SPORT NEWS
ANNUAL SWIMMING SPORTS CARNIVAL
The Annual Swimming Sports Carnival is coming up on Tuesday 28 February at the Carnegie Swimming Pool.
Students are to make their own way to the Carnegie pool by 8:30am to get their name marked off on the roll by their Form Teacher. Students will be dismissed from the pool at approximately 3pm.
Location: Koornang Park, Moira Ave, Carnegie, Melway Reference: 68 H6, phone number 9571 8143.
REMEMBER: to DRESS UP in your favourite Hollywood theme and there will be a sausage sizzle on the day along with a canteen.
Also: while there is a canteen and sausage sizzle students should also bring food and drink
PLEASE NOTE: IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY STUDENT TO BE SUN SMART AND APPLY SUNSCREEN AND WEAR A HAT. ENSURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR OWN SUNSCREEN AND THAT IT IS RE-APPLIED. EXTRA SUNSCREEN IS AVAILABLE.
Tim Blackwood
Head of Sport
JUNIOR SPORT REPORT
Congratulations to all junior students who have transitioned very smoothly into the world of weekly Year 7 & 8 weekly sport.
All students have now been allocated a sport. There are no changes this term.
McKinnon is in the School Sport Victoria Kingston Division with Bentleigh, Brighton, Sandringham, Parkdale, Mordialloc and Westall.
Interschool competition will be played throughout the year. All students will have an opportunity to represent McKinnon at some stage during the year. We are by far the largest school and competition is limited to the amount of teams our opposition enters.
This term there is interschool competition in cricket, baseball, softball, volleyball and tennis.
Coaches will advertise teams on the sports noticeboard and/or email students. A weekly Compass event is sent to all students regarding the upcoming arrangements.
Please encourage your child to check Compass on a daily basis.
Some students will be required to leave the school to be involved in sport. If at a local venue, students will be dismissed at 2:50pm from the venue to either walk back to school, walk home or be picked up. Students playing further away will be on a return bus.
Please discourage your child from carrying heavy school bags if they are returning to school.
The social sports this term are multi-sports and athletics. Swimming requires an extra payment which is due to the Finance Office by the end of Week 3.
All the best for a great year!
Go McKinnon!!
Carole Hooper
Junior Sports Coordinator
SENIOR SPORT REPORT - BOYS CRICKET
SENIOR BOYS CRICKET
The Senior Boys cricketers managed to finish 2nd at the recent Kingston District Division. After breezing through the first three games against Brighton, Sandringham and Bentleigh, the boys came up against the other undefeated side Parkdale in the Final.
Fielding first, the boys had the strong Parkdale side under wraps at 1/21 off 4 overs. However, in the latter part of their innings Parkdale batted superbly and managed to finish with the lofty total of 83 off their 8 overs.
In reply we tried our best to overhaul their total but weren't ever really in the hunt, finishing on 53.
Katiba Nainhabo (Year 12) was terrific with the ball all day and we had many contributors across the day with the bat including Captain Shubham Bhargave (Year 12) and Tim Mullane (Year 11).
INTER BOYS CRICKET
The Intermediate Boys cricketers had a very successful day taking out the Kingston District division on Monday.
Ably lead by Victorian Under 16 Captain Miles Sellenger (Year 10), the boys went undefeated all day, beating traditional rivals Parkdale in the Final.
The final itself was a tense affair with the McKinnon boys taking some unbelievable catches in restricting Parkdale to 62 off their 8 overs. Liam O'Brien (Year 10) bowled well all day and managed 3 wickets in the Final.
In reply, we chased down the total with an over to spare with both Sellenger and O'Brien remaining undefeated on 20. Stroke maker Josh Dunstan (Year 10) who had a successful day with the bat chimed in with a quick fire 13.
James Bridges
Head of Senior Sport
SENIOR SPORT REPORT - GIRLS CRICKET
SENIOR GIRLS CRICKET
The girls lost the toss and batted first. A rough start with an early run out, but then Jemma Owen (Year 11) and Zoe Manning (Year 11) pieced together a 50 run partnership. Jemma retired after hitting 30, and then McKinnon set Parkdale a total of 100 for the win.
Parkdale were out for 38. Wickets to Claire Pardo (Year 12), Grace Mackay (Year 12), Jemma and some excellent fielding gave McKinnon the leading edge, ready to battle for the Southern Metropolitan Region championship on Match. All the very best girls!
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS CRICKET
The girls had a great win today. McKinnon won the toss and went into bat in difficult conditions; the outfield was wet and it was raining. McKinnon's energy and positive expectations were a stand out with the girls supporting each other when batting and in the field. Bentleigh put up some resistance but lacked the McKinnon spirit and relented.
McKinnon 61 defeated Bentleigh 55.
Top scorers:
Lilly Felder (Year 10) 23 retired
Top wicket takers:
Lilly Felder 2-4 off 2 overs
Katrina Gill (Year 10) 1-5 off 2 overs
Jessica Ponsford (Year 10)1-4 off 1 over
James Bridges
Head of Junior Sport