SPORTS BULLETIN

Our JSS Teams kicked off their first round of friendly matches against MacKillop with some great wins in Girls' soccer, Boys' soccer, Boys' basketball, and Netball.

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Lucas Williams, Eloise Scherer, Shylah Jago, Billie Pisani, and Avaliese Krause, who represented Peninsula at the State Cross Country School championships last week. A special mention to Lucas, who demonstrated great sportsmanship during the race as he helped one of his fellow Peninsula teammates to the finish line (supporting them for over 300m). 

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Alana Mehes who was named vice-captain of the Australian U19 women’s Underwater Hockey team, which will compete in Malaysia next week in the 2024 Underwater Hockey Age Group World Championships.

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Gabriella Azzopardi, Eden Hodge, Madi Stevensen, Siany Squire, Mia Spencer, Emma Stevensen, Nina Piccolo, Nahla Hilman, Laen Squire, and Jaz Williams all competed in the U15 Cairns Hockey Representative team, which competed over the holidays in the U15 State Hockey Championships. 

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Blake Reid, Tristan Bartholom, Jai Lay, and Logan Battle-Gould represented Cairns in the U14 Boys Hockey State Championships held in Toowoomba over the holidays!

Blake, played in the Division 1 team and secured an impressive 3rd place overall in the state!

Tristan, Jai, and Logan were selected to play within the Division 2 team and achieved 8th place overall.

All the boys showcased remarkable skills and determination, competing against the state's best under challenging conditions, with temperatures dropping to 6 degrees at times!

Congratulations To... 

Anisha Sandher who has been selected for the U15 Queensland cricket girls team, which will play in the national championships from 31 August to 7 September. Anisha was also awarded the Curtis Pitt Female Player of the Year for her club earlier this year. 

St Mary's Head Coach, Miss Lo Grande, is currently in Nottingham, England, representing Australia as part of the referee's contingent officiating at the 2024 Touch Football World Cup! We are fortunate to have such a talented coach! 

CAIRNS MARATHON & COMMUNITY RUN FESTIVAL

What an incredible Sunday morning we had at the Cairns Marathon Festival! 61 staff, students, and alumni tackled various distances at the event, making our College the second-largest school and third-largest team overall! 

We were so pleased to have such a strong community presence as participants, volunteers, and supporters at the event. Our comradery and supportive culture certainly shone through. Congratulations to everyone who ran, especially those who ran PBs or completed a first-time distance! Thank you to everyone involved.

The SMCC Run Squad also had huge success at the event. Year 10 students Mischa Roberts, Tyler Price, and Max Hagedoorn completed their first half marathon. We also had many students run the 10km and 5km, with almost all students running PBs over these distances! Students have been training consistently for six months for this event, and it was wonderful to see their hard work pay off.

TCS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Thursday, 1 August - Friday, 2 August at Barlow Park

Program via the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XevoyZFD6zdlm6EOq_F8A5UijntbGu1g/view?usp=sharing

TCS and Peninsula Trial Information:

Students wishing to try for TCS must complete the Peninsula Paperwork before trialling. This can be downloaded from the Sports Canvas page, or a printed copy can be collected from the leaflet box outside the Sports Office (near the Sports Mailbox).

Track and Field Peninsula Paperwork

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UK1KK_0fAY5xKdD2vZP-h0Pb5RGE3N1z/view?usp=drive_link

All Sports Peninsula Paperwork

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17EXebPMqMhI1PLQl9BZgDohG5ItqrTAC/view?usp=sharing

Parents must fill in the Peninsula Paperwork, which students will return to the Sports Mailbox. The Sports Department will seek the relevant approvals from the College Leadership Team. Students can collect the Peninsula Paperwork from the Sports Office at lunch two days after submission. Students must take this paperwork to the TCS trials (unless it is paper nominations). If it is a paper nomination, parents must submit it via the link/QR code provided. 

All TCS trial information and Peninsula Information can be found on the Sports Canvas page. 

TCS Trial Information- https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/district-sport/our-districts/trinity-coast-south 

Peninsula Calendar- https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-news 

FairPlay Vouchers- New $200 vouchers. 

All students should hop on and apply. They can be used until 30 June 2025.

https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/fairplay/apply 

Emerging Athlete Pathways (EAP): https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/emerging-athlete-pathways/eligiblity 

Local Sporting Champions Grant: 

https://www.sportaus.gov.au/grants_and_funding/local_sporting_champions 

SESF Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund

https://sesf.org.au/application/