Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities 

• Strength and Conditioning 
• Senior Rugby
• Senior Football
• ISA Tennis
• Athletics
• Winter Squash
• Senior Chess
• CSDA Debating
• ISA Basketball
• Cross Country

Strength and Conditioning

The Sarto Gym will not be open for training in the afternoon of Thursday 23 June and all day Friday 24 June due to Parent/Teacher interviews.

The gym will reopen on Tuesday 19 July.

Ms Laura Coombe - Strength and Conditioning Convenor

Senior Rugby 

Results 18 June

Training

Training has finished for the term as there are parent teacher interviews for Years 7 - 10 on Thursday and Friday. Training will resume Tuesday 19 July.

Bathurst Weekend Away Game – 13 August 2022- date for the diary

St Pius X College travel to St Stanislaus’ on Saturday 13 August. Traditionally, many families use this as a weekend to getaway. More information to come next term.

A bus will be available for those students who cannot make their own way to Bathurst, which will depart Anderson Street Chatswood at 6.15 am and return at the conclusion of the 1st XV match. Students will be asked to sign up to get the bus with the coaches over the coming weeks.

Rugby Supporters Club Committee Fundraising Events

The St Pius Rugby Supporters club raise funds that go directly back into the rugby program. In previous years, the Supporters Club provided significant funds for external coaching, rugby specific physio, tour contributions, tour clothing and kit. etc.

In recent years due to COVID-19, fundraising was put on hold, meaning the club is desperate to re-coup funds to contribute again during the 2022 Season.

It was agreed that the three fundraising focuses this season would be a Monster Raffle, the Rugby Club Dinner (on Saturday 30 July) and the Golf day, held later in the year.

The success of these events relies on the support of everyone in the Rugby Community. Please support the events above through your attendance and through selling raffle tickets when they become available. 

Another way you could help is by reaching out to your known contacts to donate prizes for the raffle and Rugby dinner. In the past, prizes have included accommodation in venues like Noosa and the Hunter Valley, services like photography sessions provided, not to mention memorabilia, tickets to events, toys or sporting gear for children, money can’t buy experiences with celebrities or adrenaline-based activities to name a few. The rugby supporters committee is asking the community to come together and consider how they, or someone they know could donate to these events.

Please contact myself mgillogly@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au or Rugby Club President Paul O’Neill: paoneill21@gmail.com if you can contribute in any way.

Dates for the diary

• Monday 4 July – Saturday 9 July – Opens Rugby Queensland Tour
• Saturday 23 July – ISA Round 3 vs Oakhill College – AWAY
• Saturday 30 July – ISA Round 4 vs Kinross Wolaroi - HOME
• Saturday 30 July – Rugby Club Dinner – Roseville Golf Club

Mr Martin Gillogly - Senior Rugby Convenor

SPX Rugby Supporters' Club

Saturday, 30 July - Roseville Golf Club - from 7.00 pm to 11.30 pm - Special Guest Speaker former Wallaby Ben Darwin.

Tickets $180 per head - includes drinks and canapés on arrival; three course meal; beer, wine & soft drinks - plus a complimentary $20 ticket in our raffle to be drawn on the night with the major prize of a three night ‘Port Macquarie Luxury Accommodation Get Away Experience’ valued at over $2,500 - (plus some surprises on the night!).

Book your tickets via the below TryBooking link from 10.00 am tomorrow (Thursday, 23 June).

https://www.trybooking.com/CAEGM 

Get in and book your tickets ASAP as initial indications are that we may well sell out early!

  Mr Paul O’Neill - President

SPX Rugby Supporters’ Club

Tel: 0418-634750

Email: paoneill21@gmail.com

Senior Football 

It was a tough week for many teams against a very strong St Patrick’s Strathfield. We now pause the season for the School Holidays, with training recommencing on Wednesday 20 July and games recommencing on Saturday 23 July.

Good luck to our 1st XI in the July Cup hosted at Oxford Falls.

Results 18 June

Mr Simon Yue - Senior Football Convenor

P&F Football Supporters' Club

Thank you

Thank you to the many volunteers from our wonderful SPX Football Supporters Community who gave their time to support our boys and the SPX Football Program, by selling raffle tickets and supporter gear, making coffee and being on the barbeque. Also thanks to those Supporters who made purchases. 

