Sports
YEAR 8 BOYS STATE TABLE TENNIS FINALS
Well done to Jason Qin, Harrington Gontier, Jesse Cormack-Brown and Alex Serre, who competed in the state finals for Yr 8 Boys Table Tennis at MSAC last Thurdsay. They put in a fantastic effort, winning the first round against Warrigul Secondary College convincingly. After a loss to Williamstown, in a tight contest, it all came down to round three, where we played McKinnon Secondary. Jason gave us a great start, as he did for every round, but unfortunately after a nail biting doubles round we were unable to get through, coming third overall in our group.
Well done to the boys for their achievements. I know they will be eager to do even better in 2017.
Ms Boutsikakis
YEAR 8 EASTERN REGION BASEBALL FINALS
The Year 8 Baseball team travelled to Gilbert Park to compete for the Eastern Region title. Below is a summary of their 3 games, provided by the coach Mr Ian Morley.
Game 1
Ringwood 3 - 5 Brentwood
(Harrington Gontier 2, Curtis Thomson 1)
After a tense start, Ringwood rebounded well in the fourth inning, scoring 8 runs. But time ran out before Brentwood had completed their innings and the scores from the end of the 3rd inning were to stand.
Game 2
Ringwood 3 – 6 Heathmont
(Will McHardy, Curtis Thomson, Damon Gervasoni 1)
Heathmont got off to an explosive start, scoring five runs in their opening inning; but Ringwood bounced back strongly from there.
Game 3
Ringwood 6 – 4 Emerald College
Kaileb Monro 2, Will McHardy, Josh Holland, Nick Delahunty, Will Newey 1)
It was Ringwood’s turn to make the stronger start, before Emerald fought their way back in the final inning.
Best players for the day: Will McHardy, Harrington Gontier, Kyle McCartney, Josh Holland.
TOUCH FOOTBALL GALA
On the 26th of October a small cluster of Year 9 and 10 students ventured out to Luther College to battle it out in the annual Touch Football Gala competition, competing against a number of local private schools. With the elite experience of Benjamin Akaruru, the pure and natural talent (so he proclaims) of Joel Burleigh, the speed and agility of Kiara Simons, all mixed with the leadership, perseverance and dedication of Sarah Snary, it’s no wonder some of Ringwood Secondary College’s finest athletes had those private school kids quivering in their boots. Our male and female teams we both untouchable, as we gallantly battled our way through the preliminary rounds. The boys suffered a minor setback leading into the finals series, yet courageously used that loss as motivation to come back faster stronger and victorious in the semi finals. Both teams, through hard work and perseverance, made their way into their respective Grand finals. Unfortunately, as history would have it, we weren’t able to take out the silverware, with Luther College victorious in both Grand finals. Our teams put up an incredible fight only losing by one try in both matches. We’re looking forward to next year, and the strong possibility of bringing ultimate glory to Ringwood’s Touch Rugby team.
Ms Jessica Friend
LATE NEWS
Congratulations to the Year 8 Girls Softball who won the State title this week. A full write up will appear in the next newsletter, to acknowledge this outstanding achievement. Well done girls!
Kyle Simkin
Director of Sports