Sports Academy Updates

Achievements 

Layna Hale  

Well done to Layna who has made the Gippsland Storm Under 15s side.  

Brayden Swallow  

Congratulations to Brayden who made the Northern Central Squad Hockey side.  

Hamish Phoenix

Well done to Hamish who has been invited to try out for Vic Country in the up and coming Australian Cricket Institute State of Origin Series in April next year. 

Hamish currently plays Under 14s and Senior cricket at the Willow Grove Cricket Club, in C grade where he normally wicket keeps, however he also bowls very well too! 

Great work.  

Axel Muir  

A big congratulations to Axel who placed first in the Clayton Melbourne Savage Grappling Tournament. Axel won every fight in the 60-65kg weight group. Well done Axel! 

Kya Smith  

Well done to Kya who recently played for Gippsland Storm in the Waverly Netball Association.  

Bailey Humphrey and Jacob Konstanty  

Congratulations to Bailey who was pick number 6 and Jacob Konstanty who was pick number 20 in the recent AFL draft. There were 12 players drafted from public schools in Australia. Well done boys, we can't wait to see what your future brings!

Nationals Basketball  

What a week!

Our U/15 boys finished the week in 8th position in division 1 and battled for every minute of every game. They were a fantastic unit who worked and played for each other all week.

The U/17 boys also competed in division 1 out of 4 divisions including around 32 teams across all the divisions. To finish 7th was a great achievement, they were out sized, out skilled but not out worked.

Our U/20 girls comprised of mostly under 17’s and they did a phenomenal job, only missing out on the medal round by percentage. They put up with a lot of adversity with injuries and physicality of opposition but none of it phased these girls and even though they finished 6th it could have easily been a medal.

All teams overachieved, but more important was the growth of these young student athletes over the week, both Individually and as teams. Most of the students are down age in their age groups so it’s exciting for next year with this experience under their belts. Off the court the students conducted themselves tremendously and in line with our school values.

A huge thanks to Cory Smith, Emily Morehu, Sandra Laidlaw, Joe Skinner, Bella Rosato and Miss Rowlings. Without their contributions the week couldn’t have happened. A huge thank you to Mr. Hogan and the school for all the support.

We would also like to thank Donna who helped and organised breakfast for the Nationals players every Wednesday morning.  

Thank you….. we can’t wait for next year already! 

Mr Santo Number Retired 

Academy’s head basketball coach, Michael Santo, recently had his basketball jumper retired.  Well done on an amazing achievement.  

Pictured below is academy director, Allan Chandler, and high-performance manager, Malcolm Swinley celebrating with Michael.

Holiday Strength and Power Program  

Selected academy students will be undertaking a holiday strength and power program with energy assessments that has been put together by our nutritionist Danielle Purvis, Strength and Conditioning coach, Alfranz Abuan, and Malcolm Swinley.