Senior School Sport & Extra-Curricula Activities
- From the Senior Sports Master
- Important Parking Reminder for Oxford Falls
- Senior Swimming
- Senior Athletics
- Senior Rugby
- Senior Football
- Strength and Conditioning
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Chess
- Winter Squash
- Cross Country
From the Senior Sports Master
Welcome back to Term 2 and the start of the winter season.
The ISA football and tennis seasons begin this weekend whilst rugby begins a series of pre-season cross-association matches in the lead up to the start of their ISA season. We will be presenting all match-ups in a one-stop shop fixture card at the top of this sports section where you will get an overview of where all the fixtures each week.
As we begin our ISA winter seasons, can I again draw your attention to the ISA Code of Conduct and the SPX Risk Warning document, attached below.
Mr Matt Stearn, Senior Sports Master
Important Parking Reminder for Oxford Falls
With the commencement of our winter sporting season I would like to remind all parents parents and caregivers of being respectful of our neighbours at our Oxford Falls campus.
Please ensure that you follow road and parking rules in and around Dreadnought and Spicer Roads, including parking in appropriate areas and also following advised speed limits.
Northern Beaches Council Rangers have advised that they will be patrolling the area on all Saturdays throughout the winter season and booking any illegal parking.
Please note that parking in the C3 Church grounds is not permissible. There are multiple signs indicating that it is a one-way road, with 'wrong way' signs up in place. As it has been noted that parents have been breaching this one-way direction on these grounds, the C3 Church are clearly concerned for the safety of their community.
Please respect this expectation and only park in designated areas and follow all directions when parking, for the safety of all our Oxford Falls community.
Mr Mark Casey - Deputy Principal
Senior Swimming
Congratulations to Nicholas Gladen -
U16 National Age Champion for 100m backstroke
Over the holidays, Nicholas Gladen competed at the 2023 Australian Age Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast. Nicholas competed in 19 races over 7 days and achieved the following results:
- 100m back – GOLD – 16 years Australian National Champion – 58.04 (0.28 sec pb)
- 50m back – SILVER – 26.89 (0.34 sec pb – just missed the gold by 0.09 sec)
- 200m back – 6th – 2:09.92 (1.41 sec pb)
- 200m IM – 18th – 2:13.57 (3.33 sec pb)
- 100m free – 31st – 53.76 (1.06 sec pb)
- 100m breast – 25th – 1:10.11 (0.79 sec pb)
- 50m free – 18th (B FINAL) – 24.47 (0.30 sec pb)
- 50m breast – 17th (B FINAL) – 31.18 (0.23 sec pb)
- 50m fly – 12th (B FINAL) – 25.93 (0.17 sec pb)
- 4x50m medley relay – 15th (Nick 50 breast leg 30.73 – pb)
- 4x50m free relay – 11th (Nick 50 free leg – 23.53 – new pb)
- 4x100 medley relay – 19th (Nick 100 breast leg 1:07.84 – new pb)
- 4x100 free relay – 26th – (Nick 100 free leg - 53.77)
Nicholas is now the new U16 Australian National Age Champion for 100m Backstroke where he achieved GOLD. This is an absolutely outstanding achievement. This is the first time in 22 years that a student at St Pius X has achieved this status in Australian swimming. We congratulate Nicholas on this superb achievement.
CIS Swimming Carnival
Next Monday and Tuesday, Nicholas, along with Evan Ausling, Gavin Bae, Andrew Hill, Luca McCarthy and Aaron Lau will be representing the ISA at the CIS Swimming Carnival. We wish them all well for more swimming success.
Ms Leisa Proc – Swimming Convenor
Senior Athletics
Year 11 Athlete, Matt Hunt, continues to set the track alight in the 400m hurdles. Competing in the Australian Junior Track and Field Championships in Brisbane during the holidays, Matt equalled the Australian record set 15 years ago to take the Silver medal in a Youth Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 51.75 secs. This time puts Matt in contention for selection to the Australian team to run in Trinidad and Tobago in August. We will keep you posted with any further details.
Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master
Senior Rugby
Trytime Holiday Rugby Clinic
During the recent holidays close to 80 students participated in a Rugby clinic on 19 and 20 April, run and supported by Mike Cross and Trytime Rugby.
The boys were treated to fantastic weather on the first day and there were multiple expert coaches to assist them with their skills. The day was broken up into three sections where the students divided into 5 different groups to develop the finer intricacies of the game to give them an advantage come game time.
The second day started inside due to the weather but it didn’t stop the enthusiasm and boys were keen to get out in the rain to work on their wet weather skills. The Under 13 age group played an internal trial run by Mr Brannan. This was a great way to work on game sense scenarios and game fitness.
The top Opens teams then put on a show for the crowd with a high intensity semi -opposed fixture. This was tough for some whose fitness may have declined over the Easter break.
Thanks to Mr Di Sano who refereed both games and to Trent Willoughby and Joe Colgan for preparing the grounds for this event.
We now turn our focus to The Scots College who we play on Saturday 29 April.
Rugby Training
Rugby training has recommenced each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon with the U14s, 15s, 16s and Opens training at Oxford Falls. The U13s will now train at Beauchamp Oval. All players are expected to attend both training sessions so they are best prepared for the season ahead.
Registration - STILL OPEN!
To register for the 2023 Rugby Season Registration please use the trybooking link below. Registration is $180 (cost includes season registration & access to rugby specific physio during the season)
Please see attached for further registration information:
Dates to remember:
- Saturday 6 May - Trinity (Home)
Mr Martin Gillogly - Rugby Convenor
Senior Football
Welcome back to Term 2 and the ISA Football season. This weekend we have home fixtures against Oakhill College for the majority of teams.
Please note that times and venues for fixtures can be found in the master sheet in the Sports Master's section.
A reminder that for all training sessions students must bring both football boots AND sneakers.
Congratulations to the 1st XI Football who had a successful tour to QLD competing in the EREA National tournament. They managed 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. A big thank you to Mr Lacey, Mr Yue, Mr Ronchetti, Mr Brannan, Mr Quilty and Ms Proc for their support of the tour.
I take this opportunity to draw attention for all players and spectators to the ISA Code of conduct https://www.isa.nsw.edu.au/fitness-skill-ideas/code-of-conduct/
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor
ISA Tennis
The Tennis season is starting this week, and all relevant information for the season is now available on the Canvas page. Please find below some key details about the season:
Student Divisions: Students have been placed in Divisions based on their rank, which can only be reviewed in Week 5 of Term 2. This will be determined by player performance. You can find the Divisions' link here:
Training: Training sessions will be held on
- Tuesdays for students in Division 1 to 6
- Wednesdays for students in Divisions 7 to 11
The training will start from Wednesday, 26 April. For more information on the training schedule, please check out this link:
https://canvas.stpiusx.nsw.edu.au/courses/1970/pages/2023-tennis-training
Draw: The draw for the season can be found here:
https://canvas.stpiusx.nsw.edu.au/courses/1970/files/170902?wrap=1.
For this week's draw please see the information at the top of this page.
Please check where your Division will be playing this Saturday 29 April 29.
Additionally, there will be a meeting in S1 after the assembly on Friday to determine the reserve students for the week. If you are unwell and unable to play, please ensure that you send me an email prior to 8:30 am on Friday morning.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I’m looking forward to a great season!
Mrs Veronica Bamber - ISA Tennis Coordinator
Strength and Conditioning
Please see the attached document for information on our strength and conditioning program this term at the Sarto Gym. Please be advised that our booking system will be strictly enforced.
Ms Laura Coombe - Strength and Conditioning Convenor
CSDA Debating
The CSDA Debating Competition begins THIS WEEK and runs through Term 2 on the following evenings:
We are in ZONE 6, which includes:
- Marist College (Eastwood)
- Loreto (Normanhurst)
- Mt St Benedict (MSB)
- Oakhill College
- Our Lady of Mercy (OLMC)
- St Pius X Chatswood (SPX)
- Marist Sisters (Woolwich)
- Domremy College (Five Dock)
- Marist North Shore (MCNS)
- Parramatta Marist
All debating students are to meet at the clock after our Sports Assembly every Friday.
Zone 6 Draw:
Mrs Leigha Zervakos - Debating & Public Speaking Convenor
Senior School Chess Training
When: Monday afternoons 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Where: D Block – Blue Room
Ms Janelle Dempsey - Chess Convenor
Winter Squash
Training commenced today (26 April) and will continue on Wednesdays throughout Terms 2 and 3.
Saturday Pennant Matches commence on 6 May and will run for the next 7 weeks during this term; recommencing in Week 1 of Term 3.
All training is held at Willoughby Squash and the details for Saturday Pennant Matches will be provided as soon as they become available.
Please remember to have SPX playing gear and protective eyewear.
Communication will be through CANVAS as well as Woodchatta.
Mr Justin Varjavandi - Winter Squash Convenor
Cross Country
Sydney 10 Fun Run
Our recent Run2Cure fun run was a great opportunity for our team to prepare for the Cross-Country competition to be held this term. We are looking to join another fun run hosted by Run NSW - the Sydney 10 5k Fun Run held on Sunday, 7 May at Sydney Olympic Park. Registration is at a discounted cost of $30 for students, teachers and parents, otherwise usually $42 till the end of April and $49 from 1 May. If you are keen to take part, please have a parent email me at llee@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au and I will register you into our team "SPX Runners".
See website for more details and for T&Cs.
2023 — Sydney 10 — Race Roster — Registration, Marketing, Fundraising
Course Map:
Course Maps — 2023 — Sydney 10 Race Roster — Registration, Marketing, Fundraising
Cross Country training resumes in Week 2 this term.
When: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings
Where: Beauchamp Park, Chatswood
Time: 7.15 am – 8.15 am
Who: All Senior and Junior School students welcome
Ms Leanne Lee - Cross Country and Athletics Convenor