ACC Sport Reports

Once again the sporting year at De La Salle was filled with many highlights and achievements. Much planning and effort was rewarded in 2010 with some outstanding results. Our cricket program proved its strength by winning their first 1st XI title since 1993, breaking a four year run by St Bede’s. This was a most satisfying victory — during my tenure as Director of Sport we have made it a focus to improve the quality of the cricket program. We have achieved this with the help of Mr Martin Rhoden, Mr Dave Hale, Mr Gerard Barns, along with other coaches, and with the support of the Malvern Cricket Club. Our junior programs are establishing good trends and the strength of cricket at the College should continue to grow on this solid platform. We will once again host St Michael’s College, Adelaide, and we look forward to fostering this link between the two Lasallian schools. A second amazing achievement was the two ACC golf titles achieved in 2010. Again, much planning and effort by Mr Norm Stewart and Mr Peter Crellin went into building the profile of the sport here at De La Salle. It was a great achievement to wrest the senior title from St Bede’s, who have won the trophy since its inception. The juniors backed up this success to win our second junior title, which augurs well for the future of golf at the College. Our main carnival teams — swimming, athletics and cross country — all made significant improvements on 2009. The talent in the junior age groups indicates that with the right attitude and preparation we will soon be challenging for titles in the three carnival sports. Our program has grown significantly over the last couple of years with the introduction of ACC sport at Year 7 and Year 8. I have also tried to introduce ‘B’ teams in the major sports at Year 7 to allow for more students to enjoy the experience of representing the College. For this to have taken place I have had to rely on a small but committed group of staff who willingly give up many hours of their free time to prepare and supervise teams. We are fortunate at the College to have many fine coaches who are passionate about delivering the best program possible. May I take this opportunity to acknowledge their dedication and also their support of my role as Director of Sport. We congratulate the boys who were chosen as senior captains of their respective sports. These boys have shown a great commitment to sport here at the College and have been wonderful leaders of their peers during their time here. It is a wonderful honour to be recognised as a senior captain of a sporting team and every one of the captains fulfilled their duties admirably. To all the boys who took the opportunity to represent their College in various sporting pursuits, I congratulate you for your achievements and trust you enjoyed the experience. Sport is a great educator and many valuable lessons can be learnt on the playing arena. By simply participating you are already a winner, regardless of the results you achieve.

Mr Jon Edgar Director of Sport

The weekend brings the group together — living in close confined accommodation in a lodge required considerable tolerance and independence when cooking meals and getting organized for the next day’s skiing. De La Salle’s results in the Championships could not compete with the expertise and technology displayed by some schools. However, the satisfaction De La Salle team members displayed as they crossed the finish line and the announcer called out their name, school and finishing time was reward enough for their efforts.

Snowboarders: Ryan Osekowski, Jack Beech, Iryoung Fan, Nicholas Bolger, Harrison Tailby and Kieran Johnson Alphine Skiers: Phillip Stevens, Alexander Chaplin, Andrew Clark, Sebastian Otten, Jack Reeve, Pierluigi Grech, William Agar, Taylor Evans, Robert O’Brien, Stefan Spanopoulos and Connor Hanley Teachers involved in the coordination of this Team were Mr Ken Stokes, Mr Shane Slavin and Mr Michael Ryan, all of whom enjoyed their time with the boys as they watched their confidence grow over the course of the weekend.

Left to right: Mr M. Ryan, Mr K. Stokes, P. Stevens, A. Chaplin, W. Agar, J. Reeve, A. Clark, N. Bolger, P. Gretch, S. Spanopoulos, S. Otten, R. O’Brien, K. Johnson, R. Osekowski, I. Fan, H. Tailby, T. Evans, J. Beech, C. Hanley, Mr S. Slavin

2010 Victorian Interschools’ Snow Sports Championship At Mt Buller

De La Salle College competed at the 2010 Victorian Interschools’ Snow Sports Championship in the Snowboard and Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom events. De La Salle boys are very enthusiastic about snow sports and have participated in the Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom event for more than 20 years. Often, their families have introduced them to the sport at an early age and so became passionate about their skiing or snowboarding. Sometimes this is the only occasion where they can compete in this type of competition.

Weightlifting

Standing: B. Murrell, L. Otto, A. Russo, L Torrisi, Mr P. Grace (coach) Seated: L. Koutros, T. Marinelli, J. Koutros, N. Phillips, R. Wilson, J. Delaney Absent: L. Henriques-Gomes

This year has been an exciting year in weightlifting at De La Salle. The introduction of a new generation of lifters experiencing the sport for the first time was very rewarding. The team was very competitive, coming second in both the School League and the Sport & Recreation Cup, losing by the narrowest of margins in both cases. In 2010 we farewell Luke Henriques-Gomes, who represented De La Salle on many occasions. Luke also represented Victoria at the U/16, U/18 and U/20 National Championships, and had the honour of representing Australia at the U/18 Commonwealth and Oceania Championships. We also thank Mr Ken Stokes and Mr David Hale for their support of the sport, without whose efforts the successes of the year would not have occurred. There are exciting times ahead at De La Salle with many talented athletes in Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 who should bring us much success in the future. I look forward to witnessing the progress of these young weightlifters. Mr Paul Grace Coach

De La Swim Squad

After a patchy beginning to the 2009/2010 ACC Swimming season, the team tackled what seemed an endless routine of early morning sessions down at the Ashburton pool before school, beginning late in Term 3 ’09.

