Sports News

Winter Tournament Week
18 Sep 2024 – Winter Tournament Week once again highlighted the exceptional sporting talent at Sacred Heart, with this year’s impressive achievements setting an exciting precedent for next year.
Australian Sports Tour Success
5 Aug 2024 – In July, our SHGC teams from Netball, Football, Hockey, and the Sevens embarked on an exciting 8-day Sports Tour to Brisbane. The trip was a tremendous success, filled with competitive challenges, valuable experiences, and fun!
Medals and Records broken in the Pool
28 Jul 2024 – We’re beyond proud of our swimmers who competed at the NZ Secondary Schools Swimming Championships in Auckland at the end of July.
Mission Cup Te Toa Shield Tournament 2024
7 Jun 2024 – The Mission Cup (Netball) Te Toa Shield (Hockey) Tournament is a highly anticipated event on our college’s annual calendar, eagerly awaited by students and staff alike. This year, our Kura hosted our sister schools.
Positive Vibes Only
30 May 2024 – As a country, we’re seeing increasing amounts of less-than-ideal conduct from spectators on the sidelines at Saturday sports. However, amidst these challenges, we’re thrilled to highlight the commendable efforts of our outstanding Sacred Heart Netball Committee.
Athletics Day & Swimming Sports 2024
5 Mar 2024 – Our Sports Leader, Chantal Dinan, wraps up our 2024 Athletics Day & Swimming Sports.
Introducing our Rowing Captains
26 Oct 2023 – We are pleased to announce Layla Annear and Sarah Healy as the incoming Rowing Captains for the upcoming Rowing Season.
White Water Queen
19 Oct 2023 – Year 9, Emily Nagel has had a hugely successful year in her chosen sport of Canoe Slalom and it just keeps getting better with these recent results.
Cheerleading Champions!
17 Sep 2023 – Cheerleading at Sacred Heart is alive and strong! Meet your current National Champs!
Swimming Sports is back!
10 Sep 2023 – It was so wonderful this year to welcome back our Swimming Sports, after 2 years of COVID interruptions!
2023 Winter Tournament Wrap-Up
3 Sep 2023 – Our Director of Sport, Mark McAlley reflects on our successes from the 2024 Winter Tournament Week.
Equestrian – Secondary School Champs!
1 Sep 2023 – After a tremendously successful Winter Tournament week in Taupo, our SHGC Equestrian Team proudly returned to Hamilton, adding a couple of well-deserved trophies to our sports cabinet.
Waikato Rugby Rep Squads
2 Aug 2023 – Congratulations to five of our Sacred Heart students who have made the Under 16s and Under 18s Waikato Rugby Squad.
Gymnastic Success
21 Jul 2023 – Congratulations to three Sacred Heart Girls’ College students who were successful at the recent NZ Gymnastic Championships over the July School Holidays.
Inter-Schools Dressage Championships
20 Jun 2023 – On Sunday our Equestrian students competed in the St Peter’s Inter-Schools Dressage Championships.
Mission Cup Te Toa Tournament
7 Jun 2023 – During King’s Birthday weekend, our 1st XI Hockey Team and Netball Premier teams were in New Plymouth to compete in the Mission cup (Netball) and Te Toa (Hockey) Tournament.
Sacred Heart Girls’ College Oakleigh – from Melbourne!
2 Jun 2023 – Today we welcomed Sacred Heart Girls’ College Oakleigh, all the way from Melbourne.
Our First XV in New Plymouth
1 Jun 2023 – Yesterday our First XV Rugby Team travelled to New Plymouth to play against Sacred Heart Girls’ College – New Plymouth.
Cross Country News
25 May 2023 – Congratulations to our girls who competed in the Central Zone School Cross Country yesterday in Hamilton.
Equestrian Team Success in Taupo
21 May 2023 – Some great news from our Equestrian Team members who competed in the North Island Secondary Schools (NISS) 2-Day Event in Taupo over the weekend.
Successful 2022-23 Season Comes to an End
5 Apr 2023 – Congratulations to the SHGC rowing squad on a successful 2022/2023 season.
Waikato Secondary Schools Show Jumping Champs
23 Feb 2023 – Our equestrian team placed 2nd overall at the Waikato Secondary Schools Show Jumping Champs held on 22nd February at the Leamington Pony Club.
WaiBop Secondary Schools Athletic Championships
22 Feb 2023 – The results are in from yesterday’s WaiBop Secondary Schools Athletic Championships!
NZ Rowing Club Champs – Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel
18 Feb 2023 – Nine SHGC rowers, plus a coxswain, travelled down to Twizel, in February to compete in the NZ Club Championships and came away with a number of wins!
Junior Touch Rugby Success!
2 Dec 2022 – Our Junior Touch Rugby Team who play in the Waikato Secondary School Competition have won their Social Grade.
NZ Under 19 Rowing Development Camp Selection
23 Nov 2022 – Congratulations to Rose Abbott!
Junior Girls’ Volleyball Champions
16 Nov 2022 – Our Junior Fatus team competed in the weekly Waikato Secondary School Volleyball Competition and were undefeated, placing first in Division 2.
Athletics Day 2022
21 Oct 2022 – Athletics Day 2022 was well and truly back on track after two years off, and it was awash with House colours and quirky costumes!
Winter Sports Tournament Results
9 Sep 2022 – At this year’s Winter Sports Tournament, we’ve seen some magic moves, spirited play and solid teamwork in all three codes: Football, Hockey and Netball.
Equestrian Success
8 Sep 2022 – Our Sacred Heart Equestrian duo Olivia Watson and Maya Matthews competed at ESNZ North Island Secondary School Equestrian Championship recently.
Success at the Nationals!
8 Aug 2022 – Sacred Heart athlete Kenzye Gemmell represented Waikato at the NZ Gymnastics Nationals in Invercargill recently.