Secondary Sport News

Inter-House Basketball and Football

Congratulations to Barton and Docker who were successful in winning their respective Inter-House Competitions.

Inter-House Basketball Results

Inter-House Football Results

NSW Touch All Schools Regional Championships

Year 7 & 8 Team – June 12

On Wednesday 12 June SCEGGS sent 13 students to compete in the NSW All Schools Metro South 7/8 Touch Competition. We arrived at Vale of Ah reserve in Milperra early in the morning to wet, muddy fields but despite this we all had a smile on our face ready to play. We started out with a rough game against Mount St Benedict which resulted in a 5-0 loss. In spite of this we continued to push ourselves, clarifying any questions with our coaches to make sure we were playing our best.

Our second game was a massive success with a win against Randwick girls 4-0. This was just the start of what turned out to be a fantastic day. After this we won our next three games putting us in 2^nd place on the ladder, which secured us a spot in the quarter-finals. When we hit the field, we knew it would be a hard game, but everyone tried their best and put in a tremendous amount of effort. Unfortunately, it did result in a 2-1 loss to Pymble Ladies’ College. Although this did mean our day had come to an end, we were all incredibly proud of ourselves and each other. We were proud to finish 5^th out of 18 teams in the tournament. Most of all we had an amazing day, the team represented SCEGGS with a solid effort, ending the day with a well-deserved celebration at Macca’s!

Obviously, this day would not be possible without the help of the PDHPE staff so thank you to Ms Thompson, Ms Barr and Ms Gowan for organising and the incredible coaching skills of Lily Helene, Abby Burge and Head Coach Matt Wagstaff. We 100% recommend this to anyone interested in playing for the SCEGGS team next year, it is an amazing day with all your friends and a great way to improve your skills.

Adelaide Gilpin (Year 8) and Anastasia Kamper (Year 7)

Year 9 & 10 Team – June 13

Matt Wagstaff’s famous saying, ‘Touch is Life’ proved right with our early morning bus ride out to Bankstown in the cold. After blasting some music, we were all ready for a full day of touch football. It comes as no surprise that Ms Barr was shocked at our collective struggle to set up the SCEGGS tent as the first team in the field. With a strong offensive and defensive Year 9 and 10 team, we started the day out strong with a 4-1 win against Cheltenham Girls with Liv Davis having not only a hat trick but scoring all four tries! After a warning from Mr Hammond that the Pymble team had two high level touch players, we grew nervous before our second game, however our positive attitudes led us to another 4-0 win. Through Tuesday morning and Thursday lunchtime training sessions, we perfected our box drive, line attack and defence which was very useful in helping us secure our first two wins of the day. Despite touch football being the reason for the day, the highlight was definitely watching Matt get defeated in an intense card game of 500! Our last two round games against Randwick girls were easier than previous matches, however they served as an opportunity to nail our policies. Injuries proved to be a challenge during the day with Liv having a minor hand injury, leaving us with 4 middles for a game.

We still managed to score 13 tries against Randwick girls over the two games with our strong dump and scoop being our leading play. We even scored two tries in a row from runs down the wing, finished off by Sadie’s somewhat unnecessary dive at the try line. With our SCEGGS Year 9/10 team remaining undefeated and finishing first in our pool, we entered the Quarter Finals with high hopes to win and progress further than last year.

A powerful start to our game secured our 3-1 win against Mater Maria CC with Ms Barr once again catching a try on camera. With one link gone and another injured, our semifinal was a testament to our determination as a team. Despite losing 8-4 to Hunter Sports, our powerful drive led us to 2 tries off middle quickies and another try to Ava off her skilled wing quickie and impressive dive at the try line. We were all very proud of our undefeated efforts until the semifinal, progressing further than any previous SCEGGS team. With a celebratory Macca’s trip on the bus ride home, we finished off a full day of touch football in high spirits. We are all very grateful for the efforts put into training and game day by our coaches, Matt Wagstaff, Abby Burge, Lucy Juneja and Mr Hammond and teachers Ms Barr and Ms Thompson. After bonding together as a collective Year 9/10 team, we can all finally agree with Matt that ‘Touch is Life’!

Sadie Juneja (Year 10) and Olivia Davis (Year 10)

North-West Interschools Equestrian Expo

Well done to Abby Simmons (Year 9) and Scarlett Webber (Year 9) who competed at the North West Interschools Equestrian Expo that was held recently at Coonabarabran.

Abby placed 10^th overall in her group for the EV65 eventing (dressage, show jumping, cross country), which was a wonderful result as it was her first time competing in cross country. Abby placed 3^rd in EV65 show jumping. 

Scarlett placed 1^st in EV80 eventing after strong results in each of the 3 disciplines. She also placed 1^st in the 6 bar show jumping. Scarlett has now qualified to represent NSW at the Nationals later this year. Congratulations to both riders.

Netball

It was a busy weekend at netball with all teams playing at Netball Central at Olympic Park over the weekend.

SCEGGS Arounds the Grounds

Our girls have been working hard in the Strength and Conditioning Classes. Please see Ms Robbins if you would like to be added into the Tuesday morning class for Term 3.

SCEGGS at Play

Do you have any sporting news or photos to share in the Green Gate?

We love seeing our students being active and want to celebrate their passion and enjoyment amongst the SCEGGS community. Please send in any action shots from the weekend and any other interesting sporting highlights to Alison Gowan.

SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport

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IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather

The IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, and team results can be found here.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521.

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport