Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities 

• Senior Cricket
• Senior Basketball
• NSTA Tennis
• Senior Squash
• Senior Swimming
• Strength and Conditioning
• SPX Rugby Club Golf Day Postponed

Senior Cricket

and in other news...

Term 4 Team Training Days

Monday – 1st and 2nd XI (until 5.30 pm)

Tuesday – U15/17 (until 5.00 pm)

Wednesday – 1st and 2nd XI (until 5.30 pm)

Thursday – U13 and U14 (Senior school students – until 5.00 pm), U12 and U13 (during Junior School Sport)

All training is at Oxford Falls and conducted by Cricket Appeal.

PE uniform or SPX Cricket uniform to be worn.

Buses depart from OLD Church at 3.20 pm and return to Anderson St at approx. 5.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 6.00 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.

MWJCA Round 7 Fixtures – Saturday 5 November 2022 

SPX Blue v St Augustine’s Gold @ Oxford Falls #2 (1.00 pm start) 

SPX Gold v Wakehurst Black @ Allambie Heights Oval (8.00 am start) 

SPX Red v St Augustine’s White @ Nolans Reserve #4 (8.00 am start) 

SPX Green v CPCC Force @ Griffith Park (8.00 am start) 

SPX Orange v Harbord Grasshoppers @ Oxford Falls #2 (8.00 am start) 

SPX Purple v Harbord Howzats @ Cromer Park (8.00 am start) 

Players are asked to check PlayHQ to confirm venues in case of late changes or allocations by MWJCA. 

ISA Round 3 Fixtures – Saturday 5 November 2022 

1st XI v St Patrick’s College @ Breen Oval, St Patrick’s College (10.00 am start) 

2nd XI v Oxley College @ Oxford Falls #1 (10.00 am start) 

1st XI v St Gregory’s College @ Campbelltown – Saturday 29 October 2022 

The 1st XI travelled to Campbelltown for Round 2 of the ISA competition.  A large oval and hard, flat pitch greeted the visitors who also noted that the outfield would be slow. Captain Joel Austin won the toss and had no hesitation in batting. He and Pat Frost (22) put on a half century partnership before Will Pavely (42) combined well with his captain who brought up his century in fine style. Darcy Aylmer (20) and Manas Bansal (10 no) also supported Joel who batted the full 50 overs to finish on a remarkable 211 not out as the score reached a monumental 3 for 325 after 50 overs. A double century in any form of the game is a great achievement but Joel’s effort in a limited over match and in an innings when he scored only 52 runs in boundaries was a feat of great patience, determination, skill, and perseverance.  Early wickets to the bowlers including the first ball of the home team’s innings from Jesse Mansbridge (4-21 from 10 overs) provided a strong start. Some dropped catches took the shine off the effort before St Gregory’s were bowled out in 39.2 overs on 107. Oli Freeman, Lachlan Jursevic (2), Darcy Aylmer, Victor Mosmann, Joel Austin, and Mansa Bansal all took catches. Flynn Pavely (1-6 off 5 overs), Mitch McGrath (1-15), Andrew May (1-13) and Manas Bansal (3-37) also captured wickets to secure the victory that will always be remembered for a superb innings from Joel Austin who led from the front. 

Results – Saturday 29 October 2022 

SPX Blue 8/148 (R. Rapa 62, A. Fernandes 32*) defeated Wakehurst Black 8/105 (O. Clube 2/5, A. Nadeem 2/18, L. Steptoe 2/22) 

SPX Gold 4/201 (M. Moran 79*, A. Judd 29) defeated Harbord Hitters 7/32 (J. Perry 3/9, H. Toms 2/6,  W. Jobb 2/11) 

SPX Red 5/92 (T. Costain 19, S. Cleary 18*) defeated by Beacon Hill Breakers 7/143 (H. Mullen 3/6) 

SPX Green - BYE 

SPX Orange 8/74 (W. Grant 20, G. Vincenzo 19*) defeated by Beacon Hill Bulldogs 1/75 (W. Grant 1/5) 

SPX Purple 6/133 (R. Chang 28, A. DiMauro 24) defeated by Peninsula Pacers 4/148 (J. English 2/19) 

2nd XI 10/94 (T. Moran, F. Mansbridge 15) defeated St Stanislaus’ College 10/68 (M. Lynn 4/14,  L. Gleeson 4/16) 

1st XI 3/325 defeated St Gregory’s College 10/107 – see match report  

  Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Senior Basketball

Our season is well and truly underway now with another solid round of basketball over the weekend. Our 1st V snuck home in an overtime nail-biter with all other ‘A’ teams also winning. A few tougher contests in other divisions with our teams often playing higher ranked teams from smaller schools.

Please find all Round 2 results on the ISA Sport App. Filter by both School (SPX) and Sport (Basketball Boys) using the icon next to the whistle in the top right corner.

Our season continues with Round 3 this Saturday as per the draw below. 

 Round 3 fixtures – Teams, Opponents, Venues and Times

Please be aware of the ISA Code of Conduct for players and spectators. We have high expectations of our young men in their sporting representative roles, especially around behaviour, sportsmanship, attendance and uniform (SPX gear ONLY on Saturdays)

Key dates:

• Sat 26 Nov – ISA Rd 6 (final game for this year)
• Sat 4 Feb 2023 – Competition resumes – ISA Rd 7

Training:

Continues each week until 25 November as per the schedule below. 

