SPORT NEWS
McKINNON SC CROSS-COUNTRY: SMR RESULTS
2023 - Qualified State
McKinnon had 30 runners in the SMR Cross-Country finals at Cruden Farm on Thursday 22 June.
There were some exceptional performances on the day and we are pleased to announce the following students who have qualified for the State Finals:
- The 17-20 Girls team of Hannah Foran (4th), Annabelle Sakurai (8th), Keira Van der Linden (9th) & Caitlin Lyon (10th);
- the 15 Boys team of Luka Sideridis (1st), Peter Tran (10th), Benjamin Knox (12th) & Benny Baldwin (28th);
- Terry Tsakiridis (5th) in 17-20 Boys
- Timothy Roche (8th) in 16 Boys
- Eamonn Walker (8th) & Reece Carr (10th) in 14 Boys
- Matilda Kelleher (8th) in 14 Girls
- Frankie Hillier (6th) in 12-13 Boys
We congratulate all the runners on the day at the SMR Finals, and especially wish the 14 qualified students all the very best at the State Finals next term.
17-20 Boys
Terry Tsakiridis 5th
Ewan Daly 19th
17-20 Girls
Winner of team event - Hannah, Annabelle, Keira & Caitlin
Hannah Foran 4th
Annabelle Sakurai 8th
Keira Van der Linden 9th
Caitlin Lyon 10th
Gisele Hannequin 13th
Lily Baldwin 14th
Juniper Benkoe 27th
16 Boys
Timothy Roche 8th
Alex Rowe Hansen 31st
Finn Sharp 33rd
16 Girls
Milana Gavrilenko 22nd
15 Boys
Winner of team event - Luka, Peter, Benjamin & Benny
Luka Sideridis 1st
Peter Tran 10th
Benjamin Knox 12th
Benny Baldwin 28th
Mitch Collins 33rd
15 Girls
Tori Sam 31st
Freya Hunnisett 33rd
14 Boys
Eamonn Walker 8th
Reece Carr 10th
14 Girls
Matilda Kelleher 8th
Olin Buisman 18th
Evie Haywood 22nd
Noel Diep 29th
Evelyn Nash 44th
12-13 Boys
Frankie Hillier 6th
12-13 Girls
Kiara Malhotra DNR (1st at Kingston)
Jasmine Chilco-Burns 25th
Zoe Paech 29th
Note: McKinnon had 43 qualified runners, so 13 did not participate in today’s SMR finals.
STATE CROSS COUNTRY 2023 - UPDATE
McKinnon’s finest fifteen runners headed out to beautiful Yarra Glen on Thursday 13 July to compete in the State Cross Country championships. The grueling Yarra Glen racecourse track and surrounds were the scene for the 3km and 5km races that our students competed in.
There were some exceptional performances on the day and we are pleased to announce the following students who have won medals:
- The 17-20 Girls team of Hannah Foran, Annabelle Sakurai, Caitlin Lyon, Keira Van der Linden and Gisele Hennequin won the Silver medal in the team event;
- The 15 Boys team of Luka Sideridis, Peter Tran, Benjamin Knox and Benny Baldwin won the Bronze medal in the team event;
- Luka Sideridis of Year 9 won the Silver medal coming 2nd in the Boys 15 individual event.
We congratulate all the runners who competed on the day at the State Finals. To qualify to this level is an outstanding achievement in its own and we are proud of your efforts this year.
Full list of results:
12-13 boys 3km
Frankie Hillier 76th 13:18
14 girls 3km
Matilda Kelleher 24th 14:21
14 boys 3km
Reece Carr 71st 13:05
Eamonn Walker 82nd 13:39
15 boys 3km
3rd in team event
Luka Sideridis 2nd 10:35
Peter Tran 56th 12:20
Benjamin Knox 57th 12:21
Benny Baldwin 66th 12:33
17-20 girls 3km
2nd in team event
Hannah Foran 31st 14:26
Annabelle Sakurai 36th 14:46
Caitlin Lyon 38th 14:49
Keira Van der Linden 40th 14:54
Gisele Hennequin 44th 15:07
16 boys 5km
Timothy Roche 40th 19:22
17-20 boys 5km
Terry Tsakiridis 11th 17:47
Chris Hudd
Cross-Country Co-ordinator
YEAR 8 GIRLS BADMINTON - KINGSTON DIVISION CHAMPIONS
On Friday 16 June, the Girls Badminton competition team won the Kingston Division. During the weekly Round Robin games we played Brighton and it was a close match. We just won 104 - 101 (3 games apiece). It was an easier win against Parkdale 6-0.
We then progressed to the finals and defeated Bentleigh and Sandringham 6-0 to reach the Southern Metropolitan Finals.
We felt nervous at the beginning but once we started playing, everyone was extremely concentrated. We are all very excited and fortunate to have qualified for the regional finals and hopefully we win through to State.
Special thanks to our coaches Mrs Hooper and Mr Braniska in making this happen.
Honorary Leung, Linda Li, Danbi Choi, Serissa DMello, Michelle Cai & Matilda Ma
Girls Badminton Team
YEAR 7 GIRLS BADMINTON - KINGSTON DIVISION CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the Year 7 Girls who are the 2023 Kingston Division Champions!
They now progress to the Southern Metropolitan Finals after beating Beaumaris (5-1), Brighton (on points), and Parkdale (6-0).
Well done Nikhita Bharathy, Meena Abhhilash, Sofia Vranciancu, Avyana Girotra, Zaina Salil & Devika Rajesh.
The SMR finals are on Wednesday 16th August. Goodluck girls!
STATE LAWN BOWLS
Senior Lawn Bowls
On Tuesday 9 May, as Kingston Division and Southern Metropolitan Champions, the Senior team travelled across the city to play at Sunbury Bowls Club in the School Sport Victoria State Bowls competition. They were playing the best of the best! They had great success in the qualifying rounds with two wins beating Rutherglen (5-3) and Camperdown (7-5). They then progressed to the Semifinals but lost to Kyabram who regularly play for their local club. They were absolutely thrilled to finish 4th in the State!
Thank You to the McKinnon Bowls Club who offered their greens for practice. The team has been invited to join the McKinnon Lawn Bowls Club with a development coach to continue their involvement in the game.
Congratulations to Jack Lewis (Skip),Josh Haynes (Lead) & Alex Pantelios (2nd).
Junior Lawn Bowls
The McKinnon Junior Bowls team were also invited to the State Lawn Bowls. They fought exceptionally hard and played spectacularly but unfortunately missed out on the Semifinal. Most of the schools at the State level are from the state’s regional areas so they were grateful for the opportunity to play against these teams. They are looking forward to coming back next year stronger than ever.
Thank You to Mrs Hooper for organizing, supporting and driving us. What an incredible journey!
Congratulations to the junior team on their fine performance: Stephan Tale (Skip),Xavier Lynch (Lead) & Vicki Bui (2nd).
Carole Hooper
Head of Junior Sport/PE Teacher