Term 1 Issue No th April 2015

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1 Term 1 Issue No th April 2015 From the Sports Coordinators Welcome to our first CEA newsletter for Due to extreme weather conditions (heat) for the first three weekends in February, a number of sports were cancelled, and therefore once they actually started playing there were only three or four weeks left for the majority of teams to start and finish their particular sport. The first XI Cricket team, however, did play each Saturday with three of these games played at an early start of approximately 8.30am. Once the games started back at the normal time of 11.45am, our 1 st XI team posted some amazing wins. Firstly beating Rostrevor in the annual Intercol, and then going on to defeat Westminster and PAC in the following weeks. Both our Badminton teams, despite the limited season, had some fantastic Home and Away wins, with only one loss between them. Additionally, as per previous years, our Drive Tennis team has played extremely well defeating a number of highly ranked Colleges, to possibly finish in fourth place. The Snr C Grade Boys Tennis team, despite a limited season, also played exceptional tennis to win all their games. Our female athletes have eagerly participated this term in Tennis, Basketball and Water Polo through the weekly Catholic Girls competition. Our A grade and C grade tennis sides were undefeated while our Open B water Polo team finished an impressive 2 nd place. Our Open A Basketball team had only the one loss for their season before heading off to Perth to compete in the Australian Marist Basketball competition where they achieved an impressive second place. The SHC girls have also been successful on the Athletics track this term taking home 3 rd place in the Catholic Girls Athletics competition at Santos Stadium. A big thank you to our wonderful staff who coach and manage teams, to all other coaches, umpires and parents for their commitment and support to the Sacred Heart sports program. Finally a huge thanks and congratulations to our extremely talented students for their efforts this season well done. Alex Penhall Girls Sports Coordinator Sue Kenneally Boys Sports Coordinator

2 Athletics On April the 2 nd, the Sacred Heart Girls Athletics Team to compete in the A grade Catholic Girls Athletics Carnival at SANTOS stadium. There were numerous successes throughout the day as the girls put their athletic skills on the track for all to see. Georgia Corcoran, Grainne Henry, Sarah Chigwidden, Sian Badley, Jordana Smith and Sarah Mills hit the 100m and 200m track with impressive pace. Sarah Chigwidden took home first place in both the 100m and 200m, while Georgia took 1 st place in the 100m and Sarah Mills 1 st place in the 200m. While many athletes shy away from the testing 400m race, this was not the case for our girls. Georgia Corcoran dominated her 400m taking out 1 st place and setting a new track record in 59.15sec. Sarah Chigwidden also ran an impressive 400m taking her third 1 st place ribbon for the day, and Jordana Smith achieved a 3 rd place. The field events were well represented with Bec Allchurch, Gemma Thomas, Tayler Tanner, Rebecca Thomas and Caitlin Smith hitting the sand in the Long and Triple Jump. Caitlin was impressive winning the U15 division with a jump of 4.51m. Across at the High Jump, Imogen Scott, Emily Young and Karina Turek all finished in 2 nd place. SHC dominated the Shot Put with Emmeline Ogilvie, Emily Hunter and Bec Allchurch all taking 1 st place for their age division. Bec continued her success across to the Javelin taking first place with an impressive throw of 24.06m. In the U20 division Sophie Yialas missed 1 st place by 5cm while Zarli Ramsey took out 4 th place. In the Discus, Luana Kidney was impressive taking 1 st place with a throw of 26.1m while Gemma Thomas took 2 nd and Emily Young took home 4 th place for their age groups. 2 P a g e

3 The distance track saw Sharlyn Burdon step up in the 3000m, 1500m and 800m after injury hit distance runner Sophie Agostino. A huge effort by Sharlyn covering all three distances. Emily Hunter also did a great job tackling the 1000m steeplechase. To finish the day, our girls combined their sprinting talents to partake in the relays taking home a 1 st in the Open event and 3 rd place in the U16. Perry Routley, Kate Stewart, Mikayla Tauchert and Chloe Baldwin joined our previously named sprinters to contribute to an amazing team effort. A final invitation race concluded the day. The top 8 athletes from all age groups were selected based on track times to represent their College for the Championship 100m dash. SHC had an impressive 3 athletes out of 8 qualify for the race. Congratulations to Georgia Corcoran, Grainne Henry and Sarah Chigwidden (all Yr 11) who finished 3 rd, 5 th and 7 th respectively. The girl s talents and efforts saw SHC earn overall 3 rd place for the day. Well done to all the girls in the team on this fabulous result. A big thank you to Judy O Dea and Marisa Favilla for assisting with the team and to the SHC students who attended to officiate for the day. Alex Penhall 3 P a g e

