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

School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 & 8 Boys Soccer

On Wednesday 7th August, BHS took our Year 7 Boys & Year 8 Boys team to the SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 & 8 Boys Soccer competition at the Wendouree West Soccer Reserve, Ballarat.

The Year 8 team had 4 matches against Colac Secondary College (0 goals to 1 goal), Baimbridge College (5 goals to 0 goals), Mercy Regional College (2 goals to 1 goal) & Holy Trinity Lutheran College (7 goals to 2 goals). An unfortunate slip up in the first game against Colac Secondary College meant the Year 8 team had finished in second place and missed out on a spot in the State Final.

The Year 7 Boys had a far easier assignment with one match against Colac Secondary College after Baimbridge College pulled out on the day. The team got the job done winning the match 4 goals to 1 goal and the team was declared the Greater Western Region Champions.

The Year 7 Boys team will now qualify for the SSV State Year 7 Boys Soccer Championships Centre on Friday 6th September at the Darebin International Sports.

Students involved:

Year 8 Boys: Xavier Andanar, Hugh Compton, Alby Davies, Xavier Dawson, Harrison Drain, Kevin Gleeson, Lachlan Howlett, Hayden Kinnersly, Oscar Marcollo, Noah Munro, Jake O’Rouke, Brody Rumble, Bourne Sri Dargon Coach: Patrick Lynch

Year 7 Boys: Jasper Colligan, Jackson Davidge, Chris Diew, Riley Fleming, Cooper Harris, Hunter Leedham, Denham McMahon, Leonardo Miralles Magallon, Maddox Munro, Sonam Ozer, Rainer Tiberi, Oliver Wakeling, Maximillian Walter Wak, Jeht Youlden Coach: Daniel Anderson (Pre Service Teacher)

SSV State Intermediate Girls Football Quarter-Finals/Semi-Finals

On Monday 12th August, the BHS Intermediate Girls Football team headed to the SSV State Intermediate Girls Football Quarter-Final & Semi-Finals at the Alfredton Oval. With the home ground advantage the expectations were high for a positive result.

In the Quarter-Final the team played Catherine McAuley College from the Bendigo Region, the winner would progress to the Semi-Final against the other quarter-final winner (Western Heights College & Greensborough College) .

The match started with a flurry of goals from Catherine McAuley which put BHS on the back foot. From here the team was playing catch up and couldn’t bridge the gap. Catherine McAuley was declared the winner 7-4-46 to BHS 2-1-13.

The team has finished in the top 8 teams in the state!

Students involved: Finley Adam, Abbey Burke, Kiara Castleman, Samantha Catherall, Zahli Clark, Jessica Dawe, Zahlia Delima, Summah Delmo, Grace Drummond, Lily Graco, Daniela Griffiths, Ava Gudgeon, Isabelle Harrison, Chloe Harwood, Kaiya Mallia, Willow Manford, Amelia Mason, Gracie O’Donnell, Keeley Pelkonen, Harriette Preston, Kate Reynen, Ivy Roberts, Evie Styles, Lily Wilson

Coach: Alex Oldaker (Year 10), Robert Simmonds, Hayley Munro

SSV State Senior Girls Football Quarter-Finals/Semi-Finals

On Wednesday 14th August, the BHS Senior Girls Football team headed to the SSV State Senior Girls Football Quarter-Final & Semi-Finals at the Western Oval.

With a scheduled student free day all the students attending sacrificed a day at home to compete for the school, with some even coming in at 7:30am to sit a Further Maths Sac before the event.

In the Quarter-Final the team played St Joseph's College Echuca, the home school of 2024 number 1 draft pick Harley Reid with the winner progressing to the Semi-Final against the other quarter final teams (Strathmore Secondary College & Melbourne Girls College).

The team was certainly undermanned from the get go with a number of students unavailable on the day leaving the team short on the field. The girls still stood up to the challenge but it just wasn't enough against the fresh legs of St Joseph's College. St Josephs College was declared the winner 9-10-64 to BHS 4-3-27.

The team has finished in the top 8 teams in the state!

Senior Coach Robert Simmonds indicated that if the team had a few more players the match result might have looked a lot different. He commended all students attending on a very gutsy performance in the face of all the adversity throughout the day.