All of our hard work and team building activities were displayed at the ACC Swimming Carnival, held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) in the relatively new outdoor pool. The competition was fierce, with State and National swimmers lining up against us. De La Salle placed 5th at the conclusion of the night, an improvement upon last year, and a testament to the enormous effort displayed by my teammates. As captain for this season, I thank on behalf of the squad Mr Oscar Carlson (coach), Mr Jon Edgar, Ms Liz Turner and Mr Sam Magree for their hard work throughout the season — we couldn’t have done it without you. I’d also like to thank my fellow captains for their assistance — Garrett McDonough (vice-captain), Matthew Northage (junior captain) and Lachlan Miles (junior vice-captain). Special thanks go to my teammates who put their full efforts into every aspect of our ACC swimming tilt, including those who continually attended training but didn’t make the final team; thanks, of course, to the De La cheer squad, who cheered us on throughout the night — you guys were easily the best cheer squad on the night. I’ll remember this team as a hard-working, tight-knit group of Lasallians who made De La proud on the night, in and out of the pool. Thanks for making this season so memorable, and I wish the best of luck to next year’s swimming squad.

Tim Howard Captain

Swimming

Top Row: W. Agar, H. Tailby, T. Connolly, J. Tyquin Row 3: N. Ponissi, L. Callahan, A. Shallue, M. Northage, M. Horrigan, P. Kemp, J. Beadell Row 2: Ms L. Turner, B. Muller, L. Pezet, B. Murrell, G. Banks, L. Di Stefanis, J. Grooby, L. Chai, Mr O. Carlson Seated: M. Goy, S. Hearn, G. McDonough, T. Howard, L. Miles, N. Holmes, M. Bohan

Back Row: N. Beaumont, M. Bohan, J. Beech, G. McDonough Middle Row: Ms L. Turner, P. O’Connell, M. Stizza, D. Windley, M. Badrock, Mr P. Harte, Ms H. Curtis Seated: A. Hay, J. Williams, S. Brooks (c), H. Haley, N. Borgia, T. Doherty,

ACC Athletics 2010

Training and preparation for the 2010 ACC

Athletics carnival began early in Term 1.

After an initial struggle with numbers at training, we gradually gained momentum and enthusiasm as we moved closer to the

ACC Carnival.

Following an overall placing of 5th in 2009, our main priority was to improve on this placing in 2010. Well, mission accomplished! We managed to elevate ourselves to 4th place by the end of the 2010 Carnival. Congratulations to all members of our 2010 Team/Squad for their efforts throughout our training period. All team members represented De La Salle bravely and proudly in front of our incredibly vibrant and supportive De La Salle Cheer Squad, passionately led by Michael Badrock.

It was very pleasing to see many of our athletes achieve Personal Best performances at the Carnival. It gives us great pleasure to congratulate the following students who finished in first place in their respective events: Harrison Lagastes — U/13 800m Jeremy McKay — U/14 Shot Put Will Johns — U/16 100m, U/16 200m Will ran a sizzling time of 12.24 — the fastest 100m time for the day. We extend our thanks to the following staff who assisted the Athletics Squad throughout Term 1 — Ray Leetham, Ms Liz Turner, Mr Lachlan O’Connell, Mr Glenn Kemp, Mr Gerard Barns and our Director of Sport, Mr Jon Edgar. We hope to build upon our progress this year and improve our overall effort, performance and commitment in 2011. Mr Peter Harte/Mr Andrew Wozencroft ACC Athletics Coordinators

Standing: Ms L. Turner, M. Aquino, A. Dimidio, J. Gava, G. McKay, J. Zuzek, L. Power, Mr P. Harte, Ms H. Curtis Seated: M. Petrone, M. Jackson, N. Curwood, J. Watts, A. Indovino, C. Haley, M. Hogan

Year 7/8 Athletics

Standing: Mr R. Leetham, L. Walker, C. Clarke, Z. Hellyer , L. Brownhill, S. Graham, M. Krywyn, L. Bisongin, A. Walker, Seated: J. Fogarty, L. Chai, D. Leone, E. Fabris, H. Lagastes, E. Vile, D. Tilbrook

ACC Athletics

Standing: Mr M. Rhoden, B. Wilson, H. Haley, A. Agar, J. Curtis, J. Fisher, Ms L. Turner, Br Gabriel Seated: M. Allamby, S. Hearn , J. Lyons, A. Hay, B. Jansz The 2010 ACC cricket season was an impressive and highly successful one for De La Salle’s First XIs, with De La winning their first Senior Cricket premiership in 17 years. After a lack-lustre round one opener against Parade College, De La Salle’s First XIs finished the season undefeated to beat long-time rivals St Bede’s in the final match. During the year, De La also put in impressive run rates against St Bernard’s, Salesian, Mazenod, St Joseph’s and Whitefriar’s.

The Final against St Bede’s at Whitefriar’s College saw De La Salle win the toss and elect to bat. After a positive start and a small middle order collapse, Hugh Nicholson (41) and Bryce Jansz (20), got together in the middle of the innings to steady the ship. Ashton Agar finished off the innings with two 6s, and his quick fire 17 helped set a competitive total of 138. Defending this total, David Simon took the new ball and was the first to break through with a brilliant out-swinger, getting the St Bede’s opener out, caught behind, first ball of the second over. Setting the De La fielders alight, Mitch Allamby took the third over, which proved to be another successful one for De La, St Bede’s other opening batsman spooning a catch to Jansz, setting the score at 2/6. It was a great start for De La Salle. But a brilliant partnership from St Bede’s third and fifth order batsmen saw them back in the match. The partnership batted for 17 overs adding 50 runs to the total before Ashton Agar, in an amazing spell

of bowling, got the breakthrough wicket. St Bede’s next two wickets added another 40 runs to take their score to 6/110 after 31 overs. It was looking like a very tight finish. With the score at the end of the 34th over 7/129, St Bede’s needed 10 off the last over to win the final. Captain Jarryd Lyons took the ball. The first three balls resulted in singles to take the score to 7/132 with three balls remaining. Everyone was extremely nervous, sweating on every delivery. Standing: Mr P. Harrup, J. Shaw, J. Bohan, P. Hatch, T. Bishop, M. Anderson Seated: L. Sharp, L. Burke, W. Nash, C. Brezzi, M. McBride Lyon’s next two balls were attacked ferociously by the St Bede’s batsman, resulting in two 2’s, taking the score to 7/136, which meant the St Bede’s batsman had to hit the next ball for at least three runs to get his team over the line. Lyon’s last ball was a short one which caught the batsman off guard, sending the ball directly into the capable hands of Mitchell Allamby to win the match. Alex Hay Captain

