Sport News
Individual success
We have had some major student achievements.
Netball – Haleina Suafoa Tanoi
Despite still being bottom age, only just turning 14, Haleina has just made the Victorian Schools State Netball 16yrs and under team to play at the National schools championships in Perth.
Haleina has also been selected in the Samoan u/21 National squad along with her sister, Yr 12 student last year, Kahlan. Haleina has also been selected as a training partner in the Samoan Open Womens netball squad.
Lawn Bowls – Emilee Davies has recently competed in the Victorian Lawn Bowls Championships achieving excellent results: -
1. U18 Victoria championship - Semi final triples; Winner mixed pairs; Runner up singles
2. Open Victorian Champs Week - Semi mixed pairs; Runner up triples
Soccer - Daniel Cvetkovski, Yr 7, has been selected in a representative junior squad to compete in an event in Spain in June. He will attend Barcelona Soccer Academy for a week then compete in the Donosti Cup in San Sebastian.
Rugby Union - Congratulations to two Yr 8 boys who have just been chosen in the Victorian u/14 yrs Rugby Union squad – Willis Te’o and Eitini Samisoni.
Swimming – School Sport Victoria State Finals – Layla Mahfouz qualified for 5 state finals. Her results were:
200 Freestyle – 2nd place – 2:12.66
50 Butterfly – 1st place – 30.92
50 Freestyle – 4th place – 29.05
50 Backstroke – 3rd place – 34.62
400 Freestyle – 3rd place – 4:48.03
Layla’s results at the State finals every year have been outstanding. This year is no exception.
Western Region Swimming Carnival
The following students competed at the Western Region finals in Geelong on Thursday 31 March.
Layla Mahfouz, 17yrs, 5 events
Emily Challis 13yrs, 5 events
Aleisha Buttersill, 14yrs 4 events
Angela Lavanda 16yrs, 2 events
Brae Davies, 18yrs 2 events
4 relays teams - Girls 13yrs medley, Girls 17yrs Medley, Girls 13yrs freestyle, Girls 16yrs freestyle.
Layla had an exceptional day again, winning all her 5 individual events. Aleisha made significant improvement to finish just outside the placegetters as did Emily.
Athletics Carnival
It was wonderful to see a venue full of students competing to get their House some important points in the quest for the House Championship. 2022 winner, Yangardook, crashed from the top to the bottom. On the day 2 records were broken:
Ramazami Kashindi, 17yrs 100m 11.35sec
Lewis Ah Ching, 15yrs 200m 25.85
Final results were:
1st – PYWHEITJORRK 1196pts
2nd – Kororoit 882pts
3rd – Djerriwarrh 819pts
4th – Yangardook 762pts
Individual Championships
Team Sports
Volleyball
Western Ranges – we made a clean sweep of the senior and intermediate boys and girls local competition. Between the 4 teams, over all their matches only one set was dropped in all the wins.
Western Region
Intermediate Girls - def Laverton, Strathmore and Victoria University. Played Braybrook in the final. In an extremely high standard and tense final which could have gone either way we lost 23/21, 19/21, 11/15. Some errors at vital stages gave the serve back to the opponents who took advantage of this. The convenor praised both teams stating that it was one of the best volleyball games he had ever seen in his many years of convening. The sportsmanship of both sides was outstanding. He also complimented the wonderful speech our captain AC Ah Ching made after the game.
Intermediate Boys - The boys struggled to play to their best ability to achieve a win against Essendon but drew both games against Point Cook and Copperfield. A disappointing result as they are much better than how they played.
Senior Girls – we played a little inconsistent during the day – we defeated Point Cook and Rosehill but lost a close match in 3 sets against Gilson College in a match that decided the pool finalist.
Senior Boys – the boys just could not get their game together losing all three matches against Altona, Gilson and Rosehill. All matches were very close and could have gone either way but we just could not finish off each set in each match.
Entries and Trainings
Students need to sign up to be considered for team selections on a Compass post via the INSIGHTS tab. This gives us an indication whether we have the interested numbers to enter a team. If students fail to sign up then we have to assume that there is little interest and that team will not be entered.
Trainings will most likely occur on Mondays and Fridays afterschool 3.15pm-4.15pm. Some Thursdays may also need to be introduced in the middle terms due to the number of teams expected to enter.
General Sport Excursion Reminders
- All consent forms must be returned like every other excursion to the front office WITH the payment by the due date on the form.
- No student will be allowed to bring the consent form on the day and/or bring the money on the day.
- No CONSENT form - No MONEY – not returned by DUE date = No GO = get left behind = unhappy team and coach
- If your family qualify for the Camps and Excursions fund provided by the Govt. you need to collect a form from the General Office. This helps you pay for all camps and excursions, but it must be registered by June. You can only access the fund after your form has been processed.
Melton SC Sport Facebook page
We have a Facebook page dedicated to our Interschool Sport and the Athlete Development Program (ADP) participants. Please have a look and ‘like” us to keep up to date with the many outstanding achievements by our students in sport. The page name is: Melton Secondary College - Sport/Sport Specialism
GENERAL INFORMATION
School Sport Information
All information regarding School Sport information and State team selection trials can be found on the website – www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic Students attending schools affiliated with SSV are eligible for selection in Victorian Teams to compete in 2019 School Sport Australia National Championships.
The Victorian Government is providing another round of sports vouchers of up to $200 to support young Victorians to purchase sports equipment, uniforms and membership fees. It's all part of their Get Active Kids Voucher Program to get kids involved in sports without the worry of what it'll mean for the family budget. It's not just footy or cricket, either. The program includes outdoor recreation like camps, helps kids learn how to swim, and much more. The previous rounds of the Get Active Kids Vouchers saw nearly a quarter of recipients join a sports club for the first time. You can apply for a voucher here: https://www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers/apply-for-vouchers/
Sport Dates
Term 2
Tuesday, 16 May – Soccer – Yr 7 boys, Yr 8 girls
Thursday, 18 May – AFL – Senior boys and girls
Friday, 19 May – Cross Country – Western ranges
Monday, 22 May – Netball – Yr 7 and Yr 8 – may change
Thursday, 25 May – AFL – Junior Girls
Monday, 29 May – AFL – Junior boys
Wednesday, 31 May – Soccer – Yr 8 boys, Yr 7 girls.