Students involved: Georgia Bodey, Claudia Ellis, Matilda Ferguson, Alina Filkova, Sabrina Goodie, Madeline Harrison, Emity Howlett, Masyn Hucker, Mia Larkins, Brooklyn Metcalfe, Imogen O’Brien, Alex Oldaker, Ryley Pidgeon, Stella Roberts, Crystal Thomas, Lily Tumohe

Coach: Zoe Burke (Year 12), Robert Simmonds, Hayley Munro

SSV Greater Western Region Senior & Intermediate Basketball

On Thursday 15th August, BHS sent 3 teams (Senior Boys, Senior Girls & Intermediate Boys) to the SSV Greater Western Region Senior & Intermediate Basketball competition at the Selkirk Stadium Ballarat.

The Senior Boys competition had 6 teams broken up into two pools. BHS drew Mercy Regional College (41pts to 37pts) and Emmanuel College (70pts to 50pts). Marian College, Trinity College and Bayview College made up the other pool. 1 win, 1 loss wasn’t enough to secure a place in the Grand Final, instead the team played Marian College to determine the 3rd placed side. It was a close game for the entirety of match but a late spurt from Marian College saw them win the match (44pts to 3pts). BHS finished in 4th place for the competition.

The Senior Girls competition had 6 teams broken up into two pools. BHS drew Trinity College (43pts to 26pts) and Timboon P-12 Community College (72pts to 16pts). Horsham College, Good Shepherd College and Emmanuel College made up the other pool. 2 wins secured the team a position in the Grand Final against Emmanuel College, who historically have been a very tough opponent. The team had the game in cruise control making the most of the opportunities to score when they presented. BHS went on to win the match 49pts to 22pts and declared the Greater Western Region Champions. The team will now progress to the State Championships later in the term.

The Intermediate Boys competition had 6 teams broken up into two pools. BHS drew Horsham College (43pts to 71pts) and Emmanuel College (80pts to 47pts). Trinity College, Monivae College and Mercy Regional College made up the other pool. 2 wins secured the team a position in the Grand Final against Monivae College. Similar to the Senior Girls the Intermediate Boys looked like the best team in the competition and went on to win the match (68pts to 44pts). The team was declared the Greater Western Region Champions and will now progress to the State Championships in Term 4.

The Senior Girls and Intermediate Boys have now both qualified for the SSV State Championships on the following dates:

Senior Girls – Thursday 19th September at the State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South

Intermediate Boys – Monday 18th November at the State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South

Students involved:

Senior Boys: Harry Albiston, Jesse Baker, Dylan Barclay, Jacob Hutchinson, Jaspar Lee, Daniel Malcolm, Hamish Mathison, Tyson Shillito Coach: Jacob Borner

Senior Girls: Georgia Bodey, Isabelle Harrison, Ella Kerr, Aislinn McCarthy, Mikaela Novotny, Alex Oldaker, Stella Roberts, Ivy Roberts, Crystal Thomas Coach: Kristy Trahair-Merrett, Georgia Hayne (Year 11)

Intermediate Boys: Sean Barclay, Floyd Brooks, Hudson Cunningham, Fletcher Farnsworth, Thomas Nynininpiy, Jackson Obrien, Max Thomson, Zakai Van Elsen, Aiden Wiltsher Coach: Courtney McLean

Umpires: Jaxson Cassidy, Billy Catheral, Allison Connell, Oliver Hine

SSV State Senior Girls Badminton Championships

On Thursday 15th August, the BHS Senior Girls Badminton team headed to Melbourne for the SSV State Senior Girls Badminton Championships at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC). The team got away early with students and head coach Paul Natoli starting the drive at 7:15am!

BHS drew Pool A alongside Mac Robertson Girls High School (0 sets to 6 sets), Bendigo Senior Secondary College (1 set to 5 sets) and Reservoir High School (1 set to 5 sets). Grace Community College Wodonga, East Doncaster Secondary College, Sale College and Maribyrnong College were part of Pool B. Without securing a win the team couldn’t qualify for finals. The team had finished 7th/8th in the State!

It was a tough day for the team but the girls had a great experience at the State Championships. Rose and Alex have both indicated they will be looking to get back next year.

