{"id":26516,"date":"2026-09-10T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=26516"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:14:29","slug":"primary-sport-news-129","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/primary-sport-news-129\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Sport News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Around the Grounds<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It was a warm day for Round 6 of the IPSHA competition, with SCEGGS teams competing at venues across Sydney. There were some exciting and closely contested matches throughout the day. A special congratulations to the SCEGGS 7 Touch Football team, who secured their first win of the season! Despite playing in the middle of the day, the team showed wonderful grit and determination to finish with a three-try victory. Indi Cowper (Year 4) had an outstanding game, using her speed and agility to navigate the Meriden defence and find the try line on several occasions. Congratulations to the entire team on their continued improvement, effort and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that Saturday 12 September is the final round for Year 3 Netball, IPSHA Touch Football and IPSHA AFL. Trials for Year 3 Football (Soccer), IPSHA Tennis and IPSHA Basketball will take place in Weeks 9 and 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26517 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IMG_0462-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IMG_0462-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IMG_0462-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IMG_0462-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IMG_0462-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IMG_0462.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>IPSHA and NSWCIS Primary Athletics Championships <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The IPSHA Athletics Championships were held on Wednesday, 26 August, at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (SOPAC), with 18 SCEGGS students from Years 3\u20136 representing the school. The event brought together 1406 students from 59 schools, creating a fantastic atmosphere throughout the day. SCEGGS spirit was strong, with the team enthusiastically supporting and cheering on their peers. The girls gave their best against strong competition, with many impressive performances and achievements across the day. Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the NSWCIS Championships.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1225075727\/374a504c7c?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\">Junior Relay team<\/a>: Sienna Fleming, Edith Herceg, Romy Allen and Eleanor Brown \u2013 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1225076019\/9e8dec9132?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\">Sienna Fleming<\/a> &#8211; Girls 8-10 High Jump \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Willis \u2013 11 Years 200m = 5<sup>th<\/sup> Place<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26516 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\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-Carnival-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-Carnival-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\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-Carnival-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-Carnival-3-225x300.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\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletic-Carnival-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletic-Carnival-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<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-8.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-8-225x300.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\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-9.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-9-225x300.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\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-10.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/IPSHA-Athletics-10-225x300.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<p>The NSWCIS Athletics Championships were held on Friday, 4 September, at SOPAC. Charlotte Willis, Sienna Fleming, Edith Herceg, Romy Allen and Eleanor Brown did an excellent job representing SCEGGS and IPSHA at the event.<\/p>\n<p>It was a wonderful day and SCEGGS came out firing! Students were excited and focussed on putting in their best efforts. All students were very competitive in their events, with two out of three achieving Personal Bests!<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte competed in the 11 Years 200m, finishing 3<sup>rd <\/sup>in her heat and 10<sup>th<\/sup> overall with a time of 30.66 \u2013 a new PB!<\/p>\n<p>Sienna competed in the 8-10 Years High Jump placing 6<sup>th<\/sup> with a height of 1.20m. This is a 10cm PB for Sienna!<\/p>\n<p>The Junior Relay Team of Edith, Eleanor, Romy and Sienna placed 6<sup>th<\/sup> in their heat and 10<sup>th<\/sup> overall with a time of 1:02.77. A huge effort for this team at the CIS level and only .45 seconds off their IPSHA time, which was their first ever time running a relay together!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-26516 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\/2026\/09\/Junior-Relay-Team-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/Junior-Relay-Team-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\/2026\/09\/Junior-Relay-Team-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/Junior-Relay-Team-1-225x300.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\/2026\/09\/Charlotte-Willis-200m.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/Charlotte-Willis-200m-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\/2026\/09\/Sienna-Fleming-High-Jump-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/09\/Sienna-Fleming-High-Jump-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<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Important Sports Dates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday 12 September: Final Round of IPSHA Touch Football and AFL<\/li>\n<li>Saturday 12 September: Final Round of Year 3 Netball Competition<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday 15 September: Trials for Year 3 Football, and IPSHA Tennis and Basketball commence (check Clipboard for locations and times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful week at sport!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr Adrian Hammond<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Primary Sport Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around the Grounds It was a warm day for Round 6 of the IPSHA competition, with SCEGGS teams competing at venues across Sydney. 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