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Sport Reports and Teams
ACC Sport — 2006
Once again the sporting year at De La Salle was filled with many highlights and achievements. The College can be proud of the strength of our sporting teams across the board. The challenge for me as Director of Sport — and all involved in the sporting program at De La Salle — is to work towards improving performance levels over the next couple of years. Steps in this direction were taken in 2006. The focus this year was to improve the preparation of College teams, and many innovations were trialled. Some of these innovations were realised in the appointment of a well known swimming coach Mr Oscar Carlson, cricket clinics run by local District cricketers, and a pre-season camp and tour of the Lexus Centre for our senior football squad. We look forward to expanding this focus in 2007. Another focus this year was on expanding the numbers of students who become involved in College sporting programs. Students must be congratulated on their willingness this year to become involved, with squad numbers increased across the board. Our ACC Cross Country Squad had regular attendance levels at training of over 120 boys each Thursday morning, Swim Squad training session numbers improved dramatically over previous years, and overall training numbers for all sports were above the levels of previous years. This demonstrates our students love to represent the College in ACC sport. I congratulate the student body, and encourage our
boys to continue this trend. Many staff gave generously of their time to coach the ACC teams we field each week at De La Salle. Our coaches are a committed group of individuals who seek no reward other than the satisfaction they get from seeing our boys fulfil their potential on the sporting field. We are fortunate at the College to have many fine coaches who are passionate about delivering the best program possible. The introduction of new staff members to coaching this year has drawn immediate rewards. The wonderful season enjoyed by our basketball teams was testimony to the coaching talents of new staff member Mr Brett Atley. The longevity of some of our coaches should not go unnoticed. Mr Gerard Barns had his first term off ACC coaching in Term 3 this year, which ended his run of 15 years straight of ACC coaching, an amazing contribution. We congratulate the boys who were chosen as senior captains of their respective sports. These boys have shown a great commitment to sport at the College and have been wonderful leaders during their time in the sporting culture. It is, and always will be, an honour to be recognised as a senior captain of a sporting team at De La Salle, and all captains fulfilled their duties admirably. We should make mention of the future. The College looks forward to the introduction of Year 8 ACC Competition in 2007, which will allow our boys to represent the College over a greater period of time, and for them to develop their skills. We also look forward to the continued efforts of all our staff and students next year as we build on the fine sporting tradition at De La Salle.
Mr Jon Edgar Sport Coordinator
2006 Honours
Student Athlete of the Year — Nathan Roberts Outstanding Contribution to ACC Sport — Christopher Brodie
Standing: L.Hennessy, G.Sison, A.Bressan, J.O’Connell, H.Czwarno, B.Griffin, D.Millar, A.Phillipos Middle Row: B.Hill, S.Dowling, P.Suhodobnik, S.Brown, M.Rogers, C.Brodie, MrA.Wozencroft Seated: J.Harris, J.Gotch, L.Fisher, S.Williams, N.Roberts, A.Hale, M.Gomizel, S.Dillon Standing: J.Beckman, M.Crosbie, L.Shearer, L.Cook, S.Roberts, T.Cleary, M.Donegan, S.Brooks, F.Roberts, Mr J.Edgar Seated: J.Williams, J.Agnostopoulos, A.Ross, J.Bull, S.Carson, D.Grant, M.Hamilton, P.O’Connell
After dominating ACC Athletics competition for a number of years, the team is currently going through a rebuilding phase. There were many great individual performances on the day, but unfortunately our squad lacked the depth of previous years. Some performances of acclaim were Luke Hennessey’s outstanding effort, winning the open 3000 metres and the Under/16 1500metres; Adrian Papamiltiades’ U/15 shotput win for the third successive year; and Hayden Czwarno’s impressive Under/17 high-jump performance. Many boys had very busy schedules for the day and should be commended for their gutsy performances. James O’Connell competed in the U/16 100m, 200m, 400m, long jump, triple jump, 4x100m relay and open 4 x 400m relay, a courageous effort. He capped these efforts by winning the triple jump event just shy of an ACC record. Our Senior Squad for 2007 looks very strong, and we must encourage our athletes from the junior years to commit to training on a regular basis in order to improve their respective events. This year will see the implementation of strength and conditioning training in Term 4 in order to help our younger athletes develop. I encourage all athletes at De La Salle support these new initiatives, and strive to make De La the dominant Athletics squad in the ACC again.
Year 9/10 Athletics
Standing S.Howieson, D.White, A.Papamiltiades, A.Lombardo, L.O’Connell, T.Raymond, G.Montalban Middle: K.McInerney, D.Hale, J.Dykes, M.Collins, T.Mattmann, B.Farrell. Front: R.Harris, S.Stamos, J.Cormick, L.Williams, D.Stow
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain — Sam Williams Mr A Wozencroft/Mr S.Mackintosh (Coordinators) Senior Athlete of the Year — James O’Connell Mr G Kemp/ Mr M.Enniss/Mr J.Edgar Intermediate Athlete of the Year — Ben Farrell Ms K Harding Junior Athlete of the Year — Josh Cormick
Standing: M.Rogers, E.Crellin, D.Price, J.Brown, G.Sison, D.Laughlin, S.Frazer Seated: J.O’Connell, L.Fisher, B.Coyle, A.Dykes , A.Smith, T.Bloom
The Senior Tennis team were once again competitive in 2006, even though they missed advancing to the final of the competition. Our Year 10 and Year 9 teams are blessed with a great deal of talent and the future looks bright for De La Salle tennis. All of the boys who have been involved in tennis this year have shown great enthusiasm for the game and competed strongly throughout the year. Training sessions were well attended by all team members, and I would encourage all tennis players at the College to become involved in the future.
