Sports Report
Swimming Carnival
We splashed, we cheered and we had a fantastic day at our Annual School Swimming Carnival. Swimmers and spectators alike showed wonderful sportsmanship and encouragement, creating a positive and fun atmosphere throughout the day.
The grandstands erupted with excitement as the Parents vs Staff vs Students relay hit the pool! The parents claimed a comfortable first place, but the students rallied in the final leg, powering home for a thrillingly close finish between staff and students.
The carnival concluded with the presentation of the ribbons and trophies followed by free swimming play before returning to school.
Congratulations to our Age Champions:
Senior Boy - Harrison Dunn
Senior Girl - Abigail Snars
11 Years Boy - Jack Lehmann
11 Years Girl - Harper Greentree
Junior Boy - Elliott Sharp
Junior Girl - Rosemary Davies
Well done to Joseph who dominated in the Relays, winning both the girls’ and boys’ events and also received overall House Champion!
A huge thank you to our Sports Coordinators, staff and parent volunteers for their support on the day.
A squad of eager swimmers will travel to Inverell on Friday to compete at the ACS (Armidale Catholic Schools) Swimming Carnival.
NSWPSSA Girls Cricket
Well done to Harper Greentree and Stella Craig, who participated in the NSWPSSA Girls Cricket Carnival held in Armidale last week.
Across the four-day carnival, teams played two games per day, totalling an incredible 100 overs of cricket! Both girls demonstrated outstanding skill on the field and with the ball, taking excellent catches and delivering impressive fast bowling.
They represented the Polding team, competing alongside and against talented players from across the state. Congratulations to Stella, who has been recognised on the State selection shortlist for her outstanding bowling performance.
ACS Primary Winter Trials
Students will be attending the ACS Primary Winter Trials in Armidale next Friday. They will be participating in the league, netball and soccer trials.
Good luck everyone!
2026 Swimming Carnival Results
| Boys Open 100 Freestyle | Girls Open 100 Freestyle | |
| 1 | Harrison Dun | Abigail Snars |
| 2 | Mac Winston-Smith | Zara Lampe |
| 3 | Albert Cameron | Harriet Rogers |
| 4x50m Individual Medley | ||
| Junior Boy | Junior Girl | |
| 1 | Rosemary Davies | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Senior Boy | Senior Girl | |
| 1 | Harrison Dunn | Abigail Snars |
| 2 | Mac Winston-Smith | Zara Lampe |
| 3 | Harper Greentree | |
| 50m Breaststroke | |||
| Junior Boy | Junior Girl | 11 Years Boy | |
| 1 | Hunter Gillmore | Rosemary Davies | Jack Lehmann |
| 2 | Reginald Chrystal | Charlotte Gould | Albert Cameron |
| 3 | Kenwood Burgmann | Georgie Wallace | Darcie Wales-Tribe |
| 11 Years Girl | Senior Boy | Senior Girl | |
| 1 | Harper Greentree | Mac Winston-Smith | Zara Lampe |
| 2 | Stella Craig | Harrison Dunn | Abigail Snars |
| 3 | Vera Chrystal | Harry Freeman | Ally Cameron |
| 50m Backstroke | |||
| Junior Boy | Junior Girl | 11 Years Boy | |
| 1 | Milo Tapscott | Georgie Wallace | Jack Lehmann |
| 2 | Kenwood Burgmann | Rosemary Davies | Darcie Wales- Tribe |
| 3 | Frederick Lampe | Harriet Rogers | Aiden Eather |
| 11 Years Girl | Senior Boy | Senior Girl | |
| 1 | Harper Greentree | Harrison Dunn | Zara Lampe |
| 2 | Josie Wannan | Mac Winston-Smith | Abigail Snars |
| 3 | Stella Craig | Weston Burgmann | Ally Cameron |
| 50m Butterfly | |||
| Junior Boy | Junior Girl | 11 Years Boy | |
| 1 | Elliott Sharp | Rosemary Davies | Jack Lehmann |
| 2 | Kenwood Burgmann | Mary Smith | Darcie Wales-Tribe |
| 3 | David Dufty | Harriet Rogers | |
| 11 Years Girl | Senior Boy | Senior Girl | |
| 1 | Harper Greentree | Harrison Dunn | Abigail Snars |
| 2 | Madelyn Dufty | Mac Winston-Smith | Zara Lampe |
| 3 | Weston Burgmann | ||
2026 Swimming Carnival Results - Aged Races S
| 50m Freestyle | ||||
| 8 Years Boy | 8 Years Girl | 9 Years Boy | 9 Years Girl | |
| 1 | Sonny Gillan | Mary Smith | Elliott Sharp | Harriet Rogers |
| 2 | Logan Gould | Penelope Craig | Reginald Chrystal | Georgie Wallace |
| 3 | Chester Burgmann | Frederick Lampe | Saskia Egan and Florence Cuell | |
| 10 Years Boy | 10 Years Girl | 11 Years Boy | 11 Years Girl | |
| 1 | Hunter Gillmore | Rosemary Davies | Jack Lehmann | Stella Craig |
| 2 | Bailey Kay | Charlotte Gould | Darcie Wales-Tribe | Harper Greentree |
| 3 | Huxson English | Pip Gleeson | Albert Cameron | Molly Foster |
| 12 Years Boys | 12 Years Girl | |||
| 1 | Harrison Dunn | Abigail Snars | ||
| 2 | Mac Winston-Smith | Zara Lampe | ||
| 3 | Weston Burgmann | Ally Cameron | ||
| Overall Relay Champion House | Overall House Champion | |
| 1 | Joseph | Joseph |
| 2 | Xavier | Mackillop |
| 3 | Penola | Xavier |
| 4 | Mackillop | Penola |