The Huddle
Australian Age and NSWCIS Swimming Championships
Frankie Somerville had amazing swims at the Australian Age Championships on the holidays where she swam 25.99 in the 50m Freestyle to progress to the final. She followed this with an even faster 25.92 to win Silver in the Final. She also swam a personal best of 58.22 In 100m Freestyle B Final. At NSWCIS Frankie won Silver in the 50m Freestyle and qualified to compete at the NSW All Schools Championships.
At the NSW Championships Kalia Finau finished 5th in the 15 years Backstroke and Ariane Tzaneros finished 7th in the 15 years Breaststroke. Ariane and Kalia are also to be congratulated on qualifying to compete at the Australian Age Championships.
Ms Kath Sambell OLY
Director of Sport
Australian Junior Athletics Championships
Congratulations to Alina Meers who achieved a personal best of 10.66m to finish 5th in the Under 14 Triple Jump when she represented NSW at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships.
Kambala Senior Athletics Prize List
Junior 1500m Championship: Elizabeth Somerville
Intermediate 1500m Championship: Claudia McKee
Senior 1500m Championship: Erin Allison
Open 1500m Championship for the fastest 1500m (donated by the Stranger family): Claudia McKee
Junior Championship 200m: Frankie Quick
Intermediate Championship 200m: Margot Hindmarsh
Senior Championship 200m: Kiana Finau
Open 100m Championship: Frankie Quick
Junior Individual Pointscore:
1st Elizabeth Sommerville
2nd Frankie Quick
Equal 3rd Alina Meers and Aria Calabro
Intermediate Individual Pointscore:
1st Laura Halley
Equal 2nd Margot Hindmarsh and Claudia McKee
Senior Individual Pointscore:
1st Kiana Finau
Equal 2nd Polly Roche and Grace Hyder
Clarke Field Events Cup:
Kiana Finau
Elizabeth Waite Memorial Trophy:
Kiana Finau
Record: Intermediate Shot Put
Isabella Hupfau 10.26m
Final Point Score
1st Gurney 715
2nd Hawthorne 670
3rd Roseby 530
4th Wentworth 485
IGSA Cross Country
The Kambala team performed exceptionally well with our girls giving their all for their school. Over half the team improved their results from 2023 with Elsie Paton improving an amazing 68 spots! Our new Year 7’s had great results in the 12-and-13 years section and the team consolidated its spot as a top ten school coming in another spot higher in 8th place out of 30 IGSA schools.
It was gratifying to see how well led the team was by our current year 12 competitors. The 18 years girls ran 6kms and definitely appreciated the whole team cheering them in as they finished. Erin Allison was the team Captain and the girls were coached by Jason, Hunt and Old Girls Allegra McGivern and Lucy Alder. Allegra McGivern has just been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming World Junior Athletics Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase.
The top performers who will be named in the IGSA team for the NSWCIS Championships were Aria Calbro 5th 12 years, Talia Gamerov 12th 14 years, Claudia McKee 7th 16 year and Gabriella Gamerov 7th 18 years.
Years 5 and 6 Touch Clinics
With the weather clearing up for Saturday sport the Junior School Touch Clinics went ahead on the Kambala oval. Under the expert tutelage of head coaches Brandon and Paul the girls will continue to develop their Touch Football skills in a fun and supportive environment. The aim is to prepare them for the IPSHA competition which begins in Term 3. The girls learn the basics of passing and catching, but also learn more complicated skills such as driving and scooping. We can’t wait to see their skills develop each week.
Mr Tim Doyle
Junior School Sports Coordinator
Year 3 Netball
The first week of Year 3 Netball was played in very chilly conditions but that certainly didn’t affect the girls’ excitement, for what was the first ever game of netball for many of the students. Well done to all players and coaches as it was very clear to people watching that all the teams have a great understanding of the many intricate rules of Netball and work really well together. After such a great first week we are looking forward to seeing the girls continue to improve their skills and teamwork.
Mr Tim Doyle
Junior School Sports Coordinator
Equestrian
Congratulations to Estella Walker who competed in the SIEC Interschools Equestrian Show Jumping Competition finishing 3rd in the 1m Class.
Surf Lifesaving
Scarlett was the recipient of an Award of Excellence at North Bondi Surf Club. This is one of the club’s most prestigious awards. She received the Charles Christensen Memorial Award for the Most Outstanding Junior Member. Scarlett is also nominated for Junior Lifesaver of the Year to be announced at the Sydney Branch Awards on 1 June. Good luck to Scarlett
CIS Basketball Tournament
Senior A Basketball player and Basketball Captain, Luisa Morphy played in the NSWCIS Basketball tournament in the Under 19 IGSA representative team. The IGSA team made the final and finished runners up in a tough match. Luisa said while it was disappointing to lose the final she had a lot of fun at the Championships.
CIS Touch Championships
Touch Captain Polly Roche was selected in the Open IGSA Touch team to play at the NSWCIS Championships. Polly made the Possibles vs Probables selection trial and the IGSA team finished runners up in the competition.
