REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
STATE ALL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
AIRLIE STEVENS - YEAR 7
Congratulations to Airlie Stevens of Year 7 who represented St John's at the State All Schools Championships earlier this month. Airlie came 2nd in both the 800 metre and 1500 metre events earning herself 2 silver medals. She has now qualified for the National Athletics Championships to be held in Adelaide, April 2024.
What an awesome achievement Airlie, you have done yourself so proud!!!
NIC MCGILL - YEAR 10
Congratulations to Nic McGill of Year 10 who competed at the State All Schools Championships with outstanding results.
He has successfully kept the Title of NSW State Champion for 2000 metre Steeplechase coming 1st with a 9 Sec PB of 6.10. which was just 10 seconds away from a 22 year track record.
His 3000 metre race was just brilliant, he literally gave it his all and came 3rd with an unbelievable PB of 31 sec!! What an incredible run!!!
He is now off to represent NSW at the Australian All Schools Championships 2023 in December in Perth.
WOLLONGONG DIOCESAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUNIOR GIRLS
SENIOR GIRLS
NRL LEAGUE TAG CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
JUNIOR GIRLS
The junior girls league tag team participated in the NRL's League Tag Championships event held at Lyrebird Park in Nowra on the 19th of October. The team was successful throughout the day, winning all games by a high margin, making the grand final which was played against Kiama High School. Unfortunately the girls did not take home the trophy, but were awarded second on the day which is an excellent achievement. Overall, the junior girls team were determined, confident and showed excellent sportsmanship throughout the day. Well done girls, I am proud of your efforts.
Mrs Kinna
CCC CRICKET - JUNIOR GIRLS
History was made on Tuesday 17 October as the St John’s Girl’s Cricket team played their first ever match representing our school in the Sydney Zone of the NSW Catholic Girls Cricket Competition at Gannon’s Park in Peakhurst. For each of the three games each team was to play, the sides were restricted to 9 players and 12 overs per innings.
Our team was inexperienced with only one member having played cricket before using a cricket ball and playing on a pitch. This lack of experience, however did not dampen the girls’ enthusiasm to have a go and encourage others to do their best in the process of learning the intricacies of cricket.
The girls were set a challenge for the day. That being, to learn the basics of cricket and have as much fun as they could in the process.
Each member of the team then backed this up by having a go and showing their individual ability and potential. Even though we did not win a game, future stars were unearthed.
Mia and Emily showed their ability to catch and stop a ball behind the stumps as wicket keepers and also their ability with the bat. Hannah, Aurora, Sarelle and Hayley bowled with pace and accuracy. Laini, Bridie, Amelia, Mali, Georgia, Jorja, Abbey and Claudia bamboozled the opposition with their deceptive bowling techniques. Hannah, Aurora and Laini ended up being the best of the St John’s bowlers ending up with two wickets each for the day.
In the batting department, Emily, Aurora, Georgia, Laini, Brydie, Hayley and Sarelle were the standout performers with the bat. Aurora accumulated the most runs for the side with 9 runs. Two things the girls did learn from batting was the importance of watching the ball in the field and the importance of calling when running between the wickets. Most of our dismissals on the day were run outs caused by the inexperience of not calling loudly or clearly enough when running.
Some standout performances in the field included great catches from Amelia, Sarelle and Hannah.
There was a lot of laughing and positivity in the field. What the girl’s lacked in experience was outweighed by their desire to learn and compete fairly. A big thank you to Ms Swan and Ms Abbott for assisting on the day. Looking forward to next year’s competition already.
Mr Mark Fuller - Team Manager
Please see below the 2023 Flyer to promote NSWCCC individual pathways and the process for registering through the CSNSW Sport website for students and parents information.
Please feel free to contact our school with any questions.
Once you have nominated, Compass will provide you and your team with permission notes to complete. If team members fail to return these notes in a timely manner, your team's entry may be withdrawn.