The Magazine of St Aloysius' College ⢠'Men for Others' ⢠Issue XLVII ...
The Magazine of St Aloysius' College ⢠'Men for Others' ⢠Issue XLVII ...
The Magazine of St Aloysius' College ⢠'Men for Others' ⢠Issue XLVII ...
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junior school sport (cont'd)<br />
winning team. Luke Jepson, who achieved fourth place in<br />
this relay had a fantastic race and managed to bring the<br />
boys up to finish in second place. Luke also enjoyed wins<br />
in his Individual Medley, Freestyle and Backstroke events.<br />
Maximilian Graham enjoyed several placings in the top<br />
four <strong>of</strong> his Division 1 races, also a commendable result.<br />
From this Carnival we were lucky to have four boys<br />
selected to swim at the CIS Swimming Championships with<br />
Maximilian Graham achieving third place in the Backstroke,<br />
taking half a second with two personal bests.<br />
Luke Jepson came sixth in the Freestyle finals. Lucas<br />
Anderson came sixth in his heat in the Freestyle and just<br />
missed out on a place in the final. Jack Spano also came<br />
sixth in the Freestyle. Maximilian was selected to swim at the<br />
NSW CIS Carnival where he came sixth in the finals in the<br />
Under Eleven Age Backstroke event, achieving two personal<br />
bests on the day. Maximilian was the fifth fastest going into<br />
the finals but missed out on a spot in the NSW Team.<br />
Magis Term also saw some very impressive per<strong>for</strong>mances<br />
in our annual Cross Country Carnival held in very hot<br />
conditions on our usual course across the Sydney Harbour<br />
Bridge finishing at the Opera House. Southwell House won<br />
the event <strong>for</strong> the first time in five years.<br />
Congratulations to the following boys who were age<br />
champions <strong>for</strong> the carnival.<br />
Name<br />
House<br />
Open Age Champion Rory Vevers Owen<br />
Second Place Joel Vozzo Southwell<br />
U11 Age Champion Louis Dettre Campion<br />
Second Place Max Worrall Southwell<br />
U10 Age Champion Lucas Andrerson Campion<br />
Second Place Noah Chia Owen<br />
U9 Age Champion Luke Gorman Southwell<br />
Second Place Vincent Hrdina Southwell<br />
Forty <strong>of</strong> our students ran at the JSHAA Carnival in what<br />
was <strong>for</strong> some participants their first cross country event.<br />
<strong>The</strong> huge number <strong>of</strong> runners in each age race was quite<br />
daunting, but the boys ran extremely well. After five weeks<br />
<strong>of</strong> training, it was a relief <strong>for</strong> the boys to run an actual<br />
cross country course and to have a lot <strong>of</strong> fun doing it.<br />
Special mention must be made <strong>of</strong> James Dainton, who,<br />
un<strong>for</strong>tunately, had a fall but came back to take thirtieth<br />
place. Congratulations to the following boys who were<br />
placed well in their respective age groups: Vincent Hrdina<br />
17th, Joel Vozzo 17th, Luke Gorman 4th, Rory Vevers 10th,<br />
Angus Whittle 24th and James Dainton 30th.<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> these boys Joel Vozzo, Luke Gorman, Rory Vevers<br />
and Vincent Hrdina will now run at CIS representing the<br />
JSHAA Team later this year.<br />
During Magis Term all classes were involved in fitness<br />
and fitness testing as part <strong>of</strong> their curriculum. One <strong>of</strong> the<br />
tests that they were involved in is a 1.2km run around the<br />
Harbour Bridge support pylons in Bradfield Park. As well as<br />
individual times given to them, each class is given a class<br />
time which is the time <strong>of</strong> the last boy in that particular class<br />
to cross the finish line. With an emphasis on supporting<br />
each other along the way, as well as encouraging those at<br />
the ‘back <strong>of</strong> the pack’, there is the main prize <strong>of</strong> having the<br />
bragging rights in the playground <strong>of</strong> being the fastest class<br />
in the school <strong>for</strong> the 1.2km run. Class 5.3, the last class to<br />
run this test, was awarded a time <strong>of</strong> 7.59 minutes defeating<br />
all other classes.<br />
In our summer season we have started well with Michael<br />
Bounds (Year 6) selected as a member <strong>of</strong> the JSHAA<br />
Basketball Team who trialled at CIS but was un<strong>for</strong>tunate<br />
not to make it. Wins over Scots <strong>College</strong>, Cranbrook<br />
School and Knox Grammar School have assisted the team’s<br />
development and it is great to see the large numbers <strong>of</strong><br />
boys who have chosen basketball as their sport, some <strong>of</strong><br />
them playing it <strong>for</strong> the first time.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Prep First XI Cricketers have been the <strong>for</strong>m team<br />
<strong>of</strong> their competition, as the statistics clearly indicate. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
have consistently taken control <strong>of</strong> their games with strong<br />
bowling and fielding. It is always difficult to determine<br />
the exceptional players in such a great team; however,<br />
there are no more consistent players in the team than our<br />
Captain, James Dainton and his Vice Captain, Henry<br />
Hesketh. <strong>The</strong>y have led the team well and provided a fine<br />
model <strong>of</strong> leadership <strong>for</strong> their troops.<br />
Tennis is as strong as ever with wins over Newington<br />
<strong>College</strong>, <strong>St</strong> Patrick’s <strong>College</strong>, Riverview and only one close<br />
loss to Barker <strong>College</strong>.<br />
More recently in our winter season so far we have<br />
had some great results. In Rugby the 12As still continue to<br />
be a dominant <strong>for</strong>ce after their successful Pre-Season Tour<br />
to Armidale with wins over <strong>St</strong> Pius’ X <strong>College</strong> (39-0) and<br />
Newington <strong>College</strong> (55-0) so far. <strong>The</strong> 11As are also a strong<br />
<strong>for</strong>ce, having defeated <strong>St</strong> Pius’ X <strong>College</strong> and Newington<br />
<strong>College</strong> 22-0 and 31-17, respectively. <strong>The</strong> 10As have had<br />
two big wins: a 91-0 win over Newington <strong>College</strong> and a<br />
45-0 win over Sydney Grammar School. Similarly, our 10Bs<br />
have won their games 52-0 and 56-0. Congratulations to<br />
Elliot Knox who was selected <strong>for</strong> Southern Districts (Wing/<br />
Outside Centre) <strong>for</strong> the upcoming representative season;<br />
Matthew and James Dainton, Nicholas and Peter Slaven <strong>for</strong><br />
having been selected to the Gordon side.<br />
<strong>The</strong> success so far in the rugby season is mirrored by<br />
our teams in the Junior School football sides who continue<br />
to tally up convincing wins across all age groups. <strong>The</strong> 12As<br />
have had a 5-1 win over Sydney Grammar School and a<br />
4-1 over <strong>St</strong> Pius’ X <strong>College</strong>, with Dominic Nicotra being<br />
selected <strong>for</strong> the JSHAA side out <strong>of</strong> 120 boys. Dominic was<br />
our only representative to make the side in two years and<br />
was unlucky not to make the NSW side despite trialling<br />
very well. <strong>The</strong> 12D side have also started the season well<br />
with a huge win over Sydney Grammar School (5-0), along<br />
with the Under 11s and 10s age groups who have had<br />
seven wins in total <strong>for</strong> their age groups in only two rounds.<br />
Our 9s Football and Rugby sides have had wins in the first<br />
two rounds; special mentions need to be made <strong>of</strong> Noah<br />
<strong>St</strong> Aloysius’ <strong>College</strong><br />
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