The Huddle
Senior Swimming Carnival Prize List
Junior Championship (100m)
Madeleine Schmidt
Intermediate Championship (100m)
Piper Sweeny
Senior Championship (100m)
Francesca Somerville
Junior Point score
Madeleine Schmidt
Intermediate Point score
Piper Sweeny
Senior Point score
Francesca Somerville
New Record:
Francesca Somerville 18 years 50m Freestyle 26.77
House Point score
1st Hawthorne 301
2nd Wentworth 295
3rd Roseby 218
4th Gurney 206
2026 Junior School Swimming Carnival Prize List
Open Primary Championship (100m)
Mia Li
Individual Point Score
Mia Li
Age Championship
12 Years Olivia Ren
11 Years Molly Wang
10 Years Mia Li
9 Years Emilia Weber
New Records
Mia Li 10 years 50m Freestyle 33.34
Mia Li 10yrs 50m Breaststroke 44.04
Cindy Ruan 8yrs 50m Breaststroke 53.92
Cindy Ruan 8yrs 50m Butterfly 49.54
House Point score
1st Roseby 483
2nd Wentworth 478
3rd Gurney 427
4th Hawthorne 409
NSW State Cup Touch Representatives
Kambala Touch players were well represented in the Eastern Suburbs and UNSW Souths at the NSW State Cup Championships held in Wagga Wagga. It is a testament to the strength of the Kambala touch program that we had the highest representation of any girls’ school.
It was exciting to see five of our Year 4 Junior School girls make their debut for Easts in the Under 10 division. The girls had a great tournament progressing to the quarter finals. Congratulations to Elodie McMillan-Bush, Montarna Mikelsen, Allegra Smiles-McCabe, Ava Pyne and Annabelle Murphy.
In the 12 years Eastern Suburbs team, Francesca Brown and Georgie Ross showed their track speed is an asset in Touch with their side progressing to the quarter finals! We are thrilled to announce Georgie has been selected in the Rebels Representative squad for the NSW Junior Regional Championships.
Our Senior School girls in the 14-, 16- and 18- years divisions excelled. They have been committed to training and playing throughout winter in the Easts Development program, so they have been rewarded with representative honours.
Eastern Suburbs Under 14 - Araminta Dusseldorp, Annabel Hunt, Hannah Lawson
Eastern Suburbs Under 16 - Lilyana Bickerstaff
Eastern Suburbs Under 18 - Margot Hindmarsh, Jasmine Ooi
UNSW Souths Rabbitohs Under 16 - Sienna Howell, Charlotte McLennan, Elka Mortimer, Chloe Potts, Sophie Ross, Sophia Samios
Congratulations to the following girls from our Senior A team on their selection in the Southern Rebels squad, they are our Touch Captain Margot Hindmarsh along with Jasmine Ooi and Sienna Howell.
Kath Sambell OLY
Director of Sport
Lola Joffee - NSW and Australian Representative Softball
Lola Joffee has continued to show great form after representing Australia at the World Softball Championships in 2025. To start 2026 on a high note, she was a member of the NSW team that won the Under 16 National Championships in Perth in January, she then returned to Sydney to play for Australia in the Under 16 team in a four-game series against the Under 18 New Zealand team. She gained selection in the NSWCIS Softball team and will play at the NSW All Schools Softball Championships on March 9.
Kath Sambell OLY
Director of Sport
Sailing off to a Great Start
It’s been a fantastic start to the sailing season for both our Junior and Senior School students. It has been especially wonderful to see the Kambala sails back on the water, a proud and inspiring sight for our whole community. Our Junior School sailors have embraced the season with confidence and excitement, building skills, resilience and a love for being out on the harbour. Meanwhile, our Senior School team has hit the ground running, demonstrating strong leadership and focus as they refine techniques.
We look forward to an exciting season ahead and can’t wait to see what our sailors achieve next. Go Kambala!
Brigitte Athas
Sports Administrator
Congratulations Pippa D Sze- WEC Ocala Winter 2026 - Equestrian
Recently Pippa competed in the Winter Spectacular Show Series (equestrian) at the World Equestrian Centre in Ocala, Florida.
Competing overseas at this level marked a major milestone for a junior rider. Throughout the experience, Pippa’s performance continued to improve, along with the discipline, responsibility, and structured routine required to compete successfully on the international stage.
Pippa placed 1st and 3rd for two separate jumps.
Netball Pre-Season Underway
Our netball pre-season is officially underway and preparations for an exciting season ahead are in full swing. As part of our build up, we have partnered with KRB to deliver joint skills sessions for our Year 7 and 8 students. It has been wonderful to see the girls collaborating, building connections with our neighbours and developing their skills in such a positive and supportive environment. With four sessions still to come, we invite any interested Year 7 and 8 Kambala Netballers to join us.
We have also commenced our Term 2 and 3 grading sessions across all year groups. The energy, enthusiasm and commitment shown at each session have been fantastic, and we are already seeing great progress.
We look forward to an exciting season ahead and can’t wait to see our teams take to the court!