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Beau Coyle Senior MVP Adam Smith Mr Marty Mahy Year 10 MVP Matthew Glico Ms Ami Surkitt Year 9 MVP Roger Madafferi Mr Michael Ryan
Standing: M.Henricus, J.Tyrer, J.Stevens, L.Williams Seated: M.O’Meara, P.Ioannidis, J.Haley, M.Glico
Year 9 Tennis
Our swimmers once again showed dedication in pursuit of excellence. This group rolled out of bed in the early hours three times a week for training, when most of us were still tucked in bed at home. The numbers at training this season were encouraging, and the group were treated to the expertise of new coach Mr Oscar Carlson. Mr Carlson, a long time triathlete and Hawaii Ironman Age Group Winner, was able to motivate our squad, and had them in prime condition as they went into the ACC Carnival. This year we were narrowly beaten to second place by St Bedes’, with only two points separating the teams. Whitefriars’ were once again runaway winners. We had some fantastic efforts during the night, particularly the U/14 Freestyle Relay team, which broke a long-standing ACC record. In order to bridge the gap next year we need all De La swimmers at training on a regular basis, to ensure we get the full benefit of Mr Carlson’s coaching.
Back Row: M.Scarpi, S.Meyers, S.Lowe, J.Saunders, N.Davies, D.Meyers, O.Hagen, Z.Dickinson, T.Cleary, T.Donaghey Row 2: J.La Delfa, S.Meade, B.Ellul, D.Murphy, S.McGlade, M.De Luca, J.Chaplin, J.Cooper, J.Phillipos
Row 1: J.Bull, M.Taylor, J.Mreulje, F.Roberts, H.Rix, L.Shearer, Sabbatoucci, J,Twirdy, J.Taylor, M.Tomlinson Seated: N.Johnstone, J.Kartadinata, A.Crellin, J.Brunskill, T.Shallue, G.McDonagh, A.Chaplin, N.Bolger, N.Mowbray
Awards Coach/Coordinators
Senior Captain Demien Myers Senior Swimmer of the Year Demien Meyers Mr Oscar Carlson, Mr Michael Ryan, Mr Keith Hoy Intermediate Swimmer of the Year Hamish Rix Junior Swimmer of the Year Lachlan Shearer
Standing: D.Quamil, M.Quamil, J.Occonell, L.Graf, M.Keating, N. Daviels, Mr E.Walmsley (coach) Seated: A.Soldatos, A. Hale, T.Arbon, S.Fairbrother, T.Curry, J.Gotch Absent: N. Gill, M.Windley, P.Gould
Standing: A.Hale, P.Gould, J.Slater, N.Roberts, J.Cleary, T.Parker, M.Donaghey, Mr G.Barns (coach) Seated: A.Hulston, J.Gotch, T.Bloom, S.Brown, D.Howell, A.Kneebone Absent: Ms K.Busk
The 1st XI and 2nd XI cricket teams had solid preparation, with a practice game with St Kevin’s over the Christmas holidays. This game will become an annual event, along with a visit at the end of this year from St Michael’s, Adelaide. This preparation led to a successful cricket season, and hopefully signals a resurgence of cricket at the College. The 1st XI season went down to the wire, with a win needed in our final game to put us in an ACC Final. Unfortunately St Bede’s were too strong and it proved to be our last game. Year 11 student Angelo Soldatos was solid with the bat all year, whilst Tim Arbon turned in impressive figures, bowling his off-spinners. The 2nd XI were also narrowly defeated in their semi-final, with only a couple of runs needed off the last ball; but it wasn’t to be. Promising performances from many of our Year 11 boys should ensure an even better season in 2007. The 2nd XI were led well by Simon Brown, who was supported well by deputy Dylan Howell behind the stumps. At the time of print the Year 10 and Year 9 season is still in progress and great things are expected from each of these sides. Links between our community neighbour Malvern Cricket Club were strengthened during the year, with the club assisting in the organisation of coaching clinics run by district cricketers from leading clubs in Victoria. With the guidance of our current coaches, and the help from Malvern CC, our cricketing teams should achieve great results in the future.
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Nick Gill 1st XI MVP Nick Gill Mr Euan Walmsley/Mr Matt Breen 2nd XI MVP Dylan Howell Mr Gerard Barns/Ms Kylie Busk Year 10 Alex Zaia Mr Gerard Barns Year 9 Lachlan O’Connell Mr Paul Harrup
Back Row: K.Ellis, B.Nethersole, Z.Dickinson, C.Watts, N.Gray, K.Grant Middle Row: X.Gotch, A.Sanders, R.Foenander, L.Godinho, D.Jansz, Mr G.Barnes (coach) Seated: J.Gray. B.Humphrey, O.Holmes, A.Zaia(Captain), D.Hale(Vice-Captain), J.Scipione Year 9 Cricket
Back Row: N.Green, P.Hogan, J.Steele, H.Rix, T.Miles, Middle Row: Mr R.Breda (assistant coach), Y.Naidoo, A.McDonough, M.O’Donnell, L.Simpson, J.Evans, Mr P.Harrup (coach) Seated: N.Hyland, E.Turner, L.O’Rourke (co-capt.), N.Hulston (co-capt.), B.Dobney
Standing: S.Dowling (caddy), T.Bloom (captain), J.Mulholland, D.Dowling, J.Mannix, L.Godinho (caddy), A.Schultz, T.Sabbatucci (caddy) Front: J.Vitacca, N.Woodgate, T.Parker, M.Bellion Standing: K.Ellis, A.Schultz, B.Nethersole, Z.Dickinson, N.Woodgate, Mr.P.Crellin. Seated: D.O’Brien, M.Cleland, J.Mannix, J.Scipione, A.Hay.
An enthusiastic team met at Kingswood Golf Club for the annual ACC Golf tournament, with hopes of finishing amongst the top schools by the day’s end. The boys finished with a consistent set of scores, all under the magical “100”, a feat matched only by St Bede’s College, who were eventual winners. Team scores — 84 Nick Woodgate, 86 John Mulholland, 90 Joshua Vitacca, 93 Dominic Dowling, 94 Adam Schultz, 97 Joe Mannix. Congratulations to each of the members of this year’s team, and I thank the caddies and supporters for their assistance, at trials and on the day. I encourage any other student in the College to join in with these young golfers, and help lift our squad over the coming years.
Mr Norm Stewart
ACC Junior Golf Championships
On the first day of school in Term 4, a team of 9 keen golfers set out at 6.30am for the ACC Junior Golf Championships at Werribee Golf Club. There would be no excuse for a bad day, as the weather and the course conditions were absolutely perfect. In total there were 11 schools, 8 in division 1, and 3 in division 2. De La finished a respectable 3rd with a total of 537. St Bede’s won the day with 469, and second was St Joseph’s, Geelong, with a total of 499. To finish 3rd behind St. Bede’s is a brilliant effort as they have only lost once in the last 19 years. Some good scores were recorded by our team, with special mention to A.Schultz, (Year 10), with a great 79, J.Vitacca (Grade 6) who shot an impressive 84 and J.Scipione (Year 10) with an 87. With half our team without an official handicap, respectable scores were had by many. We were accompanied by Mr Stewart, who filled in at the last minute for Mr Crellin. Thanks to both Mr Stewart and Mr Crellin for their efforts in preparing and supporting team De La Salle.
Players’ Scores:
A.Schultz 79, J.Vitacca 84, J.Scipione 87, N. Woodgate 89, Z.Dickinson 96, M.Bellion 102, D.O’Brien 103, K.Ellis 105 — 537.
ACC SCORE SUMMARY DIV 1 DIV 2
St Bede’s 469 Whitefriars’ 557 St Joseph’s 499 CBC St Kilda 692 De La Salle 537 St Joseph’s Melb 769 St Bernard’s 567 Mazenod 572 Parade 582 Salesian 584 St. Paul’s 595
Congratulations to Josh Vitacca, who recently won the Primary Schools Golf Championship at Gisborne, winning by one stroke with a five under par. Last year Josh won the Glen Waverly Golf Club Championships — both the seniors’ and the juniors’ section.
At the end of Term 3, 15 intrepid lacrosse enthusiasts boarded the bus for Altona Lacrosse Fields. The competition is a one-day round-robin between six participating colleges. De La Salle proved most worthy, losing two games but winning three, to take third place against schools that have dedicated lacrosse programmes. Mr Hewitson was in charge of the day and drove the bus admirably. Although he had little experience of the sport, he found the day most enlightening, and I believe that we have found a new convert to this underrated sport. Ben Robson, our goalie, had never played a game before, yet proved more than competent, keeping out goals like a pro. Pat McGrath-Campbell was the stand-out player on the day, playing well in every game, and won the ACC Lacrosse award for 2006.
The day was a resounding success and I would like to again thank Mr Hewitson for managing the side on the day.
Andrew Errington
Standing: C.Van de Laarshott, J.Watson, A.Kortum P.McGrath-Campbell, P.Smith, J.Maher Seated: R.Scanlan, P.Ryan, J.Moloney, B.Robson, A.Errington
Year 9 Volleyball
Standing: B.Hill, M.Davis, M.Smith, J.Marasco, M.Rogers, Mr B.Attley (coach)
Seated: P.Stamos, S.Pillon, S. Wall (captain), C.Brodie, L.Semmel Absent: C. Merry, A.Phillipos, C.Hyland, C.Watkins Year 10 Volleyball
“Unlucky” is a word that springs to mind when discussing the fortunes of our Senior ACC Volleyball teams. Many games went to 3 sets with only the minimum margin usually separating the two teams. Unfortunately we were on the wrong end of the margin — as a result, our senior volleyball players will have to regroup in 2007, after being relegated to Division 2. Chis Brodie and Steve Wall showed strength at the net all year and were well supported by Year 11 setter Paris Stamos. Many boys at the College are now playing beach volleyball regularly in organised competitions, which augurs well for future representative teams. Our junior teams are showing promise and, hopefully, will lead us back to the top echelons of ACC volleyball. Their enthusiasm at training and willingness to learn have been very encouraging. We should begin to reap the benefits of their positive attitude in the near future.
