Sport

Thankfully, we have been able to enjoy an uninterrupted Winter Sport season this year, much to everyone’s satisfaction. Programs are in full swing, and students are taking full advantage of being involved in their respective sports.

Just over halfway through the season, there have been some encouraging results across the Program. Our badminton teams continue to dominate the AGSV, highlighted by the Firsts, who are undefeated and sit on top of their ladder. Our seven Division 2 and 3 badminton teams all have heavily weighted win records too. The same can be said for Hockey. The Firsts are undefeated, which included an important win against Trinity Grammar. The 7/8A team has won all of their matches, while the two Inter A teams have also performed well. One of the biggest improvers of the season so far, the Cross Country squad is currently sitting in 2nd place on the AGSV ladder and is pushing long-standing powerhouse Marcellin for the premiership. It will be a fascinating finish to their season in Term 3. Firsts Football had an encouraging win against Yarra Valley Grammar and are hopeful of having their most successful season for some time with upcoming matches against PEGS and Peninsula. The Inter b Football team has experienced great success and has won all their matches to date. Fielding a relatively young and inexperienced squad, Firsts Soccer performed admirably against the might of PEGS and Marcellin early in the season and later recorded their first win against Yarra Valley Grammar. The 8A team has performed well, highlighted by hard-fought wins against Trinity and Mentone.

Of our non-AGSV sports, the Snowsports squad has been training hard for the upcoming Falls Creek Family Week and Camberwell Cup in the holidays, as well as the Victorian Interschools Snowsport Championships being held in Term 3. The Fencing squad has performed well, with many students finishing in the top 16 of their respective Junior and Senior competitions. Of our baseball teams, competing in the Melbourne Winter Baseball League, the Under 17s (3 wins, 2 losses) and Under 13s (3-3) are leading the way.

There were many individual highlights throughout the term too:

Callum Yates (Year 10) competed in the Independent Schools Golf State Final at Long Island and played exceptionally well. Callum demonstrated excellent course management skills to finish in equal 10th place, an outstanding achievement.

Taran Rose (Year 11) competed in the 2022 Australian Senior League State Championships. His team, the Eastern Athletics Team, won the title and will now represent Australia at the 2022 Senior League Baseball World Series in the USA.

Jordan Yang (Year 11) was selected to represent Victoria at the Under 19 Australasian Badminton National Championships, which will be held in Adelaide from 5-10 July.

Owen Lim (Year 8) will also compete at the Australasian Badminton National Championships in the Victorian Under 15 team.

Over the Queen’s birthday long weekend, basketball Victoria hosted the National Junior Classic, which included elite representative teams from across Victoria and Australia. Ryder Cheesman (Year 10), Charles Webb (Year 9) and Jarvis Neal (Year 8) were members of the Under 16 National Championship winning team, while Chandler Siegle and James Burgess (Year 7) were members of the Under 14 National Championship team. Ryder was also named the MVP of his Championship game.

Mr Lachlan Crawford

Director of Sport