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STATE ATHLETICS

On Monday 16 October eleven of our athletes competed at State Finals. 

 

Once again, the team were challenged by some inclement weather conditions showcasing all four seasons! But this did not dampen their spirits. Making it to State level is a phenomenal achievement and all athletes should be proud of being the best in the State. 

Results from the day were:

  • Jasmine Chilco-Burns 7M: 12-13 girls Discus (6th place)
  • Rosie O’Brien 9H: 14 girls Triple Jump (8th place)
  • Christina Tan 10O: 15 girls Hurdles (4th place)
  • Harry Robertson 9G: 15 boys High Jump (6th place)
  • Alex Koulatsos 11H: 16 boys Long Jump (4th place)
  • James Spencer 11M: 17 boys 400m (4th place)
  • Olin Buisman 9C: 1.5km walk (5th place)
  • Alexandru Virbanescu 8I: 1.5km walk (10th place)

Highlights from the event were:

  • Finn Sharp 10N: 16 boys Javelin (3rd place)
  • Kevin Zhou 12N: 18-20 boys 400m (2nd place)
  • Allegra Orso 10L: 16 girls Long Jump (1st place) & Triple Jump (1st place)

Well done to the athletics squad on another amazing season.

 

Mrs Pemberton

Head of PE & Sport

YEAR 8 CRICKET SMR QUARTER FINAL

The 2022 State Champion Cricket team extended their unbeaten run to 15 in their time at McKinnon on Tuesday 17 October at Aspendale Gardens.

 

After winning the Kingston Division in Term 1, the team took on Edenbrook Secondary College in the SMR Quarter Final. After winning the toss, Edenbrook decided to bat and after some very economical bowling from all of McKinnon’s bowlers, we restricted them to 8/62 off their 20 overs.

 

Riva Guliya, Rory Waters and Adam Arbaitman were the stars with the ball, taking two wickets each.

 

In reply, we made the runs quite easily with a score of 4/63. Harish Salwathura (16), Tanish Singh (15 retired) and Akshaj Gupta (15 not out) all chipped in with the bat.

 

The team now take on Cheltenham Secondary College in the SMR Semi Final on Monday 30 October. 

 

Greg Hoskin

Coach

YEAR 7 GIRLS HOCKEY

On Friday 13 October McKinnon Year 7 Girls Hockey Team played Frankston in the Regional Finals. Our defence was strong and effective and our attack was good. As a team we often got the ball to the other side but in the end we unfortunately missed a couple of goals and lost 2-0.

 

We really appreciated how the Year 8s graciously stepped up to play with us as we were a few players short. Thank you Luckshya Mohan, Alexis Zhang and Mansi Kashyap. Thank You to Mrs Hooper for coaching us throughout Term 3 and during the competition. We really enjoyed the experience.  

 

The Year 7 team consisted of Meenakshi Abhilash, Nina Grunbaum, Zoe Kalanis, Dhruvi Mittal, Prianshi Panda, Sophia Rink, Sophie Spooner and Nidhi Sreejith.

Thank You to Jaime Segbedzi (Year 12) for coming along and assisting us on the day 

 

We were thrilled to win the Red SMR pennant!!

 

Year 7 Girls Hockey Team