De La Sport Teams

ACC Swimming Champions 2014

After suffering the disappointment of relegation in 2013, the De La Salle swimming team was determined to bounce straight back in 2014. While the team was confident they had improved sufficiently to re-enter Division 1 in 2015, no overconfidence was evident on ACC night. If anything, there were a few signs of ‘butterflies’ given the expectations of success. The team was challenged by the coaches to win every relay at the carnival given the emphasis on teamwork throughout the season. This goal was achieved on the night, and then some! – Of the ten relays on the programme, De La Salle was victorious in all ten, – Of the 32 events contested, De La Salle won 28, – In the remaining four events, De La Salle was runners-up. – The final winning margin was an ACC record 160 points. – De La Salle won the Junior, Intermediate and Senior cups. – De La Salle was crowned Age Group Champions in all age groups from U/13 to Senior. Congratulations to all boys who won events on the night (too many to mention!). We are all extremely proud of your efforts. A result such as this does not happen just by turning up on the night and swimming. A lot of training and dedication goes into many sports, particularly swimming. More than a dozen members of the team train virtually all year round with squads outside of school. The rest of the squad started training for the ACC carnival way back in July 2013 in the middle of winter. I’d like to congratulate all of the squad for the way in which they’ve conducted themselves throughout this campaign. They have willingly completed every set task all with the aim of being ready on the night. Congratulations must also go to our 2014 leadership team of Max Tutty, Nick Ponissi and Aiden Shallue, and our co-captains Liam O’Callaghan and Will Rennie who all ensured a spirit and camaraderie amongst the whole team that was unprecedented. Congratulations boys. At the other end of the school, congratulations to two Year 6 boys who swam on the night, Angus Lewis and Sean Gatt. Both boys swam above their age groups to compete and performed admirably. The future of De La swimming is certainly bright when we have boys of this calibre coming through the ranks in coming years. Finally, thank you to all staff and parents who supported the coaches throughout the year. A big effort by everybody has seen the team return to Division 1. Now the real hard work starts as we climb to the top.

Standing: E. Cheeseman, J. Trenerry, J. McLoughlin, E. Hirst, C. Lack, J. Sharry, T. Walsh (Captain), N. Papamiltiades, A. Shallue, Mr L. Kenealy (Coach) Seated: E. Hamilton, L. Phillips, G. Ktenas, N. Supple, A. Chiodo, N. Catrice, L. Kafer The tennis competition was very strong this year in the ACC and the senior students came up against quality opposition each week. We were defeated in the first round by our bayside brothers in what was probably our worst performance for the season and our most under-prepared game right at the start of the year. Despite this loss the players continued to turn up on Tuesday mornings at 7.30 am for practice at the Station Street courts week in week out. The Year 12 players tried their best each week and were well supported by a number of up and coming Year 11 players, who will hopefully form the nucleus of the team for 2015. The senior tennis team was ably led by our captain Tim Walshe who played the entire year as our number one seed. Although Tim only managed the one win his matches were always keenly contested and of a very high quality against very strong players. Some of the better players for the year were Jack McLoughlin who performed admirably, as did Lachlan Kafer, Nic Catrice, Nick Supple and Enzo Hamilton. Although the team did not achieve the success it was hoping for, our players can be very proud of the way they played, the way they presented themselves each week and the manner in which they represented the College. All of the students representing the College are to be commended for their commitment to the ACC tennis team and for their performance across the season.

Mr Luke Kenealy Coach

Standing: J. Worcester, M. Marguglio, S. Kokkas, N. Grooby, K. Gordon, J. Lalande, Ms J. Holden Seated: A. D’Arcy, L. Ramirez, P. Haines, R. Watson, T. McDonald, M. Riley L. Armstrong, Z. Patrick, W. Barnes, J. Bruce-Smith, C. Monaco, C. Groves, W. Callaghan, Ms L. Phibbs Seated: A. Ticinovic, B. Northey, C. Day, A. Martuccio, F. Parton, M. Petit

Year 8 Tennis

Top Row: B. Crameri, R. Glass, E. Boyd Standing: A. Pavlou, R. O’Meara,T. Buzza, A. Hofer, F. Carey, Mr N. Yates Seated: J. Reed, A. Pierias, C. Iramiyan, J. Clark, Z. Mulholland 127

Year 7 Tennis

Standing: J. Hartson, J. Adamopoulos, B. Gelagin, J. Hopkins, J. Bruce-Smith, Mr S. Kaneria Seated: T. McIntyre, C. Misquitta, M. Powell, J. Tutty, S. Synnott

The De La Salle 1st XI cricket team’s season commenced on the 8th of December 2013, when we departed to Adelaide for a three game clash against our South Australian brothers, St Michael’s. With a strong team we felt confident that we could come home with all three wins under our belt leading into the ACC season. After a washout in game one we went on to win the next two clashes, a feat no touring side has achieved, with strong performances from Josh Tyquin, Scott Vawser, Elliot Fabris and Elliot Bradley. It was clear that the De La Salle 1st XI cricket team were going to be strong contenders in the 2014 ACC season. Our first ACC game was against rivals St Bede’s. We won the season opener, passing St Bede’s total of 70 in the 22nd over without losing a wicket. Noah Korkolis and Elliot Fabris showed their professionalism and class at the top of the order, backing up the performance of Danny Melissinos with the ball. The next game mirrored the first, our boys proving that game one was no fluke, passing Parade’s total of 104 with the loss of one wicket. However, with the highs must come the lows. We drew to St Joseph’s, Geelong and suffered our first loss at the hands of Whitefriars College. Another loss and our premiership hopes were lost. With battles ahead against Salesian College, Dean Krelle and Jacob McGaw were included in the team through their hard work and determination in the 2nd XI. The decision to include Jacob McGaw immediately bore fruit, after the debutante claimed two wickets off his six overs, guiding the boys to their third victory of the season. With the help of Scott Vawser, who claimed figures of 3 for 1, we marched our way into the ‘qualifying final’, as Mr Rhoden referred to it. The team slammed a mammoth total of 4/242 off 35 overs, with Scott Vawser stepping up with a dashing 88. Elliot Fabris nursing six stitches in his eye hit 55. Securing our

third straight win, we sealed our position at the top of the ACC ladder. The big day arrived and the De La Salle boys went into their final battle – 60 overs of cricket that would determine season 2014. Salesian won the toss and batted first and were restricted to 96 runs from 35 overs after a very disciplined and relentless bowling and fielding performance by De La Salle. Josh Tyquin was the best of the bowlers with 2/12 from 6 overs, however, all De La Salle bowlers were both economical and accurate. Standing: M. Rhoden, J. Tyquin, D. Krelle, E. Bradley, J. McGaw Seated: J. Bartholomeusz, O. Milner, S. Vawser, W. Agar, J. Cooke, E. Fabris With a steady start to our run chase from Josh Tyquin and Noah Korkolis at 0/15, we quickly slumped to 4/40 and all of a sudden the winning target of 97 had faded. Our premiership hopes began to fade at 6/60 with Salesian full of confidence; the momentum had definitely swung their way. We were faced with a huge challenge. With Dean Krelle and Elliot Bradley at the crease, we were in desperate need of a strong partnership and these boys delivered. Dean was dismissed for 17 runs from 24 balls and had successfully put De La Salle back into a winning position in a short time. James Cooke strode to the middle to join Elliot with De La Salle needing 17 runs from the remaining 36 balls. This might sound rather easy but with the ebbs

and flows of this match, the pressure was high and great patience and poise was required for a De La Salle victory. Fifteen balls later, after some fine stroke play and sensible batting from both Elliot and James, De La Salle reached 7/97 and a sweet victory against a talented and gritty opposition who ensured that our boys had to fight hard to win the match. Elliot Bradley finished unbeaten on 18 and this match highlighted the value of having a team that had so much batting depth. Congratulations to Mr Marty Rhoden as coach of the 1st XI and Mr Peter Larsen (2nd XI coach) for the passion and enthusiasm they bring to the cricket program at De La Salle. The win is a credit to the effort and determination of every player in the squad, and one which would not have happened without the skill and expertise of our coach, Mr Rhoden. We applaud him for his commitment to cricket at De La Salle College. Congratulations to the De La Salle 1st XI cricket side – ACC Premiers 2014!

Wesley Agar Captain

2nd XI

The 2nd XI cricket team started their year with a close and gutsy win against Whitefriars out at Whitefriars College, and a huge win against an inconsistent Mazenod side. Unfortunately we suffered close losses to St Bede’s, eventual grand finalists Emmanuel College and CBC St Kilda. Twelve runs in total was the difference in the three losses. The result was a third place finish, and so we narrowly missed out on a place in the grand final. Even though we missed out on a final berth our players should be proud of their efforts and commitment to senior cricket this year. Many of them were involved in the touring party to Adelaide last year. Special mentions go to Josh Galbraith for captaining the boys so well this season and Year 11

Stannding: B. Mancal, T. Harkin, C. Bianco, J. Colquhoun, D. Kelly, Mr P. Larson Seated: T. Fidock, X. Wigg, J. Galbraith, S. Athaide, M. Simons, C. Byrne, T. Brasher student Xavier Wigg for consistent performances all season. Mr Peter Larson Coach 1st XI Kneeling: J. Bartholomeusz, N. Korkolis, C. Byrne, E. Fabris, W. Agar, J. Tyquin, E. Bradley, S. Vawser, J. Cooke, Mr M. Rhoden Recumbent: D. Melissinos, O. Milner Absent: D. Krelle, J. McGaw

Back Row: K. Horsnell, T. Deftereos, L. Cummins Standing: Mr T. Hogan, H. Bowen, J. Bailey, L. Manakis, H. Burt, Mr W. Walker Seated: J. Bardsley, T. Bruce, T. Fierenzi, Z. Grundmann-Perera, S. Hatzikourtis, W. Trewella Standing: O. Smith, S. Field, O. Hart, T. Roberts, J. Brasher, T. Cairnes, C. Gerny, Mr T. Ryan Seated: A. Trusler, J. Fisher-English, B. Paine, J. Fitzharris, H. Swift, A. Salemi

Year 8 Cricket Year 7 Cricket – Blues Year 7 Cricket – Golds

Top Row: H. Hyslop, R. Drummond, J. Williams, S. Maher, A. Cam, O. Bradley, Standing: Z. Raymond, C. Roberts, H. Thompson, B. Cook , N. Priddle, Mr M. Wilson Seated: A. Grey, C. Quit, D. Edwards, L. Saldanha, M. Walker, J. Fernando Top Row: J. Devine, D. Venturoni, S. Fernandez, T. Dean-Johns Standing: N. Barrow, A. Feola, J. Lloyd, E. Fernandez, T. Leong Seated: L. Jenkins, J. Webb, T. Kelly, D. Foley, J. Still Top Row: N. Leow, J. Thompson, N. Bufalo Standing: T. Lyngberg, A. Jose, J. Arnold, H. Sparks, W. Mendes, Mr G. Barns Seated: L. Comeadow, M. Gerny, B. Coonan, A. Ryan, B. Loughnan

