Sports Academy Updates

Upcoming Sporting Events

3/8 Year 8 Gippsland Junior Boys Netball

10/8 Year 7 Gippsland Soccer

15/8 Gippsland Secondary Basketball Senior Girls and Boys

17/8 Division Athletics 

TBC Axis Performance Recovery 

1/9 Year 7 and 8 Basketball

1/9 Year 7, 8 and Intermediate Hockey

14/9 Year 6 Trial Day

TBC Soccer Trip to A League Side

19/10 Gippsland Secondary Year 7, 8 and Intermediate Girls Basketball

23/10 Gippsland Secondary Year 7, 8 and Intermediate Boys Basketball

8/11 State Junior Boys Volleyball 

26/11 Nationals (Basketball)

Timetable for afterschool training sessions

Monday 3.15-4.05pm Soccer 

Tuesday 7.30-8.20am AFL Academy

Wednesday 3.15-4.05pm Cricket

Thursday 7.30-8.20am National Basketball Training 

Thursday 3.15-4.15pm Volleyball

Friday 3.30-4.30pm Golf (Yallourn Golf Club)

Sports Academy Applications 

A friendly reminder that all Sports Academy applications are due!

All students will need to reapply for 2024 via this link:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ANEGtSQFVUSkgsJCV-reVUp4bSHe9aFFvjJJ0o1EWchUNFk2UUxFVFBFNFJaMUQyVjlNRUM0V0hNSC4u

National Basketball Championships 

Congratulations to these students who will be representing Lowanna College in the National Championships in the Gold Coast from the 26th of November until the 1st of December.

Achievements 

U/14 West Gippsland Girls AFL                             

Congratulations to Lowanna students and Newborough U/14 girls Kobie Collins and Elissa Mayes who represented the U/14 West Gippsland Girls Interleague Team. They had a massive win against South-East Juniors 2.3.15 to 12.4.82 at Pakenham Oval on the 10th of June.

Gippsland United Tournament 

Congratulations to Ricky Mentha, Callum Ross and Connor Palmer who were undefeated in the Nunawading Tournament for the 18.2b Gippsland United. Another congratulations to our Year 11 student Jackson Shields who refereed the National Classic. 

Swimming Achievements 

Two of our Lowanna students Darcy Connell and Zane Poxon swam brilliant PB’s in all their events qualifying for both country and state meets at the Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre.

Darcy swam for country in 200m freestyle and 100m breaststroke and swam for state in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle race.

Zane swan for country in the 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke and 100m butterfly and swam for state in the 50m freestyle race.

EDFNL U/16 East Gippsland v West Gippsland AFL Match

Congratulations to Kyson Cornwall and Kai Mounsey who represented West Gippsland in a 22-point win against East Gippsland at Lang Lang Football Club. Also, a massive congratulations to Kai Mounsey who won the best player medal of the game. Well done boys!

Senior Gippsland League Debuts 

Congratulations to U/16 Coates Talent League Northern Territory player Ricky Mentha who made his senior debut for Morwell Football Club where he kicked his first goal in a 46-point win against Warragul. 

Congratulations to U/16 Drouin and Gippsland Power player Brodie Atkins who made his senior debut in a 27-point win against Bairnsdale, as well as getting a photo, and playing with, Gary Ablett Junior in his one-off game against Morwell.

Latrobe Valley Soccer 

Congratulations to Bodie Wendt, Zane Poxon and Riley Jankovic who represented Latrobe Valley in the U/16s side at the Victorian Soccer Country Championships in Ballarat, where they finished 4th in the championships. Great achievement boys!

Southern Fusion Netball 

Congratulations to first year Madeline Howlett and second year Zekiya Glibanovic who are representing Southern Fusion squad in the Casey Association at Casey Stadium on Wednesday nights. Southern Fusion is a representative Netball side with players from Latrobe Valley and South Gippsland. 

Gippsland Storm

Congratulations to Kya Smith who won against Sandringham in the Waverley Night Netball Association Grand Final, representing U/17 Gippsland Storm. 

