Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities 

• From the Senior Sports Master
• Squash Fixtures 2 September
• Winter Squash
• Athletics
• Cricket
• Basketball
• Football

From the Senior Sports Master

The Cocurricular Colour Awards were presented at the Concourse yesterday. Congratulations to all the award winners who have been acknowledged for the efforts they have made to their respective cocurricular activities.

We will provide a full listing of award recipients next week.

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master

Squash Fixtures 9 September

 Winter Squash  

Results 2 September

• The Final Training for ALL players will be Wednesday 6 September
• The Final Round of Saturday Pennant will be Saturday 9 September - for those teams that have gone through – see fixtures above. The play-offs for 1/2 are at 9:00 am and 3/4 at 8:00 am – carefully check these different start times for Saturday!
• A meeting for ALL players will be straight after school assembly on Friday 8 September – outside Science Lab 1 – it is very important for all to attend.  
• Good luck to all teams that have made the finals, squash players.
• ALL members of the college community are welcome to attend Thornleigh Squash this Saturday to cheer on our players commencing from 8:00 am. 
• Please check the following link for any updates to times or for any other details:

https://squashaustralia.sportyhq.com/league/view/2023-Winter-Junior-Pennant

Mr Justin Varjvandi - Winter Squash Convenor

Athletics 

Athletics

On Saturday, 2 September, the college co-hosted the Athletics Invitational Carnival along with St Joseph's and St Augustine’s. Athletes, staff and spectators were met with beautiful clear skies, a brilliant and successful day for all involved in the various track and field events. 

A huge thank you to our staff Mr Mark Casey, Mr Sean Brennan, Mr Ben Ryan, Mrs Sarah Panozzo, Mr Neil Gibson, Mr Martin Gillogly, Mr Patrick Rodgers, Mr Dennis Lee, Mr Mario Phaesie, along with Mrs Sally Richardson and our student volunteers, who gave up their personal time to assist with running Shot put, Discus and Javelin. 

A special thanks also to Mr Matthew Stearn for his organisation, and our Athletics team, Mr Scott Steinman, Mr Matthew North, Mr Dominic Panozzo and Mr Chris Zilifian for all their support and assistance on this day. Without our helpers, the carnival would not have run so smoothly. 

ISA Athletics

The ISA Athletics Carnival is fast approaching, taking place next week Tuesday, 12 September. The selection of athletes to compete at ISA has been completed. It was undoubtedly a challenging decision, reflecting the remarkable talent and dedication of all those who participated. Congratulations and all the best to the boys who will be representing Pius next week. Boys are to complete their permission form and return to Ms Leanne Lee by Friday, 8 September. 

The 2023 ISA Athletics Program is attached for reference.

Invitational Carnival 

A reminder that our final invitational carnival hosted by The King’s School and Cranbrook will take place this Saturday, 9 September at ES Marks, in Kensington, the program is attached for reference. All athletes that have made it through to represent Pius at ISA are to attend as a final warm up. 

Athletics Captain

Last Friday, 1 September, our Athletics Captains were announced at Assembly. Congratulations to Lucas Hamill and Billy Sykes on their appointment. With their excellent leadership, I am confident that they will take our team to new heights. 

Mrs Leanne Lee – Cross Country and Athletics Convenor 

Cricket

The links to register are as follows:

Please follow both the links to register for the 2023/24 season.

Please see document attached below for further registration information.

Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Basketball

Registration for basketball is coming to a close. If you have yet to register please email dgarrett@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au BEFORE FRIDAY with your son’s name and current year group. Costs will be added to your school fees.

Grading continues this week and next week (note: Year 8 A-D rescheduled for Wednesday 13 September). Please be sure to attend your designated grading session so that you can be properly assessed and placed into a team. 

Year 9 A-D: Wednesday 6/9

Year 9 E-H: Thursday 7/9

Year 10 A-C: Friday 8/9

Year 10 D-F: Tuesday 12/9

Year 8 A-D: Wednesday 13/9 (Rescheduled from last Friday)

Any Year 11s who are yet to be put in a team please email basketball@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Pre-season fixtures have been scheduled for 13A & B, 14A & B, 15A & B, 17A and 1sts. These fixtures will take place on Saturday 16 September against St Aloysius (please see below). Teams will be announced next week, prior to these fixtures.

St Aloysius – Dalton Hall

8:00 am: 13B

9:00 am: 13A

10:00 am: 14B

11:00 am: 14A

Oxford Falls

8:00 am: 15B

9:00 am: 15A

10:00 am: 17A

11:00 am: 1sts

Trials for some local NSW Waratah League representative clubs start soon. If this interests you, be sure to visit the below links ASAP to check trial dates. I encourage anyone who hopes to play firsts or seconds basketball in the coming years to explore this opportunity.

Hornsby Spiders: https://hornsbyspiders.com.au/

Norths Bears: https://www.nsba.com.au/

Manly Sea Eagles: https://manlybasketball.com.au/  

Inner-West Bulls: https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-8169-0-0-0

We will be backing up last holiday's success with more camps from GOE.  These will be run in the second week of the upcoming holidays at school. Dates and times are to be advised, so stay tuned for more information and registration links.

Mr Daniel Garrett - Basketball Convenor

Football

Are your sons missing the football season? Please see details below regarding COERVER Football camps and Academy Trials.

Coerver Coaching Sydney North Shore would like to extend an invitation to students to join our upcoming Performance Academy Trials on 8 October. 

Coerver Coaching is a Global football coaching program for both boys and girls. They have been operating worldwide for the past 39 years. Partnered with Adidas (for 29 years), Coerver Coaching is the World’s No 1 football skills teaching method, suitable for players of all ages and ability levels.

For more information, please go to: https://coerver.com.au/performance-academy-programs

Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor