Sports

Smashing Clays and Smokin’ Barrels

The highly anticipated North West Zone Championship was held on Thursday 13th September, with the Horsham Clay Target Gun Club hosting the competition. A total of 37 students from six schools competed on the day.

Firearm safety was paramount throughout the competition. The day began with a comprehensive safety briefing, with all firearms securely stored in the club’s armoury until students were under the direct supervision of officials. To further ensure the safety of all competitors, each shooting pad had a Judge, Scorer and two additional club volunteers supervising a group of no more than five students. These strict procedures ensured the competition was conducted in a safe and controlled environment.

Four students proudly represented Donald High School: Charlie, Marty, Hayden and Lyric. All four took on the challenge with enthusiasm and demonstrated improvement in their Down the Line shooting abilities.

Congratulations to Marty, who took out 3rd place in the Senior Boys with an impressive score of 17/20. Marty also managed to score a possible in the second round, smashing 10 out of 10 clays! Only three students achieved a perfect round on the day.

An honourable mention goes to Hayden, who hit an impressive 9/10 clays in his first round, while Charlie shot consistently across both rounds, smashing 8/10 in each.

As a celebratory reward for Marty’s achievements, it was off to KFC!

We would like to thank Donald Field & Game Life Member, Peter Pendlebury, for accompanying us to the shoot and generously sharing his coaching tips and expertise with our students. Also thank you to Charlie and BB Harvesting for pressure washing the school minibus.

Well done to all four students for proudly representing Donald High School and embracing the challenge!

Sports Day Results vs Birchip P-12 School held on Tuesday 18 August 

Junior Netball: Donald 19 lost to Birchip 48

Best on Court: Ashleigh Poyner (Birchip)

Senior Netball: Donald 42 defeated Birchip 35

Best on Court: Milla Adams (Donald)

Junior Soccer: Donald 6 defeated Birchip 3

Best on Pitch: Noah Michael - 3 Goals (Donald)

Senior Soccer: Donald 6 defeated Birchip 0

Best on Pitch: Luca Rice - 1 Goal (Donald)

Thanks to staff and students from both schools for their participation and involvement in the day. 

NCD Sports Day Results Friday 14 August 

On Friday the 14th of August, the Interschool Athletics were held at Charlton Park. We were well represented by the 18 students that went across to compete in various events. 

We had a range of winners across multiple events including Charlie, Jam, Baxter, Evie, Milla, Layla and Ryder. We also placed in most of our relays. 

We finished 4th in the Standardised Shield which is our total points for the day divided by our school population. 

Congratulations to Layla G and Ryder H who both won their Age Group Championship on the day and to Charlie B who broke a Shot Put record and Hugo F who broke his personal best record in High Jump on the day

A district team will be put together and sent to represent the school at Bendigo in the LMR Athletics in the last week of the term. 

A big thank you to Mrs Griffiths and Miss McKay for their help on the day to help ensure the day ran smoothly! 

Anthony Tatchell 

Sports Coordinator