School sport competitions are under way with swimming comps this past week. Good luck to our lawn bowlers, basketballers, rowers and tennis players competing this coming week.
SWIMMING – SANDHURST DIVISION RESULTS
On Thursday, three of our students competed in the Sandhurst Division swimming carnival. All swam very well, with Holly Hawke crowned the Girl’s 17-20 years Age Group Champion after winning five individual events.
Results:
1st – Holly Hawke (200m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke)
2nd – Aarne Santamaki (100m breaststroke, 50m breaststroke)
2nd – Nathan James (50m butterfly)
3rd – Nathan James (100m freestyle, 200m individual medley)
3rd – Aarne Santamaki (50m freestyle)
4th – Nathan James (50m backstroke)
5th – Nathan James (200m freestyle)
Our swimmers now progress to the Loddon Mallee Region finals on Thursday, 17th March.
BASEBALL – Maddy Davis
Congratulations to Maddy Davis who has just returned from Hong Kong after playing in the Australian Womens A Roo Development team that competed in the Asia Insurance Phoenix Cup.
The 2016 International Women’s Baseball Tournament saw the Australians competing against some baseball powerhouses of the Asia Pacific region, including China, Guam, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and tournament hosts, Hong Kong.
The team came home with the bronze medal. Well done, Maddy.
BASKETBALL – Alex Strawhorn
Congratulations to Alex Strawhorn who has just returned from Queensland after playing in the Victorian team in the Basketball Australia U/20 Womens National Championships.
The Victorian team finished in third place at the end of the round-robin games, but unfortunately lost their semi-final to South Australia 80 –72 to miss the gold medal game. In the bronze medal play-off, they went down to Queensland 78 – 73. Congratulations, Alex.
BASKETBALL GIRLS
Good luck to our girls basketball team competing in an Invitational Tournament at Rowville Secondary College on Wednesday 2 March.
TENNIS
Another training/selection trial will be held at lunchtime on Tuesday 1 March for students interested in representing BSSC in tennis. This will take place at the Bendigo Bank Tennis Complex in Nolan Street. Students are to meet outside the BSSC Sport office at 12:50 pm ready to leave.
Good luck to the team competing in the Sandhurst Division competition on Thursday 3 March.
LAWN BOWLS
Good luck to our lawn bowls teams competing at the Loddon Mallee region finals at the Golden Square Bowling Club on Friday 4 March.
Participate in BSSC sport 2016
If you want to be part of the extensive sporting program at BSSC make sure you have registered your interest by selecting the following link and indicating the specific sports in which you would like to compete.
http://goo.gl/forms/PLIIpzgkG2
By registering your interest, you will be informed via email at the appropriate time with any information relevant to the sports you have selected (ie. trainings, meetings, etc.) For enquiries contact Director of Sport, Drew Cathcart on 0419 139 591 or cathcart.drew@bssc.edu.au
Alternatively, call in at the Sports office, located just inside the entrance to the old jail. As you walk through the archway, the office is located through the first door on your left (sign outside the door). You are welcome
CRICKET (GIRLS)
First match is scheduled for Tuesday 8 March.
SCHOOL SPORT VICTORIA STATE TEAMS
BASKETBALL
School Sport Victoria enters one basketball representative team in the School Sport Australia 18 Years and Under Championship. For further information, please visit the ‘Team Vic’ Basketball Interstate Team page at: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic/Pages/Basketball.aspx
Registrations close on Thursday 28 April.
CROSS-COUNTRY
School Sport Victoria enters a representative team in the annual School Sports Australia 10 to 19 Years Boys and Girls Cross Country Championship. For further information, please visit the ‘Team Vic’ Combined Cross-Country Team page at:
https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic/Pages/CrossCountry.aspx
FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
School Sport Victoria enters one football (soccer) representative team in the School Sport Australia 19 Years and Under Championship. For further information, please visit the ‘Team Vic’ Football Interstate Team page at: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic/Pages/Soccer.aspx
ORIENTEERING
School Sport Victoria enters one orienteering representative team in the School Sport Australia 19 Years and Under Championship. For further information, please visit the ‘Team Vic’ Orienteering Interstate Team page at: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic/Pages/Orienteering.aspx
SWIMMING
School Sport Victoria enters one swimming representative team in the School Sport Australia 10 – 19 Years Championship. For further information, please visit the ‘Team Vic’ Swimming Interstate Team page at: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/TeamVic/Pages/Swimming.aspx
Nominations for the swim team close Monday 25 April.
SPORTS CALENDAR FOR TERM 1
Wednesday 2 March: Basketball (girls) – Schools Challenge at Rowville
Thursday 3 March: Tennis (boys and girls) – Sandhurst Division
Rowing – SSV regatta
Friday 4 March: Lawn Bowls – Loddon Mallee region finals
Tuesday 8 March: Cricket (girls) – Loddon Mallee region finals
Thursday 17 March: Swimming – Loddon Mallee region finals
Monday 21 March: Cricket (girls) – SSV quarter finals
