{"id":21020,"date":"2025-04-10T11:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T01:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=21020"},"modified":"2025-04-10T11:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T01:55:36","slug":"secondary-sport-news-114","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/secondary-sport-news-114\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Sport News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Athletics Carnival<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Years 7-12 Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 1 May, Week 1 of Term 2, at ES Marks Athletics Field.<\/p>\n<p>Please read the carnival article for more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/years-7-12-athletics-carnival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note that all Term 2 IGSA Junior Sports Teams (Basketball, Football, Hockey and Netball) will have compulsory trial \/ training sessions scheduled on Monday 28 April (staff day) due to missing their training sessions on Thursday 1 May. Please check your Clipboard Calendar for 28 April.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>IGSA Tennis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On Saturday 5 April, SCEGGS 6 played Ascham 8 in their Grand Final. They played their best tennis all the way through to the finals with some competitive matches. They won on games 29-28, but unfortunately lost on sets and overall matches. It was a close loss but the team was in good spirits. Congratulations to Eleanor Lawrie (Year 12), Savannah Wechgelaer-Eyssens (Year 12), Georgia Farrow (Year 11), Yolanda Liu (Year 11) and Sascha Wills (Year 10) on their efforts team spirit this season!<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: hidden\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/IGSA_Tennis_1-e1744157594247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/IGSA-Tennis-2-e1744157609763.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>IGSA Water Polo<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On Saturday 5 April, SCEGGS 1 played Queenwood 1 in their Grand Final. It was an exciting match with lots of pressure situations between two very strong teams. We went into half time down 2-3 although unfortunately lost overall 6-10, but not before scoring three quick and exciting goals in the final quarter. Congratulations to Alexandra Carroll (Year 7), Cassandra Davies (Year 12), Francesca Emblin (Year 12), Katie Comyn (Year 12), Elizabeth Shin (Year 12), Sophie Graham (Year 11), Francesca Orth (Year 10), Micah Shields (Year 9), Sophia Carroll (Year 9), Georgiana Porter (Year 9), Alexandra Tavendale (Year 12) and Lucinda Carroll (Year 7) on their outstanding efforts this season!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/IGSA_Water_Polo_1-e1744250046160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>St Cath\u2019s Basketball Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday 2 April was the final round of competition matches, some teams in Grand Finals and others playing in first past the post divisions. It was a great term of Wednesday night basketball! Congratulations to all teams\u2026 No matter the final scores, you all played your hearts out!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21020 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-2-rotated.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/St-Caths-Basketball-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>IGSA Basketball Representative Trials<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to Illaria Giuffrida (Year 11) who was selected in the IGSA Basketball U19 Rep Team after attending the trials last week.<\/p>\n<p>We wish Illaria all the best at the CIS Basketball Championships to be held on Monday 19 May.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Australian Athletics Championships<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to Annabelle Jessup (Year 9), Matilda Emanuel (Year 11) and Lily Cooney (Year 11) who have competed for NSW this week at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth.<\/p>\n<p>Annabelle competed in the U16 3000m and placed 12<sup>th<\/sup> with a personal best time of 10:27.15<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21056\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21056 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Annabelle-Jessup-1-e1744160991729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annabelle Jessup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matilda competed in the U18 800m and 1500m events and placed 1<sup>st<\/sup> in the 800m with a personal best time of 2:08.78, and \u00a02<sup>nd<\/sup> in the 1500m with a personal best time of 4:30.54.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21057\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21057 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Matilda-Emanuel-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Matilda-Emanuel-1.jpg 427w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Matilda-Emanuel-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Matilda-Emanuel-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matilda Emanuel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lily competed in the U18 3000m and placed 10<sup>th<\/sup> with a time of 10.25.44<\/p>\n<p>A huge congratulations to all three athletes on these outstanding results at the top level of Junior Athletics in Australia!! We can\u2019t wait to watch them perform on home soil, at our school carnival next term.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Term 2 Sport Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Training sessions for IGSA Saturday sports will commence in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>All other Secondary sport activities will commence in Week 2. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Term-2-2025-Venues-Dates-Times-Secondary-Sport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for Term 2 Secondary Sport Venues Dates and Times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Compulsory Trial \/ Training Sessions on Monday 28 April<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Basketball<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Senior 1sts: Time to be confirmed<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sydney University Sport &amp; Fitness Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Junior Teams: Time to be confirmed<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Football<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Junior Teams: 9am \u2013 10.30 am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">David Philips Sports Complex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Hockey<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Senior Teams: 8am \u2013 9.30 am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">David Philips Sports Complex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Junior (Years 7-9) Teams: 9.30 \u2013 11.00 am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Netball<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Junior Teams: 10am \u2013 12pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sydney University Sport &amp; Fitness Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your daughter is unable to attend these scheduled sessions, please contact the relevant Sports Co-ordinator as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\">Basketball<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"mailto:GraceBarr@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grace Barr<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:LisaThompson@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Thompson<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\">Football<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"mailto:TymCrawford@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tym Crawford<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\">Hockey<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"mailto:AshleighSmith@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashleigh Smith<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\">Netball<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"mailto:NicoleStyles@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole Styles<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:ClareOGorman@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clare O&#8217;Gorman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sport Commitment Policy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Regular physical activity is an essential part of promoting positive health and well-being. Building relationships, fostering sportsmanship and teamwork is another element to co-curricular sport. We expect full commitment to all co-curricular sporting activities at SCEGGS. Students should be respectful of the impact that any absence has on team sport: their teammates, the opposition, the coach, and the reputation of the school.<\/p>\n<p>Please read the full commitment policy <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Sport-Commitment-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>School Holiday Sports Camps Available<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>International Sports Camps are running a number of camps throughout the school holidays in three different age brackets and SCEGGS students have been offered a 35% discount. Please see flyer:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21062 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/Sports-Camps-Flyer-SCEGGS-35-percent-off-deal-1-e1744161737800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"919\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Age Brackets:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Mini<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Players aged 5-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Junior<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Players aged 7-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Senior<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Players aged 12-15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes to everyone for a fun and safe school holiday period!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Xanthe Axford<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Assistant Director of Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletics Carnival The Years 7-12 Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 1 May, Week 1 of Term 2, at ES Marks Athletics Field. 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