Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities

• From the Senior School Sportsmaster
• NSTA Tennis
• Swimming
• Cricket 
• Basketball
• Squash

From the Senior School Sportsmaster

Saturday Sport continues with our set COVID-19 protocols working well.  Please continue to adhere to these protocols with regard to Attendance and our spectator 'bubbles' at the various areas through our Oxford Falls venue.

COVID Protocols for Saturday 7 November

A full copy of the St Pius COVID-19 protocols for sport can be found below. Please be aware that we have no control over AWAY game venues with regards to their protocols and will publish these as and when they become available.  

Please check the College App before departure to games for any updates we have received. 

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior School Sportsmaster

NSTA Tennis

Unfortunately, with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning, all 8.00 am games were cancelled. This is marked as a washout on Xpoint and all points are allocated equally for those games. 

Luckily the sun came out and the 10.00 am games went ahead as planned. It was a fun morning, with only 4 matches being played and 3 of those were Pius vs Pius. The game between Antony Autore and Aidan Seifert was a great one to watch; there were some excellent rallies between the two players with Aidan eventually winning 6-2. Ryan Fong and Rory Cooper both shone in their singles matches winning, 6-2 and 6-3 respectively. The battle between Pius 1 and Pius 2 was on with 2 tie breaks from the 3 sets. Andrew McKinnon and Max Leo (Pius 2) were the winners on the day both winning their singles. 

There have been a couple of errors with the scores recently so please ensure that you are checking your weekly scores, rankings and draw on the Xpoint site: https://www.xpointsports.com/region/325/currentEvents

Mrs Samantha Iwatani - NSTA Tennis Convenor

Senior Swimming Squad

This Friday night the St Patrick’s Invitational Carnival will be held at Ryde Aquatic Centre. Warm Up is at 7.00 pm with the first event at 7.15 pm. The team list for the students is on the Student Noticeboard. Students must wear school cap and swimmers when competing.  Each student is allowed only one parent/caregiver to attend. 

All students and spectators must maintain social distancing and will need to sanitise upon entry. Spectators will be required to register their attendance by scanning a QR code or sign the Spectator's Registry. The older students are encouraged to be dropped off/picked up to minimise the number of people at the event. The wearing of masks is encouraged but is not mandatory.

Training continues Monday and Tuesday morning from 7.15 am – 8.15 am over at Fitness First Chatswood.

Ms Leisa Proc - Swimming Convenor

SPX Cricket

ISA Round 2 – 1st XI v Oakhill College at Oxford Falls #1 A stormy start to the day made play look unlikely at Oxford Falls in Round 2 of the 1st XI ISA Competition. The clouds cleared and the covers were removed to reveal the superb job done by our ground staff in between all the rain from the past week. 

Oakhill sent the 1st XI in and early losses left the score at 2-20. Captain, Joe Colgan, continued his fine form from last week in compiling a confident 43. Charlie Sharp and Riley Kennedy both struck the ball well as each fell just short of well-deserved half centuries. Harrison O’Brien finished the innings off in style with some clean hitting in his undefeated 40 as the home side ended on 7 for 236.

As the storm clouds began to gather again, the 1st XI moved quickly through their overs. Logan Nicey’s 2-30 from 10 consecutive overs opening the bowling was crucial in getting through the overs and gaining early breakthroughs. Liam Chang conceded just two runs in his 5 over opening spell which placed Oakhill under pressure. His throw for a run out and Charlie Sharpe’s two catches also played their part. Nick Ward’s 7 over spell of 2 for 11 was just what was needed to maintain this pressure. The star with the ball was Liam Kinna whose leg spinners were rewarded with the outstanding figures from 9 overs, 4 maidens, 5 wickets for 16 runs. The last eight opposition wickets fell for just 17 runs as Oakhill was dismissed for 65 just as the rain began.

Well done to all members of the 1st XI who overcame illness and injuries to record a commanding victory against last season’s premiers.

Fixtures – Saturday 7 November 2020

Fixtures are correct at time of publication. Players and parents are requested to check myCricket for any late changes.

• U12 Blue v Forest Green @ Oxford Falls #2 (1.00 pm start)
• U13 Gold v Seaforth Stingrays @ Passmore Oval #1 (8.00 am start)
• U13 Black v Harboard Jaguars @Tania Park #2 (8.00 am Start)
• U14 Green v U14 Red @ Oxford Falls #2 (8.00 am start)
• U14 Red v U14 Green @ Oxford Falls #2 (8.00 am start)
• U15 Yellow v St Augustine’s Green @ Nolans Reserve #4 (8.00 am start)
• U17 Purple v Cromer @ Cromer Park (8.00 am start)
• 2nd XI v St Patrick’s College @ Oxford Falls #1 (10.00 am start)
• 1st XI v St Patrick’s College @ Breen Oval Strathfield (10.00 am start)

Results – Saturday 31 October 2020

Match Reports

Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Basketball

It was a good day overall on Saturday. I was very proud of our efforts and sportsmanship, despite some of the scores being a little lopsided against us. Most of our teams played St Augustine’s teams and we walked away with some good wins across all the divisions. Well done to our E teams who travelled out to Oakhill for their afternoon games.

Game of the day: The 13As secured our only Win for the A teams.

Deserves a mention: The 13Bs and 13Cs had good wins against St Augustine’s teams. The 13Ds also got up over Oakhill College.  The 15As were pipped at the post after an impressive fight back, against a fast-starting St Augustine’s team.  

Use the link below to see all of the ISA Basketball Teams Results:

http://www.isa.nsw.edu.au/summer-sports/boys-basketball/

Mr Neil Gibson - Basketball Convenor

Squash

Not a great week for SPX Squash. However, Luke Massa continues to get through his fixtures undefeated with another tight five game match.

SPX Team 1 Loss 0-3

SPX Team 2 Loss 1-2

SPX Team 3 Loss 0-3

SPX Team 4 Loss 1-2

SPX Team 5 Loss 0-3

SPX Team 6 Win 3-0

SPX Team 7 Loss 1-2

SPX Team 8 Loss 0-2

Mr Joe Madani - Squash Convenor