De La Sport Teams 2012

ACC Swimming

We have managed to ‘tread water’ for another year and did increase our overall aggregate score. All 30 De La Salle Boys represented our College very well and there were some fine individual performances which are hightlighted below: Matthew Northage (Year 12H) 1st — Open Freestyle A in a time of 25.12 (ACC Record 25.07) 1st — Open Backstroke A 2nd — Open Butterfly A Matt broke the De La Salle records in each of these events. Lachlan Miles — Captain (Year 12D) 2nd — Open Backstroke B Tom Wilkes (Year 11R) 2nd — 16 Years Freestyle B Josh Tyquin (Year 10S) 1st — 16 Years Breastroke B Brodie Muller (Year 9J) 2nd — 15 Years Breastroke B Open 200m Medley Relay — 2nd Harrison Tailby (Year 11H) Patrick Kemp (Year 12S) Lachlan Miles (Year 12D) Matthew Northage (Year 12H) Open 200m Freestyle Relay — 1st Lachlan Miles (Year 12D) Harrison Tailby (Year 11H) Peter Clinch (Year 12S) Matthew Northage (Year 12H) 16 Years 200m Freestyle Relay — 2nd Joshua Tyquin (Year 10S) Aiden Shallue (Year 10R) Thomas Wilkes (Year 11R) William Rennie (Year 10B)

Placings 2012

1st — St Bernard’s, 2nd — Mazenod, 3rd — St. Bede’s, 4th — Whitefriars, 5th — De La Salle, 6th — St Joseph’s, Geelong, 7th — Parade It has been many years since DLS has won the Open 200m Freestyle Relay. It was not only the final event of a long Carnival but clearly the most exciting event on the night, with Matthew Northage swimming the last leg of the relay to overtake the St Bernard’s swimmer in the closing stages to record a memorable DLS victory! Our 2012 Team was strongly supported by our very loud and lively Cheer Squad and many other past and present students along with parents. Thank you to the staff who attended on the night to support the team and special thanks to Mrs Fitzpatrick who spent four hours pool-side as an official. We have really gathered some great enthusiasm and momentum in the DLS Swimming Squad late in 2011 and early in 2012 and this is due in no small part to the time, effort and dedication of the ACC Swimming Staff: Oscar Carlson, Chris Windley, Gab Windley, Simon Brown and Tom Curry. We are hoping to resume training again soon in preparation for the 2013 ACC Swimming Carnival. There is little rest for a ‘De La Swimmer’! Mr Peter Harte Sports Coordinator

Swimming Squad

Back Row: T. Connolly, T. Wilkes, J. Tyquin, M. Tutty, J. Caton, L. Pezet, M. Northage, H. Tailby, L. O’Callaghan, A. Shallue, B. Muller, L. Brzeski Middle Row: W. Rennie, D. Spicer, P. Clinch, L. Miles (Captain), P. Kemp, L. Cha Kneeling: N. Ponissi, S. Young, H. Gill, C. Aitken, C. Lewis, M. Petit, K. Williams, R. Tallarico, J. Saddington, S. O’Callaghan Sitting: J. Gardiner, F. McCormack, L. Kelliher, L. Collins, N. McFarlane Absent: J Devine

Back Row: T. Brasher, J. Grooby, Z. Hellyer, L. Murray, N. Perry, J. Hall, N. Curwood, S. Brennan-Smith Row 3: L. O’Neill, Z. Hawker, S. Michael, M. Beadman, A. Di Medio, L. Lymbouris, A. Walker, M. Holmes, J. Toniolo, B. Maynard, L. Walker, A. Giuliani, J. Khoury, N. Catrice, L. Chai, L. Carracher, J. Dennehy, C. Stewart, J. Doree, M. Rogers. Row 2: D. Leone, L. O’Callaghan, P. Pepes, J. Pulvirenti, C. Ghersi, J. Lugo, L. Murphy, N. Watson-Munro, L. Harris, L. Bisognin, M. Aquino, L. Knowles, Z. Spencer (Captain), N. Evans Front: A. Lalande, J. Gava, D. Tesoriero, C. Haley (Vice-Captain), A. Indovino, J. Higgins, L. Farrell

ACC Athletics 2012

The ACC Athletics Carnival was held on Wednesday March 28th at the new Albert Park Athletics Centre. We had 54 students selected to represent De La Salle on this day from a training squad of well over 100 members. All team members represented the College with pride and competed with determination and spirit. After being relegated to Division 2 following last year’s Carnival, we were hoping that 2012 would be our first and last year in this Division. However, despite a much improved team performance this year, we fell 37.5 points behind St Joseph’s Geelong at the end of the Carnival to finish in 2nd place out of 5 schools in Division 2. 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 – Senior 100m Jack Gava – Senior 1500m Lachlan Knowles – Senior 800m Justin Hall – Senior Shot Put Nick Curwood – Senior Triple Jump Charles Stewart – Senior Discus Alex Di Medio – Under 17 Hurdles, 100m, 200m and 400m James Dennehy – Under 17 Triple Jump Thaao Siriopoulos – Under 17 Shot Put Nik Perry – Under 16 400m Nick Catrice – Under 15 1500m Zac Hellyer – Under 15 Triple Jump Mack Beadman – Under 14 100m and 200m Lachlan Harris – Under 13 100m Our 4 x 100m Relay Teams all performed very well towards the end of the day with DLS winning three out of the six age group relays:

Under 13

Nick Watson-Munro Leon Lymbouris Dom Tesoriero Lachlan Harris

Under 14

Chris Ghersi Sam Michael Liam Murphy Mack Beadman

Under 15

Jesse Toniolo Julien Khoury Andrew Walker Liam Bisognin We also managed to bring home some silverware for our trophy cabinet by winning the Senior Cup (Under 17 and Senior Age Groups). Whilst our Senior Team was narrowly beaten by St Joseph’s Geelong, our Under 17 Team won their age group quite convincingly to deliver the Senior Cup to DLS. The team was ably led by Zach Spencer (Captain) and Charlie Haley (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 of 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: Mick Ryan, Lucy Neil, Andrew Wozencroft, Simon Brown, Peter Larsen, Chris Martin, Luke Martin, Tom Curry, David Alexander, and Ray Leetham. Special thanks again this year to Damien O’Shea (ex-DLS student and current parent) for his valuable assistance with our sprinters and great athletics knowledge and expertise. Winning three out of six relays is testimony to the great work done by Damien! We certainly hoped to be back in Division 1 for 2013 but we were simply beaten by a better team on the day. Our overall team effort and enthusiasm was a vast improvement on last year and we now look forward to winning Division 2 this coming year. Our Lasallian relatives from Mentone join us in Division 2 Athletics in 2013 so the challenge remains for us to return to our rightful place in Division 1 ACC Athletics! Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

