The Sport Report

Wednesday 24th of August – Senior Basketball Regional Finals.

Our Year 11 & 12 Senior Basketball team represented MGC at the Regional finals. The Seniors performed beautifully throughout the day, demonstrating outstanding leadership and teamwork. The competition demonstrated a high standard with each game, resulting within a 5–10-point margin. However, our Seniors continued to persevere, gaining a position in the finals. The grand final was a competitive and closely scored game. The Seniors demonstrated high levels of fitness and resilience, winning the final and qualifying for State. Well done Seniors, we are looking forward State and how you perform on the 13th of September.

Thursday 25th of August – Year 7 & 8 Badminton Regional Finals.

The Year 7 and Year 8 competed at Darebin Community Sports Stadium in the Regional Badminton Finals. Each team played exceptionally throughout the day, resulting with both teams qualifying for the grand final against Epping Secondary College. Our Year 8s were competitive and fought hard in the final match, unfortunately we lost it in the final game. The Year 7s final was also a close match against Epping. While, the year 7s continued to display an outstanding performance, winning the overall tournament and qualifying for the State Finals in September.

Friday 26th August – Year 8 Sport Day.

On the 26th of August, our Year 7s Basketball and Table Tennis Teams competed at MSAC in the division competition. While, our Year 7 Hockey Team competed at the Essendon Hockey Centre.

Our A and B Basketball teams were very competitive and demonstrated great teamwork with the A Team coming runners up and the B Team placing 4th. It was great to see so many students representing MGC in the social competition. Each team played well and were excellent representatives of MGC. A special mention and thank you to Sasha Panow, Imogen Scott-Young, Emma Watkins, Marlena Eales-Grziwotz, Nicola Freeman and Loli Davies-Pinner for their support with coaching and umpiring throughout the day.

Our Table Tennis teams played extremely well, with sources telling me everyone had a great day. Both the competitive and social teams showed great determination and great sportsmanship. With our A team placing 1st and qualifying for the Regional Finals, which will take place in Term 4. A special mention and thank you to Lili De Nola for coaching the year 8 as well as Ms Wilson – Rychner and Ms Leggett for supporting the Year 8s on the day.

Lastly, our Year 8 Hockey Team competed at the Essendon Hockey Centre. They demonstrated a high standard of Hockey and demonstrated exceptional teamwork on and off the field. Our Year 8s went through undefeated and have qualified for the State Finals. A special mention and thank you to Ruby Evans, Freya Thompson and Aylin Guler for coaching the year 8 hockey team. As well as to Mr McCracken and Niamh for supporting the year 8s Hockey team on the Day.

Wednesday 31st August – Regional Athletics.

On Wednesday the 31st several students competed in the Regional Athletic Finals at Meadowglen International Aths Stadium. Our athletes completed in a range of Track and Field events and were strong across the board. We had numerous students qualify in individual and relay events for the State Finals. Furthermore, with our exceptional team performance, MGC placed second overall, this was an amazing achievement. A special thank you to Josephine Lennon and Leni Patten for doing an exceptional job, assisting with the recording and line placement. Additionally, thank you to Mr Monaghan for all his support on the day.

State Australian Football Junior Girls State Finals.

On Thursday the 1st of September our Junior Football Team competed in the State Final at Tony Sheehan Oval, against Rowville Secondary College. The Juniors came out firing and took control of the game. We continued to display a high level of footy and determination to bring home the flag. The Juniors demonstrated excellent support and teamwork, both on and off the ground. The game was highly competitive and close scoring game throughout. In the 4th quarter Zara Lanigan, completed a clean pick up to score a goal, putting MGC 4 points in front, with 4 minutes remaining. MGC continued to put pressure on the ball and held a 4-point lead, unfortunately in the last 4 four minutes Rowville kicked the winning goal, with the Juniors losing by 2 points. Although, it wasn’t the result we were hoping for, our Juniors should be extremely proud of their performance and efforts on the day. A special mention and thank you to Mr Monaghan and Opt Hoog for their consistent support and coaching throughout the year.