Sports

Orienteering

Four Friends' School students were selected for the 2022 Tasmanian Schools' Orienteering Team: Julia Powell-Davies (Year 12), Tara Powell (Year 11), Alejandro Fisher (Year 9) and Will Enkelaar (Year 7).

These orienteering championships in regional Victoria included challenging navigation and terrain with some events in old gold mining areas.

Tara Powell won the Women’s U18 Australian Middle-Distance Championship and Julia Powell-Davies was co-captain of the very successful Tasmanian team in the Australian Schools' Championships. The Tasmanian Schools' team placed third overall in Australia.

Alejandro Fisher and Will Enkelaar were members of the Junior Boys' Relay Team that placed second in the Australian Schools' Championships. Their Tasmanian Junior Boys Team also achieved 3rd place overall in the Australian Schools Championships.

Outstanding performances from these four Friends' School students and the Tasmanian Schools' Orienteering Team in 2022.

Eirini and Eddie SB20 Sailing Champions

Congratulations and well done to Year 11 Clemes students Eirini Marios and Eddie Reid on their outstanding performance and result at the SB20 Sailing World Championships in Dun Laoghaire in Ireland in September.

Representing the Derwent Sailing Squadron and coached by Will Sargent, who is an alumnus of the School, the pair was named Youth Champions and placed 7th overall in the Open Competition. Well done Eirini and Eddie! 

World Mountain Biking Championships

Sascha Kim (centre) after his amazing ride the World Championships in France. Photo by Auscycling

Congratulations to Year 12 student Sascha Kim on his terrific result at the World Mountain Biking Championships in Les Gets, France. Sascha placed sixth overall in his first worldwide competition representing Australia. He was one of four Australian riders who finished in the Top 10 of the downhill finals and his performance was described as "producing the ride of his life."  Well done, Sascha.

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Girls' Firsts Hockey

Congratulations and well done to our Girls' Firsts Hockey team who scored a comprehensive win on Wednesday 23 September over St Patrick's College to claim the State Hockey Shield. This is the first time in 10 years the School has won the title and possibly the biggest winning margin in the history of SATIS competition. 

The team was a combination of Year 9 to 12 students and it was a fitting way to farewell our two Year 12 players Olivia McHugh and Anna Rawson. 

Year 9/10 Girls AFL

Towards the end of Term 3, the Year 9/10 AFL girls’ team were going up against Sacred Heart College in the SATIS final. Earlier in the season they only beat Sacred Heart by a nail-biting one goal which was scored in the last 5 minutes. This, combined with the fact that a few key players were missing the final, resulted in the nerves amongst the team being high. Despite this, the team went out and played one of their best games of the whole season and had a convincing win. 

Rowing

In mid-October at Franklin, the Boys came first and fourth in the U19 coxed four, first in the U19 eight, second in U21 pair and first in the senior men's eight. The Girls placed first and second in the U19 pair, third in the U19 single skull, first in the U19 coxed four, first in the U19 eight and second in the U21 eight. 

Year 9/10 Girls Touch Football

The Year 9/10 Girls Touch Football team won the Southern Tasmanian Schools Tournament in mid-September by defeating Bayview (6-0), Clarence (4-1), MacKillop (2-1) and Clarence (2-1) in the final. The girls demonstrated great sportsmanship and resilience throughout the tournament. Congratulations to all the team. 

Oliver Thiessen Schools' Sports National Award

Oliver Thiessen represented the School and Tasmania in the School Sports Australia National Triathlon Championships held in Hervey Bay in early September.

Oliver delivered a great performance and showed wonderful sportsmanship as he competed during the event.

The School Sports Australia National Triathlon Championships will be held in Tasmania next year. Devonport will host the event on 13 – 16 March 2023.

Tasmanian State College Basketball Championships

Congratulations and well done to our students who took part in the State College Basketball Championships at the Moonah Sports Stadium in September. The team recorded wins against Rosny College, Newstead College and Elizabeth College and went down only narrowly to Hutchins to finish in second place in their Division 2 pool. In the playoff for third place, the boys went down by only four points. Thanks to coach Ronnie Riggs and Co-ordinator Lynne Males for their work with the team.

