Sport & Co-Curricular

Senior Co-Curricular Sports

Term 1 Information

Congratulations to all the teams who represented Loreto in Term 1 sport - all teams were a credit to the College.  We wish our teams all the best for their final round this Saturday.

Weekly Fixtures – Saturday 5 April

Term 2 & 3 Information

Thank you for completing the Terms 2 & 3 sports selections.  We have lodged teams with SA Catholic Schools Girls Secondary Sport Association (SACSSGSA) and hope to receive Terms 2 & 3 grade allocations, fixtures and venues from SACSSGSA next week or early in Term 2.  Sports training and games will commence in Term 2, Week 1. 

Rowing information will be communicated to families in Term 2 as winter rowing doesn’t commence until midway through Term 2. 

Please remember that if students are wearing shorts or bike shorts for sports training and games, they must be the Loreto-branded ones.

Uniform requirements for Term 2 Sport

Winter Sport Dates:

Carnival Dates

• Thursday 10 April – SASSA (SA School Sport Association) Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
• Tuesday 6 May (Week 1, Term 2)– SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Swimming Carnival Years 7-12

Loreto Swimming Carnival Years 7-12:

On Tuesday 1 April our houses came together to race, cheer and celebrate a love of swimming. Barry took the win with 2268 points, narrowly edging out Ward in a thrilling finish. The Spirit Cup also went to Barry House. 

A huge congratulations to all swimmers for their determination and sportsmanship.

If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please do not hesitate to contact me Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au

Sophie Hage

Director of Sport and Sport Performance

Junior Co-Curricular Sports

SAPSASA Swimming

Congratulations to Abigail P., Kate L., Colette C., and Sadie M. who have been selected in the East Adelaide SAPSASA swimming team to compete at the State Championships at Marion this term.

Swimmers from all over South Australia will descend on the State Swimming Centre. It will be a high-standard competition and a fantastic experience. Well done on your selection and good luck!

Catholic Primary Schools Swimming Carnival

Well done to Loreto’s swimming team who came in 3rd place at the recent Catholic Primary Schools event.

Loreto is placed in Section 1 for this swimming event, so it is a very high standard of competition. We were blessed with a perfect day at Burnside Pool and put in strong performances across all strokes and in all age groups. 

Some highlights included our 4 x 50m Medley relay team who were in 5th position at the final turn before “Colette the Jet” powered home in the freestyle leg to propel us to 3rd. We performed particularly strongly in the breaststroke events, gaining ribbons in all Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 races. Our freestyle relay teams finished off the event in style with their Loreto teammates urging them home loudly from the side of the pool.

The girls should be pleased with their efforts on what was a really fun day. They performed strongly, supported their teammates throughout, celebrated each other’s successes and represented the school with pride.

Many thanks to Ms Edwards for helping organise the swimmers and to all the parents for their support during the day.

Loreto Placegetters:

4 x 50m Medley Relay – Colette C., Kate L., Abigail P., and Inez A., 3rd place

Year 4 50m Freestyle Div C – Chloe Z., 1st place

Year 4 50m Freestyle Div B – Alessia H., 4th place

Year 5 50m Freestyle Div C – Evie H., 2nd place

Year 5 50m Freestyle Div B – Imogen F., 3rd place

Year 5 50m Freestyle Div A – Colette C., 3rd place

Year 6 50m Freestyle Div C – Inez A., 4th place

Year 6 50m Freestyle Div B – Kate L., 4th place

Year 4 50m Backstroke Div B – Chloe Z., 3rd place

Year 5 50m Backstroke Div C – Evie H., 4th place

Year 5 50m Backstroke Div B – Imogen F., 2nd place

Year 5 50m Backstroke Div A – Colette C., 4th place

Year 6 50m Backstroke Div C – Inez A., 3rd place

Year 6 50m Backstroke Div B – Kate L., 2nd place

Year 5 50m Butterfly Div A – Colette C., 4th place

Year 4 50m Breaststroke Div C – Alessia H., 1st place

Year 4 50m Breaststroke Div B – Charlie S., 3rd place

Year 4 50m Breaststroke Div A – Sadie M., 2nd place

Year 5 50m Breaststroke Div C – Evie H., 2nd place

Year 5 50m Breaststroke Div B – Lucy D-F., 2nd place

Year 5 50m Breaststroke Div A – Colette C., 2nd place

Year 6 50m Breaststroke Div C – Scarlett G-T., 4th place

Year 6 50m Breaststroke Div B – Inez A., 3rd place

Year 6 50m Breaststroke Div A – Abigail P., 4th place

Year 4 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay – Sadie M., Alessia H., Chloe Z., Charlie S., 2nd place

Year 5 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay – Colette C., Imogen F., Evie H., Lucy D-F., 3rd place

Year 6 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay – Abigail P., Kate L., Inez A., Scarlett G-T., 4th place

Summer Netball Finals

Our Loreto Gold and Loreto White Year 6 teams took to the court last Friday in preliminary finals. The Gold team went down after a titanic struggle against Burnside. Well done to coach Chetine and the players on a brilliant season!

On a neighbouring court, the White team faced St Joseph’s Hectorville. We found ourselves down 1-3 early before steadying in the 2nd quarter. Defenders Hattie, Penny, and Maria proved impassable as the game wore on. Midcourters Eva, Isabelle, and Esther started finding space. Audrey picked up a number of intercepts. Shooters Lily, Jamie, and Valentina found their range. We pulled ahead during the 3rd quarter and held on for an 11-7 victory.

The grand final is this Friday, April 4th, against East Para at 7:00 pm. The venue is Emery Road, Campbelltown. Good luck!

Basketball

Well done to our Year 3/4 basketball team who made a successful entry to the sport in the Wednesday afternoon competition at Wayville this term. The girls finished off with a 14-2 win over St Aloysius and ended up with 4 wins from our 5 matches.

We were particularly tenacious on defense which led to a number of steals, turnovers, and interceptions.

We look forward to the winter competition!

Tennis

Well done to our two Loreto tennis teams who have had a fantastic Term 1, winning a number of matches in the IGSSA Friday afternoon competition. Bella, Charlotte, Millie, Winnie, Alexis, Eliza, Elise, Eleanor, and Riaana have all improved their serving and groundstrokes through the term.

Volleyball

Good luck to our Loreto team who have their final match for the term this afternoon against Highgate. We have had a strong summer and are in the playoff for 5th position.

Winter Sport

Our sports nominations for Term 2 and 3 close TODAY! Thank you to everyone who has nominated so far. Team information will be going out shortly.

If you haven’t yet had a chance to register, please click here as soon as possible so that your daughter can be included this winter. The sports available are:

• Basketball
• Cross Country Races
• Football (AFLW)
• Football (Soccer)
• Hockey
• Netball
• Volleyball

Todd Perry Tennis Academy – Coaching Sessions

Loreto students will again have the opportunity to receive coaching from the Todd Perry Tennis Academy in Term 2. Sessions are available for all junior school age groups:

• Reception to Year 3 students: Wednesday after school, 3:30-4:30 pm in the Loreto gym
• Year 4 to Year 6 students: Friday lunchtime, 1:10-2:00 pm on the Loreto junior school courts

Please click here to register for Term 2.

Ben Johnswood

Sport Coordinator