Senior Sport Report

Trinity vs Scots Rob James Basketball Challenge

On 19 August, Trinity travelled to Scots with six basketball teams for one of the most anticipated days on our sporting calendar,  the annual Trinity vs Scots Rob James Basketball Challenge.

Our Senior School entered the day with a strong advantage after the Junior School produced an outstanding performance the day before, winning all four games and giving Trinity a 15–1 lead in the overall standings. With one point awarded for each half won and two points for each game victory, there was still plenty to play for.

Trinity fielded Boys and Girls U14 teams made up of Year 7 students, U16 teams comprising Years 8 and 9, and U18 teams made up predominantly of Year 10 students.

The U14 Boys started the day in dominant fashion. Led by Louie Menz and Flynn Mardling, Trinity controlled the game from the outset and ran away with an impressive victory by close to 30 points.

Our U14 Girls were next, missing star player Ayira Ezekwe, who was away attending the Talented Athletes Basketball Program. This provided an opportunity for Hayden Davey and Rayne Rampal to step into greater leadership roles, and both were outstanding. The girls fought their way back into the contest in the second half, closing the margin to just two points with only minutes remaining before Scots eventually held on for a six-point victory.

The U16 Boys were all class in the next game, producing one of Trinity's most complete performances of the day. With the lunchtime crowd creating plenty of atmosphere, Scots lifted their intensity, but Trinity continued to execute at both ends of the floor. Ethan Crisp, Blake Distefano and Hugo Menz led the way as the boys secured another convincing victory.

After a slower opening few minutes, the U16 Girls quickly found their rhythm and took complete control of their game. Led by Bandits Youth League junior Molly Collins, the girls were dominant once they settled into the contest and added another important victory to Trinity's tally.

The U18 Boys faced arguably the toughest challenge of the day, coming up against the previous year's Australian School Championships U17 Boys Division 3 winners. Our Year 10s were also without star big man Lewis Kreutzberger, who was overseas in Canada for swimming commitments. Tiger Phillips consequently carried a significant load inside, while Ryder Murray showed some of the aerial ability we normally see from him on the football field, blocking shots and disrupting anything thrown overhead.

The U18 Girls finished the day in clinical fashion. Despite featuring several students who do not regularly play basketball, the team looked composed from the opening possession. Led by Lucy Hocking, alongside a number of our U16 Girls, Trinity scored directly from the opening tip and never looked back.

Across the two days, Trinity produced an outstanding result, winning eight of the ten games played and continuing the strong basketball rivalry between the two schools.

A special thank you must also go to the students who contributed beyond playing, assisting with scoring, refereeing and the overall running of the day: Hugo Menz, Ethan Crisp, Blake Distefano, Taylor Wright, Charlie Henry, Molly Collins, Hayden Davey and Rayne Rampal.

Congratulations to all students involved in another fantastic chapter of the Trinity vs Scots Basketball Challenge.

Archie Kreutzberger represents Australia at Junior Pan Pacific Championships

Congratulations to Archie Kreutzberger, who recently had the incredible opportunity to represent Australia at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Canada, competing against some of the best young swimmers from around the world.

Archie produced an outstanding championship across both his individual and relay events. In the 200m Butterfly, Archie qualified for the A Final after swimming 2:02.01 in the preliminaries. He then stepped up in the final, improving his time to 2:00.67 to finish an impressive 5th overall.

Archie continued his strong form in the 100m Butterfly, qualifying for another A Final with a preliminary time of 54.12. He saved his best for the final, swimming 53.42 to finish 4th overall, narrowly missing a place on the podium.

He also competed in the 50m Freestyle, recording 23.58 in the heats before improving to 23.57 in the B Final.

Archie was then selected to represent Australia in the Men's Medley Relay, swimming the butterfly leg alongside Sydney Kito, Christopher Montana and Maxwell Cunningham. The Australian team finished 4th, recording a time of 3:41.65.

Australia ultimately finished the championships 3rd on the overall points tally with 336.5 points, behind only the United States and Japan.

Representing your country is an achievement in itself, but to produce two A Final appearances and a fourth-place relay finish at an international championship is an outstanding accomplishment. Congratulations Archie on representing Trinity and Australia with distinction on the international stage!