Congratulations to all our Sports award winners!

Major Award Winners

All Rounder of the Year: Roy Kim 12S10, Rehaan Singhal 12S16, Giselle Adams 12J17
Dedication to Rugby – Kyle Heath Memorial Trophy: Flynn Rooks 13D3, Connor Bowden 13S10
Dedication to Football – Mekellan Naidoo Memorial Trophy: Jordan Fox 13J5
Damian Peter Fui-Tiatia Memorial Cup: Tyler Gagiano 13K12, Dylan Terblanche 13B1
Student Volunteer of the Year: Tayla Penman-Gates 11J11, Starz Tawhara 13E2
Supporter of the Year: Dave McLoughlan
Personality of the Year: Nicholas Cull
Captain of the Year: Gemma Hewlett 13S10
Manager of the Year: Vanessa Walter
Coach of the Year: Michael Hough
Team of the Year: Swimming Nationals Team, 1st XI Girls Football

Most Valuable Players

Athletics: Aidan Platts 13E8
Badminton: Rex Lau 13E2, Vincent Yap13J11
Basketball Male: Roy Kim 12S10
Basketball Female: Mele Manuatu 12K12
Cricket: Rehaan Singhal 12S16
Football Male: Khavin Kannan 13D9
Football Female: Gemma Hewlett 13S10
Golf: Emma Lu 11S16
Hockey Male: Cameron Bennett 11K6
Hockey Female: Amelia Chapman 13S10
Lacrosse: Krysten Kan 12B13
Netball: Ayva Pahl 12E2
Orienteering: Kade McLoughlan 10D9
Rugby Male: Ben Blundell 13S4
Rugby Female: Madison Fennessy 13D3
Squash: Luke Lin 12B13
Swimming: Kiri Yamagami 11J5
Table Tennis: Brooke Forsdyke 13K6
Tennis Male: Keegan O鈥橰eilly 13E2
Tennis Female: Jasneet Banga 11B7
Touch Male: Santiago Olds 13K12
Touch Female: Giselle Adams 12J17
Ultimate Male: Andy Liu 13B7
Ultimate Female: Annabelle Chen 10S4
Volleyball Male: Mark Dallas 11S10
Volleyball Female: Tiffany Le 13K18, Marito Teuru 13B1

Unfortunately, our annual Sports Awards had to be scaled down a little this year, due to lack of facilities. However, it was still very important to us to celebrate and acknowledge those who have excelled in their sporting endeavours this year. The night was attended by award winners and their families, plus the coaches from our top teams. It was a great night and we would like to extend a huge congratulations to all our winners on the night.聽

Huge thank you to our coaches, managers, supporters and athletes that made 2024 a great sporting year at BDSC.

Congratulations to all our Sports award winners!

Major Award Winners

All Rounder of the Year – Male: Brayden Walter 13K12 and Ryan Collett 13J11
All Rounder of the Year- Female: Olivia Dixon 13E2
Dedication to Football – Mekellan Naidoo Memorial Trophy: Yuvraj Thakur 13E2
Personality of the Year: Patrick Phiphatphol 13S4
Supporter of the Year: Phillipa Samuel
Manager of the Year: Mrs Speed
Captain of the Year: Ashley Fillet 12K12 and Hadley Thompson 13K6
Dedication to Rugby Kyle Heath Memorial Trophy: Ryan Collett 13J11 and Joandrew Taramai-Remo 13K12
Damian Peter Fui-Tiatia Memorial Cup: Michael Pistorius 13S10
Student Volunteer of the Year: Soneta Thlang 11E14 and Starz Tawhara 12E2
Coach of the Year: Clarence Correia, Cricket 1st XI Boys Coach
Team of the Year: Football 1st XI Girls

Most Valuable Players

Athletics: Noah Retford 13B1
Badminton: Rex Lau 12E2 and Vincent Yap 12J11
叠补蝉办别迟产补濒濒鈥疢补濒别: Ethan Yang 11E8
Basketball Female: Ruby Zeng 9E8
颁谤颈肠办别迟:鈥�Brayden Walter 13K12
Football Male: Thomas Wrack 13E8
Football Female: Gemma Hewlett 12S10
Golf: Emma Lu 10S16
Hockey Male: Jayden Chhima 12K18
Hockey Female: Angela Clark 13D3
Netball: Jaira Fakaua 12E8
Rugby Male: Gary Basson 13K12
Rugby Female: Kiritea Te Reo 13D9
Swimming: Kiri Yamagami 10J5
Squash: Luke Lin 11B13
Table Tennis: Kevin Kuo 9K6
Tennis Male: Keegan O鈥橰eilly 12E2
Tennis Female: Regsyne Ruahe 12E8
Touch Male: Ryan Collett 13J11
Touch Female: Maddy Lum-On 13K12
Volleyball Male: David Blanco 12K12
Volleyball Female: Tiffany Le 12K18 and Marito Teuru 12B1

On Wednesday 25 October we held our annual Sport Awards Evening. As usual, it was a great night, with tickets all selling out! We celebrated the sporting year that was, announced MVP鈥檚 for our major codes, acknowledged our NZ Reps and our major trophies were awarded at the end of the night.

Huge thanks to the BDSC Kapa Haka group who opened our evening, with their beautiful waiata. It was a great way to get the night started.

Dave Letele (aka Brown Buttabean, former NRL player and Boxer) was our amazing guest speaker, who engaged with the audience and delivered a strong message around building resilience. He got us on our feet, encouraging audience participation while getting his point through to both students and adults alike.

A quick game of 鈥淢inute to Win it鈥� got the crowd going again. Thanks to our contestants, Miss Byrne, Craig Besley, Jono Upoko and Nicky Maera who were 鈥渞andomly鈥� selected to participate and gave it their best鈥hey weren鈥檛 competitive at all!!!!

Huge thank you to our coaches, managers, supporters and athletes that made 2023 a great sporting year at BDSC.

Congratulations to all our Sports award winners!

Major Award Winners

All Rounder Male of the Year: Ben Blundell 11S4
All Rounder Female of the Year: Angela Clark 12D3
Dedication to Rugby – Kyle Heath Trophy: Harlyn Saunoa 13E2
Dedication to Football – Mekellan Naidoo Trophy: Thomas Blakeman 12E2
Damian Peter Tiatia Memorial Cup: Cody Diffey 13B7
Student Volunteer of the Year: JR Padiclas 13B7, Terra Coutts 13K12
Supporter of the Year: Bruce and Vanessa Blundell
Personality of the Year: Ashley Fillet 11K12
Captain of the Year: Risha Prasad 13S10, Gary Basson 12K12
Manager of the Year: Vanessa Walter
Coach of the Year: Logan Fui, Rohit Prasad
Team of the Year: Touch-Premier Mixed

Most Valuable Players

Athletics: Noah Retford 12B1
Badminton Male: Tristan Apalisok 11S10
Badminton Female: Nishika Jain 13J5
Basketball Male: Michael Peacock 13J11
Basketball Female: Anita Cheng 12B7
Cricket: Aaryan Kewalramani 12E8
Football Male: Khavin Kannan 11D9
Football Female: Micaela Besley 10S4
Golf: Jordan Jones 13J11
Hockey Male: Jacob Lowe 12E2
Hockey Female: Riya Prasad 10S10
Netball: Jaira Fakaua 11E8
Rugby: Cody Diffey 13B7
Swimming: Kiri Yamagami 9J5
Table Tennis: Joshua Capper 13K12
Tennis: Keegan O鈥橰eilly 11E2
Touch Male: PJ Field 12J11
Touch Female: Bailee McDowall 13S10
Volleyball Male: Vincent Ang 11J11
Volleyball Female: Amanda Phan 11K12

New Zealand Representatives

Aerobics: Tiffany Ong 11D9, Georgia Sole 11J11, Kate Sole 11J5, Amber Sue 12K6
Equestrian: Samantha Belsham 13D9
Ice Skating: Cara Tang 9K6
Sailing: Callum Hyde 9D3, Kate Rassmussen 10S4
Softball: Cori Batts 10J5
Touch: Ryan Collett 12J11, PJ Field 12J11, Deshontayne Te Wao 12E2

On the 27 October we held our Sports Awards evening. Not held for two years due to Covid restrictions, it was great to have it back on the calendar. It was a great night, with guest speaker Kirsten Fisher-Marsters (ex BDSC student and Cook Island Swimmer) giving a very relatable speech to our up and coming sports students. Tama-Aru (Cook Island Dance Group) were there providing the entertainment and put on an amazing show.

We hope all those who attended had an awesome night.

Congratulations to all our winners!

