Senior School Sport

• Football
• Rugby
• ISA Tennis
• Basketball
• Cricket

Football

Dear Parents and Players,

It was another tough week for St Pius X Football against St Pat's; however, two strong performances make the 16B (2-1 victory) and 14B (1-0 victory) equal teams of the week.  Hopefully teams can turn around their results leading into the semi finals. 

This weekend sees both home and away fixtures against a variety of opposition so please check the times carefully.  Please note that the 13B and 2nd XI have substantial travel time so please keep this in mind when planning your departure. Fields can be found at the locations below.  Good luck to all teams.

• Wentworth Park: (Inside the Dog Track) Wattle St, Ultimo
• St Andrew’s Oval: Western Ave & Cadigal Ln, Camperdown
• Blue Mountains Grammar: Matcham Avenue Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
• St Greggs: 100 Badgally Rd, Gregory Hills NSW 2557

Mr S Yue - Football Convenor

FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS

The St Pat’s round presented quite a few of our teams with a challenging weekend;  however, we are well placed to have a record number of teams in the Semis after this week’s final round so good luck – play hard!

Have you booked your seat at the Trivia night?  It is only 2 weeks away.  All funds go towards the Clubs across the College so your boys benefit directly.  

You can book your tickets for the Trivia Night -  or if you can't make it on the night, you can make a donation - by going to the P&F website:  http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/

We had some great action photos last week and this week we ask for game photos from the 13D,  14C & 16B teams  for the weekly ‘Full Time’ flyer.  Send your photos to footballspx@gmail.com    - save this to your phone and upload those photos as soon as you take them.  We need the photos in by Sunday afternoon.

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

Mr Rodger Paino - Football Club Communications

Rugby

Results and Fixtures 

New Zealand Rugby Tour 2017

Thank you to those parents who have expressed their interest in the 2017 New Zealand Tour. So far we have 24 students committed and several others considering their options. This means the tour will go ahead and those parents who have made the commitment will receive an email with a link to the trybooking registration process during week 4. It is not too late to express your interest, the tour is open to all boys from the current Under 14s age group. Please get in touch with Mr Lynch if you have any questions or you are interested in attending.

Please check Woodchatta weekly for all the latest Rugby news throughout the season or contact Mr Lynch at JLynch@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au for any general rugby enquiries.

Mr J Lynch - Rugby Convenor

From the Rugby Development Officer

"Great to Hear"

When our senior and most experienced coaches praise their teams then you know we are on the right lines in developing rugby at St Pius X College.  

15a won 51-0 based on a confident and committed start from the whole team. We eliminated mistakes from our game with patience and control at the breakdown to set up many excellent team tries. All 23 players contributed to an excellent team win. (Mr Casey)

16As Played their best rugby of the season. (Mr Pawlak)  Courtney, Findlay, O’Neil and Smith were all on top of their game in a committed team effort.

13 A’, B’ and Cs played with flair, patience, resilience and faith in each other. (Mr Olson) Going in to this week’s fixtures against St Augustine’s, Cs and Bs are leading their comps, As are 2nd.  

14As are a talented and skilful side and they keep going right to the final whistle. Bryn Mendel and Hunter Bird were very prominent, but it was Tim St John's effective work at the tackle contest that caught the eye in a great team performance.

On a day when we beat St Pat’s 9–1 it is important to reflect on our approach to playing the game at St Pius X College. We have spirit far more than any other school I’ve seen. Now we are beginning to play a running support based game and the enjoyment is evident for all to see.  Our three Opens teams all had dominating wins - they can really play some great footy.

Finally it’s good to see we are getting C teams on to the field a reflection of more players wanting to play.  Our 14 Cs are a genuine C team and came very close to winning in the opening game on Saturday, with a couple of late scores sealing their fate. The Steinman Hour is a joy to behold. This team plays to an array of calls that would challenge any International code-breaker. Personally I like Chicken Dinner-Seagulls, and the more traditional “get 'im Archie”.

Great to see so much enthusiasm and enjoyment.  Well done to everyone.

