College Swimming Carnival 

Today we held our competitive swimming carnival at The Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre (Bradbury). A summary of the day and age champions will be announced in next week's newsletter - watch this space. 

Spectators 

A reminder to parents that sporting events are currently spectator free including Diocesan events. 

Sport Buses 

A reminder to all students to continue bringing their mask for sport buses. We have had a few gyms remind students also that they need to be bringing a sweat towel (Year 10 and 11 groups). 

Communication regarding sport 

Students are reminded to continue checking the Compass dashboard for key information relating to sport during 2021. Key information will also be communicated to parents via the College Newsletter and notes sent home. Information will also be provided to staff who will communicate key messages with students during Pastoral Care in the morning. 

Round 1 MISA Results 

Round 2 MISA Draw 

Congratulations to both our girls’ and boys’ tennis teams for representing Mount Carmel at this year’s Diocesan Tennis Carnival.

Paige, Rose, Esha and Lauryna played consistent tennis in the earlier rounds. They displayed confidence, a strong positive attitude and focus throughout their singles and doubles matches but unfortunately, they were unsuccessful against a solid St Mary’s team.

The boys showed incredible skill, athletic ability and competitive spirit, winning convincingly against Corpus Christi and St John’s. Toby, Dominik, Harrison and Jorge played brilliant tennis, dropping only two sets to get to the final. The boys were off to a great start in the final, with Toby and Dominik winning their doubles match 6-2 and Toby winning his singles match 6-4 in difficult conditions. The boys fought right to the very end but went down against a strong Edmund Rice team. A remarkable performance from all the boys, but a special mention to our number one seed, Toby Curry who was undefeated during the whole competition. 

It was a fantastic day of tennis with all the students playing their very best, supporting each other and showing amazing sportsmanship throughout the day. Congratulations again to both teams and for being outstanding representatives of the College.

Coaches: Ms Hills and Mr Mackney

On Monday 15 February three teams travelled to Thomas Dalton Park to compete in the Diocesan Boys Touch Football event. There was a high level of energy and excitement upon arriving at the event largely as this marked the first Diocesan event for many months. Below are reports of the day from the respective coaches of each team. 

U13’s  Coach: Mr Kawa 

The team consisted of Tayte Ball, Jeremiah Leota-Brown, Dean Rogers, Zane Rogers, Barukh Semaia, Koby Walters, Hudson Warren, Isaac Khamlu, Rhys Channer, Zac Baydoun and Joshua Manson.

The Under 13’s team showed true spirit and excitement throughout the competition with a 5th place finish overall. The first match proved to be a challenge as the team got used to playing with each other, suffering a loss to local rivals John Therry. Following the match, the team quickly identified points of weakness and were determined to improve. This improvement was evident throughout the day as the team quickly took control of the next match coming away with a victory. Overall, the team performed well under pressure, experimenting with different plays and tactics throughout the day to come away with a share of wins, draws and losses. 

U15’s  Coach: Mrs Jones

The team consisted of Brody Taateo, Jerome Taateo, Calvin Beltran, Zephaniah Leota, Preston Gallant, William Montgomery, Braxton O’Donoghue, Aidan Rojas, Nathan Williams and Joel Skipper.

The U15s team were strong competitors on the day finishing 5th overall. Competition was tough with a lot of the Wollongong schools, who generally play touch compared to OzTag. Competing against the Macarthur schools, the U15s team were dominant, winning against all Macarthur teams. As the day progressed, the boys worked well together and started to link up try scoring opportunities embedding some set plays and strategies throughout game play. We thank Madelin Kelman who was our referee on the day. We look forward to improving our overall placing in next year's carnival.

Open’s   Coach: Ms Bowen

The team consisted of Nathaniel Calvelo, Tristyn Ball, DeAngelo Finau, Bryce Ball, Jack Goncalves, Matthew Galvin, Blake Waugh, Samuel Sisounon, Justin Gilbang, Finlay Wade and Luke Prebble (injury). 

The Open’s team were strong competitors on the day finishing 4th overall. The team faced a tough 6-0 loss in the opening round against Edmund Rice. Following a debrief of the game and agreeing on effective strategies to implement in the following round the boys came back with 3 wins, 3 losses and a draw. Students showed tenacity and grit throughout the day with a clear team effort in attack, creative playmaking and persistently hasling their opponents in defense. Congratulations on an excellent effort boys. 

At the Diocesan Event a number of selectors observe match play to select a team of talented players who will represent the Wollongong Diocese and the NSW Combined Catholic College event. Gaining selection into this team as either a player or a shadow is a tremendous achievement. 

Three students in the Open’s team were recognised on the day for their skill and performance. 

These students include: 

• Matthew Galvin
• Nathaniel Calvelo (shadow)
• Jack Goncalves (shadow)

Congratulations to these students and we wish Matthew the best of luck as he prepares for the NSWCCC tournament.

We also had three female students attend the day as referees. Thank you to Jade Constance, Madelin Kelman and Grace Keomoungkhoun for providing their support on the day. 

NSWCCC Sport Registrations 2021 for pathway sports opened on 1 February. 

For instructions on how to register go to - https://csnsw.sport/help/help-guide-for-parents 

Term One Individual Nominations Sport Registrations

• Cricket – 19s Boys -  9 & 10 February – Close 3 February
• Cricket -  15 Years Girls - 15 February – Close 10 February
• Softball – Boys & Girls - 22 February – Close 12 February
• Tennis -  Boys & Girls - 1 March – Close 22 February
• Cricket – U16 Boys – 1 March – Close 18 February
• Baseball – Boys – 3 March – Close 26 February
• Golf – Boys & Girls – 8 March – Close 25 February
• Volleyball – Boys & Girls – 10 March  - Close 5 March
• Water Polo – Boys & Girls – 15 March – Close 11 March
• Hockey – Open Boys & Girls, 16s Girls – 22 March – Close 15 March
• Diving – Boys & Girls – 29 March – Close 19 March

Swimming and Touch Football registrations are through the Diocesan/Association pathways.

For further information visit https://csnsw.sport/

2021 College Carnival Dates

Representative Pathways 

• MISA Website https://www.misaonline.org.au/ 

• Diocesan Sport News - Updates and news on Wollongong Diocese sport events and trials can be viewed at https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/sport/diocesan-sport-news/?ref=quicklinks

• NSWCCC/CSNSW Sport News - Higher level MacKillop and CCC trials and events status can be monitored at https://csnsw.sport/news 

• SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA SPORT NEWS

More School Sport Australia information can be found at

http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/ 

Diocesan Update 

Students are NOT to register for the teams listed below as they need to be selected in the Wollongong Diocesan team prior to any registration. Sports where Diocesan teams are selected and students DO NOT register until they are officially selected in the Diocesan team include: 

• 15's Touch (B&G)
• Opens Touch (B&G
• 15's Rugby League
• Open's Rugby League
• Open Football (B&G
• Swimming
• Cross Country
• Athletics