Diocese Under 15 Touch Football Trials 2022

On Thursday 10 March the Diocesan Under 15 Touch Football trials were held at Inverell. Some very competitive matches were played against the other schools across the Diocese. The boys and girls played some great games showing outstanding skills and fitness. All players put in a great effort leaving the selectors with a difficult task of picking the teams to represent the Armidale Diocese. Well done to Joshua Beard and Adam Davis who made it into the possibles and probables match for the boys which was played at the end of the day. For the girls Lily Walker, Sophie Morgan, Emily Dietrich and Charli Manning made it into the possibles and probables match.

From these games the following McCarthy students were selected in the Diocese Under 15 teams for the boys; Joshua Beard and Adam Davis. For the Girls Charli Manning, Emily Dietrich and Lily Walker. Congratulations to these students who will now play at the NSW CCC Championships at Nelson Bay on 29 March. A big thank you to Damian Kenniff, Phoebe Porter, and Samantha Cox who worked with the teams. Thanks to Damian Kenniff who also drove the College bus on the day.

The students who competed for McCarthy at Inverell included:

Girls

Lily Walker

Ellie Tyrna

Sophie Morgan

Cordelia Wilson

Emily Dietrich

Jayla Suey

Anna Northey

Charli Manning

Isabel Murray

Jayla Kelly

Boys

Joshua Beard

Adam Davis

Koora Gillon

Joora Gillon

Mason Nawer

Cooper Peterson

Brock Easterman

Max Cloake

Alan Tongue Rugby League 10’s

On Friday 18 March our under 14 and 16 boys Rugby League teams travelled to Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School to participate in the Alan Tongue 10’s competition. After not having a lot of footy for the last couple of years the boys were keen to get involved and had been training hard at lunchtimes with Mr Williams and Mr Kenniff. There were a number of schools competing in the competition, as well as the Tamworth Schools, there was Walcha and Quirindi High School which was great for the participants.

Farrer as usual were very strong opponents and the boys played them first up. The boys were competitive and showed plenty of spirit despite the loss. In the 14s, Captain Henry Gilbert, Vice-captain Harry Hudson and Adam Clemson as well as Manny ran hard and straight through the middle. The 14’s had a narrow win against Peel High School in the next game as they steadily improved throughout the day. All players put in a great effort on the day. Great skills were shown by the Year 7 players who were playing up an age group. Cooper Peterson at dummy half gave great passes to Henry Gilbert and he in turn passed to the runners. Congratulations to all and many thanks to Miss Porter and Mrs Smith.

The Under 16 team had a win and a loss in their next two games against Peel and Tamworth High School. There were a number of strong performances from individuals and the team effort and play was always willing. Sam Butcher performed well in both attack and defence as did Lawson Thompson, Callan Cotton, Marlie Ring and Joshua Beard. The teams on the day included:

Under 14’s

Haydon Allan Saunders

Emmanuel Dugo

Bryce Clark

Henry Gilbert

Harry Hudson

Zane Johnson

Riley Jones

Wol Mayar

Ryley Murray

Adam Clemson

Darcy Newsome

Cooper Peterson

Kody Ring

Chase Scanlon

Parker O’Neile

Mitchell Hayward

Byren Waterhouse

Under 16’s

Cooper Aitken

Josh Beard

Sam Butcher

Matthew Gallagher

Jack Kelly

Connor Lavendar

Jimmy Purkiss

Logan Ruffell

Lawson Thompson

Jayce Tavo

Jesse Selleto

Bryce Walsh

Marlei Ring

Callan Cotten

A big thank you to Mr Williams, Mr Kenniff, Miss Porter, and Mrs Smith who coached and managed the teams on the day. Thanks to Luke Taylor and the NRL development team for organising the day and to Farrer for hosting the event.

