De La Sport 2011

2011 has been a very hectic time in sport at De La and we have had a mixed bag of results over the year. With two Major ACC Carnivals taking place in Term 1, as well as the summer season of ACC Sport (Cricket, Tennis and Volleyball) for our senior teams, there was plenty packed into a ten-week term. Our ACC swimming team finished 5th for the second consecutive year and we are certainly hoping to improve upon this placing in 2012. Our ACC athletics team, despite the best efforts of those who competed on the day, finished in 7th place and we now find ourselves competing in Division 2 of ACC Athletics next year for the first time in the history of the College. We must now “swallow our medicine” and set about ensuring that 2012 is the last year that we are not competing in Division One! Fortunately, the disappointment of our athletics result was quickly overshadowed by the 1st XI cricket triumph towards the end of Term 1. Not only did this year’s victory provide “Back to Back” ACC Premierships, but our 1st XI Cricket Team is now undefeated in two seasons! Term 2 proved to be a rather successful one for De La in the ACC Competition. We “came out swinging” early in the term with our second consecutive victory in the Open Golf Championship. Later in the term, our Year 10 Soccer Team won the Division Two ACC Premiership, registering a 3–2 victory over CBC St Kilda and claiming the first ACC Soccer title for De La in a number of years. The term finished on a real high for De La with our Year 7 football team, easily accounting for Whitefriars in the Grand Final and recording the first-ever Year 7 ACC Football Premiership for De La Salle. Term 3 saw us represented at all Year levels in ACC hockey and basketball. Our Year 9A Basketball Team finished Runners-Up and both our Year 10A and Year 10B basketball teams won ACC Premierships. Their 2011 victory resulted in “Back to Back” Titles for our 10A basketball team. The term concluded with the ACC Cross Country Championships and we finished in 3rd place for the second consecutive year with many of our competitors finishing in the top ten placings in their events. With the Major ACC Carnivals completed, the year rounded out with De La fielding ACC Cricket, tennis and volleyball teams in Years 7–10. Our Year 10 tennis team made their way through to the ultimate match, but was defeated in the Grand Final. The De La Junior golf team also just fell short of winning consecutive ACC Premierships in late October. Our weightlifting Team, who train and enter competitions throughout the year, won the Sport and Recreation Cup during Term 4. De La students have also represented the College proudly in ACC Chess and the Victorian Cycling Championships. Participation rates in sport have been high this year and we hope that students will continue to strive to represent the Blue and Gold as often as possible next year and beyond. Our involvement in ACC Sport and other sporting activities would not be possible without the willingness of the staff who coach our many sporting teams. I sincerely thank all of these teachers for their time, effort and enthusiasm for the ACC Sport program at De La which is of such benefit to our boys. A special thank you to Simon Brown, my sports assistant, who has been a massive help and support in the coordination of sport at the College. Although we did manage to win six ACC Premierships in 2011, we did have a number of other teams who either made grand finals or finished third or fourth. The challenge for all our sporting teams in our Centenary Year of 2012 is to strive for both individual and team improvement through hard work and determination, and success will inevitably come the way of De La Salle.

Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

H. Tailby, J. Bull, L. Pezet, T. Connolly, M. Northage, A. Shallue Middle Row: P. Kemp, L. O'Callaghan, P. Clinch, H. Haley, J. Bohan, L. Chai, B. Muller, M. Tutty, J. Doolan Front Row: L. Kelliher, S. O'Callaghan, M. Goy, R. Smith-Michalewski, L. Ryan, T. Shallue (c.), L. Miles, J. Caton, M. Giannattilio, T. Ponissi The ACC Swimming team represented the College proudly and determinedly at MSAC in February. We finished in fifth place in the overall Division 1, which was the same placing as 2010. Many of our 33 swimmers recorded personal best times and special congratulations to the following swimmers for their individual efforts in such high standard competition: Joseph Beadell – 1st in the Under 15 Breaststrroke A – 2nd in the Under 15 Butterfly A Josh Tyquin – 1st in the Under 15 Breaststroke B Matt Northage – 2nd in the Under 16 Freestyle A Lachlan Miles – 2nd in the Under 16 Freestyle B Thank you to the following staff and assistants for their time, effort and enthusiasm for preparing our ACC Swimming Squad throughout 2010 and 2011: Oscar Carlson, Liz Turner, Simon Brown, Ben Ellul and Matt Chai. Thank you to the staff who attended on the night to support the De La Swimming Team and, in particular, Caroline Fitzpatrick, who acted as our representative official. We now look forward to improving individually and as a team for the 2012 ACC Carnival, as we have built the impetus, passion and momentum for ACC Swimming at De La! Peter Harte Director of Sport

Back Row: D. Betts, J. Bull Middle Row: L. Forato, P. O’Connell, M. Stizza, J. Williams (c.), M. Hogan, A. Indovino, M. Mullaly, J. Gava, C. Stewart Front Row: Z. Spencer, S. Hearn, A. Lalande, M. Aquino, J. Maccora

Back Row: T. Brasher, X. Purcell, J. Dennehy, L. Murray, J. Greensill Middle Row: M. Howard, L. O’Callaghan, L. Carracher, T. Fisher, J. Crough, A. Di Medio, J. Pulvirenti Front Row: D. Leone, P. Pepes, B. Gray

The ACC Athletics Carnival was held in March at Olympic Park. De La had 44 students selected to represent De La Salle on this day from a training squad of over 100 members. All team members represented the College with pride and competed with determination and spirit. Whilst our effort on the day was honourable, we could only manage to finish 7th out of 7 Division 1 schools. St Bernard’s recorded their ninth consecutive victory in ACC Athletics. There were some fine individual performances from our De La Salle team members and congratulations to the following students for winning their respective events at the ACC Carnival: Zach Spencer – Under 17 Hurdles Harrison Lagastes – Under 14 800m James Dennehy – Under 16 Triple Jump Mackenzie Beadman – Under 13 100m and 200m Athan Giuliani – Under 13 Shot Put The team was superbly led by Jake Williams (captain) and Michael Stizza (vice-captain). Both of these Senior boys led the team superbly on and off the track and I thank them for their leadership. The training squad was most fortunate to have the assistance from many staff members throughout our training period and I sincerely thank the following members of the ACC Athletics Coaching Staff for their time and effort: Liz Turner, Russell Bryant, Karen Harding, Simon Brown, Patsy Amaradasa, Tim Ford, Glenn Kemp, Peter Larsen, Luke Martin, Gerard Barns, David Alexander and Andrew Wozencroft. Special thanks to Damien O’Shea and Chris Brown (ex DLS students) for their assistance with our sprinters and athletics knowledge and expertise. We certainly didn’t expect to finish as low as seventh place but we have been given a huge “reality check” about our current standing in ACC Athletics. We must be united in acknowledging that this 2011 result is simply “not good enough” for a College with such a long and proud history in ACC Athletics. We must be committed and determined to “hit the track” in 2012 with real purpose and focus to ensure that we IMPROVE and surely from our 2011 team result – “the only way is up”!

Back Row: J Fogarty, E Vile, Z Hellyer, D Byrden, L Murray Middle Row: C Ghersi, Mr N Yates, M Beadman, E Clark, A Walker, K Maul, L Walker, B. Tokatlidis, T Fierenzi, Mr P Harte, C Northey Front Row: H Lagastes, M Canny, M Riley, J Toniolo, L Bisognin

Standing: M. Papotto, C. Wilson, M. Burke Seated: A Russo, J Williams, B Taylor, J Rate (c.)

Senior Tennis 2011

Our 2011 campaign started off on a positive note with a win against CBC St Kilda. We then travelled to Monash University to play last year’s winner, Mazenod. All games were played in good spirit and although we went down 8 sets to 4, the games score was a lot closer, 79 to 70. Round 3 saw us play Whitefriars at home, where we were beaten pretty convincingly 10 sets 88 games to 2 sets 45 games. Whitefriars continued their winning run throughout the remainder of the season, successfully taking out the 2011 Premiership. The season continued with two bus trips, the first down the coast to St Bede’s Mentone. Not only did the boys need to contend with the sea air and blazing sun, but also the slope of the St Bede’s tennis courts. The boys fought hard and rallied (with support from the Volleyball team), but were unable to walk away with a win.

The next bus trip saw us venture out to Parade, where a variety of court surfaces awaited us.

Close games were played all day with the result coming down to the last singles match. Team captain, James Rate, secured us the win with a 9-7 victory in his singles match, resulting in a 6 sets 76 games to 6 sets 74 games win for De La

Salle.

The final game of the home-and-away season was played at home against St Bernard’s.

Once again, games were close all afternoon, but we were unable to secure matches, and walked away without a win. Singles results: Mario Papotto (seed #1) – 32 games from 6 matches played, with 3 tie-break games played. Brenton Taylor (seed #2) – 31 games from 5 matches played, with 2 tie break games played. Michael Burke (seed #3) – 36 games from 6 matches played. James Rate, captain (seed #4) – 48 games from 6 matches played, undefeated in singles 6 wins from 6 matches. Antonio Russo (seed #5/6) – 32 games from 5 matches played. Connor Wilson (seed #6) – 40 games from 5 games played, undefeated in singles 5 wins from 5 matches. Charlie Stewart (seed #5/6/7) – 29 games from 5 matches. Jake Williams (seed #7/8) – 32 games

Standing: Mr N. Yates, M. Robinson, T. Walsh, N. Papamiltiades, C. Di Donato Seated: B. Fletcher, G. Ktenas, C. Lack, E. Hirst

Year 8 Tennis

Standing: L. Wong, D. Constantineas, N. Amon, I. Vanderwerf, L. Phillips, E. Hamilton Seated: J. Gardiner, B. Muller, J. Toniolo, R. Smith-Michalewski, M. Wildoer, Z. Hellyer Coach: Mr T. Atkins

from 5 matches. Pat O’Connell (seed #7/8) – 16 games from 4 matches. All players are to be commended on their attitude and dedication that they displayed throughout the 2011 season and training sessions. As their coach, I was impressed with the sportsmanship demonstrated and look forward to a successful campaign in 2012. Ms Liz Turner Coach

Standing: J. Thornton, M. Andrews, J. Campion, E. Holden Seated: M. McMahon, M. Stephens, S. Galgani, J. Whitehead

De La Salle’s Year 10 Tennis team finished a gallant 2nd in the ACC this season and had the potential to pull-off one of the greatest upsets in tennis history, perhaps an upset equivalent of Rafael Nadal’s shock French Open exit at the hands of a player ranked outside the Top 20 at Roland Garros... or maybe not. The Mazenod opposition boasted being ACC Champions for the past three years and meant business from the moment they stepped off the bus. But, at the completion of the singles were only one set up, and it was fair to say the boys in Blue and Gold were up and about. Team captain, Steve Galgani, who played with a crippling back injury, had been inspiring all year and was in a David and Goliath battle. Elliot Holden held his serve, and his nerve, to apply some scoreboard pressure. Michael McMahon fought out a gutsy win. And whilst the ever consistent Max Stephens and Marcus Andrews were beaten by better opponents, they were able to salvage all-important game points. The other boys dug deep and made their opponents play every point. By day’s end De La Salle were down by a couple of sets — but showed grit and determination in the face of a very worthy opponent.

Mr David Alexander Coach The selection process commenced with approximately 30 aspiring tennis players participating in a knockout tournament conducted before and after school. On the Tiverton Court, the boys were enthusiastic and some were disappointed as they came to terms with the playing standard required to represent De La Salle in the ACC competition. After several training sessions we had a squad of players who displayed commitment and desire to improve their game. The team experienced mixed results throughout the season defeating Parade College and Mazenod whilst being defeated by Whitefriars, St Bede’s and St. Bernard’s. However, regardless of the results, the team became a dedicated group who enjoyed each other’s company and took pride in their performances throughout the season. The Most Valuable Player award was presented to Nick Gourgoulis, a very talented player and very good team mate. Other team members included Riley Watson, James Emery, Chris Northey, Pat Hounihan, Edison Nguyen, Matt Marguglio, Jack Chapple, Peter Haines. Mr Michael Ryan Coach

Standing: M. Marguglio, C. Northey, R. Watson, E. Nguyen, J. Chapple Seated: P. Hounihan, T. Davis-Farlow, J. Emery, P. Haines, N. Gourgoulis

1st XI 2011 — Mr Marty Rhoden (coach), Robert McCarthy, Miles Fabris, William Nash, Louis Holmes, Justin Hall, Lachlan Hay, Br Gabriel (assistant coach) Front: Harry Haley, Simon Hearne, Ashton Agar (c.), Charlie Haley, Thomas Keys, Jacob Curtis

On the back of a fiercely contested 2010 ACC Cricket Grand Final, which saw the First XI trophy returned to De La Salle College for the first time since 1993, this year’s side was also going to be the ‘hunted’ during the 2011 season. The challenge facing the team in 2011 was to withstand the pressure and perform to the consistently lofty standards required to retain the title. Essentially, the ACC is a ‘sudden death’ tournament, with teams finding it exceedingly difficult to reach the final if they fail to go through the season undefeated. This year was no exception, with the eventual grand finalists both recording 6 wins, 1 tie and no losses from their respective fixtures. With this in mind, it is a huge credit to the boys that they managed to retain top-spot on the ladder for the duration of the season — and withstand the pressure of a second successive tightly fought grand final — to record back-to-back Senior Cricket premierships. The season began with an arm-wrestle against St Bede’s in what was essentially a grand final replay. After finding ourselves on the ropes at 5-30, a season-defining half century from Rob McCarthy (60) ensured we had a total to defend. In comparison to last year’s grand final, where a catch at third man on the last ball of the match saw us clinch the flag by 2 runs, the conclusion to this fixture turned out to be rather anti-climactic. Two sensational catches, from Rob McCarthy and Louis Holmes, dealt telling blows to St Bede’s that they could not overcome. The following two matches, against Salesian and Whitefriars, resulted in narrow victories to the De La boys, thanks primarily to astute captaincy from Ashton Agar when the games were in the balance. In the game against Whitefriars our batsmen accumulated a competitive total then defended it with tight, disciplined bowling, considered captaincy and exceptional fielding. It was a style for which the boys were duly rewarded at the end of the season. The Grand Final between the top placed De La Salle and St Joseph’s, Geelong proved no exception to the script of the season. De La Salle won the toss and elected to bat, but were crippled by the steady loss of early wickets. At one stage, the home side found themselves floundering at 5/52 off 19 overs, following the loss of captain Agar for a swashbuckling 30. This season was destined to conclude as it had begun, however, and resolute innings from Rob McCarthy and Miles Fabris dragged the total beyond the ton to a respectable 133. In response, St Joe’s began with purpose and were soon comfort-

Standing: Mr P. Harrup (Coach), D. Grant, L. Power, J. Howard, J. Dojcinovic, J. Gee, S. Harrington, N. Lowrie Seated: S. Anderson, P. O’Brien, J. McCaffrey, J. Adams, C. Brezzi (c.), M. Hogan, L. Sharp, D. Ryan

ably placed at 1/33 off ten overs. Without a trademark dour opening spell from Lachie Hay, the damage could have been much worse. The tenacious De La boys were, however, not about to let a season’s worth of hard work go to waste and the combination of some predictably tight bowling in the middle overs from Ashton Agar, Rob McCarthy and Jacob Curtis applied the squeeze on the St Joe’s batsmen. Throw

2nd Cricket XI

The 2nd XI had a year of close encounters. An equal first finish with two other teams meant that the boys missed out on a grand final berth by a margin of less than one percent — a mere toss of the coin. The season was punctuated by some brilliant displays of individual skill and teamwork. Outstanding leadership by Chris Brezzi was supported by dashing innings from Tom Bishop, Jackson Adams and Sam Anderson. The bowling attack of Dojcinovic, Watts, Grant, Power and O’Brien confined opposition batsmen to meagre totals. Although the team was short of a premiership, the boys can take comfort in knowing that they beat the 2011 Premiers during the season. We wish the boys well as they progress to the 1st XI (2012). For those that remain with the 2nd XI, we can look forward to going one better in 2012. Thank you to the 2nd XI, 2011 for representing our College with great sportsmanship and commitment.

Paul Harrup Coach

in a remarkable run out, staged by the Haley brothers (Charlie dived to reel in a cracking cover drive and Harry pounced on the deflection and threw the ball into the keeper, Fabris, to find the batsman well short of his ground), and the match had swung firmly back in favour of the home side. The icing on the cake was the composure shown by Louis Holmes and Tom Keys as they ensured victory with tight bowling in the final stages. The boys should be extremely proud of their efforts this year. To win back-to-back premierships is an achievement the boys will remember for the rest of their lives. Moreover, to display such professionalism and determination in winning 14 straight games over 2010/11 against such fierce competition augers well for the future cricket careers of each of the players in the side. I would like to thank all the students who played in the 1st XI in 2011 for their commitment to the side. Also, thanks must go out to the 2nd XI players, who kept the firsts on their toes with impressive team and individual performances throughout the season. The challenge now befalls the new senior cricket squad to continue the momentum provided by their predecessors in the search for a ‘hat-trick’ of 1st XI Premierships.

Mr Marty Rhoden Coach

Back Row: J. Lever, T. Connolly, B. Ledder, N. Green Middle Row: Mr P. Harrup, J. Higgins, M. Doran, J. Hanley, B. Simon, H. Curtis Seated: A. Tonkin, D. Hando, H. Zaia, W. Agar, M. Gee, M. Dumbleton

Year 7 Cricket

Back Row: Mr S. Brown, T. Bruce, L. Cummins, J. Wagland, W. Trewella, K. Horsnell

Middle Row: K. Tambimuttu, T. Fierenzi, J. Bailey, H. Campbell, D. Karunatilake, L. Manakis

Seated: S. Kumar, N. Grooby, D. McCarthy,

Z. Grundmann-Perera, L. Murphy, J. Ingram 132

Standing: Mr G. Barns, J. Tyquin, A. De Luca, K. Bianco, J. Galbraith, J. Cook, R. D’Souza Seated: J. Yosiffidis, J. McGaw, W. Agar, O. Milner, D. Krelle, T. Brasher

Year 8 Cricket

Standing: M. Simons, H. Lagastes, P. Cook, R. Cadman, A. Walker, J. Devine, Mr P. Larsen Seated: J. Bartholomeusz, M. Holmes, E. Fabris, W. Kelly, L. Walker, W. Mulligan

Year 7 Cricket

D. Loton, A. Stott, W. Pirrie, C. Stewart, J. Vitacca, S. Delgorge, L. Pezet, T. Walkear

ACC Junior Golf

The ACC Junior Golf Team almost went back to back titles but were beaten by a mere 10 shots by St Bede’s. On a typical Spring day of rain and sunshine, the greens were playing a little slower than other years. The team was led by Sean Delgorge and all played very well with Doug Loton having the round of the day for De La with a score of 76. Well done to Sean, Doug and Liam who have represented the College at Junior and Senior golf for years. They have now finished with Junior Golf and I thank them for their efforts over the years. Scores for the day were — D. Loton 76, S. Delgorge 81, L. Pezet 83, S. Balthazar 89, M. Doran 95, N. Cooney 95, N. Leontaritis 107, D. McCarthy 108 and P. Houlihan reserve. Overall Results: 1st - St Bede’s, 2nd - De la Salle, 3rd St Bernard’s Mr Peter Crellin Junior Golf Coordinator

ACC Senior Golf 2011

The ACC Open Golf was held at Northern Golf Club in May. Schools with teams of eight players arrived early and readied themselves for an 8.30am shot gun start. As the current ACC title holders we were keen to defend and retain the title. However, St Bernard’s College were confident and their players did their best in a tight contest, but the boys from De La prevailed by just two shots. De La Salle College, with a team total of 471 shots, finished ahead of St Bernard’s College who recorded 473 with other schools well behind. Our players performed exceptionally well on the day. Year 9 competitor Tom Walkear stood out with a 79 off a handicap of 16. Year 10 boys did well — Doug Loton had the team low score of 75, Sean Delgorge 80 and Liam Pezet 87. Year 11 boys Charles Stewart shot 77, Josh Vitacca 78 and Alex Stott 82. Year 12 captain Will Pirrie shot 88 and made a proud victory speech on behalf of the team.

Mr Norm Stewart Senior Golf Coordinator

Standing: M. Gleeson, M. Harvey, T. Hanney, J. Regan, O. Purton-Smith, Ms L. Robinson Front Row: N. Pane, J. Maccora, L. Wood, T. Shallue, M. Stizza, T. Carracher Back Row: T. Siriopoulos, T. Fisher, J. Curwood Middle Row: Mr K. Stokes, A. Doulgeris, G. Vlahogiannis, A. Giannos, M. Zbiegen, C. Howarth Seated: N. Annert, L. Carracher, S. Singh, P. Arceri, M. Jackson, W. Cardwell

Senior Volleyball 2011

The 2011 Senior Volleyball Team comprised a spirited group of Year 11 and 12 athletes. The level of improvement amongst the players, both individually and as a team, was gratifying. The team developed a good system of play and a set offense and by the end of the season played competitively against all competition. Between rambunctious training sessions, constant transport issues and energetic games, there was a lot of excitement this season. Judging by

Year 9 Volleyball Year 8 Volleyball

the talent that is coming through the ranks and the resolve of the players, I can rest assured volleyball should continue to grow in leaps and bounds in 2012! Ms Laura Robinson Coach

Year 7 Volleyball

Back Row: A. Siriopoulos, X. Purcell, L. O’Callaghan Middle Row: Mr G. Kemp, P. Kony, J. Sharry, J. Benton, L. Brownhill, D. Leone Seated: C. Marinis, D. Incretolli, B. Maynard, M. Arapis, R. Sheehy, H. Wardlaw Back Row: W. Mackie, J. Giles, J. Morgan, J. MacDonald, L. Chai Middle Row: Ms L. Robinson, F. Macri, J. Bainbridge, L. Bisognin, J. Khoury, A. Sheppard, P. Forrest, Ms C. Bird Seated: J. Gardiner, B. Muller, J. Toniolo, R. Smith-Michalewski, M. Wildoer, Z Hellyer Standing: M. Beadman, A. Nyanjok, J. Squires, M. Canny, H. Bowen, S Michael, B. Morgan, Mr S. Mackintosh Seated: N. O’Sullivan, C. Ferris-McDonald, S. Leary, A. Arceri, L. Holmstrom, J. Greaves, M. Riley

Standing: M. Mohamed, J. Lever, L. Torrisi, L. Otto, N. Phillips (c.) Seated: D. Poloni, S. Francasio (coach), J. Delaney, J. Greaves The De La Salle Weightlifting Team has completed an outstanding year, ably captained by Nathan Phillips and coached by Simon Francasio. We won the Sport and Recreation Victoria Cup by a narrow 2 points against our arch-rival Mt Lilydale Mercy College (88 points to 86 points) and followed up with a hard- fought victory in the Victorian School Championships (115 points to Mt Lilydale 111). James Delaney won best lifter at the Sport and Recreation Cup with a 177.298 Sinclair Score. Other excellent efforts were Luke Torrisi with a total lift of 111 kgs and Liam Koutros with 120 kgs. We have also introduced some young talented lifters, namely Frank McCormack, Murad Mohamed and Bryce Morgan all Year 7s. Hopefully we can build on our 2011 in our Centennial Year of 2012.

Mr David Hale Team Manager

Back Row: J. Buchanan, B. Stafford, L. Tikelis, J. Talbot Front: Mrs Carmel Dwyer, C. Di Donato, P. O’Grady, J. Dent Absent: Ms Cate McIlroy, A. Young.

The Year 9 Debating Team were the overall winners in the recent annual ACC Public Speaking/Debating Competition and Drama Workshops at Parade College. Mrs Carmel Dwyer, congratulated the students: “All the boys displayed good manners, good sportsmanship and skill representing the College over the day’s competition”. Each speaker had to perform two speeches of four minutes in length. “Our students showed excellent preparation in the structure of their material and in their engaging delivery,” Mrs Dwyer said. The team included Christian Di Donato, Alec Young, Marcus Cozzi and Dimitri Ganotis, all showing great skill in their presentations.

Back Row: L. Wood, W. Nash, D. Tyrer, M. Harvey, P. Hatch, T. Hanney, J. Bull, T. Shallue Middle Row: Mr K. Stokes, P. O'Brien (runner), N. Laurie, S. McGraw, M. Stizza, H. Haley, O. Purton-Smith, S. Harrington, Mr P. Riordan Seated: C. Haley, L. Forato, D. Grant, J. Williams, A. Indovino, A. Anastasio, M. Hamilton

First XVIII Football

This year’s First XVIII Football Team performed extremely well and the boys are to be congratulated for their season. We finished equal second at the end of the home and away season along with Whitefriars and St Joseph’s Geelong, all with 4 wins and 2 losses. However, our percent was the lowest of all three, demoting us to 4th overall on the ladder. St Joseph’s finished 2nd on percentage and therefore played off in the grand final. The season was a successful one, unfortunately without the reward of a finals berth.

Round 1

DLS 13-7-85 def Parade 7-5-47 Best Players - J. Williams, J. Howard, H. Haley, J. Hall, A. Soriano, S. McGraw Multiple goal scorers- L. Wood 3, J. Gava 2

Round 2

St Bede’s 14-9-93 def DLS 8-8-56 Best Players- J. Gava, J. Williams, M. Stizza, A. Soriano, P. Hatch, S. McGraw, J. Howard Multiple goal scorers - J. Bull 2, M. Hamilton 2

Round 3

DLS 4-4-28 def St Joseph’s Geelong 2-14-26 Best Players- M. Stizza, H. Haley, S. McGraw, T. Carracher, J. Bull, T. Hanney Goal scorers- J. Bull 3, N. Lowrie

Round 4

DLS 9-10-64 def Mazenod 7-8-50 Best Players- J. Williams, J. Gava, S. McGraw, A. Anastasio, N. Lowrie Multiple goal scorers- M. Hamilton 3, L. Wood 2

Round 5

St Bernard’s 15-6-96 def DLS 8-9-57 Best Players- J. Williams, A. Anastasio, J. Gava, T. Hanney, M. Stizza Multiple goal scorers- P. Hatch 2, A. Anastasio 2

To borrow a line from Vince Lombardi, “Football is not a contact sport. Dancing is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport.” This statement rings true for De La Salle’s 2nd XVIII who, throughout the year, played a brand of hard, tough football. Often undermanned, De La were able to notch up only one win for the season. And, whilst this doesn’t read well on paper, I believe the side adequately served its purpose, with several players finding form and rewarded with elevation to the senior side. Thanks to Nick Pane for captaining the side, and the players who played to their best.

Mr David Alexander Coach

Back: D. Alexander (Coach), S. Harrington, D. Tyrer, J. Watts, J. Zuzek, J. Bowen, N. Curwood, J. Dragonetti. Front: B. Monaco, N. Chant, T. Shallue, N. Pane (c.), L. Holmes, D. Grant, P. O'Brien

Round 6

DLS 8-9-57 def Whitefriars 6-8-44 Best Players- J. Williams, A. Soriano, M. Stizza, J. Gava, D. Tyrer, M. Harvey, M. Hamilton, H. Haley Multiple goal scorers- D. Tyrer 2, J. Williams 2

The Best and Fairest

1st Jake Williams 40 votes 2nd Jack Gava 17 votes 3rd Harry Haley 8 votes Congratulations to Jake Williams for winning the 1st XVIII Best and Fairest Award. I would like to thank all the boys who played in both the 1st and 2nd XVIII this year. They all contributed to the success we had as a team. A special thanks to Jake Williams (c.) and the other Year 12 boys for their excellent leadership and contribution over the years to De La Salle Football. I wish them all the very best in their future football careers. On behalf of the players and myself I would like to thank Mr Peter Riordan as co-coach and Mr Russell Bryant as assistant, Mr Peter Harte and Mr Simon Brown for the work they have put into DLS Football this year.

Mr Ken Stokes Coach

Top Row: S. Michaels, B. Tokatlidis, J. Squires, H. Bowen, M. Canny, L. Oliver Middle Row: J. Wagland, H. Campbell, D. Fasoulis, Z. Hawker, R. Watson, C. Northey, J. Bailey, C. Ferris-McDonald, C. Ghersi Seated: M. Riley, N. Sullivan, Tim Fierenzi, Liam Murphy, L. Cummins, J. Ingram, B. Ahearn, R. Rando

Year 7 Football 2011

De la Salle’s Year 7 football team was very successful in 2011. De La represented the school amazingly well, winning almost every game over the year by a large margin. Our first, and only, loss of the year was to Parade. The boys put up a good fight, but were beaten in a close encounter by 10 points. We bounced back and were all ready to go at training the next Monday, ready to smash whomever we came up against. We kept that attitude all the way through the year; when grand final week came along, we were ready. After a pump-up before the game from Mr Bryant and Mr Buckley we ran out and were on the ball from the start. A few quick goals started us off and we kept that lead all the way through. The win was a comfortable 40 points, but we wouldn’t have been able to achieve this without the help and support of coaches Buckley and Bryant. All the team thank Mr Brown and Mr Harte for getting us a ground every game and organizing our new jumpers. The football season was really positive — we made new friendships, and it was just a bonus we won the flag. We hope to back up our efforts next year.

Back Row: J. O'Sullivan, T. Siriopoulos, J. Stewart, P. Stanton, T. Connolly, D. Cowan, J. Lever, L. Carracher Middle Row: Mr P. Harte, J. Giorgini, N. Evans, D. Clarke, N. Edwards, C. Herbstreit, M. Petrone, Mr N. Yates Front Row: J. Palmer, A. Hay, H. Curtis, P. Arceri (c.) J. Hanley, H. Zaia, W. Cardwell, J. Pirovano

Back Row: Q. De Luca, E. Cheesman, B. Fletcher, J. McLoughlin, B Wildoer, J. Benton, L. Brownhill, J. Galbraith, H. Wardlaw, T. Brasher, J. Yosiffidis Middle Row: R. Bonnici (Coach), M. Johns, C. Blaskett, J. Cooke, N. Papamiltiades, A. De Luca, N. Contin, B. Maynard, T. Nicholls, B. Schmidt, J. McAlroy (coach) Seated: J. Trenerry, M. Brooks, P. Pepes, W. Agar, O. Milner, J. Sahely (v.c), H. Morris, N. Taylor, T. Hyland, A. Cowan, N. Bury Absent: M. Krywyn (c.), J. Tyquin, D. Krelle, J. McGaw, J. Walters, C. Clarke Back Row: W. Kelly, R. Cosgrave, M. Wildoer, M. Colak, R. Cadman, N. Amon, A. Walker, J. Benton Middle Row: Mr R. Leetham, B. Andrew, L. Walker, H. Lagastes, R. Davis, E. Fabris, N. Catrice, M. Oman, H. Hooper, M. Holmes, Mr S. Mackintosh Seated: J. Giles, W. Mackie, N. Cooney, D. Byrden, L. Bisognin, J. Toniolo, E. Lincoln, J. Tymms, J. Macdonald J. Cannizzaro, A. Sheppard

Back Row: M. Gleeson, D. Slavin, J. Bohan, P. Hanney, L. Wilson, J. Regan Middle Row: C. Walsh, W. Sisouw, J. Gava, J Cowan, T. Shallue, C. Murphy, D. Wood (Manager) Seated: M. Stizza, S. McGraw, A. Gross, M. Harvey, J. Buckley, P. Masson, M. Hogan, S. Hearn Absent: N. Smith, D. Morgan, J. Brown, J. Carroll, M. Hogan Absent: Mr T. Ford (Coach)

Year 9 Basketball

ACC Senior Basketball

The Senior Basketball team kicked off with training in Term 2 and the holidays to prepare for a tough season ahead. It was great to see thirty students wanting to be part of the squad. With two teams selected each week to play there was fierce competition for spots. It was great to see a number of players continue to get along to training each week despite limited opportunities. The ACC Senior Basketball Competition is traditionally very strong and this year was no exception. Many of the teams we came up against had a number of representative basketballers, and in some cases state players. Our squad was big on numbers and enthusiasm; however, in some of our games we were simply outsized. The A team gelled very well and were very competitive in most games. They managed to have two good wins over Salesian and Emmanuel, a great game against CBC but unfortunately losing narrowly. They lost to eventual winners Whitefriars and St Bede’s, who were both far too good. We played off for 5th and 6th against St Bernard’s and went down after a tight finish. Matthew Harvey was the MVP and had a great season. He has also been a great contributor to De La Salle Basketball during his time at De La. Patrick Hanney and Michael Stizza provided great leadership during the season. It was great that a number of Year 11 students were part of the squad and we look forward to players like Will Sisouw, Aaron Gross and Sefton McGraw to step up next season The B’s had 20 players rotating through the team during the season. It was a great opportunity for students to represent De La. With the emphasis on participation the composition of the team changed each week. The great numbers at training meant all players in the squad ran the same plays and were able to slot into a variety of positions. Joe Regan, Chris Murphy and James Buckley had excellent seasons and managed to hold their spots in a very competitive team. Despite the changes in personnel each week the team managed to make the semi finals but unfortunately went down to St Bernard’s. It was a very enjoyable season and we look forward to next year. Special thanks to Darcy Wood for team management for the last three years — it was much appreciated.

Mr Tim Ford Coach

Back Row: J. Walters; T. Brasher; B. Wildoer; B. Maynard, E. Cheesman; W. Rennie Middle Row: A. Gross (Coach), N. Papamiltiades, A. De Luca, S. Spanopoulos, Ben Harvey, T. Nicholls, J. Brown (Coach), Ms Holden Seated: J. Runatay, A. Siriopoulos, O. Milner, J. Benton, L. Torrisi, M. Brown, J. San Jose, T. Fidock

Mr P. Harte, J. Heatley, S. Singh, J Stewart, P. Stanton Front Row: S. Nolan, J. Lugo, B. Ayre (c.), C. Lymbouris Absent: A. Pentifallo Mr P. Harte, J. O'Sullivan, M. Zbiegien, L. Toniolo, B. Ledder, D. Cowan, N. Evans, T. Siriopoulos Seated: L. Twirdy, H. Zaia, H. Curtis, S. Galgani (c.), J. Hanley, T. Fisher

Year 10 ACC Basketball

Term Three was a very successful season for Year 10 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 on Tuesday September 6th. Team A won the ACC Premiership in 2010 and were very determined to win consecutive titles. Despite losing to Parade early in the season, the team managed to finish the regular season in 3rd place and meet Parade in the Semi Final. In a high-standard and absorbing contest, De La progressed into the Grand Final with a thrilling 7 point victory in overtime. This set up a Grand Final vs Mazenod. The boys continued their great finals form to comfortably win the 2011 ACC Premiership by 11 points. Much deserved “Back to Back” ACC Titles for a true CHAMPION TEAM! Congratulations to the following members of the Year 10 2011 ACC Basketball Premiership Team: Ben Ayre (c.), Adam Pentifallo, Jerome Lugo, Jack Heatley, Christian Lymbouris, Joel Stewart, Shaun Nolan and Pat Stanton. Team B were undefeated all season going into the Grand Final with a lowest winning margin of 9 points. After losing the 2010 Grand Final, the team was very keen to achieve ultimate success this year. Mazenod was our Grand Final opponent and they certainly overcame any fears of being the underdog and led the match until the last two minutes. Fortunately, the overall quality and class of the De La Team reigned supreme in the end to record a 4 point victory and a much-awaited ACC Premiership. Congratulations to the following members of the Year 10 2011 ACC Basketball Premiership Team: Stephen Galgani (c.), Brody Ledder, Thaao Siriopoulos, Dylan Cowan, Jack Hanley, Tom Fisher, Hamish Curtis, Luke Toniolo, Lawrence Twirdy and Nathan Evans. Well done to the number of other Year 10 boys who represented De La Salle in ACC Basketball throughout Term 3 and contributed to the overall success of both teams in on and off court roles. I wish all members of the Year 10 2011 ACC Basketball Squad well for the future and hope that they all continue to strive to represent De La Salle successfully in Senior ACC Basketball in 2012 and 2013. Mr Peter Harte Year 10 ACC Basketball Coach

Standing: J. O'Dwyer, Z. Hawker, B. Morgan, Mr M. Ryan Seated: B. Spackman, H. Bowen, C. Northey, N. O'Sullivan Absent: C. Norris, D. Brasher

Standing: S. Michael, A. Nyanjok, B. Regan, J. Squires, B. Tokatlidis, B. Morgan, Mr M. Ryan Seated: B. Morris, R. Tallarico, M. Canny, C. Morris, L. Holstrom, M. Riley Absent: A. Arceri

Year 8 Basketball

These two runs were timed and their final result was calculated as an average of the two runs. All the boys completed the course and are named below in their divisions.

Alpine Giant Slalom

Division 1: Elliot Tamplin, Phillip Stevens, Alex Chaplin Division 2: Jack Reeve, Sebastian Otten, Pierluigi Grech Division 3: Will Jones, Callum Brace, Remo Checcucci Snowboard

Giant Slalom

Division 1: Stuart Brennan-Smith, Joseph Maccora, Ryan Moody, Oliver Jones Division 2: Harrison Tailby, Kieran Johnson, Jake Pirovano, Ben Tamplin, Brendan Simon The competition has the largest number of competitors of any winter sports event in the world. It is fantastic that De La Salle is part of this inaugural event. All the boys who represent the College competed to the best of their ability and were very competitive. Particular mention must go to Harrison Back Row: P. Stevens, A. Chaplin, H. Tailby, S. Brennan-Smith, O. Jones, J. Reeve Tailby who came 18th out of 113 competi-

Middle Row: Mr S. Slavin, B. Tamplin, E. Tamplin, P. Grech, R. Checcucci, R. Moody, C. Brace, tors and Jack Reeve who came 45th out of Mr K. Stokes 152 competitors. I would like to congratulate Kneeling: W. Jones, J. Pirovano, B. Simon, J. Maccora, K. Johnson, S. Otten the boys on their performance and encourage them to return next season to compete. De La Salle College was again represented at this A great deal of preparation and planning was necessary to make the trip year’s Snow Sports Championships at Mt Buller, possible. I would like to thank the College for putting their support behind from 19th August to 23rd August with 18 students the Ski Team and a special thanks go to staff members Mr Shane Slavin, from Years 7 to 12 competing. The boys competed in Mr Peter Harte and Mr Simon Brown for their time and effort. both the Snowboard and Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Mr Ken Stokes events. Ski Team Coordinator Each boy was entered into an event in which he completed two runs of the slalom course on Little Buller Spur. 143

De La Salle finished in 3rd place in the overall Division One standings of the ACC Cross Country Carnival 2011 It was our team goal to ensure that we maintained this position from 2010 and all 60 team members who represented De La performed proudly and bravely. We finished 3rd in the Junior (Under 13 and 14), Intermediate (Under 15 and 16) and Senior Sections (Under 17 and Senior). That’s consistent! Both our Under 14 (2nd in 2010) and Under 16 (4th in 2010) age groups were Division One Champions. This is the first Carnival since 2007 that we have won any Age Group Championship. The following Team members were awarded ACC Medals for their great performances: Harry Lagastes (Year 8R) Winner of the Under 14 3km race in a time of 9.52 minutes. Harry has now won “Back to Back” ACC Gold Medals! Nathan Evans (Year 10B) Runner Up in the Under 16 5km race in a time of 16.37 minutes. Simon Hearn (Year 12H and 2011 captain) Runner Up in the Senior 5km race in a time of 16.01 minutes. Thank you to the following Staff Members, not only for their support of the boys, but for all of their time, effort and enthusiasm throughout our preparation for this Carnival — Tim Curran, Ken Stokes, Dave Alexander, Peter Larsen, Ray Leetham, Peter Crellin and Simon Brown. Many of the boys from the Team are already striving to improve on our 3rd placing for our Centenary Year in 2012!

Mr Peter Harte Sports Coordinator

Under 13 Cross Country

A. Sheppard, D. Byrden, L. Walker, W. Kelly, N. Catrice, B. Muller, D. Melissinos, H. Lagastes, A. Walker, N. Monaco, Mr T. Curran

Under 15 Cross Country

Under 16 Cross Country Under 17 Cross Country Senior Cross Country

Left to Right: N. Evans, J. Pulvirenti, A. Tonkin, J. Hanley, A. Langenberg, C. Carberry, Z. Hutter, L. De Stefanis, J. Thornton, D. Cowan. Standing: M. Taylor, M. Mullaly, A. Scammell-Panozzo , S. McGraw, N. Curwood, J. Gava Front: A. Indovino, L. Knowles, C. Haley, T. Keys Standing: Mr K. Stokes, M. Stizza, C. Draffen, L. Wood, L. Sharp, T. Bishop, Mr P. Harte H. Haley, M. Hamilton, J. Bohan, S. Hearn (c.), J. McCaffrey

Back Row: R. Dougherty, C. Draffen, M. Taylor, A. Buccheri, L. Miles, Ms L. Neil (coach) Seated: M. Swinnerton, D. Conlan, A. Sidarta, J. Maccora, N. Maiorana, A. Vasilopoulos

Year 7 Soccer

Back Row: S. Kumar, J. Bardsley, J. Fissenden, J. Dziubinski, C. Grant, E. Nguyen, C. Morrison, M. Rhoden (Coach) Seated: S. Kamoutsis, J. Duszniak, N. Leontaritis, S. Hatzikourtis, G. Kazoumis (c), M. Donnarumma, P. Tsetinis

Back Row: J. Thornton, A. Langenberg, G. Vlahogiannis, A. Doulgeris, J. Higgins, Mr. P. Harrup (Coach). Seated: W. Nguyen, J. Koulousias, A. D’Costa, J. Pulvirenti (c.), A. Ianchello, N. Ricci, J. Casula, L. Georgaklis. Absent: H. Dziubinski, A. Giannos, J. Reeve.

Year 8 Soccer

The Year 10 Soccer team capped off a promising season with a premiership win. Throughout the season 22 boys represented our College with the final 11 securing the ACC – Division 2 Premiership. The shining lights of Joshua Pulvirenti, Will Nguyen and Anthony Ianchello provided goal-scoring opportunities, with Anthony finishing the six game season with a total of 9 goals. Another strength of the side was the back line providing solid resistance against the opposition. Aaron Langenberg, Daniel Anastasio and Harry Dziubinski were outstanding at repelling surging mid-fields. Andrew Giannos was rock-solid as goal keeper on the last line of defence. The season culminated in a must-win final round match against CBC, St Kilda. DLS had to win to secure the premiership, as a drawn result would have handed the premiership to CBC. CBC got away to a 2-0 lead early in the game. Anthony Ianchello scored a goal late in the first half to keep the boys in the hunt. During a rainy wind-swept second half there was not a lot of opportunity. Ten minutes to full time, Anthony Ianchello weaved through the defence, only to be brought down by the opposition in the box. A cool, calm and collected captain, Josh Pulvirenti, put the ball into the back of the net to level the scores. With two minutes to go Will Nguyen made the break and passed the ball on to Anthony Ianchello to score the goal that put DLS in the lead. The boys managed to hold their nerve and did not allow CBC to break their lines of defence. It was a well-earned flag. Mr Paul Harrup Coach

Year 9 Soccer

Back Row: A. Cupic, R. Macasadia, E. Vile, Z. Hellyer, J. Morgan, L. Chai, J. Ziemkiewicz Middle Row: D. Maiorana, C. McManus, S. Tsagaris, A. Buccheri, M. Rossello, N. Simcocks, J. Fogarty Seated: N. Sinclair, H. Brown, E. Hamilton, J. Bartholomeusz, J. De Thomasis, F. Macri, T. Zisimopoulos

Standing: D. Leone, S. Pepdjonovic, X. Purcell, D. Bonet, C. Di Donato. Seated: J Sadek, J. Dillon, R. D’Souza, C. Marinis, M. Henriques-Gomes. Absent: M. Arapis, D. Incretolli-Rodrigues, B. Hawkins, C. Dingas, S. Balthazaar.

Standing: M. Anderson, M. Mullaly, M. Taylor, J. Bohan, P. Stevens, J. Cooper. Seated: S. Anderson, D. White, R. Alberti (c), J. Birchall, N. Ellis, S. Brennan-Smith, C. Haley Coach: Ms E. Turner Standing : L. Carracher, A. Doulgeris, T. Connolly, G. Vlahogiannis, P. Bradley. N. Edwards, W. Agar Seated: M. Petrone, P. Arceri, Z. Hutter, Mr N. Yates. B. Adams, G. Murray, M. Moran

Senior Hockey 2011

For Year 12 students, this was the last season of ACC Hockey most of the boys in the Senior team would play. Since Year 8 the team had changed tremendously, and we had high hopes and expectations that this year would be the most successful yet. However, the season did not begin as planned. A couple of losses in the first four games meant we had a difficult season ahead. Our games were made even harder when numerous players were missing from week to week. Even though we weren’t able to come out with wins in these games, our defence showed true signs of fight, as well as the Year 11s, who were given very tough games playing in the Seniors. Through constant perseverance we were able to finish the season on a high note. We won the remaining games of the season against Emmanuel and Mazenod. We bettered our results of previous years. These wins came from the collective efforts of our defence, and mid-fielders who were at their best. Efforts from Anderson, Haley and Ellis ensured the opposition had no chance. Dependability from Stevens and Sly in defence gave the team a springboard to launch countless attacks. A special mention goes to John Birchall who had not played Hockey before, but became a dependable Goalkeeper during our final games. On behalf of the team I would like to thank our coach Ms Turner for supporting our team through the highs and lows of the season.

Roman Alberti Senior Hockey Co-Captain

Back Row: S. Beckman, M. Eager (c.), J. Mitropoulos, X. Purcell, D. Tralongo, Middle Row: S. Athaide, S. Balthazaar, M. Horrigan, B. Mancal, P. Kony, Mr A. Wozencroft Seated: S. Lau, L. O’Callaghan, D. Roberts, M. Monger, F. Sinclair, M. Henriques-Gomes Standing: X. Wigg, L. Hume, E. Smith, C. Bruce, H. Lagastes, Z. Johnstone, N. Dunstone, Mr G. Barns Seated: D. Melissinos, J. Cannizzaro, C. Hutter, J. Bartholomeusz, J. Tymms, L. Bisognin, L. Goy, C. Haritos

Year 7 Hockey

Standing: J. Lalande, S. Rennick, L. Yeates, S. O’Callaghan, N. Grooby, J. Ingram, C. Whitehead, Ms L. Desmet.

Seated: F. McCormack, S. Gimisis, K. Williams, Z. Grundmann-Perera, J. Mullaly, K. Walsh, 149 H. Campbell, C. Ghersi, S. Kamoutsis.

ACC Chess

De La Chess 2011

Chess has long been a component of the De La Salle scene, albeit, in somewhat a low key way, with lunchtime play and occasional interschool tournaments being a fixture. However, Chess beyond De La has continued to grow, and even become a specialty at some schools. Serious coaches are hired in to sharpen the edge of those interested students. Chess continues to grow with the ACC introducing a third tournament — the Open (Years 7 to 12), Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) and Junior (Year 7 and 8) Championships — each with two divisions. This means, of course, there are more students playing across our schools. It also means that we here at De La have had to be more aggressive in our recruiting of students across all of the year levels. No doubt, in the long term, it will mean we have better players and a better standard competition. All of this growth had caught De La on the hop, as we had crops of interested players at some year levels but few to none at others. We lost one such strong crop as our Year 12s of 2010 moved on. We have needed to locate interested players at year levels which had been quite sparse. We come to the end of 2011 with many new names on our player list, but with very little experience amongst them all. Hence, a goal for coming years is to provide some basic coaching and many playing opportunities. Our first tournament at Brighton Grammar in March saw us humbled by the might of Chess Victoria greats like Brighton Grammar, Melbourne High and Melbourne Grammar. Term 2 saw De La hosting our next tournament but suffered a similar fate at the boards of Brighton Grammar, Mazenod and Melbourne High, but we did salvage some respect by finishing 5th out of 8 teams. Our next tournament at home had us finishing 3rd behind Mazenod and Carey Grammar. The ACC Tournaments were next with our Open team coming 6th (Div 2), our Intermediate 4th (Div 1) and our Junior 8th (Div 1). Many thanks to our 2011 senior captain, Ethan Rocke, for his leadership and dedication to chess over his years at De La. Many thanks to our other captains, Intermediate, James Eracleous, Year 10, and Junior, Patrick McCaffrey Year 8. Other senior stalwarts have included Year 11s Jack Duffy, Gerry Korfiatis, Jeremy Wong, Justin Yuan, and Aaron Li, Year 10. Our strong Year 9 reps include Chris Dingas, Arion Reuter, Luke Tikellis, Morgan Borley, Josh Laver, Josh Doolan, Cameron Roberts, Marcus HenriquesGomes, Karl Bianco and Lorenzo Boccabella. Thanks also to Mr Norman Stewart for his support over the year and his commitment to the Chess juggernaut of 2012 and beyond. Mr Stewart will be the ‘go to’ man for chess on our Kinnoull campus and I will be likewise here at Tiverton. Check you later! Mr Larry Evans.

Senior Chess

Standing: M. Borley, C. Roberts, K. Bianco, C. Dingas, J. Eracleous, Mr L. Evans Seated: A. Reuter, L. Tikellis, P. McCaffrey, E. Rocke (c.) M. Henriques-Gomes

De La Salle Cycling

In August, students from De La Salle College competed in the North West Metro Zone Final in the 2011 VSCC (Victoria - Schools Cycling Championships). Many levels of cycling ability and age groups competed on the day of the event, from licensed to novice riders. The College was represented in a number of age groups from U/13 to U/19. The College was well represented by these students with many close finishes. After leading with only 40 metres to go, a slight miscalculation on the final corner cost Jayden Cooper a win in U/17 for licensed riders. Despite the setback his efforts were rewarded by the judges, who promoted him to the final held in Carlton on the final day of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. Participation in cycling at the school has grown significantly in past years supported by many teachers of the College. We are looking forward to even more success in 2012.

Mr Peter Harte

Go The Tan

In February, De La Salle entered a team of nearly 20 students in the annual “Go The Tan” 3.8km run around The Tan Track of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. “Go The Tan” is a fundraising event and all proceeds went to FARA (Friedrich Ataxia Research Association). 2011 was the seventh consecutive running of the event. Tamara Curran, the 26 year old daughter of our Year 5 Teacher Tim Curran, has Friedrich Ataxia. With our student participation in the event and a $300 College donation, De La Salle supported Tamara and her family in their quest to find a cure for this debilitating condition. Not only did our boys run very well around the picturesque Tan Track course, they were also fine ambassadors for the College with their enthusiasm for the event and compassion for Tamara and all sufferers of this degenerative neurological disease. Jake Williams scooted around the testing course in a slashing time of 13.15 minutes to narrowly defeat Simon Hearn in the quality field of De La runners which included Simon Brown and Tim Curran. Our involvement in the event proved to be a really worthwhile experience for all students and staff involved and we hope that our De La donation will assist in some way to enhance the chances of a cure for this rare and currently fatal disease.

Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport