Sport

Champions League Girls Netball

Well done to our Champions League netball team on their hard fought victory over Kennedy Baptist College in the NAS v SAS interzone final on Tuesday 25 July. In what was an extremely tight game the girls were victorious 36 – 34. The girls now look forward to this Friday where they will compete in the knock out rounds of the SSWA (School Sport WA) competition. A report on their performance will be available next week.

Champions League Girls' Soccer

Our Champions League girls (pictured above), continued the success of girls sport this winter. The girls were worthy 5–2 winners against Kennedy Baptist College in the NAS vs SAS interzone final on Tuesday 25 July.

Congratulations to Olivia Stowell who was named MVP for the final. The girls move into the knock out rounds of the SSWA (School Sport WA) competition, where they will play Balga SHS next Wednesday 2 August. Well done and good luck next week girls.

Senior Rugby v Scotch College

Best wishes to our senior boys involved in the combined John XXIII/Newman College team in their game against Scotch College on Tuesday 1 August, 4:00pm at Scotch playing fields.

Athletics Training

For students interested in improving their performance before the carnival athletics training will start on Tuesday 1 August. Training will be from 7:00-7:55am meeting in the College pavilion. Training is open to students of all ability levels. Training will continue on Tuesday and Thursday throughout Term Three until the ACC carnival on 13 September. No nomination to attend training is needed simply attend on the day(s) you can make it. A reminder that the Fr Kevin King Cup, house Athletics Carnival will be on Friday 4 August at the State Athletics Centre.

The program of events is attached below.

Dave Maxwell

Secondary Sport Coordinator

John XXIII Netball Club Singapore Tour

Over the school holidays, 19 Years 10 and 11 girls had the exciting opportunity to represent John XXIII College playing netball in Singapore.

For five days, we played competitive schools around Singapore and experienced a new culture of sportsmanship.

The Singapore Sports School, St Andrew’s College, Chinese Girls School and Singapore Netball Academy were all tough competitors which ended in several close games.   Despite the lack of height in many teams, the skills of our competitors definitely pushed us to improve and reevaluate our own gameplay.  Playing the Singaporean girls definitely proved a physical challenge as we were pushed to play with quicker, more agile opponents.

When we weren’t playing netball, we visited some amazing landmarks and locations, including Gardens by the Bay, Chinatown, Sentosa Island and the Night Zoo. 

We are enormously grateful to have travelled under the guidance of Milissa, Jacinta, Alisha and Ms Power. This was an experience we’ll never forget!

Jasmine Koong (Year 11)

While playing Netball was the focus of the Singapore Tour, fostering friendships, building relationships across year groups and experiencing another culture were also very important.  It was fabulous to watch the friendships develop over the duration of the trip.

The girls played extremely well despite the heat and humidity and were rewarded with three wins out of four games. They were a credit to their School, Club and families. We would like to thank them for being such great sportswoman and making our time enjoyable. We would also like to that Alisha Allen and Jodi Power for their support and efforts over the course of the trip.

We are looking forward to next time!

Milissa Jagers

President 

John XXIII Netball Club