Welcome to the Ballarat High School Sports Corner, your go-to spot for all things sports-related at our school! Here, we’ll keep you updated on the latest results from school events, School Sport Victoria (SSV) competitions, BAS After School activities and any significant sporting achievements by our current and past students, highlighting the spirit of sport at Ballarat High School!

School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV Eureka Senior & Intermediate Cricket

On Thursday 20th February BHS entered 3 cricket teams (Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Intermediate Boys) into the SSV Eureka Senior & Intermediate Cricket competition at Vic Park, Ballarat.

It was an absolute scorcher with temperatures reaching well over 30°, some would say perfect cricket conditions! The Senior Boys had 2 matches against Phoenix College (5 wickets/94 runs v 5/100) & SEDA College (5/64 v 10/63). The team went 1 win (against SEDA College) and 1 loss (against Phoenix College), ultimately going down to Phoenix College the eventual winners.

The Intermediate Boys found themselves in a 5-team competition resulting in so many matches all teams had to return on Friday 7th March to complete them all! The Intermediate Boys team had matches against Mount Clear College (3/118 v 2/118), Phoenix Secondary College (3/96 v 1/95), Mount Rowan Secondary College (10/86 v 8/104) and Woodmans Hill Secondary College (2/116 v 5/36). Unfortunately, the team didn’t take the most of the opportunities presented to them and went down to the eventual winners Mount Rowan Secondary College and let a win against Mount Clear College slip. The team had finished third for the competition.

Finally, the Senior Girls got a walk over when their opponent pulled out of the competition. They will progress to the SSV Greater Western Region Senior Girls Cricket competition on Wednesday 5th March at Vic Park

Students involved:

Intermediate Boys – George Bishop, George English, Nayte Givven, Oliver Hine, Liam Humphries, Jack Kinnersly, Jaxon Maggi, Jackson Moneghetti, Thomas O’Brien, Cooper Robertson, Fletcher Smith, Hunter Stevenson, Alex Van Deur

Coach – Ash Rogers

Senior Boys – Samuel Adam, Lachie Clark, Ezekiel Fullerton, Oliver Geier, Abdul Hadi, Mitchell Howlett, Jacob Hutchinson, Hamish Mathison, Bailey McKay, Levi Payne, Oliver Ridley, Jett Roberts, Lincoln Smith

Coach – Robert Simmonds

Senior Girls – Oliviah Cooper, Jessica Daew, Mia Frary, Eloise Hansen, Kate Hardacre, Ivy Madden, Aislinn McCarthy, Lilac Remilton, Isabelle Strawhorn

SSV Eureka Division Swimming Carnival– Winners!

On Wednesday 5th March BHS took a strong team of 38 students to the SSV Eureka Division Swimming carnival at the Eureka Pool against the local government schools. The school came out victorious with a solid 684 points (Phoenix College 2nd place 574 points) which made the 5th year in a row that BHS has won the overall carnival. The school had 10 students and 8 relay teams win events and now progress to the SSV Greater Western Region Carnival on Wednesday 26th March at the Horsham Aquatic Centre.

The school also had the following students win age group champion for the carnival:

Logan Brundell 12/13 Years Boys
Claire Mathison 17 Years Girls
Rick Barber 18-20 Years Boys

Students involved: Rick Barber, Logan Brundell, Ashleigh Carnes, Louis Clark, Alby Davies, Sam Davies, Claudia Ellis, Poppy-Mae Emmerson, Beau Finnigan, Dante Finnigan, Alexandra Gladman, Ruby Graco, Summer Harwood, Riley James, Embly Jenkins, Annie Johnston, Myah Johnston, Jack Kinnersly, Ben Kyatt, Isabelle Loader, Archer Mason, Claire Mathison, Meg McBride, Kate Minster, Jackson Obrien, Jake O’Rourke, Leah Ross, Max Smith, Max Turnbull, Ronan Van Kempen, Charlotte Turnbull, Maximillian Walter Wak, Lena Wiltsher

Coach - Jill Muir

SSV Greater Western Region Senior Girls Cricket

On Wednesday 5th March BHS made the short trip over to Vic Park for the SSV Greater Western Region Senior Girls Cricket competition.

