Director of Sport and Co-Curricular
As we head towards the end of the term, I would like to share a reflection about how busy but also how rewarding the term has been.
In the Co-curricular Activities domain we saw the Mandarin lessons take off at Del Monte and Senior Campuses very successfully. A huge thank you to teachers Grace Ng (Years 5-12) and Wendy (Chen) Li (Years 2-4) for working tirelessly to ensure our students master this beautiful language.
Ms Tiana Pangallo has been appointed our Debating and Public Speaking coordinator and she has been delivering a great program with several students being at the CSDA Public Speaking finals and 90 students trialling for our debating teams this week.
We ran our Years 3-12 Swimming Carnival at SOPAC and we had a remarkable day. From there we had outstanding performances in the Representative Pathways in Senior (CGSSSA) and Junior Schools (CPS).
We have been very busy on Saturdays, hosting sports for more than 2,000 people each weekend and showcasing to all the visitors our very own ‘Volleyball Barbecue’. I would like to send a huge thank you to all the Representative Volleyball families for giving up their time each weekend, making a difference as they raise funds for the program.
Our IPSHA Footballers in Years 3-6 had a great finish to Term 1 displaying high quality football but more importantly enjoying every second on the field.
Finally, I would like to congratulate the following IGSA Sport teams who will be playing finals/play offs on 6 April:
Touch Football: SAN01 and SAN08
Badminton: SAN03
Tennis: SAN05, SAN06 and SAN07.
I would love to thank all of our community members: students, staff, parents and families for all the support given to Sport and Co-curricular at Santa Sabina College and I wish everyone a happy and safe Easter.
Primary Sport update
Primary Cross Country
Congratulations to the following students who have qualified for the Sydney Catholic Schools Cross Country Championships to be held on Tuesday 14 May at Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek.
| 8/9 Year Girls | Eve Vastas, Elise Slaven, Audrey Tita and Sophia Tadros |
| 8/9 Year Boys | Rafael Pinniger, Damien Abi-Hanna,Oscar Kochman and George Rizk |
| 10 Years Girls | Charlotte Tarabay, Bella Ayoub,Stefania Lazanja, Nina Rizk |
| 10 Years Boys | Agustin Medina, Luca Serafin,Charlie Bezzina and Jacob Phan |
| 11 Years Girls | Alessandra Ronsisvalle, Charlotte McCarthy.Erin Grogan and Genevieve Lloyd-Jones |
| 12 Years Girls | Freya Ingwersen, Abigail Schutt,Ola Kochman and Amelia Rigon |
Primary Representative Sport
Good luck to Year 6 students Elyana Lahoud, Abigail Schutt and Alessandra Ronsisvalle who are trialling for the Sydney Catholic Schools Soccer team on Monday 8 April at Sky Park, Sydney FC Headquarters – Macquarie Park.
Good luck to Scarlett Matheson (Year 6) who will travel to Goulburn on Friday 5 April to attend the Mackillop Hockey Trials.
Sydney Catholic Schools Conference 2 Netball Championships
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent the College at the Sydney Catholic Schools Netball Championships on Tuesday 2 April at Cintra Park Netball Courts, Concord. We wish the girls the best of luck!
| ANASTASIA BUCCIARELLI |
| MICHELLE HO |
| AMANDA HOULTHAM |
| OLA KOCHMAN |
| JORJA MATTHEWS |
| CHARLOTTE MCCARTHY |
| LILY MIKHAEL |
| ABIGAIL SCHUTT |
| KEIRA TOAL |
| AMELIA VOURIS |
Primary Sport – What’s on in Term 1 and Term 2
TERM 1
| Tuesday 2 April | Sydney Catholic Schools Year 5/6 Netball Championships |
| Wednesday 3 April | Sydney Catholic Schools Mackillop Swimming Championships |
| Monday 8 April | Sydney Catholic Schools Year 3/4 Netball Gala Day(Expression of interest now closed) |
TERM 2
| Wednesday 8 May | Sydney Catholic Schools Year 5/6 Soccer Championships |
| Tuesday 14 May | Sydney Catholic Schools Cross Country Championships |
| Monday 20 May | Sydney Catholic Schools Year 5/6 Soccer Gala Day(Expression of Interest opening soon) |
| Thursday 6 June | Santa Sabina Primary Athletics Carnival |
| Thursday 13 June | MacKillop Cross Country Championships |
Ryan Dunlop
PE and Co-Curricular Coordinator (P-4)
Primary Sports Coordinator (P-6)
Invitational Volleyball Update
This past weekend saw the final round of the Term 1 Invitational Volleyball Competition. Over the term Santa Sabina hosted 130 teams from 11 different schools. The weather was kind to us in the last round and we were able to play all scheduled matches which resulted in some fabulous results, congratulations to the following Santa Sabina teams:
Silver Medal
SSC12 – Year 8 Div 1A
SSC11 – Year 9 Div 2B
SSC06 – Year 10 Div 2A
Gold Medal
SSC15 – Year 8 Div 2B
SSC16 – Year 8 Div 2C
SSC05 – Year 10 Div 2A
SSC03 – Opens Div 2A
Thank you for the ongoing support from our dedicated coaches, referees and parents, we look forward to seeing you all again in Term 4.
Joanne Gocher
Invitational Volleyball and Basketball Coordinator
Representative Volleyball Update
It has been a busy few weeks for some of the representative athletes, with final selections for the all-star team soon to be released, and multiple athletes on the Gold Coast competing at both the Australian Schools Cup and the Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships. The start of the week saw five representative athletes – Alexis Gittani, Annabel Cantali, Emily Morgan, Mackenzie Bedford and Violet Addabbo – represent NSW at the national championships in their respective age group. Some outstanding performances from all athletes with some fantastic finishing results, Special mention to Mackenzie for finishing fifth in the country with her partner at the tournament! Full results can be found below:
Emily and Violet – 21st
Mackenzie and her partner Sybella – 5th
Annabel, Alexis and their partners – 11th
This, however, was not the end of the week. As athletes, Annie Mullen, Elizabeth Buckley, Frankie Martin, and Madison Low all head up to join their fellow Santa Sabina squad mates, to represent the College at the Australian Beach Volleyball Schools Championships, in which schools from all over the country compete against one another in their year groups! Some amazing results were once again achieved. Special Mention to Emily and Violet who finished up with a bronze medal in a fantastic tournament that saw them only losing one game (to the gold medal winners), and to our other young athletes Annabel, Alexis, Frankie, Madison, Annie and Elizabeth for competing in their first national pairs tournament. A Full list of the results can be found below:
Annie and Elizabeth – 10th
Annabel and Alexis – 13th
Frankie and Madison – 16th
Emily and Violet – 3rd
Lewis Jupp
Head Volleyball Coach and Coordinator
Netball Update
After several weeks of selections and grading, our 25 netball teams are once again ready to take the court. Training has commenced and training days and times can be located in VO and under your daughter’s schedule via the College App.
The draw is also now available and can be found in VO and PlayHQ and will be uploaded to the College App shortly.
The first game will be played on 6 April and while we have coaches for every team we are still in need of several team managers which we would like to lock in before Round 1. This role can be shared, so please consider volunteering and sharing the fun.
Wishing all of our players, coaches, managers and umpires a very successful season ahead.
Joanne Gocher
Head Netball Coach and Coordinator