Welcome to Ballarat High School Sports Corner for results of school events, School Sport Victoria (SSV) events and significant external sporting achievements from present and past students.

School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV State Year 8 Girls Soccer

On Thursday 3rd September the BHS Year 8 Girls Soccer team qualified for the SSV State Year 8 Girls Soccer Championships at the Darebin International Sports Centre.

Year 8 Girls

Pool A – McKinnon Secondary College (0-9), Castlemaine Secondary College (0-3), Melbourne Girls College (0-5)
Pool B – Catholic College Wodonga, Rowville Secondary College, Lavalla Catholic College, Western Height College
Result: 7th Place
Students involved: Mackenzie Carter, Sabe Cooper, Eva Finley, Ava Garrod, Ella Hudson-Morgan, Rubie Kirkwood, Indi Manford, Willow McVeigh, Ava Miller, Molly Parkinson, Sofia McKinnon, Maizie Walter Wak, Summer Wooding
Coach: Gillian Bennett (Basketball Ballarat)
Linespeople: Layla Swards (Year 7), Stella Turnbull (Year 7)

The full results can be found on the following link:

https://assets-au-01.kc-usercontent.com/3dd1ec17-9445-025e-c552-0f8615d28923/0cee1ec3-b148-4b50-a172-896f4afdd263/FootballYear8GResults2026.pdf

SSV State Year 7 Boys Soccer

On Friday 4th September the BHS Year 7 Boys Soccer team qualified for the SSV State Year 7 Boys Soccer Championships at the Darebin International Sports Centre.

Year 7 Boys

Pool A – McKinnon Secondary College (0-1), Bendigo South East College (0-3), Ilim College Glenroy (0-2)
Pool B – Notre Dame College, Rowville Secondary College, Lavalla Catholic College, Strathmore Secondary College
Result: 7th Place
Students involved: Sam Baxter, Archer Berechree, Toby Christie, Beau Davidge, Joshua Ford, Darcy Hine, Connor McNamee, Charlie Quinlan, Lachlan Rykers, Levi Volpe
Coach: Liam Muscat (Western Victoria Football Academy)
Linespeople: Layla Swards (Year 7), Stella Turnbull (Year 7)

The full results can be found on the following link:

https://assets-au-01.kc-usercontent.com/3dd1ec17-9445-025e-c552-0f8615d28923/8f1298df-66b3-4bb1-8d7f-d50855d77054/Football%28Soccer%29%20-%207BM%20Res.pdf

SSV GWR Year 7 Girls Volleyball

On Tuesday 8th September the BHS Year 7 Girls Volleyball team qualified for the SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 Volleyball competition at the Horsham Basketball Stadium.

Round Robin – Brauer College (Win), Wimmera Lutheran College (Loss)
Result: Runner Up
Students involved: Liv Baldwinson-Sheridan, Shania Bataliones, Bree Danziger, Maddie McLennan, Ava Peverill, Eva Piva, Sav Shillington, Stella Turnbull
Coach: Jill Muir

The full results can be found on the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VvEe-cHJ0pXsMzDZ3MJ60ViEsZKPEkx55jS1McQmJ7U/edit?gid=2098486515#gid=2098486515

SSV State Year 7 & 8 Basketball

On Friday 11th September BHS took 4 teams (Year 8 Boys & Girls, Year 7 Boys & Girls) to the SSV Eureka Year 7 & 8 Basketball competition at Selkirk Stadium.

Year 7 Boys

Pool A – Beaufort Secondary College B team (38pts to 0pts), Mount Clear College (31 to 17), Phoenix Secondary College (29 to 15)
Pool B – Beaufort Secondary College A team, Daylesford Secondary College, Mount Rowan Secondary College, Woodmans Hill Secondary College
Semi Final v Mount Rowan Secondary College (45 to 9)
Grand Final v Mount Clear College (30 to 19)
Result: Eureka Division Champions
Students involved: Max Austin, Maxx Cowan, Beau Davidge, Zac Hildebrand, Archie Lawrence, Noah Olver, Levi Volpe, Jax Williams, Isaac Yates
Coach: Jess Deretic

Year 7 Girls

Round Robin – Daylesford Secondary College (42 to 3), Mount Clear College (25 to 8), Mount Rowan Secondary College (30 to 0), Woodmans Hill Secondary College (30 to 4)
Grand Final v Mount Clear College (30 to 12)
Result: Eureka Division Champions
Students involved: Luella Butcher, Milly Crewdson, Bella Den Ouden, Indie Evans, Isla Gudgeon, Ruby McKenzie, Addy Pearce
Coach: Dre Nolan

