A stellar 2013 for Sacred Heart College water polo was capped off with victory for the second year straight in the transtasman water polo championships in Canberra.

Remember the name Dan Hoy. He's just 15 and starting out Year 11 at Westlake Boys' High School.

After years of seemingly being forced to take a back seat as New Zealand's field events athletes have hogged the headlines.

Fa'amausili and Salt rewarded for their outstanding success with sports awards.

Not without a good deal of confusion, MAGS claimed the Auckland premier cricket two-day championship for the first time in 35 years despite losing their last game of the year.

It is huge in Australia and now New Zealand schools are getting more opportunities to play Aussie Rules as the sport continues to expand on this side of the Tasman.

Elanor Grimwood would one day like to emulate Lydia Ko in bursting on to the international golf scene.

Sam Jimmieson has had the right coaching to help him achieve the transition from school to bigger stage.

Deciding whether to finish his school year at Hamilton's St Paul's Collegiate early and head to the US to further his BMX aspirations or stay home and sit his Year 13 exams.

The Chiefs' region schools champions defeated the favourites St Kentigern College of Auckland to clinch the national schools title 12-10 in a dramatic, intense final in Hamilton yesterday.

In a much-awaited first, St Kentigern's premier soccer team claimed the honours at the Lotto Tournament in Taupo.

If Penina Davidson needs to check which court she is about to run on to all she needs to do is check her bib and feet.

Like prospectors in search of gold nuggets, a legion of top representatives from every NRL club will descend on a small corner of Papakura this week.

Soccer's trophy cabinet at Mt Albert Grammar School is bulging but don't expect any easing up.

Upon reading your articles about schoolboy rugby I thought you would be interested in my experiences at one of the schools you are focusing on, Mt Albert Grammar.

Maybe Auckland’s 1A is the best schoolboy competition in the world — it’s not like such a claim can be quantified.

First XV is likely to usurp club rugby as the breeding ground for aspiring professional coaches.

Auckland Rugby had an epiphany of sorts three years ago - a major review that concluded they were contracting too many boys who were talented but lacking in character.

The advent of live 1st XV coverage hasn't so much changed the nature of the 1A competition as fast-track it down a path it was already on.

Unbeaten in 45 games, reigning Auckland, national and world champions St Kentigern College have set new standards in excellence.

There is not the remotest doubt in Sam Nock's mind that his life has been improved immeasurably by accepting a scholarship at St Kentigern College.

They will have to wait until the first day back next term, but the Auckland Girls Grammar 1st XV will be keen to show off new skills.