Interschool Sport Update

On Friday 8th March, our year 8s got to experience their first interschool sport tournament for the year and build on the positive results that they delivered in 2018. The teams that participated on the day included a boys and girls volleyball team, and a boy’s cricket team.

The year 8 boys and girls volleyball teams travelled down to Epping Leisure Centre to participate in their volleyball round robin. The volleyball teams consisted of 12 of the most athletics students at Edgars Creek Secondary College. The day ran smoothly with both teams being super competitive against the fellow opposition schools. Unfortunately the girls came away winless however taking the sets right up the larger opponents in Craigieburn Secondary. The boys tasted victory in the first match up however fell short in the last two matches losing only by a handful of points overall. Some stand out performers from the boys team were Ezekiel and Ramy who held down the backcourt very well. In the girls matches Liliana set the tone with aggression and great positivity towards teammates.

The boys’ cricket team were excited to return to Donnybrook Reserve to improve on last year’s efforts. They began the day playing against Sacred Heart Kyneton who were a very talented and tall team. Praneet batted extremely well for us, however we did unfortunately lose a lot of wickets as the other team bowled impressively. As the team only got 37 runs, they needed to put in an amazing bowling performance. The boys all bowled fantastically – however Sacred Heart Kyneton were very aggressive and were able to chase down the amount of runs we got before their overs expired. Our boys showed their resilience as the bounced back and won their next two games convincingly. Praneet continued to display his impressive batting capabilities as he smashed the ball wherever he liked throughout the day. After getting the first ever wicket at cricket for Edgars Creek last year, Daniel continued to bowl with precision as he got multiple wickets throughout the day. Overall, all students who competed on the day displayed a positive attitude and encouraged each other to create a team environment that is enjoyable for everyone involved.

Dominic Bruno