We are the champions!

St Norbert College has won the inaugural ACC Senior Girls Basketball Championships after an undefeated winning streak in the new state tournament.

The trailblazing Canons defeated Sacred Heart, 81 to 39, in a grand final at Bendat Basketball Centre on Wednesday.

“We got off to a great start, we pressured them, our mindset was there and as well as defending strongly we had an ability to offensively execute what we needed to do," jubilant Head of Sport Luke Ford said.

“We have an elite level of talent. I’m absolutely stoked.’’

With a dream combination of four scorers and a strong defence, the Canons comfortably defeated every school they faced in the new tournament to bring the first trophy home to Queen’s Park.

Year 12 Nes’eya Williams, a development player with the Perth Links who was recently named in the State Basketball League All Star Team, scored 22 points while Year 10 Shenae Hartree, awarded Most Valuable Player, notched up 19 scores. Year 10 Laniesha Paddon’s 21-point effort along with 15 points from Year 11 Ivy Harding cemented the Canons’ status as unbeatable.

“It’s great able to be so successful with such a young team, which means we are going to be in a pretty good position the next couple of years as well,’’ Mr Ford said.

“It’s the most fun I’ve had coaching a team because they are so competitive and yet so humble. They have a fire, they want to beat teams but will also shake their hands and help them up straight away if they knock them down. Don’t let the smiles fool you. They are very competitive, but very fair. They are the perfect team to coach.’’

ACC director of sport Kyle March told the crowd: “They (Sacred Heart) were up against a very, very tough opposition in high school girls’ basketball, You won’t see too many better oppositions than that.’’

The victors will soon turn their talents to the 2019 Champion Schools Competition, which starts on June 17.

“We will try to get that one too. And we if do, you could easily say we are the best school in the state which is a pretty huge achievement,’’ Mr Ford said.

Congratulations to: Felicity Plewright, Ivy Harding, Shenae Hartree, Laniesha Paddon, Caitlyn Popelier, Ella Reilly, Chloe Reilly, Polly King

Senior Girls - AFL

On Tuesday 14 May the Senior AFL Girls Team competed in their first game of the season. With a few training sessions completed from the end of Term One, the team was ready to take on their first challenge in Ursula Frayne Catholic College.

With great intentions our senior girls headed into our first game determined to represent St Norbert College with distinction. This was until the realities of work, missed assessments, ACC netball and illness hit the team hard and Captain Chloe Reilly needed to call on some well-prepared juniors to fill the team.

On the arrival of Ursula Frayne to the oval, the only person that seemed to be concerned was the coach. The team wearing black, red and white strode to towards us with the average height of a basketball team with double our numbers. Again, the only person who was concerned was the coach.

The ball was bounced in the middle, Nicole Dobkowski tapped it down and with a strong shepperd from Ivy Harding, Amber O’Donoghue kicked the ball forward. There were some crunching tackles in our forward line by Summer Pollard and a goal was scored by Chloe Reilly. The tone had been set, the SNC girls were here to play and they knew how to play a strong and committed brand which was wonderful to watch.

Pressure on the opposition was the SNC style of play which stifled UFCCs ability to move the ball forward with any efficiency. The tackles continued with Paige Craven-Bower, Kyra Dalton and Olivia Bell getting amongst them to set the tone which continued when Chloe Reilly had to leave to attend training with the Dockers after 15 minutes. We were very fortunate to have Akeelah Mayhew watching the game before her Club training so with a quick call to her parents for permission she pulled-on a jumper and did a great job for the team.

Our backline was strong with Emily Young-Free, Kaitlin Johnson and Jacinta Barraza not giving their players any options as they piled on the pressure, bringing the ball to ground and giving our midfielders the chance to repel their attacks. Around the ground Destiny Geary-Dodsley and Charlie Pollard were fierce, Caitlin Spiegl and Kiara Brack-Denham were not beaten in the backline and Lachauntae Eades weaved some magic up front.

With Chloe gone, Ivy Harding took on the Captain responsibilities and led by example with Amber, Olivia, Paige, Summer and Kyra stepping up to dominate the game. With Summer kicking four goals SNC went on to take the win 9.7 (61) to 3.2 (20). It really was a great game where all players put in for the team and showed their willingness to represent the St Norbert College community prodly.

Disappointingly there was a late forfeit by Southern River College this week so we missed an opportunity to continue our good form. The last game of the short season will be this Tuesday 28 May at Queens Park oval starting at 4pm versus a strong SEDA team. It would be great to see a crowd there to support our Senior AFLW Team in their last game.

Mr B McGrath (Senior Girls Coach &

Head of House - Prémontré)

Senior Boys AFL

JAKOVICH PERTH/SWANS CHAMPION SCHOOLS SENIORS BOYS AFL 2019 SEASON

RD.2 – THE QUEENS PARK DERBY

Week 2.2 - 15 May: SNC vs. Sevenoaks Senior College

Every year there is one game that creates huge interest in the surrounds of Queens Park and that is the derby battle of the Colleges. The gathering crowd was electric with excitement. This game draws the biggest student support as there are friends and ex-students in each of the Colleges. Pride is on the line, and 12 months of bragging rights. This tension flows on to the field and this year all players kept their cool with only a few minor scuffles normal for a game occurring.

