SPORT NEWS
McKINNON CROSS COUNTRY 2017
On Wednesday 3 May McKinnon held its Cross Country House Carnival around the local streets of downtown McKinnon.
Australia was our theme and we raised over $1700 for the Cathy Freeman Foundation which supports indigenous education.
Thanks to all staff for manning the course and other tasks.
Congratulations to all winners and to Gilmore our winning house.
TOP 3 FINISHERS
Male Female
13 Years & Under
1. Seamus O’Brien 1. Katelyn Chan
2. Jai Curran-Nicholls 2. Tobie Webster
3. Finn Paynter 3. Caitlin Tampion
14 Years
1. Matthew O’Brien 1. May Landau
2. Adam Paliatsos 2. Jessica Ginsberg
3. Aithan Theofilopoulos 3. Victoria Poulos
15 Years
1. Will Sharp 1. Genevieve O’Brien
2. Nicholas Poulos 2. Lucy Li
3. Fraser Sharman-Smith 3. Coco Parker
16 Years
1. Jason Clayton 1. Eleanora Gilbert
2. Harry Mouzakis 2. Emma Hattingh
3. Ben Howells 3. Portia Thorne
17+ Years
1. Will Ockenden 1. Sophie Highnam
2. Michael Koletsas 2. Emily Riordan
3. Braydon Ross 3. Shelly Makhlin
The House Results are as follows:
1. Gilmore - 1550
2. Flynn - 1359
3. Chisholm - 1279
4. Monash – 1258
James Bridges
Head of Senior Sport/Cross Country Co-ordinator
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SPORTS DAY
On Thursday 4 May, McKinnon competed in the Equal Opportunity Sports Day.
With three games of Girls Football played, which is a substantial increase from last year, it is easy to see the direct impact that AFL Women’s Football has had on the popularity of this game.
Thanks to the coaches involved on the day.
Results
Senior Girls Football: McKinnon Reserve - (HOS) - Kingston Champions
Intermediate Girls Football: Highett - (MCC) - Runners Up
Junior Girls Football: King George - (KAM) - 3rd
Netball all Dales Park
Junior Boys Netball A Team (Liam Adlington) - 3rd - B team (SCO) - 1st
Intermediate Boys Netball (BLT) - Kingston Champions
Senior Boys Netball (NIE) - Runners Up
James Bridges
Head of Senior Sport
SSV STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Twenty students were successful in qualifying for the SSV State Swimming and Diving Championships. A fantastic achievement and the most students McKinnon has ever had at this event.
Will Sharp had an exceptional day, winning five Gold medals and a Silver medal in the Relay. Will won the 200m Individual Medley, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke. In the 50m backstroke, Will also set a new state record of 29.35 seconds.
The Relay was an exciting race. McKinnon, represented by Will Sharp, Daniel Gershenzon, Kun Liu and Michael Gershenzon set out fast and had the lead all the way, before being pipped out by 0.10 seconds.
Maya Hammam also had a very successful day winning two Silver (50m butterfly and 50m freestyle) and a Bronze in the 50m backstroke. An excellent achievement after swimming at the Australian Swimming Championships the week before.
The final Relays were for our 12-14 year old Boys teams. The Medley Relay represented by Jarek Soen, Aaron Khominsky, Michael Gershenzon and Kun Liu won a Silver medal. Jarek and Aaron then backed up with Hugo Murray and Ben Maxwell to win another Silver medal in the freestyle relay. Outstanding results!
The diving took place on Thursday 27 April. Students that performed exceptionally well were:
- Grace Mackay: Finished 2nd in the SMR Final and won a Silver medal in the State Final.
- Kizzie Stirling won the SMR Championship and finished 6th in the State Final.
- Alex Ivanov finished 3rd in the SMR Final and 6th in the State Final.
Well done to all students who excelled and showcased the wonderful talent McKinnon has.
Tim Blackwood
Head of Sport
JUNIOR SPORT REPORT
Term 2 Interschool Sport
Kingston Division Term 2 Interschool weekly sport in AFL, Soccer, Netball & Badminton will take place on the following dates:
Year 7
16 May v Bentleigh
23 May v Westall
30 May - Bye
6 June v Mordialloc
13 June v Sandringham 7-10
20 June v Brighton
27 June v Parkdale
Year 8
12 May v Brighton
19 May v Mordialloc
26 May v Westall
2 June - Bye
9 June v Parkdale
23 June v Sandringham 7-10
The winner of the weekly Round Robin will be the Kingston Division Champion and will progress to SMR Finals.
Good luck to all teams!
Go McK!!!
Carole Hooper
Head of Junior Sport
SENIOR GIRLS TENNIS
Pumped up from the last round, six eager girls (Keeley Dang, Jessica Zivin, Emily Riordan, Kathy Lee, Anita Zhao and Mia Lopez) set off to play in the SMR Regional Finals.
With a slow but steady start, we came across our opposition MacRobertson High and Dandenong High.
Winning Pool A in stylish fashion we progressed to the Finals against Dromana. Again, our talent shone through winning four sets to two.
Special mention must go to Mia, Emily and Anita who were undefeated for the day.
On behalf of all the girls, we thank dearly Mrs Hooper who has been by our side since the first round.
Bring on the State Finals on Monday 22 May!
Jessica Zivin
Year 12 Student
YEAR 7 GIRLS TENNIS
The Year 7 Girls Tennis team were pumped up and ready to play against Mentone in the first round. All their effort paid off as they won 5-1 in sets. In the second round the team had a bye which meant that we were automatically set to play against Dandenong in the third round.
This guaranteed them a spot in the Finals against Dromana. It was a tough match but the girls pulled through and won the Southern Metropolitan Region 5-1!
The girls were thrilled and are looking forward to competing in the State Finals in November.
Congratulations to Lisa Liu and Surina Chakravorty who went through the day underfeated.
Other team members were: Joanna Lee, Georgia Foran, Bianca Pecer and Emily Danckert.
Ana Mistric (Year 9)
Assistant Coach
INTERMEDIATE ROUND ROBIN
On Monday 8 May Kingston Division held its Intermediate Round Robin.
Well done to all the teams who participated on the day and the winners who go on to a Preliminary Final in Term 3.
Thanks to all the coaches who have given up their time to train and coach the teams.
Results
Badminton: (HOS) at Springers: Boys A Team - Runners Up, Boys B team - Runners Up, Girls A Team - Runners Up & Girls B Team - Runners Up.
Table Tennis: (WEI/BRN) at Dandenong Table Tennis: Intermediate Boys - Kingston Champions, Intermediate Girls - Kingston Champions, Senior Boys - Kingston Champions & Senior Girls - Kingston Champions.
Boys Soccer: (SHM) at Dendy Park: Kingston Champions
Girls Soccer: (OBP) at Dendy Park: Runners Up
Boys Football: (HEM/FOO) at McKinnon Reserve: Kingston Champions
Girls Netball: (AND/Liam Adlington) at Dales Park: A Team - Kingston Champions & B Team - Runners Up.
James Bridges
Head of Senior Sport