From the Leader of Learning Sport

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

As the term comes to an end, I thought I would share the following team’s successes as we had our Junior, Intermediate and Senior basketball teams play in the grand final last Thursday. Unfortunately, they were defeated but showed great sportsmanship on and off the court. Our Intermediate girls Volleyball team were successful in progressing through to the semifinals but, unfortunately were defeated and did not progress through to the grand final.  We have our Junior boys and Intermediate boys volleyball teams play in the grand final which will be held on Thursday 27th April due to the weather conditions. I look forward to sharing the result with you all once the games have been played. I would like to acknowledge my appreciation to the rep coaches- Mr Alata, Mr Fellows, Mr Carlos, Mrs Kemal, Miss Malonzo, Miss Bade, Miss Breeze, Mr Camilleri, Mr Cetinic and Mr Dunaeff  for taking the time and effort to support our students and train the students after school and during lunch times. 

Below is a word from our basketball coaches who wanted to share the experience with us.

This year the competition for PDSSSC Basketball was much different to previous years. The Junior and Intermediate boys’ basketball teams for 2023 competed against schools who they would not have usually played against unless it was a Gala Day. Due to the number of schools playing, the competition was divided into pools. 

St Andrews College finished 1st in both pools showing their dominance and talent level winning each week with ease. Both Junior and Intermediate teams progressed through to the semi-finals where Juniors would play St Luke's and Intermediate play St Columbus. 

Unfortunately, both teams did not win their semi-finals. Both teams played extremely hard but could not convert on the opportunities given to them in the game. 

Both teams displayed tremendous talent and we hope that the boys continue to work on their skills and work towards winning the PDSSSC competition next year. 

Mr Carlos

This year the Senior Boys competed in the PDSSSC Basketball season. The Senior boys competed well and represented the school with passion and pride. Due to the amount of schools playing, the competition was divided into pools and St Andrews was placed in Pool B. St Andrews College were undefeated in our Pool and met St John Paul II in the semi-finals. Fortunately for the boys and through perseverance, the boys narrowly won 39 - 36. 

We then faced Marian Kenthurst in what was a repeat match of our Senior Boys Gala-Day Semi Final that resulted in a draw from the previous day. In what was a battle of blood, sweat and tears, the boys fought back from being down 10 points but unfortunately, our Senior team narrowly loss by 3 points in the end. We would like to thank Miss Nikitovic, Mr Carlos and Dr Kennaugh for their continued support of the Basketball Program here at St Andrews. We would also like to thank the boys and their parents for their support regarding our weekly training and liaising with transport and late arrival times after the games. 

Lastly, we would like to thank all members of the team, especially our Year 12s. For most of the Year 12 students, they have continued to represent the college with pride and excellence since Year 7. Their determination and hard work will always be remembered for future generations of St Andrews College students and the sporting program. 

Mr Alata & Mr Fellows