Sports Report
SMR and State Athletics
Patterson River Secondary College had another very successful year of Athletics. We finished 7th out of 63 competing schools in the region at the Southern Metro Region Championships. Congratulations to the following students on qualifying for the State Championships.
Charlee L for 17 Girls Shot Put MC, Isla D for 16 Girls High Jump, Jack G for 15 Boys 100m, Jackson K for 15 Boys 400m, Harli L for 15 Girls Long Jump, Lucy M for 14 Girls Javelin & 200m, and Liv P for 18-20 Girls 200m & 800m. Congratulations to Charlee, Harli and Lucy on winning gold in their events…best in the state!
Cricket
Congratulations to the intermediate boys cricket team on achieving runners up at the recent Southern Metro Region Championships. Coached by Matt Hayes, the boys defeated Dromana in the semi finals, before eventually falling just short to a very good team from Nossal in the final. Gus K starred for Patterson River Secondary College, making 78 not out and taking 3 wickets in the semi, then making 47 in the final. Well done to all players on a terrific year.
AFL
Last Thursday (31st of October) a select few of Year 9 and 10 boys were invited to compete in a one-off AFL friendly competition against Mordialloc Secondary College and Albert Park Secondary College. The day consisted of each school playing two games made up of 4x15minute quarters.
The boys had Mordialloc first up in what was somewhat difficult conditions to start the day (wet ground with sun out) but got off to a good start kicking the first of the day. In the end the boys had a comfortable win 45-21 with bad kicking letting us down (5.15) could have been a lot more.
In the next game against Albert Park, the boys had a slow start and conceded the first two goals of the game, it also didn't help that we had head clash early in the game between two teammates meaning we only had one on bench for the rest of the game. After moving the magnets around and a brief chat around on field rotations the boys were revved up and went on to produce their best win of the day, coming from a 2-point deficient at three quarter time to kick three unanswered goals in the last to claim victory 45-31.
All of the boys should hold their head high with how they performed on the day and how they represented the college with great pride!
Best player across the two games:
Gus K, Lars G Tyler D, Harper G, Phoenix D, Daniel K.
Mr. McCormack
Athletics Victoria All Schools Championships 2024
On Saturday 26th October and Sunday 27th October 2024 the first weekend of the Athletics Victoria ‘All Schools Championships’ were held at Lakeside Stadium (Albert Park) with Patterson River Secondary College students representing the school achieving some fantastic results. A second weekend of competition took place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November. Results below are from the first weekend of competition:
Congratulations to Harli L (Year 9) came 3rd in Women’s U16 High Jump field event, clearing 1.50m and securing a bronze medal. An outstanding achievement, Harli. Congratulations to Jackson K made the top 11 for the state in the Men's U16 Triple Jump event, jumping 10.97m and was a semi-finalist in the Men’s U16 400m track event. Congratulations to Lachlan F (Year 11) for representing the school in the Men’s U18 2000m Steeple Chase event, coming 6th with a time of 6:47.
In the second weekend of the competition, congratulations to Lucille M (Year 8) who came second and secured a place at the national championships for the Women’s U15 Javelin final with a throw of 35.75m. Lucille also came 5th in preliminaries of the Women’s U15 200m run on the track with a time of 27.63. Congratulations to Addison P (Year 9) who competed in the Women’s U16 Javelin final coming in the top 10 finishers with a throw of 24.84m. A special mention goes to Olivia P (Year 12) who competed in her last All Schools Championship, running in the Women’s U18 200m track preliminaries, coming 7th with a time of 27.76.
Year 10 Outdoor Education
It has been a busy Term 4 for our Year 10 Outdoor Education classes so far. As well as finishing their last CATs and preparing for the upcoming exams, they have been out and about. Students have been camping down at Kilcunda where they worked together to set up tents, cook a nutritious dinner on the trangias and survive the elements. The students enjoyed two surf lessons at Smiths Beach, where it was pleasing to see students grow in confidence in the water and most students were able to stand up on the surfboard by the end of the first lesson.
Finally, both classes went to Treetops Adventure where students challenged themselves on a variety of ropes courses, which get harder as they climb higher through the trees. Students had the opportunity to test their fear of heights with the freefall, whilst others enjoyed the many flying foxes. All the best to the students in their upcoming exams!
