Sports Newsletter
AFL 9’s Football
Well done to all our students that played in the AFL 9’s competition last Tuesday at the Colac Central Reserve. We had two teams entered in the boys and girls competition. All four teams did very well and it was great to see their skills improved over the day. The two Sacred Heart Black Teams (boys/girls) were the winners on the day and will now progress to the Greater Western Regional Final on Wednesday 11th September at Victoria Park, Ballarat.
(More information will be sent out via PAM)
Colac Division Badminton Tournament
This Friday 16th August the Colac Division Badminton Tournament will be held at the Badminton courts at the Colac Showgrounds. Our older students have been working hard on their badminton skills in the PE classes and also in their recess and lunch breaks. Selected students will travel by bus to this event. The bus will leave Sacred Heart at 9:00am and return at 2:00pm. Students will need to wear their sports uniform and bring along their fruit, snacks, lunch and drink bottle. A reminder that badminton students cannot have a lunch order this week.
(More information will be sent out via PAM)
Tenpin Bowling
Each term we work on different sporting skills in the Physical Education classes. In year 3 one of the upcoming skills is Tenpin Bowling. Our Year 3 students on Friday 23rd August, will travel by bus to the Colac Tenpin Bowling Centre to practice their skills. The bus will leave Sacred Heart at 11:30am and return at 2:30pm. Tenpin Bowling will start at 12:00 noon. After their bowling lesson, the Year 3 students will walk over to the Memorial Square to have a picnic lunch (no lunch orders for these classes on this day). Students will need to wear their sports uniform.
Please note: The Year 3 students who have Sacramental practise at the church earlier on this day, will walk from the church with Mrs McGuane to the Tenpin Bowling Centre.
(More information will be sent out via PAM)
Regional Lawn Bowls
The Regional Lawn Bowls Final is getting closer. Therefore our three winning teams must swing into action and start training. The Regional event will take place on Wednesday 4th September at the Sebastopol Bowling Club, Ballarat.
The Sacred Heart Lawn Bowls team will travel to the Colac Bowling Club (by the Lake) on Friday 23rd August for a practise. We will leave Sacred Heart by bus at 9:00am and return at 10:45am.
(More information will be sent out via PAM)
Colac All-Girls Superkick
AFL Barwon are offering a program for girls interested in football. This program is called the Colac All-Girls Superkick. This will start on Wednesday 21st August from 4:15 – 5:15pm at the Western Oval (please see flyer on our Community page of the newsletter)
Colac Division Golf Tournament
This week is the last chance for students to put in an entry form for the Colac Division Golf Tournament. This will take place on Friday 30th August at the Colac Golf Club. The day will commence at 9:15am and finish at 1:15pm.
This is open to all students in Year 5 and 6 who enjoy the game and would like to participate in a modified 9 course game of golf. Students who enter the tournament must have an adult to walk around the course with them. The adult responsibilities include safety, etiquette and scoring where necessary.
Please Note: We must have 1 adult to every 3 children, so you may be able to make an arrangement with friends. These helpers must have a current Working With Children Check. Interested students can collect an entry form at the school gym. The cost for the day is $5.00.
Winter Sport – Round 3
On Friday 23rd August our Year 5 and 6 students will compete against St Mary’s Primary School in Round 3 of the Winter Sport Competition. This will take place at St Mary’s Primary School. Our students will travel by bus to St Mary’s. The bus will leave Sacred Heart at 11:40am and return at 1:20pm. The sports offered by St Mary’s are Football, Netball, Soccer, Volleyball, T-Ball and Hot Shot Tennis.
Students will need to wear their sports uniform and bring along the appropriate uniform for their selected sport. Drink bottles will also be needed. Students can still have a lunch order on this day.
Netball Victoria School Championships
On the 24th July our Sacred Heart netball team played in the 2024 Netball Victoria School Championships in Melbourne. On the day we were runners-up by a very small percentage. We have been invited back to the competition due to the fact that we and the top side were 20 points each. This is fantastic news for the girls, and they will now travel to the Victorian School Championship Finals on Tuesday 27th August. The girls will travel by bus to this event. If parent/guardians/grandparents would like to travel on the bus to this event, can they please indicate on PAM. We wish Coach Sally Montano and the girls all the best on the day.
(Please complete Permission details on PAM)
State Netball Finals
Congratulations to our Boys netball team that have qualified to compete in the State Netball Championships on Wednesday 18th September at Waverley Netball Centre. The following boys will travel by bus to this event: Max Mitchell, Seth Cameron, Zaiden Finn, Jack Seuren, and Talon Borch. Bodhi Baker, Finley Geary, Hudson Oborne and Kade Genua. If parent/guardians/grandparents would like to travel on the bus to this event, can they please indicate on PAM?
(More information will be sent out via PAM)
Important Dates
Colac Division Badminton – Friday 16th August
Sacred Heart Lawn Bowls Teams Practise – Friday 23rd August (Lake Bowling Club)
Tenpin Bowling – Friday 23rd August (Year 3 students)
Netball Victoria School Championships Finals – Tuesday 27th August (Melbourne)
Colac Golf Tournament – Friday 30th August
Greater Western Lawn Bowls – Wednesday September 4th (Sebastopol)
Greater Western AFL 9’s Regional Final – Wednesday 11th September (Ballarat)
State Boys Netball Finals – Wednesday 18th September (Melbourne)
Winter sport competition dates (Year 5/6)
St Mary’s v’s Sacred Heart – Friday 23rd August
Sacred Heart v’s Colac PS – Friday 30th August
Sacred Heart v’s Colac South West – Friday 13th September
Sports Stars of the Week
Name: Lucas Rodger (Yr 6LG)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are cricket, football and basketball.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is cricket.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Cricket is my favourite sport because I like having a bat and a bowl.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I hit 3 fours in cricket.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is my power to hit a cricket ball.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I like to hit lots of runs.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Aaron Finch.
8. Why are they your favourite? Aaron Finch is my favourite player because he was a great cricket player and he came from Colac.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Australian Cricket Team.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I always ‘have a go.’
Name: Lachie Sheppard (Yr 5JR)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are cricket, football and soccer.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is cricket.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Cricket is my favourite sport because you can hit the ball as hard as you want with the cricket bat.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest sporting moment was when I got ‘player of the match’, three times in a row.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strengths in sport is the power I have in my legs.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I get to make new friends.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports person is Tom Hawkins.
8. Why are they your favourite? Tom Hawkins is my favourite player because he is good at football and good at kicking goals.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? My favourite sports team is the Geelong Cats.
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? My coach and team mates would say that I am a good player.
Name: (Caitlin Welsh Yr 4SF)
1. What sports do you play? The sports I play are dance and netball.
2. Which sport is your favourite to play? My favourite sport to play is dance.
3. Why is this your favourite sport? Dance is my favourite because dance is fun.
4. What is your proudest sporting moment? My proudest dance moments was when I performed in front of an audience.
5. What are your strengths that help you with sport? My strength in sport is that I have a good aim when I pass the ball and shoot in netball.
6. Why do you love playing sports? I love playing sport because it is fun and I get a lot of exercise.
7. Who is your favourite sports person? My favourite sports people Shae Lamanna.
8. Why are they your favourite? Shae is my favourite sports person because she is my dance teacher and she teaches me lots of different dance moves.
9. What is your favourite sporting team? Geelong Cats
10. How would your coaches and teammates describe you? Coaches and teammates would say that I am a good sport and a fair player.
Thanks, Nicole Lynch