Sports Corner

Congratulations to our College Representative Sporting teams 

• The Open Cricket team ventured to Port Macquarie to play MacKillop in Round 2 of the CCC Downie Shield tournament. The boys had an awesome win, 186 v Mackillop 10/122. This means they go on to play a Western NSW team in Round 3.
• Our Junior waterpolo teams took home gold and silver from the recent Diocesan Waterpolo Championships at Alstonville on Thursday 10th November. Please see the article from Ms Binnie below.
• The Senior Water Polo teams were outstanding also, both taking Gold in their Grandfinals on Thursday 17th November at the Alstonville pool. Again, Ms Binnie’s article below contains the details of these brilliant wins.

SJPC Diocesam Water Polo Champions!

Junior teams

The boys and girls teams headed to Alstonville for the Junior Diocesan Championships. The boys team started the day with a 6-1 win over Trinity while the girls dominated St Patricks 7-0.

In their second game of the day, the girls had a close win over Woodlawn 3-2 while the boys edged out St Patricks 3-1.

In the 3rd round, the boys had a 5-2 victory over Woodlawn while the girls again dominated with a 7-0 win over Trinity.

In the final games, both teams played Xavier to decide who would be the Diocesan Champions. The boys had a hard fought game and after going goal for goal, went down in the last minutes 2-3 to finish 2nd. The girls also had a tough match in their final with the winning goal scored in the last 3 seconds to help them win 3-2 and claim the gold medal. 

Both teams played excellently throughout the day and displayed great teamwork and sportsmanship. Well done!!

Player of the tournament:

Boys - Carlo Eiler
Girls - Cooper Andrews

Senior teams

This week it was the Senior teams turn to head to Alstonville for the Diocesan Water Polo championships. 

The boys started the day with a massive 7-0 win over Woodlawn while the girls also beat Woodlawn 5-1. 

In their 2nd games of the day, both teams played Xavier and both were victorious with the girls winning 5-2 and the boys 4-2. 

Next up was Mt St Patrick's and although the boys dominated with an 11-0 win, the girls just got over the line with a 4-3 victory. 

In the last round game, both teams played Banora Point and this time the girls had an impressive 7-0 win, while the boys won 4-2. 

With both teams undefeated they headed into their respective Grand Finals as favourites. The boys played a great team game and again beat Xavier to claim the gold winning 2-1. The girls finished their day with a strong defence and a dominant attack beating Woodlawn 5-0 to take the gold. 

It was a fantastic day all round and every student played their part. Well done.  

Player of tournament:

Boys - Rhys Mulholland
Girls - Riley Andrews and Lily Betland

Kirsten Binnie
Waterpolo coach

9/10 Sport Selections Term 1

Sport selections have now closed for Term 1. Parents/Carers of students who have selected a paid sport will receive a Compass contact for permission and payment. Please note the following dates as changes to sports and late payments can not be accepted after the dates listed below. 

Diocesan and CCC Representative sports 2023

Students who wish to trial for Diocesan and CCC Representative teams in 2023 will have the opportunity to apply through the Diocese of Lismore Sport website (Touch, Football, Rugby League) or through the NSWCCC website (all other sports). Students and families are encouraged to familiarise themselves with both websites and to make a note of closing dates. These will not be advertised other than on the Palace noticeboard. Please contact Mrs McAra if you have questions. 

The first of the sports trials on offer are through the Diocese, with Touch football closing on 10 February 2023. Please see the attachment for more details.

Coming Up

Danielle McAra
Sport Co-ordinator