Sports News

Thursday sport

In Week 10 of Term 1, our junior and intermediate basketball teams were very disappointed after a last minute cancellation of their games due to flooding at the basketball venue. This saw the junior boys grand final against St John Paul II postponed to week 1 this term and the intermediate boys finishing 4th in their competition. 

Junior basketball team coached by Mr Fellows played their grand final against St John Paul II.

Winning at the tail end of the game, 27-24. It’s pivotal to also add that this team was undefeated throughout the season. A very big congratulations to:

• Taufui Afu
• Akol Athieu
• Vladmihr Cortes
• David Job
• Thon Malual
• Ramy Sanga
• Sebastian Tomas
• Carlos Tuazon
• Myles Vadamootoo
• Savior Edward

And Patricia Tuazon and Aleina Hartono who were scorekeepers and supported the team throughout the season. Thank you also to Mr Alata for his encouragement and assistance of the team. Below is a recount of the game written by Mr Fellows.

On Thursday the 28th May 2022 our JNr Boys Basketball team played their Grand Final game against John Paul 2. Upon the start of the game, the boys took the lead by 10 points, however, after some unluckily missed baskets John Paul 2 managed to catch up, and lead St Andrews by 2 points. In the last 10 seconds of the game, a stellar steal from Akol Athieu steal the ball and run the length of the court placing a layup which secured the boys as the winners with 1 second to spare. The win was another achievement to add to an exemplar season for the JNR Boys Basketball, as not only were they the Grand Finalists, but they were also undefeated all season.

On a different note, Mr Lewandowski and Miss Rujucica have also introduced a new program during sport time; Theatre Sports! This is an opportunity for students to improvise in groups and is fantastic for students who wish to gain confidence in front of an audience through short games and scenes. Thank you to Mr Lewandowski and Miss Rujucica for this new and exciting opportunity that you are offering our students.

Season 2 Representative sport

After (another) washed out Thursday in week 1, trials took place during Thursday sport for Netball & Soccer.

Congratulations to all students who trialled and to those who were selected for the team.

Further information will be coming to parents via Compass regarding training. Training will take place one afternoon each week and students must attend as part of their commitment to the team. Failure to attend training may unfortunately jeopardise your son/daughter’s place in the team. Parents are required to give consent via the Compass event for their son/daughter to attend weekly training sessions throughout the season. 

Teams will train in Week 3 during Thursday sport time in preparation for round 1 of the competition. Draws and further information can be found here https://www.secondarysportparra.catholic.edu.au/Thursday-Sport/Season-2

A reminder that teams may return to the College after the bell at 2.45pm so alternative transport arrangements home are required.

Upcoming sport events

The College Athletics Carnival is coming up on Friday 10th June (Week 7). This event is held on the junior campus and further information will be provided to students in the coming weeks.

The PDSSSC Junior boys and girls Football (Soccer) gala day is on Wednesday 1st June. These teams are comprised of selected students from our Thursday representative teams. 

Student sporting successes

Hailey Targarona (of year 12) was recently selected for the PDSSSC Netball team. Hailey went to Menai on Wednesday of week 2 to compete at the NSWCCC trials in the hope of being selected for the NSWCCC team who will attend the NSW All Schools Netball Championships. We await the final team announcement but congratulations Hailey for making it to this stage of selections.

Brooke Robinson (of year 10) has been selected to represent our state

at the upcoming Australian Gymnastics Championships which will be held on the Gold Coast,

Queensland.

Brooke has been selected into the NSW Women’s Gymnastics state team. Being selected onto the NSW State Team is a tremendous achievement that has required many months of vigorous training and preparation.

Congratulations and we wish you all the best, Brooke. We look forward to hearing about your upcoming successes!

Elijah Andrew succeeding again……

Please enjoy this recount below about Elijah’s recent achievements.

Elijah travelled to Wakefield Park last Thursday to compete in the third round of the Oceania Junior Cup, Australia's premier junior road racing championship.

The third round of the ASBK Yamaha bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup took place from the 22nd to the 24th of April.  With the first round down in Victoria and the second round up in Queensland, this third round split the difference and was held at the Wakefield Park Raceway, Goulburn NSW. Would this home state advantage prove to be beneficial to the riders from NSW? Elijah Andrew from Marayong certainly seemed to think so.

The enthusiastic 12yr old qualified 13th after shaving five seconds off his time between the practice sessions and the qualifying round. Anybody who knows anything about racing will agree that a five second time improvement is substantial.  As a result of starting each race closer to pole position than the last round, he managed to finish 14th, then 15th (by just .007 of a second), then 14th again to finish the overall third round in 14th position.  Considering that he is racing against 14, 15 and 16yr olds, this jump up the ladder was impressive and drew the attention of both other riders and marshals alike.  

Despite heavy clouds and biting winds the track remained dry for the weekend.  A light sprinkle just before the start of the second race may have unsettled a couple of the riders but Elijah wasn't unnerved by the rain and kept increasing his top speed in every session.

There is now quite a gap until Round 4 in August and we can't wait to see what improvements this local racer will make between now and then.

Congratulations once again, Elijah! Another tremendous effort and level of commitment to the sport that you love!

Kayla Brogan
Leader of Learning Sport