4 Badminton Open B Badminton Badminton in the first Term at Sacred Heart College got off to a slow start as the first three weeks were abandoned because of extreme weather. Despite this the team still committed to training, (in the heat of the afternoon), and displayed great enthusiasm for the contest. Two of the matches were played at the far distant campuses of Rostrevor and St Ignatius, and we were able to venture there together. This proved to be of benefit with the team members bonding as they enjoyed each other s company. In regard to performance, some of the eight person team were defeated in individual games, however the team remained undefeated throughout the matches. Games were close, with many going to three high standard and hard fought sets. Congratulations to the team and I look forward to working with everyone in Term four. Warren Wright Open C Badminton Due to the inclement weather, there were only three matches (2 home and 1 away) played this Term. The team members are: Tessa D, Luke F, Shannon G, Lyndon M, Matthew O, James R, Samuel S, Karl U and Tom V.S. They managed to win 2 out of the 3 matches. A very good effort and well done. Kelvin Ching 4 P a g e

5 Cricket 1 st XI Cricket The 2014/15 cricket season continued on the right path for First XI side with a few confidence boosting wins to cap off what has been an excellent season. Our first game of the term was against Pembroke and unfortunately we didn t begin the way we had hoped with a close 12 run loss. Harrison Cock chimed in with 53 to get his term off to a good start. Next we faced St Peters and this was a much better result for the team, securing a 43 run win. Main contributors were Lachlan Mill with 53 not out and Jayson Bartolo also with a half century. The next fixture was one to forget, as St Michaels recorded a solid 7 wicket win, which was a big setback for our St Knockout campaign. To the boys credit, they did not lose another game for the season, finishing with 3 wins in a row over strong opposition. The first was our season highlight as we came up against Rostrevor. Being set 206 for victory and on the ropes early at 3/30, the middle order stood up to help the side record a memorable win. Main contributors were Lachlan Mill with 63 not out and Liam Mackie (the finisher) with a run a ball 24. Congratulations to Ben James 5 P a g e

6 who was awarded the Br Columbanus medal with bowling figures of 2/33 and 53 with the bat. This was a welldeserved win for the team and reward for their excellent efforts throughout the season. The boys did not look back from here, posting 250 runs to defeat Westminster (Woolford 61, Bartolo 44) and well defended by our bowlers, with the pick being Tom Hynes with figures of 3/25 off of 9 overs. Our final game for the season was against a strong PAC outfit. We have not been victorious over Princes for a few years now and to finish off with a win was a memorable way to wrap up our season. Losing yet another toss, Adam Jackson and his team were forced to field first on a perfect Main Oval deck. Things began well with Tom Hynes and Liam Mackie taking early wickets to put PAC in a spot of bother at 3/23. From here, they had a solid partnership and were 3/96 and well poised at the 30 over mark. The boys rallied well in the last session taking 7/64 to restrict PAC to 160. Tom Hynes and Rory O Driscoll were outstanding with the ball, both taking 4 wickets. It was now over to the batsmen and once again, our middle order delivered. In trouble at 3/16, Jayson Bartolo and Lachy Mill steadied the ship and with a late contribution by the finisher Liam Mackie we were able to get over the line 6 wickets down with 2 overs to spare. A great way to finish!!!! Big congratulations to Jayson Bartolo who virtually carried his bat to guide the team to victory, finishing with 84 not out. Well done to Adam Jackson who led the side exceptionally well, assisted by Pat Kitschke and Tom Hynes. All players, especially our senior leaders represented the College in a fine manner. Credit goes to each of them for their excellent contributions throughout the season. We now look forward to the upcoming 2015/16 season as we farewell our Year 12 s, who played their last game against PAC. Best wishes to all of them on their future cricketing endeavours. Robert Gill 1 st XI Coach 6 P a g e

