Secondary Sport News

Secondary Sport News

In Secondary School sports news this week read about:


Australian Cross Country Championships

Congratulations to our SCEGGS elite running team who competed at the Australian Cross Country Championships that were held in Ballarat last week. The course was a real test of endurance after days of heavy rain turned it into an absolute mud fest.

All our students achieved some excellent results despite battling injuries, thick mud and HSC studies:

Matilda Emanuel – U20s          22nd

Nancy Newton – U20s              34th

Annabelle Jessup – U17s           48th

Beatrice Emanuel – U14s          10th (NSW Team won Silver)

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Congratulations to:

  • Lara Kirkwood, Luciana Kwok and Sofia Zhmurovsky (Year 3)
  • Candice Li (Year 4)
  • Olivia Hung and Catherine Skamvougeras (Year 7)
  • Giselle Wharton (Year 8)

for their performances at the Festival on Forbes held on 23 August at SCEGGS in the Sports Hall.

Head Coach Rachel and Coach Madison (SCEGGS Old Girl) are so pleased with the way the gymnasts showed their skills, but more importantly, shared their joy and enjoyment with the supportive audience.

 

Water Polo

A big shout out to Sophia Carroll (Year 10) who has had a very busy year with her Water Polo.

Sophia was selected in the Australian Under 16 Water Polo Squad earlier this year. She trained as part of the national program in the lead-up to selection of the team for the World Championships.

She then represented Sydney University Water Polo Club at the Australian Youth Championships (AYC), where her team won the U16s title.

Sophia also travelled to the United States to compete at the Junior Olympics/US National championships where she competed against leading junior water polo teams from across the USA where her team ended up placing 9th.

She is currently training with the NSW U17 team for the National Championships. Sophia has seen significant progression in her development as a player and we are excited to see Sophia in action for SCEGGS in Term 4.

 

City 2 Surf

Congratulations to Clementine Finlayson (Year 7) who ran a scintillating 55.07 at the City 2 Surf. Clem placed 2nd in her age category (10-14) as well as the 38th female overall! Well done Clementine, we are so proud of your effort.

 

Golf

Congratulations to Sondrine Bethke (Year 11) who won the Men’s Comp at Bonnie Doon Golf Club last weekend. Even more remarkable was that Sondrine narrowly missed the course record by one shot after shooting an incredible 8 under!

 

NSW Snowsports

Congratulations to the 24 SCEGGS students who competed at the NSW Snowsports Championships that were held last week in Perisher.

The SCEGGS Cross Country team started the week with a training session with two time Olympian Lars Young Vik.

This was followed by several students competing in the NSW Schools Laser Biathlon with great success:

Aurelia Ruberto – Gold in Division 1
Gemma Shennan – 5th in Division 2
Holly Shennan – 17th in Division 3
Clementine Finlayson – 21st in Division 3

Highlights of the NSW Interschools:

Cross Country Classic
Division 1 – Team placed 5th
Aurelia Ruberto 7th, Giselle Wharton 16th, Zara Grace 18th

Division 2 -Team placed 4th
Bowie Whittle 7th, Gemma Shennan 18th, Sofia White

Division 3
Team A placed 5th
Holly Shennan 4th, Jessica Grace, Adelaide Cowan 17th

Team B placed 8th
Dasha Jolley 16th, Clementine Finlayson 20th, Annabel Ling

Team C placed 9th
Harriet Hilton, Claudia White, Aleisha Yeung

Division 4
Hannah Walker 5th

Cross Country Relay
Division 1 placed 4th
Division 2 placed 6th
Division 3 placed 4th

Alpine Division 2
Bowie Whittle – 4th, Alyssa Rayment 15th

Alpine Division 3
Team placed 7th Dasha Jolley 18th, Jesscia Grace, Harriet Hilton, Aleisha Yeung

Skier Cross Division 2
Teams placed 6th – Alyssa Rayment 14th, Bowie Whittle 21st, Olivia Liu

Snowboard GS – Division 2
Team placed 6th – Cleo Harrington 18th, Amelia Pellegrino 22nd

Due to windy and wet conditions, the Divison 2 Snowboard Cross and Division 3 Skier Cross were both cancelled with all competitions being invited through to Nationals. 16 competitors have qualified to compete at the Australian Championships next week despite deteriorating snow conditions. Stay tuned!

 

Netball

SCEGGS 8 Netball had a great win on Saturday under the watchful eye of Ms Gyton. They defeated PLC Sydney 30 -26.

A shout out to SCEGGS 15 who won a thrilling match against Tara on the weekend 13-12.  Coach Annie and Molly should be congratulated on their leadership and encouragement of this team. Saturday’s game was a stellar performance showing teamwork, persistence and sheer determination.  Both teams showed exemplary grace and played in the spirit of netball.

 

IGSA Athletics Carnival

Amazing memories were made at the IGSA Athletics Carnival,
Together we cheered, competed and celebrated every achievement.
Hard work paid off as athletes watched their dedication shine,
Laughter, chants and team activities like bedazzling strengthened our bond.
Electric energy filled the sunny stadium from start to finish,
Talented athletes inspired one another on the track and in the field.
Incredible opportunities to compete at Twilight Meets helped us grow in skill and confidence,
Crowned Division 3 Champions, we were proud to see SCEGGS do so well,
SCEGGS spirit sparkled in every race, every cheer and every smile!

Stay tuned for a detailed review of the carnival and all results in BTGG next week!

 

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