Sport & Co-Curricular

Senior Co-curricular Sports

Term 3 Information

What an incredible sporting season we have experienced with numerous girls proudly representing the College on Saturday, 15 August. This term, a total of thirteen teams made the finals, with four teams securing premierships. 

Congratulations to all teams and especially our grand final winners – 

• Year 11/12 Loreto 6 Netball – coached by Anita Marino 
• Year 10 Loreto 1 Netball – coached by Dan Pryor
• Middle Badminton Loreto 1 – coached by Gujie Qian
• Middle Badminton Loreto 2 - coached by Nigel Maycock and Annette Paech     

Well done to all our sports teams on a great season.  It was wonderful to see so many students having fun and participating in sport this winter. 

Term 4 Information

Thank you for completing the Term 4 Sports Nomination Form for Years 7-11.  Based on the nominations received, we have submitted teams to SACSSGSA.  

2026 Term 4 Nominations Received Years 7-11

We should find out the grading later in the term and we can then finalise teams and coaches. 

Intercol Competition 

On Wednesday, 26 August, Loreto played against Mary MacKillop in our annual intercollegiate competition, and what a fun afternoon it was! We played three games of netball and one soccer match, with Loreto securing all four shields.  Thank you very much to all the families who supported this event. It was wonderful to see so many people cheering on our Loreto teams. 

• Netball Years 7/8 – Loreto won 43 – 18 
• Soccer Years 7-12 – Loreto won 3-2
• Netball Years 9/10 – Loreto won 40-9
• Netball Years 11/ 12 – Loreto won 38-22

MVP – Alyssa Reed (Loreto College)

MVP – Poppy Clark (Loreto College)

MVP – Bronte Pryor (Loreto College)

MVP – Lila Pearson (Loreto College)

Knockout Competition

Year 9/10 Knockout Netball

Our Year 9/10 Knockout Netball team has successfully progressed through Rounds 1 and 2 and will now compete at the School Sport SA Finals Day on Wednesday, 16 September. We wish the team all the best for the finals and thank them for their excellent representation of Loreto.

Years 7–9 Football (AFLW)

Our Years 7–9 Football team will compete in Round 2 of the football competition on Friday, 4 September at Nuriootpa Football Club, where they will take on Nuriootpa High School, St Paul’s College and Heathfield High School. We wish the team all the best for Round 2!

Aerobics

On Friday, 28 August, our Year 10/11 Aerobics team will have the exciting opportunity to perform their routine at half-time of the Premier League Netball game at the Adelaide 36ers Arena.

The game commences at 8:40pm, with our students performing at approximately 9:15pm. Congratulations to the team on being selected for this fantastic performance opportunity. We wish them all the very best and hope they enjoy showcasing their hard work and talent in front of a large crowd!

We wish our aerobics teams the very best as they head to the Gold Coast to compete in the FISAF National Aerobics Championships on Saturday, 12 and Sunday, 13 September. 

This year, Loreto is proudly represented by nine teams, and we commend the girls on their hard work and dedication in reaching this level. Good luck to all competitors, we are cheering you on!

If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please contact me on Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au

Sophie Hage

Director of Sport and Sport Performance

Junior Co-curricular Sports

SAPSASA Athletics

Well done to our athletics team, who attended the East Adelaide SAPSASA Athletics Trials at Mile End recently.

It was a drizzly morning, but it soon turned into a perfect day. Our athletes performed exceptionally well in what is a very high-standard competition.

The following students won ribbons:

• Field Events
  • Eva P 1st in 11yo High Jump
  • Flora K 3rd in 10yo Long Jump
  • Estelle S 2nd in 11yo Discus
  • Estelle S 3rd in 11yo Shot Put
  • Alessia H 1st in 11yo Long Jump
• Track Events
  • Emily D 3rd in 11yo 800m
  • Tatum Y 1st in 10yo 1500m
  • Tatum Y 1st in 10yo 800m
• Team Events
  • 11yo Girls 2nd in 4 x 100m Relay (Lucy D-F, Eva P, Alessia H, Emily D)
  • 10yo Girls 3rd in 4 x 100m Relay (Hazel J, Tatum Y, Ruby VB, Cleopatra P)

Eva P, Alessia H and Tatum Y have all qualified to represent East Adelaide at the upcoming State Athletics Carnival.

Many thanks to Ms Powell for helping to support our students.

SAPSASA Hockey

Congratulations to Milan B (5G) and Madeline W (5B) who have been selected in the North-East Metro SAPSASA hockey team for the upcoming State Carnival. The girls participated in the Come n Try hockey program at Loreto this winter and then attended trial sessions at East Torrens Primary School over the last few weeks. The State Carnival runs from September 16-18 at the State Hockey Centre.

Good luck, girls!

Year 4 Netball

Our Year 4 netball teams are clicking into gear at the moment with both teams having good wins on the weekend. Let’s hope that playing our best netball at this time of year becomes a habit. In 12 months’ time, we’ll be on the eve of finals!

A fortnight ago, the Orange team were in a tight tussle against Marryatville Primary School. Scores were level with only minutes remaining. The crowd was getting anxious when up stepped Lily P at Goal Attack, sinking a crucial goal. The siren sounded soon after – winners by one! On the court next door, the Purple team went with 2 goals of toppling first-ranked Magill Primary School. An exceptionally good effort considering that we only had six players!

Netball Lightning Carnivals

Some of our netball teams have had a fun end to the season, playing an internal lightning carnival in place of their training recently.

On Thursday morning at Year 5/6 training, the Loreto Blue, Gold, Red and Silver teams mixed together to form 4 new teams. The matches were very even with all teams winning at least one game:

• 1st Blue team: 1 win and 2 draws (8 goals scored)
• 2nd Green team: 1 win and 1 draw (14 goals scored)
• 3rd Purple team: 1 win and 1 draw (9 goals scored)
• 4th Red team: 1 win (11 goals scored)

Then on Monday at Year 3 training, our Pink and Green teams split up into three new teams:

• 1st Purple team: 2 wins and 2 draws (7 goals scored)
• 2nd Blue team: 1 win and 1 draw (4 goals scored)
• 3rd Green team: 1 win and 1 draw (3 goals scored)

Many thanks to Claire B, who is out of action at the moment due to injury but helped me with both carnivals – running the electronic scoreboard, maintaining premiership tables and giving out awards to the winners. Thanks for your help, and hopefully we’ll see you back on the court soon!

Aerobics

It is almost go time for our aerobics teams, with our Junior teams performing at the National Championships on the Gold Coast on Sunday, 13 September. The teams and coaches are working extremely hard in the lead-up to the event. It is fantastic to see values such as discipline and work ethic being instilled in our students!

Let’s Dance

Our Loreto Swish Year 3 basketball team picked up their second victory of the term on Wednesday, with a strong 36-6 win over Walford. It is pleasing to see the team share the ball around, with Elouise and Lola F scoring their first points of the term. As soon as the final buzzer sounded, the team launched into their now traditional “funky chicken” victory dance with great enthusiasm. I’m not sure how the tradition started exactly, but it looks like it’s here to stay.

Please contact Ben Johnswood if you have any questions about Summer Sport – Ben.Johnswood@loreto.sa.edu.au

Ben Johnswood

Sports Coordinator