Senior Sport Report
Jacob Cincurak - Senior School Sports Coordinator
Australian Schools Championships Basketball
Each year, Trinity selects a boys’ team and a girls’ team to represent the College in the largest school basketball competition in Australia. The Gold Coast event welcomes over 400 schools from across all states and territories, competing across three age groups and three divisions.
This year, we were proud to have an U15 Boys Division 3 team and an U17 Girls Division 2 team representing Trinity. The members of these teams were:
| Girls | Boys |
| Ella McGrath | Charlie Henry |
| Emelia Harding | Ziggy Clift |
| Lily Wright | Hugo Menz |
| Lucy Hocking | Ethan Crisp |
| Lucy Kimball | Neto Ezekwe |
| Millie Thomas | Blake Distefano |
| Molly Collins | Xavier Bellerose |
| Phoebe Rowston | Ted Vesey |
| Portia Johnson | Taylor Wright |
Both teams played five pool games, finishing in 2nd and 3rd position in their pools heading into the Quarter Finals.
For the U15 Boys, Ethan Crisp led the entire competition in free throws and established himself as the most dominant big in the tournament. Strong performances were also delivered by Hugo Menz, Blake Di Stefano, Taylor Wright and Neto Ezekwe, each making significant contributions at different stages of the week.
In the girls’ competition, Molly Collins was a standout during the pool games, particularly in the early absence of Phoebe Rowston. Lily Wright and Lucy Hocking also played key roles in the team’s early success. With Phoebe returning and the team’s confidence growing, the finals proved to be the highlight of their week. After a narrow loss by just one point in the semi-final against a team they had previously been defeated by, the girls came together to secure a commanding 24-point win in the Bronze medal match against South Australia’s Encounter School. Lucy Hocking shone in the bronze medal match, scoring 17 points and making multiple crucial defensive plays.
The U15 Boys campaign saw an early win against fellow NSW school Avondale, but the semi-final and bronze medal match proved tough, and the boys finished just outside the medals. Nonetheless, their 4th place finish marked an impressive 7-place improvement on last year’s tournament.
From local competitions to state-level tournaments, 2025 was a defining year for basketball at Trinity Anglican College. The continued growth of the program, the professionalism of the coaches, and the dedication of the players all reflect the College’s strong sporting culture.
Check out the highlights from the boys and girls games - https://youtu.be/pt0XP9LRrqU
Basketball Presentation Night
Wednesday 10th of December over 400 Athletes and Parents packed out the school MPH to celebrate the end of the 2025 Basketball Season. Two awards were given for every team. The Best & Fairest to the person who displayed incredible skill and high levels of performance all year round. The second award was the Trinity GRIT award awarded to someone who displayed Growth, Respect, Inclusiveness and Teamwork in any embodiment across the year. Congratulations to the following athletes and thankyou for those who made the night happen, after the awards it finished with an hour of games and light refreshments as we celebrated the year that was.
Best and Fairest:
- Harry Jackson
- Tegbir Bhullar
- Jack Eames
- Charlie Perkins
- Tileah Johnston
- Matilda Azzi
- Lyla Fenaughty
- Mahir Pathak
- Sam Elhage
- Kai McMartin
- Alfie Trotter
- Harry Jackson
- Asees Toor
- Evelyn Trebley
- Blake Distefano
- Henry Percy
- Ollie Bakes
- Oscar Trotter
- Blaze Phillips
- Lucy Wilson
- Olive Mcevoy
- Tiger Phillips
- Hugo Menz
- Riley Keys
- Noah Dallinger
- Lacie Tidey
- Meerah Shah
- Kiara Kong
- Thomas Wells
- Sam Reid
- Andrew Male
Sienna Jones
GRIT Awards
- Lachie Sigtia
- Lennox Thorneycroft
- Brock McMartin
- Advik Nair
- Scarlett Spinelli
- Nala Davis
- Ashnoor Kharbanda
- Charlie Eames
- Oliver Prince
- Nathan Malagoda
- Riley Crisp
- Ollie Bergman
- Harriet Hartley
- Jess Maloney
- Jackson Andrews
- Parker Thorneycroft
- Eli Fairley
- Aiden Irving
- Lincoln Tidey
- Rayne Rampal
- Lacey Clements
- Layla Aplin
- Tiger Phillips
- Taylor Wright
- Oliver Schubert
- Lachie Martin
- Maan Chaudhari
- Alyssa Jarrott
- Victoria Hanztis
- Lachlan Fairall
- Camden Kreutzberger
- Louie Ceglar
- Alyssa Jarrott
CIS Representation 2026
Please look at the CIS website for any representative level athletes who wish to participate at the highest level of independent Schools.