Sport

DSC SPORT PROGRAM

2022 WRAP UP

After the last two years being significantly impacted by COVID-19, staff and students couldn’t wait to return to the sports field in 2022. The DSC Sport Program is delivered to ensure that students have multiple opportunities to get involved in the school community beyond the classroom. While we do provide a platform for students to showcase their sporting abilities, we also aim to develop various personal traits including leadership, initiative, resilience, and respect. 

We would like to thank and congratulate all students who participated in the DSC Sport Program throughout 2022. Regardless of the results achieved on the sports field this year, the behaviour and effort that was consistently shown is something we will always be proud of. We would also like to thank all staff and parents that have supported the DSC Sports Program throughout 2022, as without your continued support, the delivery of this program would simply not be possible.

DSC Sport Teams

We were extremely proud to have over 100 sports teams represent DSC throughout 2022. It was great to see many students have an opportunity to try a new sport or even represent the school for the very first time. I would like to make a special mention of the Year 8 Boys Soccer, Senior Boys Soccer, Senior Boys Ultimate Frisbee and Senior Lawn Bowls teams who competed at the State Finals for their respective sports, which is a tremendous effort by all players and coaches. 

Below is a list of our best performing sports teams throughout 2022.

BOROONDARA DIVISION CHAMPIONS – Qualified for Eastern Metropolitan Regional Finals

• Year 8 Girls Basketball
• Intermediate Girls Netball
• Intermediate Girls Basketball
• Intermediate Boys Handball 
• Senior Boys Basketball
• Senior Boys Table Tennis

EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS – Qualified for State Finals

• Year 8 Boys Soccer
• Senior Boys Soccer
• Senior Boys Lawn Bowls

STATE CHAMPIONS

• Senior Boys Ultimate Frisbee

DSC Athletics

The DSC Athletics Carnival was held on the 28th March at Box Hill Athletics Track. Over 600 students competed in various events while representing their respective houses. A huge congratulations goes to Kiewa for winning the DSC Athletics Carnival. 

In addition to earning points for their houses, students were also competing to qualify for the Division Athletics Carnival which was held on 10th August at Doncaster Athletics Track. We were incredibly proud of our athletes on this day as they all contributed to DSC coming in 2nd Place overall in the Boroondara Division, our best result in over a decade. The students that excelled in their events at the Division Athletics Carnival were then invited to represent the Boroondara Division at the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Carnival on October 10th at Knox Athletics Track. Check out the results below of the DSC Athletics Carnival as well as the Division Athletics Carnival.

DSC ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS

1st Place - Kiewa – 2099

2nd Place – Murray – 1636

3rd Place – Ovens – 1384

4th Place – Yarra – 1971

DSC ATHLETICS CARNIVAL EVENT RESULTS

Click on the following pdf to see all the results.

DIVISION ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS

1st Place – Balwyn High School

2nd Place – Doncaster Secondary College

3rd Place – Camberwell High School

4th Place – Kew High School

5th Place – Canterbury Girls Secondary College 

DIVISION ATHLETICS CARNIVAL EVENT RESULTS

Click on the following pdf to see all the results.

DSC Swimming

The DSC Swimming Trials were held on the 2nd March at Boroondara Sports Complex. The weather was perfect and the students enjoyed the opportunity to showcase their swimming ability across various events. The staff relay team of Jordan Vlahos, Morgan Gardiner, Eugene Pring and Thomas Edgcumbe competed valiantly but could not get the win over the students in the 4x50m relay showdown. We would like to congratulate all students that progressed to the Division and Regional Swimming Carnivals as you all represented DSC amazingly well. 

A special mention goes out to Year 9 student, Thomas Hudson, who qualified for the Swimming State Finals for the 50m and 100m Freestyle which was an incredible achievement.

DSC Cross Country

The DSC Cross Country Carnival was held on the 6th May at DSC school grounds. Over 350 students completed the 3km track while representing their respective houses. A huge congratulations goes to Ovens for winning the DSC Cross Country Carnival. In addition to earning points for their houses, students were also competing to qualify for the Division Cross Country Carnival which was held on 20th May at Macleay Park. Congratulations to the numerous students that then qualified for the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Cross Country Carnival on the 14th June. 

