Sports Report
Northern Peninsula Division Cross Country
On Thursday 28 May, the Patterson River Secondary College Cross Country team ventured out to Ballam Park, Frankston to compete in the Northern Peninsula Secondary Cross Country Division Event.
Despite the cold, wet and gloomy conditions, students from all year levels embraced the challenge and tackled the course, pushing themselves to do their best. It was fantastic to see so many students giving their all and encouraging their peers.
Congratulations to all participants for their efforts and a special mention to the following students who have qualified for the Regional event.
Regional Qualifiers:
Year 7 Boys: 3rd Seth L, 6th Ethan J, 12th Ethan K and 15th Patrick B.
Year 7 Boys MC: 1st Seb M.
Year 7 Girls: 1st Chloe S and 3rd Zoe Robertson.
Year 8 Boys: 1st Ashton F, 4th Finn D and 9th Archie H.
Year 8 Boys Team Event: 1st Ashton F, Finn D, Archie H and Xander J.
Year 8 Girls: 5th Hannah K, 6th Georgia H and 12th Savannah C.
Year 9 Boys: 2nd John H, 7th Cooper H, 9th Brooklyn G and 11th Nate T.
Year 11 Boys: 9th Harry T.
Year 12 Girls: 3rd Sarah Littler.
Thank you to Mr McLaughlin and Rory for encouraging all students and to Mr McCall for running the event. Outstanding effort by all and we look forward to seeing our qualified runners represent the school at the next round of competition. Good luck!
Jessica Welford
Sport Program Assistant
Junior Girls Footy
On Wednesday 26 May, the Year 7 and 8 Girls Junior Football Team ventured to Lloyd Park, Langwarrin to compete in the Northern Peninsula Division Interschool AFL competition.
The Patterson River Secondary College Junior Team was made up of Claudia C, Bella G, Annabella M, Pearl O, Pipiena P, Chloe S, Lucy S, Bella S, Madi T, Shapi T and Alice Z from Year 7 and Savannah C, Isabella G, Georgia H, Hannah K, Mackinley L, Maddy R, Harper S, Penni S, Scarlett W and Jayla W from Year 8.
The team was set to play four matches throughout day, with the winners of the competition progressing to the next round. The first game was against Elisabeth Murdoch College and our captains Bella G and Mackinley L set the precedent for the day and led from the start, working hard for the ball. The game ended in a draw in a low scoring game, with both teams finishing on 2 points.
The girls’ second game was against Frankston High School who scored the first goal of the game. However, it was Patterson River Secondary College that quickly reacted, switched on and started playing awesome team football, not allowing Frankston High School any further scoring opportunities. The teams ability to keep possession of the ball was great to see, as was the effort shown by the players at every contest. The final score resulted in a win for Patterson River Secondary College 17 – 6.
By the girls third and fourth games, they were working smoothly as a team and kept McClelland College and Carrum Downs Secondary College scoreless. The girls had multiple scoring opportunities and their ability to keep the ball in their forward 50 for the majority of both games was awesome to watch. Final scores were 39 – 0 and 57 – 0.
Both Elisabeth Murdoch College and Patterson River Secondary College ended with 3 wins and a draw, it was decided that they would play another game against each other to determine the winner for the day. Unfortunately, Elisabeth Murdoch College had a great start and were able to get a goal on the board early on. Our girls’ efforts were outstanding however it was not enough as their opposition scored an additional 3 points even with Isabella G's awesome goal, the siren went and Elisabeth Murdoch College were deemed the winners.
We would like to thank Taylah G and Evie O (Year 8) for coming along and supporting their teammates despite not being able to play.
Another special thank you to Ms Davola and Mr McCall for being excellent coaches for the day, as well as Cuan R (Year 10) for assisting them and encouraging the girls.
Jessica Welford
Sport Program Assistant
Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships
On Saturday 20 June, Ashton F represented the school at the 2026 Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships held at Bundoora. Running 4km in the Male U15 race kicking off at 12:10pm, Ashton had to ensure some treacherous running conditions as he made his way around the 2km looped course.
Just as the race began, the rain did too, amplifying the muddy ground underfoot, making it even more slippery for runners and resulting in some slips, trips and falls.
Ashton, however, managed to run a clean run, completing his 2 laps of the 2 km loop in an impressive time of 14:45 to finish 28th across the finishing line. We are so proud of Ashton, representing the school at this event and putting in an impressive run. Ashton will be in good stead for the track and field season, starting in a few months. Congratulations, Ashton.
Peter McCall
Sports Coordinator
Intermediate Boys Soccer
The intermediate boys’ soccer team played three back-to-back games against Mount Erin Secondary College, Frankston High School and Carrum Downs Secondary College and remained undefeated making it into the finals. They faced Elisabeth Murdoch College for the finals and continued their streak winning 2-0. We look forward to seeing what this team can do in the next round of competition. Well done boys!
