St Gregory's College Newsletter

Junior School Sport

Independent Primary Schools Sporting Organisation (IPSSO) 

IPSSO Results Week 6

On Wednesday, 26 May 2021, our teams competed against Mount Annan Christian College at our College.

 

Junior AFL 

Result: SGC 37 def MACC 12

  • Keira Eagles for her effective kicking skills that lead to multiple goals
  • Eva Luximon continued to grow in confidence with her passing skills
  • Sienna Caruana for her effective ball use under pressure

Junior Netball

Result: SGC 4 lost to MACC 11

  • Piper Lane with expectational passing and attack, shooting well in a late change of positions during the game.
  • Olivia Sheedy for consistent attack and passing in the goal circle, scoring in the final half.

Junior Boys Soccer

Result: SGC 1 def MACC 0

  • Kye Harding - plenty of attacking flair and a nice early goal to set the tone
  • Gabriel Acuri - always found space in the midfield, providing plenty of good balls to the strikers up front - great touches with the foot!
  • Rylan Miller and Noah Forsyth - shut down anything that came their way

Newcombeball 

Result: SGC 2 def MACC 0

  • Ruby Harrison displayed good catching and passing skills around the court.
  • Gabrielle Yousseph displayed exceptional catching skills and positioning of the ball in the opposition's court.
  • Isabella Palumbo displayed good serving skills and movement around the court that resulted in team cooperation.

Senior AFL 

Result: SGC 98 def MACC 6

  • Connor Potts for his dominance in attack, as he was able to score with ease
  • Rebekah Nott for her attacking and relentless defensive skills.
  • Thomas Devine for his organisation of defence.

Senior Netball

Result: SGC 16 lost to MACC 19

  • Amelia Kelly for her strong circle defence allowing us to get many turnovers. 
  • Charlotte Richards her strong attacking and defensive skills no matter what position she was in. 
  • Annie Jacobs for consistently providing her teammates with encouragement on and off the court. 

Senior Boys Soccer

Result: SGC 5 def MACC 1

  • Lenny Ursino - 2 great goals and excellent attack down the left side of the field.
  • Cohen Smith - wonderful, safe defensive work and effective passes to the midfield.
  • Mitchel Harding - worked very hard in defence on the right side.

Volleyball 

Result: SGC 2 def MACC 1

  • Ryder Paki for his impressive ball skills in both attack and defence. 
  • Tessa Sabu Mandapam for the positivity she brings to the team and displays on the court. 
  • Noah McKinnon for his improved ability to remain calm and focused under pressure. 

 

IPSSO Results Week 7

On Wednesday, 2 June 2021, our teams competed against Macarthur Anglican at the College. 

 

Junior AFL

Result: SGC 41 def MAS 3

  • Sabah Paki for her dominant clearing kicks
  • Daniel McMullen for providing several score assists 
  • Charlize Potts for her outstanding defensive pressure all game.

 

Junior Netball 

Result: SGC 8 lost to MAS 10

  • Superb defensive and attacking play from Ivy Bushby, showing her versatility as a player in the wings and centre. Her strong and sure passes and play forced many turnovers that helped to lead the team to an 8-8 draw at the end of the third quarter. 
  • Kiera Howe and Stella Herbert for their defence and pressure on the ball, collecting many intercepts.
  • Shooting combination of Olivia Sheedy and Piper Lane - effortless passing, shooting and amazing footwork in the circle. 
  • The sense of teamwork in the Junior team has continued to grow each week, with the team gelling well and knowing each other’s style of play. An exciting and close game. 

Junior Boys Soccer

Result: SGC 2 def MAS 0

  • Kye Harding and Mikey Torcarso - dynamic strikers! Always on the ball and attacking upfront - 2 lovely goals to Kye!
  • Humza Khan, Rylan Miller, Gabriel Acuri and Anthony Issa - non-stop effort in the mid-field/wings today - always there in attack but most importantly supportive in defence!
  • Lucas Spragg - solid effort in the goals and setting up the second half goal with a great counter-attacking clearance that when shifted the backline.

 

Newcombeball 

Result: SGC 0 lost to MAS 2

  • Mikayla Faro - for her great catching and passing skills throughout the game.
  • Isabella Palumbo- displayed skills in the area of serving and effective passes to her teammates 
  • Brayden Lunny - displayed skills in his ability to serve and return the ball.

Senior AFL

Result: SGC 75 def MAS 0

  • Jarryd Currell for his strong tackles all game.
  • Zahra Eva being explosive when breaking away from defenders and effectively distributing the ball.
  • Parker Willard being accurate in front of goal.

Senior Netball

Result: SGC 19 def MAS 12

  • Lucy Stewart and Alexandra Nothdurfter finding space and moving the ball down the court with ease.
  • Emily Jones and Lily Harland were outstanding in the circle and scored multiple goals each.
  • Olivia Jardine strong defence and re-offering down the court.

Senior Boys Soccer

Result: SGC 8 def MAS 0

  • Jayden Suffell scored 4 impressive goals out of our total of 8. An excellent attacking game up front.
  • Joey Issa for causing chaos in the opposition’s defence. Unlucky not to score on a few occasions.
  • Christian Faro for a strong game at right back. Stayed calm under pressure.

