BHS Sports Corner

Welcome to the Ballarat High School Sports Corner where all the results for school events, School Sport Victoria (SSV) events, BAS After School events and highlighting significant external sporting achievements from present and past students can be found.

School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV Eureka Division Swimming Carnival– Winners!

On Friday 3rd March BHS took a strong team of 40 students to the SSV Eureka Division Swimming Carnival at the Eureka Pool against the local state schools. The school came out victorious with 857 points and marked the 3rd year in a row that BHS has won the overall carnival. The school had 25 students/relay teams win events and now progress to the SSV Greater Western Region Carnival on Tuesday 14th March at the Horsham Aquatic Centre.

The school also had the following students win age group champion for the carnival:

Seth Finnigan 12/13 Years Boys
Dante Finnigan 14 Years Boys
Claire Mathison 15 Years Girls
Leah Ross 16 Years Girls
Eoghan Purser 17 Years Boys
Fred Tomich 18-20 Years Boys

Students involved: Rachael Arnold, Rick Barber, Matilda Benn, Maddi Cannell, Sam Davies, Harry Drain, Meg Drever, Flynn Duggan, Claudia Ellis, Lachlan Farrington, Dante Finnigan, Seth Finnigan, Mikaela James, Riley James, Isabelle Jarvis, Nathalia Jenkins, Myah Johnston, Michaela Kern, Jaspar Lee, Isabelle Loader, Jemima Lockwood, Daniel Malcolm, Claire Mathison, Hamish Mathison, Denver Minster, Jackson Obrien, Jake O’Rourke, Eoghan Purser, Logan Radisich, Leah Ross, Bourne Sri Dargon, Clay Thomas, Polly Thompson, Kate Thomson, Fred Tomich, James Triantafyllopoulos, Lena Wiltsher

Coach: Jill Muir

SSV Greater Western Region Swimming Carnival– 3rd Place

On Tuesday 14th March the BHS Swimming Squad took the long drive to the Horsham Aquatic Centre to contest the SSV Greater Western Region Swimming Carnival. In glorious sunny conditions the entire team swam amazingly well in each event they were entered into. At the end of the competition BHS scored the 3rd most points of the 39 schools who attended the event, we were also the highest placed public school of the competition!

Congratulations to Rachael Arnold, Mikaela James, Riley James, Isabelle Jarvis, Claire Mathison, Eoghan Purser & Leah Ross who have all qualified for the SSV State Swimming Championships on Friday 28th April at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre.

Students involved: Rachael Arnold, Rick Barber, Matilda Benn, Maddi Cannell, Sam Davies, Harry Drain, Flynn Duggan, Claudia Ellis, Dante Finnigan, Seth Finnigan, Mikaela James, Riley James, Isabelle Jarvis, Nathalia Jenkins, Myah Johnston, Claire Mathison, Denver Minister, Jake O’Rourke, Eoghan Purser, Leah Ross, Bourne Sri Dargon, Kate Thomson, Fred Tomich, Lena Wiltsher

Coach: Jill Muir

SSV Eureka Intermediate Volleyball (Boys – Winners, Girls – Runner Up)

On Monday 27th March both the BHS Intermediate Boys and Girls Volleyball teams headed up the road to Daylesford Secondary College to compete in the SSV Eureka Intermediate Volleyball competition. The student skill depth was evident with both divisions producing some quality matches. The Boys team managed to make it all the way to the finals and went on to beat Mount Clear College to be declared the winners. The Girls team unfortunately took an early loss to Daylesford Secondary College which put them on the back foot early. A string of wins after this meant they ended the day in 2nd place.

The Boys team will progress to the SSV Greater Western Region Intermediate Volleyball competition in Horsham on Wednesday 3rd May.

Students involved:

Boys – Jesse Baker, Billy Catherall, Noah Cummins, Matthew Hardiman, Jacob Hutchinson, Jaspar Lee, Hamish Marshall, Hamish Mathison, Felix Murray, Jett Roberts

Girls – Grace Ainley, Claudia Ellis, Sabrina Goodie, Emity Howlett, Elise Slade, Jessica Tumohe

Coach: Jill Muir & Mackenzie Marin, Chris Maple

BAS After School Sport Results

BAS Tennis Single Championships

On Monday 27th February BHS sent 4 students to the annual BAS Tennis Singles Championships at the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre. This event brings Ballarat’s best young tennis players together for an extremely strong skilled competition. All of our students battled away respectably throughout the day with the 3 boys missing out on a position in the finals. Milla Fraser however managed to secure a spot in the finals on Thursday 2nd March. Milla went on to win the entire event and successfully defended her title in the Henderson Shield. Milla has won this event for the 3rd successive time and continues a run of 10 years in a row of BHS winning the shield

Congratulations Milla!

Students involved: Jake O’Rourke, Ethan Spiteri, Charlie Corbett, Milla Fraser

Coach: Robert Simmonds

BAS Golf Championships

On Tuesday 21st March BHS sent 7 students to the annual BAS Golf Championships at the Midlands Golf Club. Students have a choice of entering either the 9 hole or 18 hole competition around the wonderful Midlands course. The misty weather certainly created an extra level of difficulty for all those competing, resulting in higher scores that usual. This didn’t stop several BHS students showing their golf prowess with wins and runner up positions achieved.

Congratulations to Mo Haintz who won the 18 hole senior boys section with a score of +3, 2 strokes ahead of second place. Aaliya Puvanendran (+25) & Isabelle Strawthorn (+9) both came runners up in the junior girls 18 hole and 9 hole competitions respectively.

Students involved:

Mo Haintz (18 hole. +3, 1st place)
Aaliya Puvanedran (18 hole. +25, 2nd place)
Isabelle Strawthorn (9 hole. +9, 2nd place)
Dante Finnigan (9 hole. +12, 18th place)
Seth Finnigan (9 hole. +10, 12th place)
Millar Ferguson (9 hole. +23, 32nd place)
Charlize Seehusen (9 hole. DNF)

Coach: Robert Simmonds

Ballarat High School is an enormous school and the Sports Department can’t keep track of all student sporting achievements. If your child has achieved a significant sporting achievement, can you please let the Sports Department know so we can highlight it in the school newsletter.

Emails can be sent to Ashley Rogers (ashley.rogers@education.vic.gov.au) or Robert Simmonds (robert.simmonds@education.vic.gov.au)

Ballarat High School Newsletter

Issue 5 · 31 Mar 2023

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