Sports news

Senior School | sport sign-up and rosters 

Registrations are now open for Term 3 sports in the Senior School. To sign up for a sport, simply complete the online form via the link below. 

Run, don't walk: Entries close Tuesday 11 June. 

The following sports are available to play in Term 3. 

After-school sport

Carnivals

SSATIS Cross Country wrap up

Photo credit: Broughton Photography

Thank you to all students who did an outstanding job representing themselves and St Mary’s College with pride and passion at the Southern SATIS Cross Country on Wednesday 22 May. I cannot be prouder of the way our athletes conducted themselves, both on and off the track. They cheered on their teammates, had fun making a giant lolly salad and, of course, ate a lot of hot chips! 

Well done to the following athletes who finished first in their age group:

U13: Mills Watson

U16: Alet Le Grange

Open: Jess Smith

Thanks to everyone's efforts, St Mary's took out the Junior Shield (Years 7-10) and the Aggregate Shield (Year 7-12). Adding to this successful result, both the U13 and U16 teams finished first in their respective age group. 

See more photos from the day in our online gallery. 

I would like to thank our three captains, Olivia Walter, Holly Teale (Year 12) and Jess Smith (Year 11) for their support and encouragement of the runners throughout the day. They did an amazing job helping them to get ready and warmed up.

The Mercury took some great photos on the day, which I hope you can access via this link. If you’re not a subscriber, the students can access the link via the online school library.

All athletes are invited to attend the All Schools Cross Country, which will be on Thursday 13 June at Symmons Plains. The school provides a bus, which will leave at 7.00am and return at 4.30pm. 

Night Swim Carnival

A reminder that the 2024 SMC Swimming Trials will be held on Friday 2 August at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre from 7.00pm-9:00pm. Students will need to make their own way to the Aquatic Centre and arrive by 7.00pm. 

Results from this event will be used to select the St Mary's swim team which will compete in the Southern SATIS Carnival on Thursday 29 August.

Events are:

50m Freestyle

50m Backstroke

50m Breaststroke

50m Butterfly

Please complete the entry form below indicating which events you would like to compete in. Entries will close Friday 19 July. 

If you have any questions, please email Mia at mblignaut@smc.tas.edu.au or pop up to the Nagle Centre. 

Mia Blignaut

Sports Coordinator (Senior School)

Junior School | Open Hockey 

The momentum has been building each week for our combined St Mary’s College and Mount Carmel College Open Field Hockey team currently playing in the Hockey Tasmania schools competition. All players have been playing with great resilience, awesome teamwork and a keen eagerness to better their skills. 

All the hard work paid off when they played—arguably their best game of the roster—a couple of weeks ago against The Hutchins School. Going up against a very skilled and physically bigger team, our SMC/MCC team showed no fear and played at an extremely high level for the full match. 

Coach Hamish McLaren said: 

“An amazing effort by our Year 6 girls when they defeated Hutchins 2-0. The team showed exceptional teamwork and supported one another throughout the game. It was noted by parents and supporters of Hutchins just how well our team played and showed that there are 11 players on the field and all of them play a crucial part.” 

Pictured is our combined Open Field hockey team: Hamish with Sophie, Seraphina (MCC), Jemima, Amy, Olivia, Charlotte, Harper, Sofie, Sylvie, Annabelle, Alice and Ashley. 

Thank you again to Hamish for coaching this team. I look forward to seeing our team build on this result and finish the roster strongly.

Hobart Hurricane's All Girls Cricket Blast Program 

Hobart Hurricanes will be delivering a four-week program after school for St Mary’s College students aged between five and12 years (all ability levels welcome). 

Students will take part in skill and game-based activities, designed to unite participants in a frenzy of fun and excitement. Participants will also have the option to take part in a two-hour session at Blunsdon Arena during the July school holidays (see the flyer below for more details).

When: Tuesday 11 June, 18 June, 25 June and 2 July, 3.15pm-4.15pm. 

Where: St Mary’s College Top Court (tennis court above the Nagle Centre)

Cost: $25 (includes participant pack of cricket bat, ball, hat and personalised T-shirt).

Register via the QR code (also on the flyer), or online here and search St Mary’s College.

For more information, email Liam O’Sullivan at Cricket Tasmania: LOSullivan@crickettas.com.au

JSSATIS Basketball Roster | Term 3

Registrations are now open for the JSSATIS basketball roster played next term. Please click on the link below to access the registration form. 

Please note registrations close Sunday 16 June. 

Cross Country 

Our Junior Cross Country team will take to the track for the first interschool cross country carnival this Friday. We wish all competitors all the best for the day and know that they will make us proud.

Upcoming interschool carnival dates:

STCPSSA (Tasmania Police Academy, Rokeby) - Friday 7 June 

JSSATIS (Tasmania Police Academy, Rokeby) - Wednesday 12 June (not Thursday 13 June as indicated)

All Schools Cross Country - Tuesday 18 June (program will be released when set by Athletics Tasmania) 

Fiona Rhodes

Sports Coordinator (Junior School)