Issue 7, 2017 Thursday 30 November, 2017 (Week 7, Term 4)

WHOLE SCHOOL

From the Sport Coordinators Welcome to our final CEA Sports Newsletter for 2017. We have seen some outstanding team and individual performances throughout the year. Term 4 has continued this trend with our Cricket teams excelling in their Saturday morning competition, our Drive Tennis team finishing fourth in the A1 competition, our girls’ Open A Basketball team taking out first place, and the Open B Girls’ Tennis finishing third in the Catholic Girls Competition. In addition to this, our 6/7 boys have progressed to the State Knockout Cricket Grand Final, which will be played on Wednesday 7 December and will be reported on in the new year. In Term 4, we nominated a team of senior students into the Mountain Bike Team and Individual Challenge for the first time, and with great success. Our team achieved outstanding results, winning the team event and placing second and third in the individual event. We send our best wishes to our First XI Cricket team as they head to Traralgon, Victoria for the annual Marist Cricket Carnival, being held 5 - 12 December, 2017. The team has been training hard to prepare for the carnival and have benefitted from their weekly games, as well as T20 games, as part of the Messenger Bowl Competition and fixtures against Glenelg Cricket Club and SHOCS Cricket Club. The Hearts Sportsperson of the Year Award was recently announced at the Year 12 Graduation Assembly. Congratulations to Patrick Goodwin and Sophie Agostino. Both students are exceptionally hard working and talented athletes, who significantly contributed to sport at Sacred Heart. Their achievements to date are as extensive as they are impressive. We now look forward to 2018. There are a number of articles to assist you with your planning in this CEA Newsletter edition, including Term 1 Key Dates for 2018. The 2018 CEA Nominations (encompassing sport, music, debating, etc…) have commenced at the Middle and Senior School Campuses. The links to the nomination forms is included within this newsletter. This process is completed ahead of time to assist with the planning of team nominations, coaches, training venues and equipment. We have been pleased with the positive response from families in completing their nominations. New to 2018 is the Girls Football competition during Term 2, which we hope to combine alongside a Boys’ Netball team competing on Fridays after school on a home and away basis. The Senior Campus will be delivering two programs in Term 1, 2018 called Fitness Fridays and Speed for Sport. These programs have come about in response to student interest in improving their overall strength and speed. Read on for further details. The Sport Department would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our students for their fine representation of Sacred Heart College throughout the year. We give thanks also to our staff, coaches, umpires and volunteers who enrich our sports program and enable our students to partake in their chosen sports. Have a blessed and safe Christmas break and a Happy New Year! Alex Penhall Ali Trewartha Adam Rice Girls Sport Coordinator (Senior) Boys Sport Coordinator (Senior) CEA Coordinator (Middle)

Outstanding Individual Achievements

Whole School

Brothers, Owen Gladdy (Year 8) and Noah Gladdy (Year 10) represented the State in Water Polo at the 16 and Under Boys National Water Polo Club Championships in Sydney, 25-29 September, 2017. The boys' team won the Plate, the highest achievement the State has won so far. Well done boys!

Oscar Haese (Year 7), Noah Kelly (Year 9) and Will Scott (Year 11) all achieved some fantastic results in the the South Australian Scooter Association (ASA) Competition at Oaklands Park Skate Park on 19 November, 2017. Oscar Haese – Third place in the SA 2nd Qualifier U14 Noah Kelly – First place in the SA 2nd Qualifier U16 Will Scott – Second place in the SA 2nd Qualifier Pro category. Well done boys on your fantastic achievement!

Middle School Jesse Moore (Year 9) has been named in the Australian Junior National Gymnastics Squad, which holds four camps a year at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. He has also been selected to be part of the Australian Junior U18s team to compete in the 2018 Houston Junior International Team Cup event in Houston, USA in January. All going to plan, he will compete at the Pacific Rim Championships in Columbia in April, 2018 and the Junior World Championships in Hungary in early 2019. Well done Jesse!

Lachlan Nottle (Year 8) has been selected to represent South Australia at the 2018 Craig Foster International Futsal Cup in the U14 Boys State Team, 17-22 January, 2018 on the Gold Coast. All the very best Lachie!

Adam Wurfel (Year 9) has been selected in the State U16 Baseball Team to play in the 2018 Australian Youth Championships to be held 5-14 January, 2018 in Blacktown, Sydney. Congratulations Adam!

Senior School Henry Haskett (Year 12) has achieved a Lacrosse Scholarship to Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina in the USA. The Coker Cobras are an NCAA Division II College competing in South Atlantic Conference. Well done Harry!

Tait Mackrill (Year 12) has been selected in the GWS Giants AFLW team for 2018. Tait will move to Sydney to commence training post her final exam. We wish Tait every success and will watch out for her next year!

Hayden Meakes (Year 10) has been selected in the Australian Crocs Under 17 Basketball Team. Hayden will represent Australia in the 2017 Asia Championships later this year. Fantastic effort Hayden!

Shaylee Ryan (Year 12) has been selected by the Secondary School Sport South Australia as a student official at the School Sport Australia Netball Championships held in Adelaide 2-9 December, 2017. Well done Shaylee!

Bennett Wythe (Year 11) placed second in the Under 19 Mountain Bike Australia - MTBA Enduro National Championships on 21-22 October, 2017. Congratulations Bennett on placing second in Australia!

A number of Sacred Heart College students competed at the All Schools Games (Athletics) on 21–22 October, 2017. The following students placed well in their chosen events and, as a result, have qualified for the Australian All Schools Championships: Tristan Camilleri (Year 11) - 5000m Walk and 400m Hurdles Jack Downey (Year 10) - Pole Vault Patrick Goodwin (Year 12) - 1500m and the 3000m. In another event, Patrick also achieved third place overall and first in his age group in the State Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships held on 13 November at Victor Harbor. Over a distance of a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run.

Students who achieve sporting success outside of school at a state championship, national or international event are encouraged to inform the Middle School CEA Coordinator, Mr Adam Rice or the Senior School Sports Department (Ms Ali Trewartha, Mrs Alex Penhall or Mr Robert Gill), in order to be acknowledged in the CEA Newsletter and beyond.

Congratulations to these students!

CEA Nominations for 2018

2018 CEA Nominations (Sport, Music and other Curriculum Extension Activities) The CEA (Curriculum Extension Activities) program of the College provides students with the opportunity to participate in a broad range of activities inclusive of, but not limited to, Sports, Music, Debating, etc… designed to extend each students' interests and skills. The 2018 nomination process requires selections to be made via the online nomination forms below, which will also be forwarded to families via email. Please ensure forms are submitted prior to the relevant due dates. Please note that Senior School nominations are due earlier. 2018 Middle School CEA Nomination Form (Years 6-9) Middle School 2018 CEA Nominations are due 8 December, 2017. 2018 Senior School CEA Nomination Form (Years 10-12) Senior School 2018 CEA Nominations are due 1 December, 2017. Senior School additional information: 2018 Sports program 2018 Extra Curricular Music Guidelines Adam Rice Alex Penhall Ali Trewartha Middle School CEA Coordinator Senior Girls’ Sport Coordinator Senior Boys' Sport Coordinator

2018 Term 1 Key Dates

Date Event Campus

Term 4, 2017

Friday 1 December Senior School CEA Nominations due Senior

Friday 8 December Middle School CEA Nominations due Middle

Term 1, 2018 (29 January – 13 April)

Saturday 3 February SAAS Saturday Sport commences (Cricket A1 and A2, Drive Tennis) Senior

Wednesday 7 February Mixed Swimming Competition commences Middle &

Senior

Saturday 10 February SAAS Boys Saturday Sport commences (All other sports and grades)

Middle & Senior

Thursday 15 February SACSSGSA Girls Water Polo commences Senior

Saturday 17 February SACSSGSA Girls Saturday Sport commences (Basketball, Touch, Tennis and Volleyball)

Senior

Friday 2 March SHC Senior Sports Day Senior

Wednesday 7 March SACSSGSA Girls Interschool Swimming Carnival Senior

Tuesday 20 March SACSSGSA Girls Interschool Athletics Carnival Senior

Monday 26 March Catholic Co-Ed Mixed Athletics Carnival Middle &

Senior

Saturday 24 March SAAS Boys Saturday Sport concludes Middle &

Senior

Saturday 7 April SACSSGSA Girls Saturday Sport - Play-off round (Basketball, Touch and Tennis)

Senior

Sunday 15 April – Friday 20 April *(First week of school holidays)

29th Australian Marist Basketball Carnival (Marist College, Canberra) *Boys team and Girls team

Senior

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Baseball

8/9 Knockout Baseball Congratulations to the following boys that participated in the Secondary Schools Knockout Baseball competition this year: Darcy Gluyas, Peter Paech, Adam Wurfel, Jonas Garcia, Henry McAuliffe, Cooper Giles, Matthew Laverty, Will McAuliffe, Lewis Rayson, Jack Ramage, Ned Parr and Cooper Beeken. The team ended up third overall with games against St Michael’s and Seaton. These games were played in great spirit with some impressive batting on display. The players took on a variety of leadership roles both on the field and in a first base coaching role. Thanks also to Mike Garcia for assisting with the coaching of the team. Natasha Williams 8/9 Baseball Coach

Cricket

SHC claims 4th SAPSASA Knockout Cricket title Wednesday 29 November, 2017 marked Sacred Heart’s fourth consecutive 6/7 SAPSASA Knockout Cricket title! Captained by Will Patton, this year’s team has been impressive, convincingly winning all matches. However, Wednesday’s final was an incredibly tight and well-fought match between Hearts and a quality St Augustine’s College. Batting first, openers, Will Patton (22) and Chester Forster (30*) got Sacred Heart off to a flyer. However, St Augustine’s managed to keep their bowling and fielding tight, restricting us to 8/84 off of our allocated 25 overs. St Augustine had one batsman retire with a quick-fire 30*, making it hard for us, with their boys on top early in the innings. However, through spin-twins Sam King and Shane Raphael, the boys pulled it back for a tight victory. St Augustine finished with 7/68 off of their allotment. It was another deserved and cracking win from the boys, who deserve full credit for a great knockout campaign. Well done, boys! Tom Simpson, Stephanie Vidoni and Sam Rossi 6/7 Cricket Coaches

Touch Football

SACPSSA Touch Carnival Earlier this term, the Year 6/7 Touch Football players attended a carnival at the city touch fields. They had the opportunity to play a range of games against other schools from around Adelaide. The boys who participated did so with a great enthusiasm and displayed the skills that they have been developing throughout the season. They were commended for their attitude toward the game and the way they conducted themselves - no matter whether they won, lost or drew. Also attending were a number of Year 8 and 9 boys who volunteered their time to umpire on the day. Some of these young men give up their time to come out regularly after school to help coach and umpire the 6/7 players and their presence on the day was a great example to the younger players, who we hope will be encouraged to continue in this capacity once they are no longer participating in 6/7 Touch Football. Sharyn Davis Touch Football Coach

Volleyball

Knockout Volleyball success On 18 October, ten very talented Year 9 boys attended the first round of the Knockout Volleyball competition. The boys played against Immanuel, Adelaide High and Concordia for the opportunity to progress through to the next round. Captained by Darcy Gluyas, the boys worked tirelessly all day. Oliver Martin, Darcy and Brandon Howard combined brilliantly at the net and with amazing teamwork, were very effective in blocking the opposition and creating excellent game play. Adelaide High took the boys by surprise and the first set was a wake up game for the boys. In the second set they were much more competitive and with some consistent serving from Mathew Higgins and Elijah Laube, the boys were right back in the competition. The second game was against Concordia and the boys were narrowly defeated by 2 points. Jonas Garcia and Hamish Dunkin worked tirelessly in the front court to ensure we had as many opportunities to win points as we could. Our final opponent in the round was Immanuel, who train all year. We were narrowly defeated, which considering the boys had only trained as a team for two lunch times, was an excellent effort. Braydon McPherson served well and consistently kept the ball in play. Cooper Beecken set well and proved very effective as a back court player combining with Will De Ritter to win many points between them. The boys met Concordia again in the final play off and successfully defeated them with some brilliant teamwork and net play. Brandon Howard was the player of the tournament proving to be an outstanding front court player. Thanks to Emily Anderson for refereeing for us all day. Well done boys! Kerin Tinnion Volleyball

SENIOR SCHOOL

New programs in 2018!

Fitness Fridays and Speed for Sport

An eight week pilot program called Fitness Fridays was delivered in Term 1, 2017 with 20 students regularly attending in order to increase their strength and fitness. In response to the demand, the College will be again be offering the Fitness Fridays program in 2018. In addition, there has been an increased demand for specialised speed training at the College and, as a result, we will introduce a Speed for Sport program. These programs will be delivered by industry experts and will provide students with an opportunity to improve their physical, mental and social health. Speed for Sport will focus specifically on developing participants’ speed and acceleration qualities. The program will work on techniques suitable for any sport, or activity that demands speed. Fitness Fridays will specifically have a focus on agility (fast feet), muscular and core strength, and aerobic fitness.

Fitness Fridays Duration: 4 week program Cost: $20 for 4 weeks Dates and Times: Fridays before school (time TBC) - February 2, 9, 16 and 23 What will you achieve from these sessions?

• Increased body strength and cardio vascular fitness • Increased ability to recover quicker between efforts • Increased knowledge of how to keep fit at home.

Speed for Sport Duration: 4 week program Cost: $20 for 4 weeks Dates and Times: Fridays before school (time TBC) - February 2, 9, 16 and 23 What will you achieve from these sessions?

• Increased speed and acceleration • Increased knowledge of speed principles and how it can benefit students in their sport.

*Each program will accept a maximum of 20 participants **A subsequent 4 week block will be offered upon interest on the following dates: Friday - March 9, 16, 23 and April 6.

How to register Please email alitrewartha@shc.sa.edu.au to express your interest in participating in either program. Students will be notified of their registration details via email. Online registration and payment will open on Tuesday 23 January, 2018.

Basketball - Girls

Girls’ Term 4 Basketball Report This term we entered an Open A girls team in the SACSSGSA Basketball competition played at Cabra College on Saturday mornings. Made up predominately of Year 10 students, it was a great opportunity for the girls to bond and develop as a team in preparation for next year’s more vigorous competition and Marist Carnival selections. In Term 4 there are no finals, however Sacred Heart were undefeated, finishing the season on top of the premiership table. We welcomed a new coach to Sacred Heart College, Sarah Turnbull. Sarah comes from Sturt Sabres Basketball Club and has provided great coaching and positive feedback for the girls this term. The team responded well to Sarah and we look forward to continuing working with her in the future. Trials for Girls Basketball will begin early next year in preparation for the Open A Grade and Marist Carnival Team. All players wishing to participate in Basketball next year are asked to attend these trials. Please nominate your interest on the CEA nomination form and keep an eye out for meeting times. Michelle Crocker Girls’ Basketball and Netball Coordinator

Cricket

First XI Cricket The First XI Cricket team have started off the season well, recording 8 victories from 12 matches played so far. One of these victories was against the SHOC Cricket Club in the Br Jordan Redden Cup match, played on the Main Oval on 21 November, 2017. SHOCS batted first and set the First XI the difficult task of chasing down 147 in the 20 overs allocated. Thanks to an outstanding 92 runs off 57 balls by opening batsman Gavin Regan, the First XI managed to chase down the total with 1 ball to spare. Pictured above is Br Jordan, surrounded by players from both teams after the match. We were thrilled that Br Jordan was able to be in attendance and it is a privilege to be able to play a match for a trophy named in his honour.

45th Annual Marist Cricket Carnival We wish our First XI Cricketers well as they prepare to head off to Traralgon in Victoria for the 45th Annual Marist Cricket Carnival. The team will depart on 5 December, 2017 and will come up against seven other Marist Schools from around the Country. The First XI have started off the season well, recording 8 victories from 12 matches played so far. Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in the travelling squad of 13: Aryan Sareen (c) Jonah Whitelum (vc) Brad Thompson (vc) Gavin Regan

Joshua Aulert Lachlan Camm Ethan Moore Darcy Burns

Zac Driver Ben Stewart Tom Rooney Angus Judd Kyle Scott

Go Hearts! First XI Messenger Bowl T20 Competition On Friday 3 November, 2017, Sacred Heart played Scotch College in the First XI Messenger Bowl T20 Competition. The SHC First XI team was made up of brothers, Zac McCabe (Year 9) and Samuel McCabe (Year 11), as well as Henry McCabe (Year 10), the cousin of Sam and Zac (pictured). This is the first time that the three lads have played First XI Cricket together and the first time that we have had three family members represent SHC in the same First XI team for a very long time. All three lads were influential in getting SHC home against Scotch by 50 runs with the final score being SHC 7/130 def Scotch 10/80. Well done to the team for a great win! Rob Gill Cricket and Football Coordinator

Mountain Biking

SHC represents in Mountain Bike Challenge

On Thursday 26 October, Year 11 students, Thomas Strudwick and Bennett Wythe competed in the Individual and Teams Mountain Bike Challenge held at the Craigburn Farm Trails. The event saw tremendous competition amongst the cyclists over a course that challenged all levels in both individual and team races. It was great to see Sacred Heart College represented for the first time at this event. The boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were ecstatic to have the opportunity to represent Sacred Heart College in their chosen sport. “... we had an awesome day out riding and were lucky enough to win the team race. I came second and Bennett third in the individual race! Thanks heaps for helping us out with entering and getting it all sorted…”, Thomas said. In the individual competition, Thomas placed second in the Under 19 competition with Bennett 0.5 seconds behind him in third place. In the team event the two boys were able to combine forces to take out a thrilling win to defeat Mercedes College and Urrbrae Agricultural High School. Congratulations Bennett and Tom! Ali Trewartha Boys’ Sport Coordinator

2017 Hearts Sportspersons of the Year Awards

Hearts Sportspersons of the Year The Hearts Sportspersons of the Year Award is presented to a student or students whose contribution to the Schools co-curricular program, in context of wider state/national representation, is said to be the most meritorious of the year level. The award winner is presented with a certificate and trophy (keeper for winner, while a perpetual trophy is engraved with winner’s name) by the Principal or nominee.

Patrick Goodwin – 2017 Hearts Sportsman of the Year Award Patrick has been a member of the Sacred Heart College Triathlon Team, Cross Country Team, and Track and Field Team since his commencement at the College. He puts his hand up to represent the College at any opportunity he gets, and his achievements whilst representing Sacred Heart are outstanding. Patrick achieves quietly, but today we acknowledge publicly the extent of his commitment to sport at SHC and his success. This year at the Co-Ed Track and Field Championship, he won the 800m and 1500m, achieving a Standard of Excellence in both races. A Standard of Excellence is a result that is in the top 5% of competitors in South Australia. At the Achilles Cup Track and Field event in September Patrick convincingly won the 1500m.

At the School Triathlon Championships at West Lakes this year, Patrick was the winner of the Individual Senior Boys Triathlon event, completing the swim, ride and run. Hours later, he backed up this performance in the Team Triathlon Senior Boys event where he joined forces with Lachlan Merchant (swimmer) and Fletcher Symonds (Cyclist) to complete the final leg of the race, a 4 km run. The team won this event for the second year in a row. As a result of his success on this day, Patrick was selected in the School State Triathlon Team. Outside of SHC, Patrick holds the title of 2017 State Champion in the following events:

• 1500m Athletics SA State Champion • 5000m Athletics SA Road State Champion • 6000m Athletics SA Long Course Cross Country Champion • 1500m LASA State Champion • 800m LASA State Champion • 2000m LASA Cross Country State Champion • SA All Schools Triathlon Champion • Triathlon SA Sprint Distance State Champion • All Schools Triathlon Teams State Champion • All Schools Cycling Time Trial State Champion.

Patrick also came first in the Triathlon SA Junior State Series and most recently won the City-Bay 6km race in a time of 19 min 36 sec. He was the only athlete to run in under 20 minutes. Patrick has been committed to representing the College in his athletic pursuits whilst also achieving highly at a club and state level. It is for this reason that we were very pleased to announce the Hearts Sportsman of the Year as Patrick Goodwin. Congratulations Patrick and all the very best for what your bright future holds!

Sophie Agostino – 2017 Hearts Sportswoman of the Year Sophie’s contribution to sport at Sacred Heart College is both extensive and impressive. She has contributed to the College’s Netball, Korfball and Athletics teams throughout her three years at the College. Sophie has been an impressive advocate for girls sport at SHC in her role as Girls Sports Captain in 2017. She has not missed an opportunity to represent her beloved Hearts and has played every single game for SHC in both the weekly competition and the travelling teams as part of the Open A Netball team for the last three years. Her commitment to SHC sport is unquestionable and she has managed her extensive Club and State commitments for Netball, inclusive of pre-seasons commencing in November of each year, with her studies, College leadership position and school sport.

Her extensive contributions are inclusive of the following achievements:

• SHC Girls Sports Captain 2017 • Open A Netball team selection 2015, 2016, 2017 • Open A Marist and Kilmore Netball team selection 2015, 2016, 2017 • Open A Netball Best & Fairest 2016, 2017 • Open A Netball Vice Captain 2017 • Marist Championship Team member 2016, 2017 • All Australian Marist Netball team selection 2016, 2017 • SHC Korfball team 2016, 2017 • SHC Age Champion at Sports Day in Year 10-12 • SHC Athletics Team 2015, 2016, 2017 (injured).

Sophie’s sporting achievements for Netball extend beyond the SHC grounds. Sophie has achieved the following whilst balancing her College sport commitments and studies:

• Oakdale Premier League Netball team 2016 and 2017 - debut as a 16 year old in 2016 • U17 State Netball team and starting 7 member in winning national side 2016 • U19 State Netball team and starting 7 2017.

Sophie’s netball career beyond school looks bright. She has recently been selected in the 2018 ANL (Australian Netball League) SA team, Southern Force, to compete in the National competition. The Southern Force also trains with and supplies players to the Thunderbirds team. We congratulate and acknowledge Sophie’s achievements as the Hearts Sportswoman of the Year for 2017!