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Steve Wall Senior MVP Chris Brodie Mr Brett Atley Year 10 Gab Montalban Mr Jon Edgar Year 9 S.Stamos Mr Trevor Farr
Back Row: N.Ferguson, A.Pegic, M.DeLuca, X.Harkins, T.Gheller, Middle Row: T.Hunt, C.Nayna, S.Tomadin, M.Breda, B.Payne, Mr J.Edgar (coach) Seated: G.Montalban, T.Allan, J.Pollard, B.Carracher.
The 2006 Basketball seasons have once again proven to be successful in many ways. The Friday night basketball provides the following: – a chance for the boys to play a social game of basketball with friends. – a way in which new boys to the College can mix with others. – a chance for parents to meet the parents of their son’s friends. – an opportunity to have some fun in an inexpensive way. It has also been very successful for the turns on the courts. The 2005-06 summer season proved very successful with 21 teams making it to the various semi finals. The following results were achieved when 12 teams made it to the Grand Finals representing all divisions: Under 12 Runners up were the Thunderbirds Under 14A Pistons defeated the Cool Dudes Under 14B The Drunkin Monkeys were successful Under 16A The Kings proved victorious Under 16B The Raptors defeated The Jets Under 16C The Super Cool Friends defeated The Hawks Under 18A The Boomkablamoes were runners up Under 18B The Crushers defeated Lewis’ Team. The 2006 winter season was longer than usual due to the Commonwealth Games. 32 teams competed during the winter season. Once again the Club was successful with 22 teams making the semi finals with 11 teams making it into the Grand Finals. Of the 9 divisions we were strongly represented in seven and managed to win all seven titles. The results were: Under 12 The Giants defeated the Crazyhawks Under 14A The Spazy’s defeated Storm Under 14B The X-Men defeated the Titans Under 14C The Lakers were successful Under 16A2 The Sabres defeated The Raptors Under 16B The Hawks were premiers. Under 18B The Mighty Ducks proved successful. To participate in 15 of the possible 17 Grand Finals and to win 13 with 10 Runners Up is a cause to celebrate the gifts and talents of the boys who play every Friday night. To the Parents who support their boys, to the coaches and to the Club Committee: I have a chance to say thank you for your time and effort.
Br Gerry
It was a successful football season once again from representative sides. The highlight without doubt was the back-to-back premierships of our Year 10 team. We look forward to this team continuing their run, now that they move into the senior age group. Josh Scipione played a match-winning role in the grand final and was supported well by Xavier Gotch and Steve Muller throughout the season. The final was a very close affair, with the game in the balance well into the last quarter. The boys were able to see it through and finally overcome their spirited opponents. Our senior sides performed very well throughout the year and were served well by our best preparation in years. Unfortunately the first XVIII couldn’t find the line in the close ones, losing three games by margins of 1, 5 and 9 points. We did record a fantastic away win to eventual ACC Premiers and Herald Shield Winners St Joseph’s Geelong, along with wins against Mazenod, St Bede’s and St Francis Xavier. Year 12 players Sam Dillon and Jacob Gotch played good football throughout the season and were ably supported in the midfield by Year 11s Tom Curry and Josh Harris. Adam Kovarik kicked a number of ‘bags’ during the year and Olmo ‘Chook’ Salvatore averaged four goals a game from a pocket. Our 2nd XVIII were knocked out of the competition by St Bernard’s in a semi final at “The Snakepit”. It was a gallant effort and all can be proud of the way they played the season, and also the way they conducted themselves, on and off the field. Alex Roberts was superb all season and was supported well by Luke Semmel, Matt Wall and Tim Maya. The dedication and spirit shown by all 2nd XVIII players was fantastic, which reflected the enjoyment they derived from their football this year. Lastly, our Year 9 team had a mixed year, affected greatly by injuries and absences due to camps. They showed, however, that they can be a very strong team in the future, evident in some encouraging performances. These players are more than capable of winning an ACC title in the future, as the team has many talented players. Their midfield was excellent all year, led by Xavier Murphy, Jack Purton Smith and Tom Myles. Jack Gray was very dependable in the back half all year, and big Tom Cleary showed he can be a player of the future. Thank you to all players and coaches for their fantastic efforts throughout the year.
