College Sport
Around the Grounds
A big week of Diocesan sports occurred during Week 6, with both of our schools competing in the Diocesan Swimming Championships and Diocesan Boys' Touch Football Championships. Both teams performed incredibly well, and below is a small report outlining some exciting news. Looking ahead, we have a massive three weeks coming up with the Diocesan Football Championships, MISA finals, MISA trials for Term 2, and our annual cross-country carnival, all taking place. Students are encouraged to keep up-to-date by checking Compass for any announcements regarding sports.
Touch Football - U13's
The touch football team got off to a strong start in their first game, securing a 2-1 win against John Terry CC. Unfortunately the team battled through each of the remaining games and tried really hard to maintain their momentum. Despite some of the setbacks throughout the day, the team showed great sportsmanship, learned plenty of new skills and plays in touch football, and fought hard until the very end. The team is to be praised for their efforts and highlighted plenty of ability for the future.
Touch Football - U15's
The boys started the day well with a solid warmup one hour before the first game. The team was ready to go from the start. Game 1 saw a closely fought draw, which was a disappointing result for the team. As the day progressed the team came together more and more which resulted in a number of consistent victories against some strong schools. The boys remained undefeated with three draws and multiple wins. The team ended up winning the competition outright. A fantastic show of school spirit and teamwork allowed the boys to win the competition. Congratulations to the team and to our incredible sports coordinator Mr Webb who was instrumental in making the day a success for the team. Another congratulations to Jayden Kurniawan and Husdon Warren (Shadow) who were selected to represent the NSWCCC team in Wagga Wagga later in the year.
Opens
Thursday 9 March, the Boys Touch Championships occurred in great conditions at Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow. Competition was tight with a few overall results being decided by a single try across the day. Was a tough day at the office for the MCCC Open Boys touch team who failed to find consistency throughout the day. A special thanks to Captain Rory McEvoy and the other year 12 students who have been trying their best for multiple years for MCCC at Touch Football Diosean event. Unlucky and we will rebuild for next year.
Dio Swimming
On Friday 11 March, selected Mount Carmel students attended the Secondary Schools Diocesan Swimming Carnival at Corrimal pools. Students were originally selected based on their efforts and times at the College carnival. Whilst all students who attended on the day showed fantastic team spirit, a desire to do their best, and enjoyed the opportunity to challenge themselves, a special mention needs to be made for; Ava Antala and Daniel Lill who excelled and have been selected to participate at the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges carnival. Ava was also awarded Age Champion due to her fantastic achievements across multiple events.
The warm weather and welcoming smiles made the day a success, irrespective of ribbons gained. Students were able to represent the College and did so exemplifying qualities of leadership and comradery. A special thanks to the parents and families that travelled the distance to not only support their child, but all Mount Carmel students.
By Miss Tara Hibberd
Marist Basketball Team - Update
Not long now. A big build up for the Marist team with final preparations now underway for their big trip down the Adelaide. With strong performances in MISA and finishing first in the competition they look primed to go down and make huge upsets. A big thanks to Kevin Harpley and Adam Withnall for all their hard work in training and helping fundraise for this significant event.
MISA Wrap Up - Round 5
A big Congratulations too MISA Basketball (1st in boys and girls), Volleyball (1st in boys and girls) and Softball (2nd)
| SPORT | RESULT | MVP | SHORT REPORT |
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10-12 Boys Basketball 1st Place |
Win 60/32 VS MACC |
Adam Prasad & Simon Krpez |
MCCC played strong defence and a fast offence that kept them ahead of a motivated opposition, with scores 31/19 at half time. Despite some aggressive play from MACC in the second half, the boys kept their heads and played with discipline and team spirit to secure a dominant lead. This means that MCCC finishes the regular season undefeated. |
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10-12 Girls Basketball 1st Place |
Bye |
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10-12 Boys Oz Tag 4th Place |
Win 6-2 VS SBC |
DeAngelo Finau |
The boys played a great game from the very beginning going up two tries within the first few minutes. St Benedicts came back with one quick try but never got ahead as the MCCC team put on four more tries to secure the win. |
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10-12 Girls Oz Tag 4th Place |
Draw 2-2 VS SPC |
Juanita Leota Brown |
The girls played an excellent game today. We held our ground in defence and pushed through in attack, leading to a 2 all draw against strong competitors St Pats. |
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7-9 Girls Hockey |
Win 2-0 VS MAG |
Beth Martin |
The first two minutes was supposed to be a warm up but the girls scored the only goals for the game to take out their first win. Yeah! The rest of the game they defended a few goals out whilst the rain came down. Overall a great game from all the girls. |
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7-9 Boys Softball 2nd Place |
Win 5-2 VS JTCC |
Keegan Robinson |
A first for the term, with MCCC taking the diamond to field first. The John Therry boys showing their skill around the bases, meant that we had to dig deep with the glove. When the boys stepped in the batters box though, we made sure they were aware who they were up against. An explosive display of hitting and running meant we scored 5 runs to finish the innings with Keedan Robinson hitting in the last two runs with an excellent hit to the outfield. The next innings went by quick with 3 up, 3 down to send us home with the win |
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7-9 Girls Indoor Cricket |
Loss 79-45 VS BAC
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Kiera Robertson | The girls had a good game, with great improvements seen within all players across batting, bowling and fielding. |
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7-9 Boys Volleyball 1st Place |
Win 2-0 VS THAC |
Jake Sebastian | The boys had a mixed match this week and faced solid opposition who demonstrated excellent skill. The match was tense at times with the team finding themselves down in the second set by 8 points however, were able to pull it together with solid team work to prevail as victors 25-21. Congratulations boys on remaining undefeated this season and good luck in the semis! |
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7-9 Girls Volleyball 1st Place |
Win 2-0 VS THAC
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Isabelle Villena |
The first set was neck and neck, but it was the girls' communication and teamwork that led them to win the first set. Going into the second set, with a desire to win in order to go into the semi finals in first place, nerves starting taking over and their communication dissipated. However, we were able to take an easy lead thanks to Isabelle’s accuracy and power with her serves, winning the second set 25-9. Congratulations ladies, I wish you all the best next week for the semi finals. |
| Thursday Week 10; 6 April | Cross Carnival |
| Friday 19 May; Term 2 | Athletics Carnival at Campbeltown Athletics Centre |
DIO and NSWCCC EVENTS
As always, students are encouraged to sign up and trial for representative teams. Below you will find registration links for both our DIO and NSWCCC events. If you require any further information please visit the Diocese of Wollongong sports here
Registrations are Now Open for 2023
Please refer to attached 2023_Registration.pdf
Representative Pathways
MISA Website https:/wwwwmisaonlineeorgg.au/
Diocesan Sport News
Updates and news on Wollongong Diocese sport events and trials can be viewed here Nominations for Term 1 Diocesan sports are now open via google form on Compass.
NSW CCC/CSNSW Sport News
Higher level CCC trials and events status can be monitored here.
SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA SPORT NEWS
More School Sport Australia information can be found here
If you have any questions, please email webbb01@dow.catholic.edu.au
Mr Braydon Webb