Sports Corner

Diocesan Swimming Carnival

On Thursday 7 March, 35 students represented the College at the Diocesan Swimming Carnival in Port Macquarie. The new venue for the event was challenging with a longer than normal program due to the pool only having 6 lanes. Our team was nothing short of spectacular and represented the College with pride. Coco Becker, William Backhouse, Luke Wilson, Lily-Mei Wong, Holly Tyler, Holly Becker, Carlo Eiler and Riley Andrews all qualified to represent the Lismore Diocese at NSWCCC Swimming by placing either 1st or 2nd in the 50m freestyle or 1st in any other event. Well done and good luck!

Some special results were achieved at the carnival. Congratulations to:

• Holly Becker (Year 10) won the 16 girls 100m backstroke and broke the Diocesan record with a blistering swim of 1.12.43sec. Well done, Holly.
• Coco Becker (Year 7) not only won the 12 year girls 50m freestyle but also broke the record with a cracking 30.09sec. Coco also broke the 50m butterfly record by swimming 33.03sec and broke the record in the 100m backstroke (1:18.48sec). The full official results have yet to be released for her last 3 swims, so this list could grow! Well done super fish.

Diocesan Representatives

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent the Diocese in sports:

• Tazmyn White (Year 8) and Hannah Burton (Year 7) were both selected to represent the Diocese in Touch Football at the CCC Championships in Nelson Bay in April.
• Mrs Carla Snow was appointed to the position of 15s Girls Diocesan Touch Football Coach.
• Lauren Harris (Year 10) and Evie Gibson (Year 8) were selected for the Open Female Soccer team and will represent the Diocese in Sydney later this year. Congratulations to Cooper Andrews (Year 10) also as she was selected as a shadow player for this team.
• Loki Marchant, Olly Angus-Brown and Jack Lemair (Year 12) were all selected in the Diocesan Open Men's Football team to compete for Lismore Diocese in Sydney later in the year.

CCC Selection Trials

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to attend NSWCCC trials in Sydney in the coming weeks:

Jennifer Martin (Year 8) in 15s Cricket

Eva Pronesti (Year 9) in 15s Volleyball

Congratulations

Charlotte Cougle (Year 12), Charlize Morrison (Year 12), Alexis Plater (Year 11), and Kira Juffermans (Year 10) were all selected in the U18 Country NSW Basketball team to compete at the Australian Championships in Brisbane in April. Good luck ladies.

Representative Sports Training 

Our representative season is well underway with many of our sports training before school. We have had excellent attendance in Rugby on Tuesdays, Netball on Wednesdays, and Soccer on Thursdays. The Open Basketball squads are now training together on Friday mornings and our Tennis team has hit the Sawtell courts on Mondays. It is lovely to see our fields a hive of activity so early in the day.

Thank you to the parents who drop their children off early and the staff who freely give their time to ensure our students get the best possible preparation for our representative events.

Interhouse Volleyball

Our annual Inter-house Volleyball competition kicked off this week with two rounds of games. Year 11 opened the tournament with a strong showing. Many students attended to cheer on their houses, with the Year 11s putting on a strong display of skill and determination. Hargraves won the day, with Kelly finishing second, MacAuley placed third, and Casey was fourth.

On Friday, our Year 7s took to the court in a very competitive and enthusiastic manner. Again, we had a large turnout from the community to support and cheer on their house. Congratulations to McAuley who won, Kelly who placed second, Hargraves who placed third, and Casey who finished fourth.

Therefore, the overall results thus far are as follows:

4th - Casey - 10points
Equal 1st - Kelly, McAuley, and Hargraves- 30 points

On Tuesday 12 March, Year 8 have the opportunity to represent their house and compete in this fierce battle.

Sport Compass events

Families are reminded to read the entirety of the Compass event for any sporting activity as all information about the competition or activity is placed in the event. The resource section will hold items such as programs once they are provided to the College and the compulsory questions are vital for ensuring we keep your child safe. For representative sports, please note who your child's coach is and please direct concerns directly to them as this will streamline the process.                                         

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