The team had one Twenty/20 match against Camperdown College for a place in the SSV State Quarter Finals. Camperdown won the toss and elected to bat first making 137 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, in reply the BHS team could only muster 85 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. This left BHS 52 runs short of the total, giving Camperdown the victory.

Coach Robert Simmonds said the Camperdown team had significantly better depth so it was always going to be an uphill battle. He congratulated his High School team on their efforts.

Students involved: Oliviah Cooper, Jessica Daew, Mia Frary, Eloise Hansen, Kate Hardacre, Ivy Madden, Aislinn McCarthy, Lilac Remilton, Isabelle Strawhorn

Coach - Robert Simmonds

SSV Greater Western Region Intermediate Boys Tennis

On Wednesday 5th March the BHS Intermediate Boys and Senior Girls Tennis team returned to the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre for the SSV Greater Western Region Intermediate Boys & Senior Girls Tennis competition.

The Intermediate Boys had matches against Trinity College (1 set to 5 sets) and Horsham College (2 sets to 4 sets). Unfortunately no wins this year for the Intermediate Boys finishing in 3rd place for the competition.

The Senior Girls had matches against Horsham College (0 sets to 6 sets) and Balmoral K-12 Community College (1 set to 5 sets). Similarly, to the Intermediate Boys the girls ran into some tough competition and finished in 3rd place for the competition.

Students involved:

Intermediate Boys: Stefan Barrett, Maxwell Rowland

Intermediate Girls: Milly Aitken, Kherington Aykens, Adrienne Harris, Lana Wilson

Coach - Albie Govan

SSV Eureka Senior Volleyball

On Tuesday 18th March BHS entered 2 Volleyball teams (Senior Boys, Senior Girls) into the SSV Eureka Senior Volleyball competition at Daylesford College.

We always appreciate Daylesford College hosting the SSV Eureka Volleyball competitions in conjunction with the Daylesford Volleyball Association.

The Senior Boys found themselves in an 8 team Pool Play competition against Mount Clear College (2 sets-42 points to 0-19), Beaufort Secondary College A Team (2-42 to 0-26) and Phoenix Secondary College B Team (2-42 to 0-19). Beaufort Secondary College B Team, Daylesford College, Mount Rowan Secondary College and Phoenix Secondary College A Team made up Pool B.

3 wins secured the BHS top spot in Pool A and a Semi Final match against Phoenix Secondary College A Team. Both sets were super close with the BHS side winning both, 2-42 to 0-34, which secured a spot in the Grand Final against the home side Daylesford Secondary College. Like the Semi Final both sets were close but BHS took advantage of some great serving to close out the match 2-42 to 0-34, not dropping a set for the entire competition. BHS were the 2025 Eureka Division Champions.

The Senior Girls found themselves in a much different situation with only two other teams entered into the competition. They played matches against Mount Clear College (3-116 to 2-95) and Daylesford Secondary College (0-36 v 3-75). The team got a close win against Mount Clear College and battled gallantly against a well drilled Daylesford College team but came up short in the sets department, the girls had a great time all the same!

The Senior Boys team has now qualified for the SSV Greater Western Region Senior Boys Volleyball competition on Tuesday 1st April at St Brigid’s College in Horsham.

Students involved:

Senior Boys – Jesse Baker, Floyd Brooks, Max Francis, Jacob Hutchinson, Max Thomson, Kale Tuaine, Aiden Wiltsher

Coach - Ashley Rogers

Senior Girls – Abigail Ashmore, Bella Bogers, Claudia Ellis, Stella Gould, Emity Howlett, Mia Larkins

Coach - Hayley Munro

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

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