Junior School Sport

Independent Primary Schools Sporting Organisation (IPSSO)

A great start to the 2021 Summer Sports competition. Well done to the players and coaches.

IPSSO Results Week 4 On Wednesday, 17 February 2020, our teams competed against St Peters at our College.
Sport	Result	SGC	SPAPS	Special Mention
Junior Basketball	Loss	2	6	Coby Ornowski played an impressive game in offense and defence. He scored our only points for the game. Chris Maumill played with great determination against his old school. Like his teammates he was disappointed in not getting the win. Eli Piaud had an impressive 7 rebounds for the game
Junior Cricket	WIN	59	51	Lucas Spragg and Lawson Sutton for their fantastic 29-run partnership. Brayden Lunny for his three great wickets and fine sportsmanship. Humza Khan for his excellent running between the wickets.
Junior Girls Soccer	WIN	14	0	Ivy Smith displayed excellent teamwork. Her goal kicking and passing were impressive. 7 goals scored. Indiana Vaccaro was a pocket rocket, moving all over the field and playing well in defence. Sabah Paki played strong in the forwards scoring 2 goals and setting up many more. She had an excellent passing game and led the girls as captain.
Junior Oz Tag	WIN	26	1	Finn Dumesny great tagging and being a team player Ivy Bushby displayed great pace and scored 4 tries Taylah Kenney showed great vision by running towards space and scoring 3 second half tries.
Senior Basketball	WIN	42	10	Leo Valdmanis displayed his dominance on both sides of the ball Ryder Paki was accurate all game and scored 18 points Fletcher Kroh was relentless in defence, causing numerous turnovers that turned into valuable points.
Senior Cricket	WIN	85	24	Ethan Handunneththi for his impressive bowling display and his enthusiasm in the field Oliver Trevitt for his impressive innings with the bat Connor Harrison for a great all-round effort with bat and ball.
Senior Girls Soccer	Loss	0	2	Charlize Anastasio for her energy up front and encouraging her teammates Elisa Maxwell for playing her first ever game of soccer and giving it her all Annie Jacob for never giving up and encouraging her teammates
Senior Oz Tag	WIN	32	0	Olivia Jardine for her vision and scoring a very impressive 5 tries. Alexandra Nothdurfter for her support play and utilising her speed out wide to score 4 tries. Connor Potts for Captaining our side in their opening match and leading by example.

IPSSO Results Week 5 On Wednesday, 24 February 2020, our teams competed against Oran Park Anglican at our College.
Sport	Result	SGC	OPAC	Special Mention
Junior Basketball	WIN	10	6	Coby Ornowski played an impressive game scoring 6 points. Stella Herbert provided great defensive pressure which led to turnovers. Audrey Oldfield displayed excellent dribbling and passing skills.
Junior Cricket	WIN	90	32	Charlie Farias for his excellent bowling top-scoring and taking four wickets in one over! Lucas Spragg for scoring 29 off one over, including four boundaries! Cooper Hayes for excellent ground fielding and great team spirit.
Junior Girls Soccer	WIN	8	1	Kiera Howe doing a great job in the midfield bringing the ball down towards goal Jennifer Bartlett provided effective passes to the forwards. Isabella Pulumbo played an impressive game and did a great job marking her opposing player.
Junior Oz Tag	WIN	10	3	Zane Mallison for great tagging and saving 2 tries Daniel McMullen for developing his tagging skills Sienna Caruana for being a great team sport and giving all players an opportunity.
Senior Basketball	WIN	50	10	Leo Valdmanis for his dominant performance scoring 20 points Amelia Kelly for her support play and providing a strong presence in defence. Baxter Snushall for his great awareness in offence.
Senior Cricket	Win	75	24	Liam McGettigan for his wicket maiden over Kynan Eagles for his top scoring with 19 Parker Willard for taking his first wicket and hitting two big sixes whilst opening the batting
Senior Girls Soccer	Loss	0	4	Stephanie Welsh for filling in this week, giving it her all and bringing joy to the team. Rebecca Nott for never giving up and being a strong midfield force. Tayah Bowen for encouraging her teammates and giving 110% no matter what.
Senior Oz Tag	WIN	15	0	Denham Tsagalas for Captaining our team and showing great fairness and sportsmanship on and off the field. Zac Pulumbo on his debut Oztag game saving numerous tries with some great tagging. Ashley Colbourne breaking the line and offloading setting up some tries.

