SAINTS SPORT

Rugby League  

Round 4 saw the Saints' Year 7 and 8/9 teams take on Woree SHS. Our Year 7 have improved immensely as the season progressed dominating the match to secure a comprehensive 46-4 victory with tries to Riley Schafer, Jack Dobosz, William Dau, Hudson Wheeler, Hudson Bartlett, Chase Odmark (2), and Martin Mejia Garces(2). Our Year 9s followed suit and bounced back from a couple of disappointing results to jump out to an early 30-0 lead before finishing 36 – 16 victors. Koby Craig led the way with 3 tries, with Edward Hammerton, Isaiah Mosby, Lucas Dewhurst, and William Irvine also scoring. Our Year 9s then travelled to St Andrew’s in Round 5, winning the game 16-12.  

Our Year 7s strong season has seen them qualify for the Grand Final next Wednesday against Trinity Bay SHS. Unfortunately, due to the slow start to the season, our Year 8/9 team are in the 3rd place play-offs.  

Meanwhile, Saints U16 and First XIII teams kicked off their seasons with trial matches against Woree SHS as they prepare for the upcoming Cowboys Challenge and Aaron Payne Cup campaigns. Both teams secured wins in their fixtures and are looking good as they continue to build ahead of their season.  

CISSA  

Our CISSA teams have made a dominant start to their season securing two clean sweeps against in the opening rounds. Unfortunately, the wet weather led to the outdoor fixtures in our Round 3 games against Bentley Park College being postponed to the washout round later in the year. 

Saints took on St Mary’s in a home fixture during Week 7. We had a successful round claiming victories in AFL (77-2), Basketball (110-34), and Touch Football (12-2) while our Football team played out a 0-0 draw and our volleyball team went down two sets to nil.

 Week 8 saw us take on Cairns SHS in a number of close matches which saw us win AFL 78 – 28, lose basketball by 3 points 62 – 65, win Football 2-1 and Touch Football 13-2, and go down 1 set to 2 in Volleyball.  

Our squads will take on Newman College in the final game of Term 1 in Week 9.  

Week 6 vs Bentley Park College 

Week 7 vs St Mary’s College 

Week 8 vs Cairns State High School 

Cross Country  

The annual College Cross Country Carnival will be held on Wednesday 1 April at the Cairns Showgrounds. The carnival will begin at 12:15pm and conclude by 2:30pm. Parents are invited and welcome to attend, please do not park inside the Showgrounds for this event. This is a compulsory event for all Years 7 to 12 students. Students unable to participate because of a medical condition will be given jobs on the day. Parents are asked to inform their son’s Head of Year of this before the Carnival. A broadcast will be sent to parents or carers with a detailed program and more information.    

Marist Basketball and MGS Hockey Tournament  

Good luck to the Senior Marist Basketball teams! Both teams are travelling to Melbourne during Week 10 and over the school holidays to compete in the National Marist Basketball and MGS Hockey tournaments. We look forward to hearing about your results and wish you all the best. Thanks to our Basketball coaches Mr. Chapman and Mr. Newman for coaching and attending this tournament with our squads.    

Junior Shield  

Year 7 and 8s have been contesting the Junior Shield this term during Wednesday Sport. The games have been played with great spirit and the scores are as follows:   

• 1st - Heavey - 42 points  
• 2nd - Phelan - 37 points  
• 3rd - Regi - 36 points  
• 4th - Walter 24 points  

Chess

Our students made an excellent start to the 2026 interschool chess season in the first round of the Gardiner Secondary Chess Tournament, held in Cairns on 6 March. Competing against schools from across Far North Queensland, our players demonstrated impressive focus, strategy and sportsmanship across a full day of challenging matches.

A highlight of the day was our A-Division team finishing 1st overall, an outstanding achievement against strong competition.

Team Results

A – 1st Place Overall

• Sami Abdalla

• Kyle Hiranuma

• James Henle

• William Parkinson

B – 2nd Place Overall

• Sean Stievano

• Leon Newn

• Jayden Lee

• Samuel Sheedy

The tournament also featured several strong individual performances from our students.

Individual Achievements

2nd Place – A Grade: Sami Abdalla (equal first on points, placed second on countback)

1st Place – C Grade: Ethan Ackroyd

Merit Awards were earned by:

• Sean Stievano

• Leon Newn

• Jayden Lee

• Samuel Sheedy

• William Parkinson

• Kyle Hiranuma

These results mark a fantastic beginning to the tournament series, with our students representing the College with determination, skill and pride. Congratulations to all players on a successful first round, and we look forward to the upcoming rounds later in the year.

2026 TCC Sport   

Congratulations to all of the St Augustine’s students that have been successful so far in their TCC district sport trials! 

St Augustine’s College is part of the Trinity Coast Central (TCC) district, which serves as the pathway for students to represent the Peninsula region in the Queensland School Sport Championships.  

Sport absences    

Representing St Augustine's at TCC/Peninsula/Queensland   

Parents and carers must notify the College by emailing  sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au. Students attending TCC/Peninsula/Queensland school sport within trial dates do not need to complete a Request for Student Absence form. However, if additional days are requested beyond the allocated trial dates, the form is required. Students are responsible for informing their teachers of any exams or assessments due during their absence before they leave for carnival.  

For more detailed information please refer to 2026 TCC Calendar.xlsx and 2026 Peninsula Calendar  

Sports unrelated to St Augustine's or TCC/Peninsula/Queensland  

 A Request for Student Absence form must be submitted for any sport unrelated to St Augustine’s or TCC/Peninsula/Queensland school sport. This form can be completed online and emailed to sac.absences@cns.catholic.edu.au.