Sport & Co-Curricular
Senior Co-Curricular Sports
Term 1 Information
Term 1 co-curricular sport has begun with many students enjoying their first game last week. This term we have 29 teams competing in Touch Football, Basketball, Tennis, and Volleyball, plus many Rowing crews and Aerobics teams. It has also been wonderful to see so many students attending swimming, athletics, and the strength and conditioning sessions.
Just a reminder that you can locate all Term 1 team lists, venue maps, games fixtures, training information and results on Loreto Connect in the Senior Sport section. You can also access training and game details on the Loreto Connect App by clicking on the sport tile.
Co-curricular Sport Information
Sports Trainings
Please be aware that students are expected to contact their coach if they are unable to attend a training or game. All coaches' contact details can be located on the training schedule document.
Carnival Dates
- Tuesday 25 February (Week 5) - SASSA Swimming Carnival Years 7-12
- Wednesday 26 February (Week 5) – Years 3–12 Loreto Athletics Carnival
- Saturday 15 March (Week 7) – Head of the River
- Thursday 20 March (Week 8) – Loreto Swimming Carnival Years 7-12
- Monday 24 March (Week 9) – SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
- Thursday 10 April (Week 11) - SASSA Athletics Carnival Years 7-12
- Tuesday 6 May (Week 2, Term 2)– SACSSGSA Catholic Schools Swimming Carnival Years 7-12
Term 2 & 3 Information
The sports selections for Terms 2 & 3 can now be completed by going to Loreto Connect - Senior Sport – Nominations – Co-curricular Sport Selections Years 7-12. All nominations need to be completed no later than Monday 3 March.
https://portal.clipboard.app/loreto-college/activity-selection
Netball Trials
Years 7-12 netball trials will take place in Weeks 6 & 8. Students who nominate to play Loreto Netball in winter will receive the trial details by email.
Netball Trial Dates 2025 Years 7-12
Athletics
Just a reminder that all students in Years 7-12 are invited to attend athletics training sessions on Wednesday mornings from 7:15 am to 8:15 am. Our students have achieved outstanding results over the past few years, leading to Loreto's promotion to the A1 competition. This places us among the top 9 schools out of 103 competing in the School Sports SA competition, ranging from A1 to F2.
A grade
Thursday 10 April (Week 11)
| A1 boys | A1 girls | A2 boys | A2 girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 3 | Brighton | 11 | Modbury | 11 | Modbury |
| 9 | Henley | 9 | Henley | 26 | Glenunga | 26 | Glenunga |
| 40 | Loreto | 21 | Cornerstone | 21 | Cornerstone | ||
| 42 | Mercedes | 42 | Mercedes | 46 | Golden Grove | 46 | Golden Grove |
| 51 | St Peters Girls | 67 | Loxton | 67 | Loxton | ||
| 65 | Faith | 65 | Faith | 83 | Berri Regional | 83 | Berri Regional |
| 149 | Concordia | 149 | Concordia | 92 | Mt Gambier | 92 | Mt Gambier |
| 150 | Immanuel | 150 | Immanuel | 132 | Rostrevor | ||
| 171 | St Peters | 179 | Seymour | ||||
| 212 | Trinity | 212 | Trinity | 204 | Temple | 204 | Temple |
Rowing
We are excited to be hosting the 2025 Head of the River on Saturday 15 March. This highly anticipated event is a highlight of the rowing calendar, and we invite our entire school community to get involved. Whether it's volunteering in various roles to help the day run smoothly or joining the crowd on the shore to cheer on our rowers, your support will make a world of difference. Let’s come together to celebrate the hard work, determination, and team spirit of our athletes!
If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please do not hesitate to contact me Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au
We wish Tilda Pelham all the best as she represents at the U16 Hockey Nationals in Adelaide from March 31 to April 7. Good luck, Tilda!
Sophie Hage
Director of Sport
Year 12 Sports Studies Sets Sail at West Beach
On Monday the 17th of February seven Year 12 Sports Studies students embarked on their first sailing session at West Beach, diving into an exciting new challenge on the water. With clear skies and a light breeze, they learned the basics of rigging, steering, and balancing their boats under the guidance of experienced instructors. Some took to it naturally, while others had a few wobbly moments, but all embraced the adventure with enthusiasm. By the end of the session, they had gained confidence and were eager for their next session. It was a fantastic start to their sailing journey and Year 12 Sports Studies.
Mandy Braddock
Leader of Health & PE 7-12
Junior Co-Curricular Sports
Term 1 Sport Update
Our tennis teams took to the court last Friday for their first matches. Bella, Charlotte, Millie and Winifred had a strong win over Wilderness while debutants Alexis, Eliza, Eleanor and Rianna had an exciting tie with Pembroke.
Our Year 3/4 Loreto Slam Dunkers basketball team had their first game on Wednesday, winners 18-6 over Concordia. Bella and Helen shot the lights out, Ruby was busy dishing out assists while feisty defending from Eleanor and Georgia led to a number of turnovers.
Our touch football teams started their season on Tuesday with our Year 3/4s having an exciting 4-4 draw with Pembroke. Sofia showed some razzle dazzle, Sadie picked up the game quickly, Claire showed good passing skills while Estelle ran in a brilliant try to tie the game. Our Year 5s fought hard but went down in their matches. Isobel and Lucy ran in excellent tries.
On the netball court, our Loreto Silver netball team had a breakthrough win last Friday after a narrow loss the week before. Our Loreto White team endured a tough Term 4 with several close losses but have sprung to life in Term 1, winning three games in a row including one over the 1st placed team. Our Loreto Red team remains undefeated while this Friday features the Showdown between the Loreto Pink and Loreto Green Year 3 teams. Hoping for a tie!
Our aerobics teams are up and running and set for a big 2025.
Athletics – autumn program
Our junior school athletics program will start in Week 8, on Thursday March 20. The program is open to Year 3-6 students and runs on Thursday afternoons 3:30-5:00pm on the school oval. The autumn program runs for 7 weeks and will finish with a mini athletics carnival – the LORETOlympics. If your daughter hasn’t registered but would like to participate, please contact Ben.Johnswood@loreto.sa.edu.au
Winter Sport Nominations
Registrations for Terms 2 and 3 will open soon via Clipboard. There are plenty of sports available for Loreto students:
- Basketball
- Cross Country competitions
- Football (AFLW)
- Football (Soccer)
- Hockey
- Netball
- Volleyball
Parents will be sent a registration link and detailed information about each sport in Week 5 of this term.
Student Achievements and Performances
If your daughter is involved in a sport or activity outside of Loreto that you would like to share, please send details through to Ben.Johnswood@loreto.sa.edu.au.
This could be club sport or dance, calisthenics, gymnastics, swimming, chess, surf lifesaving, horse riding, athletics, surfing, cycling, skateboarding, taekwondo, Lego building… basically any activity you can think of! We would love to be able to recognise their performances in our newsletter. It’s also great for other girls to see all the different activities that are out there. They might see something they’d like to try.
Ben Johnswood
Sport Coordinator