All things sport for 2024.

Winter Tournament Update

The teams are back, armed with experience, knowledge, and newfound confidence! This year's tournament week was our biggest yet, with over 100 students participating. We're grateful for our selfless volunteers, managers, coaches, scorers, and supporters who dedicate their time to make this possible.

Our students truly stand out - their excellent manners, willingness to help, and sportsmanship shine among hundreds of schools. We feel blessed to be part of this community, making it happen!

Everywhere we went, other schools cheered and chanted for Massey. We formed friendships and gained supporters, like Golden Bay School in Blenheim and Sacred Heart of Napier, who praised our girls' resilience and positivity.

As tournament week ends, it's an emotional time for our Year 13s, marking the end of their Massey High School sports era. We wish them all the best and know they'll conquer any challenge they take on.

Huge thanks to our staff and volunteers - over 40 this winter season! - who go above and beyond to create a safe and positive environment for our rangatahi. Your dedication doesn't go unnoticed, and the excitement and gratitude are real!

Tournament Results

Junior Basketball Team Results:

• Placed 10th overall
• MHS (85) vs Waiuku (74) - WIN
• MHS (114) vs Selwyn College (103) - WIN
• MHS vs Mt Roskill Grammar - LOSS
• MHS (96) vs Pukekohe (72) - WIN
• MHS vs St Peters - WIN
• MHS vs Orewa – LOSS

Netball - UNISS Premier Netball: 

• 10th/32 in B Grade Results:
• MHS (20) vs Wharekura (28) - LOSS
• MHS Girls (48) vs Tauhara (10) - WIN
• MHS (34) vs Mt Roskill (27) – WIN
• MHS (26) vs Aorere College (29) - LOSS
• MHS (20) vs Pukekohe (50) - LOSS
• MHS (40) vs Tuakau (22) - WIN
• MHS (26) vs Botany Downs (22) - WIN
• MHS (30) vs Diocesan Girls (28) - WIN
• MHS (38) vs Otamatea (16) - WIN
• MHS (31) vs Whakatane (41) - LOSS

Hockey Girls Results:

• MHS Girls vs Havelock NTH - LOSS
• MHS Girls vs Wairarapa - LOSS
• MHS Girls vs Nelson - LOSS
• MHS Girls vs Onslow College - LOSS
• MHS Girls vs Nga Tawa Dio - LOSS

Hockey Boys Results:

• MHS Hockey Boys (0) vs Glendowie College (8) - LOSS
• MHS Hockey Boys vs Katikati College - LOSS
• MHS Hockey Boys vs Newlands College - LOSS
• MHS Hockey Boys vs Gisborne Boys - LOSS

Football Girls Results: 

• MHS Girls (0) vs Burnside (3) - LOSS
• MHS Girls (0) vs Golden Bay (3) - LOSS
• MHS Girls (1) vs Lincoln High (1) - DREW
• MHS Girls (2) vs TBC (3) - LOSS
• MHS Girls (5) vs Scots College (2) - WIN
• MHS Girls vs TBC - LOSS

Weightlifting - Weightlifting NZ, Secondary School Championships:

• Y15 Akira Taingahue - 1st place in 61kg division
• Jack Robinson - 3rd place in 67kg division
• SENIOR 61Kg Division: Cruz Cresswell - 2nd place
• SENIOR 67kg Division: Cooper Meek - 1st place
• SENIOR 67Kg Division: Nathan Pillay - 2nd place
• SENIOR 73Kg Division: Leonidas Pereira - 1st place
• SENIOR 109kg+ Division – Elijah Liufau - 2nd place
• 71Kg Division: Jaime Robinson - 2nd place
• 76Kg Division: Amelia Watt - 2nd place

Basketball Senior Boys Results:

• Placed 8th overall.
• MHS (68) vs Botany Downs (61) 
• WIN- MHS vs Kristin - LOSS
• MHS (69) vs Avondale College (58) 
• WIN- MHS (72) vs Orewa (62) - WIN
• MHS (51) vs Takapuna (71) - LOSS
• MHS vs Birkenhead - TBC

Curling Results:

• MHS vs Sweep Dreams - WIN
• MHS vs Rice Sweepers - LOSS

Equestrian Results:

• Billie Hughes - 1st place in large class
• Madison Hoeta - 5th place in large class

Wrestling Results:

• Jack Robinson - Bronze overall

A huge thank you to our amazing team behind the teams!

Our Coaches: Arielle Reneta, Hayley Woods, Connor Kerlin, Randal Bartholomew, Amy Jamieson, Nick Clapson, Sam Armitt, Mrs. Heald and Mr. and Mrs. Kanuta

Our Managers: Ling Rousselle, Gail McIntyre, Debbie Waikiki, Raelene Carmont and Annette Thorley

and a special mention to our incredible coach drivers Adrian and Jude.

Your dedication, expertise, and support have made a significant impact on our students' success. We're grateful for your hard work and commitment!

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our incredible sponsors, NZMA and New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS), for their generous support and sponsorship. Your contribution has been invaluable to our teams.