7 2 nd XI Cricket Term one was a frustrating end to the 2014/2015 summer, only being able to play 2 games due to heat. However, when we were able to play, we very competitive, taking on Rostrevor and Westminster. The second eleven s first game was Intercol against Rostrevor, at Rostrevor. We had a near loss, chasing 160, with outstanding performances by Tim Reynolds with 75, and Liam Kerrison taking 2 wickets, the boys fell just short. The second and last game was against Westminster, at Westminster. Once again, falling short of the total, but a strong innings by Sam Laube, with 19 runs formed a great base for the run chase, and was close to winning the game alone. Although, if it wasn t for Nathan Fussel taking early wickets; knocking over the opening batsmen, the opposition total may have been much greater. All in all, the boys showcased the Sacred Heart spirit, and represented the College with great enthusiasm, showing great initiative with their scoring and having a driven attitude to succeed. Thank you. Mark and Sam 3 rd XI Cricket Entering an illustrious sixth year, it was always going to be difficult for the mighty Thirds to reach the same heights as previous years. The expectations from the SHC community and wider cricketing world were high, as was evident in the first game against Pembroke when a record-breaking crowd of 5 dads and 1 mum came out to watch as their sons took the field. Unfortunately, the 6 parents all belonged to Pembroke players. The game didn t have the ideal result and unfortunately, Pembroke made light work of us. Nick Brown top scored with the bat, while Luke Hayes and Aziel Stuart bowled well with the ball. Some highlights from this game include having to change ovals mid-game due to a scheduling conflict with an Under 7 s battle. Undoubtedly, the greatest highlight from the game though was Brody Kenny s terrific catch on the boundary. Unfortunately, Brody then decided to go for a short jog over the boundary line, awarding them six runs and ultimately losing us the match. Bad luck Brody. The next game we eyed off was a battle royale against arch-rivals Rostrevor. Distinctly jealous of our Third XI cricketing program, they were out for bragging rights. We batted first and Nick Brown once again batted well, alongside Charlie Lange and Josh Engel. Once again though, the match did not end favourably for us and we were dismantled cheaply before nearly clinching the game late at the end, thanks to Xavier Redden s 3 eleventhhour wickets. Unfortunately we lost due to a thick edge going for 4 over the slip cordon. Luke Hayes bowled well once again, and must be commended on smiling after the game. Braden McInerney also bowled well. Despite the results, the boys continued to show what it is to be part of Sacred Heart College and conducted themselves extremely well. Thanks particularly to Rob Gill for his hard work and commitment to the Thirds. Also a big thanks to Nick Brown for his captaincy and leadership on and off the ground. Thomas Hennessy & Will Kearvell 7 P a g e

8 Year 10A Cricket This year we once again had a very exciting group of young cricketers enter the College. After our early training sessions, the coaching staff was eagerly awaiting the first game; however, a series of extremely hot weekends resulted in the first few games being heated out. Our first game was a very convincing win over intercollegiate rivals, Rostrevor College. After batting first and losing early wickets, Captain Brad Rayson and Oscar Lovelock steadied the ship, making 21 and 19 respectively. Tom Grear came in late in the innings, scoring quickly and adding crucial late runs to pull us to a respectable 100 off our 20 overs. Early wickets from Marcus Thompson and consistent middle over bowling with great support in the field allowed us to take control of the match. Late wickets from Matt Ramsey secured the win, holding Rostrevor to just 71. Following another interruption courtesy of a long weekend and another weather affected match, we took on Adelaide High School in our final match of the season. Bowling first, Adelaide High got off to a strong start passing 50 without losing a wicket. Our bowlers fought back hard and with support from the fielders we were able to keep Adelaide High to just 94 runs off of 24 overs, a special mention must be given to Jack McAuliffe who took 4/24. Once again, we failed to produce early runs, flailing at 4/16 but showed our determination and fought our way back into the match. Brad Rayson made a brilliant 51 not out and was well supported by Marcus Thompson as they managed to chase down the total with wickets and overs to spare. As coaches, we have been extremely impressed by the amount of boys that have come out to training each weekend the way the boys have carried themselves both as cricketers and young men. I am very much looking forward to what these boys will do with their cricket, both at the College and beyond. Sam Pots & Harry Kitschke Year 10B Cricket The 10B Cricket team were only able to complete 2 matches in Term 1, due to weather and scheduling. However, in both of those games all of the boys were exceptional in the way that they represented the college. In our first match against Mercedes College, the boys valiantly went down by a few runs chasing Mercedes total of 118. The top contributor with bat and ball in this fixture was Lewis Cummins taking 2 wickets and scoring a quick-fire 30 runs. In our second fixture on a juicy green top against Pembroke 10A's, the boys again fell agonisingly short in their run chase. Having only taken two wickets for the whole innings, the Sacred Heart boys did well in the field to restrict Pembroke to 124 off of their 26 overs. Nicholas Sullivan batted beautifully; carrying his bat throughout the innings and remained 29 not out, whilst Will Haarsma provided an explosive and entertaining 35 to keep the boys alive in the chase. Unfortunately the boys finished on 2/101 off of their 26 overs, falling a few boundaries short of the required total. A positive start to the year, and some success is around the corner for the 10B's in term 4. Cameron Hromin 8 P a g e