Thank you to Mr Couani, the SPX Rugby Supporters' Club, the SPX Canteen Team, The Oxford Falls Grounds Keepers, Our Senior and Junior Football Convenors and Sports Masters, The SPX Accounts Department and many others from the SPX Staff Team. So many people came together to support such a successful day of football, fundraising and fun, for our SPX Football Community.

It was wonderful to see so many in our Football Supporters Community, coming together whilst socialising and enjoying the games.

We will report on what money was raised in the next P&F meeting, so be sure to come along to that. 

Book now for the SPX Football Holiday Camp at Oxford Falls Campus

Monday 27 June 2022 to Wednesday 29 June 2022

Improve your football skills at the SPX Football Holiday Camp with Coerver Coaching.

Coerver Coaching holiday camps offer a fun-filled football experience. Each day will include Coerver Super Skills competitions and challenges, Ball Mastery, Coaching sessions focusing on developing effective use of skill, small sided Coerver Games, and a mini Coerver Cup Tournament.

Trybooking:        https://www.trybooking.com/UPLP

When:                  Monday 27 June 2022 to Wednesday 29 June 2022, 9.00 am to 12.00 pm

Where:                 SPX Oxford Falls Campus

Cost:                     $60 per day, single or multi-day tickets available

Transport Options:

• Parents to drop off and pick up boys from Oxford Falls    OR
• Bus transport available from SPX Chatswood Campus (for up to 53 students per day only)
  • 8.15 am bus will depart from Anderson St, front of school.  Bus to depart 8.30 am sharp.
  • 12.10 pm depart from Oxford Falls. Arrive at Anderson St SPX Chatswood Campus at 12.40 pm subject to traffic conditions

Bring: 

• Football boots, shin pads, football training clothes (SPX sports uniform not required)
• Water bottle with name clearly marked
• Sunscreen, cap and rain gear and sneakers (for indoor football play for wet weather)
• Food for snacks and lunch
• A football for skills practice
  • Coerver footballs are available for optional purchase for $20 on the Trybooking link
  • You can also bring a football from, or use one of the SPX training footballs
  • Years 5 to 7 to bring a Size 4 Football
  • Years 8 and above to bring a Size 5 Football

Mrs Lorna Hammond - SPX Football Supporters Club President

footballclub@pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au

ISA Tennis 

Last Saturday, marked our final games before breaking up for the holidays. Our players yet again brought some great gameplay to the courts on Saturday. 

We were played against St Andrews, Redlands and Oxley College but unfortunately our opposing teams were all too strong.

Congratulations goes to Nicholas Tozer, Spencer Anderson, Aiden Saraceno, Freddie Allert, Zachary Roman, Rohan Chang, Adam Fitrzyk, Jude Cuninghame & Samuel Hernandez-Martinez who all won their singles matches!

Thank you to all parents in Divisions 7 & 9 who accommodated the last-minute change of location. It was greatly appreciated. 

We now have our mid-season break. Training will resume on 19 and 20 July, and our first game for Term 3 will be on Saturday, 23 July.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Mrs Veronica Bamber - ISA Tennis Convenor

Athletics

Our Term 3 Athletics Season is fast approaching.

Key dates (Years 7-12):

• Sat 13 August – Warm-up Carnival – SOPAC
• Sat 20 August – Warm-up Carnival - SOPAC
• Sat 27 August – Warm-up Carnival - SOPAC
• Sat 3 September – Warm-up Carnival - SOPAC
• Sat 10 September – Warm-up Carnival – ES Marks
• ISA Representative Carnival– Tuesday 13 September - SOPAC

*PLEASE NOTE:  Training commences in the 2nd week of term as follows:

Where: Rotary War Memorial Athletic Track – Mowbray Rd West, Lane Cove

Time: 3.50 pm - 5.00 pm

Transport: Bus provided to and from Chatswood Campus

Who: Yrs 5 - 12 (All aspiring Senior School students welcome to attend)

What: Students train in disciplines with professional coaches (Throws, Jumps, Sprints and Distance)

Selection: ISA Selection will be based on a combination of House Carnival performance, Warm-Up Carnival performance and attendance at trainings/carnivals.

Mr Greg Virgona - Athletics Convenor

Winter Squash

The final round for the term was played last Saturday. Winter Squash will resume in week one next term with training and competition matches continuing. 

