Sport
Eastern Regional Cross-Country event
On a wet winter’s day, a team of 25 SOC students set out to Yarra Glen Racecourse to compete in the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Cross-Country event. The rain and cold weather did not stop our students’ enthusiasm and athleticism.
Each age group had approximately 100 - 120 students competing and SOC was proud of the efforts of all students, in particular Year 9 students Cameron Robinson, Andre De Vries and Yousef Altuwayjiri who achieved places in the top 30 of their respective races.
SOC celebrated the success of Luke La Greca from Year 9 who finished 1st in his race and Kohen Umezu from year 8 who finished 9th. Both boys will compete in the upcoming State Cross Country Championships.
We wish them the best of luck for the races ahead!
Ms Noor Asyo
Sport Coordinator
State Cross Country Finals
SOC was proud and delighted to have Kohen Umezu from Year 8 represent the school at the State Cross Country Championships on July 18. Kohen ran an impressive 3km race to place 38th out of 90 runners, with a time of 10:55 minutes.
We celebrate this outstanding result as it demonstrates Kohen's hard work and dedication.
Great effort Kohen!!
Ms Noor Asyo
Sport Coordinator
Senior Girls Soccer
On Wednesday 17 July our senior girls’ soccer team travelled across town to the Darebin International Sports Centre to play in the regional finals.
They played three matches in Pool One, improving with every game. The first encounter was an arm wrestle against Kew which resulted in a 1-1 draw. The second match was a sound confidence- building win over Melba, 2-0. The girls continued to improve with a dominant performance in the driving rain over Koonung 2-1, the favourites in Pool One.
This was a rainbow win for the girls who had now earned the right to play Mt Waverley, the winner of Pool Two, in the final.
They approached the game with confidence, but unfortunately our girls fell short to an older, bigger bodied, well drilled outfit with a star goal kicker to go down by four goals.
Over the four games, we were privileged to witness some individual feats of dazzling skill and several acts of raw courage. The girls never gave up, playing tireless quality soccer to the end and most noteworthy was how the they performed as a cohesive and effective team.
Congratulations to Ms Sara Downs for putting in the time and effort to train this proud outfit representing South Oakleigh College.
Team Captain Stacie Varsamidis revs the team up before the first game
Ready to take on the opposition
Very happy team after a great win in the rain, hoping for a good omen in the final
Mr Michael Pittard
Soccer Coach
Athletics Carnival
The House Athletics Carnival was held Thursday 8 August at Duncan McKinnon Reserve.
With the weather forecast looking far from ideal, we prepared to batten down the hatches and trudge through the wind, rain and potential thunderstorms. Luck being on our side, we managed to make it through the day relatively dry with only small patches of rain and a few icy winds.
The competition offered students the opportunity to achieve success and gain points for their respective Houses through a variety of track, field and novelty events. The event also provided students with the chance to earn a place in the SOC Athletics team which will compete at the upcoming Monash Division Athletics carnival.
We congratulate ACACIA House as our School Champion. Age division champions will be announced via Compass.
The overall points tally for the event:
- Acacia - 1103 points
- Grevillea - 1080 points
- Banksia - 844 points
- Waratah - 753 points
The SOC Sport Staff express our appreciation to all students, staff and parents involved in the preparation, running and round-up of the day.
Ms Laura O’Reilly
Sport Coordinator