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Volleyball

Volleyball - Interschool Sport 

The Year 7 Interschool Sports Nillumbik round was held on 26 March. Eltham teams had participated in the Beach Volleyball Schools Cup a couple of weeks prior, so we were well prepared for their first indoor event of the year. This was the first indoor outing for Eltham’s newest generation of Volleyball players. 

 

All teams demonstrated great improvement and application to the skills and formations they had been taught, and were well supported by their Year 9 coaches and Ms Turner. 

 

A big thank you to the Year 8 students who helped umpire throughout the day.

 

Both Year 7 teams that played in division 1 were undefeated after the round robin stage. In the final, their opposition started strongly, and both teams found themselves down a set. However they showed great resilience and staged a comeback. Both teams won two sets to one. With these wins Eltham High School has won every Division for both boys and girls in 2024. 

 

Year 7 Boys Division

1st Place: Eltham - Gilbert Shaw (Pakana House), Rory Collins (Skipper House), Xavier Risteski (Pakana House), Callum Geddes (Skipper House), Joshua Goodman (Skipper House), Zain Seedeen (Everard House), Yorke Murray (Toner House), Dane Hamilton (Everard House), Jackson Prangley (Pakana House), Quinn Faldon (Everard House).

 

Eltham - Thomas Rewell (Toner House), Oliver Allen (Skipper House), Vincent Saaf (Everard House), Connor Collins (Toner House), Cooper Wain (Everard House), Max Haeusler (Pakana House), Campbell Harford (Skipper House), Jesse Porter (Everard House), Lachlan Corbert (Everard House), Joshua Laing (Skipper House).

 

Year 7 Girls Division 

1st Place: Eltham - Erin Kellow (Everard House), Chloe Peters (Pakana House), Chloe Shead (Pakana House), Zara Colbert (Pakana House), Amelia Clarke (Everard House), Lou Fairclough (Toner House), Stefanie Wendler (Everard House), Ashlyn Blair (Toner House), Rachel Quinn (Toner House). 

 

Eltham - Janee Dexter (Everard House), Cinta Hasseldine (Skipper House), Phoebe Carstens (Toner House), Juliet Hepplestone (Everard House), Isabella Jardine (Everard House), Ella Resciniti (Pakana House), Mia Cheah (Everard House), Jasmine Ernest (Skipper House), Indie Maylea (Toner House).

 

The Eltham Senior Volleyball teams were the first to compete in the Northern Metropolitan Region round in Volleyball. This was the first opportunity for the newly selected Open Teams to play together. 

 

The Open Girls team has 7 players returning from 2023. They are joined by four Year 11s and one Year 10. With so much depth and experience, the team won the day and progress to the state final. 

 

The Open boys also successfully won the NMR round and proceed to the state finals. Whilst the team only has three returning players from last year's Open team, the squad consists of 8 Year 12s who have played together for many years. Their teamwork and understanding of each other's game will be a big asset this year. 

 

Eltham Open Girls Team 2024: Indie Egglestone (Year 12, Toner House), Willow Priest (Year 12, Pakana House), Mary Robinson (Year 12, Toner House), Eloise Taggert (Year 12, Everard House), Abbey Vaughan (Year 12, Pakana House), Anaye Copeland (Year 12, Skipper House), Lucy Ditcham (Year 11, Skipper House), Kennedy Cesari-Ford (Year 10, Everard House), Sophie Thompson (Year 11, Skipper House), Ally Brooks (Year 11, Everard House), Summer Priest (Year 11, Pakana House), Madison Gibbs (Year 11, Toner House).

 

Eltham Open Boys Team 2024: Jude Chamberlain (Year 12, Toner House), Ethan Thompson (Year 12, Skipper House), Brodie Perrett (Year 12, Toner House), Max Poliness (Year 12, Everard House), Darcy Shead (Year 12, Pakana House), Jesse Todd (Year 11, Toner House), Daniel Svent (Year 11, Pakana House), James Macdonald (Year 12, Pakana House), Haydn Kofoed (Year 12, Skipper House), Jacob Sail Dilnot (Year 12, Pakana House).

 

Volleyball - Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championship

Congratulations to our Eltham High School students that recently represented Victoria at the Australian Junior Championships. Overall, Victoria finished second to Queensland as champion state, and it is great to see Eltham students contribute to Victoria’s overall success. A special mention to Mayra Pacioni (Year 9, Skipper House) who secured a silver medal in the under 15 girls division. Josh Goodman (Year 7, Skipper House) won a gold medal with his team in the under 14 boys division. Congratulations. 

 

Eltham High Scho Victorian Representatives

  • Josh Goodman
  • Mayra Pacioni
  • Ben Goodman
  • Kennedy Cesari-Ford 

 

ANTHONY YOUNG, Volleyball Coordinator