Hi everyone,

Welcome back to a new school year. It has been a hectic start with regard to sports and events. We will continue to send all notes and events through Compass and messages on the Compass News Feed and for secondary students, the Sport@SHC Google Classroom.

Representative and Pathways Sport

Representative and pathway sports information can be found in several locations.

• CSNSW Sport website - for most pathway nominations beyond school level.
• Canberra Goulburn Sport website, nomination page and calendar page
• CSNSW - Facebook page
• Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Sport - Facebook page

The pathway for a Primary student in NSW to attend Australian National Championships is as follows:

• Attends School carnival to gain selection to the school representative team.
• Attends Regional carnival to gain selection to the Regional team.
• Attends Archdiocesan carnival or Selection Trial to gain selection to the Archdiocesan team.
• Attends MacKillop carnival to gain selection to the MacKillop team.
• Attends NSW PSSA State Championships to gain selection to NSW State team.
• Attends the School Sport Australia Championship

The NSW State championship comprises 10 DoE Districts, the MacKillop team, the Polding team and the Independent Schools Team (CIS).

The pathway for a Secondary student in NSW to attend Australian National Championships is as follows:

• Attends school carnival to gain selection into the school representative team.
• Attends Archdiocesan Carnival or selection trial to gain selection into Archdiocesan team or through individual entry/nomination on the CSNSW.sport. 
• Attends Combined Catholic Colleges Carnival /Trial to gain CCC selection.
• Attends NSW All Schools Carnival to gain NSW selection.
• Attends the School Sport Australia Championship

Swimming Carnival Results

The first event of the year was our School Swimming Carnival. Congratulations to all those who participated. It was a very successful day, with many PBs, records and fun. 

Most importantly thank you to all the parents and families who came and assisted on the day with timekeeping. As well as those who came and cheered on all the competitors. 

Results

Champion House

First - Mercy 1552 

Second - De La Salle 1056

Third - O’Shaughnessy 857

Spirit Cup

Greatest Attendance - De La Salle

Swim Through - De La Salle

Spirit Cup Overall

First - De La Salle 516

Second - O’Shaughnessy 485

Third - Mercy 457

Age Champions 

Document Link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T3lXAuY3Iijpa9djzFcRC2ibqcbDjRMJ/view?usp=sharing

Broken Records 

Congratulations to the following students for their record-breaking swims. What an amazing record haul!

Full Results and Records - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqGiWmAhKDD8icwsbVKmeGFN1bG3APMC/view?usp=sharing 

Halle Johnson

• 100m Freestyle Senior Girls - Old record 1:06.57 2024 - New Record 1:05.82
• 100m Backstroke Senior Girls - Old record 1:19.85 2005 - New Record 1:15.59
• 50m 15yr Girls Freestyle - Old record 31.35 1998 - New Record 29.52
• 50m Backstroke Senior Girls - Old record 37.65 2024 - New Record 33.69
• 50m Butterfly Senior Girls - Old record 32.99 2023 - New Record 31.85

Zoe Lake

• 200m Freestyle Junior Girls - Old record 3:04.59 2024 - New Record 2:47.36

Fletcher Gammon

• 50m freestyle 8yr Boys - Old record 44.32 2013 - New Record 43.80 

De La Salle - Juliet Daley, Zoe Lake, Olivia Cassidy, Amelia Savannah

Junior Girls Relay team - Old record 2:54.15 2021 - New Record 2:45.26

Mercy - Maeve Last, Emmeline Last, Ella Sannazzaro, Lexi Day

Sub-Junior Girls Relay team - Old record 3:20.10 1999 - New Record 3:19.10

Primary Sport

Please note that Primary students (Years 3-6), will have sports Thursdays. Our term one calendar is very jam packed, please keep an eye on Compass and the school calendar for any sporting events. 

COMPASS events

Please monitor your COMPASS app for different events. It is important that you give your child permission and payment (if required), before the due date and if your child is not attending please mark as declined. This assists with the organisation of staff, transport, etc. Your child may miss out on an event if they do not have permission to attend. 

