From the Secondary Sport Coordinator

**Ms Meg Henderson**
Secondary Sport Coordinator

Winter Sport

As we approach Round 9, here are a few reminders for winter sport:

Pink Round: Saturday 2 August. Players, coaches & spectators wear a pink accessory 🎀 to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Please see my email for more information.
Semi-finals: Saturday 9 August (to be uploaded once minor rounds have been played)
Play-off Finals: Saturday 16 August (all teams usually play in this round – please see clipboard for match details after semi-finals are played)

Absenteeism:

A reminder to please consider giving enough notice for sport absences. There have been many occasions recently, especially with colder mornings, where teams have been left short of players and forced to forfeit due to late absences or no-shows. We will always do our best to field a team and give our girls opportunity to play but if we know in advance that a number of girls aren’t planning on showing up, we can forfeit and give everyone (including the opposition) notice not to come out.

I appreciate your support with this.

Sport Photos – Week 4

A reminder that School Sport & Extra-Curricular photos will be held Thursday of Week 4. This will include all Term 1, 2 & 3 sport teams and interschool/knockout teams. A schedule will be sent out closer to this time, so please make sure you familiarise yourself with your photo times and which uniform is required for your specific photo. Specifically, previously students have been caught out because they have not brought their PE shorts (only long pants) for some group photos that require PE uniform. Please ensure you have everything with you for the day.

Knockout Sport

Our knockout netball and basketball teams worked hard through Term 2 to prepare for their respective statewide competitions. Here are some of the recent results:

7/8 Netball

Our 7/8s started their knockout season late in Term 2, defeating Modbury High School, Unley High School and Adelaide Botanic in their Round 1 competition. This team were hungry to progress through to finals, so in Week 1 of Term 3 they left nothing on the table when they faced Seaview High & Unity. Whilst they were able to pull off an exciting 1 point win against Seaview in their first game, they unfortunately went down to Unity by 1 point in the last 10 seconds of their second match. We are so proud of the girls and the resilience they showed throughout both of their final matches. It’s a huge accomplishment to come that close to a statewide final, and for that they should be very proud! Thank you to old scholar coaches, Maeve Garnett & Jessica Dalwood for their support.

9/10 Netball

Our Year 9/10 netballers also made it through to Round 2, playing Cedar and Unley on Tuesday of this week to make it through to finals. They were both close games and very much within reach, however, things didn’t fall our way. Whilst they won’t be making it through to the final, we are very proud of their commitment over the winter months, coming out to all trainings and working towards their goals. Ms Grawich & I are very proud of their efforts, and it was an honour to coach such a skilled group of netballers.

7/8 & 11/12 Basketball

Our open girls (11/12) team hosted the first round here at SAC, against two tough opponents in Nazareth and St Franis De Sales. It was a milestone for this group being placed into Division 1 for the statewide competition, after being very successful in lower divisions in past years. The girls put forth a strong effort, with losses by 10 and 12 points in both games. We’re particularly proud of the younger / developing players that came up against Year 11/12s in a quality competition.

Our 7/8 squard were undefeated in the first round, and after injuries and illness came 5th out of 8 in the finals.

Our 9/10 basketball team are set to play later in Term 3 – keep your eyes peeled for results!

Ms Meg Henderson
Secondary Sport Coordinator

From the Secondary Sport Coordinator