Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities 

• Fixtures 16 September
• From the Senior Sports Master
• Sport and ISA Champions
• Summer season
• Winter Squash
• Athletics
• Cricket
• Basketball
• Football

Fixtures 16 September 

From the Senior Sports Master

Congratulations to the following students who received Gold and Silver Colours at the Cocurricular Colour Awards ceremony last week.

These awards are given to students for excellence, commitment, encouragement and service in a particular cocurricular sport or activity.

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master

Sport and ISA Champions

With the completion of the Winter Sports Program the College was very pleased to present the sports awards to the many students who have shown particular skill and dedication in their chosen disciplines. On Monday 11 September awards were presented to Athletics, Rugby and Football players for a range of successes including ISA honours and many team awards. It was encouraging to see a number of students come forward to be presented multiple awards that indicated their abilities across a range of sports.

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master

Summer season

As we begin our summer season of sport, with District Cricket having commenced last Saturday, could I please ask you to ensure that your sons are in the correct uniform for their chosen sport.

Where students are attending as spectators, they must still be in full sports uniform or winter uniform.

Where required, please also be aware that students must only wear a college navy blue cap when playing. The pink supporters caps are not for student use.

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master

Winter Squash  

Term Three Finalists Saturday 9 September

SPX 3 Michel Krizan & Max Spurr - Lost Grand Final finishing 2nd place in Div 2.

SPX 5 Liam Tumulty & Cameron Giang – Won play off finishing 3rd place in Div 4.  

SPX 8 Jake Desertine & Gavin Bae – Lost Grand Final finishing 2nd place in Div 5. 

SPX 9 Jakobe Kum & Sachin Windsor – Won play off finishing 3rd place Div 9.   

A great effort by Liam Tumulty to reserve, playing up a division and securing a great win. Well done to all squash players for their winter season, I hope they enjoyed the competition and improved their skills. A special thanks to SPX staff members Mr Joe Madani and Ms Michele Waterson for their generous support throughout the season.

Register now for the summer squash season, starting soon in Term 4 and continuing in 2024.   

Mr Justin Varjvandi - Winter Squash Convenor

Athletics 

Athletics

Our athletes concluded their final Athletics Invitational Carnival of the season on Saturday, 9 September, at ES Marks. Once again, we had the privilege of witnessing remarkable progress among our young athletes, with many achieving personal bests (PBs). 

This event served as an excellent warm-up for the ISA Championships. We extend a special mention to Lachlan Chan, who, in his first year attempting Shot Put, Discus, and Javelin, consistently achieved PBs in all three disciplines. Additionally, our Javelin prodigy, Andrew May, set a new personal best, surpassing an impressive 52 metres. 

We commend the dedication of all our athletes who participated on this day: Patrick Cornes, Lachlan Chan, Benjamin Fogale, Ryan East, Max Barnett, Bradley Newman, James Patchett, Xavier Davidson, Antonio Calcarao, Lukas Vivot, Myles Jory, Christian Wong, Sam Cooper, Hamish Tooher, PJ Marren, Matthew Hunt, Finley Peake, Andrew May and Lucas Hamill. Congratulations to all!

ISA Carnival

Following on from yesterday's ISA Carnival, we are still awaiting final scores for the event.

We will post these in next week's Woodchatta.

Athletics Pathways

At the conclusion of our school's athletics season, individuals who are eager to continue their journey in athletics may find it worthwhile to explore the opportunities presented by Athletics NSW All Schools. The registration deadline for those aged 12 to 15 is rapidly approaching, with entries closing on 22 September.

Link here: https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events-page/2023-nsw-all-school-championships/Links to an external site. 

Mrs Leanne Lee – Cross Country and Athletics Convenor 

Cricket

MWJCA SPX playing shirts

Some players are without an SPX Cricket blue playing shirt. 

SPX Cricket blue playing shirts are available from the uniform shop (please be aware the uniform shop is only open Monday - Wednesday 8:00 am - 1:30 pm).

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.

Fixtures

MWJCA Round 2 – Saturday 16 September 2023

U12/2 Blue v CPCC Lightning @ Oxford Falls #2 (1:00 pm start)

U13/2 Black v St Augustine’s White @ Millers Reserve #1 (8:00 am start)

U13/1 Gold v CPCC Gigawatts @ Dee Why Oval (8:00 am start)

U14/2 Red v BYE

U14/1 Green v Seaforth Thunder @ Nolans Reserve #1 (8:00 am start)

U15/1 Yellow v St Augustine’s Gold @ Oxford Falls #2 (8:00 am start)

U17 Purple v Peninsula Kingfishers @ Terrey Hills (8:00 am start)

Teams are requested to confirm match locations via PlayHQ on Friday evening for any late changes.

Results MWJCA Round 1 – Saturday 9 September 20023

U12/2 Blue 7/101 defeated by Seaforth Smashers 3/102

U13/2 Black BYE

U13/1 Gold 7/102 defeated by Wakehurst 7/153

U14/2 Red 7/99 defeated by Beacon Hill Blasters 8/120

U14/1 Green 10/74 defeated by St Augustine’s 2/200

U15/1 Yellow 10/81 defeated by CPCC Force 2/86

U17 Purple BYE

Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Basketball

Pre-season fixtures have been scheduled for 13A & B, 14A & B, 15A & B, 17A and 1sts. These fixtures will take place this Saturday 16 September against St Aloysius' (please see below). 

St Aloysius – Dalton Hall

8:00 am: 13B

9:00 am: 13A

10:00 am: 14B

11:00 am: 14A

Oxford Falls

8:00 am: 15B

9:00 am: 15A

10:00 am: 17A

11:00 am: 1sts

Mr Daniel Garrett - Basketball Convenor

Football

Are your sons missing the football season? Please see details below regarding COERVER Football camps and Academy Trials.

Coerver Coaching Sydney North Shore would like to extend an invitation to students to join our upcoming Performance Academy Trials on 8 October. 

Coerver Coaching is a Global football coaching program for both boys and girls. They have been operating worldwide for the past 39 years. Partnered with Adidas (for 29 years), Coerver Coaching is the World’s No 1 football skills teaching method, suitable for players of all ages and ability levels.

For more information, please go to: https://coerver.com.au/performance-academy-programs

Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor