Diocesan Basketball Teams

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in the McCarthy Catholic College Junior Basketball Teams to compete at the Diocesan Junior Basketball Competition on Thursday 3 August.

Permission notes are now available from the front office and are to be returned with money to the office by Monday 31 July.

Teams that are successful at the Diocesan Basketball Competition will then travel to Penrith on 16 and 17 October to compete at the NSWCCC Junior Basketball Championships.

7/8 Girls (no trials were required by the coach as only 10 students nominated)

Marley Pitt, Zoe Rickard, Breanna Luckey, Mia Kennedy, Ellie Highlands, Kaytie Emery, Alyse McNay, Chloe O'Donoghue, Olivia Whittemore, Anika Earsman.

Coach: Mr Tony Higgins.

7/8 Boys (one to be omitted after Diocesan Carnival and will be the shadow reserve for the NSWCCC team)

William Berton, Darcy Walker, Nathaniel Thrift, Jake Larkham, Noah Dunnill, Julian Fuller, Nathan Summers, Ethan Lee, Ryan Lowe, Jay Playfair, Leo Berman.

Coach: Mr Paul Hobson.

9/10 Girls (no trials were required by the coach as only 10 students nominated)

Josie Chick, Emma Higgins, Grace Salter, Safia Arranz, Sienna Kennedy, Miah O'Sullivan, Krystal Booby, Ruby Murphy, Grace Whale, Bianca Watson.

Coach: Mr Neil Wood.

9/10 Boys (two to be omitted after Diocesan Carnival and will be the shadow reserves for the NSWCCC team)

Caleb Lavu Lavu, Cameron Harrison, Izack Fuller, David Murrie, Archie Cruickshank, Jacob Shanley, Samuel Ellicott, Cooper Kelly, Tom Sheppard, Luca Barden, Jared Sing, Jack Connell.

Coach: Mr Matt Hobson.

Managers: Mr Matt Feltrin and Mrs Natahlia Bryant.

Wednesday Night Basketball Nominations - Semester 2 2017

Nominations are now open for the Semester 2 Wednesday Night Basketball Competition.

There has been a change in how to register so please carefully read the instructions below before registering.

Instructions

Students will now be responsible for nominating their own team for the Wednesday Night Competition.

ONE person from each team will be required to fill in the Google Form located on the MCC SPORT Google Classroom to nominate a team.

Each team must contain a MINIMUM of 7 players (maximum of 10).

For each player in the team, you will require the following information:

- first name

- last name

- parent/carer's mobile number

- parent/carer's email address

You will not be able to nominate your team unless you have all the above information.

Singlets

Once your team has been submitted with all the correct information, you will then be able to go to the Bookroom to collect your singlet.

Singlets cost $5:00 per player to hire for the duration of the competition.

Invoicing

Your parents will be invoiced by the Tamworth SportsDome for your individual registration. The fee structure is as follows:

- Team of 7 players - $118.29 each

- Team of 8 players - $103.50 each

- Team of 9 players - $92.00 each

- Team of 10 players - $82.80 each

Please Note the Following:

If you are selected in one of the McCarthy Diocesan/NSWCCC Basketball teams, you will automatically be entered into the Wednesday Night Basketball Competition in A Grade of your respective competition.

No teams will be nominated or singlets distributed until ALL singlets from the Semester 1 competition have been returned.

If a player withdraws after invoices are sent their team fee still has to be paid and will be divided amongst the remaining team members if no replacement is nominated, so please confirm all players before nominating.

Trial Games

Trial games will be on 2 August, 2017

Competition Commences

Competition commences on 9 August, 2017

If you do not have a team, please see Mr Feltrin or email him (mfeltrin@mccarthy.nsw.edu.au) or see Mrs Hobson in the Bookroom on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

All Schools' Basketball

Congratulations to Josie Chick who has been called into the Open Girls All School's Basketball squad to compete at the NSW CHSSA School Sport Australia Basketball Championships to be held from Saturday, 12 August 2017 to Friday, 18 August 2017 at Belconnen Stadium in the ACT. We wish her the best of luck in this tournament.

Gymnastics

During the school holidays, Julia Hannaford, Jemma Baker, Alexia May, Georgia Goodwin, Paige Seaton, Abbey McGrath, Ella Constable, Kelsey Dietrich, Erin Allan and Emma Byrne competed in the NSW Country NSW championships in Newcastle for gymnastics. Julia, Abbey and Jemma all won their divisions. Julia was also awarded the highest overall point score for the 4th time.

In November, Julia Hannaford, Ella Constable, Kelsey Dietrich, Georgia Goodwin, Abbey McGrath, Paige Seaton and Alexia May will be travelling to Singapore to compete in the Prime Invitational Competition. We wish them well.

World Cross Fit Games

Congratulations and best wishes to Jayden Tiberi (Year 11) as he competes in Wisconsin, USA at the World Cross Fit Games (Under 18) this week. Jayden is currently ranked first in Australia and seventh in the world after two rounds of online qualifications. He will be competing against twenty other athletes from around the world.

Water Polo

Congratulations to the following students who competed at the Sydney World Youth Festival for Water Polo at Sydney Olympic Park in the holidays: Billie Mitchell (U15 NSW), Joe Mitchell (U14 NSW), Jake Mitchell (U20 NSW), Harriet Lyden (U16 NSW Country), Bianca Watson (U14 NSW), Cameron Martin (U16 NSW Country) and Edmund Bourke (U16 NSW Country). Teams came from Thailand, Indonesia, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales. Billie's team came runner-up in the Under 16 Division.

Football

Caitlin Wallace in Year 8 has played representative soccer with Northern Inland Football for three years. Her talent was noticed quickly and she has been rewarded by representing the region at State Championships for those three years and selected each year to trial for Nationals.

When possible Caitlin has been travelling to Newcastle to train with the Emerging Jets of a Friday and sometimes Wednesday evening. This commitment coincides with her Saturday club games with North Companions. Caitlin currently trains and plays six times a week.

Recently, Caitlin was the only female chosen from this region to play with the Emerging Jets girls' soccer team at the M Sports Cup in Sydney in the second week of the school holidays.

The M Sports Cup is a global football tournament for talented boys and girls with teams from across the globe. The tournament was attended by New Zealand Football Federations and top Australian NPL clubs and played at Valentine Sports Park Sydney, home of Football New South Wales.

Caitlin spent the first week of the school holidays training twice a day for four hours, learning from some of the best coaches in NSW. In the second week she participated in the three day M Sports Cup tournament as part of the Emerging Jets team.

The Emerging Jets girls competed strongly, finishing 6th in the tournament from 11 teams entered.

Caitlin’s short term goal is to play at Nationals next year for Northern NSW and future goal is to be selected and play with the Australian team - The Matildas.

Football

Congratulations to Beau Cavallaro (Year 8), Kilian Apen and Fred Williams (Year 7) who have been selected for the Northern NSW Country Squad to play at the Youth National Championships in September. These are the only boys selected for the 13 and 14 years age group from Tamworth.

Mr Matt Feltrin

Sports Coordinator

Assistant Principal