All Rounder Senior Male of the Year: Dylan Reuben-Menzies 13S16
All Rounder Senior Female of the Year: Angela Clark 11D3
Dedication to Rugby – Kyle Heath Trophy: Caleb Ioane 13K6
Dedication to Football – Mekellan Naidoo Trophy: Avansh Kumar 13K12
Damian Peter Tiatia Memorial Cup: Daily Papalii 13E8
Student Volunteer of the Year: Amelia Loh 13D3, Annie Chen 13S4
Supporter of the Year: Miss Daisie Yu
Personality of the Year: Vakafehi Vainikolo 13B13
Captain of the Year: Joshua Capper 12K12, Bowen Zhao 13D15
Manager of the Year: Mrs Sharon Jackson, Miss Linda Byrne
Coach of the Year: Billy-Jo Flesher-Martin
Team of the Year: Cricket 1st XI Boys

Most Valuable Players

Athletics: Savannah Atoaga 10J11
Badminton-Male: Tristan Apalisok 10S10
Badminton-Female: Nishika Jain 12J5
Basketball Male: Jamie Beach 13D15
Basketball Female: Rij Rivera 12E8
Cricket: Mantej Singh 12S4
Football Male: Rayyan Ali 11K6
Football Female: Taylah Byers 9B1
Golf: Jordan Jones 12J11
Hockey Male: Andrew Pietersen 12D9
Hockey Female: Angela Clark 11D3
Netball: Charlie Lindsay 10S4
Rugby: Randall Baker 12S4
Swimming: Mae Reynolds 10B7
Table Tennis-Male: Joshua Capper 12K12
Table Tennis-Female: Annie Chen 13S4
Tennis: Lucas Sue 11K12
Touch Male: Dylan Reuben-Menzies 13S16
Touch Female: Bailee McDowell 12S10
new zealand representatives
Aerobics: Mia Jones 10J11, Tiffany Ong 10D9, Kate Sole 10J5, Georgia Sole 10J11, Amber Sue 11K6, Madi Taylor 13S4, Greer Pederson 10J17, Sophie Hyde 9D9
Cheerleading: Shizel Thomson 12E8, Mollie Phipps 9B1
Sailing: Kate Rasmussen 9S4
Table Tennis U19: Joshua Capper 12K12
Touch Boys U16: Deshontayne Te Wao 11E2
Touch Girls U16: Bailee McDowall 12S10
Touch Mixed U16: Ryan Collett 11J11, Pj Field 11J11
Trampolining U16: Luka Hall 11B1

National Champions

Esports: Joshua Lin 13B1, Joshua Saunders 13K12, Alvin Wong 13S4, Danny Nguyen 13S16, Jiazhi Ou 13K6, Nik Prasad 13K6, 鈥婦ouglas Ong 13S4鈥�

World Champion

Sailing: Kate Rasmussen 9S4

Congratulations to all our Sports award winners!

All rounder of the Year:

Junior Male: PJ Field 10J11
Junior Female: Charlize Fleming 10J11 and Angela Clark 10D3
Senior Male: Ethan Huff 13B13
Senior Female: Lydia Moore 12J17

National Champions:

Esports: Alvin Wong 12S4, Jason Li 13E8, Jia Zhu Ou 12K6, Joshua Saunders 12K12, Danny Nguyen 12S16, Caleb Mahmudov 12S4, Joshua Lin 12B1.

Major Award Winners

Dedication to Rugby: Kyle Heath Trophy- Farad Saifoloi 13S16
Dedication to Football: Mekellan Naidoo Trophy- Adam Ross 13J17 and Pahul Matharu 13K12
Supporter of the Year: Chevenne and Morne Pistorius
Student Volunteer of the Year: Saraya McLean 13J5, Annie Chen 12S4 and Khai Wong 13E2
Personality of the Year: Vakafehi Vainikolo 12B13
Captain of the Year: Adam Ross 13J17 and Pahul Matharu 13K12
Manager of the Year: Mrs Vanessa Walter and Miss Daisie Yu
Coach of the Year: Mr Michael Hough
Team of the Year: Table Tennis – Premier and Cricket – 1st XI Boys

Most Valuable Players

Archery: Chi Chi Hing 13J11
Athletics-Male: Douw Botes 11E2
Athletics-Female: Savannah Atoaga 9J11
Badminton-Male: Dale Evans-Parker 11S4
Badminton-Female: Nishika Jain 11J5
Basketball-Junior Male: Aidan Finefeuiaki 9J11 and Quincey Flesher-Martin 10K6
Basketball-Senior Male: Ezra Bond 13S10
Basketball-Senior Female: Harshitha Surendran 12E8
Cricket-Junior Male: Mirav Patel 10S10
Cricket-Junior Female: Angela Clark 10D3
Cricket-Senior Male: Regan Walter 13K12 and Morne Pistorius 13S4
Equestrian: Rebecca Dickens 9E2
Esports: Alvin Wong 12S4
Football-Junior Male: Khavin Kannan 9D9
Football-Junior Female: Gemma Hewlett 9S10
Football-Senior Male: George Robb 13B13
Football-Senior Female: Lydia Moore 12J17
Golf: Jordan Jones 11J11
Gymsports: Anita Cheng 10B7
Hockey-Junior Male: Jayden Chhima 9K12
Hockey-Junior Female: Amelia Chapman 9S10
Hockey-Senior Male: Ethan Huff 13B13
Hockey-Senior Female: Sade Scharnick 13B1
Netball-Junior: Savannah Atoaga 9J11
Netball-Intermediate: Mia Petford 10D9
Netball-Senior: Robyn Oliver 13E8
Netball-Most Promising Player: Charlie Lindsay 9S4
Orienteering: Joe Chan 10E2
Rugby-Junior: Tyler Gagiano 9K6
Rugby-Senior: Xavier Saifoloi 13S10
Rugby-Female: Kiritea Te Reo 10D9
Softball: Samantha Greenwood 12B1
Swimming: Mae-Ying Reynolds 9B7
Table Tennis-Male: Joshua Capper 11K12
Table Tennis-Female: Annie Chen 12S4
Tennis: Dan Persson 13B7
Touch-Junior Male: PJ Field 10J11 and Jarvis Edmonds 10D3
Touch-Junior Female: Charlize Fleming 10J11
Touch-Senior Male: Zachariah Tehaki 12S10
Touch-Senior Female: Jayde McDowall 13S4
Tag-Male: Lazarus Papali鈥檌 12E14 and Harlyn Saunoa 11E2
Tag-Female: Charlize Fleming and Jo Res Taramai-Remo 12K18
Volleyball-Male: Xavier Saifoloi 13S10
Volleyball-Female: Seleva Upuiailelotu 13K6
Ultimate Frisbee: Wilco Ng 12S4

A huge congratulations to our alumni students Tone Ng Shui (NZ Sevens) and Kirsten Fisher-Marsters (Cook Island Swimming) who became our 2nd and 3rd ex-BDSC students to become Olympians. They follow in the footsteps of Merissa Gibbens (nee Smith) who represented NZ in Football in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Kirsten was one of the proud flag bearers for the Cook Islands at the opening ceremony and set a personal best and a new Cook Island record in the 100m Breaststroke. Then, as many of you will be aware, the NZ Mens Sevens team came home with silver medals, making Tone our first ever medallist at an Olympic Games. We are all very proud of their achievements on the world stage.

Softball Girls One Day Tournament

15聽March 2021

Great day out two teams competing in the annual competition.

Team Blue:

Thank you to Ormiston Senior school for allowing some students to participate and putting together a composite team.

The girls competed and did very well in the Division 1 competition. We lost narrowly to Alfriston in the Plate final.

Great individual performances from Samantha Greenwood (12B1), Alana Wilson (9D3) and home hitter Angela Clark (10D3).

Team Maroon:

Our team partaking in the Slow pitch competition and just getting out there and having a go. We hope the enjoyment of playing softball will encourage you to trial and play in 2022.

Our sincerest gratitude goes out to Kahleigh Matagi (BDSC Class of 2020) Mr Sam Hiko and Mrs Rochelle Harris for volunteering to coach or manage our teams without your help we couldn鈥檛 give out students the opportunity.

Counties Zone Athletics

A successful day for our Botany students with 27 competing and 21 qualifying for Auckland Champions on Tuesday 30聽March at Mt Smart Stadium. Fantastic effort from both our Intermediate girls and boys who also qualified a fantastic feat for BDSC.

Congratulations to Anita Cheng (year 9) who recently competed in the first nationwide gymnastic competition after lockdown winning the Level 7 Rhythmic gymnastic championship.

The Annual Waikato Age Group Championships were held on the 13th & 14th of July聽at the Cambridge Golf Club. This competition brings together some of the best聽under 14 boys and girls, under 16 boys and girls and聽under 19 boys鈥� and girls鈥� talent from around New Zealand and Asia.

The Tournament is run across 36 holes over two days with gross and nett prizes for the winners of each division.

Lucia Lee (9K6) shot 75 in Round 1 and 74 in Round 2, giving her a total of 149 to come 2nd place in Gross and 1st in Nett.

Congratulations Aysha Hussan (09B7) who is the representative face of Aotearoa New Zealand Muslim Women on the 2020 Powerlist – Muslim Women’s Sports Network.

Aysha is a young athlete who has already broken records, is the recipient of several sports awards and has competed locally, nationally and internationally.

Besides a career goal of being a medical physician, she is hoping to become the first young Muslim woman to join the NZ Olympics team.

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