St Pius X College Newsletter

Senior School Cocurricular Program 

  • Fixtures 11 November
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Mental Fitness Workshop
  • Senior Swimming
  • Squash
  • Tennis

Fixtures 11 November

Fixtures 11 Nov.pdf

Basketball

This week saw some strong results in the As and Es against St Pats and the Cs and Ds against Oakhill, with only 1 team in each division recording a loss.

The F teams recorded some close games but were unlucky against Oxley College at their home ground.

The B teams had very mixed results with good wins to the 14Bs and 17Bs against Stannies.

The 1st V had a nail-biting finish against Pats, holding off a late comeback to win by just 2 points. Aidan McNeilly (18 points) delivered some timely baskets in the second half and Flynn Pavely (17 points) threw down some thunderous dunks in traffic, leading our scorers for the day. Some notable contributions also from Max Wilcox and Nick Stepanian who each contributed 14 points to the tally. The team looks to extend their winning streak to 3 this weekend against a talented central coast team.

Mr Daniel Garrett - Basketball Convenor

Mrs Joanne Schuster - Assistant Basketball Convenor

 

From the Basketball Committee

Cake stall - this Saturday, 11 November

Please bake a cake, cupcakes, slice, biscuits or anything else for this Saturday. Baked goods can be dropped off at the canteen any time through the day from 7:30 am onwards. Savoury items can be heated in the oven if need be. All money raised will go towards the basketball program so it will benefit all basketball players.

 

Canteen volunteers needed for this Saturday

Please don't forget to sign up to help out at the Oxford Falls canteen, particularly the teams playing at home. The link follows:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ijw8qqsuz6-brjIXq3NiHMDxB5O62e6XWdWjEIcH62w/edit?usp=sharing

Many thanks.

The Basketball Committee

Cricket

Training

Monday – ISA (1st and 2nd XI) Squad

Tuesday – U13 (Senior School) and U14

Wednesday – ISA (1st and 2nd XI) Squad

Thursday – Junior School during sport. U15 and U17.

 

Bus departs OLD Church at 3:20 pm and returns to Anderson Street at approximately 5:30 pm. Players are to be attired in correct sport/cricket uniform. Training is compulsory and part of a cocurricular commitment. 

All training is facilitated by Cricket Appeal.

 

Hat-trick! Congratulations to Oliver Costain (U17 Purple) who took a hat-trick (three wickets on three consecutive balls) in 3 for 9 vs Peninsular.

 

ISA Round 3 

1st XI v Central Coast Grammar School at East Gosford   1st XI 10/159 (Darcy Aylmer 45, Toby Moran 23, Ollie Freeman 23, Patrick Frost 19, Lachlan Jurcevic 18) defeated Central Coast Grammar 47 School (Jared Fernandes 5 for 4, Lucas Gleeson 4 for 23).Playing away on the Central Coast, captain Darcy Aylmer won the toss for the fourth time in a row and decided to bat first. After the loss of two early wickets, the captain and opener Toby Moran played with intent to put on an enterprising 65 run stand. With the change of a ball, both batsmen lost their wickets however Ollie Freeman batted confidently in partnership with Pat Frost. Lachlan Jurcevic hit strongly towards the end of the innings which concluded after 34 overs.               

Tight bowling in the first spell leading up to drinks put the opposition behind the run rate. Darcy Aylmer’s ten consecutive overs maintained pressure as he conceded just three singles in his 60 balls. At 3 for 42 Central Coast were mounting a fightback but Jared Fernades bowled a devastating spell of 4.4 overs, taking five unassisted wickets (four bowled, one lbw). He showed the benefit of the simple method of bowling full and straight at the stumps. He was well supported by some clever left arm orthodox spin of Lucas Gleeson who deserved his four wickets. The team is commended for the way they bounced back from their previous disappointing performance.      

 Mr Rodgers and Mr Reay

 

2nd XI v Chevalier College at Oxford Falls #1         2nd XI 10/130 (Rohan Chang 26, Darcy Mills 25*, Max Lynn 17, Thomas Roche 17) defeated by Chevalier College 6/131 (Alex Burke 2 for 21, Rohan Chang 2 for 22, Max Lynn 1 for 23).   The 2nd XI won the toss and elected to bat on which looked like to be an excellent wicket against Chevalier College. However, after losing a wicket on the first ball of the innings things did not look good as wickets fell regularly. A lone hand from opener Rohan Chang (26) and some lower order hitting from Darcy Mills (25) managed to take the 2nd XI to 10/130 after a brief rain delay. Chevalier started off strong but a good spell from Alex Burke (2 for 21) brought the 2nd XI back into the game. Some good bowling from Rohan Chang (2 for 22) and a direct hit run-out from Darcy Mills wasn’t enough as Chevalier got over the line with 4 wickets to spare. The 2nd XI will be looking at the next game against St Patrick’s this Saturday.  

Alessio Spillane

Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Mental Fitness Workshop

In the spirit of Movember, please see below a flyer pertaining to a Mental Fitness Workshop being run by the Cricket NSW Foundation.

 

The Mental Fitness workshop was created by Alan Mantle BAppSSC M.A Applied Psychology who has been consulting to Cricket NSW since 2008.

 

The workshop is titled What Does It Take to be the Best I Can Be and is designed to provide young cricketers with positive psychology strategies and mental fitness techniques to empower participants with the mindset to succeed on and off the field.

 

The workshop is open to St Pius X College cricketers.  Parents are also welcome to join the two-hour workshop.  This is not a workshop exclusive to St Pius X College. Members of the general cricketing community will also be in attendance.

 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Tamara Lowe from Cricket NSW (tamara.lowe@cricketnsw.com.au) if you’d like more information.  

Mr Matt Stearn - Assistant Principal, Cocurricular

Senior Swimming

The Senior Swimming Squad will be competing at the St Patrick's College Invitational Carnival this Friday at Ryde Aquatic Centre. Could all swimmers please arrive at the pool at 7:00 pm for a 7:20 pm warm-up.

Students are to wear blue/black swimmers and a St Pius X swimming cap. Please wear closed-toed shoes to and from the pool. 

Final details will be given to the squad on Friday after the Sports Assembly. The team list of events is on the Student Noticeboard.

We welcome some Junior School swimmers to compete on Friday evening.

Parents and friends welcome to attend to support the team.

Ms Leisa Proc – Swimming Convenor

Squash

Results 4 November

One minute's silence for Lilie James from St Andrew's College, 4 November at Thornleigh Squash Centre.

Mr Joe Madani - Squash Convenor

Tennis

Players at the 10:00 am games were forced to run for cover several times with the rain. At midday, it was fortunate than only one match was unfinished as the skies opened with torrential rain. 

This week, I had the pleasure of umpiring a Green Ball match and was impressed by the calibre of play and sportsmanship. Luca Helmich combined strategic thinking and skill in outmanoeuvring his opponents with some un-gettable ball placements. Nicholas Halim was competitive with his focus and agility enabling him to return every point. Javian Foo and Harry Wortley’s pluck and perseverance delivered both some satisfying winning shots.

With three rounds remaining, check out your place on the competition ladder to tap into your competitive spirit: 

8:00 am teams,  here  

10:00 am teams, here

I am pleased to report that leading the Division One ladder is Boston Bannister (Year 8) and Jake Yu (Year 7) who have 14 out 15 possible points, losing only 1 set. 

Mrs Karen Keighery - NSTA Tennis Convenor