Secondary Sport News
In Secondary Sport news this week, we congratulate the students who participated in the IGSA Swimming and Diving Championships, our Captain of Softball shares her thoughts on why softball is a great sport to get involved in and there is information about Term 2 and 3 sport nominations and trials.
IGSA Swimming and Diving Championships – March 25
21 students represented SCEGGS at the IGSSA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Diving
Elida Gil competed in the 14 years Springboard Diving and placed 7th overall. This was a wonderful effort competing in her first ever diving competition.
Swimming
Highlights of the days were:
Finals
| Zoe Argyrides | 10th in 13 years Freestyle B Final |
| Georgia Cate Baker Wood | 3rd in 14 years Breaststroke Final |
| Cassandra Davies | 10th in 15 years Backstroke Final |
| Laura Davies |
2nd in 17 years Freestyle B Final |
| Coco Espie |
7th in Multiclass Backstroke Final |
| Sophie Myles | 1st in 16 years Freestyle B Final |
| Francesca Orth |
10th in 12 years Freestyle B Final |
| Claudia Quinn | 9th in 15 years Freestyle A Final |
Division 3 Winners (SCEGGS placed 2nd Overall)
| Intermediate Medley Relay – 2nd | Sophie Myles, Paris Venetoulis, Mia Costa, Cassandra Davies |
| Intermediate Freestyle Relay – 1st | Sophie Myles, Mia Costa, Cassandra Davies, Claudia Quinn |
| Senior Freestyle Relay – 3rd | Elizabeth Shin, Emmaline Shapiro, Henrietta Robson, Laura Davies |
| Zoe Argyrides |
2nd in 13 years Backstroke |
| Georgia Cate Baker Wood | 1st in 14 years Breaststroke 2nd in 13 years Butterfly |
| Mia Costa | 2nd in 16 years Butterfly |
| Cassandra Davies | 3rd in 15 years Backstroke 2nd in 15 years Breaststroke |
| Laura Davies | 2nd in 17 years Freestyle 2nd 17 years Breaststroke 3rd in 17 years Butterfly |
| Sophie Myles | 1st in 16 years Freestyle 1st in 16 years Backstroke |
| Francesca Orth | 3rd in 12 years Butterfly |
| Claudia Quinn |
2nd in 15 years Freestyle
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| Henrietta Robson | 2nd in 18 years Backstroke (swimming up as a 13 year old!) |
| Paris Venetoulis |
2nd in 16 years Breaststroke
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Softball
Softball at SCEGGS offers girls the chance to develop important skills while simultaneously providing an opportunity to enjoy themselves. The SCEGGS softball community is one of the kindest and most welcoming you will find!
As a game that is centered around teamwork, softball inspires players of all ages to not only individually develop their skills, but also develop important connections between players and coaches that will be carried throughout their school journey. Speaking from experience, after joining the softball community in Year 8, I can say that I have not only developed my skills in the sport, but I am also now able to call many girls (spread through different years) teammates AND friends!
Last weekend, the Senior Firsts played at Frensham accompanied by a large amount of mud and a lot of slipping over. The team made some amazing plays, including outfield catches, tagging runners out at home plate, big outfield hits while we were batting and lots of aggressive baserunning!
Despite the conditions, everyone enjoyed themselves in what might possibly have been our last game of the season!
Sarah Farrow
Softball Captain
Sports Nominations Terms 2 & 3
By now all students have selected their Sports Nominations for Term 2. New for 2022, IGSA are offering the four winter sports of basketball, football, netball and hockey across Terms 2 & 3. The competitions will be individual competitions in each term, like our IGSA Tennis, Water Polo and East Touch comps in Terms 1 & 4.
Students will have the opportunity to play their favourite sport across both terms or change sports in Term 3 if they prefer. We will not be making students choose a winter or summer sport if they wish to try alternate sports. Term 3 Sports Nominations will be sent out early next term.
Upcoming Sports Trials for Term 2 Secondary Sport
IGSA Hockey Trials
Tuesday April 5 – Seniors Yrs 10, 11, 12
3:10pm-5pm at David Phillips Sports Complex
Final Triall/Training Session
ALL Students will be required to attend a final trial / training session. This will be held on Tuesday 26 April at the David Phillips Sports Complex. 8AM-12PM (training timeslot TBC). Students need to make their own way to and from the venue.
IGSA Football Trials
Friday April 1 – Cook & Phillip
6:45am – 7:50am Junior 1st
Please check emails from Mr Crawford.
Basketball Trials
All students playing in IGSA Term 2 will continue trials in Week 11.
- Monday 4 April- Senior Teams and Junior A and B
- Thursday 7 April- Juniors C, D and E and Year 7
All trials will be held at Sydney University from 6.30-7.45am. A bus will bring students back to School following the session.
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 plus Saturday Sport
Please check the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed for the latest updates relating to cancellations.
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
