams winning 6 out of the 8 relays. Relay and overall team results were:

Success at the BOP Surfing Champs - Friday 25 March


Congratulations to our team of surfers who braved the tough conditions at Tay Street to record some great results.

Jordan Miners placed second & Marino Ohia third both in the under 13 girls
Lee Ririnui had a 4th in the under 11 boys.Thank you to Miss Young, Mr McDonald and the many parents who supported our team on

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Sports Newsletter - Term 1 Week 7

Check out all the latest sports news in our Sports Newsletter

Success at the Ironkid

Well done to our many students who competed at the Ironkid Duathlon on Friday 18 March. Congratulations to Kennedy Crowther and Kaylee Mudgeway who finished 1st & 3rd respectively in the Year 7 Girls Event. In this event they were required to run 750m, 5km bike, 1.5km run! A huge effort by these girls and an outstanding achievement. We look forward to following your results in 2011.



Tuesday, 15 March 2011



Congratulations to our team of golfers who took out the BOP Intermediate Golf Champs. We look forward to hearing the individual results! A great star to the year and heaps of time to build our team for the AIMS GAMES in August.

Monday, 14 March 2011

Congratulations to our Milo Shield Girls Cricket Team. They are the Bay of Plenty Champions. Well done to Miss Hannay and her star studded team.

Friday, 11 March 2011



WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY TENNIS CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to our 24 strong team who travelled to Gordon Spratt Reserve (Papamoa) and took out the WBOP Tennis Champions. We are very proud of your efforts. A huge thank you to our parents who transported and supported our students, you are fantastic! Thank you to Mrs Hampton and Mrs Vicki Semple (Tournament Organisers).

YEAR 7 & 8 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

§ 1st Tauranga Intermediate – 41 points

§ 2nd Otumoetai Intermediate – 39 points

§ 3rd Aquinas College – 14 points

§ 4th Pongakawa School – 13 points



Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Swimming Sports March 2011

Check out the action from our school swimming sports. An excellent turnout of competitors (250+) and great support from our school community.