Sports
State Athletics
On Monday the 23rd of October a number of Ringwood students competed at the Victorian Schools State Athletics competition that was held at Lakeside stadium in Albert Park. Students got to compete in a terrific venue with great facilities and were treated to beautiful weather on the day, allowing us to witness some excellent performances.
It was a terrific effort to make it to State competition. The competition was of a high calibre and our students put in some fantastic performances.
Summary of results:
Ben Hickleton (16B) Discus - 2nd
Harry Norman (16B) 1500m - 5th, 800m – 2nd
Imogen Hansen (16G) Discus - 7th
Thomas Dellow (12-13B) 1500m - 5th
Jordan Ross (14G) 400m - 6th
Olivia Henry (13G) Javelin – 2nd
Jasmine Hass(13-15G) 1500m walk - 3rd
Congratulations to all competitors.
Roi Boutsikakis
Director of Sport
Regional Table Tennis
Friday 20th October saw our year 7 boys team of Luke, Liam, Lachie and Reuben compete in the regional finals of table tennis at Kilsyth stadium.
Whilst Mt Waverley dominated all teams in our pool, we were extremely close with the other two schools, losing by only one game each time.
Thank you to Reuben for filling in at the last minute for an injured Robert, and to John, Amos and Maurice for helping out with scoring on the day. As always games were played with the utmost sportsmanship, doing Ringwood SC proud.
Mrs Clarke
Female Basketball - Intermediate
On Friday 20th October, the Ringwood Secondary Intermediate Female Basketball Team played in the Regional Basketball Tournament.
While they were not successful in getting through to State they exhibited amazing determination and grit.
Mel H took a hard fall but was ready to get back on the court after a few minutes; Pyper R smashed out some 3 point shots (and then airballed a couple); Tayla M continued to play with a smile on her face the whole day; Paige K’s defensive skills were killer (just ask #15 Doncaster); Ms Benson saved Nicole D’s life with her cat like reflexes; Lara S tried to get another RSC player tech fouled; Izzy R-W got a job; Ally D was pretty sneaky and brought Red Rooster into Maccas; Maddie L took the opportunity to learn a new skill and scored for the team; and Kiara S was the most positive coach EVER!
Anna Benson
Junior Sportsperson of the Year - SOPHIE CALDWELL
Congratulations to Sophie Caldwell.
Sophie won the Whitehorse Junior Sportsperson of the Year award.
This award is presented to an athlete who has performed at a high level throughout the year and shown excellent sportsmanship. A very worthy recipient, well done Sophie.
Junior Boys Baseball
On the 9th November the Junior Boys baseball team represented Ringwood at the Regional Competition in Knoxfield.
The students showed tremendous passion and determination and their great sportsmanship was a virtue that we were so proud of. While the team did not make it through to State, they had a great day in the wonderful sunshine. Great work Charlie, Riley, Caleb, Kyle, Zac, Philip, Liam and Thang.
Anna Benson
“We’re going to state”
The Year 7 Boys Basketball team will be playing for the State Championship, after a stunning grand final victory last Friday.
Following on from a strong performance at the district basketball, seeing our Ringwood A team beat Moorolbark by 8 points, the Ringwood boys came into Regionals just happy to be there. However, after Zach Fitzpatrick finished a tough lay-up and sunk the game-tying free throw in the first game against Templestowe, the team began to believe they could win.
Their next two games saw them get blowout wins against both Doncaster and Frankston, featuring a 30-point performance from Zach Fitzpatrick, and big games from James Howell and Lachie Clarke. Throughout these games, both James Keltie and Josh Oliver provided key contributions of the bench, leading into a grand final berth. Mid way through the exciting grand final against Lilydale, leading score Zach Fitzpatrick went down, holding his knee. Thanks to the contributions of big man Lachie Hall, and the relentless defence of Lachie Newey, the team held it together, before James Howell scored a quick 4 points leading into half time to cut the defecit to 1.
Coming out of the break, Zach Fitzpatrick came back onto the court, providing the energy the team needed down the stretch. With the game in the balance and 2 minutes on the clock, Nathan Blackman grabbed 2 steals and scored 5 quick points including a 3 pointer to seal the game.
The team will be competing for the state championship on November 20th at MSAC, and we encourage all of you to come down and support the team.
Full Team:
Zachary Fitzpatrick
Lachlan Clarke
Lachlan Newey
Lachlan Hall
James Keltie
James Howell
Joshua Oliver
Nathan Blackman
Coach:
Lachlan Watson