Stefan Balmes
PE Teacher
Intermediate Girls Soccer
The girls’ intermediate soccer team fought well all day. Some excellent individual performers from Ava B, Milla M and Bri G. Unfortunately, the team ended up going down to Frankston High School and Elisabeth Murdoch College but had a good win against Carrum Downs Secondary College. Amazing effort displayed by all girls!
Steven McLaughlin
PE Teacher
Intermediate Badminton
Patterson River Secondary College hosted the Intermediate Badminton tournament. We had a large group of Year 9 and Year 10 boys and girls making up a total of four teams. The other schools also had three to four teams each, which resulted in a very exciting day. Students were responsible for umpiring, scoring and keeping on top of the busy schedule.
Frankston High School won all the Grand Finals with Patterson River Secondary College coming in a close second in the Boys A, Boys B, Girls A and Girls B groups.
The girls’ team included Tara T, Destinee K, Jocelyn I, Anna H, Olivia E, Kelina C, Lexi W and Mikaela C, whilst the boys' team was made of Jack K, Tristian G, Owen P, Blake H, Jimmy G, Obed K, Oscar A, Aiden J, Jackson N, Logan R and Deegan M.
It was an amazing effort all around. Well done to all the Intermediate Badminton students who represented the College with pride!
Amy Borbiro
PE Teacher
Intermediate Girls Netball
Girls’ Intermediate Netball had a fantastic day out. A grade won all games except one against Frankston High School, who only ended up beating us by one point. B grade won 4 out of 6 games. All the girls were in great spirits all day and played extremely well. Amazing work girls!
Bianca Davola
PE Teacher
Year 7 Boys Soccer
The Year 7 Boys soccer team had trained very well prior to competition and coaches Mr Halabi and Mr Cafiso had assembled a talented squad. Competition was at Aspendale Gardens Soccer facility and it was a beautiful space for our games.
Our first game was against Carrum Downs Secondary College and we won easily 5-2. Our next game was against highly rated Frankston High School, our boys controlled the game well and, in a tough fought game came, out winners 1-0.
Our next game was against Elisabeth Murdoch College and this was another easy win for our boys 4-0. We were really starting to play well in this game and needed to win one more game for a clean sweep and the title. Our boys kept their heads together and easily defeated McClelland College 3-0.
The boys represented our school proudly and with great spirit and had a never-giving-up attitude. We took a big squad and rotated the team around. Our boys demonstrated our school values and deserved the title.
The team consisted of the following; Ethan J, Seth L, Matthew H, Liam D, Iler M, Danny L, William F, Finn H, Akshaj K, Riley C, Max C, Jack M, Harvey G, Ilyas D, William L, Jackson M, Marcus S and Mike M.
We cannot wait to see what this team can achieve in the next round, well done boys!
Haje Halabi
PE Teacher
Year 7 Girls Netball
The Year 7 netball squad had the pleasure of competing at Jubilee Park. Two teams played up to five games of netball per team. It was fast and furious and such a big day!
The girls played against most schools within our division and every time that they stepped on the court, they brought their best. With a mixed bag of results, the girls had a great day.
The Pool A team came so close to the title, only losing to Elisabeth Murdoch College by 1 goal in the last 2 seconds. The Pool B team had a great day out also, with some wins and some losses. The girls had a lot of fun out on the court and continued to improve throughout the day.
Thank you to our Year 10 Leaders Fern D and Renny M who coached the girls Pool B team all day.
All our players did all that they could to help the team get wins on the board. Every game the teams played better together, learning each other’s strengths, weaknesses and abilities. I loved seeing this. As it was a round robin format and only the winners move on to the next round, our journey ended here.
They listened to feedback and played to the best of their ability. I’m always so proud to walk alongside these young women as they exemplify what ‘loving sport’ looks like.
Thanks for all your hard work on such a big day.
Stay Sporty,
Jade Brand
PE Domain Leader
Year 7 Badminton
The Year 7 Badminton boys’ and girls’ team had their first taste of serious competition. We hosted an exciting tournament which included singles and doubles matches. The games were scored best to 15 and some were very close and exciting! Several of the Year 7’s had a singles win and they demonstrated excellent teamwork during the doubles matches.
Throughout the day the players were also responsible for scoring and umpiring. They did an amazing job keeping the tournament running smoothly.
Representing the boys' team, we had Shrihaan P, Patrick R, Riley B, Oliver H, Bill G and Dexter B and representing the girls' team was Didi A, Hannah A, Adele F, Harloe P, Evelyn B and Sahana S.
Congratulations to all players for their fantastic work all day!
Amy Borbiro
PE Teacher