Tawa College Sport

🥇C R O S S : C O U N T R Y : R E L A Y S🥇

Was a beautiful day for running earlier this week, with 2 teams of TC students competing in the annual CSW Cross Country Relay event at Wakefield Park.

Our Tawa Red team: Zaian Evetts, Theo Woods, Sophie Menzies and Charlotte Milne, put out a strong performance to finish 4th overall - well done guys 😄

And a huge congratulations to our Tawa Blue team: Oscar Trewern, Bianca Cornell, Lucie Tonkin and Heath Archer who absolutely smashed it, to take out 1st place in the Mixed Team grade!! 🏆

We look forward to seeing you run again at Cross Country Champs in a couple of week - all the best with your preparations.

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💥💥 S P O R T I N G : U P D A T E S 💥💥

We've been a bit quiet on here lately, but our students continue to achieve great things across a range of sporting codes!

Congratulations to the following TC athletes.....

🥎 S O F T B A L L 🥎

Yvanni Gibson selected in the NZ Womens Development White Sox squad who will travel to Canada in July for the Canada Cup.

Yvanni has also been selected for the NZ U18 White Sox squad

🏉 R U G B Y 🏉

Josh Kleyne, Axel Reynolds, Tui O'Keefe, Maddox Whiripo, Legend Leavaiseeta and Tenari Liuteine.

The boys were all selected for the inaugural U18 Co-Ed College, Wellington Rugby High Performance Camp, which took place during the school holidays.

🏐 N E T B A L L 🏐

The following kōtiro have been selected for Kapi Mana Representative teams:

U18s - Indi Edmonds-Tupaea
U16s - Neia Pepe
U14 Dev - Haylee Burbery and Khavarniya Torea

🎾 S Q U A S H 🎾

Charlotte Milne, Louie Ellwood, Oscar Trewern and Kalden Newton who have all been selected for the Wellington Junior Squash Squad for 2026.

This squad will allow the students to continue their growth and development at training camps and tournaments

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We love to celebrate all the awesome things our students are achieving, but we know there will be things we miss. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your child's successes 😊

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☔️ ☔️ COLLEGE CLOSED TODAY ☔️ ☔️

Everyone should be aware by now that the college is closed today, Tuesday 21st April due to the weather warnings.

ALL team training/meetings planned for today are CANCELLED!

Keep safe and well 😊

🏐🏐 V O L L E Y B A L L 🏐🏐

Last week our Senior Boys Volleyball team attended the NZSS Volleyball Championships that were held at CET Arena in Palmerston North.

The team didn’t get the result they were hoping to achieve however they played some great Volleyball and represented the school, their families and themselves well.

A sepcial Thank You to the team management - Linno, PJ, Nate and Ms Temata for their continuous support and time for the team and our school 💙❤️💛

💥N I S S : A T H L E T I C S💥

Following success at the CSW Qualifiers and Regional events, Bianca Cornell, Chloe Ferguson and Lucie Tonkin travelled to Auckland as part of the Wellington Team to compete at North Island Secondary Schools Athletics.

All 3 girls achieved PB's throughout the athletics season, showing that their long summer of training and competing has paid off.

Results from NISS are as follows:

▪️Bianca 11th in the U17 2000m Steeplechase
▪️Chloe 4th Open Grade 2000m Race Walk
▪️Lucie 13th in the Junior Girls 80m hurdles and 6th in the U17 Steeplechase.

Well done girls!

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🏉 G I R L S : R U G B Y : P R O G A M M E 🏉

NZ Rugby and Wellington Rugby are currently running Contact Ready, a FREE girls rugby programme aimed at teenage girls aged 12 to 17 years old.

🔹What is Contact Ready?

Contact Ready is a free introductory programme made especially for teenage girls aged 12 to 17 years old, who are new, in their first year of rugby, or who are playing non-contact versions of the game. The goal is to enhance player safety and confidence when transitioning into contact versions of rugby through learning the basics of correct technique.

It's all about providing a safe space to learn and practice with girls of similar abilities, to make friends, and grow their love of the game.

