Sport 

NSW CCC Touch Football Championships

The NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Touch Football Championships were held on Wednesday 31 March at Nelson Bay. Well done to our 6 students from McCarthy representing Armidale in the boys' and girls' 15 years division. For the boys the students included Sam Butcher, Lawson Thompson (2 tries) and Adam Davis. Grace Shanley, Emily Dietrich and Tarnee Ingram. The competition was very strong but all students played well and represented the College and Diocese with pride and distinction. 

Diocesan Cross Country

On Thursday 22 April, 34 students took part in the Diocesan Cross Country Trials at Donnelly Fields in Gunnedah. Our students ran well on a challenging course. A big congratulations to the following students who were Age Champions for Cross Country: Isabella Wall 13 Years; Charlotte Bridge 15 Years; Phoebe Porter 17 Years; Achille Monet 14 Years; and Augustine Monet 16 Years. 

A number of students finished in the top 6  for their age group and this qualified them to advance to the NSW CCC Cross Country Championships to be held at Eastern Creek in Sydney on Tuesday 8 June 2021, namely Isabella Wall, Taylah Mace, Lily Heap, Anna George, Lauren Barnes, Lucy Pascoe, Charlotte Bridge, Phoebe Porter, and Daisy George, Achille Monet, Joshua Beard, Augustine Monet, Tyler Swift, Ben Williams and Leo Berman. 

The students who represented McCarthy at the Armidale Cross Country were; Sienna French, Taylor Mace, Jessica Shiels, Grace Goodfellow Jayla Kelly, Zoe Halcroft, Lily Heap, Isabella Wall, Erin Tickle, Grace Tickle, Penelope Torrens, Anna George, Janina Willoughby, Jess Martin, Lauren Barnes, Breanna Elliot, Lucy Pascoe, Eve Cloake, Charlotte Bridge, Phoebe Porter, Daisy George, Jack Kelly, Josh Beard, Achille Monet, Augustin Monet, Thomas Thompson, Tyler Swift, Ben Williams, Leo Berman, Will Burton. Thank you to St Mary’s Gunnedah for hosting the event and to Mr Tim Kennedy and the St Mary’s students for their organisation and work on the day. 

Diocesan Tennis

The Diocesan Tennis Championships were held at Gunnedah Tennis courts on Thursday 22 April. Four players represented McCarthy in the boys' and girls' singles and doubles team challenge. The participants included Connor Guest and Matthew Keen for the boys and Claudia Kenniff and Mia Cutherbertson for the girls. There was some outstanding tennis played on the day. The girls were very competitive and played some great points in their matches. The boys played very well making it through to the final against St Mary’s Gunnedah. Connor Guest had two good wins in the singles matches and along with Matthew Keen the match came down to the last set of doubles. In an exciting match producing great rallies, the contest went into a tie breaker. The boys played controlled tennis to win the tie-breaker and the match. This means that the boys will play against the winners of the Bathurst Diocese in Bathurst on May 31. Congratulations boys. 

Sporting Achievements

Well done to Mackenzie Scott who played in the National Under 15 Hockey Championships in Bathurst. The team won 3 lost 3 and finished in 9th place.

Congratulations to Tilani Smith competed in the National Swimming Championships in Brisbane in the holidays where she swam a personal best time in the 200m breaststroke of 256. 86 and is now ranked 29 in Australia for this event and age group.

Northern Daily Leader article featuring Tilani:

https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/7207277/sharks-shine-at-national-age-championships/

The Australian Track and Field Championships were held during the school holidays in Sydney. Liam Gordon in yr 9 claimed the national title by winning gold in the U/16 400m and came 5th in the U/16 200m. Isabella Wall in yr 7 won the bronze medal in the U/14 400m, and came 8th in the U/14 800m.

Prime News featuring Liam and Isabella: 

https://www.prime7.com.au/news/7463946-need-for-speed

Mr  Brad Mitchell - Sport Coordinator