Term 4 : Friday 23 November 2018

The Summer IPSSO Finals Day was held on Wednesday 21 November, with 7 of our 10 teams placing 1st or 2nd in our Northern pool and advancing to the Finals Day.  The results at the end of the rounds were:

At the end of the Finals day we took out 3 of the 10 competitions - Senior Girls Soccer, Senior Softball and Junior Basketball.

Congratulations to all teams on a fantastic Summer IPSSO Season!

GIRLS SOCCER

What a spectacular season we have had with the Primary IPSSO Girls Soccer. Both the Junior and Senior teams slogged it out, match after match to both end the year on top of the ladder, claiming the Minor Premierships. The victory didn't stop there though! Our Senior girls managed to make it through the entire season undefeated, something never before achieved by any THAC girls team. They then went on to win the IPSSO grand finals. Our Junior team also made it to the IPSSO grand final after easing through a semi-final against Wollondilly. The girls played with more determination than we had ever seen and only narrowly missed a win against the toughest team in the comp. Regardless of the result, they still managed to walk away with their heads held high and commendable sportsmanship. Some amazing achievements for our soccer girls teams this year.   Special thanks to our Football Director, Sonny for all the time and effort he put into coaching the teams.  Well done!

Miss Ashley Tobar - Assistant Coach.  Mr Sonny Makko - Coach

BOYS CRiCKET

The Cricket season this year saw an overall improvement in skill in both of our teams  The Junior and Senior team played well in the rounds, with our Junior team finishing equal 2nd, but 3rd overall on count-back.  Our Senior Primary team placed 1st and progressed to the IPSSO Finals Day.  On the Finals Day we arrived at Onslow Oval in Camden on a cloudy Wednesday morning. The 9 students that attended were confident and excited for the day even though we were a player down. We began our first game bowling and started out strong with a couple of our best players on the field. The students were playing their best against St Gregory’s College, but were not able to secure the victory. Our second game was against Georges River Grammar and we only missed out on the win by a small amount of runs. The competition was tough and our College team tried their best, finishing the day with a positive attitude and a hunger to improve their game.  Congratulations to both teams on a great season!

Mr Jeremy Howard - Coach

BASKETBALL

Both the Junior and Senior Basketball teams had a fantastic day at the IPPSO Finals at Broughton Anglican College. The junior team was successful in the semi-final against St Peters Anglican School and advanced to the Grand Final. They were victorious against St Marks, with a final score of 26-12. Receiving first place in the competition. Well done juniors!  The seniors played an excellent game against Macarthur Anglican College and Broughton Anglican College in the semi-finals. After two hard games, they finished the day in 4th place,  putting up an excellent fight throughout the day.  Both the junior and senior teams played extremely well and showed excellent sportsmanship. Well done to both teams, what a fantastic season!

Mrs Lianne Brown - Coach

TEEBALL and SOFTBALL

Unfortunately the poor weather this season affected the draw and this impacted the results of our tee-ball competition, with our team finishing equal 2nd and coming 3rd on count-back.  For the seniors however, a dominant home and away season led to a Finals game against All Saints Grammar. Our softballers put in their best performance of the season and won the match in an extremely dominant display. The final score was 14 – 0 which is the largest winning margin in a final I’ve ever seen. Well done to all students on representing the College well and playing to the best of their abilities.

Mr Rob Sheahan - Coach

OZ TAG

The Senior Oz Tag team qualified for the finals after recording an undefeated season through the regular competition. Facing Wollondilly; the top seed in the southern pool, in the semi-finals we knew we had to bring our A-game. Sadly this match was marred by a series of missed opportunities and uncharacteristic errors with our team going down 10-8.  In the third versus fourth playoff, the team went out with the attitude of having a bit of fun and not worrying too much about the result. We pulled off the “Sausage”, “Washing machine” and “Mouse trap” but didn’t manage the elusive “Pancake”. Coming back from a couple of scores down, we finished with noses in front to secure third place against St Peters.  This finals series marked the end of an era. Jai N has been stuck with me as his coach for both Summer and Winter IPSSO competitions for the last three years. Other Year 6 students like Ashton N, Luke M, Kayla T, Dahlia L, Alana M and Sophia D have been fixture in the Junior school Oz Tag setup for years. It was nice to finish the final game with all of these players on the field together; a group that has truly been a pleasure to coach.

Mr Dane Bakarich - Coach