Sports Corner
Welcome to the Ballarat High School Sports Corner for results of school events, School Sport Victoria (SSV) events, BAS After School events and significant external sporting achievements from present and past students.
School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events
Tennis
On Monday 16th February BHS entered 2 teams (Senior Girls & Intermediate Boys) into the SSV Eureka Senior & Intermediate Tennis competition at the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre. The weather was fantastic for tennis making an enjoyable day for all involved.
The Senior Girls had one single match against Mount Clear College. It was a very close affair which went down to the wire in the last doubles match to determine the winner. The BHS girls held on to win the match 3 sets-23 games to 3-20. The BHS Senior Girls were crowned Eureka Champions for 2026.
The Intermediate Boys found themselves in a Pool Play competition alongside 5 other schools. They drew Pool A alongside Phoenix Secondary College B (6-24 to 0-5) and Daylesford Secondary College (4-20 to 2-16). Daylesford Secondary College B, Phoenix Secondary College A and Beaufort made up Pool B. 2 wins out of 2 in the Pool Play qualified the team for the Semi Finals against the Daylesford Secondary College B team, who they quickly brushed aside by winning 5-22 to 1-8 booking a place in the Grand Final. The Grand Final was a rematch against the Daylesford Secondary College A team and it was a much closer match than the Pool Play earlier in the competition. With both teams winning 3 sets apiece it came down to total games won…BHS 19 to Daylesford’s 17 to narrowly squeeze through as the victors! (3-19 to 3-17). A double win for Ballarat High School on the day.
The Senior Girls and Intermediate Boys teams have now qualified for the SSV GWR Senior & Intermediate Tennis competition on Wednesday 4th March at the Ballarat Regional Athletics Centre.
Students involved:
Senior Girls – Kherington Aykens, Adrienne Harris, Meg McBride
Coach – Faith Scholten
Intermediate Boys – Liam Humphries, Billy Madden, Charlie Maltzahn, Oliver Wakeling Coach – Faith Scholten
Ballarat Gift Junior Dash for Sash
Congratulations to Year 7 student Eva Piva who made the final for the U12-U/16 100m Junior Dash for Sash at the recent Ballarat Gift. Off a mark of 20m wearing the pink sash Eva powered on to finish second and collect some prize money!
Well done Eva! We look forward to seeing you replicate this success at the upcoming BHS Athletics Carnival.
Athletics Victoria State Junior Track & Field Championships
Lily Austin (Year 9) and Max Austin (Year 7) attended the Athletics Victoria State Junior Track & Field Championships on Friday 13th February to Sunday 15th February at Lakeside Stadium.
This competition crowns the state champion who automatically qualifies for a position in the Victorian team going to the Athletics Australia Track & Field Championships later in the year.
Well done to both students who achieved the following results:
Lily Austin – U/16 Triple Jump (4th, 10.34m)
Max Austin – U/14 Boys Javelin (4th, 22.53m)
Both students still have the remaining two Athletics Victoria Shield League (Saturday competition) rounds to try and jump/throw the qualifying distances for selection in the Victorian team.
Congratulations to both students for their fabulous results.
BAS After School Sport Results
Ballarat High School is an enormous school and the Sports Department can’t keep track of all student sporting achievements. If your child has achieved a significant sporting achievement, can you please let the Sports Department know so we can highlight it in the school newsletter.
Emails can be sent to Ashley Rogers (ashley.rogers@education.vic.gov.au)
or Robert Simmonds (robert.simmonds@education.vic.gov.au)