Welcome to Ballarat High School Sports Corner for results of school events, School Sport Victoria (SSV) events and significant external sporting achievements from present and past students.

School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV Eureka Senior & Intermediate Basketball

On Wednesday 29th June BHS took four teams (Senior Boys & Girls, Intermediate Boys & Girls) to the SSV Eureka Senior & Intermediate Basketball event at Selkirk Stadium, Ballarat.

Senior Boys

Pool A – Beaufort Secondary College (25pts to 17pts), Mount Clear College A (24pts to 19pts), Mount Rowan Secondary College B (43pts to 26pts) and Phoenix College (24pts to 17pts).
Semi Final v Mount Clear College B (35pts to 11pts)
Grand Final v Phoenix College (45pts to 20 pts)
Result – Eureka Division Champions
Students involved: Floyd Brooks, Fletcher Farnsworth, Max Francis, Coda Lench, Jackson O'Brien, Levi Payne, Max Thomson, James Triantafyllopoulos, Kale Tuaine, Aiden Wiltsher
Coach – Regan Bradshaw

Senior Girls

Round Robin – Phoenix Secondary College (32pts to 15pts), Daylesford Secondary College (36pts to 9pts), SEDA College (21pts to 8pts), Woodmans Hill Secondary College (27pts to 8pts)
Grand Final v Phoenix Secondary College (31pts to 18pts)
Result - Eureka Division Champions
Students involved: Jayla Anstis, Kiara Castleman, Isabelle Harrison, Ella Kerr, Kaiya Mallia, Claire Mathison, Phoebe Rumble
Coach – Demi Thompson

Intermediate Boys

Pool B – Beaufort Secondary College (43pts to 6pts), Phoenix Secondary College A (9pts to 17pts), Mount Rowan Secondary College B (29pts to 2pts)
Semi Final v Woodmans Hill Secondary College (30pts to 15pts)
Grand Final v Phoenix Secondary College (19pts to 17pts)
Result - Eureka Division Champions
Students involved: Tyson Anstis, Rrez Campbell-Huruglica, Louis Clark, Harry Drain, Jake O’Rourke, Brody Rumble, Bourne Sri Dargon
Coach – Courtney McLean

Intermediate Girls

Pool A – Daylesford Secondary College (40pts to 6pts), Mount Clear College (21pts to 12pts), Mount Rowan Secondary College B (46pts to 8pts)
Semi Final v Mount Rowan Secondary College A (36pts to 4pts)
Grand Final v Mount Clear College (34pts to 4pts)
Result - Eureka Division Champions
Students involved: Matilda Benn, Hannah Branson, Ruby Cassidy, Mia Hayne, Dakodah Pearce, Eve Simpson, Kate Thomson, Lena Wiltsher
Coach – Kristy Trahair-Merrett

All four teams qualified for the SSV Greater Western Region competition at Selkirk Stadium, Ballarat.

SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 & 8 Soccer

On Thursday 6th August BHS qualified four teams (Year 8 Boys & Girls, Year 7 Boys & Girls) to the SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 & Year 8 Soccer event at Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility.

Year 8 Boys

Pool A – Ararat College (6 goals to 0 goals), Mercy Regional College (5 goals to 1 goal)
Grand Final v Trinity College (1 goal v 3 goals)
Result – Runners Up
Students involved: Adriel Agugo, Devon Cherry, Jonah Cherry, Arthur Den Ouden, Ramon Harman, Jaxon Ladiges, Kellen Manwaring, Flynn Mason, Tom Murray, Charlie Ridley, Abhimanyu Shaini Manu, Max Turnbull
Coach – Liam Towell

Year 8 Girls

Grand Final v Colac Secondary College (5 goals to 1 goal)
Result – Greater Western Region Champions
Students involved: Mackenzie Carter, Sabe Cooper, Eva Finley, Ava Garrod, Ella Hudson-Morgan, Rubie Kirkwood, Indi Manford, Ava Miller, Molly Parkinson, Sofia McKinnon, Maizie Walter Wak, Summer Wooding
Coach – Gillian Bennett

Year 7 Boys

Round Robin – Colac Secondary College (8 goals to 1 goal), Emmanuel College (6 goals to 2 goals)
Result - Greater Western Region Champions
Students involved: Sam Baxter, Archer Berechree, Toby Christie, Beau Davidge, Josh Ford, Darcy Hine, Connor McNamee, Charlie Quinlan, Lachlan Rykers, Levi Volpe
Coach – Liam Muscat

Year 7 Girls

Grand Final v Trinity College (0 goals to 3 goals)
Result – Runners Up
Students involved: Luella Butcher, Bree Danziger, Manshika Gounder, Evie Graco, Meika Logan, Maddie McLennan, Eva Piva, Layla Swards, Stella Turnbull, Harper Waters
Coach – Isla Greer

The Year 7 Boys and Year 8 Girls teams have now qualified for the SSV State Championships on the following dates:

Year 8 Girls – Thursday 3rd September
Year 7 Boys – Friday 4th September

SSV Intermediate State Badminton

On Thursday 12th August the Intermediate Boys & Girls teams qualified for the SSV State Intermediate Badminton event at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC).