Years 7-12 House Athletics Carnival 

Record breakers:

-Violet Owen - U13 Girls 800m and 1500m

-Marz Kwa - U13 Girls Javelin

-Jemima Lennon - U15 Girls 3000m

-Sophie Connolly - Open Girls 1500m

-Oliver Thiessen - U15 Boys 1500m and 3000m

-Alexander Kwa - Open Boys 1500m

-Lachlan Krelle - Open Boys Long Jump

SSATIS Athletics Carnival

Congratulations and well done to all students who took part in the Southern SATIS Athletics Carnival at the Domain on 6 September. In near perfect conditions, there were some terrific results including:

-Maeve Bylsma - 1st Open Girls 200m, 2nd Open Girls 400m and 3rd Open Girls 100m

-Jemima Lennon - 2nd Open Girls 3000m and 2nd in U15 Girls 1500m

-Bella O'Rourke - 3rd U16 Girls 100m, 3rd U16 Girls 200m and 3rd U16 Girls Long Jump

-Lilah Harding - 3rd U16 Girls 400m

-Sophie Strong - 3rd U16 Girls 800m

-Imogen Lennon - 3rd U15 Girls 800m

-Cam Large - 1st U15 Girls High Jump

-Daisy Bennett - 1st U15 Girls Long Jump and 3rd U15 Girls Triple Jump

-Stella Pritchard - 3rd U15 Girls Discus Throw 1kg

-Violet Bennett - 1st U13 Girls 100m and 1st U13 Girls 200m

-Edie Tracey - 3rd U13 Girls 400m

-Edie Tracey, Lucie Johnston, Sophie Esling and Violet Bennett - 1st U13 Girls 4x100m Relay

-Marz Kwa - 1st U13 Girls Shot Put 3kg and 1st U13 Girls Discus Throw 1kg

-Lachlan Krelle - 2nd Open Boys 100m, 2nd Open Boys 200m and 1st Open Boys Long Jump

-Mitchell Walker - 1st Open Boys 400m and 3rd Open Boys Shot Put 5kg

-Alexander Kwa - 1st Open Boys 1500m

-Mitch Walker, Josh Walker, Gabe Williams and Lachlan Krelle - 2nd Open Boys 4x100m Relay

-Joshua Walker - 3rd Open Boys High Jump

-Henry Cooper - 2nd U16 Boys 400m and 1st U16 Boys Triple Jump

-Oliver Johnson - 2nd U16 Boys 800m and 3rd U16 Boys 1500m

-Luca Redwig - 2nd U16 Boys High Jump

-Sam Castle - 2nd U15 Boys 800m

-Nicholas Alimu - 2nd U15 Boys High Jump

-Rupert Gan-Pain - 1st U15 Boys Discus Thow 1kg

-Ale Fisher - 1st U14 Boys 800m and 1st U14 Boys 1500m

-Isaac Dixon - 1st U14 Boys Long Jump

-Callum Wigston - 3rd U13 Boys 400m and 2nd U13 Boys 800m

-Tristan Thiessen - 2nd U13 Boys 1500m

-Hamish Edwards - 1st U13 Boys High Jump

-Oscar Bradford - 1st U13 Boys Shot Put 3kg

-Griffith Bendeich - 1st U13 Boys Discus Throw 1kg

-Hamish Edwards - 2nd U13 Boys Discus Throw 1kg

Records were broken by:

-Alexander Kwa - Open Boys 3000m

-Violet Owen - U13 Girls 1500m and U13 Girls 800m

-Marz Kwa - U13 Girls Javelin Throw 400g

First place: Co-ed Aggregate Shield 

Second place: Boys Aggregate Shield 

Second place: Co-ed Senior Shield 

Third place: Boys Senior Shield

Recreation For Life Classes with an Alumnus

By Adam Blackburn

Years 11 and 12 Recreation For Life classes visited Eastside Squash Centre in late August to participate in a squash session with Friends' alumnus Jack Hudson (2018) who is also an Australian Squash Representative. The students worked through agility and skill drills before some friendly competition. It was an enjoyable and active way to take a break from study and participate in some fun physical activity through a Clemes A course. 

Friends' students selected for the Tassie Tigers Hockey One League

Congratulations to Belle Kruimink (Year 11), Emily Rockefeller (Year 11) and Oscar Pritchard (Year 11) who were selected in respective squads for the Tassie Tigers Hockey One League. The Friends' School is well represented with seven alumni, including Kookaburras Captain and four-time Olympian, Eddie Ockenden (2005). Well done Belle, Emily and Oscar, and Eddie, Benji Austin (2015), Ollie Pritchard (2021), Ben Read (2010), Grace Calvert (2013), Hannah Richardson (2008) and Louise Maddock (2017). Congratulations to all the athletes selected!