who defeated our 2011 side 8 rubbers to 4. Once again we showed improvement from last year, with the match going down to the final doubles set. It ended at 6 rubbers all, with Mazenod emerging victorious by just 5 games. The match at No 1 saw Chris Murphy in a titanic struggle on the fast courts at Monash University against A.Turleski and he held a set point before losing 8-9. Despite having lost both our opening matches, we felt that our side was much stronger than before, and a favourable draw for the rest of the season gave us belief that we could still make the top four and reach the finals. Our third round match-up was CBC, St Kilda, one of the weaker sides of the competition. The team played strongly and won all 12 rubbers — a comprehensive victory. A week later we travelled to the courts at Chadstone Tennis Club to face Salesian College in what would turn out to be a tight battle. Salesian had some very strong players in the top half of their team, but we worked hard all day in the heat and came out with a 9 game victory. This win put us at two wins and two losses, still outside the top four two-thirds of the way through the season. A bye in round 5 gave us four points, putting us tied for 4th with St Bernard’s and Parade with one week left. Our final match was the trek to Altona to play 3rd placed Emmanuel. This was a must-win for us, and it was tight all day long. In the end we were successful, with the rubbers tied at 6 apiece but a four-game advantage for the Blue and Gold! We waited nervously over the next few days, waiting for other results to see if we had finished in top four. To our relief, we had made the finals, something which the Senior Team has not achieved for many years. The semi-final was a tough assignment — a trip to Donvale to once again face Whitefriars on their home courts for a spot in the Grand Final. The confidence of the team was high; we believed our team had improved a lot since the first week and that we had the talent to ‘take down’ the minor premiers. We fought hard in the sweltering heat but despite some close games, the sets didn’t fall our way, and we were defeated 8 rubbers to 4, a brave effort. Chris had another high standard battle against the competition’s dominant player before losing 5-8.

Standing: Mr G. Lawler, C. Stewart, A. Russo, C. Wilson, C. Murphy, Mr N. Stewart Whilst it was a disappointing way to end the season, Seated: J. Rate (Captain), S. Galgani, E. Holden, M. Stephens, M. McMahon it was a highly successful one, achieving 3rd place The De La Salle 2012 ACC Senior Tennis Team kicked off their season on February 1st, eager to after the Finals and the boys should be proud of what they achieved in the Centennial Year. perform better than last year’s team who finished 6th A special mention to our number 1 player, Chris with only two wins. The opener was against reign- Murphy, who faced the best players every week ing premiers Whitefriars, who blitzed last year’s and gave it his best shot. Despite winning 2 of his 6 team 10 rubbers to 2. Being early in the season, the singles matches, he managed to make the ACC Team team needed some tweaking, but a spirited first-up of the Year — a fantastic effort. Thanks to all the Year performance saw us go down 7 rubbers to 5 — a 12 boys who have spent two years in the team: Chris commendable effort. The next match had us play- Murphy, Alex Stott, Antonio Russo, Charles Stewart ing last year’s 2nd placed team, Mazenod College, and Connor Wilson. Thanks also to the Year 11 boys who were behind our great improvement this year: Steve Galgani, Max Stephens, Elliott Holden and Michael McMahon. Last but not least, thank you to our great coaches: Mr Graeme Lawler and Mr Norm Stewart, who spent countless hours with the team, offering wise words and leading us well. James Rate Captain

(The Coaches would like to commend James for his leadership — he inspired the team with his determination, tenacity, poise and tactical finesse.)

A. Cowan , T. Walsh, J. McLoughlin, J. Sharry (Captain), E. Hirst, N. Papamiltiades, Mr N. Stewart (Coach) Sitting: J. Trenerry (Vice-Captain), J. Rowe, J. Vance, C.Clarke, G. Ktenas, L. Andreas-Marino, Q. Deluca

Year 9 Tennis

The Tennis Team try-outs commenced with a flood of interest. It was good to see so many students keen to represent De La Salle in the ACC Competition. After a series of playoffs, natural attrition and students’ genuine desire to train and be part of the tennis team produced a squad of enthusiastic players. The season commenced with solid wins against Parade College, Whitefriars, and a washout with St Bernard’s. However, better teams Mazenod and St Bede’s were too strong, and saw us finish the season in third position. The team consisted of very motivated and committed players including Nick Catrice who won the Most Valuable Player award for his dedication and commitment. In the same ilk, Lachlan Kafer displayed similar characteristics. The team was represented by Corey De Zoysa, who is an excellent tennis player, and also Dean Constantine, Enzo Hamilton, Leigh Phillips, Nathan Stamboulotgis, Nick Amon, and Henry Brown.

Mr Michael Ryan Coach

Standing: N. Amon, N. Stamboultgis D. Constantineas, N. Catrice, Mr M. Ryan Sitting: E. Hamilton, H. Brown, L. Kafer, C. De Zoysa, L. Phillips

Year 8 Tennis

Standing: A. Marino, P. Haines, C. Northey, M. Marguglio, E. Nguyen Seated: A. Palumbo, P. Hounihan, C. Punshon, N. Gourgoulis, S. De Stefanis, M. Barclay

Year 7 Tennis

Standing: W. Agar, J. Howard, J. Hall, J. Watts, S. Harrington, H. Curtis, L. Hay Seated: S. Anderson, C. Haley, M. Fabris (Captain), L. Holmes, T. Keys Absent: M. Dumbleton, H. Zaia

