Sport
Warrnambool Region Schools Sporting Clays Competition
On Monday 4th March, King's College in conjunction with the Warrnambool SSAA held the Warrnambool Region Schools Sporting Clays Competition. This is the third year the event has run and we have grown in numbers each year. We had ten schools represented from as far as Geelong, Ballarat and Hamilton, not to mention local schools.
About 110+ students competed on the day and all students participated with great sportsmanship and respect for one another, highlighting a mutual respect for the sport. The weather, as expected for this time of year was perfect with a slight breeze and sunshine.
There were many wonderful volunteers from across several other clubs and clay target disciplines including SSAA, Field and Game and DTL. They all helped in making the day an incredible success and giving the students an opportunity to join in on one of the safest sports they can compete in, which is so important for regional communities.
We even had our very own King's College Alumni, Olympian and 2023 World Number One, Penny Smith, come down and assist the students with refereeing and encouragement.
There were also some great donations for the competition. These included shells to make the event more affordable, and fishing rods as door prizes for the students who do not always place well in competition, but still have a go, giving them a chance to win a prize.
We did well in competition with Isabella R (Year 11) earning a second place medal after a shoot-off, and King's winning the Best School trophy after producing the best average of all the schools.
Marko Wakim
Chaplain
Junior School Sport
District Tennis
What a wonderful day we had at the Junior District Tennis tournament at Supergrass Tennis Centre on Wednesday 28th Feb. It was so encouraging to see Nellie (Year 6), Grace (Year 6), Xavier (Year 6) and Ben (Year 4) be so encouraging of their competitors on the day. King's were very competitive on the day and Nellie and Grace both won and qualified for the Division Tennis. Congratulations to all students involved.
Division Tennis
Congratulations to Nellie (Year 6) and Grace (Year 6) on their Tennis matches on Thursday 7th March. Both girls played against each other in the semi final for a spot at the Regional Tennis. Congratulations to Nellie on qualifying, we wish you all the best.
Division Swimming
After a very successful Swimming Carnival, Nellie (Year 6), Elaine (Year 6), Lucas (Year 5), Benji (Year 5) and Elliana (Year 4) all qualified to compete at the Division Swimming Tournament at Aquazone on Thursday 29th Feb. Congratulations to all students on their participation on the day. Well done to Lucas who won the 11 Years Male Age Group Champion and will compete at the Regional Swimming later this month.
Christie Stephen
Junior School Teacher