Sports News
ISS FINALS
We look forward to hearing how our students fared in our next Newsletter.
SSV Basketball Finals
Late last term, our Year Six Girls competed in the Finals for Netball at Jells Park. Whilst they gave it their best on the day, there were some other teams who played very well too. The girls have done an amazing job in being successful in getting that far in the SSV and Netball Victoria competitions. We are incredibly proud of them all and grateful to Sean Martin for coaching them!
Division Athletics
At the end of last term, fourteen students competed in the Banyule Division Athletics Carnival at the Meadowglen International Athletics Track in Epping. Although we celebrated their achievements at a school assembly, we also wanted to share this news with the whole community. We congratulate the following students for their great performances.
9/10 Boys
Luca (1500m) - 3rd Bosco (High Jump) - 3rd Joseph C (Discus) - 6th
11 Girls
Emilia (200m) - 4th
12/13 Boys
Roderick (800m) - 4th Harry C (High Jump) - 2nd
Roderick, Harry, Charlie, Noah (4 X 100m) - 2nd
12/13 Girls
Zoe (100m) - 1st & (200m) - 1st Kayleigh (800m) - 1st
Grace (800m) - 3rd & (1500m) - 3rd
Allegra (Triple Jump) - 4th Milana (Discus) - 4th & (Shot Put) - 4th
Allegra, Kayleigh, Annalise, Zoe (4 X 100m) - 1st
Regional Athletics
Following either first or second placing at the Division Athletics, the following students then progressed to the Regional Athletics held on Wednesday 15th October.
12/13 Boys
Harry C (High Jump) - 4th
Roderick, Harry, Charlie, Noah (4 X 100m) - 4th
12/13 Girls
Zoe (100m) - 2nd & (200m) - 2nd Kayleigh (800m) - 4th
Allegra, Kayleigh, Annalise, Zoe (4 X 100m) - 2nd
I am sure that everyone would agree that at this level of competition these results are outstanding for our 12/13 Year old students. Incredibly we now wish Zoe (100m & 200m) and her fellow relay teammates, Allegra, Kayleigh and Annalise (4 X 100m) every success at the State Athletic Championships to be held on Thursday 6th November at the Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park.
Division Basketball
Having finished Term 3 as the Heidelberg District Girls Basketball Champions, our Senior Girls Basketball Team competed in the Banyule Division Round Robin on Monday 13th October. The girls won comfortably against Watsonia North Primary School but could not get over the line against a very talented St John’s team losing 26 to 34 in an enthralling contest. Many thanks to Kate Sanford for coaching the girls throughout this campaign and to the many parents that assisted with transport on the day. Congratulations to;
Stephanie Juliet Allegra Josie
Kayleigh Annie Milana Lora
Special Student Achievements
Hannah D (Y4) shared insights of her most recent sporting achievement.
On Sunday 5th October, I competed in the National Taekwondo Championships in Adelaide. I have been doing Taekwondo for two years now and have competed in a lot of competitions and have won gold and silver medals. I always train really hard. Three and a half months before Nationals, I competed in the State Taekwondo Championships. I versed the State Champion and lost by 21 points and that got me a silver medal. I still got to go to the Nationals because of my placement. After State, I had to train extra hard. Each Sunday I did a training session with the Victorian Team and I trained double classes on Thursday and Friday nights.
At Nationals, I was about to get disqualified because they called my name twice and if you are not there by a certain time then you are disqualified. I was 10 seconds off. First I sparred a red belt. At Round One, I lost by a point. At Round Two, I was down by five points. With five seconds to go, I scored 6 points and won the round. In Round Three, I won by 3 points. After that I had ten minutes to rest before I versed the State Champion. In Round One, I lost by 2 points. In Round Two, I won by 1 point. In Round Three, I was tied for the entire minute then with 0.12 of a second remaining, I scored 2 points and won the gold!
Incredibly, Liam W (Y4) also competed at the National Taekwondo Championship in a sparring match and was awarded a silver medal. Congratulations Liam!
National Championships (School Sports)
From November 27th - 30th this year the annual National School Sports Championships will be held in Canberra at the Australian Institute of Sport. We have two students that have qualified as Victorian State Representatives.
We congratulate Zoe S who has been selected in the Athletics Team and will compete in the 100m Sprint as well as the 4 X 100m relay team.
We also congratulate Annalise D who has been selected in the Victorian Netball Team.
Being selected in the Victorian State Team in any sport is a phenomenal achievement and is a great reward for the dedication to their chosen sports. We wish them both every success in November and can’t wait to hear about their experiences.