Standing: M.Raymond, T.Curry, N.Murphy, N.Davey, T.Kovarik, O.Salvatore, T.Bloom, B.Coyle Middle Row: J.Phillips, M.Gomizel, C.Brodie, K.Rudd, D.Reid, A.Hale, M.Wall, A.Soldatos, J.Edgar(Coach) Seated: P.Monoghan, S.Williams, J.Gotch, N.Roberts(capt), S.Fairbrother, S.Dillon, J.Harris, M.Peterson Absent: S.Pickett
Standing: P.Suhodobnik, M.Davis, T.Naughtin, E.Murphy, S.Wall, M.Wall, B.Griffin, J.Brown, A.Hale, B.Hill Middle Row: Mr A.Wozencroft (Assistant), D.Quamil, J.Comerford, M.Rodgers, D.Conway, L.Semmel, Mr G.Barns (coach), Mr R.Breda (assistant coach)
Seated: M.Peterson, T.Maya, M.Smith, T.Arbon, S.Brown, B.Dwyer, J.Meade, P.Monaghan
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Nathan Roberts 1st XVIII Football B&F Jacob Gotch Mr J Edgar Most Consistent Joel Phillips Mr S Mackintosh Coaches Award Adam Kovarik 2nd XVIII Football B&F Alex Roberts Mr G Barns Most Consistent Mathew Pedersen Mr A Wozencroft Coaches Award Matthew Wall B&F Scott Muller Mr K Stokes Most Courageous Ben Carracher Mr D Madigan MVP — Grand Final Josh Scipione B&F Xavier Murphy Mr P Harte Most Consistent Thomas Miles Mr T Ford Most Determined Jack Purton-Smith Coaches Award Brendan Close
Back Row: X.Harkins, S.Lowe, S.Tomadin, T.Allan, A.Bonaddio, M.Breda, S.Muller, B.Nethersole, T.Hunt, G.Montalban Third Row: X.Gotch, M.Collins, B.Humphrey, O.Holmes, Z.Dickinson, S.Hillier, M.De Luca, K.Pryor Second Row: Mr K.Stokes (coach), D.Hale, K.Grant, A.Zaia, N.Gray, M.De Corrado, D.Murphy, K.Ellis, Mr D.Madigan (assistant coach) Seated: R.Monaghan, L.Williams, S.De Corrado, E.Clinch, J.Scipione, S.Griffin, J.McDonald, B.Carracher Year 9 XVIII
Back Row: C.Maynard, D.White, A.O’Shea, L.O’Connell, S.Byrne, X.Fitzgerald, S.Roberts, T.East, T.Cleary, D.East, J.Gray, A.Papamiltiades, L.Simpson Row 3: T.Mattmann, M.O’Donnell, J.Bernadone, M.Nolan, T.Stubbings, D.O’Brien, T.Raymond, A.Brown, J.Quinn, J.Salanitri, J.Cooper, B.Dobney, N.Hulston Row 2: Mr P.Harte, N.Green, S.Stamos, M.Briglia, T.Miles, J.Cartland, T.Cardwell, X.Murphy (capt.), J.Purton-Smith, J.Rogers, Mr R.Beda, Mr T.Ford Seated: B.Raymond, L.O’Rourke, D.Hutchinson, R.Harris, P.Hussey, B.Close, N.Enright, D.Stow, E.Turner, N.Hyland 132
The annual Interschool Snowsports Competition was held at Mt Buller from the 19th – 22nd of August. The De La Salle Ski Team was again well represented by 13 boys from Years 7–12. It was a highly successful year, with Conrad Lucas winning the Division 3 Cross-Country Classic Sprint over 400m in 3.03.33mins. Other results saw Jack Beach and Tom Molloy finish 75th and 85th respectively in the Division 2 Boarder Cross event and, in the overall teams result, De La Salle finished 29th. In Snowboard Division 1 Andrew Batley finished a respectable 52nd place. In the skiing events Jason Twirdy competed in the Alpine Division 1, and finished in 102nd place, while John Cooper competed in the Alpine Division 2, finishing in 133rd position. A number of other students competed in their first alpine ski race events, and gained valuable experience from the competition and the ski adventure as a whole. As the coordinator of the ski team, I would sincerely like to thank Mr David Atkins, Mr Simon Finigan, Mr Shane Slavin and Miss Kate Wallis, who helped make the trip such a success.
Mr Ken Stokes Ski Team Coordinator
ACC Skiing
Standing: Mr K.Stokes, A.Batley, T.Kershaw, Mr D.Atkins Seated: J.Twirdy, T.Molloy, J.Plompen, J.Cooper
Standing: J.Molinaro, R.Lomacchio, T.Buick, G.Santaltzis, P.Apostopoulos, A.Stabelos Seated: P.Stamos, A.Vanzella, A.Bressan, S.Bourmas, J.O’Connor
In a World Cup year there was much enthusiasm from the students at De La Salle to become involved in our ACC Soccer teams. Participation and training numbers increased dramatically, and there were some encouraging results. Our senior squad tried hard throughout the year but was unable to string too many winning performances together against some very strong opposition. Alex Bressan was a ‘rock’ in goals, and was ably supported by defender Anthony Vanzella. Anthony Stabelos worked hard all year to create chances on goal. Our Year 10 side was fantastic and had many great wins throughout the course of the year, narrowly
Awards
missing a place in the grand final. Anton Pejic looked dangerous up front all year, and was supported well by Tristan Tiso. This group was a pleasure for their coaches, showing spirit and commitment. The Year 9 side saw more than 25 players play throughout the season, which should prove beneficial to the depth of the pool in the future. All year levels displayed solid performances and we can look forward to the prospect of further development in soccer next year.
