Sport & Co-Curricular

Senior Co-Curricular Sports

Term 4 Information: 

Our students have enjoyed the first three rounds of Term 4 sport, representing Loreto with skill and sportsmanship, whilst having fun. We wish all students participating in Term 4 sport, all the best for the final rounds.

• Last Senior Round – Week 5 (Thursday 16th & Saturday 18th November)
• Last Junior Round – Week 6 (Thursday 23rd & Saturday 25th November)

Weekly Fixtures – Week 4

Please see the Term 4 game dates listed below:

2023 Term 4 Sport Dates

Year 7 – 12 BASKETBALL, TOUCH, TENNIS & VOLLEYBALL (Saturday Morning 8:30am – 11:45am)

Year 7 – 12 WATER POLO (Thursday Afternoon 4:00pm – 6:30pm)

Student Achievements:

Congratulations to Minnie Clark and Poppy Clark who have been selected for the U15/16 full time soccer squad, such an amazing achievement! Minnie Clark has also been in Singapore this week for an international soccer tournament called Sing Cup. Minnie is travelling with the FSA Team alongside nine other countries. Well done!

Well done to Grace Marin and Elise Chenoweth for their outstanding performance at the All Schools Athletics Carnival. Despite facing tough competition, Grace achieved first place in U15 3000m walk and in U15 high jump, she impressively earned an equal second place.  Elise won her 100m heat and recorded a new personal best. Congratulations to our talented athletes!

Swimming 2024

The SA Sport School Swimming Championships for 2024 (Years 7-12) are scheduled to take place on Monday 26 February 4:30 - 9:30pm.  Before nominating a team, we wanted to seek expressions of interest to ensure we have sufficient numbers to compete. This event will occur before our Loreto Swimming Carnival. Therefore, we will finalise our entries based on this expression of interest and last year's results.

We will also have our Loreto Swimming Carnival (Years 7-12) in March, and we will be competing in the Catholic School Championships (Years 7-12) on Monday 8th May. 

If you daughter is a strong swimmer and has a keen interest in taking part in the SA Sport School Swimming Championships, please complete this form no later than Monday 13th November 2023. It is important to note that completing this form does not guarantee a position in the squad. 

2024 SASSA Swimming Carnival Expression of Interest 

Term 1 2024 Sports Nomination Form:

The Term 1 Sports Nomination Form for Years 7-12 is now on Loreto Connect and needs to be completed by Friday 17th November 2023. 

You can complete a sport selection by following the steps below or by clicking on the Years 7-12 Term 1 Senior Nominations link:

• Go into Loreto Connect (some people are just going to the Loreto College App and clicking on sport and not actually going into Loreto Connect)
• Click on Sport – Senior Sport
• Click on the Nomination Forms tile
• Click on Co-curricular Sport Selections Years 7-12
• If a calendar appears – click on the Activity Selection to the left of the calendar
• The sport pictures should then appear and you click on the sport of choice

Years 7-12 Term 1 Senior Nominations

If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please contact me on Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au 

Ms Sophie Hage

Leader of Sport and Sport Performance

Junior Sports News

Athletics Carnival

Well done to Loreto’s junior school athletics team who came 2nd at last week’s Catholic Schools Carnival.

There were a number of standout performances. Some of the highlights:

Mia Frearson-Lea (Year 5) and Everly Weekley (Year 4) not only won their respective high jump events, but actually broke the all-time carnival records! Mia jumped a personal best of 1.32 metres while Everly cleared 1.20 metres. Congratulations girls!

Sofia competed in the pentathlon, placed in several of the events and came second overall.

Collette picked up 1st place in the Year 4 shot put.

With a few students away injured or ill, it was fantastic to see a number girls put up their hands to enter unfamiliar events. Beatrice had never competed in shot put before but was happy to give it a go. Anything to help the school. Oh, and she won it! Charlotte Holland was a late addition to the long jump… and won!

Marnie returned from Europe on the morning of the race. She estimated that she had slept one hour out of the previous 41 hours but fronted up anyway. On autopilot, surviving pretty much on willpower and airline peanuts, she somehow won the 1500m!