The 2012 ACC season left the team with a feeling of ‘what might have been’. Our overall ladder finish of 5th was probably a harsh reflection of our talents. We began the season with a very narrow loss to the eventual champion St Bede’s. Our middle-order partnership between Matt Dumbleton and James Howard gave us a competitive total. We just failed to defend, getting beaten in the final over. We bounced back hard against Salesian in game two, scoring an eight wicket win at home, with Harry Zaia combining with Will Agar (51 not out) to see us home. Round 3 saw our best win of the season, against eventual runner up Whitefriars out in Donvale. Outstanding batting from Sam Anderson ensured us a competitive total, ‘Ando’ unlucky to fall on 49. The ‘Friars’ looked to be cruising to victory early before some tight bowling from Louis Holmes and Justin Hall and high-pressure fielding led by Charlie Haley and Hamish Curtis saw them collapse and De La claim the victory. The next fixture provided the pivotal game of our season, playing 2011 Runner Up St Joseph’s, Geelong in Geelong. We looked to be in the box seat with three overs to play, due largely to a great opening spell from Lachie Hay followed by some crafty spin bowling from Tom Keys. Unfortunately some huge hitting from their lower order saw us again fall short in the final over. With our hopes of a place in the final now slim, we had to keep winning and hope that results fell our way. We managed to defeat Mazenod comfortably the next week, leaving us three wins and two losses. Unfortunately other results meant we could no longer make the final, and the final two games saw a number of changes to the team and some disappointing losses. Overall, we know that when we played our best cricket, we could match it with the best teams, but unfortunately we didn’t perform consistently enough to give ourselves a chance. Thanks to all the guys in the team, especially ViceCaptain Charlie Haley and Deputy-Vice Louis Holmes. Thanks also to Mr Peter Larsen and Mr Tom Curry for coaching us. A special thank you to Mr Martin Rhoden for his continual coaching work with the De La Cricket Department, especially for making the effort to get down and support us. It was greatly appreciated by all involved. Miles Fabris Captain

Standing: Mr T. Hogan, B. Mancal, R. D’Souza, O. Milner, K. Bianco, J. Galbraith, J. Cooke, C. Blaskett, Mr W. Walker Sitting: S. Athaide, M. Brown, W. Agar, T. Brasher, D. Kelly, R. Sheehy, T. Fidock

Year 10 Cricket

Our cricketers worked hard in the 6-game ACC season. The boys played with courage and determination hammering over 1,000 runs, more than any other team in the competition. Our position on the ladder did not reflect the true talent of the team. We congratulate all the boys who sacrificed valuable time to compete and represent the school at ACC level. Your Lasallian spirit was appreciated by all. Mr Warren Walker Coach

Year 7 Cricket

Cricket is a game that requires patience, keen powers of concentration, guile and subtlety. While the Year 7 team of 2012 did not necessarily employ all these qualities in every match in which they played, they revealed moments of them, and often in spectacular fashion. Who will ever forget Jordan Brasher’s flaying of the St Bede’s bowling attack in weather conditions reminiscent of a wild day on the Shetland Islands? What about Charlie McGaw’s bludgeoning of the St Bernard’s attack in the last game of the season on St Bernard’s home patch? These are but two moments of a season which didn’t bring premiership glory, but plenty of memorable cricket and wonderful camaraderie. Ben “Mr Cricket” Paine, ably assisted by Lachlan Harris, led the side with panache and creativity. Jack Higgins opened the batting in unorthodox but productive fashion. Innovative cricket, comradeship and egalitarianism were the hallmarks of this worthy outfit. Hats off to you boys!

Standing: L. Manakis, T. Fierenzi, N. Grooby, M. Rogers, K. Vasudevan, J. La Grua, Mr P. Larsen Seated: L. Bulman, L. Kelliher, L. Cummins, Z. Grundmann-Perera, K. Horsnell, T. Bruce, W. Trewella

Year 9 Cricket

Year 7 Cricket

Standing: J. Lee, M. Holmes, M. Simons, P. Cook, R. Cadman, J. Devine, Mr K. Stokes Sitting: O. Laker, D. Melissinos, J. Bartholomeusz, E. Fabris, W. Kelly, X. Wigg, J. Zaia

N. Leontaritis, L. Kelliher, S. Balthazaar, T. Walkear (Captain), N. Cooney, P. Hounihan, B. Paine, O. Smith and D. McCarthy L. Kelliher, C. Stewart, T. Walkear, S. Balthazaar, D. Loton,C. Lewis, S. Delgorge, J. Vitacca, N. Leontaritis, M. Doran, L. Pezet

The Junior Golf Team, led by Tom Walkear travelled to Werribee Golf Course and were victorious in the ACC Junior Golf Championship. The weather wasn’t conducive to high scoring as it was a wet and windy day. Our side scored consistently in the difficult conditions without any golfer really blowing out badly on their score card. Our best score for the day was our Captain, Tom Walkear with an 84. Tom was also our De La Junior Golf Master winner as well. At the end of the round of 18 holes, the top six scores from each team of eight players are added up and the lowest aggregate score was declared the winner. It was a wonderful victory by one shot over St Bernard’s, Essendon. Our team was Tom Walkear, Shannon Balthazaar, Nick Cooney, David McCarthy, Nick Leontaritis, Oliver Smith, Pat Hamilton, Ben Paine and Liam Kelliher (reserve). The majority of our side was made up of Year 7 and 8 students who will have another two or three years to play Junior Golf. The future looks bright, and golf is alive and well at De La.

Mr Peter Crellin Junior Golf Coordinator At the crack of dawn the Senior ACC Golf team was travelling once again to Northern Golf Club for the annual championship. Our rivals St Bede’s, who have won 25 out of the last 27 titles, came prepared with a strong team as did St Bernard’s, who arrived with a young and talented side. As we were the only other successful College in ACC history aiming for our third consecutive win, our hopes were high on the long bus trip out to the venue. After many training sessions and practice rounds, the eight man team was primed and ready for battle against the five other Division 1 schools. The top six scores of the eight man team are added together to give a team total which is then used to calculate the overall winner. With early morning rain and freezing conditions, many players — including those in the De La camp — found themselves over par early. Josh Vitacca, the veteran of the team playing his eighth championship, recorded our lowest score, firing a five over par 77. Scores were Doug Loton 79, Charles Stewart 82, Liam Pezet 83, Sean Delgorge 85, Matt Doran 89 and Tom Walkear 91. With a total score of 495, this was a respectable total and we expected to give the other schools a run for their money. With six scores in the 70’s from the St Bede’s team, it became evident that this year’s total was not going to be enough to retain the title. With the total of 459 and the lowest score in ACC golf history, St Bede’s hit back hard from previous years’ losses and were worthy winners on the day. We only had two Year 12 players in our team but there is a positive sign of young players coming through, and we wish next year’s group all the best in their quest to regain the title. A big thank you goes out to Mr Norm Stewart, our long-standing golf coach at De La and one of the ‘founding fathers’ of ACC golf, for his continual support and mentoring of the golf squad.