Coaches
Senior Captain A.Bressan Mr Brett Wadley/Ms Karen Harding Senior Best and Fairest Yr 10 Best and Fairest A.Pejik Mr Simon Hewitson/Mr Peter Riordan Yr 9 Best and Fairest J.Stamatelos Mr Shaun Buckley
Standing: T.Tiso, J.Di,Natale, S.Minogue, M.Pierce, T.Dobson, N.Woodgate, Mr P.Riordan (coach) Seated: P.Ioannidis, T.Smith, C.Watts, D.Nikakis, A.Pejic, J.Storai, A.Kanellopoulos Standing: J.Stamatelos, I.Howe, K.Winter, P.McNamara, M.Chai, L.Terella. Middle Row: J.Lewis, N.Thanos, M.Saeur. C.Kildaras, G.Kucukbalci-Katsifolis, S.Stamos, A.Boghdadi. Seated: M.Altidis, D.Petras, V.Naidoo, N.Ibarra, R.Sita, P.Siarabalos.
ACC Basketball
What a great year of Basketball at De La Salle, with five out six teams playing off in grand finals, resulting in four premierships. The Senior ‘A’ team had a great year but were unfortunately unable to secure a grand final berth, suffering a narrow loss in the semi-final to Mazenod. The team played exciting, quick tempo basketball all year, which was great to watch. Hayden Czwarno was a key player throughout the season. Hayden also represented his state this year at the National Schoolboys’ titles, a significant achievement. He was well supported this season by captain Nathan Stewart and fellow Year 11 student Jason Twirdy. The Senior ‘B’ team capped off a winning season in fine style, winning their grand final by the barest of margins, a point. The boys showed tremendous spirit throughout the season and were well led by senior boys Chris Brodie and Patrick Subdobnik. Our Year 10 teams both played in grand finals, our ‘B’ team winning their premiership comfortably. Unfortunately our ‘A’ team was unable to win back-toback titles against the ‘Friar’ but we look forward to the challenge of continuing this rivalry next season! Mark Breda was outstanding all season, and was well supported by Kale Pryor and Steve Muller. For the ‘B’ team big Bonaddio and Torissi showed the way. Year 9 led the way in terms of premierships taking home the chocolates in both grand finals. In fact, both sides went through the season undefeated, and both teams had comfortable grand final victories. The future of basketball at the College certainly looks bright. Tom Mattman and Corey Maynard provided the excitement for the ‘A’ team and Andrew Lombardo and the East twins always got the job done. For the “B’ team Anthony O’Shea and Dean White were fantastic all year.
Standing: M.Allan, N.Roberts, D.Millar, Mr B.Atley (coach) Seated: J.Twirdy, H.Czwarno, M.Sahely, M.Kanellopoulos Absent: N.Stewart (Capt), N.Parton, W.Hassell
Senior Basketball
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Nathan Stewart Mr B Atlee/Mr R Breda/Mr P Jurd Senior MVP Hayden Czwarno Year 10 MVP Mark Breda Mr B Atlee/Mr S Hewitson Year 9 MVP Corey Maynard Mr T Ford/ Br G Barret
Standing: Mr R.Breda (coach), N.Lees, A.Kovarik, N.Roberts, J.Brown, J. D’Souza, Mr. P.Jurd (coach) Front Row: B.Dwyer, A.Spiers, C.Brodie, P.Suhodobnik, S.Pintado
Standing: T.Allen, S.Muller, P.Millar, J.Porozny, Mr B.Atley (coach) Seated: A.Kannelopoulos, S.Tomadin, K.Pryor, T.Forbes
Year 9 Basketball
Back Row: A. Lombardo, T. Cleary, S. Roberts, T. East, J. Gray, Row 3: T. Antas, S. Byrne, M, James, D.East, A.O’Shea, X.Fitzgerald, L.Simpson, G.Muratore Row 2: Mr T.Ford, A.Robinson-Bodin, C.Maynard, C.Patterson, D.White, J.Dyers, Br Gerry Seated: M.Bertucci, T.Miles, I.Howe, T.Mattman. S.Ayre, B.Tesoreiro, J.Evans, B.Close Absent: M.Osekowski, J.Van Der Wolde, A.Pattersom, C.Smith, M.Herbstreit, S.Heatley, J.Leonard Standing: J.Palombi, G. Montalban, P.Torrisi, J.Croce, Mr R.Breda Seated: E.Clinch, T.Donaghey, A.Bonaddio, D.Nikakis, D.Speirs
Year 9 Basketball
Standing: S.Bird, B.Hempenstall, M.Alderuccio, D.Harkins, A.Barker, Mr E.Walmsley Seated: D.Howell, S.Farbrother, T.Bloom (capt), M.Rodgers Absent: S.Meade, T.Sargeant, J.Musster, M.Lane, L.Coleman, A.Miller Much improvement was made in hockey in 2006. Although the senior team didn’t reach the heights of its 2005 grand final appearance our results across the board were much more competitive. The seniors had a couple of big wins late in the season but were affected early on by injuries to key players. The better players for the season were Tom Bloom and Sam Fairbrother, along with Year 11 boys Stephen Bird and Matt Alderuccio. Our best results for the year were our resounding win over Parade, an 8–2 result and a 7–1 win over St Paul’s. Our Year 10 team narrowly missed out on a semi-final appearance but showed great improvement on their previous season’s results, whilst our Year 9 side started and finished the season strongly. Many boys who participated in the sport this year were new to the game, but with consistent training were able to improve their skills greatly. It is envisaged that these boys will continue their involvement in the game and as such our overall performances in hockey should continue to improve.
