Volleyball

In 2023, volleyball was one of the most popular sports at the Fort, gaining popularity and involvement across all grades. The year started with both the Opens Boys and Girls teams participating in the Combined High School knock outs competition, facing other schools within the Sydney North region. Unfortunately both teams were knocked out early on, however, the games played were intense and showed great promise for improvement in the following years.

This year was a big year for volleyball at Fort Street. The Open Girls team participated in 3 major tournaments throughout the year, starting off with Volleyball New South Wales’ school championships in Term 3. After two days of intensive volleyball, our team unfortunately fell short and ended up placing 4th, narrowly missing out on a medal in the Year 10 Girls’ Division 1. However, the team came back better and stronger with the help of their volunteer coaches in the One Day Volleyball NSW Schools Cup held in Term 4. On this day, our team consisting of only Year 10 and 9s played up and ended up winning in Year 11 Girls’ Division 1. We were able to perform exceptionally well, winning all our games undefeated bringing home gold for the first time. Another milestone for volleyball this year was entering the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup (AVSC). AVSC is a nationwide tournament and the largest school based sporting event in the southern hemisphere with over 5000 participants this year. 2023 was the first year that the Fort saw a team entering this national tournament. Hosted in the Gold Coast our open girls team entered Year 10 Division 1 to face schools from all across Australia and New Zealand.

We hope to see even more involvement and interest in volleyball at the Fort next year!

Caitlyn Lu

Year 10