2014 is the 40th year of weightlifting at De La Salle, having been introduced by former student Adrian Kebbe. The event was celebrated in October on the day we won the Sport and Recreation Cup, opened our new Damian Brown/Harvey Goodman Weightlifting Centre (in honour of two of our Olympian Weightlifters) and had a reunion dinner. In keeping with our rich history in the sport we retained the School League Trophy by a wide margin, and the Sport and Recreation Cup by 5

points. Our champion lifter, James Delaney (in his final year) represented Australia at both the Oceanic Games (New Caledonia) and World Championships (Russia) where he finished fifth. Four of our lifters competed with distinction at National U/15 and Youth Championships in Launceston. Jayden Dakdouk and Sam Gardiner collected Top Row: B. Gibson, S. Christodoulakis, N. Byrden, F. McCormack, R. Fenech silver, while Bryce Standing: Mr D Hale (Coach), M. Fabian, B. Morgan, J. Saddington, Mr S. Francazio (Coach), N. Chatgoglou Seated: D. Henriques-Gomes, X. Clarke, J. Delaney (Captain), J. Dakdouk, M. Catalano, S. Gardiner Morgan and Jay Saddington received bronze. Most pleasing was the fact that each boy was able to achieve a personal best under the pressure of strong competition. These achievements are directly linked to our outstanding young coach, Old Collegian Simon Francazio, who has coached and motivated our young lifters to reach their full potential. Mr David Hale Weightlifting Coordinator

Our School League Trophy Winners. The individual efforts of the team included: Jay Saddington lifted a total of 148kg for a narrow second place. Bryce Morgan totalled 177kg for a win and three Victorian youth records. Samuel Gardiner (2nd in the M56 Class), Jayden Dakdouk (1st in the M62 class), Nick Chatgoglou (3rd in the M69 class). Honourable mentions for participation in their first major competitions go to Xavier Clarke, Dillon Henriques-Gomes, Steven Christodoulakis, Rory Fenech and Michael Fabian.

James Delaney (pictured right) represented Australia in the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Russia where he came 5th. Delaney, who is the De La Salle College Weightlifting Captain, achieved six out of six successful lifts in the 62kg Junior Men’s section (snatch – 83kg, Clean and Jerk – 106kg).

Top Row: W. Rennie, J. Walters, J. Benton, B. Wildoer, P. Kony Middle Row: Mr K. Stokes, B. Stafford, L. O’Callaghan, B. Muller, M. Wildoer, S. Powell Bottom Row: D. Leone, J. Khoury, M. Arapis, B. Hawkins, B. McGaw, L. Chai, L. Bisognin

Year 9 Volleyball Year 8 Volleyball Year 10 Volleyball

Standing: B. Spackman, C. Morris, J. Squires, A. Nyanjok, S. Michael, A. Arceri, Mr K. Stokes Seated: F. McCormack, B. Tokatlidis, S. O’Callaghan, M. Canny, J. Ingram, B. Slamet

Year 7 Volleyball

Back Row: H. Prendergast-Kruger, C. McGaw, T. Shannon, L. Lymbouris, Standing: C. Aitken, R. Beeby, U. Urban, W. Clarke, B. Wardle, J. Vlahogiannis, Mr P. Harte Seated: P. Nikitis, H. Soden, J. Robinson, O. Cramp, J. Squire, C. Bird Top Row: B. Joyce, T. Marshall, P. Bohan, J. Beaton, J. Nyanjok Standing: J. McCormack, B. Robinson, S. Macdonald, L. Hawker, D. Trewarn, M. Moolman

Seated: F. Bird C. Janka, C. Joyce, W. Canning, J. Shearer 132

Top Row: N. Caruso , A. Konstandakopoulos, D. Gehrig, W. Moloney-Morton, N. Tsihrintzis Standing: C. Sayers, J. Stewart, C. Freeman, T. Coyle, W. Hogan, Mr A. Brown Seated: N. Giorlando, L. Borje, T. Tymms, S. McDonough, S. Paine, P. Stanhope

ACC Skiing

Over the years we have experienced all weather conditions at Mt Buller for the Victorian Interschool Skiing Competition. This year we had perfect weather with clear skies, light winds and warm temperatures for our entire stay. Morning skiing was great on the groomed runs and in the afternoons we had to contend with softening snow in most areas. We had to be content with the Blue, Green and only a few Black runs as the marginal cover in most of the more challenging Black runs made them off limits to our students for safety reasons. This year we entered all students into the SkierX or BoarderX events and this change from the Alpine Giant Slalom proved popular with the boys. We will most likely continue this in 2015 and will endeavour to gain some practice time on the course with an instructor on the day prior to competition. Our students did their individual best in their respective divisions to complete the demanding course. Our aim next year will be to get some members of our group into a top 24 final. The following students made up the DLS Ski team for 2014: Anthony Ryan 7S, Tom Martin 7H, William Cavey 8H, Trent Puddy 8J, Ben Richter 8D, Elijah Kingsley 9M, Spencer Embrey 9V, Kasey Entwistle 9S, Tom O'Kane 10R, Riley Watson 10R, Connor Norris 10S, Will Jones 10R, Liam O’Neill 10S, Nick Amon 11V, Callum Brace 11S Many thanks to Mr Tom Ryan and Mr Shane Slavin who assisted me with the running of this trip and we look forward to putting together a team next year to representing the College in 2015 at Mt Buller.

Mr Ken Stokes Ski Team Leader

ACC Senior Football Squad

Top Row: L. Bisognin, N. Catrice, B. Schmidt, D. Roberts, J. Benton, L. Brownhill, T. Walsh, T. Brasher, J. Cooke Middle Row: K. Stokes, J. Yosiffidis, N. Taylor, J. Tyquin, D. Krelle, R. Cadman, M. Wildoer, O. Milner, A. Cowan, M. Simmons, P. Larsen Bottom Row: J. Sahely, Q. De Luca, M. Brown, J. McLoughlin, B. Maynard, E. Cheeseman, S. Vawser, T. Hyland, J. McGaw, W. Mackie

This season’s ACC Competition was very strong and each game was challenging. Each week the team improved on their previous match. Although our on-field success was not good, the off field efforts were the real highlight for the 2014 First XVIII football team. The obvious highlight for the season was our only win early in the term against St Bernard’s and a narrow defeat later in the campaign against Parade. There was a strong sense of ‘De La spirit’ amongst the team this season. Their passion was the equal of any other team in the competition. This positive attitude was displayed by the number of boys who wished to represent the College. The squad was the biggest it had been for three years. We always had very high numbers at training; committed men, rain, hail or shine. This positive mindset set by the senior players of the team was a good example for future players to follow. Thank you to Mr Peter Larsen and Mr Ken Stokes for coaching the team for the 2014 ACC Season.

Edward Cheesman Captain

Top Row: T. Deftereos, H. Bowen, C. Ferris-McDonald, M. Canny, Z. Hawker, A. Nyanjok, D. Brasher, C. Whitehead, L. Murphy, L. O’Neil Standing: Mr T. Hogan, B. Spackman, C. Ghersi, S. Michaels, H. Burt, R. Watson, S. O’Callaghan, J. Bailey, J. Ingram, J. O’Connor, J. Mullaly, T. Fierenzi, Mr B. Close Seated: R. Rando, J. Wagland, N. Leontaritis, C. Northey, B. Tokatlidis, S. Leary, A. Arceri, M. Riley Top Row: O. Cramp, Z. Patrick, L. Lymbouris, T. Roberts, N. Jarvis, B. Wardle, M. O’Connor, R. Beeby Standing: J. Robinson, C. Aitken, C. McGaw, U. Urban, J. Brasher, C. Monaco, M. Doherty, T. Shannon

Seated: C. Day, H. Gustin, B. Melissinos, J. Squires, L. Armstrong, J. Caruso, A. Trusler, J. Croagh

Year 9 Football

The Year 9 XVIII team finished in 5th place with three wins and three losses, losing the first three but winning the next three, knocking Parade out of the grand final match with a 40 point victory in the final round. The most consistent players were Aaron Trusler, Zach Patrick, Harry Gustin and Charlie McGaw. Thank you to our coaches Mr Alexander and Mr Mackintosh.

Top Row: D. Trewarn, A. Dentesano, L. Eldering, J. Paul, P. Bohan, R. O’Meara, C. Moohan, C. Joyce, L. Side Standing: J. Edgar (Coach), C. Quitt, D. Tompa, T. Fogarty, L. Hawker (Co-captain), J. Williams(Co-Captain), T. Buzza, S. Macdonald, B. Cooke, A. Pinna Seated: A. Gray, N. Robertson, K. Morgenthaler, C. Roberts, N. Priddle, B. Joyce, Z. Raymond, J. Horrigan, B. Fierenzi

Year 7 XVIII Division 1

Top Row: N. Buffalo, C. Sayers, H. Pace, K. Bloomfield, D. Venturoni, J. Hartson Standing: D. Edwards, O. Ryan, J. Stuart, T. Coyle, S. Fernandez, T. Lyngberg, Mr S. Buckley Seated: J. May, J. Webb, B. Holden, J. Devine, J. Lloyd, E. Fernandez, J. Tutty, L. Jenkins

Year 8 Football

The Year 8 team finished in 4th place after losing in the 3rd vs 4th play-off to Mazenod. Prior to this, the team won four matches and lost only one by eight points to the eventual Premiers, St Bernard’s. The highlight of the season was overcoming the previously undefeated Whitefriars by four points in the final round of the season, and they only missed the grand final on percentage. The most consistent players were Sean MacDonald, Pat Bohan, Tom Fogarty and Jared Williams. Thank you to the coaches, Mr Edgar and Mr Houlihan.

Year 7 Division 1 Football

The team finished in 3rd place after defeating St Bernard’s by four points in the 3rd vs 4th Play Off match. They won three and lost three matches for the season. The highlight of the season was first round away vs Mazenod. After not scoring a goal in the first half, the boys charged back in the second half to win convincingly by 16 points. The most consistent players were Hunter Pace, Jaxon Stuart, Kai Bloomfield and Tom Coyle. Thank you to Mr Buckley for coaching the team.

Year 7 Division 2 Football

The team finished in 8th place after losing the 7th vs 8th play-off match to Parade Preston. We weren’t able to win a match but came agonisingly close Year 7 XVIII Division 2 in Round 4, losing to Parade Preston by three points. It is a great credit to the boys who tried so hard each match, despite being soundly beaten in all but one game. The most consistent players were Cooper Bruce, Joel Thompson and Tom Kelly. Thank you to Mr Barns and Mr Brown for coaching the team. Top Row: T. Shannon, A. Ryan, M. Powell, T. Kelly, J. Clark, J. Thompson, C. Bruce, A. Feola Standing: W. Brooks, K. Casanova, D. Foley, J. Scott, D. Gehrig, B. Nason, A. Earle, M. Wardlaw, Mr Peter Harte J. Still, Mr P. Harte Director of Sport Seated: L. Comeadow, T. Loughnan, J. Quinn, P. Muling, A. Digby, B. Herdman, M. Skehan, C. Dib

