{"id":47323,"date":"2026-09-11T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=47323"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:27:13","slug":"sport-achievements-9","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/sport-achievements-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Water Polo \u2013 MLC School Friday Night Competition Grand Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on a fantastic term of Friday Night Water Polo! MLC School is so pleased to have seen so many happy faces on Friday &#8211; the positive energy and enthusiasm was amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Special mention to our cheerleader and MLC03 Team Member &#8211; <strong>Matilda Owusu<\/strong> (Year 7) &#8211; Thank you for cheering on the girls!<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to MLC01 for taking the victory in our Senior Division! The Grand Final was a nail biting finish, however MLC School came out on top with 5-3 against Ascham. Amazing job girls! Well done to our Water Polo Captain, <strong>Eve Ireland<\/strong> (Year 12) for leading the team.<\/p>\n<p>Friday night was a beautiful send off for our Year 12 Water Polo Players, thank you to our Year 12 students who have contributed to our water polo community for not only this term but, multiple seasons over the years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Olivia Ebel<\/strong> (Year 12)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eve Ireland<\/strong> (Year 12)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoe Pollard<\/strong> (Year 12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another huge congratulations to our MLC02 and MLC03 won their grand final and play off games! With MLC02 taking 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place home and MLC03 finishing 5<sup>th<\/sup> overall &#8211; Safe to say MLC School Water Polo had a successful night!<\/p>\n<p>I would also love to highlight our Junior School Teams, our Sharks and Stingers, who have come leaps and bounds throughout the term. Well done girls for giving water polo a go and so proud to see you are all loving and learning so much in the pool!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-47323 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/FNWP-Teams-e1786581659522.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/FNWP-Teams-e1786581659522-640x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/FNWP-2-e1789037319750.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/FNWP-2-e1789037319750-640x493.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/FNWP-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/FNWP-3-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Congratulations to our MLC School Junior School Track &amp; Field Athletes!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our Junior School Track &amp; Field athletes who represented IPSHA at the recent CIS Carnival at SOPAC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amelia Ko<\/strong> and <strong>Calais Durie,<\/strong> both Year 6, and <strong>Gem McGuire,<\/strong> Year 5, competed against some of the best young athletes in the state and represented MLC School exceptionally well.<\/p>\n<p>Calais battled through a niggling injury to produce a personal best (PB) in the High Jump and finish equal 5th overall a fantastic effort.<\/p>\n<p>Gem enjoyed an outstanding carnival, claiming three medals across the 100m, 200m and Shot Put.<\/p>\n<p>Amelia also brought home some impressive silverware, winning medals in the 100m and taking Gold in the 800m.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all three girls on their outstanding performances, resilience, and commitment. We wish them all the very best as they continue the next stage of their athletics journey!<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on gallery to view full images<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-47323 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Amelia-Aths.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Amelia-Aths-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Durie-Aths.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Durie-Aths-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Gem-Aths.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Gem-Aths-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Snowsports <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the students who represented MLC School at the National Snowsports Championships in Perisher last week. In some very varied and chellenging conditions our students performed extremely well.<\/p>\n<p>Final results:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elise Shen<\/strong> (Year 4)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alpine Division 5 \u2013 7<sup>th<\/sup> place<\/li>\n<li>Ski Cross Division 5 \u2013 4<sup>th<\/sup> place<\/li>\n<li>Moguls Division 5 \u2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Arielle McBrien<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moguls Division 3 \u2013 23<sup>rd<\/sup> place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Euna Cho<\/strong> \u2013 (Year 9)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snowboard Cross Division 2 &#8211; 42nd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Holly Skowno<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross Country relay Division 1 &#8211; 6th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Noelle Foo<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross Country Division 2 &#8211; 10th<\/li>\n<li>Cross Country relay Division 1 \u2013 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Niamh Johnson<\/strong> (Year 11)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slopestyle Division 1 \u2013 8<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Cross Country Division 1 &#8211; 13th<\/li>\n<li>Cross Country relay Division 1 &#8211; 6th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Diving Success at NSW Diving Junior Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diving NSW Junior Championships \/ 2nd Interclub, as well as some recent progress with the MLC School Diving Club.<\/p>\n<p>MLC School Diving Club had 15 athletes competing across nine events, achieving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 first-place finishes<\/li>\n<li>3 second-place finishes<\/li>\n<li>1 third-place finish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First-place results<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ada Savage<\/strong> (Year 10) \u2013 1st, 16\/18 Girls Springboard \u2013 287.35<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camilla Hutchison<\/strong> (Year 2)\u2013 1st, Pathways Girls Level 3 \u2013 75.30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grace Luo <\/strong>(Year 4) \u2013 1st, Pathways Girls Level 5 \u2013 150.90<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daisy Han<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 1st, Pathways Girls Level 6 \u2013 149.05<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second-place results<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Feng<\/strong> (Year 4) \u2013 2nd, Pathways Girls Level 5 \u2013 144.05<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sahana Ramesh<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 2nd, Pathways Girls Level 6 \u2013 134.20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Third-place result<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Esther Sim<\/strong> (Year 3) \u2013 3rd, Pathways Girls Level 3 \u2013 71.70<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also had three athletes achieve qualification for national-level championships:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ada Savage<\/strong> (Year 10) \u2013 Australian Age Championships<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlotte Lim<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 Australian Age Championships<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emma Yan<\/strong> (Year 4) \u2013 Australian National Skills Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This competition was also an important milestone for the Club for two of our male athletes, who became the first male athletes to represent MLC School Diving Club in competition, finishing first and second respectively in Pathways Boys Level 3.<\/p>\n<p>Since the MLC School Diving Club was established in early June, 77 members have chosen to join the Club. In addition, 22 students are currently participating in MLC School\u2019s Co-Curricular Diving program. In a relatively short period, participation across MLC School diving has grown to close to 100 enrolments, and the program continues to expand.<\/p>\n<p>MLC School, Head of Diving Shixin (Golden), is very pleased with the progress so far, and hopes to continue to introduce more students to diving and further develop the MLC School Diving pathway. As an Olympian, Golden brings a wealth of experience and inspiration to the program, helping students see what can be achieved through perseverance and a love of the sport.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on gallery to view full images\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-47323 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-1.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:3:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-1-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:3:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-2-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-3.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:3:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-3-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-4.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:3:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/Diving-4-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water Polo \u2013 MLC School Friday Night Competition Grand Finals Congratulations on a fantastic term of Friday Night Water Polo! MLC School is so pleased to have seen so many happy faces on Friday &#8211; the positive energy and enthusiasm was amazing! Special mention to our cheerleader and MLC03 Team Member &#8211; Matilda Owusu (Year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":47329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-47323","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/47323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=47323"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=47323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}