SPORT
Sport
Individual achievements
- Trinity Skenderis, Yr 7, has been selected in the Victorian Country u/15 basketball team to compete at the Australian Championships in January.
- 3 girls - Rosalia Leumuava, Year 10, Eveina Leumuava and Maria Tahi, Yr 11, attended the Noosa International Rugby 7’s at Noosa . The team placed 2nd overall in this tournament.
Athletics
Western Region Results
The Western Region athletics competition was held recently and we had a very successful day.
Congratulations to Faustina and Augustine Ma’ae who were both victorious and, as such, qualified for the Victorian State Final. In the teams event we finished 3rd overall behind Buckley Park and Grovedale. But we were ahead of Williamstown, Strathmore, Geelong High etc – a significant improvement again continuing the rise in the level of performance of our athletics squad.
Western Region Athletics best results
1st Placegetters and qualify for State final
- Faustina Ma’ae – 18-20 yrs shot put
- Augustine Ma’aa – 18-20yrs shot put
2nd Placings
- David Mwarabu - 17yrs triple jump
- Alunga Finau - 13yrs shot put
- Zac Patrick - 18-20yrs 100m
- Trinity Skenderis – 13yrs long jump
- Faustina Ma’ae – 18-20yrs javelin and discus
- Promise Manubah – 13yrs 400m
3rd Placings
- Trinity Skenderis – 13yrs 100m and 200m and 400m
- Makasinga Taulangi – 16yrs discus
- Promise Manubah – 13yrs 100m
- Rosalia Leumuava – 16yrs 100m and shot put
- Ebony Carter – 15yrs high jump
- Zac Patrick - -18-20yrs 200m
- 13yrs girls relay – Trinity Skenderis, Gloria Win, Paskazia Muhindo, Beatrice Dawo.
4th Placings
- Promise Manubah – 13yrs high jump, long jump and 200m
- Malia Ata – 18-20yrs shot put
- Kamis Banek – 18-20yrs long jump
- Zac Patrick – 18-20yrs 400m
- Katie Bibby - 16yrs 1500m
Athletics – State Final School Sport Vic (Govt schools)
Faustina and Augustine Ma’ae , Yr 12, competed at the School Sport Victoria State final in their respective shot put events.
Faustina won the School Sport Victoria State final with a throw of 11.17. Second place threw 10.67 so she won convincingly in an age group above her actual age.
Augustine finished 4th with a throw of 10.35, (3rd place was just in front of him at 10.47). Augustines 2nd throw was very big but he fouled.
Athletics - Victorian All Schools results
Some students competed at the Victorian All Schools Athletics Championships on the weekend of 4th, 5th 6th of Novemeber. This includes all the big private schools.
Yr 7 – Trinity Skenderis – 7th U/14 girls 200m 27.64sec, 9th U/14 girls 100m 13.37sec, 8th u/14 girls triple jump, 9.99m, 12th u/14 girls long jump 4.36m
Yr 9 - Harvey Green – 7th U/16 boys high jump – 1.65m
Yr 11 – David Mwarabu – 4th u/18 boys triple jump 11.66m
Yr 12 – Faustina Ma’aa – 1st U/20 girls shot put – 10.47m - Victorian ALL Schools Champion.
Rugby
Junior Girls rugby 9’s – 14yrs and under age group.
- Melton def Carranballac12-8
- Melton def Braybrook 16-0
- Melton def Vic Uni 16-8
- Semi Final – Melton def Alamanda 16-0
- Western Region Final – Melton def Hume Central 12-0
This qualifies the team for the Victorian state final at Elwood – THEY CAN NOW DEFEND THE STATE FINAL THAT THEY WON LAST YEAR
The team is – Akosita Sioli’o. Pazkazia Muhindo, Pauline Fafita, Lotu Tia, Gloria Win, Ryley Faifai, Manar Mahfouz, Bruianna Farini, Suliana Taulangi, Mia Williams-Otutah, Alunga Finau, Elizabetg Gai, Arleah Hunt.
Basketball
Yr 7/8 girls Basketball Western Region Finals.
The girls tried hard but were outplayed. Their best performance was actually against Maribyrnong despite it being the worst result.
We lost to Strathmore 12-39, lost to Tarneit 23-29 and lost to Maribyrnong 7-57.
Basketball
Yr 7/8 girls Basketball Western Region Finals.
The girls tried hard but were outplayed. Their best performance was actually against Maribyrnong despite it being the worst result.
We lost to Strathmore 12-39, lost to Tarneit 23-29 and lost to Maribyrnong 7-57.
Baseball team – Yr 7/8 boys
Melton lost to Sunbury 1-16.
Volleyball
Yr 8 Girls – won 3 games but lost 1 to finish 2nd behind Sunbury Downs
Yr 7 Girls – lost all 3 games but were very competitive, losing 2 of them by very close margins.
Yr 7/8 Boys – played very energetic volleyball to win 1 game but lost the other 3.
Melton SC Sport Facebook page
Our Facebook page – “Melton Secondary College – Sport/Sport Specialism”- is 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.
https://www.facebook.com/meltonscsport/
Old Sports Gear laying around taking up space?
If you have any sporting equipment/clothing etc that is no use to you anymore we could always use some e.g football boots, football jumpers (we wear St.Kilda and Melton South colours), cricket gear/clothing, black basketball shorts, soccer shin guards, balls, badminton/tennis racquets, team uniforms, swimming gear, loose weights – we can use anything in Sport or Physical Education.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- AMART SPORTS – Melton SC is a member 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. At the end of 2015 we received about $1300 of free equipment. We have the same arrangement with REBEL SPORTS and their Season Pass kickback.
Sport Dates
- Tuesday 15th Nov – Rugby – Junior Girls Victorian Final Rugby League Tag 9’s at Elwood