Senior School Sport

• Basketball
• Basketball Mid-Season Junior A Team Play-Off
• BBQ & Cake Stall at Oxford Falls this Saturday
• Cricket
• Tennis

Basketball

This Saturday is the last round for this year. It is also a very big day at Oxford Falls with 22 games at home. The Basketball Club will also be running a BBQ for us throughout the day (see the flyer below for details).

Thank you to all those people who have helped score this term; your time and effort is greatly appreciated. Next year all teams will be playing their Round 7 matches on Saturday 4th February. This is the first Saturday back next year. The training schedule for all teams will remain the same as this year.

It was a tough round for our teams last Saturday with a large number of losses; however, we had some great victories including the 13As and 17As who won their games against St Augustine’s teams at their home courts. Our 4ths won their game against an undefeated Oakhill Navy team, along with our 5ths and 6ths who won their games. Our 17Bs, 17Ds, 15Ds and 14F teams are all undefeated after five rounds and at the other end we still have a couple of teams chasing their first victory.

E Teams: Please note all players will need to organise their own transport to Moss Vale this Saturday. All games are at Moss Vale Basketball Stadium - Parkes Road Moss Vale. Do not go to the school. 

Game of the day:

The 17As win by one point in overtime against a confident St Augustine’s Team. The game lead switched with every basket scored and fortunately we were up when the buzzer sounded.

Plays of the Day:

Jono Moait (17As) drops a clutch 3 pointer from the corner to send it into overtime. Jono also put in the winning basket. A reverse layup with only seconds to spare.

Deserves a Mention:

Matt Kachel and William Wylie (13D); Alex Hassan and Luke Petitto (13F);

Matt Hogan (14D); Taj Varlow and Christian Santelli (14F);

Max Fazzino and Matt Davey (15D); Lachlan Green and Harrison Dicker (15F);

Amechi Okwechime (17D); Darcey Gyzen (17A);  Nathaniel Panozzo (1sts);

Andrew Imseis and Julian Di Ciano (4ths); Cameron Haldane (6ths).

Use the link below to see all of the ISA Basketball Teams Results:

http://www.isa.nsw.edu.au/summer-sports/boys-basketball/

Mr N Gibson - Senior Basketball Convenor

BBQ and Cake Stall at Oxford Falls this Saturday 

The SPX Basketball Committee is having a BBQ and Cake Stall at Oxford Falls this Saturday.  Please click on the flyer below for details.

Basketball Mid-Season Junior A Team Play off

Members of the 15A, 14A and 13A team squads are invited to participate in a Mini tournament on Friday 16th December commencing at 8am at the Chatswood Campus Gym. The purpose of the tournament is to provide some valuable game time to develop combinations and to coach the coaches to develop players and game sense. While we understand that some players maybe away on holidays at this time, early notice of your intention or inability to attend would be appreciated so that we can draft in replacement players who might benefit. See Mr Brannan and your coach to get further details and confirm your attendance.

Friday 16th December:  Game Time Expansion and Player Development Junior Basketball Round Robin - Chatswood Campus Gym (coincides with Year 12 HSC BBQ later in the day with Year 12, 2017 players to assist).

Draft timetable:

8am      15A vs 14A         13A to bench and assist set up for Year 12 HSC BBQ

9am      15A vs 13A         14A to bench and assist set up for Year 12 HSC BBQ

10am    14A vs 13A         15A to bench and assist set up for Year 12 HSC BBQ

15A to wear numbered coloured non-school singlets, 14A to wear Blue school singlets (supplied), and 13A to wear yellow College singlets.

Please see Hamish Alexander or Mr Brannan ASAP to conform your attendance or otherwise so that replacement players maybe offered a spot where appropriate.

Mr S Brannan - Head of Student Services

Cricket

ISA Round 5 – 1st XI 6/147 (J Brown 44*, T Colgan 35, L Williams 24) defeated St Stanislaus’ College 10/93 (D Beattie 4/13, L Mosmann 4/17) at Bathurst.

The 1st XI travelled to Bathurst where they elected to bat first. Opening batsmen Joe Unwin (10) and Tom Colgan (35) got the side of to a good start on a difficult wicket. James Brown (44*) blunted the SSC attack and was supported by Liahm Williams who scored a quick-fire 24. 1st XI 6/147 after 50 overs. Once again good bowling ensure that the 1st XI was on top early. Wickets to Matt Hall (1/8) and Dermott Beattie (4/13). Louis Mosmann (3/17) taking two wickets in his first over and James Brown (2/12) ensured a good win.

1st and 2nd XI Update:  At the midway point of the ISA season both 1st XI and 2nd XI are second in their respective competitions with four wins from five matches.

Mr D Reay - Cricket Convenor

2nd XI Cricket Match Report:

Photos - 2nd XI:  Please click on the gallery below to see a selection of  photos taken by Mr Kelleher at last weekend's match.

NSTA Tennis

Congratulations to all!  Last Saturday was a great day for tennis - finally - and our players ended the Term 4 Competition with focus and energy. All of our 26 teams across Years 5-11 were either in the Finals or Play-Offs which shows the strength of St Pius X in this local competition. Thanks to our parents for your ongoing support and interest.

The Finals results list is yet to be published by NSTA this week but we know that we can congratulate these SPX Teams who won their Finals on the day:

• SPX 5 won in straight sets against Knox
• SPX 8 won in straight sets against Reddam 2
• SPX 10 won 2-1 against SPX 12
• SPX 13 also won in straight sets against SPX 15
• SPX 16 won 2-1 against Reddam 4

SPX Teams 6, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, and 24 also won in the Play-Offs. Well done.

Thank you to Thomas Wong and Ky Simpson who came along to umpire the earlier sessions for our Teams. Our congratulations and best wishes to Thomas Wong and Angus Vardy as they work at the Apia International as ‘Ball Kids’ this January, also having been selected to work at the Canberra International Tournament too this Term.

We will now have a break from tennis and regather as Teams in early Term 1.  As Term 1 presents a new comp, with new NSTA grading, our Teams will be adjusted as necessary based on results from this term and competition requirements across the competing schools. Thanks to our Summer Tennis Staff Coaches  - Ms Schuster, Mr Webster, Ms Keighery and Ms Iwatani and Senior School and Junior School Sports Masters – Mr Stearn and Mr Virgona for their contributions to Term 4 tennis at the College.

Have a great school holiday and enjoy your Summer of Tennis.

Ms S-J Grove - NSTA Convenor