Volleyball

Result: SGC 2 def MAS 0

  • Max Whalan for his consistency in dominating the serves.
  • Marcus Desira for his determination and ‘Never Give Up’ attitude. 
  • Alexandra Davis for her improved ball skills particularly in attack. 

IPSSO Results Week 8

On Wednesday, 9 June 2021, our teams competed against Oran Park Anglican at our College.

 

Junior AFL

Result: SGC 65 def OPAC 0

  • Keira Eagles and Sabah Paki for their effective clearing kicks.
  • Ivy Smith for her great game awareness in attack
  • Daniel McMullen scored 30 points!!! Well done Daniel!!

Junior Netball

Result: SGC 3 lost OPAC 19

  • Ivy Bushy - scoring a goal and great passing. 
  • Kiera Howe and Olivia Sheedy for their intercepts and defence - well done!
  • Piper Lane for great shooting, breaking away from defenders and her effective passing. 

Junior Boys Soccer

Result: SGC 0 drew OPAC 0

  • Eli Piaud - pushing up in attack during the second half to create chances - backing himself and having a go! Well done!!
  • Michelangelo Torcaso - some great touches and a real team player today - putting his teammates into space and passing the ball skilfully
  • Noah Forsyth – effectively clearing the ball and providing strong cover in defence - played a great “sweepers” game today.

 

Newcombeball 

Result: SGC 2 def OPAC 0

  • Nuala Fashoyin for serving 5 points in a row and for her passing skills.
  • Jhett Tsagalas for serving 5 points in a row and for his strong returning of the ball.
  • Georgia Maurialdo for her improved skills in serving and passing the ball.

Senior AFL

Result: SGC 86 def OPAC 1

  • Charlize Anastasio for breaking out of tackles and her effective kicking skills
  • Nicola Blyton for her defensive pressure all game
  • Zahra Eva for her effective tackling technique

Senior Netball

Result: SGC 14 def OPAC 9 

  • Annie Jacob for demonstrating a consistent 3 feet when defending.
  • Emily Jones and Alex Nothdurfter for improving their holding skills when calling for a lob.
  • Amelia Kelly for working on using her outside arm and providing strong defence in Goalkeeper.

Senior Boys Soccer

Result: SGC 3 drew OPAC 3

  • Oliver Halkyard for excellent defence and calmness under pressure.
  • Alexander Truong for his strong control of the midfield and excellent passing skills.
  • Dean Gigg for his fantastic runs along the left-wing and opening up shooting opportunities.

Volleyball

Result: SGC 2 def OPAC 0

  • Stephanie Welsh for her improved volleyball skills 
  • Sean Hindmarch for his great efforts that lead to scoring points
  • Seth Obereigner for his great positioning that saved certain points being scored by the opposition.

Wollongong Representative Sport 

Touch Football

Friday, 28 May four Junior School students represented Wollongong Diocese at the Mackillop touch football trials at Werrington. Congratulations to Denham Tsagalas on his selection in the Mackillop team.

 

Rugby Union

On Monday, 24 May, our Junior School Rugby Union Team won the Wollongong Rugby Union Knockout. The boys won quite convincingly in the decider 27-0!

 

Each student should be commended on the way they conducted themselves throughout this competition, especially in the last 10 minutes of the decider when they had to overcome some challenges. The team now advances to the State Knockout in Term 3 at St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill.

 

After the knockout competition, we had 5 students trial for the Wollongong Rugby Union Team. Of those five, four students were selected into the Wollongong Team. Congratulations to Thomas Stephens, Connor Potts, Marcus Desira and Jayden Suffell.

 

Other Representative Sport

Rugby League Gala Day June 3

On a cold, wet day that provided challenging conditions, our Junior School team was able to piece together a physical and skilful display of rugby league in each of our three games. The boys won all three games convincingly in the difficult conditions and should be commended on the respect they showed for officials and their opponents. 

The boys finished first in their pool and will now advance to the Independent/Catholic Primary School Competition - Western Sydney Finals Day- July 14. The winner from this will progress to the Southern Finals at Figtree on Tuesday 10th August.

 

Athletics Carnival

We are looking forward to our Athletics Carnival being held in the first week in Term 3 at the College. To assist with the running of the carnival there have been trials and results in recent weeks in certain events. This will continue in the weeks leading up to the carnival. These events are:

  • 800m
  • Shot Put
  • Discus
  • Long Jump

The trials/results have been and will continue to be done in PE lessons for students in Years 3-6. If students have been away, they have been followed up and have been able to compete. Students in Year 2 that are turning 8 this year, have been allowed to compete in these events. Please remember these events are not in age categories. They are categorised into Juniors (8,9 and 10 Years), 11 Years and Seniors (12 and 13 Years).

 

This year for the K-2 Athletics Carnival we will welcome Motiv8sports to the College. They will provide fun modified athletic events and tabloid sports for Kindergarten to Year 2 students to participate in on the day.

 

Mr Darryl Howe 

PDHPE Teacher/Sports Coordinator