Just before recognising the sports academy girls and students who had represented the region, and New Zealand honours girls, Australian netballer Catherine Cox, was a surprise arrival. The New Zealand-born vice-captain and shooter wore her Australian jacket and had the crowd in awe.
She presented the NZ honours.
Recipients:
Phoebe Treseder (cycling): - NZ age-group team to ride in Canberra.
Lucy Collin (equestrian): Won the New Zealand pony breeders senior rider performance 2012 and the New Zealand show hunter performance 2012, selected to represent New Zealand as a member of the showing team at the Sydney Royal Show 2012.
Hannah McLeod (athletics): 2nd in hurdles 2011 NZSS national athletics.
Anna Hewitt (swimming): 3rd 50m breast stroke 2012 NZSS swim championship.
Emma Godwin (swimming): 2nd 100m backstroke 2012 NZSS Swim Championship
Courtney Gettins (softball): U19 White Sox and the Open women's White Sox team.
Nicole Lansdown (equestrian): 2nd in the NZ junior rider series for eventing and a member of the national junior squad.
The team of the year finalists for 2012 were:
Blue hockey team: Winners of the div 2 girls HBSS hockey competition.
Taekwondo patterns team: Winners of the national patterns event competing against eight other teams.
First XI soccer team: Otherwise known as the Ionian Stingers for placing 2nd in the winter quadrangular tournament and the HBSS girls' premier grade and 7th at the Grant Jarvis Cup winter tournament - nine places up from 2011.
The finalists for the sportsmanship and sportsperson award and the Parker Cup for the outstanding sportswoman in a single sport will be presented at the school's end-of-year prizegiving.
Year 7 and 8 finalists for the Wilson Family Cup Year 7 & 8 sportsmanship:
Emmie Mulinder: crosscountry, netball, equestrian, kiwi volleyball & triathlon.
Aimee Pitcher: Netball, triathlon, volleyball.
Kelli Frewin: Netball, triathlon, crosscountry.
Anna Scott: Swimming, hockey & triathlon.
Junior finalists for the McLeod Family Cup Junior Sportsmanship:
Milly Bowen: Netball & running.
Kate Karika: Athletics & netball.
Courtney Brodie: Netball & tennis.
Olivia Druzianic: Swimming & hockey.
Megan Hassall: Netball & cricket.
Senior finalists for the Barnett Cup for Senior Student Sportsmanship:
Libby Averill: Tennis, basketball & netball.
Anna Hewitt: Swimming, athletics & hockey.
Biddy Wilson: Soccer.
Sarah Boyd: Hockey, tennis & running.
Laura Coventry: Rowing, basketball & netball.
Year 7 and 7 finalists for the Mactaggart Family Cup Year 7 & 8 Sportsperson
Amy Martin: Soccer, athletics, crosscountry, hockey, triathlon & touch.
Allie Chesterman: Hockey, triathlon & crosscountry.
Lucy Druzianic: Hockey, triathlon & swimming.
Junior finalists for the Sportsperson Award Stevenson Cup - Junior Sportsperson:
Lucy Collin: Equestrian, hockey tennis & running.
Brittany Tilson: Equestrian, netball, tennis & volleyball.
Flo de Bievre: Athletics & soccer.
Olivia McLeod: Hockey, tennis, crosscountry & athletics.
Senior finalists for the Dempney Cup - Senior Sportsperson:
Sophia Cranswick: Tennis & netball.
Rosie Morgan: Soccer & crosscountry.
Megan Sandford: Cricket, hockey & basketball.
Poppi Tucker-Low: Netball, volleyball & swimming.
Parker Cup - outstanding sports woman in one sport nominees: Emma Godwin (swimming), Courtney Gettins (softball), Phoebe Treseder (cycling), Nicole Lansdown (equestrian).
