Sport and Activities
MR TONY TREGASKIS, HEAD OF SPORT AND ACTIVITIES
We’re back! Well, at least to something closely resembling normal. Queensland School Sport has managed to navigate its way through COVID-safe programs in 2021 to run almost every State Championship that is normally on offer. Unfortunately, once again, the Queensland Track and Field program was cancelled, and the flow-on effect was no Regional Carnival, as well as no TSSS Athletics. For our girls who excelled at the State Championships for their respective sport, it was a case of no National Championships but selection in honorary teams as a consolation. With continued hard work we hope that these girls can emulate their 2021 performances and participate at the highest representative level in 2022. Interhouse competition at Fairholme College continued as normal with only a few modifications required. For the first time the Interhouse Swimming Carnival was split into two sessions: this being Middle School and Senior School. Checking in and socially distancing were a must for all carnivals. Association and Interschool Sport successfully ran their competitions, and our girls enjoyed the regular weekly routine. A number of our teams were successful in their premiership chase, but for most it was an opportunity to make new friends or participate in the friendly social interactions that sport offers. With fewer opportunities than normal for representative honours, remarkably 73 Fairholme girls represented the Darling Downs with pride and 13 were selected in honorary Queensland teams. SPORT BREAKDOWN AFL • Open – StreetSmart Schools Cup Regional winners, narrowly beaten in Metro South final • U15 – StreetSmart Schools Cup Regional Runners-Up Basketball • Three Friday Night TSSS teams – Year 11/12 and 9/10 teams made it to semifinals Year 9/10 team beaten by 1 point in Grand-Final
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U18 team played in Darling Downs Armstrong Automotive Basketball Challenge, making the Semi-Finals One Darling Downs Representative
Cricket T20 • Open – State Runners-Up T20 StreetSmart Cricket • Four Darling Downs Representatives Cross Country • Interhouse Carnival Champions Cameron House • Toowoomba Secondary School Sport and Darling Downs Overall Champion Girls’ school • Competition winners - U13, U14, U15, U16 and Open – teams • 15 Darling Downs Representatives and one Queensland Representative Equestrian • Convenors of Fairholme IQ Show Jumping, Pittsworth • Darling Downs Championships: Champion Primary School, Secondary School, Secondary Combined Training Team, Primary and Secondary Show Jumping Teams, Secondary Show Horse Team, Overall Grand Champion School and Reserve Champion Primary and Secondary Dressage Teams • State Championships: Reserve Champion Team Show Horse and Primary Dressage, Show Jumping Secondary Champion Team, Reserve Champion Team Combined Training and The ‘Lorette Wigan Cup’ Overall Champion Secondary School Trophy for 2021 • Six Queensland Representatives Football • One Association Team. • One Darling Downs Representative.
Futsal • Four Association Teams, Year 9 competition winners • Four Term 4 Competition Teams • One Darling Downs Representative Golf
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One Darling Downs Representative
Hockey • Darling Downs Schools Cup Hockey participants • Two Darling Downs Representatives and one Queensland Representative Netball • 27 Association Teams – Saturday and Wednesday nights – 11 Association Teams Grand Finalists in respective divisions, five Premiership-winning teams • Year 7-9 Laura Geitz – competition winners • Junior Vicki Wilson 1 – Junior Vicki Wilson Shield Regional runners-up • Senior Vicki Wilson 1 – Senior Vicki Wilson Cup Regional winners • Vicki Wilson State Final - Seniors placed 14th and Juniors placed 15th • Five Darling Downs Representatives Orienteering • Queensland Orienteering Championships Fairholme - Champion School • Four Darling Downs and two Queensland Representativesz Rugby 7s • Over 70 girls training and playing in U13, U15 and U18 age groups • U18 Rugby 7s - Fraser Coast Invitational Rugby 7s Tournament - competition winners • U13 and U18 Rugby 7s - Scots PGC Rugby 7s Tournament – competition
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