Sports News
PDSSSC Thursday Representative Sport
Congratulations and well done to our 4 Oztag teams who have now concluded their season.
Thank you to Miss Rivera, Miss Nikitovic, Miss Malonzo and Mr Dowers for the time that you have devoted to training your teams and preparing them for games.
All the best to our Representative Cricket team who have one more game to be played this season. Please see below for a report from Mr Carlos, our junior girls Basketball coach about the semi-final
On the 17th November 2022, both our Junior and Intermediate Girls basketball teams played their semi final games, both teams were very pleased with making it this far as the junior girls awaited their placing in the semis until all round games were played to finish 4th in the standings and the inter girls after losing their first few games, were able to make a run and secure 4th spot in their competition. Unfortunately both teams were unsuccessful in the semi finals and did not progress through to the Grand Final games.
The Junior Girls played against St Patrick's Marist who finished in 1st place in the standings. The girls were very confident in this game as we had only lost to them by 6 two weeks prior. This game was a nail biter throughout as both teams were playing great defence and great offence. With St Andrews being down 18-10 with 2 minutes to go, Nikki Gasendo was able to score 6 straight points to bring us to within 2. With 30 seconds left and a technical issue which caused the game clock to not stop and give Mr Carlos a time out. We unfortunately turned the ball over and could not get a shot off to have a chance to tie or win the game. The final score 18-16.
The Intermediate Girls had a tough task playing against a very strong St John Paul 2 team which consisted of representative basketball and netball players. The last time these two teams played was in the first round, and as it was our girls' first game of the season and had not played much beforehand, St John Paul 2 ran away with the game quite comfortably. Today's game saw St John Paul 2 show why they were the number 1 team in the competition as it seemed as though they could not miss a shot in the first half. Our girls played very hard defensively and made their opponents work for their shots, St John Paul 2 were just too good. St Andrews was able to make a run in the second half with multiple baskets being made, however with such a big lead and continual scoring from the opponent, we went down 40-26.
Although we did not get the results we wanted, both teams should be very proud of the way they played today and all season. Mr Carlos, Mr Alata and Mr Cetinic are all very proud of what you did this season. Continue playing and training to be ready for a strong 2023 season.
PDSSSC Diocesan Representative Team trials for 2023
Another reminder regarding the trials for each of the respective sports and teams. This is not Thursday Representative sport but for students who play at a representative level outside of school and may wish to trial for the Parramatta Diocesan team which is comprised of students from a combination of secondary schools in our Diocese.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Boys Softball - No PDSSSC Trial. Boys must nominate on the CSNSW Sport portal, and will be advised if they are successful. If selected, they also play at Stanhope Gardens on Tuesday 28th March, 2023.
2023 PDSSSC Student Registration Form
Registrations are now open for the following teams for students to nominate themselves for. Specific sports have specific closing dates, and these will be adhered to. Nominations for a particular sport may not close, as the form is generic, however registrations received after the closing date for a particular sport will not be accepted. Players and sports coordinators will receive an email when a student from their school has registered. This is not Thursday Representative sport but for students who play at a representative level outside of school and may wish to trial for the Parramatta Diocesan team which is comprised of students from a combination of secondary schools in our Diocese.
Sports include:
- Girls Netball
- Girls and boys Soccer
- Girls and Boys Rugby League
Here is the link to the registration form.
Mrs Kayla Brogan
Leader of Learning- Sport