Celebrating Athletic Excellence: Thames High School Sports Awards 2026
What an incredible evening of celebration, pride, and community spirit! The 2026 Thames High School Sports Awards brought together students, whānau, coaches, and supporters to honour the outstanding achievements, dedication, and sportsmanship of our athletes across a vast range of codes.
From athletics, swimming, and cross country to rugby, netball, mountain biking, adventure racing, and beyond, our students have shown immense grit, passion, and teamwork throughout the year.
A heartfelt ngā mihi goes out to the many coaches, managers, organisers, drivers, and supporters from our school and local community who give their time and energy to support our sports teams—without you, none of this would be possible.
Not to mention our wonderful Sport Coordinator Tess and her team (Alicia and Xavier)!!
2026 Major Award Winners
We are thrilled to highlight the recipients of our top prestigious awards for 2026:
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Team of the Year:Senior Mixed Touch Team(Thames Valley Secondary Schools Winners, 8th Overall at NZ Secondary Schools, and Ranked 5th in NZ)
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AMP Trophy / Colin Barlow AMP Cup (Best All Round Contribution to THS Sport):Dimple Martin
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The Maureen Coakley Cup (Best All Round Girl in Sport – Senior):Lily McCarthy
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The McConnell Cup (Best All Round Boy in Sport – Senior):Walter Wiki
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The Steven Hadley Award (Most Outstanding Achievement in Sport – Senior):Walter Wiki & Jack McLaren
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Service to Sport (Year 13)
Special acknowledgment goes to our Year 13 students who have generously given their time, effort, and support to Thames High School and the wider Thames sporting community:
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Annie Perrett
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Kyah Lyon
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Lawron Waite
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Jess Rendall
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Lorenzo Yamamoto
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Isayah Boyd
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Walter Wiki
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Romie Dargaville
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Abbygail Patterson
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Immanuel Huwald
Congratulations to all award winners, badge recipients, and participants who represented Thames High School with pride this year! Ka rawe!