Netball 2024 Season Review 

We are thrilled to celebrate an exceptional netball season at Massey High School, marked by immense growth, dedication, and success. We are extremely fortunate to have a talented and dedicated team of coaches, managers, and student leaders who have stepped up to coach and manage our netball teams. Their expertise, guidance, and passion for the sport have been invaluable in fostering a positive and successful netball environment at Massey High School. We are grateful for the support of the Waitakere Centre, who assisted us with trials this year. Their involvement provided our students with a strong foundation for the season, setting them up for success and helping us achieve a fantastic start to the year.

This season, Massey High School achieved an outstanding feat with 8 out of 9 teams securing top 4 positions in their respective grades. The competition was fierce, with 5 teams vying for 1st place in their grades. The matches were thrilling, with our 10 Black and 9 White teams going into overtime. Ultimately, we emerged with 5 teams taking 2nd place and our student-coached team, MHS 9 Gold, led by Mayling and Cyriz, triumphantly taking 1st place in their grade. This is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our students, coaches, and managers.

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the following individuals for their exceptional dedication and support throughout the netball season: Miss Field, Mrs Dower Cruden, Lorella Harrison, Loghan Brown, Ling Rousselle, Lisa Napier, Michelle Noble. Their tireless efforts ensured our teams received the care and nurturing needed to thrive, resulting in a truly successful season. Thank you for your invaluable contributions!

Our student coaches and umpires were instrumental in the running of netball this year, the leadership presented has been like no other in my time here at Massey - *umpires were needed weekly, and 5 teams were run by student coaches.

Special thanks to the following students: Willow Rissetto, Cayty Elia-Peters, Cyntalia Schuster, Mayling Rousselle, Cyriz Gregorio, Amy Major, Finn Napier, Maree Robertson, Xanthia Pasene, Qwensah Loli, Kelly Godden and Jess Puka.

Results

• MHS Prem 1 (24) vs (27) Avondale Prem 2 - 2nd Place

• MHS Prem 2 (26) vs (24) Rutherford Prem 2 – 3rd Place

• MHS Senior A vs Henderson - 4th place LBD

• MHS 10A (26) vs (29) Waitakere College 10A -2nd place

• MHS 10 Yellow vs Henderson Maroon – 3rd place WBD

• MHS 10 Black (17) vs (19) Waitakere Blue – 2nd place

• MHS 9A vs 5th Place A grade

• MHS 9 Gold (24) vs (22) Green Bay 9B– 1st place

• MHS 9 White (18) vs (16) Western Springs Waiorea – 2nd place

Massey High School wishes to thank Netball Waitākere for hosting our young netballers, with an introduction to netball umpiring.

On Tuesday 9 April, Massey High School hosted the sports exchange against Onehunga! This was a HUGE success thanks to our refs, uni placements, coaches, managers and staff- this wouldn't have been possible without you all! It was amazing to see the students enjoying themselves throughout the day.  Congratulations to all that took part! 

Day Results:

• Netball Premier - 32-16 to MHS 
• Basketball Premier Boys - 43-33 to OHS
• Football Snr Boys - 3-2 to MHS 
• Volleyball Snr Boys - 2-1 to MHS 
• Volleyball Snr Girls - 2-0 to OHS
• Rugby 1st XV - 22-5 to MHS 
• Rugby Girls - 49-0 to OHS

A massive congratulations to Leonidas Pereira (11MCS) who has qualified for Oceania’s largest CrossFit event, Torian Pro, in the teens division at the end of May.  Well done Leonidas! All the best in Brisbane!

Congratulations to the Massey High Boys Cricket team who have come out on top of their grade in the Junior B T20.

STAMP THEM BLUE - Visit to Blues Head Quarters

On Thursday 7 March a group of 30 students were invited to a programme, out at Blues HQ, that aims to instill life skills in young individuals by showcasing the spirit of the Blues and experiencing the way the club nurtures teamwork, hard work, discipline, motivation, and problem-solving - attributes that extend into everyday life.

This experience included:

• High performance workshop session (30 minutes).
• Tour around HQ.
• Watching a training and meeting the players afterwards.
• Receiving some tickets to the game against the Western Force.

A big thank you goes out to all students who attended the trials for the Massey High School Prem Netball Team.  We had an incredibly, large turnout of amazing talent on the day.  We would like to congratulate the following students who have been named in the team for 2024 and we wish you all the very best of luck for the upcoming season, UNISS and for your Gold Coast tour.  Cayty Elia-Peters, Israel Gomes, Qwensah Loli, Mahina Oromoana, Jess Puka, Mayling Rousselle, Cyntalia Schuster, Amelia Watt, Mia Wetini-Old and Madison Williams.  We would also like to extend a huge thank you to our amazing Prem Coach, Arielle Renata and Manager Shannon Simpson - without you both this wouldn't be possible!

Congratulations to the Massey High School Cricket team, who are undefeated so far.  Jacob Mcmillan scored an awesome 50 not out!  Thank you so much to the Kumeu Cricket Club for helping MHS get a Cricket team back up and running after 8 years without one!