From the Sports Corner
YEAR 3 - 6 CROSS COUNTRY
Next Friday 10 March, students in Grade 3 – 6 will be competing in the annual school Cross Country at Willandra. Students will be running or walking 2km. We are praying that this year the event gets to take place as the previous years have been called off due to Covid and wet weather. Please note, canteen facilities will not be available at Willandra or at school for Year 3-6 students on this day. Students must bring all food and drinks.
Parents are more than welcome to come and watch on the day. We do ask that parents stay at the northern end of the car park which is next to the finish line. Parents are asked not to come into the student areas as it will become very crowded. If parents are able to assist on the day, can you please let Mr Allmark know as soon as possible.
K-2 CROSS COUNTRY
The K-2 Cross Country will be held at school on Friday 24 March at 12pm. Parents are welcome to watch the event and join their child for lunch.
REP SPORT
Today and next week, we have students trialling for Wollongong representative teams in a variety of sports.
We wish the following students the best of luck in their trials and look forward to hearing about their successes and experiences in the next newsletter;
Next Tuesday 7 March, we have 17 students representing the school in the Wollongong Diocesan Trials at Corrimal Pool. Congratulations and good luck to the following students;
On Tuesday 21 February Tommy Webster and Morten Ellerington of Year 5 and Thomas Webber of Year 6 travelled to Wollongong to trial for the combined Wollongong/Canberra AFL team. These boys were up against 40 of the best players from both Canberra and Wollongong. The boys very quickly noted the talent of the other boys trialling and had to step up their efforts in order to be noticed amongst the pool of talented players. From all accounts received, each boy put their all in during the trial. Congratulations to Morten Ellerington for making the final 20 player squad. We wish Morten all the best in the in the NSW MacKillop Trials which will be held in Wagga on Tuesday 28 March.
On Sunday 26 February, Isaac Dunphy from Year 3, represented the Shoalhaven in baseball and was selected to play for the Illawarra Ironbirds in the Rookie Cup Tournament at North Ryde. The tournament was made up of teams from all over Sydney. Isaac played 4 games throughout day. This tested all the players endurance and energy as temperatures were in the low to mid 30’s for most the day.
Isaac fielded in shortstop, the outfield and third base throughout the day whilst making some clever fielding decisions. With the bat, Isaac topped the RBI (Runs Batted in) stats in his team. The highlight of the day was Isaac knocking the ball out of the park with an amazing home run which was the result of his skill, precision and timing. His home run resulted in his team scoring 3 runs for the one play.
Isaac’s coach was extremely impressed with this effort. In the presentation at the end of the day he said the following about Isaac,
“On a final note, each team is awarded a single medal to give to a player on their team. Although I wish I had one to give to each of you, because you all deserve one, today I think the player who represented the Illawarra Blue team with courage, character, and loyalty was Isaac Dunphy. Congratulations, mate. You were a team player and had a fantastic tournament. “
Well done to Isaac on his outstanding performance!
WINTER SPORT
THE NRL season has started and that means Junior Winter competitions are just around the corner. Registrations for Winter sports have already opened and teams will be looking at grading very soon. Here are some local sporting teams that your child may wish to participate in the winter months.
Netball teams
Saints: http://saintsnc.nsw.netball.com.au/
Rebels: http://rebelsnc.nsw.netball.com.au/
Jervis Bay: http://jervisbaync.nsw.netball.com.au/
North Nowra and Bomaderry: http://nnbnc.nsw.netball.com.au/
Albatross: http://albatrossnc.nsw.netball.com.au/
Lyrebird: https://www.facebook.com/LyrebirdNetballClub/
Worrigee: https://www.worrigeetigersnc.com/
For further information on different clubs, please follow this link for Shoalhaven Netball Association: http://sna.nsw.netball.com.au/
AFL
Nowra Giants: https://www.facebook.com/shoalhavengiants/
Bay and Basin: http://www.bombers.net.au/
Bomaderry: https://www.bomaderrytigersafl.com.au/
Rugby Union
Shoalhaven: https://www.facebook.com/weareshoals/
League
Bomaderry: https://www.facebook.com/Bomaderry-Swamp-Rats-270032815270/
Football
Bomaderry: https://www.facebook.com/BomaderrySoccerClub
Shoalhaven Heads/Berry: https://www.facebook.com/headsberryfc/
Don’t forget to redeem your Active Kids Sport Voucher where you can claim two $100 vouchers that can be used towards your child’s sport each year.
The school calendar is slowly filling up with events for the students to participate in and where students will be trialling for representative honours in a variety of sports:
UPCOMING EVENTS
Years 3 – 6 School Cross Country Friday 10 March at Willandra
Infants School Cross Country Friday 24 March 12pm at School
Diocesan South Coast Swimming Carnival Tuesday 7 March Corrimal Pool
If you have any questions about sports or any events coming up, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Mr. Andrew Allmark
Sports Co-ordinator
Saints Netball Club Nowra are looking for players aged 6 years upwards. Boys or girls any level welcomed. Active Kids vouchers accepted. Contact: NowraSaintsPresident@gmail.com or Angela on 0404727157.