Intermediate Boys

Pool A – Melbourne High School (0 sets – 38 points v 6-126), Charlton College (0-36 v 6-126), Viewbank College (0-42 v 6-126).
Result – 8th Place
Students involved: Lishanth Gobi Anand, Jay Kanthiya, Sam Murray, Kyle Pelicano, Cooper Wallis

Intermediate Girls

Pool A – Kambrya College (0-19 v 6-136), Weeroona College (1-84 v 5-115), Lalor Secondary College (0-67 v 5-126)
Result – 7th Place
Students involved: Alex Gladman, Franchesca Denise Perdio, Isabelle Rowe

Year 8 Girls

Round Robin – Beaufort Secondary College (2-42 v 1-38), Daylesford Secondary College A (0-23 v 2-30), Mount Clear College (0-14 v 2-30), Mount Rowan Secondary College (2-30 v 0-8), Woodmans Hill Secondary College (2-30 v 0-12).
R/U Final v Beaufort Secondary College (1-36 v 2-41)
Result – 4th Place
Students involved: Juliette Briodin, Maddi Kraulins, Charlie Lindsay, Sofia McKinnon, Maizie Walter Wak, Summer Wooding
Coach – Jill Muir

SSV Eureka Year 8 Volleyball

On Wednesday 12th August BHS took two teams (Year 8 Boys & Girls) to the SSV Eureka Year 8 Volleyball event at Daylesford Secondary College.

Year 8 Boys

Round Robin – Daylesford Secondary College A (1 set-33 points v 2-34), Daylesford Secondary College B (2-30 v 0-11), Mount Rowan Secondary College (2-30 v 0-14), Woodmans Hill Secondary College (2-39 v 1-32).
Grand Final v Daylesford Secondary College A (2-37 v 0-30)
Result – Runners Up
Students involved: Logan Brundell, Jonah Cherry, Devon Cherry, Ramon Harman, Jaxon Ladiges, Kellen Manwaring, Max Turnbull
Coach – Patrick Lynch

Year 8 Girls

Round Robin – Beaufort Secondary College (2-42 v 1-38), Daylesford Secondary College A (0-23 v 2-30), Mount Clear College (0-14 v 2-30), Mount Rowan Secondary College (2-30 v 0-8), Woodmans Hill Secondary College (2-30 v 0-12).
R/U Final v Beaufort Secondary College (1-36 v 2-41)
Result – 4th Place
Students involved: Juliette Briodin, Maddi Kraulins, Charlie Lindsay, Sofia McKinnon, Maizie Walter Wak, Summer Wooding
Coach – Jill Muir

1st Girls Netball Victory

Our 1st girl’s netball team had their first win against Ballarat and Clarendon College recently. After being 2 down at quarter time and 3 down at half time, the girls showed composure and determination and came away with a 4-goal win.

This marked our first senior girl’s netball win in over 5 years! Our senior cohort of netballers have an incredible skill set and immense potential. We’re very lucky to have such depth in our squad, each week our starting line-up can look completely different.

All of our goalers have been reliable and accurate, well supported by our midcourters: Lily, Dakodah, Brooklyn, Lena and Annabelle. While our defensive end is under sized, they do not lack heart and relentless effort.

Keep an eye out for the ever-improving BHS netballers!

Courtney McLean – Netball Coordinator

BHS Student News

Ballarat Football League Women U/14 & U/16 Awards Night

Congratulations to the following BHS students who won awards at the Ballarat Football League Women U/14 & U/16 Awards Night on Monday 17th August at Ballarat Golf Club.

U/14 Team of the Year – Indi Manford (Year 8), Kirby Robins-Fraser (Year 8), Ruby Leviston (Year 8)
U/16 Team of the Year – Ruby Graco (Year 9)

Junior Coach of the Year – Alex Oldaker (Year 12)

Ballarat Miners Junior Presentation Night

Congratulations to the following BHS students who won awards at the Ballarat Miners Junior Presentation Night on Sunday 16th August at Selkirk Stadium.

Addy Pearce (Year 7) – Girls 14.2 MVP Award
Ruby Cassidy (Year 9) – Girls 16.2 Coaches Award
Lena Wiltsher (Year 10)
- Karen Ashby Female Athlete of the Year Award
- Girls 18.1 MVP Award
Eve Simpson (Year 10) – Girls 18.2 Coaches Award

Ashley Rogers

Sports Coordinator

Ballarat High School is an enormous school and the Sports Department can’t keep track of all student sporting achievements. If your child has achieved a significant sporting achievement, can you please let the Sports Department know so we can highlight it in the school newsletter.

Emails can be sent to Ashley Rogers (ashley.rogers@education.vic.gov.au) or Robert Simmonds (robert.simmonds@education.vic.gov.au)

Ballarat High School Newsletter

Issue 13 · 20 Aug 2026

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