Sports News

NSWCPS Cross Country Championships

On Tuesday 7th June, Hamish Crittenden travelled to Eastern Creek to compete at the NSWCPS Cross Country Championships, representing the Armidale Diocese. Hamish did a phenomenal job placing 29th in the 10 years boys 2km event. Well done, Hamish!

Secondary Diocesan Rugby League & League Tag

On Thursday 9th June, St Philomena's Secondary students had a fun day competing at the Diocesan Secondary Rugby League and League Tag Gala Day.

The Secondary Rugby League team played four 20 minute games of Rugby League against four other schools from around the Armidale Diocese. The boys played against some tough competition but showed off their skills to coming away with two wins. Well done, boys!

The Secondary League Tag team played four 20 minute games of League Tag. The girls played against some tough competition; however, did a fantastic job demonstrating great teamwork skills. Well done, girls!

Primary Netball NSW All Schools Cup

On Friday 17th June, our Stage 2 and Stage 3 Netballers headed to Ron Harborne Oval to compete at the Primary Netball All Schools Cup. Our teams were ready for a fun day of netball after many weeks of training.

Our two Stage 2 teams played a fun day of Net Set Go, practising skills in games with modified rules. Our Phillies Yellow and Phillies Navy teams did a fantastic job and had lots of fun!

Our three Stage 3 teams played against Moree East and each other. Every team had a great time showing off their netball skills and teamwork. Well done to all players! A special congratulations to Alice Turner, Katelyn Scholl, Henry Chaplin, Harriet Poole, Heidi Humphreys and Matilda Kilner, our Phillies Blue team, who won the competition on the day!

St Philomena's K-10 Athletics Carnival

With participation levels at an all-time high and house colours out in force, the St Philomena’s community enjoyed a great day of fierce but friendly competition at this year’s Athletics Carnival, on Thursday 23rd June.

All students demonstrated their enthusiasm and house spirit, competing in track and field and cheering for fellow house members. This led to some very close results, particularly with our house points. In the end, Goretti came out victorious, narrowly beating Savio. Students participated in a variety of events including the 100m sprint, relays and the all important Champion of Champion. Congratulations to our Boy Champion of Champion, Kolby Seymour, and our Girl Champion of Champion, Haylie Turner.

We had three records broken on Thursday 16th June (field events) and at our Athletics Carnival. Congratulations to the following students: Shaylyn Smith, Jasmine Ryan and Colt Swan. Shaylyn broke the Girls 11 years Long Jump record from 2008, Jasmine broke the Girls 12 years Long Jump record from 2001 and Colt smashed the Boys 8 years 100m record from 2013. Well done!

Congratulations to everyone who participated and contributed towards house points. It is fabulous to be part of a school community where everyone is willing to try their best.

The following students were outstanding in their field and were awarded Champion and Runner Up on the day:

Primary
Age group	Champion	Runner up
Junior	Hamish Crittenden Matilda Ward	Richard Smith Pippa Fleming
11 years	Hayden Amos Shaylyn Smith	Ben Hart Jaydah Duncan
12 years	Marley Swan Matilda Kilner	Roger Vickery Alice Turner

Secondary
Age group	Champion	Runner up
12 years	Ethan Barton	Peyton Raveneau
13 years	Charlotte Davison Josh Rigby	Sophie Schweitzer Declan Yeatman
14 years	Ava Ryan Caleb Scholl	Sophie Lai Jacob Williams
15 years	Isabel Schweitzer Kolby Seymour	Bronte Davison Tyler O'Donnell
16 years	Katie Walker	Max Newick Callum Ward

Our St Philomena's Primary Athletics Team will travel to Tamworth on the 12th August to compete at the Diocesan Athletics Carnival and our Secondary Athletics Team will travel Tamworth on the 26th August. Good luck to all athletes!