SNC was the stronger team from the beginning with a 5.1 to 1.1 first half score; the gauntlet had been thrown. Sevenoaks stepped it up in the second half holding SNC to only 6 scoring opportunities and creating 7 of their own. Accuracy was in SNC’s favour. It was a tough game everyone giving everything and taking risks, the injuries attest to this notably. Jacob McClean took a knock to the knee having to retire and Francesco Tilli took an elbow to the head leaving a gash that in the end needed stitches.

The game was highlighted with some great chases, watching our powerful students run down and tackle leading opposition players. Connor Young Free excited the crowd with an incredible flying mark. Lubin Benedict’s speed was again impressive and his use of it to spread his support to other players integral. The courage of all our Year 10’s meant Sevenoaks were under constant pressure. Taj Hewitt and Ethan Glassborow entering and controlling packs on many occasions.

Our secret weapon was Mr Harvey as goal umpire (at our end in the first half encouraging the big scores). Goal scorers: Luke Kilgour, Izeldin Bol, Oscar Butler, Connor Young Free and David Puttick (4).

Final result SNC (8.4) 52 to Sevenoaks (3.6) 24.

RD.3 – HOME GAME HUGE CROWDS

Week 2.4 - 22 May: SNC vs. Mazenod College

It was really fantastic to see such an amazing level of support for the team. Many parents took time out of their busy days; siblings from SNC, St Joseph’s and younger; Past players from SNESA, special mention to Lennon Butler who has been at every game so far; Staff, and a growing number of SNC students. And for everyone who made their way to Queens Park Oval on a glorious autumn day the treat was a tremendous game of football.

Both teams played very mature football, some great exhibitions of flowing play through the centre saw the score remain tight in the first half and only a couple of goals difference. Contests in the forward pockets were fought hard with defence playing the key role for both teams. In the second half, teams were contesting the ball at every step, this saw some spectaculars marks and great ball skills on display. Taj Hewitt and Oscar Butler were a brick wall in the backline for the whole game. Supported by a concentration of other players, the team was able to stymie Mazenod’s constant attack in the second half, keeping score lower than it could have been. The high number of behinds was due to the lack of opportunity for possession anywhere near the goal square.

Connor Chehab in this defence displayed some excellent marks and Connor Young Free was persistent in the chase and solid tackling. Jordan-Blaze Lightbourn a new player to the game of Aussie Rules displayed some amazing skills and was instrumental in clearing the ball from the pack on many occasions. Sam Berhane slowed the oppositions flow laying 10 plus shepherds and took several strong marks to move the ball in SNC’s direction. Francesco Tilli gave a number of chases forcing the errors. Jackson White was strong all game making some risky tackles in the second half and taking some heavy hits. Noah Tesfaye was brilliant in SNC’s forward half with some great marks and amazing tackling to stop the opposition gaining possession. Ethan Glassborow and Lubin Benedict displayed their great turn of speed to pull away from the chase on many occasions. It was an exciting game to watch, that the boys enjoyed playing at such a high quality and level of challenge. Flynn Beckwith’s question as he came off in the dying moments of the game, ‘Is there enough time to get back on Miss?’ reflected the attituded of the whole team. Goal scorer David Puttick.

Final result SNC (1.3) 15 to Mazenod (6.8) 44.

Mrs M Silva (Senior Boys AFL)

ACC Senior Girls Soccer v Seton

On Tuesday 21 May, the Canon’s Senior Girls Soccer Team hosted Seton Catholic College in their second game of the ACC School Soccer Championship. After a loss to Corpus Christi last week the team was hungry for a win. Alina George has cemented herself as our team’s goalie playing solid games both this week and last week making some very crucial saves in both games.

Our backline, consisting of Sharmane Enock, Tracey Bhujun, Juliana DeVeyra, Emereen Moratalla, Janista Naokhunthot and Joyce Otim had their work cut out for them with very strong offensive pressure from Seton. Latitia Bondoca and Lilika Mikaere were consistent in the midfield all game displaying their skills and fancy footwork. With the assistance of Sage Breeze, Monicca Biju and Jen Hannah Darang they created a number of scoring opportunities for our strikers Subeedha Rijal and Jaime Penales. For a relatively new player to soccer Chloe Reder made her mark on the game in both centre back and midfield, scoring the only goal for the game. At the final whistle the score was 1-0 to St Norbert.

The team has a few weeks break with upcoming exams but look forward to playing away against Emmanuel in Week 8 and hopefully come away with another win.

Miss J Bell (Soccer Coach)

Sport Uniforms

Can I ask all students involved in Interschool sport teams to check if they have any team shirts or parts of uniform hidden away in their wardrobes at home? If you do find any, please return them to the PE office. Thank you!

Mr L Ford (Head of Sport)

Scholarships

Blessed Hugh of Fosse Basketball Scholarships Now Open