Secondary Sport News

Secondary Sport News

In Secondary School sports news this week read about:

Hockey

Congratulations to Jess Weatherall (Year 12) who has been selected in the Australian U18 Indoor Hockey Team to compete in the Pro Series Indoor, South Africa in December. In the July holidays Jess also represented NSW at the Australian U’18 Hockey Championships that were held in Darwin. NSW placed 4th overall after an exciting playoff against ACT which went to penalty shoot outs.

Congratulations to Maddison Soulos and Romy Schmidt (Year 9) who represented Sydney East Hockey Association (SEHA) at the U16 Girls State Championships. Maddison’s team placed 5th in Division 1 after a close game to eliminate them from making the semi-final. Romy’s team had mixed results but it was a great experience to further the team’s development.

 

Cross Country

Congratulations to Beatrice Emanuel (Year 7), Annabelle Jessup (Year 10), Lily Cooney (Year 12) & Matilda Emanuel (Year 12) who all competed at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships that were all held at the International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park.

Our athletes performed exceptionally well, and we are so proud of these wonderful results:

  • 13 Years – Beatrice Emanuel placed 17th
  • 16 Years – Annabelle Jessup placed 4th
  • 18 Years – Matilda Emanuel placed 5th, Lily Cooney placed 10th

 

Sydney Regional Snowsports Championships 

The final week of the school holidays was filled with excitement on the slopes as 57 students from Years 2–11 represented SCEGGS across a fantastic week of Snowsports racing. 

The week kicked off with the Redlands Cup in Thredbo, and despite the conditions, students were thrilled to compete in their first races of the season with the Division 1 & 3 teams both earning podium finishes. Alyssa Rayment (Year 9) won the individual Bronze Medal in Division 1.

The action then moved to Perisher for the Sydney Regional Championships with the week beginning in some slightly unfavourable weather, however thankfully brought plenty of snow! As the skies cleared, competitors were rewarded with bluebird days and great skiing and snowboarding conditions. 

The Scots Cup, where racing had converted into an exciting afternoon and evening event, brought more success with students once again producing outstanding performances with a Gold Medal to Cleo Harrington (Year 10) and a Silver Medal to Amelia Pellegrino (Year 10).

Throughout the week of Interschools racing, many students achieved personal best performances, while others celebrated medal-winning results in individual and/or team events. Most importantly, every student demonstrated resilience and determination tackling each course with confidence and embracing every challenge with a positive attitude… and a smile! 

Mrs Dempsey, Miss Vaughan-Johncey and I had a fantastic week supporting students while also undertaking race duties. We observed school spirit, sportswomanship, and most importantly JOY during the competition, with students supporting each other on and off the mountain and having fun at each event. 

A special thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to assist with race duties. Your support helped make another successful and memorable Snowsports event possible. 

Congratulations to all 57 students for representing SCEGGS with enthusiasm, courage and pride. We look forward to another exciting season on the slopes and invite more SCEGGS students to join next year! Good luck to those students who will progress through to the NSW State Interschools Championships in August. 

Highlights of the Week

Division 2 Snowboard GS – Gold Medal Team

Cleo Harrington (Bronze), Amelia Pellegrino (8th), Emily Whiting

Division 2 Snowboard Cross – Gold Medal Team

Amelia Pellegrino (4th), Cleo Harrington (8th), Emily Whiting

Division 2 Snowboard GS – Team placed 4th

Dasha Jolley (10th), Audrey Chant

Division 3 Snowboard Cross – Bronze Medal Team

Dasha Jolley (8th), Audrey Chant (10th)

Division 2 Alpine – Team placed 4th

Bowie Whittle (Gold), Alyssa Rayment (8th), Olivia Liu

Division 3 Alpine – Team placed 1st

Dasha Jolley (Bronze), Jessica Grace, Harriet Hilton, Adelaide Cowan

Division 2 Skier Cross – Team placed 5th

Bowie Whittle, Olivia Liu, Gemma Shennan

Division 3 Skier Cross – Team paced 1st

Dasha Jolley (Bronze), Jessica Grace (9th), Holly Shennan

Ms Axford
Assistant Director of Sport

 

Futsal

In June we took a talented group of Year 7, 8 and 9 students to compete in the Futsal NSW Schools Competition that was held at Bankstown Basketball Stadium: Macy Barnett, Juliet Brook, Klemintine Chylek, Audrey Cunningham, Isabel Dermody, Christina Gouveros and Daisy Grice.

The team started the day strongly with an impressive 5–0 win over Blakehurst High School, with goals from Macy Barnett (3), Christina Gouverous and Audrey Cunningham. Their momentum continued into the next match securing a 2–0 victory against Picnic Point High School, thanks to goals from Christina Gouverous and Audrey Cunningham.

The girls then faced a tough challenge in their third game against St Scholastica’s going down 0–4 in a hard-fought match. In the semi-final, they showed outstanding resilience and determination narrowly losing 2–3 to Al Zahra College, with Macy Barnett scoring both goals.

Overall, it was an excellent effort from the team. The competition provided a valuable opportunity to play schools outside of the IGSA pathway, and the girls demonstrated impressive teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the day.

 

IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather

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

 

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.

 

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

 

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport