Sports News

Interhouse Athletics

The 2022 Interhouse Athletics Championships for Secondary was held at the University of Queensland Athletics Centre, with students exhibiting house spirit, and top-quality athletic performances. 

All students proudly represented their house with pride and passion, capitalising on opportunities to compete and earn points for their respective houses. 

Congratulations to all our age champions who competed and showcased their talents in multiple events to earn the top individual award in their respective age groups. 

RESULTS

OVERALL HOUSE WINNER

6. Ashburn 648

5. Radcliffe 704

4. Youngman 744

3. Henderson 769

2. Gibson 820

1. Campbell 870

WARCRY CHAMPIONS

Campbell House 

AGE CHAMPIONS

Year 7                 Annabelle Lillecrap

Year 8                 Ema Costello

Year 9                 Mia Geere

Year 10               Dannielle Jones

Year 11               Poppy Stephen 

Year 12               Ella Wilkins 

QGSSSA WINTER FIXTURES 

HOCKEY

Both teams headed to the University of Queensland Fields on Saturday and take on Moreton Bay College.

The MBC Opens team came out fast and furious in Saturday’s round 5 match up. The game started with the first penalty corner of the match. The MBC inserter, sent a smooth pass to the top of the circle, where it was trapped, with MBC hoping to drive the ball back into the goal. Clayfield defended under the direction of Opens captain Georgia (goal keeper), who stopped it from driving into the boards. The defence was steadfast throughout the entire game, preventing many attempts by MBC to convert points. The Clayfield team fought hard against a relentless MBC, finishing the game with a loss 0-12. 

The Clayfield Junior team played a friendly game enjoying the opportunity to rehearse their new skills.

NETBALL

Despite the overcast weather, Clayfield netball teams experienced great success on court against Moreton Bay College for the Round 5 clash. 

The year 8B forged under pressure, displaying grit and determination with only 6 players for the match up. They came away with a draw 13-13 standing up to the MBC pressure.  

Our 9B team dominated the court and had the opposition team under pump after the first quarter.  with a very convincing win of 20-8. Massive shout out to Tia Tyler and Kellie Brain for their consistent shooting, and Kaleigha Bain and Bridgette O’Brien for their strong defence.

The Senior B game was a closer than the final score of 7-57 indicated. As is becoming customary for the Senior B’s, what really worked was their attacking combinations and defensive efforts. 

MBC fielded an exceptionally strong Senior A team. Whilst our attacking line had speed to burn it also had patience and huge amounts of flair. Quick footwork made it possible to win ball off them resulting in an extremely close game, 29-41. The sideline witnessed fast game play and quick goals at the start of the fourth quarter. Huge shout out to Charli Rose for her sturdy defence.

TENNIS

Disappointingly for the second week, round 5 against Moreton Bay College was a washout with fixtures being cancelled due to the wet weather. Saturday is looking to be a day full of sunshine for the girls to take the courts at the Ambiwerra Tennis Centre for Round 6 against St Aidan’s. 

Please note, we are required to reschedule the Round 4 games against Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School. Further information will be communicated shortly.

VOLLEYBALL

Round 5 of the QGSSSA Volleyball season saw our teams return to action to play Moreton Bay College. Clayfield teams maximized on the learning opportunities but had to settle for 3-0 losses, despite ace setting and dishing out digs to keep the score lines tight. Congratulations goes to all teams for rising to the challenge in all of their 5 matches. 

Let’s carry the learning experiences into the next round!

The teams have high hopes for round six against St Aidan’s. Fight hard girls!

Aquathon

Training for aquathon will be on Fridays 3:30-4:30pm meeting at the College pool. Check upcoming Clayfield Collectives for information about the competition date and venue.

Cricket

Due to no AFL commencing it has been decided to start cricket training earlier than the previously advertised term 4 start. Britton Shield Cricket training will start on August 22 and continue on the following dates for primary school boys-

Monday 22, 29 August; 5, 12 September; 10, 17 October   3:30pm-4:30pm   (College Oval) Years 2-6

Monday 22, 29 August; 5, 12 September; 10, 17 October   4:30pm-5:00pm   (College Oval) Years 4-6

Boys are to wear their Clayfield College PE uniform to all training sessions and bring a named water bottle as well as fruit and/or jelly in their lunch box which they can eat during a designated break time in training. Years 2-3 parents please ensure that they arrange to pick up their child from Circular Drive at 4:30pm. Years 4-6 parents ensure that they pick up their child from Circular Drive at 5:00pm and NOT Bayview Terrace.

The competition date for Britton Shield Cricket is Friday, 21 October.

Swimming

Britton Shield swim training will start on October 5 and a reminder that students must attend the Wednesday morning training session plus 2 other sessions throughout the week or 1 other if you are already attending the Friday aquathon training session:

Monday mornings           6.45am-7.45am

Wednesday mornings    6.45am-7.45am (Compulsory)

Thursday afternoons     3.30pm-4.30pm

Friday afternoons           3.30pm-4.30pm

Training will continue through term 4 and into term 1, 2023.

Sports Awards Dinner 

16 November 2022 – Date Claimer

The College has confirmed Cloudland, the Rose Room as the venue for this year's Sports Awards Dinner. The cost will be around $75 per person for a two-course sit-down meal with cake for dessert. Further details will be released closer to the date.

Volleyball Academy

Mondays 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Any students who are interested in joining the Volleyball Academy, please read the attached information and application form and return to the Sports Office.  All sessions occur in the College PE centre.

Tennis Programs

Other than running our Andrews Cup and QGSSSA Tennis programs, Lifetime Tennis also offers personal tennis coaching, squads and hotshots. If you would like to find out more and enrol your child in tennis, please see the below tennis program flyer. 

Friends of Sports Group

The next Friends of Sports Meeting will be held here at the College from 6:30 pm in the Boardroom on Thursday 8 September. All parents from Prep to Year 12 are welcome to attend. Please contact Mr. John Robbins should you wish to attend via Zoom and a link will be sent through. 

The full schedule for meetings is listed below and these meetings are for anyone interested in supporting the endeavours of the College’s Sports Department. Your assistance will support Britton Shield, Andrews Cup and QGSSSA sports within the College. Meetings are generally held in the College Boardroom. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Mr. John Robbins at John.Robbins@bmigroup.com.au

• Thursday 8 September 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 13 October 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 27 October 6:30 pm

Regional Selection Trial Notices (Term 3)

Wed 24-Aug: Track and field 10-19 years boys & girls

Mon 29-Aug: Cricket 13-15 girls

Tues 30-Aug: Cricket 13-15 boys

Wed 31-Aug: Cricket 10-12 boys

Thurs 1-Sept: Cricket 10-12 girls.  

Sporting Achievements

Congratulations to Poppy Stephen (Year 11) who recently competed at the Queensland State Short Course Swimming Championships. 

Poppy swam in 8 races and was able to achieve 100% PB’s in all her races and podiumed as Gold Medalist and 16 year old Queensland Champion in 6 of her races. 

Poppy’s overall results were – 

1st Gold – 200m Fly 

1st Gold – 100m Fly 

1st Gold – 50m Fly 

1st Gold – 200m Back 

1st Gold – 100m Back 

1st Gold – 50m Back 

4th 200m Freestyle 

5th 400m Freestyle 

Poppy will compete at the 2022 Australian National Short Course Swimming Championships in Sydney next week. 

Congratulations to Maddison Morris (Year 10) for her selection in the U17 Female City Talent Identification Day for the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) South East Division.