Snowsports Report
2025 Interschools Sydney Region Championships
In the last week of the July Holidays, 60 boys from Kindergarten to Year 12 journeyed to Thredbo Ski Resort to compete in the 2025 Sydney Region Championships. The snow was exceptional, and the courses challenging; our boys enjoyed great success across all age groups and disciplines.
The Redlands Cup was a spectacular start for our team, with Charlie Kovacs winning the event pretty much a clear 1.5 seconds ahead of the 2nd Place runner from Snowy Mountains Grammar School (SMGS) in Division 1. Nick Yates’ solid 5th place, the A Team were awarded Team Silver, Angus Motteram ranked 11th, and Max L’Orange ranked 15th. In Division 2, Ben Rose ranked a strong 11th and Alex Glasfurd 20th; Division 3 had Oli Klass in 6th, Jake Mears 12th, Hudson Williams 19th, Tom Rose 22nd, Henry Grieve 23rd and Henry Clark 33rd; In Division 4, Theodore Karedis ranked a strong 6th, Adrian Zhang 10th, Alexander Grieve 21st and Jack Dreverman 23rd; In Division 5, Lachlan Barnes flying solo – 18th and In Division 6, Louie Guo ranked 16th, well done Louie!
In the Scots Cup over in Perisher, our sole competitor flying the Shore flag, Luca Ewen, in a wild-weathered event reduced to one run, placed a solid 6th in Division 2.
On Day 1 of the Sydney Regionals, in Division 5 Alpine, Lachlan Barnes placed 10th.
In Division 3 Snowboard GS, Josh Charlie and Darcy Parry Okedon placed 9th, and Oscar Hanson placed 25th as an individual.
In Division 2 SB GS, Asher Shepherd and Cyan Couch came 4th!
In Division 1 SB GS, Noah, George and Neo took home Team Bronze.
In Division 3 Snowboard Cross, Charlie Pressley, Oscar Hanson and Joshua Kingsmill placed 4th, about 0.5 seconds off 3rd, with Charlie Pressley taking home the Silver Individual!
In Division 2 SB X, Asher Shepherd, Cyan Couch and Lachlan Boys also placed 4th, also a shave off 3rd!
In Division 1 SB X, Noah Shepherd, George Lane and Neo Pressley took home the Team Silver, and Noah added Individual Bronze to his cabinet.
On Day 2, in Division 6 Ski Cross, we had two DSQ in the A Team of Justin Yang, Hudson Vakili and Luca Di Giovanni after missing some tricky gates. The B Team of Jasper Li and Louie Guo placed 10th, with Jasper Li placing 15th.
Lachlan Barnes came 8th Individual in Division 5 Ski Cross.
The Division 4 Alpine A team of Theodore Karedis, Adrian Zhang, Callum Saurajen and Jack Dreverman won Team Bronze with Theo taking Individual Bronze. Our B Team of Max Madar, Alex Grieve, Louis Kennard and Arlo Philp came a solid 8th, Freddie Muldoon placed 41st. Some great depth forming in Division 4.
In the Moguls Qualifier Rounds:
In Division 3, Oli Klaas placed 8th, Thomas Rose 10th, Henry Grieve 19th and Hudson Williams 25th
In Division 2, Benjamin Rose 3rd yeeeew! and Lachlan Boys 10th
In Division 1, Ari Ganassin, 4th, Charlie Kovacs, 6th and Taj Robertson 7th.
On Day 3, we had a SILVER MEDAL WINNING TEAM in Division 6 Alpine – Justin Yang, Jasper Li, Hudson Vakili and Luca Di Giovanni. Louie Guo raced as an Individual and placed 50th.
In the Division 5 Moguls Qualifier, Lachlan Barnes placed 14th, and Justin Yang, skiing up from Division 6, placed 28th.
In the Division 4 Moguls Qualifier, Theodore Karedis placed 3rd, Adrian Zhang placed 11th, Alex Grieve 12th and Frederick Muldoon placed 16th.
Our Division 4 Ski Cross A Team of Theodore Karedis, Adrian Zhang and Callum Saurajen smashed out TEAM SILVER, with Theodore claiming INDIVIDUAL GOLD. Our B. Team of Alex Grieve, Louis Kennard and Jack Dreverman placed 15th, and Arlo Philp placed 74th in a huge field.
In the Division 3 Ski Cross, the A Team of Oli Klaas, Archer Bailey and Jake Mears placed 7th, the B Team of Tom Rose, Sam Diddams and Henry Dockrill placed 12th, our C Team of Henry Grieve, Hudson Williams and Henry Clark placed 18th, and our D Team of Hugo Rofe and Thomas Sharp placed 29th. Another large group of keen Shore skiers inside an enormous field of competitors.
In Division 2 Alpine, our A Team of William Thompson, Luca Ewen, Benjamin Rose and Alexander Glasfurd won Team Bronze, William Thompson missing Individual Bronze by 14/100ths of a second, and the distance between 4th and 1st was only 37/100ths of a second.
On Day 4, in Division 3 Alpine, our A Team of Oli Klaas, Jake Mears, Sam Diddams and Henry Dockrill placed 4th, only 1.5 seconds behind 3rd. Our B Team of Tom Rose, Archer Bailey, Henry Grieve and Hudson Williams placed 10th, our C Team of Hugo Rofe, Henry Clark and Thomas Sharp placed 26th. A huge field of 31 teams/139 athletes, which shows an encouraging age group for our boys with a lot of potential to develop over the coming years.
In Division 2 Ski Cross, our A Team of Luca Ewen, Ben Rose and William Thompson just missed the podium as well, coming 4th by 0.29 seconds! Alex Glasfurd placed 26th as an individual.
Our Division 1 Ski Cross A Team of Charlie Kovacs, Nicholas Yates and Taj Robertson won TEAM SILVER. The B Team of Angus Motteram, Max L’Orange and James Thompson placed 7th, and our C Team of Ari Ganassin and Alexander Yu placed 9th. Three Teams in the top 10 is a fantastic effort. Considering the Scots B Team won the event, 3rd, 4th and 5th were Scots A, C and D, with Redlands in 6th, I think we can hold our heads really high here, for sure – Four schools made up the top ten teams.
In Division 1 Alpine, with a similar team structure approach, our A Team of Charlie Kovacs, Nicholas Yates, Taj Robertson and Ari Ganassin won Team Silver, and the B Team of Angus Motteram, Max L’Orange, Max Papadopoulos, and James Thompson just missed that State invite, coming in at 6th, only 0.48 seconds behind 5th. Alexander Yu had an excellent race too, placing 22nd.
Many thanks go to all of the parents for their assistance with Team Management and Course Volunteering, and to Mr Gareth Inches, Mr David Weston and Mr Glenn Bates for their tireless efforts on and around the mountain. NSW State Championships will be happening in a few weeks, and Shore looks forward to posting a strong team. With the snow continuing to fall, this is shaping up to be a fantastic year for Shore Snowsports.
Mr Warwick Payne
MIC Snowsports