Sport

Congratulations to the following students on their selection to trial for Catholic Schools NSW Golf team: Blake C of Year 8, Kiara CJ of year 10, and Ryan C of year 12.

These students will play at Belmont Golf Club on Monday the 11th of March in anticipation for place on the Catholic School NSW golf team.

Best of luck to you all.

Congratulations to our Open and Under 15 girls Touch Football teams for their effort and sportsmanship, last Monday down at Nolan’s reserve.  Celebrating your efforts and commitment you all put into each game can be just as important as winning.  It shows resilience and dedication, which are valuable qualities both on and off the field.  That’s a great attitude to have!

Joining the girls on the day were some of our Open and Under 15 boys, who came along for Broken Bay selection trials due to their day being cancelled.  It takes courage to put yourself out there and try for selection not alongside your teammates.  Whether they make it or not, the experience of putting in the effort and striving for a goal is invaluable.  We wish all the best of luck with team announcements.

Congratulations to Zach M of Year 8, who on the weekend became U13 Branch Board Champion.

Zach, who is a member of Lakes Surf Club, has won this event for the past 5 years.

Zach also came home with a Silver in the All-Age Board Relay, Silver in the Board Rescue and Bronze in the Cameron Relay.

Well done Zach great results. We wish you all the best for the upcoming State Titles at North Steyne Beach later this month.

Kye Mc of Year 9 recently competed in the NSW Senior State Championship in multiple events.  This was a massive week in the pool for him competing over 6 days with some fantastic results.

3rd 200m freestyle

6th 100m freestyle

10th 50m Freestyle

9th 400m freestyle

13th 200m Individual Medley

12th 100m butterfly

9th 100m Backstroke

9th 200m Backstroke

Kye achieved some massive personal bests and always strives to be the best at what he does.  We are extremely proud of his results at this level.  We look forward to what Kye can do this year at a college level as well as personally.

Well done Kye! We love to recognise your efforts in the pool and other sporting achievements.

Please join us in congratulating Kate of Year 8, who recently travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in the GKR Karate National Championships.

We are all extremely proud of Kate’s achievements and her commitment to training.

In addition to her own training, she is also a junior instructor for younger students.

Well done Kate!

We do love our basketball here at the College, so much so that we entered into the Central Coast Basketball Challenge at Breakers Stadium.  What a great day it was for both our teams. This event was an Opens division, and our students did not disappoint.  Our teams were made up of mainly Year 9 & 10 students going up against Year 12 opponents most of the day.

Overall, the boys placed 5th demonstrating skill, communication and perseverance.

To our girl’s team, you were all amazing and came home with silver on the day.

We came up against St Joseph’s and it was close game, the girls played extremely well, and we could not be any prouder of the way you played, your determination, sportsmanship and teamwork.  It’s always a privilege being part of these days, win or lose, our students can always hold their heads high.

We look forward to next year’s basketball competition.

Congratulations to Oliver R in Year 9 who represented the College at the recent Central Coast Secondary Chess tournament.

Oliver came 14th out of 86 students.  His only losses were to higher rated opponents, and he also had three wins against higher rated opponents.

This has moved Oliver from 403 to 454 in one tournament.  The judges have said that it is rare to see such a leap.

Oliver’s next step is to now enter another competition in the Newcastle division.

Well done, Oliver!

Last week our Year 7 and 8 girls took part in an NRL League Tag gala day at Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal.  It was a great day for both the girls and the staff involved.

The NRL team runs amazing gala days. Their staff, expertise, and grounds are exceptional.

As always, the girls played well and displayed great sportsmanship.  This really showed when another school was down players and six of our girls joined their team to give everyone more game time.  It was a great experience for not only us but the other school, working together so everyone wins.

We look forward to the Year 9 and 10 League Tag next week and wish the Year 9 girls all the best for their gala day.

A big thank you to Mrs Brakell for the Icey Poles which she supplied for both the team and staff.  It was very much appreciated, and they went down a treat!

This week two of our students Kiara of Year 9 and Blake of Year 7 attended the Jack Newton Presentation Night for 2023 at Concord Golf Club. Kiara and Blake were among 21 outstanding junior golfers where they were recognised for their golfing achievements.

Kiara was named 2023 Most Improved Junior Girl. Kiara went from a double-digit handicap to a scratch handicap in the space of 3 months and qualified for scratch division of Fayde Junior Matchplay for the first time. Not only did Kiara qualify, but she also went on to record victories against some of the best junior girls in the state.

Blake received Straightest Driver Over all Junior Boys for 2023. Congratulation to Blake who will be representing NSW in QLD at the Greg Norman Championship after claiming the under 13 scratch vardon. We wish Blake all the very best for the upcoming tournament.