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Orienteering NISS-NZSS
Back Row:
George Hunt, Sophia McKeefry, Lorcan Rabbitte, Roksolana Tsyatsko, Ollie Sowman
3rd Row:
Blake Campbell, Bruno McDonald, Max Buller, Jessica White, Amy Jenkins, Alex Miller, Oscar Sowman, Karsen Vesty
2nd Row:
Jono Williams, Elijah Moore, Jonty McGrath, Will Tidswell, Finlay Keip, Oscar Smyth, Connor Grant, Cameron Potts,

Mr G Morrison (Coach)
Front Row:
Lily Stephens, Amy Culham, Abbie Lythgoe, Thomas Culham, Jenna Tidswell, Renee Thompson, Rani Williams, Kaiya Read-Butcher
Absent:
Phoebe Till, Sam Miller, Aishlin McIntyre
Orienteering
schools. Best performances in the individual events were
from Will (dual winner) again and sister, Jenna, in the sprint
after both had just returned from Hungary. An outstanding
performance came from Karsen Vesty in the junior race,
finishing second in the long, just 10 days after smashing his
wrist in a cycling accident and running the race with a cast
on. The relays on the last day were a nightmare. The less
said the better, and cost the boys any chance of finishing in
the top three in the Top School competition.
Since when has ice skating been part of orienteering? Well
when you are in Christchurch at the NZSS champs! Elijah
Moore glided while others clung to the fence. Finlay Keip
was more aggressive and skated at speed in straight lines but
floundered on the corners.
Rogaining is a long distance event with some of our top
orienteers having great success. At the HBSS rogaine, Amy
and Thomas Culham won senior mixed over four hours,
while Jonty McGrath, Cameron Potts and Lorcan Rabbitte
won junior over three hours
The NZSS rogaine championships in Rotorua saw the
senior win go to the Tidswell combo, accumulating more
points than anyone else doing the six hours. Blake Campbell
combined with Woodford House’s Tessa Burns to finish 3rd
in senior mixed, while Lorcan Rabbitte and Karsen Vesty
finished 3rd in junior boys.
The end of the season saw the end of the era of Jenna Tidswell
whose group had been involved in the winning of the World
Schools title in Turkey. After years of winning school titles,
it is all over. Along with fellow winners, Alex Miller and
Aishlin McIntyre, they have taken HNHS orienteering to the
highest stage.
Orienteering continues to be one of the most successful
sports in the school. Stars of the team are the Tidswell
siblings. Both Jenna and Will represented NZ in the U21
championships held in Hungary; Will being the youngest
ever representative from New Zealand. Not only did they
represent NZ, they also worked hard for the school team,
setting courses for the weekly Friday practices. There were
numerous highlights from the year, including performance
on the ice at the NZSS Champs in Christchurch.
The season started with sprint courses at the Showgrounds
on Open Day evening. Three wins were there, with Thomas
Culham and Jenna Tidswell winning in the senior grade and
Will Tidswell, intermediate.
The NISS champs on the Kapiti Coast was next up, with
Jenna and Will both doing the double (sprint and long
course). Will teamed up with Thomas Culham and Blake
Campbell to take out the senior relay.
Four wins out of six at the HBSS long distance champs with
Will and Jenna (senior), Cameron Potts (intermediate) and
Lorcan Rabbitte (junior) the victors.
Finally, it was the HBSS relay, with three wins, Jonty
McGrath, Conner Grant and Cameron Potts combined to
win the intermediate grade, while in the girls, Alex Miller,
Amy Culham and Jenna Tidswell (senior) and Lily Stephens,
Rani Williams and Phoebe Till (intermediate) were winners.
The Top School competition points were tallied at the
completion of the three disciplines with the school team
winning both boys and girls.
A large school team of 29 headed to Christchurch for the
NZSS champs, with the boys team coming home with the
Premier Schools trophy. This trophy is awarded to the team
that produces the best performance at the elite level. Points
scored by Will Tidswell, Blake Campbell, Lorcan Rabbitte
and Karsen Vesty were enough to head off the rest of the
Mr G Morrison, Coach
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