In week 8 we will be starting trials for our winter IPSSO sports. These trials will be happening during lunch breaks and if required they will be held after school. The sports that students will be able to trial for are:

AFL – mixed
Boys Soccer
Girls Netball
Newcomb Ball for Years 3 and 4
Volleyball for Years 5 and 6

Further information on these trials will be sent out shortly.

Wollongong Representative Sport

Mackillop Basketball Trial

On Friday 26 February Leo Valdmanis will be representing the Wollongong Diocese at the Mackillop basketball trial. Leo will be competing against students from Wagga Wagga, Canberra/ Goulbourn, Parramatta and Sydney Diocese. We wish Leo all the best.

Western Region Swimming Carnival

Good luck to the following students that will be representing the College at the Western Region Swimming Carnival on March 3:

Stephanie Bartlett
Jennifer Bartlett
Tayah Bowen
Samuel Brown
Tyler Cummins
Keira Eagles
Noah Forsyth
Cleo Lane
Piper Lane
Lachlan Lattieri
Zachary McMullan
Nate Miller
Jack Morrison
Claire Murray
Alexandra Nothdurfter
Mateo Parcio
Charlize Potts
Connor Potts
Cohen Smith
Ivy Smith
Thomas Stephens
Denham Tsagalas

Diocesan Trials

On February 16, Baxter Snushall and Thomas Devine attended the AFL Wollongong trial at Fairy Meadow. Although they were unsuccessful in making the team, the College would like to congratulate their efforts on the day.

In March, the College will have 22 talented students attending Wollongong trials in hope of making the Wollongong team in their chosen sport. The sports that will be attended are Rugby League, Touch Football, Hockey, Football (Soccer) and Netball. We wish those students good luck at these trials.

Junior School Cross Country

Our Junior School Cross Country will now be held on Tuesday March 23 Week 9. The K-2 students will be running approximately 600m and Year 3-6 students will be running 2kms.

Year 2 students turning 8 this year are welcome to run in the 2km race. Please have a discussion with your child if this is something that your child would be competitive in and wanting to do. A note has been emailed to you this week seeking an expression of interest for your child to compete in the 2km race. If your child does not want to participate in the 2km run or the note is not returned to the college before the due date, they will compete in the 600m course.

Due to the 2km distance and the level of competition in the Junior School, it is encouraged for your child to commence their training now if they wish to be competitive. The first three placegetters in each category for the 2km race will represent the College at the Wollongong Diocesan Cross Country Carnival in Term 2.

The categories for the carnival are:

8/9 year boys
8/9 year girls
10 year boys
10 year girls
11 year boys
11 year girls
12/13 year boys
12/13 year girls

Paul Kelly Cup (AFL)

The Junior School has entered boys and girls teams into the Paul Kelly Cup competition. It is the largest AFL primary school competition in New South Wales and the ACT and is open to students in Years 5 and 6. The Paul Kelly Cup consists of teams competing in round robin gala days in our local area. Games are played on a smaller field using modified rules. Our local area gala day is on March 25.

Nominations for the Paul Kelly Cup have been collected and if your child would like to trial and has not nominated, please speak to your classroom teacher.

We will be holding trials on Wednesday March 3 during break 1 and on Thursday March 4 after school at 3:15- 4:15. For the trial on Thursday please bring your mouthguard.

AFL After School Program

The AFL will be conducting an after-school program starting Friday March 5. Please refer to the flyer for further information. Any questions regarding the program please contact Ben.klemke@afl.com.au

Mark Taylor Shield

After much consideration, investigation and discernment by the MTS Organising Committee 2021 regarding the most recent advice from NSW Health, CSNSW, NSW Cricket and individual Diocesan Sport Coordinators regarding the current and regularly changing COVID-19 Safety requirements for cricket and inter-school sport, the MTS Organising Committee made the decision to not go ahead with the planned Mark Taylor Shield Competition for 2021.

Darryl Howe

PDHPE Teacher/Sports Coordinator