Regional Swimming Championships

Forty one students represented Bernera Zone at the Sydney South West Regional Swimming Championships recently. All our students performed admirably in their events.

Our standout performers were:

Michelle Prasad

1st in 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Butterfly, 3rd in 50m Freestyle

Renae Prasad

1st in 100m Backstroke, 2nd in 50m Freestyle, 4th in 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 5th in 100m Butterfly,

Jaydan Prasad

2nd in 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 3rd in 100m Butterfly,

5th in 50m Freestyle

Brendan Prasad

2nd in 400m Freestyle, 3rd in 100m Breaststroke, 4th in 200m Freestyle, 5th in 100m Freestyle

Maclane Walmsley

2nd in 200m Individual Medley, 3rd in 100m Freestyle

Jasmine Quach

3rd in 50m Freestyle, 4th in 100m Freestyle, 5th in 100m Breaststroke

Cindy Pham

4th in 100m Breaststroke, 5th in 100m Butterfly, 6th in 50m Freestyle

Relays:

12 yrs Boys 4 x 50m Relay 3rd

Boys 6 x 50m Relay 3rd

13 yrs Boys 4 x 50m Relay 5th

14 yrs Boys 4 x 50m Relay 1st

17+ years Boys 4 x 50m Relay 6th

Congratulations to our 16 students who qualified for the Combined High Schools (CHS) State Championships in Week 11. This is the largest contingent to represent our school and region at these championships. We wish them the best of luck.

Water Polo

Our Opens Boys and Girls Water Polo teams competed at the Regional Water Polo Championships recently. All students had a great day with their skills and teamwork improving with each match.

Both our Boys and Girls teams had difficult games first up against last year’s regional champions, and this was made all the more difficult considering that the first time some of our students touched a water polo ball was during their first game. Still, our students took to it like a fish to water and our boys managed to improve every game to finish as the second best team in the region. Our girls used this opportunity as a learning experience with a large number of the team eligible for the under 15's tournament later this year. They managed to show improvement in every match to finish a commendable 4th in the region.

Boys: Finished 2nd in the region

L 3-1 Picnic Point

D 3-3 Bass

W 3-1 Prairiewood

W 6-1 Elderslie

Girls: Finished 4th in the region

L 8-1 Picnic Point

L 4-1 Prairiewood

L 7-1 East Hills Girls

L 10-1 Elderslie (Win on account of rep players helping Elderslie).

A big thank you to Mr Hickey for taking these teams. Our students love water polo and are super keen to continue participating.

Futsal

Our Opens Boys and Girls Futsal teams competed at the Football NSW Futsal Regional Championships recently. The boys team made the semi-finals while the Girls team was crowned Regional Champions! They will now compete at the State Championships in July.

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

Rugby League

Congratulations to our combined Year 7/8 rugby league team who went undefeated in three games at the recent Chris Lawrence Cup competition. The boys played extremely well in all matches and created history by winning the first rugby league competition in our school’s existence. A big thank you to Mr Dunn for coaching this team.

Grade Sport

The Summer competition has begun with very good results in the first seven rounds. A great start and may the pleasing results and enjoyment continue.

Knockout Competitions

Girls Basketball

Round 1 defeated Birrong Girls HS

Round 2 defeated Lurnea HS

Boys Football

Round 2 defeated Casula HS

Girls Football

Round 2 defeated Sefton HS

Boys Volleyball

Round 1 defeated Holsworthy HS

Zone Representatives

he following students have represented Bernera Zone at Regional Championships this term:

Samantha Nance-Palmer, Natalie Narvaiza, Aurmina Shaba, Sonya Cardillo, Nikolja Prostran, Emily Sazdanovska, Isabella Rizos (Girls Football), Nenad Romic, Nikola Knezevic, Nicholas Hoenselaars, Thomas Todd, Jarred McKinley (Boys Football), Jasmine Scully, Bianca Dempsey, Jordan Scully (Netball).

Jarrod's big season on the pitch

Nine games in 11 days against colleges and academies resulted in six wins, one draw and two losses - Read this article which appeared in this week's Liverpool City Champion.

B Condon, Sports Organiser

In our community

Year 10 student artwork - mixed media self-portraits

PCYC Holiday activities

Helping Learner Drivers