School News - Hamilton Boys' High School

Clay Target Shooting - National Champions

15th Oct 2009, 2:27pm

Congratulations to HBHS Clay Target Shooting Team for their spectacular win during the October break.

The NZ Secondary school Clay Target Shooting Champs were held from 26 – 29th September at the Waikato Clay Target Club. Schools from all over New Zealand competed, with over 330 competitors and 44 team entries. Hamilton Boys’ High School was represented by three teams.

On Saturday, a series of heavy rain showers made shooting clays challenging for the North Island Champs. All the HBHS teams performed well in the conditions. Sunday’s Nationals were shot in ideal conditions, with very strong competition in all events. The Boys’ High teams performed very well, with many personal bests, and eight perfect scores in individual events.

The A Team scored 290 / 300 in the team points score event and finished as NZSS National Teams Points Score Champions for 2009, ahead of Lindisfarne College and Napier Boys’ High School.

Clean Sweep at Rowing Nationals - HBHS win Maadi Cup!

23rd Mar 2013, 7:41pm

The HBHS Senior Eight have won the Maadi Cup, by a margin of 0.019 seconds, over Napier Boys' High School in one of the closest finals in recent years. The victory finished off a successful day, and week, at the championships, with HBHS winning a host of medals and trophies. Crews to medal on the Saturday include silver for the Under 17 Coxed Quad, gold and silver in the Under 15 Fours, bronze for the Under 15 Quad, and silver for the Under 16 Eight. Hayden Shaw won the trophy for Best Coxswain, and HBHS also won the Executive Trophy for Best Sweep School, and the coveted Star Trophy for Best Overall School. Congratulations to all of the crews, coaches, families and supporters on a wonderful regatta.

Close Call in Wet Weather Rugby

18th May 2013, 3:17pm

It was a much closer contest for the HBHS 1st XV this weekend on the other side of the Kaimai Ranges in Tauranga, against Tauranga Boys' College. HBHS edged past the local team with a hard-fought 28 - 27 win. In other rugby results, the 2nd XV did not play this weekend, and the 3rd XV (pictured, right) had a solid 26 - 7 win in very wet conditions against Putaruru College 1st XV, in Putaruru.

Close Run Final: HBHS Concedes 20 - 17 to MAGS

6th Sep 2010, 7:14am

After a phenomenal season, HBHS 1st XV were unable to answer the final three point difference in Mount Albert Grammar's performance. We congratulate the boys, coaches, and family for their stalwart run this year, and thank them for the cameraderie, good sportsmanship and zeal for the game that this team have displayed for us all in 2010.

Kia Kaha, Kia Toa, Kia Manawanui

Clout wins Bronze at Nationals

7th Apr 2012, 11:33am

Paul Clout competed in the State New Zealand Senior Surf Life Saving Championships on 16-18 March 2012, which were held at Midway Beach in Gisborne.

This season Paul moved to the Whangamata club, to be coached by Daniel Grant.

Paul has enjoyed having a coach and training with a group of like-minded athletes of his own age. He is now competing in the U16 age group. This has been a mixed season, but he topped it off with a bronze medal in the U16 Beach Relay at Nationals in Gisborne. Paul ran first, with a fantastic sprint that held up a very, very close second to Red Beach. The team smoothly transitioned through their batton changes and were in fourth place by a whisker when Hamish Barclay took the baton for the sprint of his life, to pip the Mt Maunganui team on the finish line!

In the picture from left to right - George Sussock, Jack Snodgrass , Paul Clout and Hamish Barclay.

Club Cycling Nationals

17th May 2011, 10:16am

Sam Dobbs (Year 10) and Sam Gaze (Year 11) attended Club National Cycle Racing in early May. The competition was held in Wanganui, and involved both time trials and road racing. Sam Dobbs came third in the U15 time trial, and won the road race with a fierce final sprint. He has maintained his place as one of the fastest up-and-coming racers in the country.

Sam Gaze noted that the course was particularly difficult, and wore down even experienced cyclists. He supported his team mates (one of whom, Corby Price, won) during the U19 road race. Sam narrowly avoided a crash at 90ks an hour which hospitalized other competitors, and chalked his seventh place up to experience.