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BMX rider to compete at world champs 12 June 2017 A love for BMX that flourished on the bike tracks of Tihoi is taking Rico D’Anvers (Year 11) to South Carolina to compete at the 2017 world championships in July. Read more
Duathletes bring home medals 2 June 2017 A strong team of duathletes picked up two silver and one bronze at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Duathlon Championships, held at Karapiro Domain. Read more
Students learn movement and strengthening in specialised programme 30 May 2017 Seeing students reach, and exceed, personal goals is among the most rewarding aspects of working at St Paul’s for strength and conditioning coach Michiel Badenhorst. Read more
Swimmers place fourth at Swim Champs 12 May 2017 A squad of 36 St Paul’s Collegiate School swimmers competed at the 2017 Waikato Secondary Schools Swimming Championships at Waterworld last month, earning five gold, six silver and nine bronze medals. Read more
Jess Hood to represent NZ at Oceania Athletics Championships 4 May 2017 Year 13 St Paul’s athlete, Jess Hood, has been selected to represent New Zealand in the under-20 category at the Oceania Area and Combined Events Championships in Fiji on 28 June – 1 July. Read more
Talented athletes to compete on world rowing stage 1 May 2017 Kate Littlejohn and Grace Watson have been selected to represent New Zealand in the coxless four rowing team at the Junior World Championships being held in Lithuania in August 2017. Read more
Athletes wrap up season at North Island Secondary Schools Championships 11 April 2017 St Paul’s athletes finished off their season earning three silver and two bronze medals at the North Island Secondary Schools Championships last weekend in New Plymouth. Read more
Tennis mixed doubles team ranked fifth in New Zealand 6 April 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s mixed doubles tennis team are ranked fifth in the New Zealand following their courageous effort at the 2017 National Secondary Schools Teams Tennis Finals in Auckland last week. Read more
Rowers pull off historic heist at Maadi Cup 5 April 2017 St Paul’s rowers surpassed all expectations at this year’s Maadi Cup regatta held at Karapiro, clinching three gold and four bronze medals. Read more
Athletes continue medal streak at Waikato Bay of Plenty Champs 31 March 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s athletes showed no signs of fatigue at one of the last events of the summer athletics season, winning four gold, three silver and six bronze at the Waikato Bay of Plenty (WBOP) Championships on Saturday, 25 March at Porritt Stadium. Read more
Football pro joins as coach 23 March 2017 One of St Paul’s Collegiate School’s successful professional football exports, Michael Built (Hall, 2006-2009), is returning to his schoolboy roots as Head Coach of this year’s St Paul’s 1st XI football squad. Read more
Podium finish for triathletes 23 March 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s triathletes competed in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Teams Triathlon Championships held at Lake Karapiro Domain, taking home gold and bronze medals. Read more
Silver for young triathlete 20 March 2017 Oliver Larcombe (Year 9) has secured his status as one of St Paul’s Collegiate School’s emerging young athletes after earning a silver medal in the under-14 category at the Waikato Schools Individual Triathlon Championships in March, 2017. Read more
Rowing team blow competition out of water 15 March 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s rowers managed an impressive medal haul of one gold, four silvers and three bronze at the North Island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro over the weekend. Read more
Hamilton netballers selected for New Zealand Secondary School squad 7 March 2017 Three Hamilton netball players have been named in the sport’s 21-strong New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) squad. Read more
Sevens named open boys’ champions 7 March 2017 It was a replay of the 2016 Sir Gordon Tietjens Sevens final for St Paul’s Collegiate School this past weekend. Read more
Students named in NZ secondary schools netball squad 14 February 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School students Grace Watson (Year 12) and Kate Littlejohn (Year 13) have been selected for the New Zealand secondary schools netball squad of 21 players. Read more
Aspiring Black Cap selected for NZ under-18 side 1 February 2017 Year 13 St Paul’s Collegiate School student Matthew Fisher has been selected for the New Zealand under-18 cricket side, which has been named in preparation for next year’s under-19 World Cup. Read more
Netball career close to reality for budding star 31 January 2017 Year 13 St Paul’s Collegiate School student Kate Littlejohn has been selected as one of four training partners for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the lead up to the 2017 ANZ National League season. Read more
1st XI named Waikato sports team of the year 27 January 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s 1st XI hockey team were named sports team of the year at the Waikato Regional Sports Awards at Claudelands Events Centre on Thursday 27 January. Read more