SPORT NEWS

Swimming Carnival Success

Last Tuesday saw Holy Trinity host the first ever 2-11 Swimming carnival at the new Inverell Aquatic Centre. The day was a fantastic success for our students, and a huge thank you to all the families who came along to support our students. A big congratulations must also go to all our students who competed and participated in such a wonderful way, and the overall behaviour on the day.

There was some outstanding swimming across all the age groups, with 33 of our students qualifying for the Dio carnival in week 5. We will announce the overall house champions at an upcoming whole school assembly, however a huge congratulations to the below individuals for their success in the race for Age Champions:

Age Group	Gender	Champion	Runner-up	3rd Place
8/9 Years	Boys	Dusty Stewart Alexander Butcher (Y2)		Ian Jung
8/9 Years	Girls	Matilda Andrews	Zara Caskey	Sophia Mill (Y2)
10 Years	Boys	Chayce Ridley	Hunter Staader	Matthew Daniel
10 Years	Girls	Annabelle Apthorpe	Camey Brown	Maddi Waddell
11 Years	Boys	Harrison Myers	Harvey Edwards	Hunter Brazier
11 Years	Girls	Kendall Brown	Sophia Sutton	Harlow Lea
12 Years	Boys	Zach Andrews	Ralph Mill	Hamish Webb
12 Years	Girls	Sophie Wait	Isabel Caskey	Ayda Murphy
13 Years	Boys	Kash McPhillips	Dane Sutton	Fergus Lea
13 Years	Girls	Marlie Moffitt	Sienna Irwin	Milla Lynch
14 Years	Boys	Louis Wait	Billy Pagden	Stephan Prosser
14 Years	Girls	Lucy Miller	Pippa Butcher	Sophie Foley
15 Years	Boys	Beau Butcher	Lachlan Tindall / Kane Cameron
15 Years	Girls	Savannah Golding	Isabella Siemon	Zara Butcher
16 Years	Boys	Kobe Butcher	Max Sweeney	Ryan Horwood
16 Years	Girls	Sophie Neppl	Tamsin Pettiford	Madyson Higgins / Bethany Pearse
Open	Boys	Aksel Hutchings	Jacob Robinson
Open	Girls	Laura Cameron

Upcoming Armidale Diocesan Primary Winter Sport Trials

Trials for the ACS Rugby League, Netball, Hockey, and Soccer teams will be held in Armidale on Friday, 6 March.

Due to restrictions on the number of students we can send, we will be holding internal school trials during Snack in Week 5 to finalise our teams. If you are interested in representing the school, please ensure you:

Provide consent via the Compass event by this Friday.

Further details can be found on Compass.

Polding Cricket Representation

Good luck to Ava Coleman, who is competing this week in the NSWPSSA Girls Cricket Championship in Armidale. Representing the Polding team at this level is a significant achievement and a testament to her hard work. We wish Ava and her teammates the very best of luck in the tournament.

Futsal

Holy Trinity will be looking to enter sides in the 2026 New England School Futsal Titles, held on 24th March at The Den in Armidale.

In coming weeks students eligible for Under 10's and Under 12's (both boys and girls) will be given an opportunity to put their names down.

Please keep an ear out for more information in Week 5!

Secondary Sport Representative Opportunities

Students interested in any of the following trials are to see Mr Myers:

NSWCCC Opens Volleyball Trials - due 18th February
NSWCCC 15yrs and under Volleyball Trials - due 4th March
NSW All Schools Triathlon and Aquathon - due 18th February
NSWCCC 18yrs and under Tennis Trials - due 11th February
NSWCCC 18yrs and under Baseball Trials - due 18th February
NSWCCC 18yrs and under Softball Trials - due 13th February