Triathlon 

Our primary triathlon will be held in week 5. A note has gone out on Compass detailing further information. This term we will not be swimming any weeks other than our carnivals and triathlon. The day is all about participation, please encourage students to participate to the best of their abilities.

Volleyball

Last Friday our stage three students participated in the Beach Volleyball competition. They played a modified game called newcombe ball. Students had a great day and showed sportsmanship. A big Thankyou to the staff who assisted in the day, students wouldn’t have been able to participate without you. Please ensure your child has permission to attend through COMPASS.

Soccer Gala Day

This year we have been invited to participate in a Soccer Gala day that will be held in Cootamundra. This is alternated with the Young carnival. This is on Wednesday the 26th February. An invite to participate in the gala day has been sent out through COMPASS, and teams are being finalised. Students need to have shin pads to play. It is a day to encourage students to have a go and have fun. If you are able to assist in the day please complete the questions on COMPASS. 

Swimming

WR swimming carnival will be held Monday 24th February in Tumut. We wish all our team the very best luck as they compete here against other WR schools. Please See Compass for more information.

Our team includes:

C&G Sporting Representatives

This program is an opportunity for our stage 3 students to trial and represent their sport at a higher level. It is up to parents to register for these events. If you have missed the closing date, please let us know and we will contact the organisers. Please go to https://csnsw.sport/sports/nswccc to register for any of these events. Please feel free to join the Canberra Goulburn Facebook page and access their calendar by this link. 

Athletics

Our SHC Athletics carnival is again set for early term 2, therefore we will start trialling and learning how to perform some of these events from week 6 this term. These will -include, High Jump, Discus, long distance running, Long Jump and Shot Put. The top   students for High Jump and Discus will compete on the day. Students will be given the opportunity to practise and improve on these throughout the weeks. 

If you have any photos from any event please email them through and we will put them in the newsletter next week.

If you have any concerns or questions please don’t hesitate to contact me via email

Kind regards

Wendy Van Kerk Oerle

Primary sports coordinator

wendy.vankerkoerle@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Secondary Sport

Schools’ Coota Beach Volleyball Carnival

The Schools Beach Volleyball was on last Friday. 60 teams from all around the district participated in the event. 

Click HERE to view the website from this year. See the bottom of the results page for the winners.

Thank you to everyone who played a part in setting up, running and packing up the event. It is an enormous task to put together this event and cannot happen without the generosity of many. 

Representative Sports

There are many representative sports coming up this term. All notifications and processes for registration can be found on the Secondary Sports Google Classroom page.

Good luck to:

U15s CG Touch Trials - Jett Johnson, Beau Northey, Zane Lange, Sophie Sannazzzaro, Sophie Boxsell

Thank You to:

Secondary students volunteering to referee and manage teams for the Primary Soccer Gala Day on Wednesday 26th February.

Secondary Sports Dates

Term 1 2025

W4

Mon Feb 24th - CECG U15s Touch Trials, Canberra

Wed Feb 26th - Helpers for Primary Soccer Gala Day

W5

Tue Mar 4th - CECG Swimming, Canberra

Fri Mar 7th - CECG U18s Boys and Girls Soccer Trials, Canberra

Fri Mar 7th - SHC Secondary Triathlon

W6

Tue 11th Mar - Western U16s Girls Rugby League Trials, Canberra

W8

Tue 25th Mar - CECG Netball Champs and U15s Trials, Canberra

Wed Mar 26th - Western Rugby League U15s and U18s Boys Trials, Redbend Forbes

W9

Tue Apr 1st - CECG and Wagga Wagga U18s Touch Trials, Wagga Wagga

Wed-Thu Apr 2nd-3rd - NSWCCC Swimming, Homebush

Fri Apr 4th - CECG Tennis Team Championships, Goulburn

Fri Apr 4th - SHC Cross Country

W10

Wed Apr 9th - Southern Country Opens Boys and Girls Soccer Trials, Bathurst

Thu Apr 10th - Southern Country U18s Girls Rugby League Trials, Canberra

Kind regards,

Megan Withers

Secondary Sports Coordinator