SPORTS NEWS

Fran Forsyth

Sports Coordinator

Western Metro Region Athletics Championships Report

On Tuesday 10 October our school team headed to Moonee Ponds for this high standard event. Our team consisted of lots of natural talent and a few trained Track and Field athletes. All the team are to be commended for their enthusiasm and efforts. There were a few PB’s, lots of medals, a 6th place overall for the team out of 67 schools and the highlight of the day, three team members qualifying for the State Finals.

Medal Winners:

These three students have qualified for the States.

Sienna Bilinski    Gold Long Jump, Triple Jump and 100m. Bronze 4 x 100m Relay

Seth McCleish    Gold Long Jump, Triple Jump and 400m. Silver 4 x 100m Relay

Ben Day                  Gold 110m Hurdles. Silver 4 x 100m Relay

State Athletics Championships

A fantastic result for Seth McCleish winning the 400m and Triple Jump State Titles and also a Bronze in the Long Jump. Ben Day achieved a Silver in the 110m Hurdles which is a great effort from him. Unfortunately, Sienna Bilinski developed a knee injury before the event and was unable to compete. We wish her a speedy recovery.

John Hines

Sports Teacher

Intermediate Table Tennis -Geelong Table Tennis Centre - Thursday 19 October

Last Thursday nine students from Year 9 and 10 represented the school at the Geelong region Table Tennis competition. The Boys representatives were Niksa Jarausek, Ethan Papazoglou, Declan McKay and Justin Cangco. They won their first two matches against Bellarine and Geelong. Their third match against Northern Bay was a close competition with Northern Bay winning by one game. The final match against Grovedale (eventual winners) was a little one sided with Grovedale winning 5 rubbers to 1. A highlight of the boys competition was the singles match between Niksa and Grovedale’s number one player Noah. A high standard match with both players displaying their A grade skills. Niksa finished the day undefeated in the singles without dropping a game and demonstrated the form that earned him selection in the Victorian squad earlier in the year.

The Girls team, Lillah Bushell, Marli Phillips, Mikayla Marsden, Dayna Maring and Riak Agoth had a very successful day. They won their first three matches against Northern Bay, Geelong and Bellarine to qualify for the final against Matthew Flinders. After the four singles matches the scoreline in the final was 2 rubbers each. The result would be determined by the last two doubles rubbers. Matthew Flinders won both doubles to become the Geelong Champions. Congratulations to the North Geelong Girls who ended up Runners Up in the Geelong Region. Both Marli and Dayna were undefeated in their singles matches throughout the day. 

Well done.

Jenny Hurst

Sports Teacher

Year 7 Girls Tennis

On Wednesday 18th October, Year Seven Girls competed in School Sports Tennis at Geelong Lawn.  They played their first matches against Oberon College, losing two sets to one.  Their second match was as close as it gets, with Bannockburn Secondary College narrowly defeating NGSC. The teams drew on games, but unfortunately Bannockburn won on sets. While the team missed getting a place in the final, they played extremely well and learnt a lot on the day.  For many of the team it was their first-time playing competition tennis and their enthusiasm, encouragement and persistence was great to see! Well done girls!

L-R: Alya Cilingir, Kayla Walsh Kenyon, Kenzie Curran, Tiana Qoon, Kate Nix, Peyton Edwards-Daly

SPORTS SHACK

Borrowing Times: 12:39pm – 12:50pm

On the Borrowing Sheet record the Date, your Name, Home Group and what you borrowed.

Return Times: 1:25pm

Hand in borrowed equipment and have your name marked off. Any problems with returning equipment need to be explained to the staff at the Sports Shack.

Not returning equipment will affect you being allowed to borrow equipment in the future.

The Sports Shack is a great addition to the facilities for students, so let’s make sure it runs smoothly.