Youth Indoor State Volleyball Program

Congratulations to Ayla Grbic who has been selected for the 2023 Youth Indoor State Program White Team in Volleyball. We look forward to sharing more photos from the National Championships. 

Jaz Shelley Camp

Lowanna College student Jake Keily did a specialist shooting coaching session with Phil Shelley (specialist basketball shooting coach) at Stadium 34’s new training facility. He also got photos with Jaz Shelley and Charity Bounce Basketball Clinics. The Charity Bounce session was led by Harlem Globetrotters Tracy Williams. The focus was building resilience through basketball. Guest speakers spoke about respect and appreciation and the importance of these values in life.

Ricky Mentha and Mr. Allan Chandler

Our AFL Sports Academy teacher and Gippsland Power Assistant Coach Allan Chandler was with Lowanna College student Ricky Mentha who represented Northern Territory at the Under 16 National Championships on the Gold Coast, while Mr. Chandler was an Assistant Coach (forwards) for Vic Country.

Sam Flanders 

It was a big day for past Lowanna student Sam Flanders in Round 18 of the AFL, with 33 disposals and 7 marks in a 26-point win against St Kilda. Sam played for Moe Lions, Gippsland Power and was in the 2019 Alumni, Draftee #11. It has been great to see Sam doing so well over the last few weeks and it is a testament to his dedication and commitment. 

Vic Country Diversity Challenge 

Talented young Victorian footballers from Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds featured in a Victorian Diversity All-Stars showcase at Oakleigh’s Warrawee Park on Wednesday 28 June.

The Victorian Diversity All-Stars matches involved male and female footballers from Indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds who either feature on Coates Talent League lists or have been involved in Talent Pathways Programs.

All players selected to participate in the Victorian Diversity All-Stars matches were aged 17 or under as of 1 January 2023.

Congratulations to Raemarie Collins who has been training with Gippsland Power and participated in the Vic Country Diversity Challenge against Vic Metro and was coached by Nathan Boyd (who comes in every Friday for the 9/10 AFL Program). Alex Styles and Goanar Ruach also participated in the Vic Country Diversity Challenge boy’s game. Well done to all 3!

Day Trips and Visits 

Day Trip to Hawthorn 

The Year 9-12 AFL students spent a day at Waverley where they asked AFL player Max Lynch and AFLW player Sarah Perkins football related questions about preparation, nutrition and balancing your life. Students learnt about what Development Coach and Regional Talent Manager Keegan Brooksby does behind the scenes of AFL/AFLW pathways, and students had the opportunity to speak with coaching staff and players, watched the full training session and had the opportunity for a kick on the Waverley Oval to end the day.

Sports Academy Netball Visit from Melbourne Vixens Star

On Thursday the 22nd of June our Sports Academy Netball students were extremely lucky to have Melbourne Vixens Star goal shooter Mwai Kumwenda come and run a session for the students, where she talked about her journey and answered questions. What a fantastic opportunity for our students!

School Sport Events

3x3 Junior Basketball

Big congratulations to our Junior girls - Viginia Daly, Olivia Ouchirenko, Lexie Jackson and Shayla Smith, who after a massive day of hard fought and quality competition came 3rd in the State Junior 3x3 finals.

Big shoutout to the Junior Boys and other Junior Girls team who played 16 rounds and showed great teamwork, sportsmanship and determination.

3x3 Intermediate Basketball

The two intermediate boys' teams impressed the State Basketball Centre as they were the only school with two teams in the final 8! The bottom age side finished 6th and the top age side (minus Riley Morehu who was unwell) took home bronze against the prestigious opposition. 

Well done to everyone who represented Lowanna College. All students showed perseverance, a will to win and great sportsmanship!

Intermediate and Senior Basketball 

Intermediate basketball was not only a great opportunity to showcase our school and our amazing facilities, but allowed many of our staff and students to watch the sportsmanship and camaraderie displayed by our intermediate players! Congratulations to our Intermediate Boys and Girls, as well as our Senior Girls who have made it through to the Gippsland Round in late August!