The Sports Report

Sandringham had a successful start to its sporting year in 2021! 

Intraschool Sport

Intraschool sports at Sandringham College have been broadened for Year 7 & 8 weekly sport to include a range of new activities with the aim of increasing participation and engagement after our extended lockdown in 2020. These new activities include:

• Dance with Ms Slingsby
• Chess Coaching with Dark Horse Chess
• Strength & Conditioning at Arena Fitness
• Yoga with Catherine Fisher, Yoga Arts Academy
• Rock & Water Wellness Program run by Mr Pickering and Mr Paterson

All programs have been embraced by the students but chess has really taken off with the coach now looking for local competitions to extend the strategic development of Sandringham’s chess sportspeople. 

Interschool Sport

Sandringham College has started the year with success at the Kingston Division Interschool Team’s Term-1 Competitions in:

• Year-8 Girls Volleyball Team made the Division Final
• Junior Mixed Lawn Bowls Won the Division Final

Students are competing in the following teams before the end of term:

• Junior Mixed Lawn Bowls at Southern Metro Region Final
• Intermediate Boys/Girls Volleyball at Kingston Division Round Robin
• Intermediate Baseball Volleyball at Kingston Division Round Robin
• Intermediate Softball Volleyball at Kingston Division Round Robin
• Senior Basketball Boys/Girls at Kingston Division Round Robin
• Senior Softball at Kingston Division Round Robin
• Senior Tennis at Kingston Division Round Robin

School Swimming Carnival

Sandringham College’s House Swimming Carnival was held on 9th March, for the first time at GSAC Swimming Pool with swimmers greeted to typical Melbourne four seasons in a day weather conditions.  We had good participation despite the weather, however, special note should be given to all the students who showed leadership to assist the running of the carnival. 

We took a small but successful team of 18 students represent the school at Kingston Division Swimming and Diving Competition at Oakley Recreation Centre.  Special Congratulations to:

• 14 Boys - Oscar Campbell - Age Group Champion!!
• 14 Girls - Sienna Barkei - Sandringham – Age Group Champion!!

Sienna broke two Kingston Division Records:

1. Women 12-20 100m Backstroke 1:14.29 (the record was from 2016)
2. Women 50m Backstroke 36.64

Well done to the following place getters: 

Sienna, Oscar & Indi will be competing in the SMR Swimming Championships on Monday 29 March at MSAC.