SPORTS BULLETIN
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
- Anisha Sandher and Tobi Green have recently been selected for the North Queensland 15-19-year-old school girls cricket team. Congratulations, and best of luck at the state school championships early next year in Bundaberg.
- Maxwell Austin was recently awarded Junior Official of the Year at the Athletics North Queensland annual awards. Maxwell has recently attained his National Athletics Referee qualifications and officiates at club and school levels as well as at ANQ events across the region. We commend Maxwell on his maturity and conduct as a young official and his commitment to further develop his knowledge in the sport.
Maxwell Austin
Junior Official of the Year
Maxwell Austin
Junior Official of the Year
Touch Football
Reflecting on a year of representative Touch Football at the College! 🏈
Congratulations to our Junior Mixed team, which was runner-up at NQ All Schools in Townsville! 🥈
And congratulations to our Open Mixed team for making the quarter-finals!
They backed this up with their best performance yet at QLD All Schools on the Gold Coast earlier this term, finishing Day 1 undefeated and continuing to battle through any challenge thrown their way on Day 2.
Thank you to the families who travelled to both Townsville and the Gold Coast to support the teams! We are so proud of all our students who competed, and we cannot wait to see what they can achieve next year!
Ms Lo Grande
2025 Sports Program Partnership Opportunities
Thank you to the amazing businesses for partnering with St Mary's in 2024 and sponsoring the Sports Programs. Your support has been invaluable and has helped our sporting teams and sports tour teams to travel away and represent the College.
Thank you to:
- Lane Orthodontics
- Brother Leagues Club Cairns
- EMU-EV2
- Westco Volkswagen
- EFM Health Clubs
- Environmental Air Solutions
St Mary's Catholic College is again seeking businesses to partner with the Sports Program in 2025.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2025 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
KEY INFORMATION
Junior Sports Program - Key Information:
All sports information is uploaded to the Sports Canvas page.
Year 7, 8 and 9 Students: Wednesday, Periods 5 and 6.
- All students wear their St Mary's sports uniform (Sports Shirt, shorts, and SMCC socks). They must also bring a hat, water bottle, and sunscreen.
- Please refer to the Junior Sports Plan to know what activity you will be doing and where you are to meet at 1:30 pm.
- JSS teams will be with their sports coaches at INTAD at 1.30 pm
- JSS team students to ensure that they bring the appropriate sports equipment and wear the appropriate sports attire. Soccer players wear shin guards, and AFL players wear mouthguards. Students will need to bring their lunch with them to JSS.
Week 9: Wednesday, 27 November Periods 5 and 6
Senior Sports Program - Key Information:
All sports information is uploaded to the Sports Canvas page.
Year 10 and 11 Students: Tuesday, Periods 5 and 6
- Year 10 students wear their house shirts and sports shorts (House Shirt, SMCC sports shorts and SMCC socks).
- Year 10 students, please refer to the Senior Sports plan to learn what activity you will be doing and where you are to meet at 1.30 pm.
Week 9: Tuesday, 26 November Periods 5 and 6
TCS & PENINSULA TRIAL INFORMATION
PENINSULA PAPERWORK
Students wishing to trial for TCS must complete the Peninsula paperwork before they can trial. This can be downloaded from the Sports Canvas page, or a printed copy can be collected from the leaflet box outside the Sports Office (near the Sports Mailbox).
Parents must complete the Peninsula Paperwork before the student can attend the TCS trials.
The Sports Department will seek the relevant approvals from the College Leadership Team. Two days after submission, students can collect the Peninsula Paperwork from the Sports Office at lunch.
Students must take this paperwork to the TCS trials (unless it is paper nominations). If it is a paper nomination, parents must submit it via the link/QR code provided.
All TCS trial and Peninsula information can be found on the Sports Canvas page.
TCS Trial Information: https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/district-sport/our-districts/trinity-coast-south
Peninsula Calendar: https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-news
SPORTS GRANTS
FairPlay Vouchers - New $200 vouchers
All students are encouraged to apply. Vouchers can be used until 30 June 2025.
https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/fairplay/apply
Emerging Athlete Pathways (EAP): https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/emerging-athlete-pathways/eligiblity
Local Sporting Champions Grant:
https://www.sportaus.gov.au/grants_and_funding/local_sporting_champions
SESF Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund:
https://sesf.org.au/application/
Kym McPhee-Smith
Sport Operations Manager
kmcpheesmi@cns.catholic.edu.au
