Director of Sport

Mr Michael Moschogianis

2024 Term 4 Co-Curricular Activities - Registrations Now Open

Registrations are now open for the following Term 4 Co-Curricular activities:

SSATIS Cricket: Year 7/8 (Tuesday at various schools)
SSATIS Tennis: Year 7 & 8 (Wednesday at various schools)
Tennis Development: Years 7-12 (Monday at Austins Ferry)
Table Tennis Development: Years 7-12 (Thursday at Austins Ferry)
SSATIS Volleyball: Years 7-10 (7/8, 9/10 Thursday at various schools)
Touch Football: Years 7-10 (7/8 Monday, 9/10 Wednesday at Wentworth Park)
Rugby 7's: Years 7-10 (Friday nights at Rugby Park)
Mountain Biking: Years 7-12 (Thursday at Austins Ferry)
To sign up for MTB, you must have previous experience in trail or road bike riding. Participation in the College's MTB program will be taken into account when selecting representative teams.
Sailing - Team Racing: Years 7-12 (Tuesday training at the MEC, Wednesday racing at Sandy Bay)
Sailing Development: Years 7-12 (Saturday mornings at the MEC)

Registrations close at 5.00 pm on Friday 13 September. To register, please click here and complete the Google Form.

No need to re-register for activities from Term 3 that continue into Term 4. Please check with your co-curricular activity coordinator or coach. Some of these ongoing activities include Table Tennis Development, LEGO Robotics and Coding Club, and Chess Club.

Please ensure that students and parents/carers consult prior to registration in order to avoid duplicate entries and/or registering for activities that the student does not wish to participate in. The days of the activities are listed above to help you make a considered selection.

St Virgil's College is an all-inclusive school and will try to ensure all students that register will be able to participate in their chosen activity. Where numbers and/or resources dictate, selection trials may be required.

Further information regarding rosters, days (most are provided above), times, teams, and/or training details for the above Term 4 Co-Curricular Activities will be provided as soon as possible.

Sports Teams - Please Note:

The College will transport the students from Austins Ferry after school to their respective venues each afternoon via bus (except for sailing, where boys will walk from the College to the MEC). Parents/carers are to collect the students at the conclusion of their match or training.

Students are required to provide their own sport-specific uniforms (different from the official school day sports uniform), which can be purchased through the Uniform Shop. The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday - Thursday, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm, or can be contacted at 6249 3610 or st.virgils@midford.com.au.

It is a condition of participation in all sVc Sport Programs that students consistently meet the College's behaviour and academic effort expectations. Representing the College is a privilege, and ongoing participation in Co-Curricular Activities is subject to behaviour tracking and advice from Heads of House and College Leadership.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me at mmoschogianis@stvirgils.tas.edu.au or Sports Coordinator Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au.

Tasmanian Schools Triathlon Challenge

The 2024 Tasmanian Schools Triathlon Challenge for High Schools will be conducted on Thursday 28 November, at Bellerive Beach.

Should your son be interested in participating, please complete the attached entry form and return it to the College Reception Office (or email Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au), along with your $25 entry fee, no later than Friday 27 September. Entries will not be processed until the entry fee is paid. Late entries may not be accepted. Payments are only to be made to the College Reception Office in person or over the phone.

Entry Form 2024.pdf

Please note the following:

Students can be entered in an individual event and a team event.
Teams can be made up of students from different year levels. Students are responsible for putting their own teams together prior to entry.
Teams can be made up of 2 or 3 students.
Students only pay $25 regardless of how many events they are entered in.
Parents/carers are responsible for transport to and from Bellerive Beach, including bikes.
The College will provide an SVC tent and staff members for supervision on the day.
The new look STC website is the key place to find all information on the Schools Triathlon Challenge. Visit www.schoolstriathlonchallenge.com.

Further, in its 10th year, an optional fundraising initiative is available for students to take on through event partner, Diabetes Tasmania. See attached.

Should you have any questions that are not answered in this article or on the website, please contact Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au.

Reminder: Entry forms and entry fees are due Friday 27 September, the last day of Term 3.

Winter Challenge

Congratulations to Team SVC for taking out the Youth Male teams event at the Winter Challenge Tasmania 2024 in Orford recently.