Lismore/Armidale Rugby League Trials

On Wednesday 16 March Adam Davis, Sebastian Lawler and Tyler Swift attended the Armidale/Lismore Under 15 and Open’s Rugby League trials at Xavier College Skennars Head. All 3 boys acquitted themselves strongly and played well in the trials. Adam Davis (under 15’s) and Sebastian Lawler (Open’s) made the team which will compete in the Northern NSW Country trials on Tuesday 5 April at South West Rocks. Congratulations and good luck in these trials.

NSW Netball Schools Cup

On Wednesday 30 March the 2022 Tamworth local Netball NSW Schools Cup Championships were held at the Sportsdome netball courts. McCarthy Catholic College was very well represented at these Championships with 11 teams and more than 90 players. Other participating schools included Manilla Central, Barraba Central, Oxley High School, and Tamworth High School.

We were fortunate to have many talented players with several students playing in the Tamworth Junior Representative netball teams. Teams that won their pools included the year 9/10 boys teams Rabbits and Bears, the year 7/8 boys team, year 7/8 girls Tigers team, Year 9/10 girls Roosters team and Year 9/10 girls Eels team. Many of these teams went through the games undefeated but there was still some tough competition with close matches being played out. The year 7/8 boys were the only junior boys team so they played up in the year 9/10 boys division where they did really well to win two and lose two games. The year 9/10 girls Roosters team was an outstanding team but were tested against a spirited Oxley outfit winning 14-10.

Many of the year 9/10 boys played last year and have further developed their skills this year. They enjoyed the day thoroughly as did the year 7/8 boys who improved significantly throughout the day. A special thanks to all the students who umpired games including Tyanna Kerr and Amber Burrows who worked hard officiating in most of the scheduled games.

A big thank you to all the parents who helped out coaching, managing and supporting our teams. And to the teachers who helped train and coach the teams in the lead up to the event a huge thank you to Miss Gambrill, Mrs Smith, Miss Porter and Mrs Anderson. Thank you to Netball NSW for running the event and we look forward to the North West Championships on 14 September. The teams that qualified for the North West Netball Championships included:

Year 7/8 Boys - MCC Sharks

Jirra Gillon

Koora Gillon

Riley Jones

Darcy Newsome

Kody Ring

Henry Gilbert

Max Cloake

Mitchell Hayward

Year 9/10 Boys - MCC Bears

Joshua Beard

Ryan Dunnill

Cooper Holzigal

Nathaniel Nunag

Zachery Whalan

Samuel Salvestrin

Wilson Buttenshaw

Blake Patterson

Year 9/10 Boys - MCC Rabbits

Sam Butcher (GA, GS)

Callan Cotton

Jesse Selleto

Matthew Gallagher (WA, C)

Marlei Ring (GK, GD)

Jayce Tavo

Logan Ruffell (C, WD )

Lawson Thompson (GA, GS)

Year 7/8 Girls - MCC Tigers

Lillie Fitzgibbon

Zoe Bell

Mia Gentle

Erin Tickle

Grace Tickle

Anna George

Milly Archer

Elouise McCann

Year 9/10 Girls - MCC Eels

Sommer Fitzgibbon

Brooke Thompson

Penny Hutchinson

Tilania Smith

Maddison Studte

Addison Reid

Charlotte Bridge

Lily Walker

Anika Sutton

Year 9/10 Girls - MCC Roosters

Charlotte Leonard

Rai-lea Haywood

Tarnee Ingram

Jayda Constable

Isabella Bolsom

Gabrielle Higgins

Isabel Kerr

Kiera Kerr

Olivia U’Ren

National Athletics Championships - Isabella Wall

On the weekend of the 26 and 27 March Isabella Wall competed in the National Athletics Championships in Sydney. Isabella finished second in Australia for the final of the Under 15s 800 Meter event. She also placed 5th in the 400 Meter final. This was an amazing achievement. Everyone at the College is so proud of your efforts. Well done!

Mr Brad Mitchell - Sport Coordinator

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