Senior School Sport &

Cocurricular Activities

• Basketball
• Cricket
• Rugby (including Rugby Club Raffle Results)
• Swimming
• NSTA Tennis

Welcome back to Term 4.  ISA Competition begins next weekend, Saturday 22nd October and Draws for the first round of competition will appear in Woodchatta next week.  Please ensure that all boys involved in summer sport have the correct uniform. 

This weekend sees the final preparations at 1st and 2nd XI level in cricket and for our 1st V basketballers.  I wish everyone the very best of luck this weekend and throughout the summer season.

Mr M Stearn - Senior School Sportsmaster

Basketball

Score Bench Course

Next Thursday evening (Thursday 20th October) I will be running a ‘How to score' course at school in the Gymnasium, from 6:30pm – 7:30pm. It is essential that parents assist with scoring and it is a requirement of the ISA that an adult is running the score bench. Please contact the College Admin and leave your name and an estimated time of arrival if you will be attending the course. The basics of scoring should take about 30 minutes to learn.

All new players will need to purchase a singlet and shorts from the Uniform shop next week prior to Round 1 Sat 22nd October. Parents can contact the uniform shop for prices.  Students who cannot purchase a singlet or shorts for the first game of the season must see Mr Gibson prior to next Saturday.

Attached to the bottom of this article is a DRAFT game schedule for all teams for the full season. Home game times have been included. Home game times may change due to unforeseen circumstances. Away game times are sent to me each week prior to the games on Saturdays. Some away game times have been included. Parents and players must check Woodchatta every week for confirmed game times and venues. Round 1 is next Saturday 22nd October.

Next Saturday the A teams travel to Bathurst for Round 1 and a bus will be booked to take the players to their games. The bus will leave from Anderson St at 6:40am and will return to Chatswood around 5:00pm.

All teams have training next week. The Training Timetable is attached below.

This Saturday our Firsts and Seconds will be competing in the ISA Firsts Round Robin at Oakhill College.  Good luck!

(Game Times:  updated 14th October - 8.30am)

Mr N Gibson - Senior Basketball Convenor

Cricket

PINK DAY AT OXFORD FALLS

This Saturday SPX Cricket is hosting a T20 event at Oxford Falls to raise awareness of the outstanding work of the McGrath Foundation. The 1st and 2nd XI will be joined by the 1st XI Blue Mountains Grammar School and 1st XI St Andrew’s Cathedral School. Each team will play two T20 matches in a final hit-out prior to the commencement of the 2016/17 ISA Season. All are welcomed and encouraged to come down and support this event.

Match Report:  SPX U14 Green – 24/09/16, Round 2:

Mr D Reay - Cricket Convenor

Rugby

NSW Rugby 7s

Congratulations to the following students who played for the NSW Development 7s sides at the Bowral Rugby Tournament during the school holidays:  Hugh Roberts, Luke Spencer, Daniel Greenland, Will Russell, Josh Thrum & Clay Henry

Rugby Club Raffle

On Saturday 24th September the Rugby Club Raffle was drawn at the College. Congratulations to following prize winners:

• 1st Prize – 7 nights Noosa Accommodation - Dean Crawley of Northbridge – Ticket 0054
• 2nd Prize – Mt Victoria Weekend – Ray Wareham of Epping – Ticket 1971
• 3rd Prize – Signed/Framed Wallabies Jersey – Mark Beacom of Beecroft – Ticket 0196
• 4th Prize - $200 Gift Voucher – Ian Cass of Wahroonga – Ticket 2244
• 5th Prize – SPX signed Rugby Ball & Moose Kicking Tee – Sam Wesker of Epping – Ticket 4376
• 6th Prize – 12 bottles of wine – Simone Hart of Killarney Heights – Ticket – 0441

Thanks to all students and their families who supported the raffle.

Mr J Lynch - Rugby Convenor

Please note that our friends at 'The Rise Apartments’ in Noosa, who very generously donated the 1st prize, have also given all SPX parents/friends very special discounted accommodation rates, so please have a look at the flyers below.

Swimming

SENIOR SWIMMING SQUAD

The new swimming season starts this term with the St Aloysius Invitational Carnival on Friday 28th October at North Sydney Pool.  This is followed by the St Patrick's Invitational Carnival which will be held at Ryde Aquatic Centre on Friday evening 4th November. All swimmers are expected to be in attendance as the students were notified of Term 4 happenings at the beginning of the year. The team list and other details will be given closer to the date.

Ms L Proc -  Senior Swimming Convenor

NSTA Tennis

UPDATE:  Week 1

At the time of publication for Woodchatta this week, the NSTA Competition details and the Draw are being established ready for this Saturday’s competition. A grading meeting took place on Tuesday night at NSTA and our draft teams put forward for the competition grading to occur. These SPX draft teams were published for students to cross check through the last week of Term 3 as a first step in the process – some teams may change divisions depending on other participating schools.

For new players and parents/carers, our home courts are at Talus Street, Naremburn and most teams would expect to play there. Details of other court locations and other key information from NSTA will be issued as soon as I have these details. Balls are provided.

Whilst waiting for the draw and other information that will be circulated via school email (I am anticipating this will be Thursday), players can get ready by organising their uniform requirements including College cap, blue PE shirt, white shorts and sunblock etc. Players and coaches will meet on Friday morning after Sports Assembly to confirm any questions or queries.

It would be appreciated if parents and players can check their email on Wednesday/Thursday this week. There will be the general information that everyone needs (including advice on Fee Payment) and a specific form for parents to sign and for students to return to their coach on Friday.

Ms S-J Grove - NSTA Tennis Convenor