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Year 7 Black Ranges Tennis

On Tuesday, the 21st of October we had 25 keen and very excited Year 7 students travel to Horsham Lawn to play in the 2025 Year 7 Black Range Tennis Comp. 

Horsham College entered two girl’s and two boy’s teams to take on schools from around the Wimmera region.

All teams played some great tennis and were very competitive congratulations to all students who came along to play you all displayed our school values, despite not quite getting over the line in a close match against WLC you all played some great tennis and it was a pleasure to take you all out on this excursion, well done again to you all.

Year 8 Black Ranges Tennis

On Thursday, 23rd October, our talented Year 8 tennis stars headed to the Horsham Lawn courts to take part in the Black Range Tennis Event — and what a day it was! Under perfect blue skies, both our girls’ and boys’ teams played some outstanding tennis, showing great teamwork, sportsmanship, and enthusiasm throughout the day.

With three girls’ teams and two boys’ teams entered, there was plenty of action on the courts. Our boys battled through some tough matches and, after a nail-biting final against Warracknabeal, came out as champions! Meanwhile, our girls dominated their games with confidence and skill, cruising to victory in their pool matches.

It was a fantastic day filled with laughter, great tennis, and school spirit. A huge congratulations to all players for their effort and attitude — you did us proud! Best of luck to our teams as they head to Ballarat for the Greater Western Region event!

Year 7 SSV Girls Basketball

On Friday the 24th of October our 7 girls’ basketball team took part in the SSV Black Range Basketball Tournament. The girls took on teams from Stawell, Ararat Marion College and Wimmera Lutheran College. The girls started the day with a great win against Stawell 90 to 20. In their second game the girls came up against Ararat College which once again proved a comfortable victory 98 to 12. 

The girls showed fantastic sportsmanship whilst the victories were comfortable the girls stayed very humble and showed empathy towards their opponents. After winning both of their pool games the girls came up against the strong Wimmera Lutheran College team then it also had some convincing wins on their side of the draw. 

The girls strength as a team sone through with them taking out a strong victory in the Grand Final 66 to 14. 

Congratulations on winning through to the Greater Western Region Luella, Becky, Matisse, Maddison, Ivy, Lilly, Lexie, Ella, Ava, Adele and Miss Hiscock your sportsmanship and teamwork were amazing, Good luck at the next level.