Welcome to the Ballarat High School Sports Corner for results of school events, School Sport Victoria (SSV) events and significant external sporting achievements from present and past students.

School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV GWR Cross Country

On Tuesday 26th May BHS took 37 students on the annual trip to Warrnambool for the SSV Greater Western Region Cross Country at Reid/Mack Oval. The early weather forecast was looking pretty grim only for the weather gods to bless the event with mostly overcast conditions with minimal wind. The course provided a challenge with some decent hills combined with on and off path racing. The top 10 students of each age group qualify though to the SSV State Cross Country Championships. All students who attended displayed enormous pride in running for the school and it was great to see plenty of BHS light blue out on course.

Congratulations to the following students who have all qualified through to the SSV State Cross Country Champions at the Yara Valley Racecourse on Tuesday 24th July:

Sofia McKinnon – Year 8 (14 Years Girls 3k, 5th 12:16)
Cleo Dower – Year 8 (14 years Girls 3k, 6th 12:18)
Rubie Kirkwood – Year 8 (14 Years Girls 3k, 7th 12:21)
Summer Wooding – Year 8 (14 Years Girls 3k, 16th 13:09)
Ruby Graco – Year 9 (15 Years Girls 3k, 7th 12:08)
Riley Van Ek – Year 11 (17-20 Years Boys 5k, 8th 18:04)

The school also received pennants in the following team results:

14 Years Girls – Winners
17-20 Years Boys – Runners Up

Students involved:

Max Austin, Sam Baxter, George Bishop, Marcus Brennan, Logan Brundell, Trinity Brundell, Devon Cherry, Isabelle Cottrill, Maxx Cowan, Beau Davidge, Brady Davidge, Arthur Den Ouden, Cleo Dower, George English, Indie Evans, Fletcher Farnsworth, Max Fletcher, Alex Gladman, Evie Graco, Ruby Graco, Archer Hall, Aaliyah Hosken, Jayden Howden, Embly Jenkins, Rubie Kirkwood, Jaggar Mansion, Kiana Markovic, Charlie Marsh, Penny McColl, Sofia McKinnon, Ava Miller, Addy Pearce, Eva Piva, Isabella Rowe, Fletcher Smith, Riley Van Ek, Summer Wooding

Coaches: Faith Scholten & Lindsay Burgonye

SSV Team Sports Results

SSV Eureka Senior Boys Soccer – Runner Up

Students Involved: Neto Agugo, Aone David, Max Francis, Joshua Gibbs, Bowie James, Coda Lench, Randall Matibiri, Max Thomson, James Triantafyllopoulos, Tristan Ward, Aiden Wiltsher

Coach: Liam Muscat

SSV Eureka Intermediate Girls Netball - Winner

Students Involved: Casey Butterworth, Ruby Cassidy, Ruby Graco, Isabella Grail, Embly Jenkins, Lily Miller, Dakodah Pearce, Eve Simpson, Lena Wiltsher

Coach: Hayley Munro

SSV Eureka Intermediate Boys Football – Runner Up

Students Involved: Kruz Badayos, Louis Clark, Rhys Cox, Harry Drain, Jack Gilbert, Kane Harwood, Liam Humphries, Cooper Hussey, Cooper Johnston, Jack Knight, Hunter Leedham, Thomas Loader, Archer Mason, Denham McMahon, Jacko Moneghetti, Maddox Munro, Will Stokes, Willian Van Gils, Oli Wakeling, Yak Yakmalek, Jeht Youlden

Coach: Katie McAloon

SSV Eureka Year 8 Girls Netball – 4th Place

Students Involved: Mikhaila Addison, Zoe Berrigan, Zoe Bester, Allira Harrison, Addison Johnstone, Charlie Lindsay, Ava Miller, Ella Richards, Summer Wooding

Coach: Phoebe Kerry

SSV Eureka Year 8 Boys Football – Winner

Students Involved: Asher Anstis, Ethan Bridgman, Hudson Brown, Devon Cherry, Jonah Cherry, Ted Davies, Nate Delima, Arthur Den Ouden, Ramon Harman, Jaxon Ladiges, Keong Mac, Kellen Manwaring, Koby Patterson, Charlie Ridley, Eamon Slade, Eric Smith, Max Turnbull

Coaches: Paul Wilson, Oliver Ridley (Year 12)

BAS Championships

BAS Badminton Singles Championships

On Friday 29th May BHS entered 3 students into the BAS Badminton Singles Championships. This tournament brings the best school-based badminton players together for a single player only championship. This event gives all players the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in a solo effort. Students are selected into pools and fight their way through multiple opponents to qualify for the final’s series. Students play for Brehaut Family Boys Single Championship and the Lemonade & Trophy Shoppe Girls Single Championship.

Tremendous results coming from the girls section with an all-BHS Grand Final! The Grand Final was a very close affair with Alex Gladman taking the victory in the best of 3 set series against her fellow school mate.

Well done Alex!

Students involved: Alex Gladman, Jake Huon,

Coach: Rob Simmonds

Ballarat High School is an enormous school and the Sports Department can’t keep track of all student sporting achievements. If your child has achieved a significant sporting achievement, can you please let the Sports Department know so we can highlight it in the school newsletter.

Emails can be sent to Ashley Rogers (ashley.rogers@education.vic.gov.au) or Robert Simmonds (robert.simmonds@education.vic.gov.au)

Ballarat High School Newsletter

Issue 9 · 12 Jun 2026

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