Sport

Term 4 Sport

Hello and welcome to Term 4. The year has flown by and again we have plenty of sport on offer for students from all year levels and abilities. The coming weeks will see the start of the following sports:

• Junior Boys Netball – Years 7-9 
• Junior Tennis – Years 7/8
• Junior Volleyball – Years 7-9
• BAS Senior Cricket (1st XI and 2nd XI).
• Rugby 7’s – (All Year Levels)

Students need to listen to the morning messages and regularly check Microsoft teams so that they get the most up to date information and can communicate with their coach. 

Please see below an outline of sports on offer for Term 4.

Thank you to all the staff listed that are coaching a team this term. 

Rowing

Term 4 marks an exciting return to the water for the St Patrick’s College Rowing Program. Our rowers and coxswains have already completed a demanding first week of early mornings and challenging training sessions as they begin their journey toward the Head of the Lake on Sunday, 21 February 2027.

The SPC Rowing community gathered last Saturday to celebrate the official start of the season at our Opening Breakfast. Principal Steven O’Connor introduced the 2026/27 Rowing Captains and extended the College's sincere gratitude to departing Rowing Coordinator Rebecca Gribble for her significant contributions during her tenure.

We are proud to announce our student and staff leadership teams for the upcoming season:

Rowing Captains

• Rowing Captain: Lachlan Cowell
• Rowing Vice Captains: Charlie Geddes & Paddy Stute

Rowing Leadership Team

• Coordinator of Rowing: Paul Blanchfield
• Junior Coordinator: Oliver Frangos
• Boatshed Manager: Dean Kittelty

– Paul Blanchfield, Coordinator of Rowing

Cross Country

Congratulations to our students who proudly represented St Patrick’s College at the 2026 ACC Cross Country Championships and Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships during the school holidays.

At the ACC Cross Country Championships in September, Ollie Ryan claimed gold in the Under 15 3km, finishing first among 102 runners in an impressive 9:17min. Archer Spackman also delivered a strong performance, finishing fourth in the Under 14 3km, while Lenny Templar placed 10th in the Under 13 event. Ollie Burt, Albert McErlain, Hugh Vardy, Jed Burns, Nathaniel Sablik-Dixon, Toby Rewuk, Tobias Powell, Jack Costigan and Brody Atkinson also competed, demonstrating terrific effort and sportsmanship. Thank you to Shane Hayes for accompanying the team and myself to Melbourne for the championships.

Our students continued their success at the Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships in Melbourne from 1–4 October. Archer Spackman won silver in the Under 15 2km steeplechase, before finishing seventh in the 1500m. Ollie Ryan secured bronze in the Under 16 3000m, while Sidney Porter reached the Under 14 100m semi-finals and Alfie Carter finished seventh in the Under 17 400m final.

Congratulations to all our athletes on their achievements and for representing the College with pride throughout these competitions.

ACC results

U13 3km – 116 runners:

10th. Lenny Templar - 10:45min

30th. Albert McErlain - 11:22min

52nd. Hugh Vardy - 11:57min

97th. Jed Burns - 13:36min

U14 3km – 117 runners:

4th. Archer Spackman - 10:03min

49th. Nathaniel Sablik-Dixon - 11:31min

77th. Toby Rewuk - 12:08min

U15 3km – 102 runners:

1st. Ollie Ryan - 9:17min – Gold medal

64th. Tobias Powell - 11:39min

67th. Jack Costigan - 11:43min

71st. Brody Atkinson - 11:51min

U17 5km – 104 runners:

15th. Ollie Burt 17:31min

– Amanda Rossato, Coordinator of Cross Country

Soccer

Our soccer players were recognised at our recent awards presentation for their commitment, sportsmanship and contribution to an outstanding 2026 season. With all three senior teams claiming premierships and growth across our junior and intermediate teams, it has been a memorable year for the program. 

We congratulate all award recipients on their achievements and thank our players and coaches for a season to be proud of.

Juniors

SPC Blue/ Mr Davie

• Coach's Award: Andrew Kajo
• MVP: Ethan Taylor

SPC Green/ Mrs Miller

• Coach's Award: Oscar King
• MVP: Arie Anderson

Intermediate:

SPC Blue: Mr Miller

• Coach's Award: Lachy Hill
• MVP: Liam O'Keeffe

SPC Green/ Mrs Aykens

• Coach's Award: Theo Vodusek
• MVP: Zephyr Niehus

Senior:

BAS 2nds: 

• Coach's Award: Noah Eales
• MVP: Paddy Casey

1sts (ACC and BAS):

• Coach's Award: Harry Waight
• MVP: Jacob Wise
• ACC/Thomas Karras Award: Ollie Behrens

Basketball

It has been an outstanding season for SPC Basketball, highlighted by the First V's historic ACC Division 1 Grand Final victory and impressive performances across our junior and senior teams. Congratulations to our 2026 Basketball award recipients! 

ACC Team of the Year

Joseph Buckle

Lucas Byrne

Levi Munyard

Elite Teams

Senior – Lucas Byrne

Intermediate – Jackson Hood

Junior – Buster Argall

BAS Teams

Year 7

Year 8

BAS Intermediate

BAS Senior

Basketball – USA Tour 2027

In December 2027, a group of our most talented basketball players and coaches will be heading to the USA to explore and compete against some highly competitive high schools. The boys will play a number of games across a 17-day period in what promises to be an invaluable experience for everyone involved. The boys will also attend a New York Knicks NBA game, a New York Giants NFL game, a New Jersey NHL game as well as an NCAA Basketball game. For further information about the tour, please see the video presentation below or contact Mr Fryar or Mr Ebbels.

Cricket 

In the last week of the school holidays, 14 students and two staff travelled north for the annual Mildura Cricket Tour. 

The boys showed great determination, teamwork and sportsmanship across their matches against Murray Mallee, with Luke Irvin producing an impressive innings of 62 runs on day two  and Luke Weidemann taking four wickets.

The tour provided a valuable opportunity for the students to develop their skills, strengthen friendships and enjoy time together away from the classroom. A big thank you to coach Steve Biggin for giving up his time and holidays to take the students on the trip. 

Communication

The best form of communication we have with parent/guardians is via the Parent Access Module (PAM). Students require permission to participate in all sport. Parent/guardians will receive the information through a PAM activity permission. Please ensure that you read the information prior to giving permission and that you also talk to students about the information. 

The daily messages are one of the best ways we can distribute information to students about sports that are on offer and where sign-up meetings will be held. Students should check the daily messages regularly.

Once students have signed up for a sport, we will be adding them into a MS Teams group where they can communicate directly with their coach. Students must communicate with their coach if they are unavailable for a match so we can find a replacement to ensure we have a full team for each match. If students are unsure of how to sign up for a sport or want more information, they can visit sports staff in the gymnasium. 

Sport Uniform

All SPC sport uniforms can be purchased at Dobsons, either at their Mair St store or online at dobsons.com.au. Students need to ensure that they are in the correct uniform to participate. The general sport uniform is the navy blue polo top, navy shorts and white socks. Certain sports will require very specific clothing e.g. Soccer will need to purchase SPC soccer shorts and socks and Basketball will need to purchase SPC Basketball shorts. Students should check with their coach as to what is required. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me (jlappin@stpats.vic.edu.au) or our Sports Administrator Mr Simon Dwyer (sdwyer@stpats.vic.edu.au) with any questions.