Team SVC members (Year 12):

Jacob Clothier (Kayak)
James Pinelli (Road Bike)
Darcy Berry (MTB)
Charles Lennon (Trail Run)

Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence

Congratulations to Ewan McIlwraith (Year 9) for winning the Under 15 Athlete of the Year for Surf Life Saving Tasmania at the Awards of Excellence recently.

Well done, Ewan! You have worked so hard this past season and have represented both Kingston Beach and Carlton Park SLSC and yourself so well.

Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League Awards

Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding football seasons and recognition at the recent Beakley Medal Best & Fairest Awards for the STJFL Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League:

U13

Flynn Hooker - 2nd

Patrick Honner - 6th tied

Fraser Noonan - 8th

Nathan Sinclair - 10th tied

U14

Harvey Alomes 1st - joint winner

Kai Martin - 2nd tied

Ryder Jones - 4th

Caleb Haremza - 5th tied

Asher Scott - 7th tied

Campbell Barwick - 8th tied

U15

Jake Beams - 1st

Max Gulliver - 6th tied

Tex Gregg - 8th tied

Well done boys, and best of luck over the coming week in the finals.

The Alex Gadomski Cup Gala Day

The 2024 Alex Gadomski Cup is over for another year. A massive thank you to everyone involved in putting the day together and raising awareness for the Alex Gadomski Fellowship in order to find a cure for Bone Marrow Failure.

A day like last Wednesday would not be possible without the generosity and willingness of The Hutchins School to collaborate and support such a fantastic cause. Thank you to the umpires, coaches, officials, staff, and lastly, the players for making the 2024 Alex Gadomski Cup memorable in so many ways. While the day is about more than football, all teams put their hearts and souls into the games, showcasing incredible skills and talent.

Full match results are as follows:

Curtain Raiser 1 - Year 5/6

HUT 12.7.79 def SVC 1.0.6

Alex Gadomski Courage Medal - Walter Fish (The Hutchins School)

Curtain Raiser 2 - Year 7/8

SVC 11.6.72 def HUT 2.7.19

Alex Gadomski Courage Medal - Jake Beams (St Virgil's College)

Alex Gadomski Cup - Year 9/10

HUT 8.4.52 def SVC 4.5.29

Alex Gadomski Courage Medal - Max Fuglsang (The Hutchins School)

A full replay can be found on YouTube, thanks to DUFF TV.

Photos courtesy of Bruce Woods SVC.

SSATIS Representative Teams

Congratulations to all St Virgil's College students who joined the trial for selection in the Southern SATIS Representative Teams to compete against the best of the North in the Inaugural South vs North SATIS Sports Challenge on Friday 6 September, at St Patrick's College, Launceston.

Students from Years 9-12 from all SATIS Schools were invited to nominate for the trials in both Boys Soccer and Basketball.

Our College had a very strong showing at both the soccer and basketball trials, and the students that were successful in being selected for the final teams were:

Soccer

Will Butler (Year 9)

Viktor Gordon (Year 10)

Luke Morrisby (Year 10)

Jacob Clothier (Year 12)

Basketball

Jett Stalker (Year 10)

Alex Lamprey (Year 10)

Charles Lennon (Year 12)

Best of luck!

Max Giuliani

What a journey for Old Virgilian (2019) Maximillian (Max) Giuliani, who returned to Austins Ferry this week as an Olympic Swimming Bronze Medalist.

Max spent nearly an hour this morning with our entire Year 7 students and the SSATIS Swimming Team, recounting his days as a student and the hard work he has put into becoming an Olympian.

Staff and students peppered Max with plenty of questions which were answered with poise and great insight into his Olympic journey.

Well done Max. The whole College community is extremely proud of you and thank you for inspiring our students.

SVC Rugby

sVc Rugby is certainly on the rise.

Appreciation must be shown to sVc staff members David Sanderson and Thymon Ventor for the work they have done for sVc Rugby this season. Their dedication, support and passion for the game have seen all of our boys grow and develop as both rugby players and teammates, with several also earning Tasmanian Rugby Union State selection.

Last Friday night in the U14's, alongside their teammates from Taroona, they walked away as Champions, beating Hutchins in an end-to-end, pulsating and high-scoring match.

Thank you also to the Taroona Rugby Club for welcoming our students with open arms and for all the assistance provided with coaching.

As quoted by one of our boys' parents: "This season was a testament to the true values of sVc—their determination to succeed and support one another, along with the respect they've shown towards umpires, their teammates, and opponents."