Sport & Co-Curricular

Senior Co-Curricular Sports

Term 1 Information:

We are now up to Round 4 in our Term 1 competition with the girls continuing to make us proud with their skills and sportsmanship. There are no games this Saturday 9th March due to the long weekend, but Saturday sport will resume next week. 

Just a reminder, to easily locate game and training times for your daughter, you can download the Loreto College App and click on the sport tile. 

You can also locate all Term 1 team lists, venue maps, games fixtures, training information and results on Loreto Connect in the Senior Sport section.  Co-curricular Sport Information

Carnival Dates Years 7-12:

• Tuesday 12 March (Week 7) – SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
• Saturday 16 March (Week 7) – Head of the River
• Tuesday 19 March (Week 8) – Loreto Swimming Carnival Years 7-12 *Change of date
• Friday 5 April (Week 10) - SASSA Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
• Wednesday 8 May (Week 2, Term 2)– SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Swimming Carnival Years 7-12

Term 2 & 3 Information:

Thank you for completing the Terms 2 & 3 sports selections.  We will be lodging teams with SA Catholic Schools Girls Secondary Sport Association (SACSSGSA) at the end of next week. We will not receive Term 2 & 3 grade allocations, fixtures and venues from SACSSGSA until early in Term 2.  

Blue Round:

In Round 2, SACSSGSA went BLUE to raise awareness of mental health. The SACSSGSA Blue round promoted mental health awareness in our schools and community. On Saturday, 24th February teams came together in a variety of sporting fixtures to play, compete, and do their best.  It was great to see teammates encourage each other, care for their friends, and go that extra mile to make everybody feel included and valued.

Netball Trials:

Years 7-12 netball trials have commenced and will conclude in Week 7. 

Netball Trial Dates

If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please do not hesitate to contact me Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au

Sophie Hage

Director of Sport and Sport Performance

2024 R-12 Athletics Carnival

Last Friday 1st March all students in Years Reception to Year 12 enjoyed our Athletics Carnival. At Loreto, our Athletics Carnival isn’t just about athletics prowess, it’s about fostering a sense of community, camaraderie, and inclusion within the College. The spirit on athletics day plays a crucial role in creating a positive and memorable experience for everyone, as was evident last Friday.  Congratulations to Ward House for winning the 2024 Athletics Carnival and to McGrath House for winning the 2024 Spirit Cup. An amazing day of perseverance, tenacity and most importantly joy!  Well done to all staff and students who made the day so memorable. 

Ms Sophie Hage

Leader of Sport and Sport Performance

Junior Co-Curricular Sports

East Adelaide SAPSASA Swimming Trials

Well done to all the swimmers who represented Loreto on Tuesday at the SAPSASA trials. We gained a number of top 5 finishes from fields with up to 24 competitors in each event.

Loreto’s Top 5 placings:

Open Girls 100m Freestyle

1st Lucy Mackay

5th Juliet Searle

11 Year Old Girls 50m Freestyle

1st Lucy Mackay

11 Year Old Girls 50m Backstroke

1st Lucy Mackay

2nd Kate Li

10 Year Old Girls 50m Butterfly

5th Scarlett Godfrey-Tunno

11 Year Old Girls 50m Butterfly

1st Lucy Mackay

3rd Kate Li

Well done to Lucy who posted the fastest time in four events. Amazing stuff! Many thanks to Sophie Hage for assisting and well done to all the girls on their performances and behaviour. It was great to see you cheer each other on from the side of the pool, plus support each other at the start and end of races.

First Wins!

Well done to Ms Zappia’s Year 5/6 basketball team who picked up their first win on Wednesday with a 15-point victory over St Anthony’s! Quinn Kidd displayed some razzle dazzle on her way to 13 points.

Our Year 5/6 cricketers also picked up their first win on Wednesday with a crushing 50 run win over Seymour. Evie White starred with the bat.

Our Year 4/5/6 Volleyballers are not far away from their first win. Twice now we have lost 1 set to 2 but scored more points overall than the opposition. Our serving has been getting better every week.

Some Summer Sports Winding Up

A number of our summer netball teams have finished their seasons. Well done to all teams for fighting it out in some tough divisions. It’s been great to see you improve. Our brand new Year 3 teams should be particularly proud of their first up seasons. Many thanks to all of our coaches for all their time and effort and for making things fun for the girls.

Our Loreto Blue Sub Junior 1 team has made it through to the finals, finishing in 3rd place. Chetine and her team face East Marden in a knockout final tonight… weather permitting!

We have had a number of tennis players representing Loreto at Rostrevor Tennis Club. The girls have had a great summer and it’s pleasing to see really strong numbers in our Todd Perry Coaching Sessions.

Winter Sport

Nominations will open next week for Term 2 and Term 3 sports. There are plenty of options to choose from:

Cross Country

• A number of girls have been training on Monday mornings this term
• Starting in Term 2, runners will get a chance to compete against other schools on Wednesday afternoons

AFLW

• IGSSA is launching a Tuesday afternoon competition this winter
• There are Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 divisions

Soccer

• Loreto will have Friday afternoon soccer available this winter
• There are Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 divisions

Hockey

• A Friday afternoon competition held at Adelaide Hockey Club
• There is a Year 3/4 competition available in Term 2 and a Year 5/6 competition available in Term 3

Basketball

• The Wednesday afternoon competition at Wayville is available all year round
• We have a Year 5/6 team up and running and are hoping to add a Year 3/4 team in Term 2

Volleyball

• The Friday afternoon competition at Unley is available all year round
• Open to students in Years 4, 5 and 6

Netball

• Loreto competes in the Eastern Districts Netball Association
• Matches are Saturday lunchtime/afternoon
• Open to students in Years 3-6

Athletics

• Our own Little Athletics program will commence late in Term 1
• Sessions will be held at Loreto on Thursday afternoons
• Open to students in Years 3-6

Tennis

• Whilst tennis is predominantly a summer sport, there is a winter competition available for those who are keen to play
• Games are played on Saturday morning
• Also our tennis lessons will continue through the Todd Perry Tennis Academy
  • Rec-Year 3 on Wednesday afternoons
  • Year 4-6 at Friday lunchtime

SASSA Swimming Championships

Congratulations to the Senior School Swimming Team who won the SASSA Swimming Championships (C Grade) at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre on Wednesday 28 February.

The depth of our team was certainly on display in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay Events, with our students placing 1st or 2nd in each age group.  

Congratulations to the following students who won their individual events on the day:

Isabelle Ryan – Age 12-15 50m Backstroke (Div 2)

Millicent Lyons – Age 12-13 50m Freestyle (Div 3)

Emily McNamara – Age 12-14 50m Freestyle (Div 3)

Sophie Taylor – Age 12-19 50m Freestyle (Div 2)

Chelsea Johnson – Age 12-15 50m Freestyle (Div 2)

We look forward to competing in the Catholic School Swimming Championships in May!

Ms Lydia Baccanello

Rowing Update

Schools Premiership Series #4

On Saturday 2nd March our students represented Loreto in the School Premiership Regatta #4.  It was great to see their hard work and dedication rewarded with some impressive times and results. 

• SG Y7/8 D crew (Violet Reid, Rose Fay, Emily Rahaley, Lily Paech, cox: Harriet Fleer): 5th place in the final
• SG Y7/8 C crew (Beatrice Mezzini, Marnie Sherwell, Millicent Lyons, Natalie Bayliss, cox: Maeve Manning): 6th place in the final
• SG Y7/8 B crew (Grace Cornish, Aliya De Gregorio, Ava Waters, Ruby Kernahan, cox: April Freda): 1st place B final
• SG Y7/8 A crew (Eugenie Anderson, Aspen Penberthy, Ava Leonello, Lailah Bryant, cox: Winnie Katsaros): 1st place A final
• SG Y8/9 B crew (Millie Ryan, Eadie Van Der Sommen, Avreen Gill, Maeve Falahey, cox: Lailah Bryant): 2nd place B final
• SG Y8/9 A crew (Liran Ma, Emily Baldock, Emily Turner, Izzy Ingham, cox: Annie Redwood): 6th place A final
• SG 1st 4+ (Alice Hoskins, Aleeza Khan, Giuliana Blefari, Ava Dennis, cox: Lucy Cornish): 5th place in the final
• SG 1st 8+ (Imogen Smith, Amber Hallett, Molly Tunney, Isabella Deans, Fearne Rosenbauer, Abbey Deans, Eliza Hogg, Emily Laing, cox: Emily Dagas): 5th place A final

We look forward to seeing all our rowers compete at the Head of the River on 16th March 2024. 

Mr Dario Sportelli

Head of Rowing