Team Lists:

Teams for the ISA Season can be found here: 

Uniform:

All players should now be kitted out in the SPX Basketball Singlet and Shorts. Please, only SPX gear to be worn to/from games.

Season Draw:

This ‘SPX Season Draw 2022/23’ below is a working DRAFT document. 

Navigate to each week using the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Times and venues will be added each week and the FINAL version for the upcoming Saturday is posted via this link each week in Woodchatta. 

Venues for the week are also on this draw.

NB. Age Groups correlate to school year, apart from 1st and 2nd V. 

Therefore:     13’s = Yr 7,     14’s = Yr 8,    15’s = Yr 9,     17’s = Yr 10,     Opens = Yr 11 

Mr Greg Virgona - Basketball Convenor

From the Basketball Club

Canteen Helpers needed

Please let me know if you can help in the canteen this Saturday – or any coming Saturdays. 

Help = selling food and maybe making a coffee – there is no preparation work. 

Often parents help prior to their son’s game.

Thanks

Mr Simon Dixon - bbstpiusx@gmail.com - 0414 881 991

NSTA Tennis

What amazing weather we had for tennis last Saturday. The 8.00 am games started with a bang with SPX winning all 8 matches! SPX 17 was the standout of the day winning all 3 sets to Redlands 17. Thanks must be given to Ethan Auer, James Higgins, Luke Mortimer, Yuri Kim and Matthew Lee for umpiring and mentoring. 

The 10.00 am matches started with a blast! SPX 16 – Will Fiore and Lachlan Yu, dominated the court against Redlands 16 winning 18 games to 1. Ollie Johnston and Antony Autore, SPX 9, also proved that they were a force to be reckoned with winning all 3 sets. Cooper and Spencer Anderson were also out to win against Redlands 7 with a final score of 18 games to 5.

Thank you once again to Mrs Keighery, Mr Webster and Mr Listo who did a wonderful job running the tennis at Talus St in my absence.

Please ensure that you are checking your weekly scores, rankings and draw on the xpoint site: https://www.xpointsports.com/region/325/currentEvents

Mrs Sam Iwatani - NSTA Convenor

Senior Squash

The third week of squash saw 4 wins from 7 matches. 

DIV 1: SPX 1 V. BRIARS 3                 win by games 5-4

DIV 2: SPX 2 V. BRIARS 4                 loss by matches 2-0

DIV 3: SPX 3 V. BARKER 3               loss by matches 2-0

DIV 4: SPX 4 V. KNOX 7                    win by forfeit

DIV 4: SPX 5 V. ST. ANDREWS 1   loss by matches  2-0

DIV 6: SPX 6 V. BRIARS 10              win by games 5-3

DIV 6: SPX 7 V. BRIARS 9                win by points 66-56

Mr Joseph Madani - Summer Squash Convenor

Senior Swimming

Training continues Tuesday and Friday mornings from 7.15 am – 8.15 am at Fitness First Chatswood. All swimmers must wear a cap whilst training. Could the parents of boys who train outside of school please send a note indicating the training sessions your son attends throughout the week. If your son doesn’t train with a club, they must be training at Fitness First.

Our first carnival is on Friday 11 November at Ryde Aquatic Centre from 7.00 pm onwards. All swimmers are to attend. The list of events will be put onto the Student Noticeboard this Friday. More details will be given to all swimmers regarding that carnival this Friday at our meeting after the Sports Assembly.

Ms Leisa Proc -  Swimming Convenor

Strength and Conditioning 

TeamBuildr is the leading software for strength and conditioning. Therefore the subscription to the Mind Body App will be cancelled in 2023. TeamBuildr allows coaches to easily track and record progress on the one platform and it is a great way for you to view your set program. We realise there may have been some mixed messages recently in regard to the mind body sign up  system as there have been internet problems and log in issues. However, please continue to sign up for the remainder of Term 4 and disregard any emails that say “you were missed at training”. 

For the remainder of the year, please continue to sign in on the excel spread sheet on arrival to the Sarto Centre, and familiarize yourself with TeamBuildr in preparation for your next session.

Information to join team builder is below

STUDENT ATHLETES:

1. Download the TeamBuildr App to your phone.

2. Enter the  EASYJoin Code: XXXXX and Password: XXXX as per  codes below

3. Complete the profile information.  

       A. You MUST put a photo of your face.

       B. In the block for your last name it should be enter with your Grade in front of your last name eg.   (9) Smith       DO NOT PUT THE GRADE AFTER YOUR FIRST.

    C.  Make sure you have your Gender, Phone number entered, and Notification turned on.

4. Once you have this information entered, hit SUBMIT.   From this point on, your EMAIL and Password you choose will be the way you log in to TEAMBUILDR”

Ms Laura Coombe - Strength and Conditioning Convenor

SPX Rugby Golf Day Postponed

The SPX Rugby Club Golf Day scheduled for 11 November this year will be rescheduled to next year.  At this stage we are looking to hold it in February or March.  Further details will be provided next year.

SPX Rugby Club