Mr M Penistone - Rugby Development Officer

ISA Tennis

Round 9 saw our St Pius X players grab some decisive wins against our opposition schools. Team of the Day goes to Division 7, with Jamison Alexander, Cian Roberts, Nathan Constantino and Thom Hardman taking a clean sweep of sets against Oxley College. Congratulations also go to Oliver Lenehan and James Knox who only allowed one single game to get past them and played with outstanding sportsman and enthusiasm.

Round 9 Results

Div 1 vs SPC, Lost 8 - 0

Div 2 vs SACS, Won 6 – 2

Div 3 vs OXL, Lost 4 – 4 (41-34)

Div 4 vs SACS, Won 6 – 2

Div 5 vs OXL, Loss 7 - 1

Div 6 vs SACS, Loss 5 – 3

Div 7 vs OXL, Won 8 - 0

Div 8 vs SACS, Won 4 – 4 (33-32)

Div 9 vs OXL, Won 6 - 0

Div 10 vs SACS, Loss 7 - 1

This weekend brings us to our final round of competition. We are playing against a number of opposing schools at a number of venues, so please check the draw carefully.

Note: Division 4 has a late-published BYE this Round and Division 1 are playing at our home courts against Oakhill for their Wet-Weather Round.

Following Round 9, the competition standings for the season are as follows:

Division 1: 4th

Division 2:  4th

Division 3:  3rd

Division 4:  2nd

Division 5:  6th

Division 6:  3rd

Division 7:  3rd

Division 8:  2nd

Division 9:  5th

Division 10:  4th

The Finals will be held at Barker College between the teams coming first and second in each Division after all ten Round of competition. Please note that the date of the Finals has changed and they will now be held on Saturday, 20th August.

Ms A O'Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor

Basketball

Basketball trials for Years 8, 9, 10 and 11, will be held this term. I have already asked at school for Year 10 and 11 students to register their interest in trialling with me,. Year 11 trials start this week and will be held at school. There is a trial this afternoon and another trial this Friday afternoon. Any Year 11 students who cannot trial this week will need to see me and may trial next week. Dates and time to be announced.

Year 10 trials will be held at school in the coming weeks. Dates and times to be announced soon.

Year 9 students who want to trial will be asked to register their name with me next week. Trial dates, times and venue are still to be finalised. Students will be informed through announcements at school.

Year 8 students who want to trial will be asked to register their name with me next week. Year 8 Trials will be held during afternoon sport at Oxford Falls later this term.  Year 7 trials were completed in Term 1. The 13C, D, E and F teams will be finalised at Tuesday afternoon sport at Oxford Falls later this term.

Due to the large number of teams and students we have the trial process runs over a number of weeks. Students who are injured or unsure of trial dates and times need to communicate with me, or Mr Stearn, regarding their trial. Please also note we cannot accommodate all students who wish to play basketball and all students must trial otherwise they will not be considered for a team.

Mr N Gibson - Basketball Convenor

Cricket

Cricket takes the new ball!

Registrations for the 2016-17 Cricket Season NOW OPEN

With the first ball of the 2016-17 cricket season due to be bowled in less than five weeks time, don't miss out on representing SPX Cricket in the ISA and district competitions (North Shore JCA and Manly-Warringah JCA). Registrations close on August 21 so sign up now to ensure your place and help SPX Cricket with early allocation of teams. The first games (in the Manly competition) are on Saturday September 10. The North Shore competition begins on Saturday September 24. The ISA season starts on October 22.

Online registration can be done via: https://www.trybooking.com/215345

Fees will be included in the billing for Term 4. 

ISA Trials commence Monday 22 August 2016 and the Cricket Club Skills Day is on Sunday 28 August 2016 at Oxford Falls. More details to follow.

For more information on the forthcoming season, please contact SPX Cricket Secretary, Danny John at secretary@stpiuscricket.org.au or on 0438 791068. Details about the cricket club's activities and last season's annual review can be found on the P&F website:  http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/cricket-club

Mr D Reay - Cricket Convenor