Sport News
Term 2: Sports Report
In addition to our Interschool sports competitions, Cross Country was a big focus this term, and we had some fantastic team and individual results.
MONASH DIVISION INTERSCHOOL SPORT COMPETITION
In Term 2, we had a total of 25 teams representing the school in our Interschool competitions in Badminton, Netball and Soccer. Our Year 7 Girls' Netball team and Year 8 Girls' Soccer teams both won their competitions and have advanced to the Regional event in Term 3, with several other teams being very competitive in their respective competitions.
HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY EVENT
Our House Cross Country event was held at Karkarook Park on Tuesday, May 9th. The rain on the day and a wet course didn’t diminish the enthusiasm of our students, and it was fantastic to see the effort across all year levels. Acacia were the winning house on the day.
The winners for each year level were:
Year 7 Girls - Lucia Shaw
Year 7 Boys - Kenji Calf
Year 8 Girls - Sophie Volpert
Year 8 Boys - Athan Aygun
Year 9 Girls - Vanessa Sadjoli
Year 9 Boys - Campbell Brown
Year 10 Girls - Ella Hunt
Year 10 Boys - Steve Le Hoang
Senior Girls - Lucien Tarjan
Senior Boys - Jesse Sadjoli
The overall results were:
1. Acacia 301
2. Grevillea 275
3. Waratah 268
4. Banksia 203
MONASH DIVISION CROSS COUNTRY
Following on from our House event, we took a team of 89 students to the Monash Division Cross Country event at Nortons Park on Thursday, May 25th. Our results from this competition were outstanding, culminating in us winning the Intermediate Shield and finishing only 5 points behind in second place in the Junior Shield. We had 7 of the first 15 runners in the Under 15 Girls event. We also won five events on the day, with Lucia Shaw winning the 12/13 Girls, Kenji Calf the 12/13 Boys, Sophie Volpert the 14 Girls, Vanessa Sadjoli the 15 Girls and Evangelos Panagiotou the 12/13 Multiclass event. We had 32 students qualify for the Eastern Metropolitan Cross Country Championships.
EASTERN METROPOLITAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The EMR event was held at Yarra Glen Racecourse on Tuesday, June 13th, with the highlights being Evangelos Panagiotou winning the 12/13 Multi Class event and Kenji Calf finishing 4th in the 12/13 Boys event. These students have now qualified for the State Cross Country Championships.A special mention also to Sophie Volpert, who finished 14th in the 14 Girls event and narrowly missed qualifying and Lucia Shaw, who was in a strong position to qualify in the 12/13 Girls event before suffering an ankle injury.A big thank you must also go to Jack Wright, who again ran alongside and supported Evangelos in the multi-class event.
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Outside of our own school program, we would also like to congratulate Eli Franzke, who has been selected in the Under 18 Victorian Boys Volleyball squad, and Sabra Hadjisofocleous, who has been selected in the Under 16 Victorian Girls Volleyball Squad. These achievements are not just a reflection of their talent in this sport, but also the commitment they have shown to their training and ongoing improvement.
TERM 3 SPORTS DATES:
House Athletics Carnival - Thursday, July 27th
EMR Year 8 Girls Soccer – Thursday, July 27th
EMR Year 7 Girls Netball – Monday, July 31st
Intermediate Interschool Sport – Thursday, August 17th
Monash Division Athletics Carnival – Friday, September 1st
Junior Interschool Sport – Friday, September 8th
Jason Knee
Sports Coordinator
GRIT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING HOLIDAY PROGRAM
Times and Days for the school holiday program would be as follows.
Monday 26th of June & Wednesday 28th of June 10 am to 11.30 am
Monday 3rd of July & Wednesday 5th of July 10 am to 11.30 am
*Sessions are free and open to any South Oakleigh College Student
Session Details:
Performance testing: find out how fast you are and how high you can jump
Learn and improve your running technique, agility and change of direction.
Learn how to land safely break your fall and reduce the chances of concussions and injury in sport.
Learn proper lifting techniques in the gym and tips and tricks for better recovery
LOCATION:
GRIT ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
27 James St, Clayton South
Any enquiries can be directed to: