SPORTS NEWSLETTER

Winter Sport – Round 1
This Friday 14th July, our Year 5 and 6 children will participate in the Winter Sport competition against Colac West/St Brendan’s. The children will play either soccer, netball, hot shots tennis, mixed games or spike ball. The different sports will start at 11:45am and finish at 1:15pm. Children will need to wear their sports uniform and bring along their drink bottle.
Trinity Year 12 Sport and Recreation Class
Next Tuesday 18th July, the Year 12 Sport and Recreation class will be delivering a sport session in a round robin format for our Year 5 and 6 classes. The sports will include AFL Football, Soccer and Basketball. Students will need to wear their sports uniform and bring along their drink bottle.
Greater Western Football Championships
Well done to our both our boys football team and girls football team who played in the Greater Western Football Championships in Ballarat at the end of Term 2. The girls were runners-up on the day, and the boys were third overall. A big thank you to Charlie Seuren and Oscar Angus for helping out with goal umpiring on the day and to the parents and grandparents who supported the day.
Sacred Heart Swimming Program
A very big thank you to the parents, guardians and grandparents who assisted with our Year 1 – 4 Swimming Program at Heather’s Swim School this term. Thanks also, to Heather Munro and her staff for all their hard work with delivering the swimming program.
Year 3/4 Football Gala Day (postponed)
The Year 3/4 Football Gala Day will no longer take place on Friday 21st July due to the conditions of our local football grounds. A new date is yet to be confirmed.
Future Sports Dates
Year 12 Sport and Recreation visit from Trinity – Tuesday 18th July
Year 3/4 Football Gala Day – Friday 21st July (postponed until a later date due to the conditions of our local football ovals)
Winter Sport (Rd 2) Elliminyt V’s Sacred Heart – Friday 28th July
Winter Sport (Rd 3) St Mary’s V’s Sacred Heart – Friday 11th August
2023 Schools Netball Championships – Tuesday 15th August
Colac Division Badminton Tournament – Friday 18th August
Winter Sport (Rd 4) Sacred Heart V’s Colac – Friday 25th August
Winter Sport (Rd 5) Sacred Heart V’s Colac South West – Friday 8th September
Colac Division Hot Shots Championships – Tuesday 12th September
Sports Stars of the Week
Name: Layla Harty (Yr 6KT)
1. Which sport is your favourite to play and why? My favourite sport to play is basketball. I have played it for a long time and I love the teamwork of the sport and playing with friends.
2. What is your best sporting moment? My best sporting moment was scoring 30 points in a game of basketball.
3. Which strengths do you believe you have that make you a good athlete? My strength in sport is the effort I put into my games, I am always trying my best.
4. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun, and I like the competitiveness of sport.
5. Who is your favourite sports person? Kate Moloney. Why are they your favourite? She is my favourite player for the vixens because she is fast.
6. What is your favourite sporting team? Melbourne Vixens
Name: Sybella Byrne (Yr 6LG)
1. Which sport is your favourite to play and why? My favourite sport is cricket because I love my cricket team and the game is really fun to play.
2. What is your best sporting moment? My best sporting moment was when I scored three runs in cricket.
3. Which strengths do you believe you have that make you a good athlete? My strength in sport is my persistence, and my ability to keep trying hard.
4. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because you get to run around a lot.
5. Who is your favourite sports person? I am my favourite sports person. Why are they your favourite? Because I am willing to try all types of different sports, and I like having a go.
6. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite team is the Irrewarra Red Backs.
Name: Zaiden Finn (Yr 5RO)
1. Which sport is your favourite to play and why? My favourite sport is basketball because it takes a whole team to win.
2. What is your best sporting moment? My best sporting moment was scoring a buzzer beater with a foul that made us win the grand final.
3. Which strengths do you believe you have that make you a good athlete? I believe my best strength in sport is my defence.
4. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because I love playing with my friends.
5. Who is your favourite sports person? LaMelo Ball. Why are they your favourite? He is a professional basketball players for the Charlotte Horrnets. I want to be just like him when I get older.
6. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sporting team is the Memphis Grizzlies.
Thanks, Nicole Lynch