9 Swimming Over the past three years, the combined schools of Sacred Heart and Marymount, swimming under the Sacred Heart banner, have fielded an extremely competitive swimming team, which has seen them move upwards through the grades from C in 2013 to A in The South Australian Secondary Schools Sports Association (SASSSA) swimming carnival was held on 4th March 2015, with 31 Sacred Heart students in attendance. Individual placings included: six first placings, six second placings and twelve third placings. A total of five students were also named Standard Winners, swimming faster than the average time expected for their age group. Stand out swimmers for the evening included Micaela Habib (SS), Tom Excell, Lachlan Merchant, Connor Walding, Josh Giles, Noah Gladdy, Scott Goodwin, Tom Schar (all MS), Amelia Shore, Ella Nunn and Lauren Reid (MM). Final team placings saw both the boys and girls individual teams finish in 6th place (out of 10 schools) and the combined Sacred Heart team finish in 4th place (out of 6 schools) and hot on the heels of Pembroke. All swimmers conducted themselves impeccably and showed the Sacred Heart Spirit of stepping up, having a go and giving it your best. Robyn Sutherland 9 P a g e

10 Tennis Drive Tennis Round 1 defeated Blackfriars Priory School 8-1 Round 2 St Peter s College (Postponed to term 4 due to heat) Round 3 defeated St Ignatius College 6-3 Round 4 lost to Pembroke School 3-6 Round 5 lost to Marryatville High 4-5 Round 6 defeated Westminster College 5-4 Round 7 defeated Prince Alfred College 3-6 Round 8 defeated St Michael s College 9-0 Round 9 defeated Immanuel College 9-0 Matthew Campbell (Captain) S 6-2 Win D 3-6 Loss S 7-6 Win S 6-4 Win D 7-6 Win S 7-5 Win D 0-6 Loss S 6-3 Win D 1-6 Loss S 1-6 Loss D 6-4 Win S 7-6 Win Nicole Kraemer D 1-6 Loss S 6-3 Win S 6-0 Win Steve Dawson S 6-2 Win D 3-6 Loss S 1-6 Loss S 5-7 Loss D 7-6 Win S 1-6 Loss D 1-6 Loss S 1-6 Loss D 6-4 Win S 7-6 Win Jack Conley S 6-0 Win S 6-4 Win D 4-6 Loss D 2-6 Loss S 2-6 Loss D 3-6 Loss S 7-5 Win D 1-6 Loss S 3-6 Loss S 6-0 Win S 6-2 Win Joel Broadway S 6-3 Win D 4-6 Loss S 1-6 Loss D 3-6 Loss S 6-3 Win D 0-6 Loss D 4-6 Loss S 6-2 Win Declan Grant S 6-0 Win D 4-6 Loss S 6-2 Win D 4-6 Loss S 2-6 Loss D 2-6 Loss S 6-4 Win D 6-4 Win D 4-6 Loss Cooper McRae S 6-4 Win D 4-6 Loss D 3-6 Loss S 2-6 Loss D 6-4 Win S Loss S 6-4 Win S 6-0 Win S 7-5 Win Connor Burley D 4-6 Loss S 6-3 Win S 3-6 Loss Sam Walker D 4-6 Loss D 4-6 Loss David Fry D 3-6 Loss S 4-6 Loss The Sacred Heart College Drive Tennis team has remained in the A1 division for We have a talented squad of eight players who have all contributed to a very successful term 1 competition. The year started off in a remarkable way with the first three rounds postponed due to hot weather. However, we managed to play 2 of these matches while the third match against St Peter s College will be played in term 4. In term 1 we completed 8 matches with 5 wins and 3 losses. The losses to Marryatville High School (ranked #1) and Prince Alfred College (ranked #2) were not unexpected since they have obliterated all opposition for the past few years. However, our great hope was to trounce Pembroke (who have been ranked above us for many years) but we could not quite manage a win on the day losing 3-6. Our wins against all other teams were as expected and our players showed great ability and focus to do the job. 10 P a g e

11 Matthew Campbell (Captain and #1) has had a formidable task at number 1 playing some of the best young players in the state. He teamed up with Steve Dawson in the first doubles each week and played entertaining and skilful tennis that had the crowd applauding. Nicole Kraemer (#2) is an outstanding tennis player who is focussed and professional in all aspects of the game. Her unbeaten season is a credit to her and her future opponents will be shaking in their boots. Steve Dawson (#3) is a solid player with good wins in his singles. He is reliable and has a great all-round game. Jack Conley (#4) has shown great improvement this season with 6 wins and 2 losses. Joel Broadway (#5) is a very strong player with 7 wins and 1 loss. His technique and hard hitting game is a pleasure to watch. Declan Grant and Cooper McRae have all shared #6 position. Both boys have shown great determination and concentration with their game. The depth of ability in this Drive Tennis team is very strong and will be very important for the upcoming matches in term 4. Connor Burley, David Fry and Sam Walker have supported the team at various times during the term and their contribution has been very important and valuable. Finally, a very big thank you to all the parents who provide transport, motivation, and camaraderie every match - their love of tennis is terrific and creates a wonderful atmosphere for our team. Gail Morgan Drive Tennis Coordinator 11 P a g e

12 Girls Tennis SHC again fielded four Girls tennis sides for the Term 1 season of With two A grade sides, a B grade and a C grade side, SHC had all grades represented and were the only College to field two A grade teams. Hot weather hit hard in the first two weeks resulting in all games cancelled under the hot weather policy. Games commenced in round 3 with three of the four SHC sides taking home a win. The A grade SHC1 side continued their success and went through the season undefeated. Congratulations to team members Mercedes Sumner, Rebecca Thomas, Sharlyn Burdon and Molly Digman for their successful season. Our C grade SHC4 side also went through undefeated and we congratulate Hannah Grady, Chelsea Barrett, Georgia Daniel, Tegan Bates, Phoebe Seal and coach Lindy Leahy for their success. A huge thank you to the wonderful coaches Ms Bernadette Thorpe, Ms Amy Noll, Ms Emma Jordan and Ms Lindy Leah for their weekly commitment to the girls and SHC tennis. Thank you also to the girls for their commitment to training and matches and for the enthusiasm and energy they bought to the court in the final dress up round with SHC1 vs SHC2 great organisation Rebecca Thomas! Look forward to seeing you all on the court again in Term 4. Alex Penhall 12 P a g e

13 Water Polo Water Polo was again highly participated at SHC for Term Over 30 girls signed up for the aquatic sport to field 3 SHC teams. Each Thursday after school the girls travelled to the Adelaide Aquatic centre at North Adelaide to compete against a range of Catholic and Independent schools. A high spirited College coaster and/or Torago ride proved an energetic warm up each Thursday with tunes and a sing along regular features. Our B grade side under the guidance of Mr Craig Kelly had a pleasing season against some challenging opponents losing only 2 matches. After finishing a pleasing second at the completion of the final round, they took on a strong St Peters in the grand final match which confirmed their second place for the season. A pleasing result in an eight team competition. Our two C grade sides, led by Ms Robyn Eaton and Mr Warren Wright, each recorded a variety of results throughout the season with both ups and downs. It was clearly evident as the season progressed that both teams improved throughout the term. For the Grand Final the SHC2 and SHC3 sides faced each other in a high spirited game which saw SHC the victors! Congratulations to Mr Wrights team taking home 5 th place and Ms Eaton s team 6 th place. A huge thank you to Robyn, Craig and Warren for your commitment coaching the girls each week and transporting them to and from the games. Well done to all the girls on another successful and highly spirited season. I look forward to seeing the Yr10 and Yr 11 girls in the pool again next year. Alex Penhall 13 P a g e

14 Congratulations Outstanding Sporting Achievements Congratulations to Connor JONES (Year 12) who won State Championships in Tumbling and will be representing SA in Melbourne at the end of May. Congratulations to Micaela HABIB (Year 12) who won 6 gold, 2 silver medals at the State Age Championships in January. She won the Elite Women s 1500m event of the Brighton Jetty Classic. Micaela also won 2 gold {400 individual medley and 200 backstroke} and 1 bronze [100 backstroke} at the State Open Championships in February making her the fastest swimming in the State. Congratulations to Delilah RYAN (Year 11) who was selected to represent SA at the recent Cycling Australia Junior Track National Championships held in Melbourne in February. Delilah also had great success at that state cycling championships, winning 5 gold medals and setting a new state record for the 200m sprint. Congratulations to Cooper SAYERS (Year 11) for his outstanding achievements at the recent Junior National Track Titles held in Melbourne in February. Cooper finished in the Top 5 of Australia for track cycling and was a medalist in two events: Bronze - Individual Pursuit Silver - Team Pursuit (New SA Record) 5th - Points Race 5th - Scratch Race (very close finish just missing out on 3rd) Congratulations to Joseph WIGGETT (Year 10) who was selected to represent SA as part of the Rugby Union State U17 Junior Gold Cup Squad. Well-done to all students 14 P a g e