Diocesan Netball

Thanks to Ms Tyra, Mrs Christian and Mrs Ellsmore for taking the girls to the Diocesan Netball tournament.

Junior Div 1 & 2

We were aware going into the carnival that our preparation was limited, as both teams had been selected only days before. As such, we knew that the day would prove to be challenging but we were fearless and ready to deal with whatever came our way.

Both Junior teams came away from the day with one win from nine games. All players displayed an exceptional level of sportsmanship, cooperation, and teamwork. Special thanks to Chelsea Sirec who not only played in our Division 2 team but also umpired a number of our Division 1 team’s matches.

Mrs Julie Ellsmore

Paula Zaballero and Harrison Doris! These two talented athletes were  selected in the NSW Softball schools team to compete at the Australian Championships.

Paula Zaballero has been playing softball since 2011. Starting out Paula was so incredibly uncoordinated, but her passion, drive and dedication has lead to her success over the years. 

Paula’s main position is Catcher, the position on the diamond that calls the pitches, the plays and controls the game. 

Her second position is 3rd base and she is also an outfielder. 

Paula is what we call a power hitter and bats 3 or 4 in the line up of 9 batters.

Harrison Doris has played softball for almost 10 years. Harrison says: "I enjoy playing softball because I love playing the sport and being part of a team environment. I'm passionate about the sport and my position is 3rd base or as people like to call it the hot corner as that is where the ball usually gets hit the hardest. I usually bat 4-6 in the batting lineup because I can hit for average and power. As a softball player, I have represented Macarthur at the state Championships since U13s and have made the NSW U16 and U18 squads and am currently in the U19 squad with team selection in the imminent future."