Year 8 Boys

Pool A – Daylesford Secondary College (40 to 13), Mount Clear College (16 to 10), Mount Rowan Secondary College B team (24 to 6)
Pool B – Mount Rowan Secondary College A team, Phoenix Secondary College, Woodmans Hill Secondary College
Semi Final v Woodmans Hill Secondary College (16 to 2)
Grand Final v Mount Rowan Secondary A Team (16 to 26)
Result: Runner Up
Students involved: Asher Anstis, Hudson Brown, Arthur Den Ouden, Jaxon Ladiges, Kellen Manwaring, George Miller, Logan Pilmore, Charlie Ridley, Max Turnbull
Coach: Jett Carli-Seebohm (Year 12)

Year 8 Girls

Pool A – Beaufort Secondary College (12-7), Mount Rowan Secondary College (24-3)
Pool B – Daylesford Secondary College, Mount Clear College, Phoenix Secondary College
Semi Final v Mount Clear College (16 to 7)
Grand Final v Phoenix Secondary College (11 to 15)
Result: Runner Up
Students involved: Emme Butcher, Ayla Domaschenz, Eva Finley, Allira Harrison, Addison Johnstone, Trinity Noakes, Kirby Robins-Fraser, Summer Wooding
Coach: Kristy Trahair-Merrett

SSV State Year 7 & 8 Boys Netball

On Monday 14th September our Year 7 & Year 8 Boys Netball teams qualified for the SSV State Year 7 & 8 Boys Netball Championships at the Glen Waverly Netball Centre.

Year 8 Boys

Pool A – Sandringham College (9 to 26), Catherine McAuley College (5 to 12), Mernda Central P-12 College (20 to 9)
Pool B – Catholic College Wodonga, Blackburn High School, Bass Coast College, Belmont High School
Result: 7th Place
Students involved: Asher Anstis, Devon Cherry, Jonah Cherry, Arthur Den Ouden, Ramon Harman, Jaxon Ladiges, Kellen Manwaring, Charlie Ridley, Max Turnbull
Coach: Faith Scholten

Year 7 Boys

Pool A – Parkdale Secondary College (5 to 18 ), St Josephs College Echuca (12 to 17), Greenvale Secondary College (12 to 16 )
Pool B – Catholic College Wodonga, Balwyn High School, Lavalla Catholic College, Oberon High School
Result: 8th Place
Students involved: Max Austin, Maxx Cowan, Joe Haby, Jack Kelly, Phoenix McMahon, Lachlan Rykers, Levi Volpe, Isaac Yates
Coaches: Isabelle Loader (Year 11), Courtney McLean

BAS After School Sport Results

Congratulations and thank you to all our students who were part of our BAS After School Sport teams this term. It was fantastic to see so many teams out and about this term.

Please see below the results for each team:

Senior Boys A Basketball – Premier
Senior Boys B Basketball – 5th Place
Intermediate Boys A Basketball – 3rd Place
Intermediate Boys B Basketball – 2nd Place
Intermediate Boys C Basketball – 7th Place
Year 8A Boys Basketball – 2nd Place
Year 8B Boys Basketball – Premiers
Year 7A Boys Basketball – 3rd Place
Year 7B Boys Basketball – 5th Place
1st Girls Netball – 5th Place
2nd Girls Netball – 6th Place
Junior Girls A Football – 2nd Place
Junior Girls B Football – 4th Place
Senior Boys Soccer – 7th Place
Senior Girls Soccer – 3rd Place
Junior Boys Soccer – 3rd Place

Full results from the term can be found on the link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TO0uDNgx4vrX8LtaTfwZ_S6BxeX0hQ2j/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114282910161900374934&rtpof=true&sd=true

Ashley Rogers

Sports Coordinator

Ballarat High School is an enormous school and the Sports Department can’t keep track of all student sporting achievements. If your child has achieved a significant sporting achievement, can you please let the Sports Department know so we can highlight it in the school newsletter.

Emails can be sent to Ashley Rogers (ashley.rogers@education.vic.gov.au) or Robert Simmonds (robert.simmonds@education.vic.gov.au)

Ballarat High School Newsletter

Issue 15 · 18 Sep 2026

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