Sport

Division Girls Cricket Champions!

Our girls cricket team headed to Warringal Park on Wednesday 28 October to take on Alphington Grammar in the Division Cricket Final. With a place at the Northern Metro Region (NMR) Championships up for grabs, the girls knew they had a big challenge ahead.

Producing their best performance of the season, the girls were outstanding from start to finish! Every player contributed with the bat, putting together a superb team batting performance before backing it up in the field, where they managed to take four wickets.

In a fantastic team effort, Heidelberg came away with a convincing 40-run victory, securing their place at the Northern Metro Region Championships on Friday 6 November!

This is a fantastic achievement for our school, with the girls becoming the first-ever Heidelberg Primary School girls cricket team to qualify for the NMR Championships!

Congratulations to all the girls on an outstanding performance and a well-deserved victory. We are incredibly proud of you all and wish you the very best of luck at Region Finals!

SSV State Athletics Championships

On Thursday 29 October, Patrick HB and Tom M proudly represented Heidelberg Primary School at the State Athletics Championships at Lakeside Stadium.

Patrick had qualified for both the Boys 12/13 Shot Put and High Jump. Unfortunately, a back injury forced him to withdraw from the high jump. It was a real shame, as the results on the day suggested he may well have been in contention for a podium finish. Despite the injury, Patrick was determined to compete in the shot put and managed to produce a fantastic personal best throw of 11.61m, finishing an impressive 5th in the state! An outstanding effort, Patrick!

Also representing Heidelberg was Tom M in the 9/10 Boys Long Jump. With no specific long jump training leading into the event, Tom headed to State with no expectations other than to enjoy the experience and jump as well as he could. On his second attempt, Tom produced his longest jump of the day, only for the red flag to be raised after he overstepped the take-off board by the smallest of margins. Tom finished with a jump of 3.38m, 43cm short of his personal best. Nevertheless, competing at a State Championships is a fantastic achievement in itself, and Tom should be very proud of his efforts.

Congratulations to both Patrick and Tom on representing Heidelberg Primary School at the highest level of primary school athletics. We are incredibly proud of you both!