🔹The Experience

There are six progressive sessions all approximately 70 minutes long, delivered by trained Contact Ready coaches, run on Sundays 1pm League Park.

Players will learn how to warm up their body through a warm-up and primers designed by our in-house physiotherapist. They will learn the basics of how to tackle, be tackled, and how to land safely through a wide range of games and activities, helping them build good foundations and confidence to play and train at their school or club.

The programme design has prioritised safety, building connections and confidence as well as foster a heap of feel-good moments, all while ensuring players become Contact Ready, for contact rugby.

For more info and how to register, please click on the link below.

https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/get-involved/play/contact-ready/central-zone/wellington

🏏🏆 C R I C K E T : F I N A L S 🏆🏏

Congratulations to our Boys 1st XI team who beat HIBS 4th XI on Saturday to win the Premier 4 grade!!

Tawa College partnered with Aotea College and Whitby Collegiate this season to play cricket under the Northern United banner.

Our boys maintained their 2025 record of not losing a game when batting first, posting 189/8 from their 50 overs and dismissing HIBS for 102 in the 29th over.

As always, it was a great team effort and the game was played within the spirit of cricket by both teams.

The game caps off another successful term of cricket for this 1st XI. We are grateful for time and effort of the coach and manager, as well as the unwavering support of parents and whānau.

🔵 Northern United 1st XI 🔵

Xavier Wilson - captain (TC)
Alexander Hodgson - vice captain TC)
Elijah Perris (TC)
Malachai Blackshaw (TC)
Jackson Winter (TC)
Lauchlan Sturgess (TC)
William Kirikino (TC)
Soren Hodgson (AC)
Peyton Austin (AC)
Joseph Holmes (AC)
Campbell Eggleton (WC)
Caleb Whelan (WC)

unavailable - Joe Ward (TC), Thomas McLeay (WC)

Lastly, a special shout out to our Tawa College Groundsmen who have worked hard since last year to ensure that the team had a quality wicket for all home games -THANK YOU!

🎳 T E N P I N : B O W L I N G 🎳

TC students doing amazing things!!

A massive congratulations to Shylah Dawson who has been selected to represent New Zealand at the under 21 2026 IBF World Youth Championships in Malaysia June 27th - July 7th.

Only 8 athletes are chosen to represent NZ at this tournament, and Shylah is one of them 🤩

We wish her and the team all the best in their training and preparation leading up to the event.

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🔵🟡🔴 T O U R N A M E N T S 🔴🟡🔵

It's been a busy time for our summer codes over the past 2 weeks, with TC teams attending Volleyball Regionals, Futsal Regionals, Softball Champs and Athletics Qualifiers.

While results were mixed, it was great to see so many of our students out there taking part in the sports they love.

A massive thank you to all the coaches, parent helpers, managers and volunteers who give their time and expertise so willingly - we are incredibly grateful for your support.

🏉 R U G B Y 🏉

A proud day for our kura as four former students were part of the Academy Series – Sam Doyle Memorial Trophy at Massey on Saturday.

Congratulations to Malachi Osman (centre/second five) who has been offered an academy contract with Hawke's Bay Rugby Union following a strong campaign with Tawa College last year. Hawke’s Bay went unbeaten across four matches to claim the Sam Doyle Memorial Trophy, with wins over Manawatu (28–14) and Wellington (27–17).

Also representing with pride were Eden Govind (first five) and Labront Muldrock-Tolai (winger), both showcasing their talent at academy level. Cliff Hunt was unfortunately sidelined due to injury.

Well done guys!

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🇳🇿🥎 N Z : S O F T B A L L 🥎🇳🇿

Congratulations to Lijah Makea (Year 11) who has been named in the Softball New Zealand Junior Black Sox squad!

Selection into the Junior Black Sox programme is a significant achievement and recognises the commitment and performance shown by each athlete. The squad will enter the next phase of preparation as they work towards representing Aotearoa on the international stage at the WBSC U18 Men’s Softball World Cup Oceania Qualifier in April this year.

Exciting times ahead! Wishing you all the best Lijah!

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