Sport News
Sport Dates for 2025
Diocesan Swimming Carnival: Friday 28th February, 2025
School Cross Country: Friday 21st March, 2025
Diocesan Cross Country: Friday 4th April, 2025
(Tentatively booked) Trial Athletics Carnival: Friday 13th June, 2025
(Tentatively booked) School Athletics Carnival: Thursday 26th June, 2025
Diocesan Athletics Carnival: Thursday 7th August, 2025
Diocesan Swimming Carnival
Tomorrow, Friday 28th February, these students will be participating at the Diocesan Swimming Carnival in Gunnedah against the other Catholic Schools in our Diocese. Competition will be tough and we wish them all the best!
School Cross Country
School Cross Country: Friday 21st March, 2025
Location: St Edward's Primary Campus (Infants students will be transported via bus)
Cross Country events commence at the APPROXIMATE times:
9:00am - 12/13 Years Boys
9:30am - 12/13 Years Girls
10:00am - 11 Years Boys
10:30am - 11 Years Girls
11:00 am - 10 Years Boys
11:30am - 10 Years Girls
12:15pm - Kinder Boys and Girls
12:45pm - 7 Year old Boys and 7 Year old Girls
1:15pm - 8/9 Year old Boys
1:45pm - 8/9 Year old Girls
Distances:
Infants: run x 2 laps (1km)
8, 9,10 years: run x 4 laps (2km)
11, 12, 13 years: run x 6 laps (3km)
Diocesan Cross Country: Friday 4th April, 2025 (first 6 runners in each age group to qualify)
Expression of Interest
Attached is an Expression of Interest form for Golf, AFL, Rugby 7's (girls only) and Diving. If your child competitively competes in one of these sports and is in Year 5 or Year 6, please fill out the EOI below:
Expression of interest (Golf, Rugby 7's Softball, AFL & Diving)
Basketball (Primary)
Please find lists for the St Edward’s Basketball teams for the Tamworth Basketball Association in 2025 Primary School Comp One. Games commence on the 27th February. Please refer to the draw shown below.
Any new player can purchase their St Edward’s Basketball uniform from our School Canteen (via the Compass App).
We are also still looking for a couple of additional players for a Year 5/6 girls team. If you’d like to sign up, please contact the email below.
If you have any queries, or would like to coach a team without a coach listed, please contact noneill@arm.catholic.edu.au
| St Ed's Leopards 3/4B | St Ed’s Tigers 3/4C | St Ed's Hawks 3/4 C |
| Coach: Josh Steel | Coach: Amy Gambrill, Adam Vine, Mel Vine | Coach: TBD |
| Training - Tuesdays - 4:00-5:00pm | Training - Fridays - 3:30-4:30pm | |
| Zayne Wall (4) | Xavier Vine (3) | Gabriel Begg (4) |
| Wyatt Jackson (4) | Finley Bark (3) | Dominic Pack (4) |
| Oliver Chaplin (4) | Cooper Self (3) | Munopaishe Tendere (4) |
| Nash Lamb (4) | Quinn Langford (3) | Hudson Swan (3) |
| Matthew Press (4) | Noah Langford (3) | Johnny Hooper (3) |
| Aiden Steel (4) | Quinn Madgwick (3) | Connor Jones (3) |
| Edward Duffy (4) | Levi Propsting (3) | Tyler Manalastas (3) |
| Nate Coombes (4) | Max Heywood (3) | Rocco McCulloch (3) |
| Madden Hayes (4) | Huxley Sinclair (3) | Oliver McDonald (3) |
| Ryder Bailey (3) | ||
| Karon Sinhmar (3) | ||
| St Ed's Opals 5/6 A | St Ed's Wild Cats 5/6 B | St Ed's Hurricanes 5/6B |
| Coach: Emma Noad | Coach: TBD | Coach: Julian Wood (Term 1) |
| Training - Mondays 3:00-3:30pm | ||
| Madeline Noad (6) | Lilly Aworth (4) | Isaac Heywood (6) |
| Makenzie Smith (6) | Penny Damon (4) | Harley Jones (6) |
| Margaux Morado (6) | Merin Thomas (5) | Spencer Madgwick (6) |
| Emma McMahon (6) | Irene Thomas (3) | Brody Robertson (6) |
| Ivy Allen (6) | Indiana Miller (6) | Jimmy Press |
| Charlotte Steel (6) | Abby Tickle (6) | Coen Schroeder (6) |
| Sunny Jackson (6) | Ella Wall (6) | Noah Swan (6) |
| Evie Judge (6) | Thomas Beasley (6) | |
| Beau Peisley (6) | ||
| Rhakie Baldozi Jr (5) |
Basketball Draw - Thursday 27th February
Netball
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW, FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY
Please note there are two different links depending on the age of your child
For all children wishing to play netball, who are turning 5,6,7,8,9,10 in 2025 use this link:
https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/761b74
For all children wishing to play netball, who are turning 11 and 12 (or 10 years playing in the 11/12 comp/ Year 5 but are only turning 10) in 2025 use this link:
https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/5d4f47
All new netball uniforms can be found on the Compass app in the Canteen Uniform menu. We will have uniforms available at the first Friday afternoon training session to look at and purchase.
Training is decided by individual coaches. Training is at St Edward’s Primary School straight after school and Infants’ children can catch the bus. Games will start in early May.
Registrations will close on Friday 28th February.
All games are played inside, or on the outside courts at the Tamworth Sports Dome.
Games for children aged 10 and under are usually played at 12pm.*
Games for children aged 11 and over are usually at 1pm.*
*times are subject to change. Draws will be available on the Tamworth Netball Association Facebook page or on the NetballHQ app.
Netball (Boys)
Football (Soccer)
Rugby Union
Rugby - Girls
Golf
AFL
BMX
Physical Culture
MCC Netball
See attached information
Hockey
St Edward's Representative Shirts
Please keep a lookout for these in your cupboards, school bags, dirty clothes baskets, even under beds. We are still missing a considerable amount of shirts which will be required to be handed back in this term.
Sport Stories
We would love to share information about your child’s special achievements across all sporting areas, please email detailed information and a photograph if available to setsport@arm.catholic.edu.au
Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council
The Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council is a body representative of the Catholic Education Office, Principals and Sports Coordinators from all Diocesan Primary Schools. The ADPSC offers a pathway for Armidale Diocesan students in most sports. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the Diocesan sport news, cancellations and updated last minute information, please like the ADPSC page on Facebook.