Sport

Primary School Sports Days Umpiring

Our College was invited to support the local Primary Schools by supplying voluntary umpires for their winter sports carnivals. On Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd May, we attended the World Centre Netball Courts, West Bairnsdale Oval and the Paynesville Sporting Precinct with 14 community minded students with previous umpiring experience, who jumped at the chance to get some fresh air and represent our College.

Many of them enjoyed umpiring their old primary schools with previous teachers mentioning how much they had grown up and what a fantastic job they were doing. Throughout the sporting carnival the students showed much maturity and confidence in their very important roles. It is important to recognise the integral role that umpire and officials play in sporting events and programs.

Thankyou from the East Gippsland Primary Schools sporting community.

Success for Jack

On Thursday 16th May, Year 10 student Jack travelled up to Wagga Wagga for the NSW State Skeet Championships at the National Grounds. Competitors travelled from around the country with most States represented. Jack was competing in A grade and as a Junior.

The competition started on Friday 17th with shooters to shoot 50 targets in the NSW State Skeet 20-gauge championship for event one. Event two was the 50 target NSW State Skeet 28-gauge championship and event three was the NSW State Skeet 50 target 410-gauge championship. On Saturday was event four which was the NSW State Skeet doubles championship, which was a 50 target event where two targets are thrown at the same time crossing in the middle. Event five was the NSW State Skeet 12-gauge handicap championship. Jack’s handicap grading is A1. Sunday was the last day of competition with event six being the NSW State Skeet 100 target 12-gauge championship. 

Jack's results were as follows:

Event 1 - NSW State Skeet 20-gauge Championship - Junior Winner

Event 2 - NSW State Skeet 28-gauge Championship - Junior winner, 2nd and silver medal in A grade

Event 3 - NSW State Skeet 410-gauge Championship - Junior winner

Event 4 - NSW State Skeet Doubles Championship - Junior winner

Event 5 - NSW State Skeet handicap Championship - did not make the shoot off

Event 6 - NSW State Skeet 100 Target Championship - Junior winner

Event 7 (overall combination of scores from events 1,2,3 & 6) - NSW State Skeet Champion of Champions - Junior winner

Event 8 (overall score from all events) NSW State Skeet High Gun Junior winner 

Overall, it was a fantastic experience and Jack is now looking forward to his next competition.