Our team of 28 students, two Year 9 Umpires and 15 support coaches/parents/managers travel today to Tauranga for the 16th Aims Games – International Sporting Championship for Year 7/8 Students. There will be over 11,500 competitors in 23 Sports from 368 schools form over New Zealand an the Pacific!
We are competing in 11 sports with our athletes competing tomorrow in Gymnastics, Cross country and Rock Climbing. We then go to the Opening Ceremony with 5000 other athletes (there are two of these ceremonies!). On Monday we have Hockey, Swimming, Tennis, Futsal and Badminton competitors underway as well as Rock Climbing continuing. The tournament goes till Friday and we fly back to Christchurch next Saturday.
We thank God for the gifts and talents of these students and the opportunity to be a light for Him at the tournament.
We thanks the school for this opportunity and our school community for supporting our fundraising
If you want to follow our progress, download the Aims Games App.
Here is a tentative timetable of our students (but it does change and depends on results):
Sports Draws (as at 5.9.19)
Rock Climbing (Isla and Sam) @ROCKTOPIA
Sunday 8th – 8.30am Managers’ Meeting
Qualifying 9am – 11.30am Year 7 Girls, 2pm-4pm Year 8 Boys
Tuesday 10th – Top 30 Quarterfinals 2pm-3pm Year 7 Girls, 5.30-7pm Year 8 Boys
Wednesday 11th – Top 15 Semi Finals 2pm-3pm Year 7 Girls, 5.30-7pm Year 8 Boys
Thursday 12th – Top 5 Finals 2pm-3pm Year 7 Girls, 5.00-6pm Year 8 Boys Prize-giving to follow
Gymnastics (Renee) @ARGOS GYM
Sunday 8th – 9.00am Managers’ Meeting
Women’s Artistic Advanced Senior – Warm Up 12pm and compete 12.20pm approx.
Prize-giving at approx. 2.15pm
Cross Country (Tessa, Elliot, Henry, Ethan L, Tobias, Sam) @WAIPUNA PARK
Sunday 8th – 9.00am Managers’ Meeting
Year 7 Girls, 3km 10.00am
Year 8 Boys, 3km 11.55pm
Individual Prize-giving at 12.30pm approx.
6 x 1km Relay: 1.00pm
Badminton (Josh F) @QUEEN ELIZABETH YOUTH CENTRE
Monday 9th 8.30am Managers’ Meeting
From 9.00am-10.30am
Josh F v. Zac Story (Northcross Int.) Court 8
Josh F. v. Liam Rorison (Mt. Manganui Int.) Court 8
Tuesday 10th – From 1.45pm-3.00pm approx.
Josh F v. Aveer Virk (5-8 seed) (Rototuna Junior High) Court 8
Josh F. v. Zhiar Hughes (Tolaga Bay Area School Kuranui) Court 8
Wednesday 11th – Knockout play in divisions
Tennis (Alasdair) @MOUNT MANGANUI TENNIS CLUB BLAKE PARK
Monday 9th 7.45am Managers’ Meeting at the Mount Manganui Tennis Club
9.00am Alasdair v. Ben Honey
11.00am match (if wins)……
Swimming (Elliot G) @BAYWAVE AQUATIC CENTRE
Monday 9th 10.00am Managers’ Meeting at Arataki Community Centre
2.00pm Warm Ups Events from 2.30pm-9.00pm
Tuesday 10th
2.00pm Warm Ups FINALS Events from 2.30pm-9.00pm (if qualifies)
Futsal (Henry (c), Tobias, Ollie, Ethan W, Ethan L, Ollie, Elliot G, Alasdair) TRUSTPOWER ARENA, BAYPARK
Monday 9th 8.00am Managers’ Meeting at Trustpower Arena, Baypark
5.40pm Court 2 Hillview v. Sommerville Int.
Tuesday 10th
12.20pm Court 2 Hillview v. Tamatea Int.
6.20pm Court 3 Hillview v. Otumoetai Int.
Wednesday 11th
8.20am Court 1 Hillview v. Bethlehem College
3.40pm Court 3 Hillview v. Farm Cove Int.
Thursday/Friday tbc
Hockey 6 a side BOYS (Jesse (c), Nathan, Sam T, Eli, Cameron, Olie, Josh B, Sam F, Josh F)@ BLAKE PARK and BETHLEHEM COLLEGE
Monday 9th 8.00am Managers’ and Umpires’ Meeting at Blake Park
11.40am Hillview v. Ferguson Int. (Otara) @ Port (Blake Park)
7.10pm Hillview v. Mt. Manganui Int. @ Bethlehem College 1
Tuesday 10th
2.10pm Hillview v. Raroa Normal Int. @ Bethlehem College 1
Wednesday/Thursday/Friday tbc
Hockey 6 a side GIRLS (Tessa (c), Isla, Brianna, Antonia, Lily N, Lilly D, Charlie, Susannah, Grace, Naomi)@ BLAKE PARK
Monday 9th 8.00am Managers’ and Umpires’ Meeting at Blake Park
(5.30pm Raroa Normal Int. v. Papamoa Collge @ Bethlehem College)
Tuesday 10th
12.10pm Hillview v. Papamoa College @ Port (Blake Park)
7.10pm Hillview v. Raroa Normal Int. @ Beach (Blake Park)
Wednesday/Thursday/Friday tbc
Multisport (Elliot G and Elliott P) @ MCLAREN FALLS
Tuesday 10th 1.00pm Managers’ Meeting at McLaren Falls
1.30pm Guided tour and 1.30pm-3.30pm Course Open for inspection
Wednesday 11th
9.00am Race Briefing – Year 8 Boys’ approx. 10.30am?
Mountain Biking (Elliott P) @ SUMMERHILL PARK – PAPAMOA
Wednesday 11th 5.00pm Managers’ Meeting @ Summerhill
3.00pm-6.00pm Course Open for practice
Thursday 12th
10.30am Year 8 Boys’ Race
