Melton Mail

Physical Education

Netball

 

Year 10 student, Melissa, was selected last year in the All Australian netball team after the Australian Schools u/16 Championships. The team is currently playing in an international tournament in New Zealand against a number of other countries. Congratulations Mel on your Australian representation.

Sporting Teams

NRL 9’s – State Final – Intermediate boys

The Intermediate boys team made it through to the last 4 teams in the State – against Rugby Academy schools. We did extremely well to finish 3rd in the State.

  1. drew with Hallan SC 4-4 (4 tries each)
  2. lost to Mt. Ridley College 5-3
  3. drew with  Victoria Uni SC 5-5

VOLLEYBALL Senior Girls – Western Region finals

  1. def Nth Geelong 2-0
  2. def Manor Lakes 2-1
  3. lost to Maribyrnong 1-2 (losing the 3rd set by the barest of margins – and Maribyrnong were unchallenged in the final winning easily)

AFL – Senior Boys

  1. Melton 14-10 def Staughton 1-0
  2. Melton 10-8 def Kurunjang 0-3

Best – Riley, Cody, Rhys, Harvey, Dylan

 

SOCCER – Intermediate Boys and Girls

  • Boys lost to Staughton 0-2 and def Bacchus Marsh 2-0
  • Girls def Bacchus Marsh 3-2 but lost the final to Sunbury 0-1

NETBALL Division Junior Netball

  1. Terrific effort from the Year 7 girls - def Staughton 31/2, def Bacchus Marsh16/12, and in 2 thrillers where we won with a goal in both games in the last 5 secs we def Gisborne 20/19 and def Sunbury 18/17 to win the Division.
  2. Year 8 girls - def Alice Miller 25/3, def Sunbury 20/17, drew Bacchus Marsh 15/15 to qualify for the final but we were no match for an incredibly good Gisborne team in the final.

 

Division Cross Country

A squad of 23 runners recently competed in the Division Cross Country event in Gisborne. A difficult day but the students who ran were terrific. Three students achieved top 3 by finishing 2nd:

Olivia F 13yrs girls, Cam S 14yrs boys and Kane H16yrs boys.

Of the 23 runners, we had 18 qualify for the Western Region final

Intermediate Girls Soccer

The Intermediate Boys and Girls Soccer competition for the region was held on Friday, 17th May at Kurunjang Reserve. It was a day of excitement, disappointment and sunny weather. The Intermediate Girls Soccer team turned up at 8.30am, ready to take on local rivals: Bacchus Marsh.

After a quick group huddle and prayer, led by team captain Bakita, the team took the field full of energy and spirit. In the first half, the girls struggled to control the game, allowing Bacchus Marsh to have a number of shots on goal. However, in the second half, after a strong pep talk by co-coaches, Paskazia and Janet, the girls returned to the pitch and showed some very nice football skills. All players worked hard to string passes together and get through the Bacchus Marsh defence. Fatema, Beatrice and Anna controlled the mid-field, creating opportunities for the strikers. Achan and Jennifer provided both attacking and defensive support as wide-backs. Angab, Eva and Cynthia controlled the ball whenever it came near the defence and helped to shut down most of the attacks by Bacchus Marsh.

Victoria and Abeny, up front, brought unrelenting pressure crashing down on their Bacchus Marsh opponents. It was too much for the other team, and both players scored in the game, securing the win for Melton Secondary College. The final score was 3-1 to Melton, meaning that the girls were into the finals!

It was a long wait for the team between the morning game and the finals at the end of the day. The final was a much tougher game against Sunbury, and there had been a long break with plenty of sun. The referee started the game before the players were properly set up, but Melton recovered and showed their football prowess. Agnes and Gloria worked hard in the back line to absorb the pressure and Amer showed great strength in the goals. However, a misunderstanding between the players and the referee saw the Sunbury team steal the ball in the goal box and score.

This did not stop the Melton players, they kept their heads held high and fought hard on the field. Abeny and Victoria continued to apply pressure up front, with Zaina supporting from the right wing to keep the ball in our attacking half. Even with their hard work and constant pressure, the Melton girls could not quite get a goal back and the game ended 0-1 to Sunbury.

While it was a disappointing end to the competition for the team, there was much fun had by all and great perseverance shown by all the players on the field!

 

Sports Dates

Wednesday, 12 June – AFL Junior Boys

Monday, 17 June – AFL – Senior Boys v Sunbury

Tuesday, 18 June –Soccer – Western Ranges

Thursday, 20 June – Cross Country – Western Region at Brimbank Park

Wednesday, 26 June – Netball – Year 7 girls Western Region final at Altona

Thursday, 27 June – Soccer – Yr 8 Boys  -Western Region final in Werribee

Friday, 28 June – Basketball – Senior boys and girls – Western Ranges in Sunbury

 

Term 3

Tuesday, 16 July – Netball – Senior and Intermediate Girls – Western ranges in Sunbury

Thursday, 18 July – Cross Country – State final

Woolworths Earn and Learn - again

We are excited to be taking part in the 2019 Woolworths Earn & Learn program.

During the previous campaign, we were able to purchase some great resources with the points we earned, thanks to you.

From now until 25th June, you can collect stickers at Wooloworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding the purchase of tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. These stickers can then be given to your children to collect on a special sticker sheet. Once it is completed, they can simply bring it back here to school or you can drop them into your local Woolworths collection box.

We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program.

Melton SC Sport Facebook Page

We have a Facebook page dedicated to our Interschool Sport and the Athlete Development Program (ADP) participants. Please have a look and "like" us to keep up to date with the many outstanding achievements by our students in sport. The page name is - Melton Secondary College - Sport/Sport Specialism

General Information

  1. If any parent/guardian wishes to help out in the sport program please feel free to contact Mr. Darcy. You can help out as an official at the athletics carnivals or assist in umpiring any of the programmed sports e.g. volleyball, AFL, netball. Parent participation is much appreciated. A Working with Childrens check is compulsory.
  2. AMART SPORTS – Melton SC is part of the community kickbacks program with Amart Sports in Woodgrove. Every time you make a purchase just mention our school and we will receive 5% of the purchase amount. If you join online you will receive a loyalty and receive discounts etc as well as already having registered our school as your preferred community kickback. We have the same arrangement with REBEL SPORTS.
  3. School Sport  Information - All information regarding School Sport information and State team selection trials can be found on the website – www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic  Students attending schools affiliated with SSV are eligible for selection in Victorian Teams to compete in 2019 School Sport Australia National Championships.