A special mention goes to Year 10 student, Mia Demarte, who took out the Under 16 Girls Regional title and finished 20th in the State Cross Country Carnival which was an outstanding effort. Check out the results below of the DSC Cross Country Carnival as well as the Division Cross Country Carnival.

DSC CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL RESULTS

1st Place – Ovens – 49

2nd Place – Kiewa – 42

3rd Place – Murray – 33

4th Place – Yarra – 21

DIVISION CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL EVENT RESULTS

Click on the following pdf to see all the results.

Lunchtime Activities

Throughout 2022, we have hosted numerous lunchtime tournaments and activities for all students. The competitive nature of all students was well and truly on display throughout the various tournaments and it was great to see so much support on the sidelines as well. Check out the results below.

THE JOHN TIMMS SHIELD – SENIOR 3V3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Bulls – Declan Keogh, James Knowles, Michael Willmott and Samuel Martin

THE FRANC BROGNO CUP – SENIOR FUTSAL TOURNAMENT

The Cobras – Thomas Grinos, Peter Berdenis, Ollie Castelow, Kush Das, Lee Panteli, Nick Nikolakopoulos and Michael Winsall-Corsello

INTERMEDIATE 3V3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Panthers – Samuel Tilley, Mac Miller, Yianni Pappas, Nathan Mastroianni and Damon Knight

YEAR 8 FUTSAL TOURNAMENT

The Bulls: Demis Theofanopoulos, Payton Beattie, Josh Gill, Ziad Hassoun, Mycah Negri, Lucas Romanin and Andre Cantone

2022 Sports Award Night

The inaugural Doncaster Secondary College Sport Awards Night was held in the Performance Centre on Thursday 10th November. It was an incredible night that recognised the many students that have made an outstanding contribution to the DSC Sport Program throughout 2022. It was also terrific to see so many supportive families in attendance to celebrate the respect, resilience, responsibility and teamwork these students had displayed on the sports field this year. 

The night included the following awards; Most Valuable Player Awards, Encouragement Awards, Athletics and Swimming Age Group Champion Awards as well as the most prestigious awards on the night, the DSC Sport Champion Awards. 

The entire Doncaster Secondary College community would like to congratulate all of the worthy award recipients. We make special mention of the DSC Sport Champions from each age category.

DSC SPORT CHAMPIONS

Year 7 Sport Champions – Zoe Robertson and Gabriele Parente

Year 8 Sport Champions – Harriet Elms and Noah Raptopoulos

Intermediate Sport Champions – Alexya Charalambous and Christian Ferizis

Senior Sport Champions – Kate McQueeney and Thomas Grinos

DSC SPORT AWARD WINNERS

Click on the following pdf to see all the results.

I hope everyone has an amazing holiday break and is ready for another huge year in sport in 2023.

Cheers,

Eugene Pring

Sport and Carnivals Coordinator

Franc Brogno Cup Final

The FIFA World Cup stadium was a quiet library in comparison to the roar coming from the DSC Stadium on Tuesday 29 November. Ladies and gents, welcome to the Panthers versus Cobras Senior Futsal Final!! Hosted by our Sports and Carnival Coordinator - Mr Eugene Pring - it was the event of the term! 

Get your vuvuzelas out - our two supporter groups; Ferlan’s Fanatics (supporting James Ferlan and the Panthers) and Kush’s Korner (supporting Kush Das and the Cobras), whipped the stadium into a frenzy!

However, no one entered the stadium with as much class as our Cup Ambassador, Mr. Franc Brogno. 

We thank Tate N. of Year 11 for delivering a rousing National Anthem...

Let the games begin! The atmosphere in the DSC Stadium was something that needed to be seen to be believed. High energy futsal right from the first whistle.

The Cobras were up 2-1 at halftime and extended this lead to 3-1 mid-way in the second half. The Panthers then got one back to create a tense final minute but it was the Cobras that held on to claim the Cup. 

Congratulations to the Cobras for winning the inaugural Franc Brogno Cup after securing a 3 – 2 victory over the Panthers. 

A massive thank you to all teams that competed in this tournament throughout the last three weeks and an extra thank you should be given to the incredible supporters. We look forward to next year’s tournament as well as introducing even more opportunities for students to get involved in the college community beyond the classroom.