Senior School Sport & Extra-Curricula Activities
- Weekly Fixtures
- Senior Rugby
- Senior Football
- ISA Tennis
- CSDA Debating
- Chess
- Winter Squash
- Cross Country
- Interschool Snowsports Competition
Weekly Fixtures
Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sportsmaster
Senior Rugby
Rugby State Championships
Congratulations to the following boys who represented St Pius X at the Rugby State Championships over the long weekend.
U12 Development Gordon - Edward Onslow, Albie Peasland, Henry Gardner, Henry Mirabelli, Harrison Dennis and Martin Joy
U12 Manly - Owen Campbell
U13 Gordon - Cooper Hill, Saxon Cook, Ben Fieldus
U14 Gordon - Bradley Newman, Xavier Davidson
U14 Manly - Matari Webster
U14 Far North Coast - Ethan Silver
U15 Manly - Oliver Yuen, James Patchett
U16 Gordon - Jack Macdonald, Kobi Mendel, Jack Brown, Nikolai Dimantha, Dylan Tait, James Griffith (2023 State Cup Champions… 2nd year in a row)
U16 Manly - Harry D’Emilio, Alfie Wragg
U16 Norths - Archie Harris
Opens Manly - Zach Flynn
Dates for the diary
- Saturday 17 June – ISA Round 2 – SPX vs ST PATRICK'S - HOME
SPX Rugby Supporters Club - Supporter's Day This Saturday
Saturday, 17 June 2023 at Oxford Falls playing fields
This Saturday is the annual Rugby Supporters Day at Oxford Falls where all students in school or rugby uniform get a free sausage sandwich at 2:00 pm. Please make sure you all stay around and support the 1sts and 2nds on the weekend. Many of the boys in Year 12 have been playing rugby since they were Year 5 students at St Pius and its always great to show support for them in their final year. It's also great for the younger kids to be part of the cheering to see where they will be at the same age.
SPX Rugby Club – Gala Dinner
Gala Dinner
Saturday, 22 July, Kirribilli Club from 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm.
* TICKET SALES NOW OPEN *
Excitement is growing and tickets are selling. Ticket numbers are limited – so get in quick!
This will be a memorable night shared with friends and other SPX parents supporting the rugby community. Get involved as this will be a night to remember!
$150 per ticket including a delicious 3 course meal and drinks package, live entertainment by The Meldrums, Guest Speaker, Darren Coleman - Head Coach of the NSW Waratahs, and the chance to participate in raffles and auctions. This will be a night full of surprises!
The Rugby Committee welcomes all SPX parents.
Donations Needed
To ensure the success of our fundraising activities, we continue to seek donations for the Gala Dinner. See the attached document for further details on how you can help.
Please direct all enquiries to spxrugby@gmail.com.
SPX Rugby Committee
Senior Football
Dear Parents and Players,
This Saturday will be the final match of the term with the season recommencing on 22 July. Next week there will only be training on Monday 19 June, training will recommence next term Wednesday 19 July. Players looking to maintain their skills over the holidays would really benefit from attending the SPX COERVER Football camp as per below.
COERVER Football Camp
COERVER Football camp is on again during the holidays, from 26 – 28 June. We encourage footballers to take this opportunity to participate in this intensive football training during the school holidays. A bendy bus has been booked to assist with travel needs. We urge anyone wishing to book a place on the bus, to book and secure their place promptly. Active Kids vouchers can be used. See the flyer below and book by the link: https://coerver.com.au/holiday-camps.
Good luck to all teams
Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor
SPX Football Supporters Club
SPX Football Supporters Day
Saturday, 22 July, 2023 at Oxford Falls playing fields
This final Football Supporters Day at Oxford Falls for 2023, will raise funds for future coaching support for our football young men with our BBQ, Football Coffee and Bake Sale. Please support this club activity by signing on to the volunteer roster today: https://signup.zone/gsJSyYippYGkA3wgB
If you can support this club activity by contributing baked goods please email Priscilla on : pleasepris@hotmail.com
Annual Social Event
Saturday, 29 July, Greengate Hotel, Killara. 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm.
Dress code: Smart Casual
Join us for a really fun night mixing with the Pius football community – come and celebrate football with other parents, teachers and coaches. It’s time to mark a great season and support the ongoing development of the school’s football program.
Please click here to buy tickets https://events.humanitix.com/spxfootballcocktailevening2023
Share this invitation with friends and family.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Please direct any enquiries to spxfsc@gmail.com
SPX Football Supporters Club Committee
ISA Tennis
Dear Students and Parents,
I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. The final round of Tennis for this Term will be this Saturday, 17 June.
There will be no training or games next week. I hope you have a restful holiday.
Please see below for the draw for this week:
Divisions 1, 4, 5, 10 – Away against Redlands – Cammeray Tennis Club
Divisions 2, 6, 9, 10 – Home against Redlands – Talus St, St Leonards
Divisions 3, 7 – Away against Oxley College – School Courts (Railway Road, Oxley)
Division 8 – Away against St Andrews College – Eastside Tennis Centre, Kingsford
Looking forward to this week’s games.
Mrs Veronica Bamber - ISA Tennis Coordinator
CSDA Debating
The CSDA debating rounds have come to an end, but the eliminations continue. The 11B’s will be put through another elimination round this Friday, which will be held here at St Pius X, Chatswood Campus. Any further details will be sent out on Canvas announcements as they are made available.
We will need helpers for this Friday, so any debaters who would like to do so, please let me know as soon as possible.
The following is the agenda for Friday:
- 4:30 pm - Arrival of guests.
- 5:00 pm - Prayer, coin toss and announcement of debate topics.
- 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (approx) - Preparation time.
- 6:00 pm (approx) - Debates to begin.
Good luck to our debaters!
Mrs Leigha Zervakos - Debating & Public Speaking Convenor
Senior School Chess
If you are absent on Friday, please email Ms Dempsey jdempsey@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au and Ms Baguley sbaguley@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au as soon as possible.
Ms Janelle Dempsey - Chess Convenor
Squash
Squash is back this week with the last training of the term this Wednesday 14 June and the final pennant match for all teams this Saturday 17 June.
We resume training on the first Wednesday of Term 3, 19 July 2023.
All players are encouraged to get in some good practice over the holidays.
Fixtures:
The fixtures information can be found at the start of this sports page, and all details for the competition can be found at the following link:
https://squashaustralia.sportyhq.com/league/view/2023-Winter-Junior-Pennant
Mr Justin Varjavandi - Winter Squash Convenor
Cross Country
Cross Country training continues this week. All students wanting to prepare for the Athletics season next term are encouraged to join, especially those interested in track events.
When: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings
Where: Beauchamp Park, Chatswood
Time: 7:15 am – 8:15 am
Who: All Senior and Junior School students welcome
Ms Leanne Lee - Cross Country and Athletics Convenor
Interschool Snowsports Competition
The 2023 Interschool Snowsports competition will be held at Perisher Ski Resort from Tuesday 4 July to Friday 7 July.
The College has approved for students to enter this competition representing St Pius X College. All participants enter this competition at their own cost and parents are required to sign a liability waiver form.
Parents will also be required to attend the event and meet volunteering requirements of the competition. Further details of the competition are in the attached document.
Please contact Mrs Cathy Thomson on cathythomson7@gmail.com if your son (and family) is interested in participating in this competition.