Back Row: L. Hay, L. Holmes, J. Howard, S. Harrington. Middle Row: N. Rodway, L. Power, J. Taylor, J. Watts, J. Hall, J. Gee, Mr P. Harrup Seated: T. Keys, S. Anderson, M. Fabris, C. Haley, P. O’Brien.

Year 10 Cricket

The season started on a positive note with a close win over Parade at home. From there the boys continued to build momentum and perform admirably during the home and away series. As we placed third after the home and away series, we faced a daunting semi-final at St Bernard’s. During the semi-final the teamed rallied and attacked St Bernard’s batting order. Set a challenging score the team timed their run perfectly and reached St Bernard’s total with wickets in hand. We progressed to the grand final where we faced a fellow Lasallian school. Playing St Bede’s, at St Bede’s, was always going to be a tough task. St Bede’s batted well and posted a decent score. Our boys tried valiantly to chase the runs but fell short. Although it was disappointing to be the runners-up, our boys gave a magnificent effort to make it that far.

Mr Paul Harrup Coach

Year 9 Cricket

Back Row: J. Higgins D. Anastasio, N. Evans, J. Hanley, Middle Row : J. Lever, J. Campion, T. Connolly, B. Ledder, B. Simon, Mr G. Barns Seated: D. Hando, W. Agar, M. Doren, H. Curtis, H. Zaia Back Row: J. Tyquin, S. Graham. Middle Row: F. Jenkins, M. Jordan, M. Howard, J. Galbraith, V. Jenkins, Mr J. Edgar Seated: S. Aithaide, M. Robinson, D. Krelle, W. Agar, D. McCaig. Standing: X. Wigg, H. Rennick, T. Harkin, R. Smith-Michalewski, A. Giuliani Seated: E. Bradley, T. Shipp, N. Coutts, D. Melissinos, W. Dwan, J. Lee

Year 8 Cricket Year 7 Cricket

De La Salle’s Senior Golf Team has taken out the ACC Golf Premiership for the first time in the competition’s 23-year history. The historic win by the eight-member team at Kingswood Golf Club ended St Bede’s 23-year winning streak. With some solid performances under their belts and recording good performances in the VGA Junior Tournaments, the De La Team was optimistic going into the final. In the past, the hopes of De La Salle as well as all other competitors were dashed by the skill of St Bede’s teams. The tables were turned in 2010, and team De la Salle outplayed St Bede’s to win their first ever ACC Golf flag. The win is a credit to De La Salle’s Golf Coach, Mr Norm Stewart, who nurtured the team to victory. Mr Stewart thanked the players and caddies, congratulating them for the efforts over the lead-up competitions, and their tournament success. The individual scores on the day were Matt Bellion (Captain) (74), Doug Loton (74), Charlie Stewart (75), Alex Stott (81), Sean Del Gorge (84), Josh Vitacca (86), Josh Del Gorge (91) and Matt Tucker (92)

Mr Peter Crellin

ACC Golf Junior Premiers 2010

The Junior ACC Golf team led by Charles Stewart had a wonderful day at Werribee Golf Course, winning an ACC Golf Championship for only the second time in the College’s sport history. It has been 8 years since we won our first title. What a special year to win both the Senior and a Junior ACC Golf, a first for the College. The Junior Team won by only 6 shots over St Bede’s College. The best scores of the day were Josh Vitacca (77), Doug Loton (79), Charles Stewart (80), Rawdon Hume (80), Alex Stott (81), Charlie Haley (83), Sean Delgorge (85) and Liam Pezet (87). Our reserves were Nick Chant and Sam Harrington. The team really played solid golf and were under pressure for most of the day with the closeness of the scores and the slow cored greens. This combined success at Junior and Senior level has been an accumulation of many years and is very satisfying for golf enthusiast and Senior Golf Coach, Mr Norm Stewart. Mr Peter Crellin Junior Golf Coach

Back Row: L. Wood, G. McDonough, J. Gooden, S. Woodcock, D. Convery, Mr G. Jackson Seated: T. Shallue, O. Purton-Smith, A. Forato, R. Fattore, N. Beaumont, M. Stizza, B. Carracher Back Row: L. Dimattina, M. Gleeson, C. Tilbrook, J. Zuzek, R. Moody, Y. Chand. Middle Row: Mr K. Stokes, J. Dojcinovic, N. Curwood, J. Watts, T. Michael, L. Miles, M. Harris-Jaffe Seated: L. Corkill, J. Maccora, P. Masson, A. Okurowski, B. Molloy, P. Casey

This year the De La Salle senior volleyball teams competed in division 1 of the ACC competition. Division 1 is the highest level in the ACC competition consisting of excellent teams such as Mazenod, Whitefriar’s, St Bede’s, Salesian and Parade, some

Year 7 Volleyball

fielding state players, and some having competed in nationals. It was quite a challenge for our team. 2010 wasn’t De La’s most successful year in volleyball and we didn’t win a game. However the boys showed a lot of determination and school spirit to keep fighting and never give up. Despite our lack of success we enjoyed ourselves every time we stepped onto the court. Hopefully next year will be a more successful year for our volleyball squad.

