'Do-or-die match': Christchurch BHS, Christ’s to do battle in premiership semi-final
Christchurch Boys’ High School and Christ’s College’s storied rivalry will be re-ignited in the Miles Toyota Premiership semi-final on Saturday.
School Sports
Basketballers to hold car wash fundraisers
High school basketballers to hold car wash fundraisers
Rangiora High basketball players will be working up a lather at car wash fundraisers this Saturday and next Sunday.
Training regime gets artistic swimmer to Peru
Tough training regime earns Amelia trip Peru for artistic swimming champs
Canterbury artistic swimmer Amelia McConnochie is set to travel to Peru for a historic competition.
Cross country success for para athletes
Cross country success for para athletes
A group of para athletes from Papanui High School have seen huge success at the New Zealand secondary schools cross country championships at QEII Park.
Sub-zero training worth it for Avon rowing crews
Sub-zero training worth the effort for Henley-bound Avon rowing crews
Avon rowers are just weeks away from competing in one of the most prestigious regattas in the world.
Schoolboy rugby rule slammed as 'elitist'
Canterbury schoolboy rugby rule slammed as 'elitist', 'self-serving'
A bid to exclude combined schools' 1st XV rugby teams from the local competition's top grade is "elitist" and "self-serving", Canterbury principals say.
Boys’ High athletes knock over senior rivals
Christchurch Boys' High athletes blow away their older rivals
Two Christchurch Boys’ High students have blown away their senior competition at the Canterbury track and field athletics championships.
Cashmere races to victory
Cashmere High wins Get2Go Challenge
Cashmere High School’s junior adventure racing team has won the national Get2Go Challenge in Tongariro.
Sibling rivalry reaches new heights
Sibling rivalry reaches new heights
Identical twins Zara and Eliza McDonnell are enjoying huge success on the national sporting stage – and right by each others’ side.
Why a cricket coaching 'legend' refused a funeral
Why a Riccarton High cricket coaching 'legend' refused a funeral
David Biddick spent 25 years coaching cricket at Riccarton High School before succumbing to brain cancer. Fundraising will now add to his remarkable legacy.
Walker closer to Olympics
'That’s the speedwalking guy': Former St Andrew's student step closer to Olympic dream
Olympic hopeful Jonah Cropp wants to go all the way in racewalking, but first he has to raise the money to fly to the world championships.
Teen jiu-jitsu champ aims for world stage
Hornby High jiu-jitsu champion takes aim at world stage
Hornby High School martial artist Enzo Mediavillo,13, is on track to reach his dream of becoming a pro on the international jiu-jitsu circuit.
Dad tragically died before son named in NZ Schools
Canterbury dad tragically killed before son named in NZ Schools side
When Rolleston College rugby player Shaun Kempton pulls on the black jersey for the first time, he knows his father would have been proud.
First time finals for college hockey sides
First time finals for Christchurch college hockey sides
St Andrew’s and St Bede’s colleges made the Federation and Rankin Cup hockey finals respectively for the first time.
Young riders jumping for joy at bike park
Young riders jumping for joy after building bike park
After months of hard work, three young Canterbury riders can finally show off the big jumps they've built at their local bike park.
Bigger prize looms for CGHS
Bigger prize looms for Christchurch Girls’ High
Defending national champs Christchurch Girls’ High will look to topple rivals Southland Girls’ High when they meet in the South Island rugby final on Saturday.
Two crews make top five in Paris
Christchurch rowers make top five in Paris
Wild weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 11 Christchurch rowers at the under-19 world rowing championships in France.
Prebbleton's bid to beat finals hoodoo
Prebbleton hold psychological edge in bid to beat finals hoodoo
It’s set to be a clash of the titans when Prebbleton and Waihora face off for the third time this season in the Coleman Shield final on Saturday.
Battle of the high schools
Miles Toyota Premiership semi-finals: Battle of the high schools
Christchurch Boys’ High and St Thomas of Canterbury College will clash in a much-anticipated Miles Toyota Premiership semi-final on Saturday.
Which crews will row to Maadi Cup glory?
Which Chch crews will row to Maadi Cup glory?
With the pinnacle of high school rowing less than two weeks away, Christchurch crews are making their final preparations for the Maadi Cup regatta. Jaime Cunningham looks at the top contenders.