Sport & PE Report:

It's been a busy couple of weeks: 

Eureka Swim Sports carnival was held on Thursday the March 5th

Last Thursday we had a number of students represent our school at the next level for the Swim Sports carnival. Despite the drizzly weather, our students encouraged and cheered each other on throughout the day. Thank you to those students who volunteered their time to help with duties such as timekeeping, marshalling and handing out place cards. We also had several students who swam on the day also step in and assist with duties. Well done.

A special congratulations to Samuel Stoneman and Charlie Stone who placed in the following events:   

          Samuel Stoneman                                     Charlie Stone

          1st 50m Butterfly                                     2nd 50m Butterfly

          1st 50m Breaststroke                                3rd 50m Backstroke

          3rd 50m Freestyle                                    3rd 50m Freestyle

Both Charlie and Sam will progress onto the GWR Finals in Horsham on March 20th.

All the best to both of you!

Finally, a big thank you to Mr Hekkema who helped run the day and worked hard to ensure the event ran smoothly.  

GWR Swimming Finals in Horsham

CONGRATULATIONS to Charlie Stone and Sam Stoneman for qualifying to the GWR Swimming Finals in Horsham!!

In 2019 Woodmans Hill SC scored 43 points at the Eureka Swimming finals…. This year the Woodmans Hill boys scored 43 points by themselves, and the girls 62 points…. Making our 2020 total 105 points!!! Things are already in place for Swimming in 2021 to continue our growth.

Senior Boys Tennis was held on Wed 4th March 

Our Senior Boys Tennis team of Matthew Greville, George Maver, David Garcia and Harry Campbell played in the Regional Tennis Competition at the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre on the 4th March.

The boys played 3 matches - playing against Emmanuel College (Warrnambool), Marian College (Ararat) and Trinity College (Colac). They did not win any sets, but managed some close sets, with games scored against their opponents in each of the matches.

All 4 boys represented the College proudly and with impeccable sportsmanship. It was pleasing to see their skills strengthen as they progressed from match to match.

Eureka Competition - Football (Girls) &

                           Netball (Boys)

                           to be held

                           Tuesday 21st April

The coaches are below, so please keep an eye out for trials and training starting next week.

Cross Country Day to be held -Mon 23rd March                                         Period 6

Cross Country will be held here at Woodmans Hil.  See below for distances that students will be required to complete:

12-20 year old competitive girls will run 3km

12-15 year old competitive boys will run 3km

16-20 year old competitive boys will run 5km

Everyone else not competing will walk 5km.

Athletics Day at Llanberis to be held

                                   - Thurs 23rd April

Athletics carnival will be held at Llanberis Athletics Reserve in York Street, Ballarat East on Thursday 23rd April. 

All of the colours need House names…. And we want the students of Woodmans Hill to come up with the names.

Stay tuned for more details about how to suggest names…

Tennis Come and Try Day - to be held 20th March

11 of our year 7-9 students have been selected to participate in the 'Tennis come and try day'.

Please see Mr. Hekkema if you have any questions.

PE Classes Swimming and Water Safety

Last week we finished up our Swimming and Water Safety program at the Brown Hill Pool. We had every year 7 to 10 PE class participate over the 4 week program, culminating with final assessments in the last week. The program has improved students safety in and around the water and we hope to extend the program to improve stroke swimming for the Eureka Swim competition in 2021. A big thank you to all the students who continued to swim even though February had a few cold and rainy days.

Volleyball

On Friday 28th February, the Senior girls and Intermediate boys volleyball teams boarded a bus with Mount Clear students to Daylesford for the Eureka Division volleyball tournament. It has been a long time since Woodmans Hill competed in volleyball but as we always do, we showed our determination to be competitive all day. Both teams gradually improved throughout the day only losing their final matches by 2 points, 25 v 23. Everyone had a lot of fun and with their new found volleyball skills, the senior students look forward to coaching the junior volleyball teams in Term 3 when their Eureka date gets closer.