Ross Fattore

Year 8 Volleyball Year 9 Volleyball

Back Row: L. Coombs, S. Moneir, M. Colak, Z. Hellyer, J. MacDonald Middle Row: Ms H. Curtis, F. de Bono, J. Benton, R. Davis, W. Mackie, L. Bisognin, L. Chai Seated: S. Herbstreit, B. McGaw, J. Dousa, F. Macri, M. Oman, P. Forrest

Back Row: N. Zbiegien, M. Jackson, S. Singh, A. Giannos, Middle Row: I. Musster, W. Johns, G. Vlahogiannis, G. McKay, A. Doulgeris, M. Petrone, C. Herbstreit Seated: J. Casula, J. Pulverenti, D. Craig, J. Liccardi, T. Siriopoulos, F. Cox

Back Row: J. Walters, L. Brownhill, L. Torrisi, C. Marinas. Middle Row: Mr S. Mackintosh, J. San Jose, X. Purcell, J. Beneton, B. Wildoer, E. Cheesman. Front: N. Ponissi, B. Schmidt, J. Runatay, D. Incretolli-Rodrigues, B. Hawkins, M. Swinnerton

Craig Sutton was the backbone of our side, putting in weekly tennis exhibitions, constantly running the opposition off the court. Tennis guru, James “The Business” Birrell, also played some sturdy tennis. Year 11 players Mario Papotto and Brenton Taylor bode well for the future of tennis at the College, showing great potential and creating a fearsome presence on the court. As captain I would like to take this opportunity to thank our coach Ms Turner for her hard work. MsTurner is involved in every aspect of our College’s sporting commitments and her encouragement is second to none.

Michael Badrock Captain

Standing: C. Stewart, A. Peroukaneas, C. Wilson Seated: A. Stott, J. Dalgleish, A. Scammell, C. Murphy, J. Rate Year 9 Tennis

Standing: M. Burke, M. Papotto, B. Taylor, Ms L. Turner Seated: J. Birrell, M. Kay, M. Badrock (c), S. Gates With six months in training under our belt, this year’s Senior tennis team went into the season pretty confident of bringing an ACC premiership back to the College. Not only did we have great individual talent but also good team ethics with everyone working hard for each other in what was a very brotherly environment.

Year 7 Tennis

Standing: J. Cowling, S. Galgani, M. Andrews, T. Fisher, E. Holden Seated: R. Hume, J. Whitehead, M. McMahon, M. Stephens, J. Thornton Year 8 Tennis

Back Row: L. Wood, S. Brooks, S. Woodcock, J. Beech, A. Forato, T. Humphrey, T. Carracher Middle: Mr R. Bonnici, M. Stizza, P. O’Connell, D. Convery, N. Beaumont, J. Bull, J. Fisher, L. Forato Seated: M. Allamby, J. Williams, A. Soriano, J. Lyons (c.), H. Haley, B. Wilson, A. Hay Absent: H. Nicholson, M. Hamilton, M. Harvey, D. Freeman Season 2010 started in a very positive fashion with large numbers wanting to represent the College in ACC football. Our season began with an intra-club practice at ‘Basil Street’, the unusually shaped ground we would call home for the season. It was a great opportunity for students to display their skills and impress before our season opener at Geelong against one of the toughest competitors in the competition. The season seemed to get off in positive fashion with De La well led by Captain Jarrod Lyons. The team took control of the game early against the muchfancied opposition, going into half time with a slender lead. Unfortunately from there injuries began to take their toll and, with a depleted bench and tired bodies, our young brigade of runners began to struggle and were quickly overrun. The following week the team bounced back with Hugh Nicholson starring up forward and the Year 11s and 12s gelling to get the season back on track. With the ACC season so short a second loss the following week meant De La Salle’s hopes of a football Premiership in 2010 were dashed. However, the students’ commitment to represent the College and play with their mates meant there was always a healthy number of players willing to represent the College to the best of their abilities. The season was plagued with narrow losses despite brave efforts from students wanting to play, despite carrying injuries. Our senior players were great role models for the Year 11s. As a result of the leadership of players such as Lyons, Brooks, Nicholson, Humphrey and Wilson, the Year 11s have been inspired and De La’s football future looks very bright. Over the season more than 18 Year 11 players represented the College in the 1st XVIII, which will give the team a strong base for season 2011 with Williams, Harvey, Soriano and Hamilton playing every game. I would like to take this opportunity to thank every student who represented the College in senior ACC football this year, especially the leadership group led by Jarrod Lyons. Despite the difficulties of the season the students conducted themselves well and were great ambassadors for the College. I would also like to thank the many staff members who assisted throughout the course of the season 2010. Mr Robert Bonnici Coach

2nd XVIII Football

The 2nd XVIII Football Squad comprised well in excess of thirty players, due primarily to vacancies appearing in the senior team over the course of the season. Whilst this allowed the College to reward those who had applied themselves on the training track and performed on match day, it did stretch the College’s playing stocks. Consequently, the fortunes of the 2010 2nd XVIII fluctuated weekly, depending upon the depth of the squad on any given day. The boys finished the season with an even win/loss ratio from their six games, including a dominant 15 goal drubbing of Parade in the playoff round. The young men who represented the College each week should be proud of their efforts over the course of the season. The commitment these young men were prepared to make in returning the debt to the College that has supported them on the sporting field in all their years at secondary school — when others were reluctant to do the same — was most gratifying. Given that two of our three losses were at half strength against eventual grand finalists, it is evident that once the commitment to success from the players is present, De La Salle has the capability to once again be a powerhouse at all levels of ACC Football. Mr Marty Rhoden Coach

Back Row: S. Hearn, P. Hatch, J. Gooden, G. McDonough, L. Wood Middle Row: Mr M. Rhoden, O. Purton-Smith, J. Bull, P. Randell-Hughes, T. Shallue. N. Pane, Ms L. Turner Seated: W. Nash, B. Carracher, A. Hay, N. Beaumont, M. Pappoto, M. Burke Absent: M. Bohan, A. Clarke, P. Bailey.

This year, De La Salle’s Year 10 ACC Football team stormed home to win the grand final after an almost unblemished season. Coaches Mr Paul Harrup and Mr Peter Harte said the win was a credit to a very determined and hard working side who “did the College proud”. The final round between De La Salle and Emmanuel College was touch and go in the first half and at quarter-time the scoreboard showed Emmanuel 1 goal, 1 point to De La Salle, 4 goals 4 points. The second quarter however, saw Emmanuel come back early, but De La fought back and went to the half-time break with a 36 point lead. The third quarter ignited the premiership flame for the Blue and Gold that had not burned for three years. And, with the engraver preparing the trophy for its new Malvern home, De La turned on a real premiership third-quarter. At the end of the term De La Salle led by 46 points. Despite a slow fourth quarter, De La recorded a very convincing and much-deserved victory by 39 points. The final scores were De La Salle 14 goals 8 points to Emmanuel College, 8 goals 5 points.

Mr Jon Edgar

Back Row: D. Craig, T. Siriopoulos, W. Johns, C. Ernikiolis, G. McKay, T. Connolly, L. Toniolo, J. Lever, N. Edwards Middle Row: Mr G. Kemp, L. Carracher, J. Dennehy, J. Stewart, P. Stanton, J. Heatley, M. Jackson, C. Jones, J. Cowling, N. Stubbings, M. Petrone Seated: H. Zaia, J. Giorgini, J. Hanley, H. Curtis, N. Evans, M. Dumbleton, E. Ramsay

Year 7 XVIII Division 1

Back Row: N. Contin, A. Deluca, M. Jordan, M. Howard, J. Benton, L. Brownhill, T. Brasher, B. Wildoer, N. Papamiltiades, N. Taylor, Middle Row: Mr R. Leetham, J. McGaw, O. Milner, J. Sahely, J. Pertile, J. McLoughlin, J. Galbraith, H. Wardlaw, B. Maynard, J. Yosiffidis, J. Cooke, B. Schmidt, Mr S. Mackintosh Seated: J. Trenerry, C. Blaskett, D. Roberts, E. Cheeseman, T. Nicholls, M. Krywyn, T. Hyland, A. Cowan, J. Walters Absent: S.Graham

Year 7 XVIII Division 2

Back Row: J. Benton, D. Byrden, M. Colak, M. Wildoer, R. Cadman, R. Davis, M. Oman Middle Row: R. Chand, H. Hooper, H. Lagastes, L. Bisognin, E. Fabris, J. Toniolo, M. Holmes, M. Griechen, Mr R. Bryant Seated: M. Foster, H. Sayers, J. MacDonald, G. Marguglio, A. Walker, W. Mackie, L. Walker, A. Sheppard. 137

Back Row: M. Mreulje, M. Simons, N. Catrice, N. Amon, C. Brace, W. Kelly, C. Rate, F. De Bono, Middle Row: Mr G. Barnes, N. Coutts, N. Korkolis, J. Fogarty, B. Andrew, P. Boyle, J. Costa, M. Carracher, W. O’Shannessy Seated: L. McCluskey, D. Thorson, E. Bradley, C. McKenzie, X. Wigg, J. Ziemkiewicz, D. Constantineas, B. Topfer

Back Row: N Coffey, S. Woodcock, J. Gooden, M. Harvey Middle Row: Ms H. Curtis, D. Windley, P. Hanney, G. McDonough, M. Bohan , L. Wilson, J. Cowan, Mr T. Ford Seated: M. Stizza, D, Slavin, T. Shallue, D. Wood, J. Bohan, L. Wood, S. Hearn

ACC Senior Basketball

The senior basketball squad entered the 2010 season full of optimism. This was quickly extinguished in Round 1 when we were totally outplayed by a very strong Whitefriar’s (the eventual premiers). Courtesy of a bye we had the opportunity to regroup and wipe our first-up defeat from our mind and focus on the road trip to Parade (eventual runners up). A promising first half had us close at half time but we were unable to maintain the momentum and Parade stepped up a notch to defeat us comfortably. At this stage it was becoming very clear that this was a ‘vintage’ year, of standards seldom seen in ACC Basketball. It was great to get on the scoreboard with a confidence-building win over CBC. It was pleasing to see our offensive plays come off and we started to gel as a team. St Bede’s was our next challenge, another talented team, and again we hung in there for three quarters before St Bede’s proved too strong in the end. It was pleasing to see significant improvement. An excellent win against Emmanuel in the final round ensured that we finished the season on a high. Undoubtedly the highlight of the season occurred in the final round when one of the Emmanuel players performed an unbelievable monster dunk ‘in traffic’. It sent the crowd into raptures and will live on in the memories of all those who witnessed it. Congratulations to all students who represented the College in basketball this year. They were ably led by Simon Woodcock (c) with David Windley leading scorer. Good improvement was shown by Year 11 players Dylan Morgan and Pat Hanney. The B Team struggled against some very talented and taller teams during the season. It was pleasing to be able to give opportunities to the many students who committed themselves to the squad. Simon Hearn and Michael Bohan were excellent contributors all season and were rewarded with a game in the A team for the final round. Many thanks to team manager Darcy Wood for his help and coordination of all match-day tasks. Mr Tim Ford Coach

Year10 Basketball

Back Row: D. Cowan, L. Toniolo, A. Pentifallo, G. McKay, P. Stanton, S. Singh, J. Stewart Middle Row: L. Twirdy, M. Gee, H. Curtis, C. Jones, C. Lymbouris, J. Heatley, S. Nolan, N. Stubbings, B. Ayre Seated: C. Jackson, T. Fisher, N. Evans, B. Simon, S. Galgani, J. Hanley, J. Lugo, H. Zaia

Year 7 Basketball

2010 has been a great season for Year 9 ACC Basketball at De La Salle. Both teams (A and B) played throughout the season with great consistency and application to qualify for the ACC Grand Finals at MSAC in August. Team A were defeated on the buzzer in the final match of the regular season by Parade. As this was our first defeat for the season, we had the opportunity for quick revenge as we fronted up to Parade again in the grand final. The boys were really switched on from the off and led for the entire match. Parade made a late challenge but we managed to maintain our advantage and record a much deserved three point victory. Congratulations to the following Year 9 2010 ACC Basketball Premiership Team: Ben Ayre (c), Geremy McKay, Jerome Lugo, Jack Heatley, Christian Lymbouris, Joel Stewart, Simrat Singh and Shaun Nolan. Team B lost only one match for the season against St Bernard’s. As this was our only defeat, we did earn the opportunity to meet them again in the Grand Final. Despite De La Salle leading for most of the match, the scores were tied at 44 each at the final buzzer. After three minutes of overtime, we were overrun and lost by four points. Although the boys just fell short of winning, they can be very proud of their efforts and spirit on the day. Congratulations to the following Year 9 2010 ACC Basketball Runners Up Team: Adam Pentifallo (c), Campbell Jones, Stephen Galgani, Dylan Cowan, Jack Hanley, Pat Stanton, Calvin Jackson, Luke Toniolo and Lawrence Twirdy. Well done to a number of other Year 9 boys who represented De La Salle in ACC Basketball throughout Term 3 and contributed to the overall success of both teams. Thank you to James Watts (Year 10) who assisted me with the organisation and management of the teams throughout the season. Mr Peter Harte Coach

Year 8 Basketball

Back Row: J. Villani, N. Karam, M. Wildoer, M. Colak, J. Benton, S. Biernacki Middle Row: Mr R. Leetham, A. Walker, W. Mackie, N. Amon, J. Toniolo, R. Davis, L. Walker, A. Sheppard Seated: I. Lim, H. Hooper, M. Griechen, N. Monaco, J. MacDonald, M. Oman, A. Cupic Standing: Mr L. O’Connell, H. Morris, B. Harvey, A. De luca, B. Wildoer, T. Brasher, J. Benton, J. Galbraith, S. Spanopoulos, B. Maynard, C. Clarke Seated: M. Hoareau, J. Runatay, O. Milner, N. Taylor, W. Rennie, J. San Jose, J. Walters, J. McGaw Absent: Mr J. Edgar, J-C. Puohotaua

The Victorian Schools Cycling Championships

The Victorian Schools Cycling Championships (VSCC) has become a regular fixture in the De La Salle sporting calendar over the last five years. This year we returned to Port Melbourne to compete at the North West Metro Zone Final. The track at the Go Kart Club of Victoria was excellent viewing for the spectators, not so friendly for our cyclists, who found the extremely technical course rather challenging. Although numbers were a little down this year, the same cannot be said for the enthusiasm and competitiveness of our boys. Veteran competitor Alex Lalande of Year 10 was back for his fourth consecutive VSCC, this time joined by his younger brother who raced for St Patrick’s Primary School. Our ‘professional’ racers, Jonathan Dent, Jayden Cooper and Harrison Dziubinski were back with their wind trainers, club racing gear and cycling stories. We were joined by a couple of ‘newbies’; Quinn De Luca, Will Johns, Patrick McCaffrey, Rob O’Brien and Joel Whitehead. As mentioned, the track was not so easily negotiated. Designed with go karts in mind, the only endearing feature (apart from the clear views for spectators) was the smooth bitumen surface! The track is only 1km long, comprising four turns and three hair-pin bends, one of which is located down the end of the downhill straight! A little like the Formula ones at Monaco, the most crucial part of the race was to get out in front and try and stay there! Although none of our boys finished top three in their age group, there were some excellent results on the day. Jayden and Jonathan finished 4th and 5th respectively in their U15 Racing event. The boys were in the mix with the leading group but were beaten in the sprint to the finish. It was a similar story for Harrison, who finished 6th in the U17 Racing event. Harrison spent the majority of the race trying to hang on to the lead bunch. On the last lap, he overtook the group and jumped to a small lead. Unfortunately, he hesitated a little on the back straight, and the older cyclists took advantage, taking back the lead. Will, Alex and Joel finished 4th, 5th and 6th respectively in their U/17 Novice event. Thank you to Mr Terry Atkins, for his annual bus driving duties, and to all of the parents who came to watch and support their sons. A fun day was had by all.

Ms Karen Harding Coordinator

30th de Castella Run

This year we had an extremely keen and motivated group of senior boys who regularly attended both the Tuesday ‘speed’ and Thursday ‘6km loop’ cross country sessions. The de Castella Run is held to help raise money for vitally important mental health research for the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc). It is organised by Anthony de Castella, the brother of marathon runner Rob de Castella. Anthony is Research Manager and a Research Fellow at MAPrc. Additionally, he coaches track, cross country and distance runners for the Old Xaverians Athletics Club. The event includes 5km, 10km and 15km races to allow maximum participation from runners of all fitness levels. It was a fast race start, with the 700-plus runners making the most of the steep descent for the first kilometre. The course was scenic but very hilly, outand-back along Kew Boulevard commencing at Burke Hall. At the 5km turnaround point Albert was leading the runners with another competitor; James, Nathan and Liam were not too far behind them. The overall final results for the 5km run were: Albert Prendergast-Kruger (Floggers) 2nd 17:38 James Birrell (Floggers) 5th 18:17 Nathan Beaumont (Floggers) 9th 19:08 Liam Sharp (No Regrets) 10th 19:25 Jimmy McCaffrey (No Regrets) 17th 20:49 Tom Bishop (No Regrets) 19th 21:17 Alex Hay (Floggers) 20th 21:36 Garrett McDonough (Floggers) 21st 21:49 Michael Galgani (No Regrets) 26th 22:38 All the boys recorded excellent times for the hilly course, Albert running at a 3:31/km pace! The “Floggers” won the Schoolboys team category comfortably by three minutes. Apart from competing, it would be safe to say that the highlight of the morning for a majority of the Year 12 competitors was the free post-run massage and the free BBQ! Thanks to all parents who had to get up early on a Sunday morning to drive their sons to the event. Special thanks to Michael Sharp for the photo of our runners with ‘Deeks’.

Ms Karen Harding

Standing: J. Munday, B. Carracher, H. Haley, M. Kay, O. Purton-Smith, M. Burke, Ms H. Curtis Seated: T. Vanzella, P. Hatch, M. Papotto, W. Nash, M. Anderson Standing: R. Dougherty, N. Lay, L. Holmes, P. Joshi, C. Conidi Seated: J. Porozny, H. McKertish, J. Rate, I. Roytberg, B. Monaco, T. Keys

The Senior Table Tennis squad didn’t have much success this year, despite the coaching prowess of Mr Gerard Jackson. He used all his skills, wit and charm to push the senior boys to the limit, yet still it was not enough. Their limit was 0 wins from 6 attempts. It has to said, however, that games against Whitefriar’s, C.B.C., St Kilda, and St Paul’s, Altona, all went down to the wire. All in all the boys represented the College in an exceptional manner. Well done coach Jackson! Ms Hannah Curtis

Year 7 Table Tennis Year 8 Table Tennis Year 9 Table Tennis

ACC CROSS COUNTRY

In September, 60 students from Years 7–12 represented De La Salle at the ACC Cross Country Carnival at Bundoora Park. Many of our runners recorded personal bests and the team managed to finish in 3rd place again this year. We succeeded in improving our overall aggregate score and moved closer to the top two schools, St Bede’s (1st) and St Bernard’s (2nd). There were some great individual efforts by De La Salle boys on the day, none better than Harry Lagastes (Year 7) who won the Under 13 event (3km) in a time of 10.32 minutes. Well done Harry — your spirit and determination is an inspiration to everyone! Special mention to the following team members who finished in the Top Ten in their respective events: Matt Jackson 8th in U/14 Zane Hutter 6th in U/15 Jake Williams 4th in U/17 Simon Hearn 6th in U/17 Liam Sharp 8th in U/17 James Birrell 8th in Senior Albert Prendergast-Kruger, 10th in Senior Thank you to the staff who assisted with ACC Cross Country throughout Terms 2 and 3 to ensure the team was thoroughly prepared for the ACC Carnival — Mr Tim Curran, Mr Peter Crellin, Ms Karen Harding and Mr Ray Leetham. Cross Country at De La Salle has gained momentum this year and our challenge for next year is to build upon our improvement in 2010. Get hungrier and work harder for greater success in 2011! Mr Peter Harte and Mr Gerard Jackson ACC Cross Country Coordinators

Under 13 Cross Country

Back Row: Mr P. Crellin, T. Brasher, Mr P. Harte Front: J. Villani, E. Hamilton, M. Robinson, M. Hoareau, M. Jackson, B. Hawkins, L. O’Callaghan, Q. De Luca, P. Kony

U/13 Team

Back Row: Mr G. Jackson, Mr P. Harte, Mr P. Crellin Middle Row: L. Coombes, C. Khan, D. Bonet, B. Muller, N. Joseph, N. Monaco, D. Byrden, D. Thorson, P. Cook Front: J. Toniolo, N. Catrice, H. Lagastes, D. Melissinos, A. Walker, N. Stamboultgis

U/15 Team

Standing: Mr P. Crellin, L. Di Stefanis, A. Hay, J. Hanley, S. Galgani, Z. Hutter, Mr P. Harte, Mr G. Jackson Front: P. Bradley, J. Thornton, H. Curtis, C. Carbery, J. Pulvirenti 142

Under 15 Cross Country

Standing: Mr P. Harte, J. Gava, A. Lalande, C. Draffin, N. Curwood, A. Scammell-Panozzo, M. Mulally, Mr G. Jackson, A. Indovino, D. Ryan, Seated: P. O’Brien, J. Buckley, S. McGraw, C. Haley, L. Knowles Absent: M. Taylor

Under 17 Cross Country Senior Cross Country

U/17 Team

Standing: Ms K. Harding, S. Nankervis, Mr P. Harte, T. Bishop, J. McCaffery, H. Haley, L. Sharpe, Mr P. Crellin, Mr G. Jackson Kneeling: M. Stizza, A. Cramp, J. Williams, S. Hearn, M. Galgani

Senior Team

Back: Mr P. Crellin, M. Bohan, A. Prendergast-Kruger, G. McDonough (c), S. Gates, J. Birrell, L. Frazetto, N. Beaumont, Mr P. Harte Front: Ms K. Harding, A. Hay, M. Badrock, Mr G. Jackson, N. Borgia

It was another hard season for the De La Salle Senior Soccer team, with more highs and lows than a flight of stairs. Nick Borgia took the captain’s armband and immediately set about establishing a rigorous training regime. Mr Walton was accosted for weekly team meetings as early as the first term and the initial pace on De La Oval was frantic. Sweat dripped, Standing: N. Borgia, T. Gibson, B. Doree, R. Fattore, L. Gersbeck, D. Stavrevski, S. Molinaro, J. Garcia, J. Farrugia, Mr J. Walton Seated: A. Anastasio, A. Kounoupis, D. Eid, F. Sidarta, L. Chrisomalidis, S. Oliver, J. Leone weight dropped and an arm broke, but De La felt ready when the season finally arrived. Sadly, the pre-season didn’t reap the returns it should have. When the boys played well, it seemed they could rival anyone. The electric pace and skill of Anastasio in midfield combined well with the more imposing physicality of Lazaridis. Old hands Molinaro and Borgia held the centre of defence with an experience beyond their ages and Seb Oliver was turning out career-best performances on the wings. At times, the boys maintained this for long periods and turned out better results, such as the 3–2 away victory over St Bede’s. They often struggled to keep their momentum, and this, unfortunately, led to some fairly heavy defeats. This was also due in part to the team fielding a lot of Year 11 players who found it difficult to compete physically with some of the older teams. Next year promises a lot more, if Anastasio can resist the lure of an audacious swoop by the Aussie Rules code for his services. For all the peaks and troughs, the boys always played in the right spirit and this was never better exhibited than in their last game when they took to the field to play St Joseph’s, North Melbourne. The game would be St Joseph’s final match as a school before closure and in a true act of sportsmanship, De La gave them a gift to remember, conceding 7 goals and only answering with 1. Thankfully there are no further school closures planned next year so the result may be one for the vaults. Roll on 2011. Mr James Walton Coach

Year 7 Soccer

Back Row: Mr N. Levett, F. Macri, J. Emery, J. De Thomasis, J. Robertson, Z. Hellyer, M. Rossello, L. Chai, D. Maiorana, Seated: M. Johnson, E. Hamilton, H. Brown, Z. Bradbury, A. Cupic, W. Dwan, J. Fogarty

Year 8 Soccer

Standing: S. Menzies, A. Buccheri, G. Makris, C. Draffen, Mr S. Magree Seated: D. Conolan, K. Harbis, P. Casey, M. Swinnerton, J. Clarrise, L. Miles, R. Dougherty Absent: M. Taylor

Year 9 Soccer

Standing: Mr L. O’Connel, D. Bonet, L. Tikellis, R. Laurens, X. Purcell, S. Pepdjonovic, D. Leonie, C. Marinis Seated: J. Dillon, B. Hawkins, M. Arapis, R. D’Souza, L. Clements, D. Incretolli-Rodrigues, D. McCaig Absent: J.Edgar (Coach), L.Storai 145

Standing: Mr N. Yates, D. Anastasio, A. Giannos, A. Langenberg, G. Vlahogiannis, M. Petrone, J. Thornton Seated: L. Georgaklis, J. Pulvirenti, A. D’Costa, L. Pezet, A. Watson, J. Spigulia, N. Ricci

Back Row: M. Trenerry, A. Sly, P. Stevens, P, O’Connell, Middle Row: Ms L. Turner, N. Spencer, B. Siragusano, R. Alberti, T. Gaylor, J. Williams Seated: N. Ng, H. Hudson, J. Camilleri, D. Clifford, E. Fan, J-R. Vauzelle, P. Bailey Standing: N. Morris, D. White, R. Hume, J. Zuzek, S. Brennan-Smith, E. Rich, M. Mullaly Seated: B. Molloy, S. Anderson, D. Ryan, C. Haley, C. Tilbrook, S. Harrington, J. Connell Absent: M. Taylor

Senior Hockey 2010

Coming into our final season of ACC hockey, the boys in the first XI were hopeful of another successful year, making the finals again and, hopefully, overcoming rivals, St Bernard’s. Since Year 9 our team had won many games and ended up in the grand final twice and semi finals once, losing to St Bernard’s twice and Parade once respectively. Week 1 we came up against Whitefriar’s who had an Australian Youth representative missing; this gave us a great opportunity to start off with a win. We won 3–2 with goals from Clifford and Camilleri. However, we soon lost our season dream of a premiership by losing three games straight! We were in the lead at some point in all games, but with numerous defenders missing from week to week we were constantly under the pump. Our defence certainly put up a great fight with Matt Trenery a consistent performer. It has been a fantastic effort over the four years from the boys. I would like to give a special mention to Dom Barker and Ben Siragusano who both came out of retirement to represent De La for one last time. On behalf of the team I would like to thank our coach Ms Turner for giving us her insights into the game and supporting us.

John Camilleri Captain

Standing: Mr N. Yates, L. Carracher, S. Howard, A. Langenberg, P. Collins, G. Vlahogiannis, B. Adams, Z. Hutter, Seated: W. Agar, M. Petrone, H. Dziubinski, A. Dougleris, N. Edwards, M. Doran, C. Carberry

Standing: Mr A. Wozencroft, D. Tralongo, S. Beckman, X. Purcell, M. Eager, C. Bianco, B. Mancal, S. Athiade Seated: M. Swinnerton, H. Macoch-Grossi, L. O’Callahagn, D. White, M. Monger, S. Lau, M. Johns

Year 7 Hockey

Standing: Mr R. Bryant, C. Mackenzie, J. Devine, Z. Johnson, H. Lagastes, L. Bisongin, M. Simons, J. King, W. Malligan Seated: J. Cannizzaro, L. Goy, C. Hutter, J. Tymms, J. Bartholomeusz, L. Hume, X. Wigg, D. Melissenos