SPORT NEWS

YEAR 7 BADMINTON

On Tuesday 17 September, the Year 7 Badminton teams headed to the State Finals at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre after their triumph at Southern Metro Regional Finals.

On the day, the team smashed through their rounds, winning all of their pool games comfortably to qualify for the final against Glen Waverley Secondary College. The Final started well with twin badminton sensations Kevin Dai and Arvin Jiao both playing elite badminton to win their respective singles matches comfortably and give McKinnon a 2-0 lead. Unfortunately, Glen Waverley proved to have too much depth as their 3rd and 4th best players were almost as good as their number 1 and 2 and were able to guide their team to wins in the remaining singles and doubles matches. The final had many twists and turns and missed opportunities, but in the end we lost the game by 2-4 overall and McKinnon became runners up for SSV Badminton State Finals. Congratulations to the boys: Kevin Dai, Arvin Jiao, Raghav Senthil Kumar, Michal Foroncewicz and Jason Ye on an outstanding campaign.

Also, thanks to Mr Hislop for coaching the teams and giving up his time. 

Kevin Feng

Year 9 Assistant Coach

JUNIOR AUSTRALIAN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Saturday 28 September ten McKinnon students (Kate McGlone, Kyla Peel, Angus Apps, James Kay, Alec Rae, Roie Greenberg, Tom Howells, Arwen Verdnik, Tayla Fischer and Zoe Fischer) set off on an eight hour drive to Canberra to compete in the Australian Junior Volleyball Championships with the Victorian Volleyball team. The week long tournament allowed for a lot of success for McKinnon athletes.

With James Kay of Year 7 winning Gold and Kyla, Alec, Roie, Tom, Arwen and Tayla all winning Bronze in their respective age groups. Although being able to bring home a medal is a wonderful achievement, all athletes will never be able to forget the amazing experience they had from the whole week. Making new friends that now feel like family, being able to experience a week in the life of a professional athlete and supporting fellow McKinnon students when they got the chance. It was an unforgettable experience that will leave a mark on each student for years to come.

We hope that any aspiring volleyball players will take the chance to try out next year, to join the incredible volleyball community and hopefully be lucky enough to compete at a national championship level.

Zoe Fischer and Tayla Fischer

Year 11 Students