Secondary Sport News
MLC Swimming Carnival
Well done to each of the SCEGGS Swimmers who competed at the MLC Invitational Swimming Carnival last Friday evening. SCEGGS placed 3rd overall and faced some strong competition from Wenona, MLC, St Scholastics, Santa Sabina and Danebank. We are so proud of the SCEGGS spirit on display and the way all students conducted themselves. The SCEGGS Swimmers who competed:
- Zoe Argyrides (Year 8)
- Leona Brenton (Year 9)
- Stella Brenton (Year 7)
- Elektra Cook (Year 11)
- Mia Costa (Year 11)
- Cassandra Davies (Year 10)
- Laura Davies (Year 12)
- Eliza Dyki (Year 8)
- Kate Hawkins (Year 7)
- Francesca Maughan (Year 7)
- Heidi Lyndon (Year 7)
- Paris Venetoulis (Year 11)
- Lulu Weston (Year 7)
- Chloe Yule (Year 9)
Hockey
Audrey Rivers (Year 8), Jess Weatherall (Year 9) and Eva Ancher (Year 8) competed in the Hockey NSW Centre of Development Regional Challenge in Newcastle on the weekend. They played more than 10 short games each over the 3 days (in the scorching heat!) and had a great time developing their skills and meeting hockey players from all over NSW.
Touch
Congratulations to all of our SCEGGS students who represented Easts Touch at the Junior State Cup in Wagga on the weekend. All teams played in very hot conditions throughout the weekend.
Sophie Davis (Year 12), Emma Juneja (Year 12) and Olivia Ward (Year 12) played in the U’18 Easts team who lost an absolute thriller in the Grand Final against Canberra Brindie. The final score was 7-6. It was fabulous to be able to watch some of the games online via the livestream.
Julia Machliss (Year 10), Lily Cooney (Year 9) and Sadie Juneja (Year 9) played in the U’16 age group that reached the round of 16. In their quarter final they were defeated by Wollongong 7-2. Rosie Pallett (Year 8) was our lone SCEGGS competitor in the U’14 age group.
Cross Country
Congratulations to our SCEGGS team of runners who competed at the World Cross Country Schools Challenge that was held in Bathurst on the weekend. All four runners performed brilliantly: Ruby Fry (Year 10) 2nd overall, Nancy Newton (Year 9) 6th and Matilda Emanuel (Year 9) and Annaliese Stackpool (Year 9) close behind.
Ruby ran again on Sunday in the Age Championships and came placed 3rd overall in the 15-18 year age with a time of 16:17.
Surf Life Saving
Good luck to all the SCEGGS students who will be completing at the NSW State Nippers Championships this weekend. Please send in your results (with photos) to myself at the end of the competition.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Congratulations to Ilana Patkar (Year 11) who competed at the Rhythmic Gymnastics State Trial #1 at Valentine’s Park, Glenwood held on Sunday 19 February. Ilana acheived 7th Hoop, 10th Ball, 9th Clubs, 11th Ribbon and 10th Overall at Level 9.
Ilana will continue her competition season throughout February and March – Best of luck!
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 alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au
SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport
Please check the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed for the latest updates relating to cancellations and wet weather.
IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather
The IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, fixtures and team results can be found at here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521.
Alison Gowan
Director of Sport
