Sport & Co-Curricular

Senior Co-Curricular Sports

Term 3 Information

What an incredible sporting season we have experienced, with numerous girls proudly representing the College in finals on Saturday 16 August. This term a total of eleven teams competed for top spot, with four teams securing premierships.

Congratulations to all teams and especially our grand final winners –

Year 7 Loreto 2 Netball – coached by Ava Desteno
Senior Soccer – coached by Itzy Kelly
Middle Soccer – Coached by Daniel Mignone & Chris Sisson
Middle Badminton Loreto 3 - Coached by Bhaavya Sharma Arora

Well done to all our sports teams on a great season. It was wonderful to see so many students having fun and participating in sport this winter.

Term 4 Information

Thank you for completing the Term 4 Sports Nomination Form for Years 7-11. Based on the nominations received, we have submitted teams to SACSSGSA.

2025 Term 4 Nominations Received Years 7-12

We should find out grading later in the term and we can then finalise teams and coaches. Further information will be communicated in Term 2, Week 10.

Intercol Competition

On Wednesday 20 August, Loreto played against Mary MacKillop in our annual intercollegiate competition and what a fun afternoon it was! We played three games of netball, and one soccer match, with Loreto securing all four shields. Thank you very much to all the families who supported this event, it was wonderful to see so many people cheering on our Loreto teams.

Netball Years 7/8 – Loreto won 41 - 19
Soccer Years 7-12 – Loreto won 6 - 4
Netball Years 9/10 – Loreto won 32 - 30
Netball Years 11/ 12 – Loreto won 41 - 13

Knockout Competition

An outstanding day of netball on Wednesday 27 August, with our talented players finishing as Knockout Netball State Title Winners for Division 2! The competition began with 32 schools, and after many hard-fought games across two terms, our team has claimed the top spot. Congratulations to our students on this fantastic achievement and thank you for representing Loreto so well!

We also congratulate our soccer team on their success in Round 2 of the knockout competition. They will now compete in the State Finals Day on Tuesday 23rd of September at Service FM Stadium, Gepps Cross. Good luck!

Aerobics

We wish our aerobics teams the very best as they head to the Gold Coast to compete in the FISAF National Aerobics Championships on Saturday 30 August and Sunday 31 August. This year, Loreto is proudly represented by eight teams, and we commend the girls on their hard work and dedication in reaching this level. Good luck to all competitors, we are cheering you on!

If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please contact me on Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au

Sophie Hage

Director of Sport and Sport Performance

Junior Co-Curricular Sports

FISAF National Aerobics Championships

Good luck to Ms Woods, Ms Lange and the LC Diamonds, LC Divas, LC Dream, LC Funk and LC Gems aerobics teams who are heading up to the Gold Coast to compete in the National Championships.

Our teams have been training hard for months and cannot wait to get there. There is a fantastic video currently featured on Loreto’s social media from a practice run held two weeks ago. The teams were able to perform on Loreto’s Performing Arts stage with a huge number of friends, family members and staff in attendance.

Our junior school teams will be competing on Saturday, and we will share results in the next newsletter.

Good luck, everyone!

SAPSASA Athletics

Well done to all the Loreto students who attended the East Adelaide SAPSASA trials at Bridgestone Stadium last week.

Our standard was excellent across the board with a number of strong placings and performances. Our behaviour was wonderful – you supported each other brilliantly, listened to staff and conducted yourselves responsibly at all times.

Some of our highlights included:

Field Events
- Everly W 2nd in 12yo High Jump
- Isabella M 2nd in 10yo Discus
- Josie R 1st in 12yo Shot Put
- Alessia H 1st in 10yo Long Jump
- Eva P 1st in 10yo High Jump
- Lucy D 2nd in 10yo High Jump
- Josie R 2nd in 12yo Discus
Track Events
- Bella L 2nd in 12yo 1500m
- Emily D 3rd in 10yo 800m
- Bella L 2nd in 12yo 800m
- Lucy D 2nd in 10yo 200m

Thank you very much to Ms Edwards and our coaches for their help plus to all family members who came along to support.

Following on from these trials, Loreto had five students selected in the East Adelaide SAPSASA team to attend the upcoming State Championships.

Alessia H, 10yo Girls Long Jump
Eva P, 10yo Girls High Jump
Josie R, 12yo Girls Shot Put
Bella L, 12yo Girls 1500m
Lucy D, 10yo Girls 4 x 100m Relay

Congratulations and good luck!

AFLW

Thanks to coach Hallie who is off to Canada this week and will miss the final two games of the season. Hallie has been helping Ms Dottore at training and also looking after the team at games this winter. It has been great to see the team improve each week. Hopefully we can celebrate another couple of wins in our final two matches.

Buzzer Beater

noun

Netball

A shot scored just as the clock expires at the end of a period of play, especially one at the end of a game resulting in a win for the shooter's team.

Arguably the most famous goal in Australian netball history was by Sharelle McMahon whose last second shot delivered Australia a thrilling 42-41 win over New Zealand in the 1999 Netball World Cup Final.

Our own Ella C (5 Blue), playing for the Loreto Year 5 Red netball team, had a similar buzzer beating moment on the weekend.

With scores level and only seconds remaining in the game, Amelia won back possession in the midcourt. Amelia found Tiana who fed the ball to Ella inside the goal circle.

Ella shot the ball… the final siren sounded while the ball was mid-flight… it rattled around the goal ring a few times as everyone watching held their breath… then dropped!

Loreto winners by one!

Gymnastics - Chloe

Congratulations to Chloe Z (4 Gold) who competed at her first ever Junior State Gymnastics Championships last weekend. Chloe did an amazing job with her routines, securing a gold medal in Freehand, a silver medal in Hoop and another silver medal in Ball. Chloe is always working on her skills and manages to integrate cartwheels into most netball training drills!

Well done, Chloe!

Rowing – Year 6 Program

Later this term, our Year 6 classes will get a chance to experience some rowing activities during their PE lessons. If students enjoy these sessions, they can sign up for Loreto’s Year 6 “Learn To Row” Program in Term 4.

The Learn To Row program runs for six weeks in Term 4. It involves some fitness and basic skills sessions at Loreto before finishing with two introductory sessions on the water at West Lakes.

Full details are available on Clipboard here.

Finals Fever

Our netball teams are heading into their last minor round games this Saturday afternoon. Hopefully Adelaide’s weather will have rained itself out by then!

The Sub Junior (Year 5 and Year 6) divisions offer finals as part of their schedule. Teams that finish in the top four will qualify for the finals. Already our Yr 6 Blue, Yr 6 White and Yr 5 Red teams are guaranteed top two placings while our Yr 6 Gold team faces a tense final weekend.

The Golds need to win their final match plus rely on the fourth ranked team to lose. If that occurs, we draw level in 4th place and the finals spot will come down to percentage. Good luck, girls! Regardless of Saturday’s result, it has been an excellent season in a very strong division. Now… junior sport is about having fun, being healthy and active, making friends and doing your best. Winning is just a bonus… however, I will bring a calculator along just in case anyone is interested in how the ladder finishes up.