Sport

Swimming

The annual Inter House Swimming Carnival was held today 14th February. A full report will appear next week.

The College’s best swimmers from today’s event will now compete at the Glenelg Division(GD) Swimming Sports next Thursday the 21st February at the Hamilton Outdoor Pool. More information will be given to those students attending by the end of the week.

Please note that there will be NO KIOSK FACILITY open on the day at the pool so students should have their own food and drink with them for the day but we have the ROX Coffee van booked in for the day and they will have some food for sale also. A reminder that every Year 7-12 student is welcome to attend Swimming training on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 4-5pm at the Hamilton Outdoor Pool and the occasional Thursday mornings at HILAC from 7-8am.

Leigh Alexander

Head of Sport

Basketball News

It was mentioned in last week’s newsletter that several College students participated in the Portland Basketball Tournament as members of Hamilton Basketball Squad teams. We would also like to congratulate the following students for their selection in 2018/2019 squad teams and for their involvement in the Portland Tournament – Will Bourke, Tom O’Sullivan and Austin Mayfield. It is a great achievement to be selected and we are fortunate to have such talented basketballers at College.

Just a reminder that the first round of matches is close (see below for dates). If you have not done so, you must complete your online registration asap to be eligible to play in Round 1. If players do not complete their registration at least 48 hours before the first game, they will not be able to take the court. If you have any problems with this, please contact Miss Brabham by email or HBA direct at hjba@bigpond.com

Game times for Round one are listed on the HBA website, on TeamApp under ‘THAAC Basketball 2019’ and on our ‘THAAC Basketball Club’ Facebook Page. Your coach should have contacted you with regard to training times.

Starting dates for this season are;

Juniors (Under 10 and Under 12) – Friday 15th February

Juniors (Under 14 and Under 16) – Monday 18th February

Senior Women and Division 4 Men – Tuesday 19th February

Senior Men – Wednesday 20th February

Simone Brabham

Head of Basketball

Rowing

Rowing Competitive Season Kicks Off

This weekend marks the start of the 2019 Competition Season for College Rowing. All of our crews have been working hard both on the water and at home to get into great shape before our major regattas take place.

The boys will head off to Lake Wendouree in Ballarat this weekend to compete in the Head of the Schoolboys Regatta. This is a great, one day regatta that allows our boys crews to compete against some of the best male school rowers in Victoria.

Over the next few weeks our rowers will travel to Geelong, Nagambie and Footscray to compete in a variety of regattas. There will be many kilometres travelled and many volunteer hours logged by parents and coaches who we very much appreciate.

If you are in the Ballarat are this weekend or near any other regatta over the coming months, please feel free to stop by and cheer our rowers across the line. They are always happy to see familiar faces!

For any students who may be interested in joining rowing, please contact Mrs. Nettleton by email or visit her in the library for more information.

Elisha Nettleton

Head of Rowing

Cricket

A massive thankyou to everyone who made it to the College Cricket Club Junior Presentation on Sunday. It was a great way to cap off our season as we celebrated the year for our U/12 boys’, U/13 girls’ and U/16 girls’ teams. Congratulation to Grace Austin and Eliza Jagger who won the batting average and aggregate for their teams, while Lucy Roberts and Phoebe Russell won both the bowling average and aggregate awards for their teams.

The McGrath Foundation Pink Stumps day was also a massive success. Over $1,000 was raised for breast cancer as the College Oval, and clubrooms were decked out in pink. A massive congratulations to Lauren Richards who instigated the initiative which was well supported by Ben McCure, Fiona and Eliza Jagger, the College Cricket Club and the A Grade women’s team.

Riley Alexander has been selected to represent Melbourne Renegades Country in the U/16 Youth Premier League. Riley will play in 3 fixtures against the Melbourne Stars Country and Metro regions along with the Renegades Metro team. We wish Riley all the best for the upcoming games.

Stephen Mirtschin

Head of Cricket