Sports Shorts

Regional Athletics Carnival

Forty one students competed at the Regional Athletics Championships in week 3 this term.

Our standout performers were:

Cayden Boyter – 1st Boys 12 yrs Shot Put, 1st Discus

Georgia Portelli - 1st Girls 14 yrs Javelin (SSW Regional Record 37.62m), 2nd Shot Put, 2nd Discus

13 yrs Girls 4x100m Relay – 2nd

Edwin Tarawali – 2nd Boys14 yrs 100m, 2nd Hurdles, 5th Long Jump, 7th Shot Put

Vanessa Parada – 2nd Girls 16 yrs 1500m, 3rd 400m

Simon Lim  - 3rd Boys 13 yrs Long Jump

Daniel Kustec - 3rd Pentathlon, 5th Boys 17+ yrs Discus

Lilly Sauia - 4th Girls 15 yrs Javelin

Zaia Korkis – 4th Boys 13 yrs 200m

Marcus Saggiomo – 4th Boys 17+ yrs 3000m, 5th 1500m

13 yrs Boys 4x100m Relay - 4th

14 yrs Boys 4x100m Relay – 4th

Clayton Elasi – 5th Boys 15 yrs Shot Put, 5th Discus

17+ yrs Girls 4x100m Relay – 5th

Nik Nedeljkovic – 6th Boys 13 yrs Shot Put

17+ yrs Boys 4x100m Relay – 6th

Olivia Macmillan – 7th Girls 17+ yrs 1500m

Jennifer Hong - 7th Girls 17+ yrs 100m

Jasmine Scully – 7th Girls U15 yrs Triple Jump

Thomas Todd – 7th Boys 16 yrs 400m

Bianca Dempsey – 8th Girls 15 yrs 1500m

Congratulations to all students on their fantastic efforts.

CHS Athletics

Eight students competed at the CHS Athletics Championships at Homebush recently.

Georgia Portelli (1st Girls 14 yrs Javelin, 8th Shot Put)

Edwin Tarawali (6th Boys 14 yrs Hurdles, 11th 100m)

Cayden Boyter (7th Boys  12 yrs Discus , 12th  Shot Put)

Vanessa Parada (15th Girls 16 yrs 1500m)

Jasmine Quach, Anna Tien, Bianca Vitale and Tatiana Sivac (18th Girls  13 yrs 4 x 100m Relay)

Congratulations to our star athletes and we look forward to future success.

Futsal

Recently, we competed in the Football NSW Futsal State Championships.  We had teams in the U16 Girls and Boys and Opens Boys competitions. All teams played very well.  Our U16 Girls and Opens Boys reached the quarter finals before bowing out in tight contests.

Futsal is a sport widely embraced by the students here at our school and we will continue to foster the development of our students.

Football

Congratulations to Jarrod Carluccio for his continued outstanding performances in football this year.  He was an integral member of his NSW team who won the Gold medal and crowned National Champions at the School Sport Australia Opens Boys Football Championships.  

Jarrod was named Most Valuable Player for his NSW team.  Jarrod’s superb displays were rewarded with his selection in the Australian Schoolboys Football team to tour England next January.  

This is a truly outstanding achievement.  Jarrod becomes only the second student from Cecil Hills HS to reach this representative level in football.  We wish Jarrod all the best for his tour next year.

Western Sydney Wanderers Cup

Our Year 7 & 8 Girls and Boys soccer teams competed at the WSW Cup Regional tournament recently. The Girls team was undefeated and won the final.  The boys team were second in their pool.  Both teams displayed excellent skill, team work and sportsmanship.  Thank you to Miss Miletic and Mr Condon for organising and coaching the teams.

Tennis

Congratulations to Andre De Oliveira who was a star member of the Sydney South West Boys Tennis team who competed at the CHS Championships at Bathurst earlier this term. His outstanding performances resulted in Andre being selected in the CHS Merit Team. We are proud of your achievement and look forward to future success stories.

Year 8 Gala Day

In week 4, our students competed in the Bernera Zone Year 8 Gala Day.

This day provides students with the opportunity to play competitive sports in a fun and friendly atmosphere.  The boys participated in Basketball, Oz Tag, Softball and European Handball while the girls played Soccer, Netball, Hockey and European Handball.

 A number of our teams achieved success on the day:

Pool Winners

Girls Soccer (x2), Girls Hockey (x2), Boys Oz Tag

Pool Runners-up

Girls Hockey (x2), Girls Netball, Boys Basketball (x2), Boys Handball (x2)

Year 7 Gala Day

In week 7, our students competed in the Bernera Zone Year 7 Gala Day.

The boys participated in Soccer, Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball and AFL while the girls played Basketball, Oz Tag, Softball and Ultimate Frisbee.

A number of our teams achieved success on the day:

Pool Winners

Girls Oz Tag (x2), Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer (x3), Boys Ultimate Frisbee (x2), Boys Hockey

Pool Runners-up

Boys Hockey (x2), Boys Soccer

Congratulations to all our students for their efforts at the Gala Days, all displaying good levels of skill, enthusiasm and sportsmanship.  

A big thank you to the Yr 9 and 10 student helpers for their refereeing and coaching.  Your leadership and maturity was outstanding. Your assistance is very much appreciated by the students and PDHPE staff.

Grade Sport 

A successful winter competition saw 21 of our 24 teams qualify for the semi-finals and 9 teams qualify for the finals.

Knockout Competitions

U15 Girls Basketball

Round 1 defeated James Meehan HS

Round 2 defeated Liverpool Girls HS

U15 Boys Basketball

Round 1 defeated Liverpool Boys HS

Round 2 lost to Fairvale HS

U14 Girls Netball

2nd in Pool at Central Venue - Through to Finals Day

Mr B Condon, Sports Organiser