Sports

Tasmanian All Schools Mountain Bike Championships

By Anthony Petty, Years 7-12 Co-curricular Co-ordinator

We had some fantastic results in the Tasmanian All Schools Mountain Bike Championships on Friday 20 May. We had only two students attend - the Johnstons. Lucy came second in the under 15 girls category, she is in Year 7! Oliver came 5th in the under 17 category. This is the premier youth cross country race in the state and was hotly contested.

Division 1 Girls Hockey Team Win

A big congratulations to our Div 1 Girls Hockey team for winning their final against Guilford Young College 2-0 on June 30, in an outstanding team performance. The skill level on display from both teams was of high quality. The girls were undefeated all season and will now contest the State final later in Term 3. Well done girls!

Tasmanian Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships

A team of 38 Friends’ students participated in the Tasmanian Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships at Symmons Plains in late June. In cold and breezy conditions all of our students put in a great effort on the day.

Congratulations to the following students who gained top 3 placings:

Alexander Kwa - U20 Men - 1st

Violet Owen - U14 Women - 1st

Sophie Connolly - U18 Women - 1st

Maeve Bylsma - U18 Women - 3rd

...and to the following students who were top 6 and have been invited to compete in the Tasmania team.

Isaac Dixon - U15 Men - 4th

Imogen Lennon - U16 Women - 5th

Oliver Thiessen - U16 Men - 4th

High School Sports Gala Day

On Thursday 23 June, girls from Years 9 and 10 travelled to Launceston to participate in the St Patrick's College, Launceston, Year 9 Sports Gala Day.

The Basketball team played two games against the St Pat's team winning 31-16 in the first game, while narrowly going down 37-48 in the second game.

In the AFL football game, Friends’ had a terrific game in wet and slippery conditions and had the upper hand on the opposition with a final score of 117 to 0.

This day was a great showcase for sport and building healthy connections. The girls showed great spirit throughout the day and represented the School with pride.

Tasmanian Primary Schools Cross Country Championships

Forty Friends’ students from Years 4 to 6 participated in the Tasmanian All Schools Cross Country at Symmons Plains on June 21. We are extremely proud of all our competitors who raced against other students from around the state. Each race had close to 300 competitors. Special mention to Sophie West who came in the top 10 in the 12 year-old girls event.

Years 7-12 SSATIS Cross Country

Friends' students put in an incredible effort at the Years 7-12 SSATIS Cross Country carnival held around Soldiers Memorial at the Domain on Thursday 26 May. The Friends’ team won 8 out of 9 shields in very cold and trying conditions, in an outstanding team performance. Congratulations to the following top 3 place-getters:

Violet Owen 1st U13 Girls

Eli Swan 2nd U13 Boys

Jemima Lennon 1st U15 girls

Imogen Lennon 3rd U15 Girls

Sam Castle 1st U15 Boys

Henry Little 2nd U15 Boys

Ale Fisher 1st U14 Boys

Isaac Dixon 2nd U14 Boys

Oliver Johnston 3rd U16 Boys

Sophie Connolly 1st Open Girls

Maeve Bylsma 3d Open Girls

Xander Kwa 2nd Open Boys

Zac Menadue 3rd Boys

Pennant 1st place

U13 Girls

U13 Boys

U15 Boys

U16 Boys

Open Boys (=1st)

Shields - 1st place

Girls Junior Shield

Girls Aggregate

Boys Senior Shield (=1st)

Boys Junior Shield

Boys Aggregate

Co-Ed junior shield

Co-Ed Senior Shield

Co Ed Aggregate

Years 3-6 JSSATIS Cross Country

Congratulations to the 55 students from Morris Primary Years who competed in the JSSATIS cross country carnival at Rokeby Police Academy during Term 2. In perfect winter conditions, the students from Years 3-6 participated to the best of their ability and we are extremely proud of each and every one of them.

Special mention to placegetters:

Year 6 Girls: Sophie West 2nd

Year 6 Boys: Lawrence Paplos 2nd & Roscoe Lawler 3rd

Year 4 Boys: Lehan Redwig 2nd

Year 3 Boys: Leo Barretto-Vanderstaay 1st

Well done!

The Mercury captured a photo finish of Leo and Tom and not even a lost shoe could deter Leo from taking out a dead heat in the Year 3 race. Article below and photo gallery here (you must have a Mercury paid subscription to view)

Firsts Boys AFL Football Team

By Shaun O’Rourke - Deputy Principal

Building upon the recent success Friends' has had in offering an AFL football experience, for the first time in a long time Years 10, 11 and 12 boys formed a Firsts Football Team for 2022 in Term 2.  

Significant interest from the boys in Year 12 drove the demand and John White as Head of Sports worked with other schools to build a roster for midweek games.  Last year, the boys team played one match with Guilford Young College and this year we extended this to three games.  The hope is that we extend this to have other independent schools join this midweek roster in 2023.

While some of our players play club football, the vast majority of the team were either playing AFL football for the first time or were re-joining AFL after a long time away.  Training and matches provided an excellent opportunity for the boys to get to know students from other year levels and also build some school spirit.  It also helped that we won all three games and the consensus was that we would like to build upon this success and aim for 5+ games with at least two other schools in 2023.

Thank you to John White and all of the boys who turned up to play and / or help out.  It was also fantastic to have so many supporters at all of the games.  If you are interested in joining an AFL team, or would like to start a new team in the future please let either John White or myself know.

National Teams Sailing Championships 2022

By Chris Wood

Friends' students from Years 7 to 12 competed in the National Teams Sailing Championships at Georges River in Sydney from July 5 to 10. We had two teams competing with students ranging from Years 7 to 12. All sailors put in a fantastic effort with our helms displaying excellent boatspeed and strong tactical decision making. The series was sailed in a variety of wind conditions with an instant elimination final series sailed in 25 knot winds on the final day. Our Friends' 1 team placed 8th and our Friends' 2 team placed 18th. We have a number of younger sailors coming up through the ranks and thanks to the guidance and leadership of our Clemes sailors, the future of team sailing at Friends' looks strong.