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Basketball
Over the first weekend of the term break our Boys Basketballers took part in the BTAS College Championships at Elphin Sports Centre in Launceston. With unavailability, injury and illness we were on the back foot but represented the College with great spirit and fight despite the tough opposition.
On the Saturday we were drawn in a pool with Launceston & Don Colleges. In the morning match against Launceston College, we lost 86-41 and unfortunately lost our captain Brody Wallace (Year 12) to a knee injury for the rest of the weekend. Brody along with Jack d’Emden (Year 11) were our top scorers for the match with 10 points apiece.
In the Saturday afternoon game despite a competitive first half and Angus Scott (Year 12) hitting five 3 pointers we went down to Don College 87-42, Angus the leading scorer with 15 while Oliver Atkins (Year 12) impressed in his late call up with 6 points.
We finished the pool stage in third and were drawn to play Elizabeth and Marist Regional College on the Sunday in positional playoff matches. The morning match against Elizabeth College saw Faysal Shafee (Year 11), Isaac You (Year 10) & Angus Scott post double figure points but unfortunately it wasn’t enough in a 23-point loss 71-48.
Our final match on Sunday afternoon we took on Marist and although it was close at half time we ended up 70-41 down by the end of the match, Jack d’Emden our top scorer with 15 points.
Despite the results of the games the team grew throughout the weekend and toughed it out while being down on troops! A big thank you to coach Brett Smith and team manager Naomi Wallace for their assistance in the lead up to and during the weekend as well as those who helped with bench/scoring duties.
Also, a special thanks to Oliver Atkins, Charlie d’Emden (Year 8) and Tristan Nel (Year 9) who stepped in to ensure we had a team plus some bench cover across the weekend’s games.
Andrew Nichols
Person-in-Charge Basketball
Swimming
Image: Swimming Tasmania
Congratulations to Steve Hanson (Year 10), Chloe Hassell (Year 8), Sienna Nesbit (Year 8), Madeleine Perraton (Year 7), Eva Shaw (Year 10), Sophia Vincour (Year 8) and Xavier Wang (Year 7). These students have just competed at the at the School Games, representing Tasmania in swimming. A special mention to Steve Hanson, winning gold in the boys 15/16 200m freestyle. Results and information on the School Games can be found HERE.
Rowing
Image: Rowing Tasmania
Recently May Wain (Year 12) and Oliver Dowling (Year 12) competed at the Oceania Teams Rowing Championships (OTRC) in Adelaide. The OTRC brings together top U22 and para rowers from across Australia and New Zealand. Competing over three days in July both May and Ollie produced some great results. You can see their results and more information HERE.
Equestrian
The Tasmanian equestrian teams for the Australian Interschool Championships and the Pony Club Australia National Championships have been announced with five Scotch Oakburn riders named. Ashlea Rees (Year 12), Lucy Johnston (Year 11) and Meg Kilby (Year 11) have been selected for both teams, and Zoe Nichols (Year 8) will join them in the Pony Club Nationals team. Aggie Lyne (Year 9) was also selected for both teams but unfortunately had to retire her horse and so has had to withdraw. Congratulations to all riders!
Soccer
Over the Term break, three students represented Tasmania at the Emerging Socceroos National Youth Championships in Melbourne. Year 9 students Solly Boyle and Diego Munoz Lagos (pictured) were selected in the U15 team and Matias Munoz Lagos (Year 11) in the U16 team.
Rugby
Representing Tasmania in the U18 Rugby Championship on the Sunshine Coast, marked more than just a competition for me. It reignited a deep passion and sense of purpose in my rugby journey, at a time when both had been clouded by injury and doubt.
Our performance in the competition may not have always shown on the scoreboard, although our determination and tenacity were poured into every moment on the field embodying the grit and heart of the Tasmanian underdog spirit. Although a battle reigned on the field, I encountered a personal battle, one that was between fear and perseverance. In the season prior, I suffered a spinal fracture during a high-stakes finals qualifier, an injury that not only halted my momentum on the field but cast uncertainty over whether I would ever return to the game I loved.
Although my body had healed, I found myself facing a far more difficult opponent, the mental barrier of fear, doubt, and hesitation that stood between me and the player I once was. My return to the sport was defined not by the fear that once held me back, but by the joy that pulled me forward, the camaraderie of my teammates, the fulfilment of playing for my club and state, and the quiet, personal drive to honour both my grandfather and my late uncle with every game I played. My advice for someone who ever walks in my footsteps is to remember that setbacks do not define you, your strength lies in how you rise. As Nelson Mandela once said, “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Nate Henrys
Year 11