Charles Stewart Senior Golf Captain

Note: The College thanks both Joshua Vitacca and Charles Stewart for their consistent efforts representing the College in Senior ACC Golf over the past 6 years. Their individual performances and motivating efforts have encouraged other young boys to join the squad and enabled us to win two Senior ACC titles and a Junior ACC title.

Weightlifting — School Champions 2012

2012 Sport And Recreation Victorian Weightlifting Cup

It was well worth the ‘weight’ for the long-awaited return of an official Weightlifting Competition to De La Salle. With De La being a powerhouse in Weightlifting for many years, the 2012 Team and Coaches approached this competition with great optimism for consecutive titles. With a number of our Squad members vying for positions in our Sport and Recreation Team, the following boys were selected to represent the College: Nathan Phillips – Team Captain, Antonio Russo, Levi Otto, James Delaney, Frank McCormack and Liam Farrell Liam finished 3rd in his weight division, Antonio 2nd and our four other DLS lifters won their respective competitions. James Delaney was also judged as the best male weightlifter at the competition. These high individual rankings ensured that DLS retained the Sport and Recreation Cup by 4 points from Mt Lilydale Mercy College. As well as the talent and strength from our DLS Representatives on the day, there is little doubt that they were inspired by the great support and encouragement they received from the DLS students and staff.

This was particularly evident during lunchtime when a large crowd gathered to watch and cheer on the DLS lifters. To highlight our very proud history in Weightlifting at De La, we were very fortunate to have Damian Brown make time to attend the competition to support not just De La Salle but the sport of weightlifting. Damian began his long and distinguished weightlifting career at DLS as a student, which he continued well beyond Year 12. He represented Australia at 3 Olympic Games, 4 Commonwealth Games with a medal return of 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. Damian also represented Australia at 12 consecutive World Weightlifting Standing: Mr D. Hale (Coach), N. Phillips, J. Lever, L. Otto, A. Russo, Championships, a World Record. As an ex DLS Mr S. Francazio (Coach) Seated: L. Torrisi, L. Farrell, O. Smith, F. McCormack, M. Mohamed Staff Member as well, Damian’s presence at the Sport and Recreation Cup was greatly appreciated by everyone. The event itself would not have been possible without the organization, effort and energy of two very passionate and committed Weightlifting enthusiasts. Dave Hale (DLS Weightlifting Coordinator) and Simon Francazio (DLS Specialist Coach) were both instrumental in the event being staged at De La as well as our success in the competition. Sincere thanks to both Dave and Simon who continue to ‘lift’ our DLS Team. Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

Standing: G. Vlahogiannis, M. Gleeson, S. Singh, N. Curwood, M. Harris-Jaffe, J. Giorgini, T. Siriopoulos, Seated: J. Maccora, N. Annert, P. Arceri, T. Fisher, L. Carracher, J. Curwood, D. Spicer, Absent: Mr K. Stokes (Coach) Mr D. Alexander, J. Toniolo, J. Tymms, B. Muller, Z. Hellyer, M. Wildoer, J. Morgan, A. Sheppard, B. McGaw, Sitting: J. Giles, L. Chai, W. Mackie, L. Bisognin, R. Smith, H. Jarvis, J. Bainbridge

Year 10 Volleyball

By and large the boys played well all season. The A’s in particular had a stellar run and made it to the semi-finals. Unfortunately on the day Mazenod had the height and were more consistent, proving worthy winners.

Year 10 Volleyball

Our volleyball squad has continued to develop into a very good team who encourage each other, and thereby bring out the best in each other. Hopefully, we will see the boys progress into an even better volleyball team in the seniors and take it to the grand final next year. The B’s had mixed success. The team was always enthusiastic and had admirable team spirit. The time, effort and spirit in which the boys played was greatly appreciated by all involved.

Mr Paul Harrup Coach

Year 8 Volleyball Year 7 Volleyball

Standing: J. Dillon, J. Walters, E. Cheesman, C. Marnis, Ms M. Hawley (Coach) Sitting: W. Rennie, J. Driscoll, J. Sadek, H. Forbes Standing: S. O’Callaghan, Z. Hawker, H. Bowen, A. Nyanjok, J. Squires, S. Michael, J. Ingram Seated: J. Mullaly, P. Tsetinis, L. Murphy, M. Canny, B. Tokatlidis, M. Riley

Standing: O. Cramp, T. Whitelaw, D. Pascal, L. Lymbouris, J. Vlahogiannis, J. Howat, A. Powell, T. Moloney-Morton, Mr S. Brown Seated: L. Farrell, C. Bird, J. Squires, T. Cairnes , O. Smith, H. Soden, C. Langkau, H.Shin

Victorian Inter-School Ski Competition

The 2012 Victorian Inter-school ski competition was conducted at Mt Buller in the final week of August. De La Salle entered a team of 16 students this year from Years 7 to 12. We were fortunate to have excellent snow with all areas of the mountain open. The students experienced a variety of weather conditions during the competition from limited visibility to bright sunny days. The following students competed in Alpine and Snowboard Giant Slalom events on Little Buller Spur and Burnt Hut Spur: Jack Reeve 11S, Brendan Maher 11B, Lachlan Brown 11B, Will Agar 11V, Ned Peterson 11V, Stuart Brennan-Smith 12S, Oliver Jones, Seb Otten 11B, Jake Pirovano 11V, Nick Amon 9D, Louis Collins 9S, Will Jones 8S, Nick Payne 8R, Spencer Embrey 7J, Elijah Kingsley 7S and Kasey Entwistle 7J.

Snow Team

Particular mention goes to Jack Reeve who finished in the top 30% of competitors in Division 1 Alpine and Nick Payne who finished in the top 10% of the Division 3 Alpine. More than 5000 students participate in the Interschool Competition and De La Salle has been involved in this competition for more than 20 years. We look forward to putting together another team for this competition in 2013. Mr Shane Slavin and Mr Ken Stokes DLS Ski Team Staff

ACC Senior Football Squad

Back Row: M Fabris, S. Harrington, S. McGraw, N. Rodway, N. Curwood, J. Hall, D. Tyrer, J. Giorgini, A. Indovino, N. Lowrie Middle Row: Mr K. Stokes, T. Keys, L. Miles, I. Roytberg, J. Lever, T. Connolly, P. Stanton, D. Grant, D. Spicer, L. Holmes, B. Monaco, Mr P. Larsen Seated: N Evans, J. Hanley, M. Petrone, L. Corkill, P. O’Brien (Team Manager), E. Ramsay, P. Arceri, L. Knowles, M. Van der Meer Absent: C. Haley (Captain), J. Gava,

First XVIII Football Team

This year the First XVIII had a very challenging season and weren’t able to win a game. However, as Maya Angelou once said “you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated”. The boys approached every game with a positive attitude and a belief they could win. They were gallant in defeat to the eventual ACC Premiers St Bernard’s by 26 points and the runners up St Bede’s by 17 points. We were a very competitive team but had trouble finding a way to win in these close encounters Congratulations to Charles Haley for winning the 1st XVIII Best and Fairest Award, ahead of Sefton McGraw (runner-up), and Jack Gava. Congratulations also to Charles Haley, Sefton McGraw and Jack Gava for being selected in the ACC Representative Team for 2012. I would like to wish all the boys who represented the College in both the 1st and 2nd XVIII all the very best in their future football careers. Finally, on behalf of the players and myself, I would like to thank Mr Peter Riordan as co-coach and Mr Peter Larsen the 2nd XVIII coach for their help and support throughout the season. Also thanks to Mr Peter Harte and Mr Simon Brown for the work they have put into DLS football this year.

Mr Ken Stokes Coach

Back Row: T. Deftereos, H. Bowen, J. Squires, D. Brasher, M. Canny, Z. Hawker, B. Tokatlidis, T. Fierenzi, Middle Row: Mr T. Currie, J. Wagland, N. O’Sullivan, M. Beadman, J. O’Connor, S. Michaels, D. Fasoulis, M. Rogers, H. Campbell, A. Arceri Front Row: M. Riley, T. Bruce, L. Cummins, J. Mullaly, C. Northey, L. Murphy, J. Ingram, C. Ghersi, S. O’Callaghan, B. Ahearn

Year 8 Football Premiers 2012

From the first training session it was clear that the boys were a highly skilled group set on defending their title from the previous year. They managed to get off to a positive start, defeating both St Bernard’s and Whitefriars by 4 goals, before having a close encounter with Mazenod, eventually prevailing by 10 points. We then faced our Lasallian brothers, St Bede’s, at the Basil St ‘mud heap’ and defeated them by 8 goals in a very one-sided affair. From here we were set to play the also-undefeated Parade College for an opportunity to secure a home final. This is where a few cracks began to show. Going into the match the boys were being compared to the great mare Black Caviar as an invincible force. The comparison was to end right there. With Mr. Simon Brown taking over as coach for this match, the boys played uninspired football and were given a fierce reality check. The boys suffered a 9 point loss and were destined for a return to the Bundoora ground the following week for a shot at back-to-back titles. After removing the clipboard from Mr Simon Brown’s grasp, I was determined the boys would not put in two sub-par performances in a row. Selection for the grand final was tough; we played 29 players for the year, so fitting that total into a team of 24 proved to be a difficult task. However, those who missed out on selection showed terrific sportsmanship and came along to support the boys who were representing the College. Our mission was to get the jump on the opposition, and the boys obliged, with some wind assistance, going out to a 4 goal lead at quarter time. From this point there were only two goals scored for the match, the boys holding on in the last quarter and restricting Parade to only one goal for the entire game. The final score was De La Salle 39 against Parade College 11, an emphatic victory for De La Salle. The boys were ecstatic to be announced as Premiers for 2012! All the boys involved in the Year 8 football side this year have shown tremendous commitment to training and game days and I thank them for their efforts. I encourage them to continue to involve themselves in De La Sport in as many ways as possible and continue to strive for success. I thank Mr Terry Atkins for his role as assistant coach throughout the term. His positive outlook and jovial nature proved to be of great value to our team. Mr Tom Curry Coach

Back Row: J. McLoughlin, B. Maynard, D. Krelle, K. Bianco, J. Benton, L. Brownhill, H. Wardlaw, W. Agar, E. Cheesman, C. Clarke Middle row: D. Alexander, O. Milner, A. Shallue, P. Kony, L. O’Callaghan, B. Fletcher, T. Walsh, T. Brasher, A. De Luca, N. Papamiltiades, N. Taylor, M. Wilson Seated: J. McGaw, W. Rennie, D. Kelly, T. Hyland, J. Sahely, P. Pepes, M. Brown, N. Bury, Q. De Luca Back Row: J. Benton, L. Walker, W. Kelly, R. Cadman, M. Colak, M. Wildoer, C. Cosgrave, M. Oman Middle Row: Mr P. Hogan (Coach), B. Muller, N. Cooney, M. Holmes, A. Walker, R. Cosgrave, M. Simons, N. Catrice, J. McDonald, J. Zaia, Mr P. Harte (Coach) Front Row: J. Toniolo, L. Bisognin, D. Griffin, J. Tymms, J. Giles, J. Cannizzaro, M. Griechen, B. McGaw, W. Mackie

Top Row: H. Prendergast-Kruger, C. Monaco, C. McGaw, T. Chiodo, W. Clarke, J. Roberts, C. Aitken, A. Martuccio, H. Soden, Middle Row: L. Barron (Runner), T. Shannon, L. Farrell, N. Watson-Munro, J. Brasher, M. O’Connor, H. Gill, J. Higgins , L. Harris, J. Caruso, Mr G. Barns (Coach) Bottom Row: A. Salemi, L. Armstrong, B. Paine, J. Crough, J. Squires, B. Northey, B. Melissinos, C. Bird, A. Trusler, C. Day, H. Gustin Absent: A. Martin, O. Cramp

Year 7 Football

The Year 7 football team began the season with high expectations winning by the closest of margins against St Bernard’s at Essendon. This established the team as a contender for a berth in the 2012 premiership playoff. Each week saw a number of players introduced into the team and each individual demonstrated the depth of talent across our Year 7 group. De La Salle were undefeated until they tripped at the last hurdle against the might of Whitefriars. Undaunted, the team headed towards the grand final to meet with Whitefriars the following week. On a blustery day Whitefriars won the toss and kicked with a four-goal wind, and duly ended the quarter four goals up. De La Salle could not match their tenacious backline in the first half, which proved the difference between the sides in the wash-up. However there is much to look forward to in season 2013, as our depth of talent will continue to mature with more match play.

Mr Shaun Buckley Coach

Standing: L. Farrell, J. Howat, N. Watson-Munro, W. Clarke, T. Healey, M. Doherty, Mr P. Harte Seated: H. Prendergast-Kruger, J. Higgins, C. Day, A. Salemi, J. Green, L. Armstrong

Back Row: C. Walsh, S. Singh, C. Wilson, L. Otto, S. McGraw Middle Row: Mr T. Ford, S. Galgani, M. Gleeson, P. Stanton, M. Spyrou, J. Buckley, J. Heatley Seated: J. Lugo, P. Masson, C. Murphy, A. Gross, N. Evans, J. Brown, T. Fisher Absent: B. Ayre, N. Perry, J. Gava

Senior Basketball 2012

A keen and talented bunch of students started preparing early for the 2012 ACC Basketball season. There was high expectation with the Year 11 players securing an ACC flag in the previous year. As always, competition for spots was fierce, ensuring good numbers at training each week. De La Salle fielded an A and B team each week with more than 28 players representing the College during the season. Unfortunately our A team struggled to get its best team on the court each week due to injuries and illness. Whilst we were very competitive in most games we tended to be giving away size and strength to the top 4 teams. Overall the A team played 6 games winning 3 and losing 3. Given that the majority of players were in Year 11 they have set themselves up for a chance of getting to the major finals next year. The B Team experienced more success on the scoreboard and played off in the semi-final. Unfortunately they lost to eventual premiers Parade. The entire Basketball squad is to be congratulated for their commitment and enthusiasm. They worked hard at training to learn the game style, knowing that members could move in and out of each team. Congratulations to Wilhelm Sisouw our squad Captain, who demonstrated excellent on-court leadership. Aaron Gross was presented with an Outstanding Contribution Award for his dedication to ACC Basketball throughout his time at De La Salle. Christian Lymbouris was awarded the Year 11 Most Valuable Player. Thanks to Mr Peter Larsen for his assistance over the season.

Standing: Ms J. Holden (Coach) B. Wildoer, J. Benton, C. Lack, S. Spanopoulos, Seated: W. Rennie, J. Sahely, B. Maynard, J. Maynard, J. McGaw, E. Cheesman, J. Runatay Standing: T. Brasher, J. Walters, L. Brownhill, K. Bianco, D. Krelle, R. Sheehy, D. Kelly, Ms J. Holden (Coach) Seated: J. San Jose, N. Papamiltiades, A. De Luca, J. McGaw, N. Taylor, O. Milner, M. Brown

Year 10 ACC Basketball

This year the Basketball Squad were keen to improve on their 2011 campaign which saw both A and B Teams narrowly miss winning the final. A training session was slotted in amongst exams and work experience at the end of Term 2 and Teams A and B ended up in the finals. The first day of Term 3 is always the first game of the season and we suffered an early setback with A Team star Brayden Maynard injuring his shoulder playing football the weekend earlier. Brayden was told he would be unable to play for at least six weeks, but rather than be put off he stepped up to coach both A and B Teams for the season, doing a fantastic job at training and on game days. The A Team was strong all season, losing only to St Bede’s in the third round. Unfortunately, they lost the semi-final game against Emmanuel, despite beating them the week before, and finished fourth overall. The B Team were also strong, losing only their opening game against St Bernard’s. Sadly, they also lost their semi-final against Emmanuel and finished third overall. I would like to congratulate the boys for their efforts and commitment, in particular James Benton for winning the Year 10 Basketball Award. Our team showed great sportsmanship and I wish them well next year as part of the Senior team. I know they are keen to take home that trophy before their time at De La Salle is over and I am confident they have the talent to do so.

Ms Janet Holden Coach

Year 9 Division 1 Basketball

Back Row: Mr P. Havrte (Coach), S. Moneir, M. Colak, M. Wildoer, L. Walker Front Row: J. Benton, J. McDonald, N. Monaco, J. Toniolo

Standing: Z Patrick, B Wardle, Mr P Harte Seated: L Lymbouris, A Trusler (Captain), B Crowe, J Brasher

Dual Success for De La

ACC Basketball produced two premierships for De La in 2012. Our Year 9B Basketball Team defeated St Bernard’s comfortably in the Grand Final after losing just the first match of the season. Despite this initial hiccup, the B Team defeated all other teams by 20 points or more to claim a well-deserved ACC Premiership. Possibly our most exciting ACC Premiership for the year came late in Term 3 with the Year 7A Basketball Team. As with the Year 9B Team, our 7A Team lost their first match of the season away to Whitefriars by 9 points. After dropping their first match, each subsequent encounter became like a weekly final and the boys managed to string together 5 consecutive wins to reach the Grand Final against Whitefriars, our only conqueror for the season. We went into the ultimate match as clear underdogs but managed to hold a 3 point advantage at half time. All 8 players had contributed to a

Year 8 Basketball A Year 9 Division 2 Basketball — Champions 2012

Back Row: Mr P. Hart (Coach), J. Morgan, A. Walker, M. Treleaven, T. Stanfield, J. Villani, N. Amon Front Row: A. Cupic, B. Topfer, W. Mackie, L. Walsh, M. Simons, M. Griechen

strong 20 minutes of finals basketball and Leon Lymbouris had a great first half — we just hoped that he could continue to inspire the other boys for the remainder of the match. Despite a determined effort in the first ten minutes of the second half, we found ourselves trailing by 9 points with eight minutes remaining on the clock, Whitefriars seeming Year 8 Basketball B to have wrested control of the match. From this point De La put on a superb display of skill, discipline and teamwork to score 20 points whilst restricting Whitefriars to a mere 4 points. By the final buzzer, the Year 7A DLS Basketball Team registered a brilliant 7 point victory to be honoured with the title of Year 7 ACC Basketball Champions!

Mr Peter Harte Years 7 and 9 Coach

The Senior Soccer season was short, only four games. However, at times, it felt very long — especially when we were on the wrong side of the ledger of a 6–1 defeat! The tryouts for the ACC Senior Soccer team for 2012 saw a massive turn-out of enthusiastic Year 11 and 12 boys, all kitted out in their favourite club’s uniform. For a Coach (and I use the term loosely, as I do not come from a soccer background at all — unless you count watching the World Cup every four years), cutting the group back to a squad of 18 was a challenge in itself. But, on paper, the squad looked good — an even mix of forwards, midfielders and defenders, with two goalie options. There was a mix of temperaments — aggressive and dominating, steady and calm under pressure, loud and vocal, quiet and reliable. Add to that some exceptional individual achievements amongst some members of the group, and I (quietly) thought we were on a winner. So did the boys. And that is probably where our season started to unravel. Our first match, the big road trip to Bundoora to play Parade, was definitely our highlight of the season. For the first time in a long time in Senior Soccer history, De La Salle found itself in unfamiliar territory at half time. We were leading 2-1! I was excited. The boys were excited. We all thought we had the match sewn up. However, as the old sporting adage goes, never underestimate your opponent. The second half saw Parade — like any quality team — refuse to lie down, and eventually their tenacity allowed them to capitalise when holes appeared in our game. We ended up losing 6-5. The boys and I were bitterly disappointed to have come so close to a win only to have it snatched from us. But we went away from that match positive, with the knowledge that we were probably the better team on the day. Will Nguyen, with his blistering speed and goal-kicking ability, was our best afield, followed by the skilful Josh Pulvirenti and our Captain, the ever-reliable Darcy Conlan. George Vlahogiannis was our super-sub, coming on at half time and making an impact on the game with his speed, aggression and good communication, scoring two goals along the way, as well as the accolades of the opposition coach.

Unfortunately, our positive and buoyed team was shattered next game thanks to a 5-1 thumping at the hands of a lethal Mazenod. Our bubble had burst, and we were brought back to earth with a thud! And with that loss, we also saw the tender threads that held our team together start to fray and give way, and as a result, the rest of the season became an uphill battle. We lost 6-1 to St Bernard’s in game three, and in our final match lost 6-3 to CBC. There were some really brilliant passages of plays, some amazing individual performances and, when playing together as a unit, were unstoppable. However, lapses in concentration and lack of discipline allowed our quality opposition to pounce. And that they did. Special mention must be made of Darcy Conlan, our Captain, who was our best player this season. Standing: X. Smith, J. Maccora, D. Conlan (Captain), D. Anastasio, A. Buccheri, G. Vlahogiannis, A. Langenberg, Although there were other boys on the team who rival J. Kappa, A. Ianchello, A. Doulgeris him in terms of their soccer skills and abilities, Darcy Seated: M. Swinnerton, J. Little, J. Pulvirenti, A. Giannos, N. Ricci, W. Nguyen, L. Georgaklis. Absent: Ms K. Harding (Coach) can hold his head high knowing that he put in 100% every game and always played for the team and in the spirit of the game. Darcy is one of those players who never gives up. He was justly rewarded with a selection on the ACC Soccer Team of the year. Another player who deserves recognition is Josh Pulvirenti, who was the Year 11 Soccer Player of the Year. Hopefully the Year 11 boys, combined with a strong group coming up from Year 10, can combine well and be able to translate their individual talents into a talented and competitive team. They have the potential, and I hope they are able to achieve it next year. Ms Karen Harding Coach

Back Row: J. Dillon, R. Laurens, D. Ganotis, X. Purcell, M. Tutty, D. Rodrigues, Z. Sheng. Middle Row: D. Tralongo, S. Pepdjonovic, D. Leone, M. Arapis. C. Marinis, T. McCausland, J. Laver, Mr P. Harrup. Seated: B. Jacka, C. Di Donato, B. Hawkins, R. D’Souza, J. Sadek, M. Henriques-Gomes, L. Boccabella Absent: L. Andres-Marino, N. Ponissi.

Year 10 Soccer

Our first match was a convincing win over St Joseph’s, Geelong, notable because St Joseph’s went on to win the ACC Premiership. The boys continued on a winning streak by big margins, until we came up against Mazenod. However, the boys had played well enough to knock Mazenod out of the finals race — a huge feat. In our semi-final we scored the first goal. St Bernard’s were more adept at playing on the synthetic pitch and used the extra bounce to edge in front at half time. The second half was drawn, so the boys had a long trip back from Essendon. It was a solid season with a 5-2 win-loss, both losses on synthetic pitches. It will be interesting to watch the boys progress on to Senior soccer — hopefully we can go one step further and make the Grand Final next year.

Mr Paul Harrup Coach

Top Row: W. Callaghan, S. Callaghan, Z. Patrick, M. Russ, L. O’Brien, Middle Row: S. Swift, H. Stanhope, M. Petit, Ms J. Dickson (Coach), J. Biviano, R. Clarke, L. Panozzo, Bottom Row: N. Marino, L. Ryan-Chaudhary, H. Swift, J. Vlahogiannis, D. Pascal, J. Georgaklis, M. Mills. Back Row: S. Haigney, L. Chai, Z. Hellyer, N. Simcocks, J. De Thomasis, Middle Row: C. McManus, D. Maiorana, D. Konstandakopoulos, S. Tsagaris, C. Delarue, H. Brown, F. Macri Seated: R. Chand, J. Bartholomeusz, X. Lee, K. Heeps, A. Orso, A. Cupic, S. Karydis Absent: Mr N. Stewart (Coach)

Year 8 Soccer

Standing: Mr N. Yates, G. Kouzoumis, J. Blanas, G. Condello, D. Powell, J. Dziubinski, J. Bardsley, C. Morrison. Bottom Row (sitting): M. Donnarumma, J. Duszniak, N. Leontaritis, S. Hatzikourtis, S. Kamoutsis, A. Lindeman, F. Arkless

In September, sixty DLS students represented the College at the 2012 ACC Cross Country Carnival at Bundoora Park. After finishing in 3rd place in 2011, the team goal was to break into the top 2 places in 2012. Even though we managed to reduce our overall team aggregate score (lowest total wins in Cross Country), DLS finished in 3rd place for the third consecutive year behind St Bede’s (2nd) and St Bernard’s (1st). We finished 3rd from Parade by over 200 points but were still nearly 200 points away from St Bede’s. With ten runners competing in each age group (Under 13–Senior), we managed to finish in 2nd place in both the Under 15 and 17 age groups. There were many fine individual performances on the day from DLS competitors and congratulations to the following team members who finished in the Top 10 in their events: Under 13 Jack Higgins 7th Under 14 Michael Rogers 6th Zak Hawker 8th Under 15 Nathan Monaco – 9th Under 16 Liam O’Callaghan 5th Under 17 Nathan Evans 2nd Jack Thornton 4th Zane Hutter 7th The DLS Cross Country Programme was very fortunate to have great assistance and support from the following staff to ensure that our final team was well prepared for the ‘big dance’; a big thank you to Tim Curran, Peter Crellin, Ray Leetham, Peter Larsen, Karen Harding, Cate McIlroy, Lucy Neil, Simon Brown and Tom Curry. After ‘jogging on the spot’ again this year it is obvious that our goal for next year is to at least bridge the gap to 2nd place, if not seriously challenge for the ACC title in 2013!

Peter Harte Director of Sport

Senior Cross Country Under 17 Cross Country

Back Row: M. Taylor, C. Wilson, M. Mullaly, Mr P. Harte, Mrs L. Russell. Middle Row: Mr P. Crellin, L. De Stefanis, G. Vlahogiannis, J. Gava (Captain), P. Casey, C. Draffen, Mr T. Curry. Front: Ms C. McIlroy, D. Spicer, A. Indovino, D. Craig.

Mr P. Harte, M. Jackson, A. Langenberg, C. Carberry, J. Thornton, A. Smith, Z. Hutter, J. Pulvirenti, Mr P. Crellin. Front: M. Taylor, N. Evans, J. Casula.

Under 16 Cross Country Under 15 Cross Country

T. Brasher, L. O’Callaghan, E. Hamilton, Q. De Luca, H. Lou, N. Taylor, Mr P. Harte, J. Benton, L. Torrisi, J. Villani, Mrs L. Russell.

Under 13 Cross Country

Mr P. Crellin, C. Northey, N. Catrice, N. Monaco, L. Walker, B. Muller, A. Sheppard, N. Stamboultgis, J. MacDonald. Absent: D. Byrden and M. Holmes.

Under 14 Cross Country

M. Anderson, L. Carracher, B. Adams, A. Rappos, Mr P. Harrup Seated: W. Agar, M. Doran, P. Arceri, Z. Hutter, N. Edwards

Senior Hockey

After 2 narrow losses we were defeated by St Bede’s. It was ‘back to the drawing board’ — we needed something special to keep our finals hopes alive. We needed two emphatic wins against our next two opponents and duly won those games 5-0 and 12-1. The latter win was one of the biggest margins in De La senior hockey. Unfortunately, we missed making the semi-finals by a few points with a 3-3 win loss ratio.

Back Row: Ms M. Hawley (Coach), S. Athaide, M. Horrigan, M. Eager, X. Purcell, L. O’Callaghan, J. Mitropoulos, B. Mancal, Mr A. Wozencroft (Coach) Seated: S. Lau, M. Henriques-Gomes, D. Tralongo, B. Hawkins, D. Roberts, P. Kony, M. Monger, M. Cozzi, S. Beckman Absent: L. Andres-Marino

Thank you to play-makers and leaders Sam Anderson, Zane Hutter and Andrew Rappos. Importantly, a big thank you to Pat Arceri for stepping up and learning the craft of goal keeper in record time. Mr Paul Harrup Coach

Standing: Mr D. Alexander, L. Hume, L. Chai, N. Catrice, C. Brace, J. Devine, L. Bisognin, J. Cannizzaro Seated: X. Wigg, C. Hutter, D. Konstandakopoulos, J. Tymms, J. Bartholomeusz (Captain), L. Goy, D. Melissinos Absent: J. Dousa, W. Mackie Standing: Mr N. Yates (Coach), L. Manakis, J. Ingram, L. Yeates, J. Chapple, S. O’Callaghan, H. Campbell, J. Lalande, B. Morgan, C. Ghersi, Seated: P. O’Halloran, K. Horsnell, F. McCormack, K. Walsh, S. Hatzikourtis, J. Mullaly, K. Williams, B. O’Shea, S. Kamoutsis

Year 9 Hockey

According to wikipedia the definition the word hockey itself is of unknown origin, although it is likely a derivative of hoquet, a Middle French word for a shepherd’s stave. Why am I telling you this? Well, because a student in this year’s Year 9 hockey team asked me, and I never got around to letting him know. De La Salle’s Year 9 Hockey side finished the season just outside the top four. The team played just like that, a team. But it would be remiss of me not to mention a few standout performances. Most Valuable Player James Bartholomeusz showed skill and poise and scored in most matches. Liam Bisognin’s athletic prowess left many opposition players scratching their heads and in a puff. Cian Hutter was very good in patches. The 9 Roland trio of Devine, Melissinos, and Konstandakopoulos were often unstoppable. And Jarrod Tymms ensured that the unenviable half hour spent prior to a game ‘suiting up’ in goalie gear was not merely to get out of class — Jarrod stopped several opposition goals. By season’s end De La Salle had won several close games and been gallant in defeat. In each match our boys showed grit and determination. Mr David Alexander Coach

Year 7 Hockey

Top Row: T. Shannon, C. McGaw, S. Howells, L. Farrell, L. Harris Middle Row: N. So, A. Tzimas, N. McFarlane, A. Martuccio, H. Soden, O. Smith, Mr G. Barns (Coach), Bottom Row: L. Panozzo, E. Chatterton, J. Squires, U. Urban, B. Ryan, C. Bird, M. Mills

ACC Chess

The ACC Senior Chess competition was played during Term 3 — our squad trained for several weeks in the Kinnoull library prior to the event. The squad consisted of an enthusiastic Year 10 group with a number of Year 11 and 12 boys who played a game or two between studying for SACs. We travelled to Kensington Community Centre where we were competitive and gained experience in match play. Our team was placed in Division 1 along with Mazenod, Salesian and Simmons, schools that have well-established Chess programmes. In our first encounter we faced Simmons’ firsts, and after 30 minutes of tactical moves De La had won 4.5 games to 3.5 games. We came up against Mazenod third and second in the next two rounds and our players were stretched — both matches were lost 3.5 to 4.5, and 3 to 5. Regrouping for the fourth match against Emmanuel resulted in a good 6.5 to 1.5 win, followed by an allout assault on St Joseph’s with a great 7–1 win. However, we had ‘peaked’ early and the final matches against Mazenod firsts and Salesian resulted in losses. Arion Reuter and Morgan Borley played consistently throughout, and our player of the tournament was Jerome Lugo. Jerome stepped into the number two spot for the team and was involved in some of the big games of the day. In the end he finished undefeated 7 from 7 — an excellent display of attacking chess. Our team finished fifth in Division 1. Chess has continued to flourish with 30 or more enthusiastic boys playing weekly in lunchtime at Kinnoull. I encourage all boys who have an interest in the noble game to join in 2013.

Mr Norm Stewart Chess Coordinator