Sports Corner

College Athletics Carnival

The St John Paul College Athletics Carnival was held on Friday 28 July and was an exhilarating event that showcased the incredible sportsmanship and competitive spirit of the students. The atmosphere was filled with cheers and excitement as students engaged in various events, including sprints, long jumps, shot puts, and relays. The relay races, in particular, were highly competitive, with each house vying for victory. Kelly House was able to edge out the other houses with a massive participation rate, making them champion house for 2023, with the results for the carnival as follows:

Congratulations to our top performing athletes in all age groups. The following people are 2023 SJPC Athletics Age Champions:

Zavier Martin 12 Years	Olive Plunkett 12 Years
Busby Hibberd 13 Years	Evie Hill 13 Years
Levi Newton 14 Years	Sophie Keays 14 Years
Cooper Moore 15 Years	Adelayde Baker 15 Years
Riley Woods 16 Years	Quinn Doolan 16 Years
Liam Newbery 17+ Years	Diaz Voglsinger 17+ Years

The stakes were high for those aiming to progress to the next level. Students who finished in the top two positions in any event secured their place in the SJPC team that will represent the school at the Diocesan Athletics Carnival scheduled for 23rd August. Notification of this will be published via Compass.

Finally, a massive thank you to all those who helped make the day so successful, in particular Mrs Tanya Slaviero and Mr Jayden Duff who took the reigns in my absence and produced a spectacular carnival for the college community.

Representative Sport

NRL Country Cup Northern Finals

On Wednesday 19 July, our 15s League team competed in the Northern final of the NRL Country Cup. In what was a very hard fought day of Rugby League, the team came away with two wins from three games, placing them second overall. All players were outstanding in play, sportsmanship and behaviour on and off the field. Special mention to Sonny Colyer, Jack Harrison and Kden Carter for their efforts. Thank you to Mr Stubbs and Mr Kent who were stellar in their coaching of the team.

Bill Turner Cup

Round five saw our boys head to Port Macquaire to take on St Joseph's Regional in our bid to be crowned Mid/Lower North Coast championship and move into the Round of 16. Despite being 0 - 0 with 5 minutes to go, Regional scored two last minute goals to progress. The achievements of this team have been outstanding and the College has enjoyed the opportunity to watch the team live on two occasions. Thank you to the excellent coaching team, Mr Wood and Mr Hibberd who gave up their time and shared their expertise with the boys.

Bill Turner - goal attempt

CCC Representatives

On Friday 21 July, Rhys Mulholland and Finn Klinkers traveled to Sydney to compete in the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships as members of the NSWCCC Cross Country team. Both men performed well in the 18 years division, with Finn finishing 22nd and Rhys finishing 28th out of 81 runners. Well done!

Congratulations to the following students:

Cooper Moore, Kden Carter and Jack Harrison were all selected in the NSW Country Rugby Union 15’s team who competed against NSW City Rugby Union on the weekend in Maitland. Well done to all boys but particularly to Kden Carter who was named best Back in the team.

Kden Carter,  Jack Harrison and Cooper Moore

Noah Fluechter was recently selected to referee at the Spalding Waratah North-Easter Junior League Basketball Finals run by Basketball NSW in Tamworth this weekend. He refereed a quarter final, then was selected to referee a semi final. Based on his performance over the weekend, he was then selected to referee a grand final. Congratulations on such brilliant officiating!

Noah Fluechter

Coming Up - Term 3 2023

Danielle McAra
Sport Co-ordinator