The firsts had a narrow loss despite Thomo Wilkins starting off the day well with a 3-0 victory. The seconds also lost despite Michael Krizan’s 3-1 victory and Matt Yee won 3-0 but wasn’t enough for SPX 3 to record a win. SPX 4 won on forfeit and SPX 5 lost despite a strong effort from Ben Mears. 

All players are encouraged to keep up their skills over the holiday period by getting on the squash court!

The draw for next term’s Pennant Matches is on: 

 https://www.sportyhq.com/league/view/2022-Junior-Winter-Pennant

Mr Justin Varjavandi - Winter Squash Convenor

jvarjavandi@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Senior Chess

The Metropolitan North NSWJCL competition round robin has ended for all Junior and Intermediate teams. 

Chess continues next term for our Senior teams.  They have two more rounds of competition.

22 July - Away

Ms Janelle Dempsey & Ms Denise Ramsey - Chess Convenors

CSDA Debating Competition 

The undefeated teams for 2022, 10A & 12B moved through to the Elimination Rounds along with the teams who have won 4 from 5 debates:  7A, 9B, 11B & 12A. 

Elimination 1 Round – Wednesday Week 8

We hosted zoom debates for the 7A, 9B, 11B & 12A teams in this Elimination 1 Round:  

• Year 7A team won against Holy Cross, Ryde, and moved straight to the Quarterfinals. 
• Year 9B won against St Patrick’s College and moved to the Elimination 2 Round. 
• Our Year 11B team, lost to Rosebank College and are out of the competition. 
• Year 12A won against St Paul’s, Greystanes and moved to the Elimination 2 Round.

Elimination 2 Round – Friday Week 8

We hosted Zoom debates for the 9B & 12A debates whilst 12B had a face to face debate:

•  Year 9B won against Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta with Year 8 student (Michael Cheah) debating for Year 9 that night. They moved to Elimination 3. 
• Year 12A won against Marist Brothers’ Parramatta and have moved to the Quarterfinals.
• Year 12B travelled to St Mary’s Cathedral School for the only face to face debate in these Elimination Rounds. They won and have moved to the Quarterfinals next term.

Elimination 3 Round – Wednesday Week 9

This evening we host two Zoom debates. 

• Year 9B, supported by our Year 8 debater (Michael Cheah), are against De La Salle College, Ashfield.
• Year 10A will be debating against Patrician Brothers’ College, Fairfield.

Our amazing adjudicators worked so hard last week on some difficult debates and with some difficult convenors which is not pleasant. We cannot thank them enough for their mentoring and guidance of our students. Our adjudicators supported all but three of our debate events last week. Tonight, our adjudicators all have other commitments so we will be relying solely on adjudicators from other schools for the 9B and 10A debates.   

Quarterfinals 22 July SO FAR…BUT WATCH THIS SPACE 😊

• 7A will debate St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown A Team
• 12A will be against Loreto College, Normanhurst A Team
• 12B will be against St Patrick’s College, Strathfield B Team

Debating has been impacted by COVID for the last two years and it is a credit to our students and their amazing coaches:  Angelo Fernando (Yr 7), Joshua Jones (Yr 8), Ms Leigha Zervakos (Yr 9), Ms Natasha Foley (Yr 10), Mr Luke McManus (Yr 11) and Mr Ryan Balboa (Yr 12) that we have come back in 2022 with so many teams: Year 7,9,10,11 and 12, through to the Finals series. It is also vital to acknowledge Ms Bettina Spanyik, the Junior School Debating Convenor for the skill that the Year 7A debaters have displayed this year.

Mrs Michele Waterson - Debating and Public Speaking Convenor

Basketball Awards

Congratulations to all our award winners from the summer season. Particular congratulations to our major award winners from the 1st V, Bailey Perkins and James Shahinian who took out joint MVP / Player of the Year.

In addition to the individual winners we recognise the two undefeated ISA teams who were presented with Certificates and Medals:

• Open 4th V 
• Open 7th V

ISA Basketball

Congratulations to Bailey Perkins, Stefan Senicic, James Shahinian and Chris Zilifian who were all presented with ISA Certificates for representative selection to the ISA 1st or 2nd Basketball.

Cross Country

Congratulations to our 8 ISA Cross Country representatives who recently participated in the CIS Cross Country Championships at Eastern Creek.  In particular, we wish Simon Magner the best after his 3rd placing, which saw him selected for the CIS team for NSW All Schools.

Mr Greg Virgona - Basketball and Athletics Convenor