Sports Academy News

USA Basketball Trip - 2025

Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2025 USA Basketball Trip. This incredible opportunity is available to all Lowanna College students - please express your interest on the below form.

Please note, this trip was originally planned for late 2024 but has been changed to 2025.

https://forms.office.com/r/Wp3aXJ8nET

Nationals Countdown

23 more days until our basketballers head to the Gold Coast for Nationals! A reminder that the final payment is due on Wednesday 15 November.

NRL VIC Harmony Cup Carnival 

On Saturday 14 October, Sports Academy student Max Plummer represented Australia in the NRL Victorian Harmony Cup at Seabrook Reserve, Broadmeadows.

He played against Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands and New Zealand.

Weekend Golf

Sports Academy student Bella Taylor played in the ladies 18-hole Stable Ford Competition with special guests on 3 courses in Melbourne on Sunday 15 October. Bella finished 2nd overall for the day with 38 points out of 62. Well done!  

AFL Star Jacob Konstanty Visits the College 

We were very excited to welcome back past Lowanna College Sports Academy student and current Sydney Swans AFL player Jacob Konstanty to the College a couple of weeks ago. Jacob visited early on Tuesday morning to join the AFL session with the Sports Academy students, Gippsland Power coach Scotty McDougal and Mr Chandler. 

Newborough Junior Football Club Awards

Congratulations to Sports Academy student Campbell Delaney who was awarded Newborough Junior Football Club's Most Disciplined Award. 

Lowanna College and Gippsland Power Tee off on Mental Health- Mindful Aus 

On Friday 20 October for the second year in a row, Lowanna College students and Gippsland Power players teed off for Mental Health. Seb Amoroso and Lane Ward accompanied by fellow students Tom Matthews, Brodie Atkins, Sports Academy Director Allan Chandler and Sydney Swans and past Lowanna College student Jacob Konstanty took on the challenge of completing 72 holes of golf in under 3 hours.

The boys achieved this, running over 20 kilometres and raising over $2,500 towards the Tyson Bale Memorial Fund. 

If you wish to donate to the fundraiser, click here. 

Year 7 Cricket 

On Wednesday 18 October our Year 7 boys participated in the first round of cricket in Warragul. The boys won all their games. On 26 October they went to Sale for the Regional round where they played against Sale Catholic College and after a close game, they lost in the last over. Fantastic effort boys. 

Gippsland Champions

Congratulations to our Year 7 Girls Basketball Team who have now qualified for the State Finals on the 14th of November! They defeated Nagle College 55-5, then defeated Sale Catholic College 42-26 and finished with a comprehensive 43-7 victory over the fancied Foster side. Really impressive on court display of basketball, teamwork and sportsmanship. 

Gippsland United Basketball Announcements 

Congratulations to a large group of our Sports Academy students who were listed in their age group for Gippsland United. 

U18.2 Boys

Brody Young 

Preston Laidlaw

Owen Harrington

U18.1 Boys

Riley Morehu

Tom Matthews

Callum Ross

U18.1 Girls 

Dominique Potter

U16.2 Boys 

Nathan Hollensen

U16.1 Boys

Cooper Belsham

U16.2 Girls 

Kayla Pearless

U16.1 Girls

Liv Ouchirenko

Virginia Daley

Upcoming Events:

3/11 Melbourne Victory (Soccer)

8/11 State Volleyball

9/11 Year 7 Girls Cricket 

14/11 Year 7 Girls State Basketball 

26/11-1/12 Nationals (Basketball) 

Timetable for afterschool training sessions

Monday (lunchtime) 1.25-2pm Soccer

Tuesday 7.30-8.20am AFL Academy

Wednesday 3.15-4.05pm Cricket

Thursday 7.30-8.20am National Basketball Training 

Thursday 3.15-4.15pm Volleyball

Friday 3.30-4.30pm Golf (Yallourn Golf Club)