Sports

SATIS Cross-Country

Friends' students performed very well at the recent Southern Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SSATIS) Cross Country Carnival.  The rain stayed away and conditions were good for our runners. Thanks to all the students who participated and to John White, staff and family members who supported them.  Friends’ had some outstanding performances and were fortunate to claim many top 3 Pennant results and 5 Shields on the day. These Pennant, Shield and some strong performances included:

Pennant

Girls U13 – 1st place

Girls U14 – 1st place

Boys U14 – 3rd place

Girls U15 – 1st place

Boys U15 – 2nd place

Girls U16 – 2nd place

Boys U16 – 3rd place

Boys Open – 3rd place

Shields

Girls Junior Shield

Girls Aggregate Shield

Co-Ed Senior Shield

Co-Ed Junior Shield

Co-Ed Aggregate Shield

Individual Top 10 Highlights

U13 Girls - Stella Kurzel 7th, Ruby Kurzel 8th

U/14 Girls - Isabelle Gan-Pain – 2nd , Sophie Connolly 3rd

U14 Boys - Mitchell Walker 5th, James Clues 6th, Zac Menadue 8th

U/15 Girls - Bridie Cooling - 3rd , Imogen Nation 6th , Amanda Gardner 8th, Eliza Castley 9th

U/15 Boys - Alexander Kwa - 1st, Kieran Oates 8th

U16 Boys - Benjamin Driessen 5th, Simon Stankovich 8th  

Open Girls - Sophie Cooling 3rd , Jessica Chesterman 7th

Open Boys - Chase Clark 6th

Tasmanian All Schools State Mountain Bike Championships

Fifteen Friends’ students participated in the recent Tasmanian All School Mountain Bike Championships at Glenorchy MTB Park (near Tolosa Reserve).  The length of the race trail increased with age group and the tracks that were chosen were relatively easy trails to ride.

This event is growing in popularity, with more students riding Mountain Bikes and thanks goes to all students for participating and Anthony Petty and staff who helped coordinate the day.  Some result highlights included Oliver Johnston 6th place in U15, Tom Petty 14th place in U15 and Max Russell-King 18th place in U17.

Year 7/8 Australian Rules Football

The School was delighted to recently field a Year 7/8 Boys Australian Rules Football team in the School Football competition.  This was the first time in many years the School has had a boys team as part of the SSATIS roster. The mix of Year 7 and Year 8 boys trained with fantastic enthusiasm and developed strong comradeship throughout the season.  Although the roster was short, the endeavour and team work were excellent at each match. Thanks to parent Matthew Cracknell for coaching the team and to other parents, students and staff who helped support, umpire and cheer on the team.

Sailing for Australia

Our very own Will Sargent (Year 12) will be representing Australia as part of a 4-person team attending this year’s Pacific Games to be held in Samoa between 7-20 July. 

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