REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
BOYS DIOCESAN TENNIS
Congratulations to the Boys Tennis team who finished runners up at the Boys’ Tennis Championships. This was a great achievement for a young newly formed team with only one member remaining from last year’s successful team. The members of the team were: Christian Muller and Joshua Miller (Year 8), Christian Page (Year 10) and James Phillips (Year 11). This was a truly team effort with everyone contributing to ensure the team’s success.
The first match was against Corpus Christi High School. In the doubles, we had a win and a loss so it was important we made a strong start in the singles. James Phillips and Christian Page didn’t disappoint with both boys winning 6-0. Joshua Miller had a battle on his hands but came through on top which meant St John’s were through to the next round.
The second match was against Mt Carmel and again it was one win and one loss in the doubles and it depended on the singles results. James Phillips and Christian Page had wins and Joshua Miller and Christian Muller gained valuable games in their matches to ensure that although the sets were equal, we had enough games to make it through to the final.
St John’s met Edmund Rice College in the final. The doubles was evenly split again so the singles matches were going to determine the winners. We started well with a 6-0 win to James but we were out-powered in the other matches going down 4 sets to 2.
Our youngest players Christian Page and Joshua Miller did an outstanding job, in the number 1 and 2 positions respectively, often playing against much older and physically stronger opposition. Christian Page faced some extremely tough opposition but he thrived on the harder tennis and played strongly gaining valuable games in his matches. Joshua Miller often outsmarted his opposition with his clever tactical play. James Phillips at number 3 had the opposition guessing with his shot-making and his serve was on fire - so much so he went through the tournament undefeated. Our number 4 player was Christian Page. He ran every ball down and made his opposition fight for every point, only losing one set during the tournament.
With such a young team doing so well the boys are looking forward to next year's contest and going one better. Thank you to the parents for your support and transporting the boys on the day.
Mrs. Wendy Isemonger
BOYS DIOCESAN TOUCH FOOTBALL
The Boys Touch Football Gala Day was held Week 5 at Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow. Three teams travelled up and were led by teachers Mr Ellul, Mr Lopez and Mr Gould. Mr Eirth was also involved in trialling and training the Open Boys side to prepare them for the day. Final placings from the day can be seen below. A special mention to the Under 13 Boys side who finished 3rd place and by all accounts, had an excellent day of touch football.
At the conclusion of the day, the Wollongong Diocesan Rep teams were announced for the Open and Under 15s. Congratulations to Jarrah Treewek (Year 9) who gained selection in the Under 15 side, and to Adam Staunton (Year 9, Under 15s) and Marcus Heagraves (Year 11, Opens) who were named as shadows on the day.
The Girls Touch Football Gala Day was held this week, also at Dalton Park Fairy Meadow. Whilst specific details and photos from the day will be shared in the next newsletter, a copy of the final placings can be viewed below. At the conclusion of the day, Aroha Spillane (Year 12) was selected in the Wollongong Diocesan Open Girls side. Congratulations!
Girls Placings: Diocesan Touch Football
Under 13s- 5th Place
Under 15s- 6th Place
Opens- 4th Place
NSW ALL SCHOOLS TRIATHLON
A great day was had at the All Schools Triathlon last week in Penrith. All members of staff who attended on the day were incredibly pleased with both the talent and behaviour of our students. In total St John’s were represented by 26 teams composed of 77 athletes.
On the previous day, our school was also represented in the individual event by the following students: Kirra Dale, Jai Holland, Jake Pepper, Bryn Robinson-Mills, Freya Robinson-Mills, Lachlan Sleath and Hugh Vaughan.
A big thank you to all the parents and staff who supported this event, in particular those who woke early Thursday morning to have students on the bus by 4:20am!
Results from both days can be found here: NSW All Schools Triathlon Results (2020).
Below is a list of exceptional results from our school over the two days.
NSW STATE JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Well done to the following students who competed at the NSW State Junior Athletics Championships in February:
- Baylee Holland – 3rd U18 800m, will represent NSW at Australian Track and Field Championships in March
- Jai Holland – 7th in 800m (in a PB), 13th 400m (in a PB), 16th in 2000m Steeple Chase
- Jacob Pepper - 17th in 2000m Steeple Chase (in a PB)
MORE ATHLETICS SUCCESS!
Tsar and Brooklyn Mandavy travelled to Tamworth last weekend for the Little Athletics NSW State Combined event where they competed in 7 events with points recorded for performances based on the Little Athletics NSW Multi-Event Pointscore tables/system.
At the conclusion of 7 events, Tsar finished third of 17 boys in the under 15 age group, also finishing 1st in 2 of the events and achieving personal bests in high jump (1.80m) and javelin (35.83m).
First time contesting this event brother Brooklyn also had a great weekend placing 15th of 35 boys.
Tsar has had a busy season, breaking two records at the Lake Illawarra Gala Day including Javelin (33.08m) and 300m hurdles (48.46sec) as well as achieving 5 gold and a silver medal at the Mid South Coast Regional championships, qualifying him to compete at the Little Athletics NSW State Championships this month. Congratulations Tsar and Brooklyn, we wish you the best of luck in the upcoming events!
PERMISSION NOTES
Students and parents are reminded to continue the process of returning sport permission notes by the due date as stated on the note. Failure to meet the due date may jeopardize a student’s participation in a sporting event. In the instance of financial difficulties, the student can see the Representative Sport Coordinator. Parents may also contact the Principal’s Secretary to discuss any difficulties.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NSW SPORT
The new Catholic Schools NSW Sport webpage is up and running. For all NSWCCC registrations and involvement in school Diocesan Gala days (playing for St John's), students will need to register at https://csnsw.sport before the event or the CCC nomination due date.
GOOGLE CLASSROOM & SPORT TEAM NOMINATIONS/TRIALS
The new Rep Sport Google Classroom code is: hap63vs.
Students who have not yet joined the classroom page are encouraged to join. Team nominations for Boys Netball, Y7/8 Boys & Girls AFL and Boys Rugby League have now closed. Trials for these events along with other upcoming events (Soccer & Futsal) are being held in the next few weeks with an emphasis on the soccer (football) selections. Students are reminded to check their daily notices for when trials will be held.
UPCOMING EVENTS TERM 1 2020
Week Seven:
12 March: WATER POLO - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
13March: SWIMMING - Wollongong Diocesan Carnival
Week Eight:
16 March: Hockey - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
18 March: RUGBY LEAGUE 15’S and OPENS - Wollongong Diocesan Selection Trial
18 March: Golf - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
Week Nine:
23 March: SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
25 March: Backup- RUGBY LEAGUE 15’S and OPENS - Wollongong Diocesan Selection Trial
27 March: Diving - NSWCCC Closing Date. Visit https://csnsw.sport/ to register
Week Ten:
31 March: NSWCCC Swimming
1 April: 13’s, 7-9/10 Pathway BOYS & GIRLS Football (SOCCER)- Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
Week Eleven:
6 April: Backup - 13’s, 7-9/10 Pathway BOYS & GIRLS Football (SOCCER)- Wollongong Diocesan Gala Day
Miss. Kate Davis
