Secondary Sport News

City to Surf

Congratulations to all the SCEGGS students who participated in the City 2 Surf on Sunday. A SCEGGS team was organised by the Prefects and featured students and staff from across both the Primary and Secondary School. We are proud of the money raised towards charities such as Beyond Blue and look forward to growing the SCEGGS team in future years. See also the Primary Sports news article.

Equestrian

Congratulations to Georgina Sharp who competed at the Arndell Interschools Competition on the weekend. Georgina won riding class and the handler class for Year 2. She was also Champion Sporting Rider for K-2. We look forward to Georgina representing SCEGGS for many years to come and watching her development.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Congratulations to Madison Liew, Ilana Patkar, Hannah James and Sienna Morris for their performances at the Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics and Yotala 4-8 Friendly Competition held on Sunday 7 August at Rooty Hill.

Sienna Morris (Level 4):	4^th Hoop, 1^st Ribbon, 3^rd overall
Hannah James (Level 7):	7^th Ball, 4^th Clubs, 3^rd Ribbon, 4^th overall
Ilana Patkar (Level 8):	3^rd Hoop, 4^th Clubs, 1^st Ribbon, 3^rd overall
Madison Liew (Level 8):	4^th Hoop, 3^rd Clubs, 2^nd Ribbon and 4^th overall

The coaching team is very pleased with all of the gymnasts’ achievements – Good luck for the next competition this season!

Athletics

Good luck to the SCEGGS Athletics Team who will be competing at the IGSA Athletics Championships at Homebush on Thursday and Friday this week. On Thursday afternoon the 800m and Hurdles Heats will be conducted with the main carnival taking place on Friday.

Snowsports

Good luck to the 17 members of the Snowsports Team who have qualified and will be competing at the NSW Interschools Championships at Perisher next week. The Cross-Country Skiing Championships will also be held on the Cross Country Trails on Wednesday. We wish every well as they travel to the ski fields and prepare for their events.

IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather

There is a new IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, fixtures 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 alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport