Senior School Sport

• Athletics
• Basketball Trials
• Football & Football Club News
• Rugby  & Club News
• ISA Tennis
• NSTA Tennis

Athletics

Congratulations to all the St Pius X College athletes who competed at ES Marks on Saturday.  Season Bests will be rewarded with a merit card every time they are broken.

Special Mentions:

Captain for 2016… Sam Richardson, who despite being injured recorded times and supported the team

Personal Bests Merit Card Award:

100m: Justin Cavaleri, Kalani Lenehan, Angus Vardy, Cameron Bragg, Matt Brannan, Will Russell

200m: Corey Johnson

400m: Will Russell, Kyle Bowen

High Jump: Sam Gregoric, Stuart Dingley

Long Jump: Daniel Jelovic

This Saturday

Final Details of the carnival this Saturday at Homebush will be handed out on Friday. Time sheet for events is attached but beware - they can run early.

Help please

This Saturday, St Pius along with St Patrick’s College host the Carnival at Homebush. We will be in charge of organising the field events.  Please let me or Sally Richardson know if you are available and willing to help.

My email: rlacey@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Mr R Lacey - Athletics Convenor

Basketball Trials

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

This coming Sunday - August 28 - is the official start of SPX CC's season with our Skills and Development Day at Oxford Falls for all registered players.  Spots for the two senior school team sessions (Years 7 and 8 and Years 9, 10 and 11) are filling up fast so if you haven't booked to come along you can do so at:

https://www.trybooking.com/222326   

But hurry, bookings for these FREE sessions must close by the end of this week so that we can make sure we have enough external coaches and food available.

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 

Dear Parents and Players,

Commiserations to the 15Bs, 3rds and 2nd XI who all went down in close grandfinals on Saturday at Oakhill.  All boys represented their College with pride and played with tremendous heart and spirit.

A reminder about the Football Presentation Evening at 7pm, Wednesday 31st August in the College Gym.

Mr Simon Yue, Football Convenor

SPX COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLUB

A lot of heartbreak in the Grand Finals last week with two of the three teams losing in a penalty shootout after a closely fought tied game while our other team went down  0-1. While not the College's most successful year, all the boys are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship and enthusiasm.

The Football Committee thanks all the staff, coaches , parents and boys for making 2016 a great season.

The Committee will be having a review in coming weeks on how it can assist in advancing Football at the College and we invite any parents with comments or ideas as to where the Football Club could direct its attention or funding next season, to email us at footballspx@gmail.com or attend our next general meeting.

The Committee is already looking at increasing the number of specialist coaches available to team coaches and finalising a ‘full time’ goalie coach.

If there are any parents with team photos that they have not sent through please email them to footballspx@gmail.com as soon as possible.  We need them to complete the ‘Year in Review’ publication to be distributed next week.

See our webpages for News, Calendars, Photos and Draws:  http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/football

Mr Rodger Paino - Football Club Communications

Rugby

A list of the award winners from Rugby Presentation last night can be found below.

Mr J Lynch - Rugby Convenor

ST PIUS X COLLEGE RUGBY CLUB

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

ISA Tennis

Last Saturday saw the Final of this season’s ISA Tennis competition. Despite good performances by many of our teams throughout the season, only Division 8 made it through to battle against a St Pat’s team, who proved to just be too strong on the day.  Well-deserved congratulations go to Zachary Bull, Tate Fitzgerald, Jackson Carrall and Nick McKenzie for the sportsmanship, camaraderie and positivity they displayed throughout the season. (Photo above)

SPX TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

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 - ISA Tennis Convenor

NSTA Tennis

A reminder that all registrations for Summer NSTA Tennis must be completed by this Friday 26th August. The enrolment form for Years 7-11 is again included below and hard copies of the form have been available since last Wednesday on the verandah outside the Student Admin Office .

Any student intending on playing this season must register, even if you have played NSTA Tennis before.  Completed forms need to be returned to the NSTA Box on the verandah near the Student Admin Office.

Ms S-J Grove - NSTA Tennis Convenor