Year 10 Hockey
Back Row: Z.Dickinson, P.Selwood, T.Jane, R.Weston, M.Pierce, C.Watts, J.O’Halloran Row 1: J.Pollard, D.Murphy, L.Godinho, A.Spencer, N.Seel B.Carracher Seated: L.Sutton, B.O’Dwyer, O.Holmes, B.Humphries, J.Scipione, J.Siakavellas, P.Ioannidis
The Victorian Schools Cycling Championships is a competition aimed at encouraging school students to become involved in cycling. Each year the championship attracts approximately 1000 entrants from 150 schools across Victoria. Students can compete in either the novice or racing category, depending on whether they hold a racing licence or not. Prizes are awarded for place-getters, as well as the added incentive of competing at the State Final, which is held on the final day of the Jayco Herald-Sun Tour. In August, Mr Terry Atkins and Miss Karen Harding, both avid cyclists, took 20 De La Salle students out to METEC at Kilsyth for the Eastern Metro Zone Final. For a majority of the students it was their first taste of road racing. All of the boys enjoyed the experience immensely, and hopefully a few of the first timers will pursue the sport. Some notable achievements for the day: Michael Crosbie 4th Place — U15 Novice Angus Cramp 4th Place — U15 Racing Tom Gallagher 3th Place — U17 Racing
Standing: J.Salanitri, J.Cooper, C.Kildaras, L.O’Connell, A.Papamiltiade, A.Robson, K.McInerney, J.Plompen (capt.) Seated: D.Hutchinson, L.O’Rourke (vice-capt.), T.Cardwell, J.Fagan, P.Hussey, M.Blakeborough, E.Turner
The students involved in the cross country squad this year can be extremely proud of their achievements, and will look back on their experience as one that helped them grow as individuals. The boys dedicated the season to Daniel Lagastes, a valued member of the team, who unfortunately passed away during the season. Daniel’s “No Regrets’ motto was adopted by one and all, and the boys’ attitude in upholding this motto was inspiring. The ACC cross country carnival was held in atrocious conditions, yet our boys did not complain, and got on with the job. Each and every boy who represented the school gave it their all, and were exhausted at the finish. Unfortunately, due to injuries and late withdrawals, we slipped down a place to finish a close third behind St Bernard’s and Mazenod. We are sure to bounce back stronger next year and move back into the top two. Sam Williams was an inspirational captain, finishing fourth in the senior category, whilst the run of the day was provided by Luke Hennessy who blitzed the under 16 field. Luke led the under 16’s to an age group title. There were many great runs throughout the day and many personal best times, despite the poor conditions. Most importantly, it was heartening to witnesss the spirit in which De La boys competed, and the enthusiasm our large squad of over 100 boys showed, dedicated to getting fit, and pushing themselves.
Back Row: M.Rodgers, S.Dowling, J.Ramsden, J.O’Connell, M.Allan, B.Griffin, A.Bressan, S.Meade, A.Phillipos. Second Row: Mr P.Harte, L.Oliver, L.Henessy, B.Hill, M.McCart, M.Liels, P.Suhodobnik, L.Fisher, J.Gotch, Ms.D.Byers. First Row: M.Kanellopoulos, A.Hulston, K.Walker, T.Leary, N.Roberts, S.Williams, J.Musster, W.Eke, M.Carland. Year 9 and 10 Cross Country
Back Row: M.Glico, Z.Dickinson, A.O’Shea, J.Gray, B.Nethersole, T.East, M.Pierce, S.Byrne, L.O’Connell, A.Papamiltiade, C.Watts, T.Donaghey. Third Row: M.Wall, J.Scipione, N.Gray, I.Howe, C.Patterson, J.Steele, C.Maynard, H.Rix, J.Chaplin, J.Cooper,, M.Cleland. Second Row: Mr P.Harte D.Murphy, B.Dobney, M.Wheeler, B.Ellul, D.Hale, C.Klideras, K.McInerny, M.Henricus, J. MacDonald, Ms D.Byers, Mr P.Crellin. Front Row: E.Turner, B.Close, D.Stow, A.McDonough, J.PurtonSmith, L.Williams, T.Miles, P.Hogan, R.Harris, N.Enright.
Back Row: J.Walker, S.Cassar, L.Shearer, L.Cook, T.Cleay, S.Roberts, S.Dillane, F.Roberts, M.Crosbie, L.Frazzeto (Junior Captain) Third Row: D.Barker, M.Lane, J.McCaffrey, P.Shannon, S.Carson, M.Stizza, H.Haley, J.Chapman, M.Hailliwell Second Row: Mr P.Harte, A.Hay, T.Shallue, A.Cramp, J.Battersby, G.McDonough, J.Rogers, D.Grant, R.Neeson, Mr M.Naughton. Seated: P.Vella, J.Williams, P.O’Connell, B.Siragusano, A.Ross, R.McCarthy, J.Camillieri, W.Kennish, S.Miller
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Sam Williams Mr P Harte/ Ms D Byers (coordinators) Senior Champion Sam Williams Mr S Slavin, Mr P Crellin, Mr P Fegan, Mr T Intermediate Champion Luke Hennessy Curran, Mr T Atkins, Mr S Mackintosh, Junior Champion Angus Cramp Mr M Naughtin
Standing: K.Stokes, E.Arapis, J.Meilson, J.Quinn, C.Merry, L.Cook, J.McGivern, L Henrique-Gomez, B.Siragusano, Anthony Dove (coach) Seated: P.Gill, Q.Wood, S.O’Connell, M. Peterson, S.Francazio, J.Curtis, M.Karlson The De La Salle Weightlining Team once again had an exceptional year. Led by Captain Matthew Peterson, Junior Captain Steve McConnell and Vice Captain Simon Francazio, De La won every competition available. There were four different competition formats this year: The School Postal League was won by De La with a single point to arch rivals Mt Lilydale; De La won The School League by 23 points; De La again edged out Mt Lilydale in The Sport and Recreation Victoria Cup, this time by two points; finally, De La won the Weightlifting School Championships by a comfortable 44 points. It was great to see so many lifters achieving personal bests and training so hard this year. Congratulations to Steve McConnell, Callum BarryMurphy and Chris Merrey for winning Gold at the Victorian open age and U/20 State Championships; congratulations too to Matt Peterson and Simon Francezio, who won Silver Medals in the same competition. Further congratulations to Chris Merrey for winning Silver U/20 and Matt Peterson for winning Bronze U/20 and Open at the Senior National Championships. Chris Merrey also won Gold at the Junior National Championships, Simon Francezio — Gold, Shane Renshaw Silver and Matt Peterson — Silver. Well done to all who participated this year, but especially to Chris Merrey, who has lifted from Year 7 through Year 12. Chris has personal best lifts of 113Kg for the Snatch and 151 Kg for the clean and jerk, the second largest clean and jerk of anyone liftng while attending De La, behind Damian Brown. In his last year of lifting for the school, Chris achieved a Sinclair points score of over 300, a fantastic effort. Special thanks to teachers Dave Hale and Ken Stokes for organizing, attending, supervising and helping the team, and thanks to the Mermet Weightlifting Centre for allowing our boys to train there. But the biggest thanks goes to our coach, Anthony Dove, who sacrificed much of his time to coach us. Largely thanks to him, we have eight boys pressing for selection in the Victorian U/16 and U/18 State team for 2007.
Steve McConnell
Standing: S.Myers, D.Reid, D.Myers, J. Marasco, T.Curry, L.Fisher Middle Row: W.Eke, M.Mullany, J.Noble, P.Grouious, K.Nyugen, M.Gomizel, Mr P Harrup Seated: M.Marbani, J.O’Connell, A.Smith, T.Arbon (coach), J.Marbani, J.Harris
Once again there was great participation across all year levels in table tennis in 2006. Although our table tennis results in terms of win/loss records show an unsuccessful season, this was far from the case. Our students played enthusiastically throughout the season and trained hard on a regular basis to improve their game. All players across all year levels should be congratulated for their sportsmanship and the positive manner with which they conducted themselves during the season. Hopefully our players from the younger age groups will continue to enjoy the game and participate in the sport in the years to come
Awards Coaches
Senior Captain Tim Arbon Senior Most Consistent Player Adam Smith Mr Paul Harrup Year 10 Most Consistent Player Julian Balthazaar Ms Sally Buick Year 9 Most Consistent Player Jeremy Karitzas Ms Clare Needham
Standing: B.Hausler, R.Monaghan, M.Glico, J.Stevens, B.Payne, J.Corkill, M.Nazarri, K.Grant. Seated: J.Balthazaar, J.MacDonald, M.DeLuca, J.Fischer-Myall, S.DeCorrado, M.Wheeler, T.Balthazaar.
Year 9 Table Tennis
Standing: M.Chai, S.Bam, M.Marshall, N.Berenger, J.Karitzas, D.Vittaca, M.Ryan, M.Briglia Seated: T.Mayell, P.Hogan, L.Terella, B.Ellul, J.Stamatelos, A.Boghdadi, M.Altidis Absent: T.Florentzou Coaches: C.Needham, G. Stark
Standing: K.Nguyen, M.Lane, M.Ryan, B.Wood, J.Murray, Mr M.Mahy Seated: J.Allen, A.McGuinness, B.Chung, N.Chen, P.Nicholl, T.McCurdy.
Junior Chess
The chess day started badly with the coach having to haul one player out of a study and another out of class. The dedication to their studies is wonderful - but where is the LOYALTY to the BLUE AND GOLD?!! How can you let a mere SAC get in the way of representing your school? We eventually got to Kensington with a team – quite a strong team – with “Knuckles” Neil Chen at board 3, our esteemed Captain. We also had “Mighty Michael” Ryan at board 2 leaving a trail of devastated opponents behind him. “Jumping Jack” Murray was awesome at board 5, while Brendan “the Bandit” Chung stole a couple of good wins at board 6. Josh Allen quietly laboured in his vineyard at board 7 whilst “Tiny Tim” McCurdy and “Battling Bradley” Wood waxed it at board 8 for a couple of solid points for their team. Mustn’t forget young Kev Nguyen who cleaned up at board 1 as usual. The upshot was we came third on the day and, unfortunately, we have to say goodbye this year to some of our best chess players we’ve hade in years. Let’s hope they don’t go broke and end up at the pawnshop – get it? Mr Marty Mahy
