SPORTS BULLETIN

UPCOMING EVENTS

DATEEVENTVENUE
Sunday, 18  & Monday 19, August                                    Peninsula Track and Field Championships                            Please refer to the program in the Peninsula information
Friday, 23 August to Sunday, 25 AugustNQ All Schools Touch CompetitionTownsville
Tuesday, 27 August

Cricket Gala Day (Boy's)

St Mary's Vs. St Andrew's

Mulgrave Cricket Fields 
Thursday, 29 AugustMarlin Coast Netball CarnivalMartin St. Courts
Friday, 13 SeptemberBDO Hockey CarnivalCairns Hockey Association
Wednesday, 2 OctoberSt Mary's Swimming CarnivalWoree Pool

TRAINING SESSIONS

TRAINING SESSIONDAYTIMEVENUE
Basketball ProgramMonday Mornings7:30 amNazareth Pavilion
Run Squad TrainingTuesday Mornings7:00 amMeet at Bike Racks

Selected Players Only

TRAINING SESSIONDAYTIMEVENUE
Netball Training: Year 7-9 GirlsWednesday3:20 to 4:20 pmNazareth Pavilion
Netball Training: Year 7-12 BoysMonday3:20 to 4:20 pmNazareth Pavilion

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

NQ All Schools Touch

Best of luck to our St Mary's Catholic College Touch team, which will compete at next weekend's NQ All Schools Touch tournament in Townsville. The team has been training hard all term and we look forward to hearing about the results! 

 

A huge thank you to our teachers, Ms Lo Grande, Ms Curro, Ms Powell, and Mr Cahill, for coaching and managing the teams. Also, thank you to Mr Joe Lo Grande for volunteering to be the team referee at the carnival. 

 

Best of luck to all our students below competing:

Dakota Arkey

Brin Barbagallo

Shameah Blanco-Enoch

Boston Demas

James Evans

Charli Francis

Riley Flor

Sienna Francis

Lara Lane

Lara Krsticevich

Jack Maggs

Tanna Murphy

Paityn Oberleuter

Morghan Nash

Ella Pearce

Madison Norcott

Will Pemberton

Dallas Pearce

Emma Pullar

Zade Rossi

Solomona (Ellery) Singapu

Bailey Thomas

Ollie van Rees

 


JSS COMPETITION

The JSS competition kicked off in Week 6 with St Mary's competing against Bentley Park College in the second round. We had excellent wins in:

  • Girls Touch Football
  • Girls Soccer
  • Girls Netball - Draw

Next week, St Mary's will compete against Mackillop Catholic College. 


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 St Mary's socks). Students should also ensure that they bring a hat, water bottle, and sunscreen. 
  • Students are to refer to the Junior Sports Plan to know what activity they will be participating in and where they are to meet at 1:30 pm.
  • JSS teams will play against Mackillop in the second round of the JSS competition. All students are to meet outside of the HOB at 12:45 pm.
  • JSS students should ensure they bring the sports equipment and wear the appropriate sports attire. Soccer players are to wear shin guards, and AFL players are to wear mouthguards. Students will need to bring their lunch to JSS. 

Senior Sports Program - Key Information:

Year 10 and 11 Students: Tuesday Periods 5 and 6

  • Year 10 and 11 students must wear their St Mary's sports uniform (Sports shirt, shorts, and St Mary's socks).
  • Year 10 and 11 students, please refer to the Senior Sports plan to determine what activity you will be doing and where you are to meet at 1:30 pm.
  • Year 12 students will engage in the graduation program for Semester 2. 

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 information 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 

Peninsula Track and Field Championships Program 


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/ 


TERM 3 TCS TRIALS


 

Kym McPhee-Smith

Sport Operations Manager

kmcpheesmi@cns.catholic.edu.au