{"id":22591,"date":"2026-05-01T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/domremy\/?post_type=article&#038;p=22591"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:58:07","slug":"making-a-splash-at-sydney-catholic-school-championships-gold-and-bronze-for-domremy","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/domremy\/article\/making-a-splash-at-sydney-catholic-school-championships-gold-and-bronze-for-domremy\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Splash at Sydney Catholic School Championships: Gold and Bronze for Domremy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accompanied by Ms O\u2019Mahony and Mr Pangilinan, the Junior and Intermediate Water Polo teams travelled to Sutherland Leisure Centre on Thursday, 23 April, to compete in the Sydney Catholic School Championships. Both teams qualified for the Sydney Catholic Schools Championships as they came first in Conference 1 at the end of the Term 1 competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Junior squad performed admirably, demonstrating solid defensive play and persistence; after a 4-6 defeat in their initial match, they successfully secured the bronze medal with a 9-6 win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Intermediate team truly made a splash, clinching gold with two straight wins\u2014all while expertly navigating some unexpected, feathered competition from a few local ducks in the pool!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please see the following reflections from two of our students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Erin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>It was a great experience to be able to play at the Sydney Championships Water Polo at Sutherland Aquatic Centre last Thursday. We had an early start to the day as we left in the morning to drive out the pool in time to play our game. There was a mixture of excitement and nerves as the first game would decide whether we would get to play in the finals round. In the first two quarters, the score was fairly close and we were quite even with the other team, however, as we got into the last half of the game, our team began to score more, helping us work our way closer towards the final. It was a great game and we ended up winning 7-4, putting us through to the finals.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The final game was also fairly even to begin with, however, as the game went on, we were able to maintain better teamwork and communication. This helped us create more scoring opportunities and stay strong in defence. In the end, we came away with an 8\u20136 win. Overall, it was a very successful day and it was great to win the Championships and to see the rewards of our hard work in both games we played as well as others we played throughout the season.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Simaema<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><i>Leading up to the Sydney Championships last Thursday, our intermediate team felt confident and ready, knowing we had a strong connection as a team. During the games, we played with focus, communicated clearly, and supported each other in every play. What really made the difference on the day was how well we worked together, our teamwork, trust, and confidence helped us stay composed and ultimately led to our win.<\/i><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The students delivered a commendable performance characterised by great sportsmanship. We look forward to building on this momentum in future events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mr Mark Pangilinan and Ms Kristy O\u2019Mahony<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22593\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accompanied by Ms O\u2019Mahony and Mr Pangilinan, the Junior and Intermediate Water Polo teams travelled to Sutherland Leisure Centre on Thursday, 23 April, to compete in the Sydney Catholic School Championships. Both teams qualified for the Sydney Catholic Schools Championships as they came first in Conference 1 at the end of the Term 1 competition. 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