North Harbour's top rugby school is to move several of its junior grades to Auckland next season - a decision that has upset the union's school circles.

Aorere College's finest softballers are making their mark on the world stage..

Don't be fooled by Holly White's reserved, quiet nature. Put her on a bike and she becomes a beast.

Two shocked students were escorted from a school football match by a security guard yesterday for wearing T-shirts supporting their 1st XI's sacked coach, Kevin Fallon.

Astrong work ethic is at the heart of Tadgh Campbell's steady rise in golf's junior ranks.

Former All White and leading secondary school coach Kevin Fallon has left his job at Mt Albert Grammar School.

Two 11-year-old rugby players were taken to hospital after tackling a bigger boy in Takaka today. One player had minor neck damage and the other was concussed.

A young rugby player has died after being critically injured during a rugby game in Whangarei yesterday.

A talented teen was in an induced coma with a suspected brain bleed last night after being critically injured during a rugby game.

Not many 16-year-olds can say they have been to two World Cups in the same year.

The 16-year-old, year 11, St Cuthbert's student is thriving in the exacting sport of heptathlon, and can now dream about the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Zion Ioka has his life mapped out away from the sporting field.

Things turned ugly after a game between rival supporters of two New Plymouth high schools yesterday.

Schoolboy rugby sensation Daniel Tupou crowned an unbelievable seven days with a stunning second hat trick of tries yesterday.

Taniela "Daniel" Tupou, the 18-year-old Sacred Heart College 1st XV star, in action against Mount Albert Grammar School.

A 135kg schoolboy whose exceptional rugby skills have made him a YouTube sensation has been inundated with interest from rugby and league clubs.

Westlake Boys' High, Rosmini College and Massey High School again shape as the front runners of the North Harbour premier First XV competition.

Mt Albert Grammar School is well known for excelling in team sports such as softball, cricket, rugby and soccer.

'Anything is possible' forms part of Bairds Mainfreight Primary School's mantra in Otara. That's what happened when the school's first XI won the Auckland 6B grade last weekend.

Long jump records have a habit of taking years to fall.

Tennis Northern have come under fire after withdrawing their teams from this month's national junior teams event and some parents and clubs in the region are upset.

Sam Ulufonua gives the impression he is a gentle giant, but stick a discus or rugby ball in his big mitts and you will soon discover a competitive streak.

The 400m is one of the toughest sprints in athletics. It is close to a minute of gut-busting endeavour, pushing your whole body to the limit at top speed.

Auckland's top tennis school has taken the unprecedented action of withdrawing its top boys and girls teams from the secondary school competition.

When you are in the zone, you need to cash in.

With a league-loving family and a father who coaches the 13-man game, Giovanni Mountain-Silbery once had his heart set on a career in the NRL.

Bystanders at the recent Counties Manukau Secondary Schools tennis champs could have been forgiven for whispering "I didn't even know Manurewa High School played tennis!".

The Hakeais are a couple of hard-case sisters. But don't mistake those big smiles for soft attitudes.