Sports Corner

College Athletics Carnival

The date for the College Athletics carnival is Friday 28 July. This is a compulsory school event and a Compass notification has already been issued to all families regarding consent. Late consent will not be accepted. If you have problems accessing Compass, students can go to the front office for a printed copy of the permission note. Consent is due by 25 July. 

SJPC Athletics Carnival Information 2023

SJPC Athletics Carnival Information 2023 193.43 KB

Representative Sport

Variety Active Inclusion Day

On Thursday 15 June, two of our students attended a very special sport event at Woolgoogla. Tiana Legge (Year 10) and Zavier Duyster (Year 7) tried their hands at a variety of sports and activities, making many new friends along the way. Well done Tiana and Zavier!

Mountain Biking 

16 riders from Years 7 - 10 competed in our first Interschool Mountain Bike competition at Woolgoolga. Congratulations to all riders who displayed grit and determination. See Mr Burke’s account of the day. Thank you to Mr Burke and Mr Moore who managed the team and to the parents who provided such strong support for this new sport.

As SJPCs first foray into mountain biking, the Superflow interschools event was a huge success! With numbers limited to only 16 for this test event, the odds were against us when competing with almost 200 students from as far as Sydney and Brisbane. However, the SJPC kids did us proud, with the incredible support of their families. Parents were called on to run students to and from the event, as well as after school training/trial sessions. Many went above and beyond, choosing to stay all day for the event. The end result was an incredibly positive day with students thoroughly enjoying themselves, behaving in the classic SJPC way - understated yet determined, and achieving great success with multiple riders in the top 10 in both junior and intermediate categories. Judging by the success of this event and the groundswell of interest, it looks like MTB racing may have to become a mainstay at SJPC. Well done team!

Nick Burke

Fast 5 Netball

Two senior teams represented the College at the annual NSW Netball Fast 5 gala day in Port Macquarie. The Year 11s worked well as a team and despite limited netball experience prior to this year, were outstanding to attain equal 1st in their division. The Year 12s returned for a second year to easily account for all opposition, being crowned champions of their division for the second year in a row. More importantly, our students were humble and displayed excellent sportsmanship at all times. Well done! Thank you to Mrs Furey who coached the Year 11 team.

Diocesan Touch Football

Four teams headed to Port Macquarie on 26 June to compete in the Southern conference tournament. The 15s girls were a strong and determined team with many exceptional individual and team moments throughout the day. They were unlucky to be defeated in the semi finals. 

Please see the reports following for details of the other teams performances. Congratulations to all teams on a stirling effort all round and thank you to Mr Haworth, Mrs Snow, Mr Podesta, Mr Duff and Mr Gregson who coached the teams.

Bill Turner Cup 

Our Bill Turner Cup boys were impressive in their Round 4 homegame win against Coffs Harbour High School. The double extra time and penalty shoot out to win provided the College audience with an appreciation of the how tough Football can be. Our boys now play St Joseph’s Regional from Port Mcaquarie in order to progress to Round 6 and the quarter finals of the Bill Turner Cup. Good luck!

Cochrane Cup

Congratulations to our U14 boys League team who played in the Cochrane Cup North Coast finals on Tuesday 27 June. The boys had 2 massive games against well drilled teams from St Joseph’s Regional and Mt St Patrick’s College Murwillumbah. Despite going down in both games, the boys demonstrated resilience and a unrelenting spirit to do their best. Thank you to Mr Podesta and Mr Gregson who coached the team.

Date Changes 

Please carefully check the up-coming dates as a number of sports have changed dates and/or venues recently. Compass notifications will have the most accurate dates. 

Compass Permissions 

Families and students are reminded to check Compass for sport consent and payment. Due dates need to be strictly adhered to. Should families need an extension to payments, please contact the Finance department directly. Students who miss representative sport deadlines will no longer be able to provide permission after the due date.

Sport Assembly 

This week marked a momentous occasion as our educational institution convened its inaugural sport assembly, an event filled with a palpable sense of pride and admiration. It served as a platform to commemorate and commend the exceptional accomplishments of our sporting teams, encompassing the period from Term 4 2022 through to Week 8 Term 2 2023.

A splendid exhibition unfolded, displaying a remarkable diversity of sporting disciplines, showcasing the unwavering pursuit of excellence in sport, and highlighting the unyielding determination exhibited by our student athletes. It was a testament to their dedication, persistence and resolute attitude on the sporting field.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to each and every student who proudly wore the distinguished SJPC sporting uniforms, embodying the true essence of our College. Your unwavering commitment to represent our school has not gone unnoticed. Also, none of our sports would go ahead without the generosity of our SJPC staff who coach our teams. Thank you for all you do!

School Sport

Year 7 and 8 Sport

Please check your Compass notifications as events have been sent to parents regarding Weeks 1- 5 and Weeks 6 -10 of Term 3. If consent is not provided by the due date, students will be placed in sport detention/non-sport until consent is given.

Term 3 Sport overview - Off campus Sports (require parental permission)

Coming Up - Term 3 2023

Danielle McAra
Sport Co-ordinator