Secondary Sport News
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Snowsports
Congratulations to the 15 students who competed at the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships at Perisher last week. This event brought together the best competitors in Australia who had qualified through regional and state championships. It was a difficult season with limited snow and last week also added heavy rain and strong wind to the mix.
A shout out to Bowie Whittle and Alyssa Rayment who competed in the Division 2 Skier Cross event in heavy rain and the worst racing conditions I have ever witnessed on Saturday morning. The weather eventually forced the postponement of the Division 3 race until the Sunday due to the poor conditions and rising river levels!
Another mention goes to our Year 10 competitors who competed and then raced back in time for the Year 10 Social in the evening – Gemma Shennan, Sofia White and Cleo Harrington. This was SCEGGS commitment and spirit at its finest!
A special thank you goes to all of our parents who make the Snowsports season possible. We are grateful for your dedication in driving the competitors backwards and forward to the ski fields and performing team manager roles and course official duties. Without your support these events would not be able to take place. I hope you all have some relaxing downtime after a brutal winter.
Division 1
Mogul
Aurelia Ruberto – 15th
Cross Country Classic – Team placed 5th
Aurelia Ruberto 10th, Giselle Wharton 20th, Zara Grace 23rd
Cross Country Relay – Team placed 7th
Aurelia Ruberto, Giselle Wharton, Zara Grace
Division 2
Snowboard GS
Cleo Harrington – 10th
Skier Cross – Team placed 6th
Alyssa Rayment 12th, Bowie Whittle 20th, Olivia Liu 34th
Alpine
Bowie Whittle 7th, Alyssa Rayment 17th
Cross Country Classic – Team placed 4th
Bowie Whittle 9th, Gemma Shennan 24th, Sofia White 25th
Cross Country Relay – Team placed 7th
Bowie Whittle, Gemma Shennan, Sofia White
Division 3
Alpine
Dasha Jolley 29th
Skier Cross
Dasha Jolley 37th, Jessica Grace, Adelaide Cowan
Cross Country Classic – Team placed 7th
Holly Shennan 8th, Clementine Finlayson 26th, Dasha Jolly 28th, Adelaide Cowan 36th
Cross Country Relay – Team placed 9th
Holly Shennan, Dasha Jolley, Adelaide Cowan
Division 4
Cross Country Classic
Hannah Walker 25th
Tennis
Congratulations to Sofea Davey who competed in the J125 Sawtell Seaside Junior which is an annual event held at the end of August. Sofea has a busy tournament playing singles, doubles and mixed doubles!
Sofea and her doubles partner won the U14’s title. After dropping the first set the girls showed great determination and fought back to win the second set forcing a tie break to take home the trophy. Sofea showed remarkable composure under pressure and a well-deserved win for the girls.
Football
Congratulations to Daisy Grice who represents Mosman FC in the 1st Division of the Manly Warringah Football Association U13’s.
Daisy has been playing club football with Mosman for five years and last weekend her team played in the Final. Daisy scored the winning goal in the semi-final taking her team to the final. The team were narrowly defeated 1-0 in the final, however, the team was thrilled to finish as runners up for 2026.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Congratulations to:
- Candice Li (Year 4, Level 4)
- Natalia Adrian (Year 7, Level 4)
- Eloise Switajewski, Olivia Hung and Catherine Skamvougeras (Year 7, Level 5)
for their participation at the Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics Spring Cup held on 5 September at Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics in Rooty Hill.
Their performances were stellar and showed determination, adversity and passion for their sport. It was a great experience for all to grow in their competition experience, not to mention, all gymnasts placed in their apparatus routines and overall!
Head Coach Rachel, Coach Evie and the Rhythmic Gymnastics coaching team are pleased with the gymnasts’ resilience performing on the floor with their freehand, hoop, ball and clubs routines!
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
