Senior School Sport

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Football Club News
• Rugby Club News
• Tennis

Athletics

Congratulations to all the St Pius X College athletes who competed at the St Pat’s and St Pius X College Invitational Carnival. This was our biggest team to compete so far this season. The next invitational on Saturday 3rd September is at SOPAC Homebush, followed by the ISA Carnival at Homebush on 6th September.

The ISA team will be finalised this Saturday. The team is now up on the noticeboard outside the Gym. A meeting will be held on Wednesday lunch time in the Gym to help with selections and hand out information for the ISA.

All ISA selected athletes have to train this Wednesday and the following Monday. Competing at SOPAC on Saturday is essential for all ISA athletes but particularly our relay teams.

It was fantastic to see parents, students, prefects, teachers, coaches and old boys working together to host the Athletics Carnival on Saturday. Many thanks to everyone who helped it was an excellent day.

ISA Team Selection to compete at NSWCIS

Competitors finishing in the TOP 3 in each Age Group at the ISA shall gain selection into the 2016 ISA Athletics Team to compete in the NSWCIS Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on 21st September.

Please note that even though a student may place in their race, they may not make the ISA team as there are 2 divisions for each event and students competing up an age are considered in their own age bracket for CIS.

Personal Best Performances and Merit Cards awarded to:

Hurdles:        D. Jelovic,

100m:             M. Brannan, B. Giles, J. Cavaleri, A. Cutbil, N. D’Silva, 

200m:             C. Johnson

 400m:            T. Hunt

800m:             T. Hunt, D. Panozzo, B. Ferguson, G. Kirwin,

1500m:           G. Kirwin, J. Miller

3000m:           B. Ferguson, J. Miller,

High Jump:   J. Hinchey

Long Jump:  W. Russell

Shot Put:       M. Fazzino, D. Markovtzev

Discus:            D. Hall

A Big Thank You to all the staff, parents and student helpers who ran the field events at Saturday’s Carnival.

Mr R Lacey - Athletics Convenor

Basketball

Year 8 and 9 Trials will both be at Oxford Falls on Saturday 3rd September:

• Year 8 students will trial from 8:00am - 10:00am
• Year 9 students will trial from 10:00am - 12:00am

Students who cannot attend the trial must present a note to Mr Gibson explaining their absence. Mr Gibson will speak to individuals who are absent about their opportunity to trial.

Please note that there are only five teams for Year 9 in the upcoming ISA competition. Some students who played in Year 8 will miss out along with others who trial. The trials will be run by Professional external coaches who will select the teams. The final selections will be published after all students have trialled.

• Year 10 students will be trialling at school over the next couple of weeks.

Mr N Gibson - Basketball Convenor

Cricket

Cricket takes the new ball!

With the first competition matches of the new season just three weeks away, SPX Cricket has had a great response to its call for players this year. Thank you to everyone who registered. Almost all of our district teams are now full and we just need a couple more players from Year 8 for our U15 teams.

So if you are looking to play you can make a last minute registration NOW at https://www.trybooking.com/215345

For more information about the forthcoming season and any last minute registrations please contact Mr Danny John, SPX CC Secretary on secretary@stpiuscricket.org.au   mobile 0438 791068.

Mr D Reay - Cricket Convenor

Football Club News

This will be the final Football News item for the current year.  The Football committee wishes to thank all those parents who contributed with photos throughout the year so we could chronicle the boys’ season in the Full Time weekly results flyer.  All past issues are available on the P& F website in the Football section.

We would also like to thank the College staff for their support.

The committee thanks those parents who have sent in comments and suggestions on Football at the College.  We encourage everyone to share their ideas so we can know how and where the parent body feels the Committee should focus their resources next season.  You can email us at footballspx@gmail.com or attend our next general meeting.

We are putting the final touches to the ‘Year in Review’ publication and it will be distributed this week.

See our webpages for News, Calendars, Photos:

 http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/football

Rodger Paino - Football Club Communications

Rugby Club News

Win a NOOSA Family Holiday!

As our final rugby fundraiser for the year, all rugby players will have now received a book of raffle tickets.

• 1st Prize: 7 nights accommodation in a three bedroom luxury apartment at ‘The Rise Apartments’ at Noosa.
• 2nd Prize: Mt Victoria weekend cottage stay for two nights on the Blue Mountains.
• Plus 4 other top prizes to be won

Tickets are only $5 each with the first prize valued at approx $2500.  Please encourage your sons to visit their neighbours or the local shopping village - half an hour of their time would sell a book.  With every complete sold book returned  your son will receive a ticket in a draw for a $200 Rebel Voucher.   Three books sold will be rewarded with five tickets. Extra books available from Mr Lynch.  Completed books may be returned in an envelope with your son's name on it to the box at the office or to Mr Lynch by 20th September. 

Prizes drawn on 23rd September, the last day of school term.

Please note that our friends at 'The Rise Apartments’ have also given all SPX parents/friends very special discounted accomodation rates, so please have a look at the flyers below and enquire, as deals can be bargained for.

We appreciate your support with all proceeds going towards enhancing your son's SPX rugby experience and allowing further development in kicking off the 2017 season.

Paul O’Neill - President SPX Rugby Supporters Club

Tennis

SPX TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Last reminder! The SPX Internal Tennis Championship will be held on Saturday, 10th September at our Talus St courts.  All current ISA Tennis Players and 2015-2016 season NSTA players are eligible. There will be a Junior and Senior Knock-out Singles Competition. Entry Forms are due by 2nd September and are available at the Student Office.

Ms A O’Brien - Convenor