From the Sports Corner
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL AGE CHAMPIONS
ATHLETICS
Following a top four placing in their event at the South Coast Athletics Carnival, eleven of our students were invited to attend the trials for the Wollongong Athletics team at Beaton Park on Tuesday 15th August. Students performed extremely well with the following results;
Congratulations to Amarlie, Mila, Morten, Adam, Cooper and Sylas, finishing in the top 2 of their respective events to gain selection in the Wollongong Athletics team to compete in the MacKillop Trials at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on Thursday 28th September. We wish these students all the best!
ST MICHAEL'S RUGBY TEAM
On Monday 14th August, St Michael's Rugby team travelled to Sydney to play against teams from across New South Wales in the Chris Gangemi Cup.
The tournament began with a very tight first game, including 2 tries by Cooper Green to finish the match in a 19 all draw with Holy Trinity Inverell.
The boys faced a strong team from St Laurence’s Forbes in our second match. This was a tough team who put the boys to the sword quickly. Our team responded in superb fashion with an 8 phase try to Rory Megahey, however Forbes ran away with the 33–14 win.
The next game against Our Lady Star of the Sea from Terrigal was the most challenging of the day. Terrigal had run all over opposing teams and nobody was able to break through their defence. Our boys played extremely well, alerting the Terrigal team to show they would not be easy beats. Tries to Cooper Green and Kobie Webb put the boys in a good position. The 30-10 eventual score did not reflect how well the boys played the game.
Our team found their stride and shone in their final game against St. Andrew’s Malabar with a 47 – 0 win. Tor Sanchez converted his own try, Oliver Atfield kicked 5 conversions and James Jirgens scored a well-deserved try in the corner. The boys had an absolutely brilliant day and represented the school extremely well. A big thank you to Ms Cook for overseeing the training at school and most of all, Cohen Jirgens for giving up his time to coach the boys.
CONGRATULATIONS BRAYDEN!
Last week, Brayden Luxford from Year 6 took part in the NSWPSSA Football Championships in Nelson Bay. Over the week he played 7 games. Brayden was instrumental in leading the Mackillop team to 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 loses, scoring in almost every game. Brayden and his team's efforts led them to the grand final against Sydney East. It was a close match, however, the MacKillop team were victorious with 2 goals to nil. Brayden was an outstanding representative for our school and the Diocese, finishing the championships with the goal scorer of the tournament accolade. Well done Brayden on this exceptional achievement!
SUMMER SPORT
Now that Winter sports are concluding, we can start to look towards Summer sports. There are a host of activities available for students to participate in such as;
- Little Athletics- https://lansw.com.au/shoalhaven/
- Nowra Athletics Club- http://www.nowraathletics.org.au/
- Summer Soccer - http://summer.shoalhavenfootball.com.au/
- Cricket -https://play.cricket.com.au/play/for-kids
- Basketball - https://
shoalhavenbasketball.com.au/ registration/
- Baseball - https://www.shoalhavenbaseballassociation.com.au/
- Nippers - https://nowraculburraslsc.asn.au/
- Tennis - https://www.shoalhaventennis.com.au/
- Swimming lessons - Waterways Swim School ph. 4423 6798
- North Nowra Swim School ph. 4448 6299
- Donna’s Dolphins ph. 4422 4661
- Bay and Basin Leisure Centre
http://www.shoalhavenswimandfitness.com.au/Our-Centres/Bay-Basin
UPCOMING SPORT DATES FOR TERM 3
South Coast Basketball Gala Day: Thursday 14 and Friday 15 September.
If you have any questions about sport or upcoming events, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Mr. Andrew Allmark
Sports Co-ordinator
CALLALA JUNIOR SAILING SCHOOL
