Sport News
Layla Mahfouz – swimming – Yr 12 - recently Layla has achieved an incredibly successful result at the Victorian Short Course Swimming Championships. She finished 2nd in the 200m butterfly and 3rd in the 100 butterfly in her age group. Layla has been an absolute swimming star for our school over the last 6 years and congratulate her on the wonderful result.
Haleina Suafoa Tanoi – netball – Yr 9- Helena was part of the Victorian 15yrs Netball team that recently won the School Sport Australia National Championship.
Kara Fuaava - rugby – Yr 7 -after representing Victoria in the School Sport Australia Rugby League Championships in Queensland, Kara went on a week or so later to Darwin to represent Victoria again in the National 12yrs Touch Rugby Championships – he has been a wee bit busy!!!
Victorian Olympic Changemaker Award
Our two nominees for the 2023 Victorian Olympic award are Year 12 students, Layla Mahfouz and Nada Elmaghraby.
The Australian Olympic Change-Maker Program recognises secondary students from around the country who demonstrate the Olympic spirit – friendship, sportsmanship and striving for excellence - both on and off the playing field, through leadership and driving positive change in their school and local communities.
Both girls have been leaders within the school sporting program and have always represented our school with excellence and poise. They have been a wonderful example to the junior students in the way that they compete and the manner in which they play the game or event.
Layla
Layla
Team Sports
Basketball - Division
Intermediate Boys – lost all games – Sunbury Downs 14/43, Gisborne 18/86, Staughton 13/40 and Alice Miller 15/40.
Intermediate Girls – defeated Melton Christian College 23/14, def Bacchus Marsh 21/11 but lost to Gisborne 10/31 who went on to win the final.
Netball Victorian Schoolgirls Championships
Intermediate Girls – lost to Kilbreda College 4-16, lost to St Francis Xavier college 3-18, lost to Catholic College Sale (1) 5-13, lost to Girton College 9-11, lost to Catholic College Sale (2) 9-21, lost to Our Lady of Mercy 3-10 and lost to Mt St. Joseph 4-13 – a tough day for the girls.
Junior Girls – def Marymeade college 12-2, def Our Lady of Mercy 10-9, but lost to Presbyterian Ladies College 9-10, lost to Kilbreda 4-13, lost to Haileybury College 6-16 and lost to Melbourne Girls Grammar 3-18.
Athletics – Division
We finished 4th. The finishing positions were:
Sunbury Downs 794
Gisborne 712.5
Sunbury 628
Melton 594
Melton Christian Col 417.5
Kurunjang 386
Staughton 386
Bacchus Marsh 371
Alice Miller 156
Home School 20
Our students did particularly well considering the number of selected competitors who did not compete. A big thank you to those students who jumped in when asked to fill in.
We have 12 students who will progress to Region in the first week back, many qualifying in two events. Particular congratulations to a couple of students who broke records – Lewis Ah Ching 2 records 16yrs 100m and 200m, and Precious Dawo 13yrs 100m.
General Sport Excursion Reminders
- All consent forms must be returned like every other excursion to the front office WITH the payment by the due date on the form.
- No student will be allowed to bring the consent form on the day and/or bring the money on the day.
- No CONSENT form - No MONEY – not returned by DUE date = No GO = get left behind = unhappy team and coach
- If your family qualify for the Camps and Excursions fund provided by the Govt. you need to collect a form from the General Office. This helps you pay for all camps and excursions, but it must be registered by June. You can only access the fund after your form has been processed.
Melton SC Sport Facebook page
We have a Facebook page dedicated to our Interschool Sport and the Athlete Development Program (ADP) participants. Please have a look and ‘like” us to keep up to date with the many outstanding achievements by our students in sport. The page name is: Melton Secondary College - Sport/Sport Specialism
GENERAL INFORMATION
School Sport Information
All information regarding School Sport information and State team selection trials can be found on the website – www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic,
Students attending schools affiliated with SSV are eligible for selection in Victorian Teams to compete in 2023 School Sport Australia National Championships.
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Sport Dates
Term 4
Thursday, 5 October – Athletics – Western Region at Aberfeldie
Monday, 9 October – Basketball – Yr 7 girls/boys at Cobblebank
Monday,16 October – Athletics – State Finals for any qualifiers at Albert Park
Wednesday, 18 October – Volleyball – Yr 7/8 girls and boys at Cobblebank
- there will be a 2nd date announced soon as there are too many entries for all Yr 7 and 8 girls and boys to be completed on the same day – most likely boys will be one day and the girls on a different day due to a balance of entries