Students involved: Haylee Canfield Culley, Alex Gladman, Rose Triantafyllopoulos

Coach: Paul Natoli

SSV Eureka Year 8 Volleyball

On Friday 16th August, BHS sent 2 teams (Year 8 Boys & Year 8 Girls) to the SSV Eureka Year 8 Volleyball competition at Daylesford Secondary College.

The Year 8 Boys competition had 7 teams broken up into two pools. BHS drew Phoenix Secondary College (2 sets to 0 sets), Daylesford Secondary College B team (2 sets to 0 sets) & Mount Rowan Secondary College (2 sets to 0 sets). Beaufort Secondary, Mount Clear College and Daylesford Secondary College made up the other pool.

3 wins secured the team a position in the Semi Final against Mount Clear College who finished 2nd in alternative pool. The team won the match 2 sets to 0 sets and moved onto the Grand Final against the home school Daylesford College. The match was tied at 1 set each which meant the winner of the final set would be declared the overall winner. The team held its nerve and won the final set 11 pts to 7pts they went on to win and progress to the Grand Final, a rematch with Phoenix Secondary College. BHS were declared the overall winner.

The Year 8 Girls competition had 6 teams broken up into two pools. BHS drew Phoenix Secondary College A (2 sets to 0 sets) & Beaufort Secondary College (2 sets to 0 sets). Daylesford Secondary College, Mount Clear College and Phoenix Secondary College made up the other pool.

2 wins secured the team a position in the Semi Final against Phoenix Secondary College B who finished second in the alternative pool. The team won the match 2 sets to 0 sets and moved onto the Grand Final against the home school Daylesford College. Unfortunately, the Daylesford team was too strong and took the match 2 sets to 0 sets leaving the BHS team finished in 2nd place for the competition.

Year 8 Girls coach Faith Scholten indicated that the girls played exceptionally well for the whole competition and came up just short in the Grand Final. She is looking forward to hopefully working with the same team again next year in the Intermediate Girls division.

The Year 8 Boys teams will now progress to the SSV Greater Western Region Year 8 Volleyball competition on Tuesday 10th Tuesday at St Brigid's College, Horsham.

Students involved:

Year 8 Boys: Xavier Andanar, Raiyan Bin Abdullah, Harry Drain, Jack Gilbert, Mitchell McArthur, Jake O’Rourke, Bourne Sri Dargon Coach: Chris Maple

Year 8 Girls: Marley Abbott, Matilda Benn, Alana Burns, Casey Butterworth, Myah Johnston, Hannah Jones, Eve Simpson, Kate Thomson, Lena Wiltsher Coach: Faith Scholten & Leah Kerr (Pre-Service Teacher)

BAS Championships

BAS Cross Country Championships

On Wednesday 7th August, Ballarat High School had the pleasure of being the host school for the BAS Cross Country Championships. 273 Students from BHS, Loreto College, St Patricks College, Damascus College, Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat Grammar & Mount Clear College competed on the day. It was spectacular weather which resulted in some speedy times for those at the top end of the results.

BHS had 38 students compete in the event over all 6 of the different age groups.

The weather was absolutely perfect for cross county running but certain sections of the course provided very difficult conditions under foot.

The school had a number of great results including the following students:

Ruby Graco (Year 7) 6th place, Junior Girls (Year 7 & 8)
George Bishop (Year 9) 10th place, Intermediate Boys (Year 9 & 10)
Alice Smith (Year 7) 13th place, Junior Girls (Year 7 & 8)
Lena Wiltsher (Year 8) 14th place, Junior Girls (Year 7 & 8)

The full results can be found on the below link:

https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29687

BAS After School Sport Results

Felix Murray – Team Vic Soccer

Congratulations to Year 11 student Felix Murray who has just come back from Western Australia where he was representing Team Victoria in the School Sports Australia 16 and under Soccer Championships. Felix went through several trial selection sessions to be picked for this team.

Unfortunately, the Victorian team didn’t have a great competition finishing on the bottom of the ladder in 6th place, but word out of the Victorian team was that Felix was amongst the best players for the tournament.

Well done on this amazing achievement Felix!

See below the full results:

Round 1 v ACT 1-2
Round 2 v NSW 0-2
Round 3 v QLD 1-2
Round 4 v WA 1-3
Round 5 v SA 0-2

*Felix with Team Manager

Chris Karameros (Mount Rowan Secondary College Sports Coordinator)

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

Ashley Rogers

Assistant Sports Coordinator

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