Sports Update 

EMR SWIMMING

A strong team of 25 swimmers took to the waters of Aquanation on Tuesday the 28th of March. It was an exceptional day in the pool from Vermont with many podium finishes and PBs achieved. Vermont placed 5th in the overall standings out of 36 schools. Special thank you Miss Unal for providing the swimmers with expert race day tips, Mr Gillespie for assisting with marshalling duties and to Principal Tony Jacobs for taking time out of his day to present medals. Shout out to Claire R for her team first attitude by attending the day on standby as an emergency.

Results from the day:

Josh C 1st 200m IM, 1st 400m freestyle, 1st 100m backstroke, 4th 50m freestyle, 3rd 50m backstroke,

Cherise N 1st 50m butterfly, 1st 50m freestyle

Mackenzie E 3rd 50m freestyle, 4th 50m butterfly, 4th 50m backstroke

Amy S 3rd 50m backstroke

Lucy W 3rd 50m backstroke, 5th 100m freestyle,

Celine S 2nd 100m breaststroke, 2nd 50m breaststroke, 4th 200m IM

Alfred Z 2nd 100m breaststroke, 3rd 50m breaststroke,

Arjun C 4th 50m breaststroke

Will S 4th 50m breaststroke

Annika T 5th 50m breaststroke, 9th 50m butterfly, 7th 50m backstroke

Lara L 5th 50m breaststroke

Ella I 2nd 400m freestyle, 5th 100m butterfly, 4th 100m backstroke

Aden 6th 50m butterfly, 6th 50m backstroke

4th U13 boys/mixed 200m medley relay (Amy S, Arjun C, Ryan A, Joel G)

4th U16 girls 200m medley relay (Yanxi Z, Annika T, Celine S, Ella I)

1st U20 girls 200m medley relay (Mackenzie E, Cherise N, Amelia R, Lucy W)

4th U13 girls freestyle relay (Amy S, Siena W, Olivia M, Dana N)

2nd U16 girls freestyle relay (Yanxi Z, Ella I, Celine S, Lyla W)

1st U17 girls freestyle relay (Cherise N, Amelia R, Lucy W, Annika T)

5th U20 girls freestyle relay (Mackenzie E, Amrita C, Brooke P, Orlaith F)

EMR GOLF

Students had a great day out at EMR Golf. It proved quite the journey to get there, navigating detours and dirt roads en route to the Eastern Golf Course in Yering. Students competed in an 18 hole competition

Results:

Junior boys – Max S 12th, Lucas H 13th

Senior boys – Lachlan G 23rd, Ben L 24th

Senior girls – Annie C 4th, Isabel S 5th

Students will be advised soon by Golf Australia if they have been selected to progress through to the state event. Thanks to staff member Sally Watkins for taking the students out for a very memorable day of golfing!

VERMONT HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

Thanks to all staff and students for their patience and participation in the house cross country event. Due to the weather all events were cancelled except the year 7 event. Students who wish to compete at division are encouraged to complete the sign up form that has been sent out in year level channels on Teams. If students are struggling to access this then they can go to the sports office and chat with Ms Malander directly to express interest or send a message via Teams.

YEAR 8 ROUND ROBIN

TENNIS BOYS/MIXED/GIRLS

The Year 8 tennis team are to be commended on their recent efforts at the division tennis tournament on Tuesday the 21st of March. Vermont came up against some schools with some talented players, especially against both Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley. Our girls' team should be commended on their efforts, managing to win sets each match, and drawing in the amount of sets against Highvale (only losing by two games). Shout out to Hana T who won two of her singles matches and helped lead the team as the highest ranked player. The boys had a tougher day, but there were some great individual efforts. Most importantly, we all enjoyed ourselves and all Year 8’s got test their tennis abilities against some talented players! By Mr Calwell

BOYS/MIXED BASEBALL

Two weeks ago a very keen yr 8 group of boys collected on the oval at Vermont to have go at Baseball for the first time. Together with Mr. Malpelli and Caelan S. The boys quickly learnt some new skills and had some fun catching and pitching a baseball.

On match day along with a few nerves, we faced, Glen Waverley, Highvale and Mount Waverley. Thanks to Caelan’s side- line coaching and patience and the yr. 8 boys courage we won the first two matches. Unfortunately Mount Waverley hid their best weapon – a fabulous pitcher who was just too fast and skilled for our beginning team. We did not win this competition but we won overall because all boys had a great time, enjoyed being with friends and learnt some new skills

in sport. Two boys have decided to give baseball a go in a weekend team this year because of their experiences on the day. Thanks to Caelan S for his help and support on the day.

Well done yr. 8 baseball team. I am proud of your efforts and the way you represented Vermont Secondary College.

Mrs Callegaro

GIRLS SOFTBALL

On Tuesday March 21, the Vermont SC softball team began their State title defence at our District competition at Napier Park.

The team had two games where they accounted for the opposition, Mount Waverley SC (27-11) and Highvale SC (33 – 3) relatively comfortably. The improvement in the girl’ batting was fabulous, particularly compared to the beginning of Year 7. They showed just the right balance of discipline and aggression.

The third game against Glen Waverley SC became the final for the competition as both teams were undefeated. After an extremely tight first innings we were down 4-3 as one of Glen Waverley’s experienced players hit in four runs with a terrific start to their game. Fortunately, we were able to turn the game around with two strong batting innings and tight defensive fielding innings. The final result of 15-7 places the girls in the Eastern Regional competition in term 4.

The team all wore black arm bands as a mark of respect to Emily who played with us last year.

Congratulations to Olivia M, Amber S, Rhea M, Gemma J, Naz E, Lexi A, Steph O, Zoe M, Lily K, Charlotte Y, Melissa C and a huge thank you to Maddie Weller for helping coach and convene the competition.

Ms Plant

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

The girls were excited by the opportunity to show off their newly trained skills of setting, digging, spiking and serving. The matches played were of high quality with lots of intense rallies, great serves and hustle around the court. We played 3 games in total, with each game improving our decision making skills and execution. The girls had a wonderful day overall even though they only won 1 game. They learnt lots and will be in great shape for next year. Thanks to our Deakin Student Teachers for their expert coaching and support on the day. By Mr Gillespie

BOYS/MIXED CRICKET

It was a tough day out for the boys' cricket team, with one loss and one win for the day. Our first game we won the toss and chose to bat first. In our 15 overs, we finished with 5/73. With our strong bowling attack, we thought this score was defendable, however in just 8 overs, the game was lost to Glen Waverley who managed to chase down our 73 runs, finishing with 1/74. In our second game with nothing to lose, we came away with the win in what was a far better cricketing performance by the whole team compared to our first game. It was still a great day out for everyone, and all members of the team played their role throughout both games. By Mr Leithhead

GIRLS CRICKET

Reports for boys/mixed baseball, volleyball, and girls cricket will be included in the next issue.

Upcoming events:

26/4 EMR Bowls

27/4 EMR Intermediate Boys/Mixed Baseball & Girls Softball

28/4 State Swimming Championships

1/5 EMR/State Diving

2/5 EMR Senior Boys/Mixed Baseball

5/5 Waverley Division Senior Round Robin

9/5 Waverley Division Cross Country

19/5 Waverley Division Intermediate Round Robin

23/5 Waverley Division Girls Football, Boys Netball Gala Day (all ages)