SPORTING NEWS

ST NICHOLAS ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Our Athletics Carnival was held on the last day of term. It was so lovely to be able to have all the families back at the carnival. A huge thank you to all those parents who helped out on the day. It makes everything run so much smoother. A huge thankyou to Mr West for helping to set up on the day and Pete Manning who helped us set up the obstacle course. Thank you also to our P&F who provided us with a delicious lunch on the day. 

Congratulations to Dominic who were the winning House on the day. 

The final results for the day are as follows:

Junior girl champion - Isabella Harding Brown (Edmund Rice)

Junior girl runner up - Ruby Wall ( Ozanam)

Junior boy champions - Cohen Jones and Ben van Aanholt (Dominic)

Junior boy runner up - Oscar McMurtrie (Ozanam)

11 year girl champion - Amarnii Ramirez (Edmund Rice)

11 year girl runner up - Lyla Davidson (Edmund Rice)

11 year boy champion - Myles Manning (Ozanam)

11 year runner up - Henry Armstrong (Dominic)

Senior girl champion - Emma Wiseman (Ozanam) 

Senior girl runner up - Charlotte Filla (Edmund Rice)

Senior boy champion - Harrison French (Ozanam)

Senior boy runner ups - Kobi Hamlin (Dominic) and Cooper McAuley (Edmund Rice)

Dominic - 635

Ozanam - 569

Edmund Rice - 498

Mackillop - 418

Congratulations to the following children who will compete at the Armidale Diocesan Carnival in Tamworth on Friday 12 August:

Thomas McMullen, Jessy Trowbridge, Ben Shaw, Harrison French, Lachlan Mulligan, Jack Baiocchi, Cooper McAuley, Kobi Hamlin, Archie Barry, Emma Wiseman, Charlotte Filla, Isabel Chatfield, Felicity Young, Scarlett Connor, Myles Manning, Henry Armstrong, Tyler O'Neile, Callum Anderson, Harrison Redgwell, Neeve Sheridan, Amarnii Ramirez, Lyla Davidson, Amelia Taylor, Ben van Aanholt, Cohen Jones, Oscar McMurtrie, Max Bensley, Ruby Wall, Winsome Urquhart, Ivy Rodda, Noah Grimley, Carter Brown, Eli Moore, Isabella Harding Brown, Bailey Maher, Azarlee Ramirez, Max Collett, Louie van Aanholt, William Kellow, Jessie George, Louellen Duncan and Mia Langford. 

NATIONAL PRIMARY GAMES

The last weekend of the holidays saw over 100 St Nicholas students participating in the National Primary Games in Netball and Soccer under the St Nicholas banner. Many others played for their weekend teams in these sports, as well as Rugby League and Gymnastics. A massive thank you to all the parents who helped out by coaching and managing the players on Saturday and Sunday. The National Primary Games is a festival of sport that embraces inclusivity, enjoyment, friendship in sport and sportsmanship as its core values. I was lucky enough to be able to watch some of the games and it was a pleasure to see the smiles on the players faces.

SENSE RUGBY

POLDING GIRLS RUGBY 7s

Congratulations to Lyla Davidson and Amarnii Ramirez who will be competing at the Polding Girls Rugby 7’s Trials in Sydney on Tuesday 9th August 2022.

2022 DATES FOR THE CALENDAR 

Friday 12th August - Diocesan Athletics Carnival (Tamworth)

Friday 16th September - Diocesan Gala Day Netball / Soccer (Tamworth) 

JAY STONE - ATHLETICS COACHING - CARVED FROM STONE

During last term we were lucky enough to have gained a Sporting Schools Grant for athletics. We had Jay Strong, a coach endorsed by Athletics Australia, come into the school to teach our children different athletics techniques. Jay will be back this  Term 3 to help our Diocesan students hone their skills as well as working with our Kinder and Year 1 children on Fundamental Movement Skills. Jay will also be conducting professional development with our staff on field events. 

Jay would like to extend the following: 

"I would like to say how much I have enjoyed my time coaching this term at St Nicholas, and that I am excited to be back for next term.  For any students who achieve the qualifying times in track events at the Athletics Carnival on Friday, I would like to offer them the option of attending track training sessions during the school holidays - free of charge - to help them prepare for the Diocesan Carnival.

Contact me via email: just_glyding2@yahoo.com for more information.

Opportunities for interested athletes to gain extra field event coaching during Term 3, follow the Tamworth Athletics Club Facebook page."

A huge thank you is extended to Jay for his dedication and commitment to our school, our teachers, staff and our students! We appreciate your professionalism, compassion, and commitment to your profession! 

For more information on Jay's athletics career or coaching qualifications, please see the information in the attached link.

WINTER SPORTS