​​​​​Auckland Curling Club

2 Oct 2023 – Mt Roskill Grammar's MRGS Sursum claimed the major honours on the last evening of the 2023 Auckland Secondary Schools Curling Championships. Their 4-2 victory over Papatoetoe High School's Team Nayagar 4-2 earned them the A-Division title in the 18-week competition, held over the winter terms.

With their win Team Sursum also secured the Matthews Cup Open competition, while Team Nayagar won the Mixed Team Trophy.

Lynfield College White took home the Girls' Trophy, and Papatotoe's Team Chahal claimed a second trophy for their school when they won the Boy's competition. The Novice Shield for first-year players went to Mt Albert Grammar's Rolling Stones.

The Spirit of Curling Awards, voted by the athletes for those they felt best demonstrated sportsmanship and fair play, were won by Massey High School's Sophie Norman, and Hugh Skinner from Mt Albert Grammar.
 

Full results are available here.
 

Final Standings

A Division

1. Mt Roskill Grammar School – MRGS Sursum
   Abraham Chanwong, Micky Ng, Maia Collins, Christina Xu
2. Papatoetoe High School – Team Nayagar
   Dhannis Nayagar, Mary-Anne Faleafa, Zeddah Te Ao, Jermellia Talavou
3. Long Bay College – Sweeping Beauties
   Lexie Fisher, Riley Cooper, Kate McIntosh, Callum Robson, Emily Trigger
4. Lynfield College – Lynfield White
   Mei Matsuki, Ellen Kang, Silvia Kim, Tammy Bi

B Division

1. Papatoetoe High School – Team Chahal
   Shivan Chand, Vansh Chahal, Rahil Dass, Ronan Emberson, Parkey Pov
2. Massey High School – Tūrama
   Sophie Norman, Amber Honey, Taemin Kim, Sarah McMillan
3. Mt Albert Grammar School – Team Reeves
   Samuel Reeves, Felix McElwee, Max Shallard, Riley Hobbs, Koru McDonald
4. Mt Albert Grammar School – Rolling Stones
   Jackson Candy, Cecilia Simpson, Hugh Skinner, Anika Todd, Oscar Vink

C Division

1. Mt Roskill Grammar School – MRGS Phoenix
   Daniel Yang, Cyrus Wei, Erica Lao, Rijul Angurala
2. Epsom Girls Grammar School – Eggszillas
   Yulia Wu, Brooke Costello, Mia Bishop, Trinity Cowie
3. Papatoetoe High School – Ice Spice
   Sylvia Cullen, Golda Nayagar, Micah Hill-Tupou, William Sauaso-Rascg
4. Papatoetoe High School – Slippery Ladies
   Doreen Amerika, Kamayni Jolly, Bhavishna Kumar, Katrina Nelisi, Azzahra Shah

D Division

1. Lynfield College – Lynfield Purple
   William Day, William Hooper, Evan Huang, Cheyenne Kirkman, Austin Lamb
2. Long Bay College – Ice Ice Babies
   Michail Hobbs, Alice Dibble, Olivia Bartlett, Paige Clarke, Isla Brown
3. Papatoetoe High School – Team Amiga
   Kyra Amiga, Jessie Newth, Edsley Sega, Radhika Vakafa
4. Papatoetoe High School – Team Lee
   Joanna Lee, Kate Dinh, Ashaalia Kumar, Avalya Kumar, Sarah Tahana

E Division

1. Lynfield College – Lynfield Red
   Lauren Choi, Riya Patel, Mina Tabaru, Charlotte Lai
2. Epsom Girls Grammar School – Eggstravagants
   Lucy Simon, Isobel Day, Audrey Leung, Sophia Tsang
3. Massey High School – Broom Bunch
   Laila Allen, Zaina Khan, Prishika Reddy, Damean Swanepoel, Terrence Wu, Leon Willy
4. Lynfield College – Lynfield Silver
   Aween Kakai, Henna Kumar, Arlene Lu, Anya Mupnar

Award Winners

Spirit Of Curling Trophy

• Hugh Skinner – Mt Albert Grammar School
• Sophie Norman – Massey High School

Boys Team Trophy

1. Papatoetoe High School – Team Chahal
2. Mt Albert Grammar School – Team Reeves 

Girls Team Trophy

1. Lynfield College – Lynfield White
2. Epsom Girls Grammar School – Eggszillas
3. Papatoetoe High School – Slippery Ladies

Matthews Cup (Open Competition)

1. Mt Roskill Grammar School – MRGS Sursum
2. Massey High School – Tūrama
3. Mt Roskill Grammar School – MRGS Phoenix

Mixed Team Trophy

1. Papatoetoe High School – Team Nayagar
2. Long Bay College – Sweeping Beauties
3. Mt Albert Grammar School – Rolling Stones

Novice Curling Champions Shield

1. Mt Albert Grammar School – Rolling Stones
2. Mt Roskill Grammar School – MRGS Phoenix
3. Papatoetoe High School – Slippery Ladies

Long Bay College's Ice Ice Babies

Eggszillas in action

A-Division winners MRGS Sursum

Lynfield White, Girls' Trophy winners