Upcoming Sporting Dates

State Swimming Sports - Thursday 23rd April
Division Cross Country - Friday 22nd May (for yr 3-6's qualifying on from our school cross country) - NOTE RECENT DATE CHANGE
Regional Cross Country- Tuesday 2nd June (for yr 4-6's qualifying on from our school cross country)

School Cross Country

Our whole-school Cross Country took place yesterday in ideal conditions, making for a fun and energetic morning for all. Students showed fantastic determination and a wonderful spirit of sportsmanship throughout the races.

A huge thank you to our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work on the day! Your diligence and enthusiasm behind the scenes ensured everything ran smoothly and made the event truly memorable for our students. Special thanks to our wonderful maintenance staff, Trev and Tim, for their outstanding efforts in setting up and packing up, and to Trev in particular, for putting the podium together so beautifully. Thank you for the time you gave to do this for our students and school.

We also sincerely thank our parents and supporters for their encouragement and involvement.

We’re excited to see many of our athlete's progress to the Divisional event and wish them every success, we know you’ll make the school proud!

House Point Results

Green (Francis): 210

Yellow (Clare): 194

Blue (Bacchus): 187

Red (MacKillop): 178

Congratulations, Francis! You have broken a 2-year Bacchus streak!

Age Groups Champions and Top 3 Results

Age Group	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
12/13yr Boys	Josh Rodda	Henry Harrington	Max Nielsen
12/13yr Girls	Lotti Childs	Eadie Willis	Bella Hope
11yr Boys	Toby Chandra-Thio	Lohan Bulota	Will Campbell
11yr Girls	Airlie Intamanon Ada Emmerson	Audrey Brown	Adelaide Ciancio
10yr Boys	Gus Arundell	Ned Anderson	Spencer Pearce
10yr Girls	Hazel McDermott	Louise Doyle	Charlie Rodda
9yr Boys	Leo Mangan	Harry Brown	Oscar Ring
9yr Girls	Sophie Coultas	Luca Meyer	Ruby Svensen
8yr Boys	Louis Dubyna	Leo Kuhne	Levi Pearce
8yr Girls	Arabella Chapman	Imogen Dalrymple	Isla Stuart
7yr Boys	Connor Gregg	Charlie Fitzgerald	Hunter Edgley
7yr Girls	Sienna Mangan	Stella Prowse	Laine McDermott
5/6yr Boys	Tige Sharp	Oscar Dickman	Teddy Chandra-Thio
5/6yr Girls	Emme Mansfield	Caidie Coates	Pippa Wiegard

🏆 New Records

12/13 Boys – 3km Josh Rodda — 11:00.10 (Prev: 11:41.05)
10 Boys – 2km Gus Arundell — 7:33.80 (Prev: 8:04.60)
9 Girls – 2km Sophie Coultas — 9:07.00 (Prev: 9:07.81)
8 Boys – 2km Louie Dubyna — 8:32.90 (Prev: 9:05.90)
7 Girls – 1km Sienna Mangan — 5:11.50 (Prev: 6:06.89)

Congratulations to all of our new record holders.

THANK YOU!

A special thank you to Ben & Melissa Edwards for generously donating the design and detailing on the podium, as well as creating the fantastic finish banner. We are extremely grateful for your time and effort in putting these together and making the day even more memorable for our students.

Cross Country Preparation in Term 2

This will continue throughout term 2 and as our successful students' progress through the competitions (divisional, regional and state cross country). However, any student is still welcome to join; they don’t have to compete at these school competitions to come along.

Students are encouraged to check the PE notice board outside the shed for days and times.

Boys SSV Basketball State Team Trials - Stage 1

On Thursday 19th March, three students travelled to Red Energy Arena to compete in Stage 1 of the SSV State Basketball Trials. Xave Connolly, Aiden McDermott, and Nash McMaster all represented our school exceptionally well, giving their best efforts while demonstrating outstanding character and sportsmanship throughout the day.

Only eight boys were selected to progress to the next stage, with Xave and Nash earning a place among those selected. We congratulate all three boys on their efforts and the way they represented our school and wish Xave and Nash the very best of luck in Trial 2. You have all made us incredibly proud.

Boys SSV Football State Team Trials - Stage 1

On Wednesday 25th March, students headed to Harry Trott Oval for the first trial of SSV Football. Congratulations to Aiden McDermott, Xavier Connolly, and Henry Harrington for their efforts and for representing the school so well.

They approached the day with great intent, demonstrating strong effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout.

A special congratulations and best of luck to Henry, who has progressed through to the next stage.

Boys SSV Cricket State Team Trials - Stage 1

Congratulations to Henry Harrington, Quade Baker, and Aiden McDermott on trialing for the SSV cricket team on Monday.

All three boys should be proud of the way they have embraced the opportunity, demonstrating strong effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout.

We eagerly await the result of the trial and see who may have progressed.

Buffalo Stampede

Last weekend, the Buffalo Stampede took place in Bright. The students from St. Francis of the Fields who participated in the 2km race performed very well; 5 participants, 5 podium finishes in total. In their respective categories:

Ayla Bulota: 2nd place
Lohan Bulota: 2nd place
Leticia Bulota: 3rd place
Levi Pearce: 2nd place
Spencer Pearce: 3rd place

And overall: Lohan 2nd and Leticia 3rd.

Congratulations to all involved!

Other important dates in 2026

Swimming

State Swimming Championships (Melbourne): Thursday 23 Apr
Junior Swimming: Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Thursday 5, Friday 6 Nov

Cross Country

Division Cross Country (Year 3-6’s): Friday 22 May
Regional Cross Country (St Arnaud): Tuesday 2 June
State Cross Country (Melbourne): Thursday 16 July

Athletics

School Athletics Sports (3-6’s): Friday 24 July
Catholic Athletics Championship: TBC
Divisional Athletics Championship: Monday 14 Sept
Regional Athletics Championship: Monday 12 Oct
School Athletic Sports (Fdn- Year 2) on the oval 9.15-11am: Friday 30 Oct
State Athletics Championship (Melbourne): Thursday 5 Nov

Sporting News

Parents, if you have sporting news that should be shared in the newsletter, please send through a completed write up and picture to:

dcoates@sfstrathfieldsaye.catholic.edu.au

Danielle Coates - PE Coordinator

Karting Championships

Between the 12th-15th March, Jack Morrell (4H) competed in the Australian Kart Championship in Coffs Harbour. Jack was racing against kids from all around Australia, as well as New Zealand, China and Thailand.

In the largest field since the Australian Kart Championship started in 2015, Jack went up against 29 of the best cadet karters in the country (9 years old and under). These youngsters reach speeds of over 95kph, whilst the senior classes reach over 140kph.

With 8 practice sessions, qualifying, 4 heats and a final, Jack battled it out over 4 days in both wet and dry conditions, finishing the final in 6th Position.

The action was streamed live on 7Plus.

Jack's next event is the Victorian State Championships in Albury on the 17/18/19 April.

Basketball success

Last Friday night, the St Francis U12 boys Razorbacks won their Grand Final!

The team includes:

Jackson Crapper
Sullivan Gooding
Beau Jet
John MacIver
Lachie Mccormick
Seamus Rowley (attends Strathfieldsaye PS)
Chestin Woodmore

The boys played Victory Stars and won 40 to 19.

Everyone represented the school so well, with all boys being very humble and respectful with their win. As parents, we were all very proud!

Community Sporting notices

St Francis Newsletter

Term 1 Week 10 · 02 Apr 2026

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