Secondary Sport News
Tildesley Tennis Shield
SCEGGS competed at the annual Tildesley Shield that was held at Pennant Hills Tennis Centre on Sunday and Monday this week. SCEGGS finished in 13th place overall which was an improvement from 2021! A special thank you to Mrs Joukhadar and Miss Tucker who organised and coached the Tildesley Shield Team this year.
Highlights of the tournament were:
- Emma Jan reaching the fourth round before being defeated by the eventual Singles Champion after a terrific match.
- Alathea Hutley and Chloe Ramchand also reached the fourth round of the Doubles Draw before being defeated 8-2 by a very strong Meriden team.
- Sally Oppenheim and Madeleine Phillips reaching the third round.
Well done to all the SCEGGS students who attended:
Singles: Koko Bates, Marie-Louisa Carter Omoe, Octavia Cortese, Vivienne Henry, Emma Jan, Bridget Murray and Leyla Ozen
Doubles: Isabella Dua, Alessia Gallimore, Alathea Hutley, Mia Lamb, Sally Oppenheim, Madeleine Philips, Chloe Ramchand, Olivia Sader
Reserves: Pippa Brenner, Aurelia Cortese and Mia Webster
Thank you to all parents, grandparents and siblings who attended throughout the tournament to support the team.
NSW Schools Futsal Regional Championships
SCEGGS sent a team of Futsal players to the compete in the NSW Schools Football Regional Championships last Thursday. Congratulations to Kirrily Blyth, Marie-Louisa Carter Omoe, Heavenly Dwyer, Tessa McCarthy, Yve Mitchell, Sophie Myles, Alexie Wall and Summer Williams.
Results
- SCEGGS defeated Newtown High School 5-0
- Moriah College defeated SCEGGS 7 -1
- Fort St High defeated SCEGGS 2-1
- SCEGGS defeated St George Girls 11-1
SCEGGS finished 5th overall.
Frensham Buses – March 26
Please contact Xanthe Axford to confirm your daughter’s seat on the bus.
BUS 1 to Frensham School (Tennis)
- IGSA Tennis SCE01, SCE03, SCE04
- 5:40am Students to meet on Forbes Street
- 5:45am Bus will depart
- Bus will return to SCEGGS approximately 12:00pm
BUS 2 to Frensham School (Softball)
- IGSA Softball SCE01
- 6:30am Students to meet on Forbes Street
- 6:35am Bus will depart
- Bus will return to SCEGGS approximately 12:30pm
Students should bring warm clothes and food and drinks. We are unsure if the Frensham Canteen will be operating.
Students must be dressed in SCEGGS Sport clothing only.
International Women’s Day – March 8
Despite torrential wet weather and the cancellation of our Secondary Cross Country Carnival, there was a keen group of students who met in the SCEGGS Sports Hall to have fun, keep active and celebrate International Women’s Day. Thank you to Ms Thompson for organising the morning and to Ms Axford, Mr Mitton, Ms Smith and Mr Crawford who all joined in with the students.
Inter-house Touch and Softball
The Inter-house Touch and Softball competitions will now be held on Thursday April 7 from 3:15pm – 5pm at Robertson Rd, Moore Park. Buses will take all students to the venue and return to school at the completion of the competition.
Secondary Inter-house Cross Country Carnival
We have re-scheduled the Interhouse Cross Country Carnival to Tuesday March 29 at Queens Park. Everyone is to assemble at 6:45am at the Baronga Ave end with the first race commencing at 7am.
Water Polo
Congratulations to our SCEGGS Water Polo Captain Sienna Green, who made her debut for the Australian Women’s Water Polo Team in Peru at the FINA World League Inter-Continental Cup. Australia won the tournament after defeating the USA 11-4 in the final. We look forward to seeing Sienna back in SCEGGS colours very shortly.
Wet Weather Arrangements for Term 1
New IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather
There is a new IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather and team results. You do not need to register or sign up to be a member to access this site.
SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school
Please check the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed for the latest updates relating to cancellations.
Easts Touch
Eastern Suburbs Touch Association Facebook page
Wet weather number – 1 900 957 394
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521. Alternatively, if you have any news or photos that we can highlight in the newsletters please email me.
Alison Gowan
Director of Sport