2014 ACC Open Golf Championship

Our ACC open golf team finished in 4th place in Division 1 behind Parade, St Bede’s and the 2014 Champions, St Bernard’s. With only one Year 12 student in our team this year (there were four Year 12 players in 2013) the future looks bright as we rebuild our senior golf team with our younger students, proving to be very competitive. Our top five players all shot sub 90 rounds and special

mention to Kristoff Soliven, our youngest player, who was the Best DLS Golfer at the ACC tournament. Kristoff is in Year 7 Dunstan with a Handicap of 4.5 and he scored 81. He also won the De La Salle Open Golf Championship at Malvern Valley Golf Course in Term 1 with a score of 71. The seven other boys who competed were Oliver Smith (score of 83), Shannon Balthazaar score of Mr K. Stokes, K. Soliven, B. Paine, N. Leontaritis, O. Smith, L. Brownhill, D. Incretolli-Rodrigues, S. Balthazaar, P. Hounihan 85, Nick Leontaritis (score of 86), Ben Pain score of 88, Pat Hounihan (score of 94), Luke Brownhill (score of 95) and Daniel Incretolli-Rodrigues (score of 107). Thank you to Mr Ken Stokes who has filled the void as senior golf coach following the retirement of Norm Stewart. Ken ensured that we assembled our best possible ACC golf team and we hope that 2015 will see us return back to the top in the ACC open golf ranks. Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

Standing: O. Wood B. Paine, J. Brasher, O. Smith, Z. Raymond Seated: K. Soliven, N. Leontaridis (Captain), P. Hounihan, Z. Mulholland

The junior golf team, open to any Year 4 to Year 10 student, competed at Werribee Golf Course in October. We finished a very close third. St Bernard’s (318 shots), St Bede’s College (321) and De La Salle (330). We were well led by our captain Nick Leontaritis who had the best De La Salle round of the day with a 78. Scores were as following: N. Leontaritis 78 B. Paine 82 K. Soliven 84 O. Smith 86 P. Hounihan 87 Z. Mulholland 96 J. Brasher 100 Z. Raymond 115 Congratulations to the boys who made the ACC golf team. With more boys joining local golf clubs, we should come back bigger and better skilled next year.

Mr Peter Crellin Junior Golf Coach

Mr P. Harte, J. Benton, J. Benton (Captain), R. Wilson, B. Wildoer, M. Perry, J. Lugo (Coach) Kneeling: M. Hoareau, B. Maynard, W. Rennie Mr P. Harte, J. Villani, J. Colquhoun, C. Lack, E. Cheesman, C. Rate, J. Lugo (Coach) Kneeling: L. Walsh, J. San Jose, N. Monaco

Year 10 Basketball – A Team Year 10 Basketball – B Team

Ms J. Holden, J. O’Dwyer, B. Regan, E. Clarke, Z. Penzes, C. Norris, Mr B. Close Kneeling: J. Greaves, J. Lalande, B. Tokatlidis, H. Maglis, K. Gordon, J. Rassias Absent: A. Berlin 138

Salle players, coaches and spectators right up until the final buzzer. Despite this serious late challenge from St Bernard’s, our boys proved that they were the deserved champion team as they steadied to win their 7th consecutive victory and the title of Year 9A ACC Basketball Premiers. When the final buzzer sounded, there was a very relieved and proud coach of this premiership team. David Alexander has coached many ACC teams since he began teaching at De La Salle and he was finally rewarded for his time, effort and enthusiasm over a long period with his first premiership as an ACC Coach.

Standing: Mr D. Alexander, N. Jarvis, B. Wardle, U. Urban, J. Green, Z. Patrick, Mr T. Mahoney Kneeling: A Trusler, B. Crowe, L. Lymbouris Standing: Mr D. Alexander, J. Brasher, M. Doherty, T. Gojak, W. Clarke, T. Roberts, T. Whitelaw, Mr T. Mahoney Kneeling: D. Tesoriero, L. Yaksich, L. Rogan, A. Martuccio

Year 9 Basketball A Team Premiers

Going into the grand final undefeated, the Year 9 boys clinched the premiership in a high scoring and top quality display of basketball defeating St Bernard’s by 5 points (57–52) at MSAC. After leading by as much as 20 points early in the 2nd half, the Bernard’s boys refused to give in and caused some anxious moments for the De La

Year 9 Basketball B Team

Our B team finished in 4th place with three wins, a draw and two losses. They were undefeated until Round 4 when they were well beaten by the eventual premiers Parade.

Standing: J. Beaton, T. Marshall, P. Bohan Seated: C. Janka, A. Galgani, S. Macdonald (Captain), T. Fogarty, L. Hawker Absent: Mr P. Harte Standing: Mr P. Harte (Coach), X. O’Meara, D. Tompa, J. McCormack, J. Nyanjok Seated: N. Robertson, E. Powell, D. Trewarn

Our Year 8A basketball team had only lost one match going into their grand final. The only loss was against our grand final opponent, Whitefriars, by 22 points. It was almost a total score reversal in the decider as our Year 8A team defeated Whitefriars comprehensively by 23 points to win De La Salle’s first ever Year 8 basketball title since the competition began in 1997. Congratulations to our Year 8 basketball team for being the Year 8 ACC Basketball Champions, particularly as last year the 7A basketball team managed to win just one match for the season. What an incredible improvement.

Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

Year 7 Basketball

Both the A and B teams finished in 6th place after their minor play off finals. Our A team defeated Mazenod in Round 2 by 4 points to notch their only win. Our B team had their only win in Round 6 against Salesian. Both teams were competitive in most matches but our ‘shortage’ (pardon the pun) of tall players made scoring and rebounding a constant challenge. Thank you to the Coach Mr Del Porto for his great energy and passion.

Standing: Mr C. Del Porto, S. O’Connor, E. Te Moni, H. Pace, J. Stuart, N. Tsihrintzis Kneeling: M. Skehan, M. Powell, L. Bainbridge Absent: J Thompson

Year 7 Basketball – B Team

Mr C. Del Porto, M. Gerny, A. Perri, D. Venturoni, C. Bruce Kneeling: D. Henriques-Gomes, J. May, J. Webb M. Henriques-Gomes, T. Brasher, C. Roberts, Arion Reuter

Senior Chess

ACC chess this year has involved the coming together of students to form strong partnerships when they were needed. Although chess training was not prominent throughout the year, all members participated to the best of their ability in the one tournament we were involved with. The ACC chess tournament was held at Simonds College, where we faced the chess team of our former principal Mr Riordan. Although we were unsuccessful in achieving a podium finish, the team performed admirably and strongly, our two top players enjoying five wins and two losses. Special thanks to coach Evans, for mentoring the team, organising transport and coordinating other chess related activities. Arion Reuter In October the Tiverton Chess club attended the annual ACC Junior Chess tournament. It was an outstanding day, with De La Salle coming second overall, losing by only two and a half points. We had three boys qualify for best player, Will Cavey (Year 8) Dominic Gehrig (Year 7) and Terence Leong (Year 7) winning five games out of 7. De La Salle has a great future in chess, as the Year 7 play students amazingly well. The whole chess team played good chess and came so near to victory. Ethan Tambimuttu

Team Name Top Player Score Players

Gold 1 St Bernard’s Catholic Boys — A Hunter Thorpe 22 10 Silver 2 De La Salle College — B Will Cavey 19½ 8 Bronze 3 St Joseph’s College (Newtown) — B Jack Sadler 18½ 7 4 St Bede’s — B Malcolm Liddell 18 8 5 Whitefriars College — B Alex Long 17½ 7 6 CBC St Kilda — B Peter Vo 14½ 11 7 Emmanuel College (St Paul’s) — B Andrew Toce 12½ 6

Standing: Mr P. Harte, B. Eddy, L. Chai, A. Siriopoulos, M. Henriques-Gomes, T. Horan, D. Leone, L. O’Callaghan, T. McCausland, M. Hoareau, B. Jacka, C. Di Donato, J. Rowe, H. Wardlaw, Mr N. Thomas Kneeling: S. Karydis, D. Rodriguez, B. Hawkins, R. D’Souza, C. Marinis, M. Arapis, J. De Thomasis Standing: N. Armocida, J. Blanas, H. Maglis, M. Mercuri, J. Dziubinski, S. Kokkas, L. Manakis, S. Hatzikourtis, C. Grant Seated: S. Kumar, L. Moore, A. Palumbo, Ms M. Hawley, M. Donnarumma, L. Cummins, S. Kamoutsis

Senior Soccer

Participation rates in soccer at De La Salle have been increasing each year and this year was no exception. Fifty Year 11 and Year 12 boys attended trials on a blustery afternoon, and through holiday training and team trials we established our core squad. Our first game against St Bede’s saw us win 3–2, a good beginning to the season. During the term there were injuries, changes in player positions and variations of field formations. All the boys played with spirit, and everyone was given a chance to add to the team’s success. We won two games, lost two games and drew the final game against Emmanuel in a nail-biting finish, the final score 4-4. Congratulations to all the boys who participated in this year’s senior soccer team and a big thank you to Mr Harte for his organisational work, his continual support, and his enthusiasm. The boys did the school proud and can be pleased with their efforts. Mr Neil Thomas Coach

Year 10 Soccer

Year 10 finished in 7th place with one win and three losses. The obvious highlight of the season was the 3–1 win. It was a ‘special win’ as it was against Mr Riordan’s Simonds College. The most consistent players were Matt Mercuri, George Kouzoumis and Steve Hatzikourtis. Thank you to our very committed and organised coaches, Ms Hawley and Josh Pulvirenti (Year 12 Leader from the Class of 2013) Mr Peter Harte

Standing: R. Clarke, H. Stanhope, B. Campbell, M. Pettit, S. Field, W. Callaghan, L. O’Brien, D. Pascal, A. Indovino Seated: M. Rossitto, H. Swift, H. Soden, S. Callaghan, Mr M. Wilson T. Ciancio-Knauer, J. Biviano, A. Cosgriff

Year 9 Soccer

Year 9 soccer finished in 7th place with two wins and five losses. The most consistent players were: David Pascal, Liam O’Brien, Jordan Vlahogiannis and Sam Callaghan. Thank you to coaches Mr Wilson and Mr Del Porto.

Year 8 Soccer

Year 8 finished in 8th place after losing 7th vs 8th play-off to Emmanuel. Prior to this, the team had one win and three losses. The highlight of the season was defeating CBC St Kilda 2–0. The most consistent players were Jon Dawod, Matt Pulvirenti and Daniel Casula. Thank you to Mr Yates for his wisdom and calm as the Year 8 Soccer Coach.

Year 7 Soccer

Year 7 soccer finished in 3rd place after defeating St Bede’s 3–0 in 3rd vs 4th play off match. The team won three and lost three matches for the season. The highlight of the season was winning the play-off match as well as finishing 3rd on the ladder, which is the highest finish by a De La Salle Year 7 soccer team. The most consistent players were Kosta Emmanuel, Arki Konstandakopoulos and Aloshy the goal keeper. Thank you to Mr Hale and Mr Del Porto for coaching and managing the Year 7 soccer team. Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

Top Row: F. Bird, R. Ranzolin, J. Dal Broi, P. Menidis, D. Casula Standing: B. Caruso, M. Moolman, C. Vanas, M. Lema, G. Vlahos, S. Beehre, N. Paspaliaris Seated: M. Mackie, C. Iramiyan, N. Warren, Mr N. Yates, R. Garrido, J. Dawod, M. Pulvirenti

Year 7 Soccer

Top Row: J. Avgeridis, J. Catalano, T. Potiris, A. Konstandakopoulos, M. Ciavarella, Standing: Mr D. Hale, J. Foden, P. Stanhope, W. Moloney-Morton, A. Costa, T. Milopteris, D. Henriques-Gomes, Seated: N. Girandole, N. Holden, E. Alexopoulos, G. Mihailidis, A. Jose, G. Strain-King, B. Loughnan, H. Sparks

Senior Cross Country

Standing: T. Brasher, M. Robinson, L. O’Callaghan, J. Benton, M. Arapis, J. Tyquin, Mr T. Curran Kneeling: T. McCausland, Q. De Luca, M. Hoareau, B. Hawkins Standing: L. O’Callaghan (Coach), N. Stamboultgis, A. Sheppard, N. Catrice, C. Brace, D. Byrden, R. Cadman, B. Muller, Mr T. Curran (Coach) Kneeling: D. Thorson, B. Philpott, C. Northey, M. Thomas, W. Mackie

ACC Cross Country 2014

Our team of 60 runners bravely and proudly represented the College at the ACC Carnival in September at Bundoora. It was one of the more pleasant days that we have had at Bundoora for a number of years. After finishing third for five consecutive years, we managed to break our ‘run’ of bronze medal finishes. Unfortunately though, we slipped to 4th place in the overall placings in Division 1. ACC CROSS COUNTRY FINAL DIVISION 1 STANDINGS 1st – St Bernard’s 2nd – St Bede’s 3rd – St Joseph’s Geelong 4th – De La Salle 5th – Whitefriars 6th – Mazenod Despite this slight fall, we did have many of our DLS competitors achieve ‘personal best’ times and nobody could doubt the effort and courage shown from every blue and gold representative. Six of our DLS runners finished in the top 10 (at least 100 competitors per race) in their respective events, Special congratulations to: Ben Richter (8D) 1st in Under 13 in a time of 9.59 minutes for 3km Harrison Gill (9M) 3rd in Under 14 in a time of 10.02 minutes for 3km Angus McLean (8B) 10th in Under 14 in a time of 10.15 minutes for 3km Cooper Joyce (8J) 7th in Under 15 in a time of 10.08 minutes for 3km Daniel Byrden (11R) 7th in Under 17 in a time of 17.19 for 5km Liam O’Callaghan (12H) 6th in Senior in a time of 17.30 minutes for 5km. The preparation for the carnival began way back in June for our 2014 cross country team and sincere thanks to the staff involved for their energy, commitment and goodwill with our training campaign. Our challenge for 2015 is obviously to return to the top three schools in Division 1 ACC cross country and our boys are already very keen to prove that is where we truly belong!

Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

Under 17 Cross Country Under 16 Cross Country

Standing: L. O’Callaghan (Coach), J. O’Connor, T. Christiansen, T. Fierenzi, Z. Hawker, B. Tokatlidis, Mr T. Curran Kneeling: M. Riley, J. Stavrevski, K. Walsh, M. Fletcher, H. Burt

Under 15 Cross Country Under 14 Cross Country Under 13 Cross Country

L. O’Callaghan (Coach), D. Tesoriero, J. Coughlan-Stevenson, C. Aitken, L. Lymbouris, A. Trusler, Mr T. Curran (Coach) Kneeling: F. Parton, J. Caruso, B. Northey, B. Joyce, C. Joyce,

R. Ranzolin, A. McLean H. Gill, L. Halloran, R. O’Meara, A. Digby, S. Mannix, L. Bonato Kneeling: H. Swift, D. Trewarn, T. Moloney-Morton, B. Sciberras M. Lema Standing: L. O’Callaghan (Coach),J. Lloyd, J. Avgeridis, T. Lyngberg, B. Richter, B. Gallagher, T. Potiris, Mr T. Curran (Coach) Kneeling: J. Stewart, J. Hartson, L. Jenkins, E. McMahon

We started off the season on a high, snatching two impressive wins to see us on top of the ladder after the 2nd round. However in the 3rd, we lost to Whitefriars and this gave us an idea of where we stood within the competition. This loss made us realise that we weren’t just able to play casually and expect to come out with a win. Two more wins against Salesian and Mazenod made it a step closer to securing a home semi-final. However our last game was against St Bede’s, with neither the Year 11 or 12 students recording a win against them in the previous year. It was a close game against St Bede’s, but we lost concentration at crucial times and went down 3–1. This now

meant we were to play St Bernard’s at home. But again lapses of concentration led to a disappointing 3-2 loss. The highlight of the match for us was a goal by Steve Athaide, who scored off a deflection at an impossible angle. A big thank you to Mrs Phibbs who coached us throughout the year. I don’t believe we would have been as successful Standing: M. Monger, X. Wigg, X. Purcell, M. Horrigan, S. Attard, B. Douglas, N. Byrden, P. Kony, without her dedication. L. O’Callaghan, L. Hume, Ms L. Phibbs Kneeling: C. Hutter, L. Bisognin, M, Eager (Captain), S. Athaide (Vice-Captain), J. Bartholomeusz, A big thank you to Mitch Eager, who was our N. McGonigal Absent: B. Hawkins captain for the year. His consistent top-class performances and his leadership during training games were much appreciated. A special mention to Steve Athaide, Cian Hutter and Mitch Eager, who were all nominated in the ACC Team of the Year. Their inclusion in the team was a true reflection of their great performances throughout the season. Well done to our boys. I commend you for the determination with which you played and trained. Let’s hope we can make next year a better one! Liam Bisognin

Standing Row: T. Roberts, B. Morgan, M. Donnarumma, W. Trewella, Mr P. Harte Seated Row: A. Arceri, L. Kelliher, K. Williams, S. Kumar, K. Walsh, C. Joseph, F. McCormack

Year 10 Hockey

The Year 10 team finished in 7th place with one win and four losses. The obvious highlight was their only win in the Lasallian Derby vs St Bede's. Thank you to Coach Ms Phibbs and Captain Kieran Walsh. As well as being the most consistent player, Kieran did a lot to assist Ms Phibbs organising the team each week and trying to make sure that we had enough players. This situation needs to improve next year. Year 10 players need to fully commit and be part of a successful 2015 Senior hockey team.

Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport

Standing: Mr N. Yates, J. Lloyd, A. Konstandakopoulos, S. Fernandez, J. Arnold, J. Barnard, K. Farrell, J. Devine, S. Andrews, Seated: S. Paine, J. Tutty, B. Holden, E. Fernandez, D. Edwards, T. Crough, B. Loughnan, L. Jenkins Standing: Ms M. Hawley, H. Soden, S. Young, B. Campbell, L. Osborne, S. Howells, C. Kahn, O. Cramp, N. McFarlane, S. Doree Seated: R. Clarke, C. Bird, J. Robertson, T. Shannon, L. Baron, J. Squires, N. Soh, L. Panozzo

Year 8 Hockey

Top Row: B. Richter, A. McCulloch, A. Mclean, H. Sutherland, S. Mahon, P. Menidis, O. Bradley, Standing: B. Brownhill, H. Rideg, H. Hyslop, E. Yeates, A. Mascarin, J. Wiedemann, L. Side, L. Saldanha, Mr G. Barnes (Coach), Seated: Z. Mulholland, S. Hall, J. White, W. Cavey, Z. Alexandropoulos, J. Reid, M. Bonollo, B. Fierenzi

Our Year 7 hockey team went into the grand final undefeated during the regular season. They defeated St Bernard’s 3–0 in the grand final to claim the ACC title with their 7th consecutive victory. This is a historic moment for De La in ACC hockey as this is our first ever Junior (Year 7 or 8) ACC hockey premiership since the competition began in 1999. It is also the first DLS hockey flag in ACC competition since our senior hockey team won in 1998. Well done to Coach Yates and his team for being the Year 7 ACC Hockey Champions!

Mr Peter Harte Director of Sport Our Year 9 hockey team finished in 5th place with three wins and four losses. They were competitive in all losing matches. Their biggest defeat was against the eventual premiers St Bernard’s 1–5. Thank you to Coach Ms Hawley. Our Year 8 hockey team finished 3rd with 5 wins and 3 losses. After defeating St Bede’s in the 3rd Vs 4th play off, it meant that we defeated all other ACC teams except the grand finalists, St Bernard’s and Whitefriars. Thank you to Coach Mr Barns, for his great hockey expertise combined with his raw De La Passion.

Year 8 Hockey

Year 9 Table Tennis

Year 9 finished in 6th place with two wins and five losses. The season highlight was the Round 4 win in the Lasallian Derby against St Bede's. Thank you to Mr Ryan and Mr Thompson for coaching the Year 9 table tennis team.

Year 8 Table Tennis

Year 8 finished in 8th place with two wins and six losses. After losing convincingly to Whitefriars in the final round, the Year 8 boys came so close to exacting revenge in the play-off final to miss narrowly by just one match. This certainly shows that there is plenty of improvement to come next year. Thank you to Mr Wilson for coaching the Year 8 table tennis team.

Year 7 Table Tennis

Clearly our best team in our 2014 return to ACC table tennis, the team finished in 3rd place with five wins and just two losses. Both losses were to the grand final teams. This proved without much doubt that we were the third best team, with a stirring come-from-behind victory against Mazenod in the 3rd vs 4th play-off match. Despite falling behind three matches to five mid-way into the clash, the boys ‘rallied’ strongly to win six out of the next seven matches to record

Top Row: Mr L. Kenealy, S. Tsagaris, F. Macri, E. Fabris, L. Phillips, B. Muller, B. Schmidt, M. Arapis, C. Batziakas Bottom Row: S. Vawser, A. Shallue, L. Chai, T. Walsh, F. Jenkins, J. Khoury, J. McLoughlin, N. Supple a comfortable 9–6 victory. This successful end to the season came almost as a direct response to an inspirational speech from Mr Kaneria at half time. Thank you to Mr Kaneria for coaching the Year 7 table tennis team and let’s hope that they can continue to improve, as an ACC Premiership beckons! Mr Peter Harte

Top Row: R. Watson, C. Whitehead, S. Kokkas, B. O’Shea, Z. Demkiw Standing: Mr T. Hogan, K. Tambimuttu, K. Vasudevan, M. Wilson, A. Pavlou, C. Grant, E. Nguyen Seated: D. McCarthy, J. Dziubinski, C. Ferris-McDonald, S. O’Callaghan, T. Deftereos, M. Marguglio, M. Riley, L. Perri

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

Top Row: L. Armstrong, B. McDonell, W. Callaghan, W. Barns, C. Monaco, C. McGaw, A. Ticinovic, L. O’Brien Standing: B. Northey, J. Epifanidis, O. Hart, C. Aitken, C. Groves, J. Lea, M. Pettit, Mr T. Ryan Seated: J. Fitzharris, J. Biviano, C. Entwistle, T. M. Tyquin, T. Ciancio-Knauer, J. Caruso, H. Swift, P. Wasiewicz

Standing: M. Wilson, J. Clarke, R. Glass, J. Fernando, J. Paul, H. Wolstenholme, J. Darcy, A. Pierias Seated: M. Mackie, S. Arbid, M. Pulvirenti, F. Carey, E. Boyd, M. Walker, C. Iramiyan, S. Beehre, N. Caruso, C. Sullivan, S. Synnott, T. Coyle, J. Bruce-Smith, S. Kaneria Seated: N. Giorlando, W. Moloney-Morton, T. Williamson, J. Hartson, D. Foley, C. Sayers, A. Ryan, D. Ye