This week in Senior School, we began the "Grade of Origin" lunchtime sporting competition.
This term, year groups will compete against each other to determine which year group are the champions at Thomas Hassall. Each year group will play Futsal, Basketball and Volleyball during lunchtimes over the next 3 weeks to determine the winners of the inaugural Grade of Origin Cup. Although COVID-19 has limited our external competitive sports options, this competition is a fantastic opportunity for students to represent their year group and compete to be the champion year group.
This week kicked-off with the Futsal competition. Every game so far has been hotly contested and we have already seen a number of big upsets.
With the level of competition and spectator emotions at fever pitch, the College was greatly blessed to have these games officiated by Sonny Makko (Director of Football) and Adrian Neoklis (2018 alumni and Australian Football Representative).
Year 8 Boys def Year 7 Boys 6-4
Year 8 Girls def Year 7 Girls 6-1
Year 9 Boys def Year 10 Boys 7-5
Year 10 Girls def Year 9 Girls 6-1
Year 12 Boys def Year 11 Boys 4-3
Year 11 Girls def Year 12 Girls 3-1
Most Valuable Players of the Match:
Year 8 Boys: Domenic Trovato
Year 8 Girls: Jessica Michalak
Year 9 Boys: Adrian Duric
Year 10 Girls: Sofia Tripodi
Year 11 Girls: Rose Shamoon
Year 12 Boys: Michael Ruhs
What the Students and Staff said:
- “We will be back bigger and stronger next week”- Year 10 Team Manager Thom Busfield
- “I’m just so proud of the way the girls played and the way we have come together as a team”- Year 10 Girls Futsal Captain- Mia Torrisi
- “That’s what I am known for. I am clutch in moments like this under pressure”- Year 12 match winning goal scorer Collins Aneke
- “Really impressed by the quality of competition and can’t wait to see who wins the comp” - Director of Football Sony Makko
- "Not only great fun and tough competition, but really important skills are being learnt – teamwork, adaptability and responding to change calmly, in order to succeed and hopefully win" - Mr Whelan
Mr Kent Weir
PDHPE Coordinator