The school spirit was typified by Matilda, who had a tough start to the day, unable to finish the 800m due to a knee injury. As she lay on the track in some pain, a stampede of concerned Loreto students exited the grandstand and rushed across the track to check on her welfare. The mob of helpers carried her back to our seats, providing drinks and support. It wasn’t great to see Matilda hurt but it was heart-warming to see the response of her school mates! A trip to the first aid tent, some ice and a fried chicken snack box from mum got Matilda going again and she amazingly won the 1500m just a couple of hours later.

Well done to all students who competed!

AFLW

Well done to our Year 5 team who picked up their first win last week!

And congratulations to the Year 3/4s who picked up a big win in Week 2 with April starring with 5 goals.

Mr Ben Johnswood

Sport Coordinator

Rowing - Australian Indoor Championships

Congratulations to our Rowers who participated in the Australian Indoor Championships on Saturday 28 October. Head of Rowing, Mr Dario Sportelli commented: “An amazing effort from all the girls and a fantastic reward for all the hard work they have been putting in over the past few months. It was heart-warming to see all of them finishing a race and rushing to cheer their teammates!” 

U14 woman 500 meters 

Gold🥇

Aspen Penberthy

U14 woman 1000 meters

Gold🥇

Aspen Penberthy

U14 woman 2000 meters 

Gold🥇

Aspen Penberthy

Silver🥈

Izzy Ingham

Bronze🥉

Emily Turner

U16 woman 500 meters

Gold🥇

Molly Tunney 

U16 woman 2000 meters relay

Gold🥇

Emily Laing

Fearne Rosenbauer

Aspen Penberthy

Molly Tunney

U19 woman 2000 meters relay

Silver🥈

Hallie Anderson

Eliza Hogg

Emily Laing 

Fearne Rosenbauer

19/39 mixed 2000 meters relay 

Coaches Team

Silver🥈

Dario Sportelli 

Poppy Lynch

Deanna Macolino

Leonardo Calabrese

Rowing - Murray Bridge Regatta

Congratulations to our Rowers who participated in the first Regatta of the season at Murray Bridge on Sunday 5 November, with a fantastic outcome for all.

SG8+ (Giuliana Blefari, Aleeza Khan, Alice Shanahan, Amber Hallet, Fearne Rosenbauer, Eliza Hogg, Molly Tunney, Emily Laing, cox: Emily Dagas): 1st place. 🥇 

SG4+ (Fearne Rosenbauer, Eliza Hogg, Molly Tunney, Giuliana Blefari, cox: Emily Dagas): 1st place. 🥇 

SG4+ (Alice Hoskins, Ava Dennis, Amber Hallet, Alice Shanahan, cox: Lucy Cornish): 2nd place. 🥈 

SGY8/9 B quad (Eugenie Anderson, Aspen Penberthy, Ava Leonello, Lailah Bryant, cox: Winnie Katsaros): The year 7s crew came second against the year 8s. 🥈

SGY8/9 A quad (Emily Baldock, Maeve Falahey, Emily Turner, Izzy Ingham, cox: Annie Redwood): Unfortunately, they snapped an oar after 100m from the race start, but they still managed to take 3rd place rowing in 3. 🥉

OW1x (Emily Laing): 2nd place. 🥈

3W4x+ (Emily Baldock, Maeve Falahey, Emily Turner, Izzy Ingham, cox: Annie Redwood): 1st place; 🥇

3W4x+ (Eugenie Anderson, Aspen Penberthy, Ava Leonello, Lailah Bryant, cox: Winnie Katsaros): 4th place.

SGY9/10 A crew (Aleeza Khan, Alice Shanahan, Alice Hoskins, Ava Dennis, cox: Lucy Cornish): 3rd place.🥉

OW2- (Fearne Rosenbauer, Eliza Hogg): 2nd place.🥈

NW4x+ (Emily Baldock, Maeve Falahey, Emily Turner, Izzy Ingham, cox: Annie Redwood): 1st place;🥇

NW4x+ (Eugenie Anderson, Aspen Penberthy, Ava Leonello, Lailah Bryant, cox: Winnie Katsaros): 2nd place.🥈 

A comment from our Senior Rowing Coach, Leonardo Calabrese: “What an incredible way to start the season! The girls have done a fantastic job, and we couldn’t be happier than this.” #goloretrow