Welcome back to an exciting Term 3! Term 3 will be another busy term, with a number of sports going out and a lot of our teams competing in state level competitions.

Upcoming Events in Term 3

4/8/26 – U15 Girls Basketball Champions Cup

5/8/26 – U17 Girls Basketball Champions Cup

5/8/26 – Year 7 Gippsland Soccer

6/8/26 – U20 Boys Basketball Champions Cup

6/8/26 – Intermediate/Senior Netball Champions Cup

11/8/26 – Division Athletics

11/8/26 – Junior Girls State AFL

12/8/26 – Junior Netball Champions Cup

13/8/26 – Senior Boys Gippsland Basketball

17/8/26 – Intermediate Girls Gippsland Soccer

18/8/26 – Senior Boys State AFL

19/8/26 – Year 8 Boys State AFL

27/8/26 – 2027 Sports Academy Trials (current Year 8 students going into Year 9)

3/9/26 – 2027 Sports Academy Trials (current Year 7 students going into Year 8)

8/9/26 – Gippsland Athletics

17/9/26 – Last day of classes for Term 3 & Parent Student Teacher Interviews (4-7pm)

18/9/26 - Parent Student Teacher Interviews (morning)

Please refer to the college newsletter for all 2027 important dates.

Image taken from womeninsport_uk. For more information, visit https://www.womeninsport.org/

2027 Subject Selections

Students who have applied to be in the Sports Academy in 2027 should include this in their subject selections. We will advise later in the year whether students have been successful in their application. This applies to students going into Year 8, 9 or 10 in 2027.

Hoop City Basketball Tournament

Earlier this term our senior basketballers were invited to Hoop City in Port Melbourne for an exclusive, one day tournament against a number of prestigious secondary schools. The boys were very competitive and showed great sportsmanship.

Round Robin Interschool Training Day

Last Wednesday our Year 9 and 10 LSA students participated in a training day with other secondary schools. Students took part in training sessions and gameplay with high-level coaches alongside students from the other attending schools. It was a great opportunity for students to develop their skills.

Futsal Update

School Futsal Titles

Last week, we had five teams who represented the college at the 2nd stage of the School Futsal Titles (soccer).

We also had an U14s Girls team and an U19s Girls team represent Lowanna. The U14s Girls had a strong competition, competing against five other teams. Despite not winning, the girls left the competition with newfound confidence and learning opportunities. The U19 Girls started their day with two wins (6-4 and 3-0) followed by a draw. They advanced to the Grand Final where they won, 1-0. The U19 Girls will compete at the National Championships in Brisbane in November!

Individual Success

Year 8 student Tate was invited by the Victorian School Futsal selectors to represent Victoria in the Nationals School Futsal Championships which will be held in Queensland this September. Congratulations Tate!

Football Success

Congratulations to Jack and Brody for being selected in the U18 Boys West Gippsland Team.

Congratulations to Year 10 student Finn who made his Senior debut for Morwell recently.

Congratulations to Year 8 students Xavier and Archer who were part of the U14 West Gippsland All Star Premier Team. Congratulations to Archer who received Best on Ground.

Well done to Sam, Tom and Hamish for being selected in the Mid Gippsland U18 Interleague Team.

Congratulations to Jack for being selected to play in the 2026 Gippsland Youth Interleague Carnival football team.

Taylah and Keira were recently part of the West Gippsland Girls All Stars Premiers Team. Well done girls.

Kayla and Marah recently represented the WGJFL U16 Girls Interleague Team, congratulations!

Well done to Year 8 student Sabit for being selected to play for the U16 World Team.

Congratulations to Year 8 student Tayt who was recently selected (through the Melbourne Victory’s VTC Program) to represent Melbourne Victory on their MVFC Sydney Tour. Well done, Tayt.

Congratulations to Year 12 student Keenan for being presented with the NAIDOC Young Sportsman of the Year award.

Netball Success

Congratulations to the following students who have been recently identified to trial for the 2027 Talent Academy and State Team programs.

Paige B
Milla D
Ella H
Aurora S

Anjelo's Exciting Invite

Year 11 student Anjelo was recently invited to the Polynesian Bowl Football Combine and Showcase due to his impressive fitness test results recorded through his Year 10 Sports Academy Fitness Testing with RookieMe last year. Read more below:

https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/sport/2026/07/14/way-out-wide-for-anjelo/

LSA Coach Update

LSA Football Coach, Emily Gibson, was recently acknowledged for Women’s Coaching Month. Emily has recently been an Assistant Coach for the U16 Girls Gippsland Power Team and Development Coach for the U18s Team. She is also coaching the 2026 V/Line Cup Girls Team. We are very lucky to have Emily working with our students at the college.

Post found on the AFL Gippsland page.

Strength and Conditioning Coach, Cooper Alger, was named among the region's best players, representing Garfield Stars Football Club.

Post found on the Bass Coast and Gippsland News Facebook page.

Our Amazing Staff - Thanks Al

We would like to extend a huge thank you to our long-standing staff member, Al Burkett, who has for many years driven the bus to our numerous sporting events. Al not only continues to give up his time during the early mornings or the late afternoons on excursions, but he also supports the students with all of their different sporting endeavours. Al is also a massive part of the Outdoor Education Program, attending the annual Falls Creek Snow Camp and a variety of Outdoor Education excursions throughout the year. The Sports Academy would not thrive without the staff who continuously support the program in different ways and Al is a big part of our success.

***Please note that a variety of images used in this newsletter have been taken from public social media accounts.

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