Term 1 Issue No. 1 10th April 2015

From the Sports Coordinators

Welcome to our first CEA newsletter for 2015. Due to extreme weather conditions (heat) for the first three

weekends in February, a number of sports were cancelled, and therefore once they actually started playing there

were only three or four weeks left for the majority of teams to start and finish their particular sport.

The first XI Cricket team, however, did play each Saturday with three of these games played at an early start of

approximately 8.30am. Once the games started back at the normal time of 11.45am, our 1st XI team posted some

amazing wins. Firstly beating Rostrevor in the annual Intercol, and then going on to defeat Westminster and

PAC in the following weeks.

Both our Badminton teams, despite the limited season, had some fantastic Home and Away wins, with only one

loss between them.

Additionally, as per previous years, our Drive Tennis team has played extremely well defeating a number of

highly ranked Colleges, to possibly finish in fourth place. The Snr C Grade Boys’ Tennis team, despite a limited

season, also played exceptional tennis to win all their games.

Our female athletes have eagerly participated this term in Tennis, Basketball and Water Polo through the

weekly Catholic Girls competition. Our A grade and C grade tennis sides were undefeated while our Open B

water Polo team finished an impressive 2nd place. Our Open A Basketball team had only the one loss for their

season before heading off to Perth to compete in the Australian Marist Basketball competition where they

achieved an impressive second place.

The SHC girls have also been successful on the Athletics track this term taking home 3rd place in the Catholic

Girls Athletics competition at Santos Stadium.

A big thank you to our wonderful staff who coach and manage teams, to all other coaches, umpires and parents

for their commitment and support to the Sacred Heart sports program. Finally a huge thanks and

congratulations to our extremely talented students for their efforts this season – well done.

Alex Penhall Sue Kenneally

Girls Sports Coordinator Boys Sports Coordinator

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Athletics

On April the 2nd, the Sacred Heart Girls Athletics Team to

compete in the A grade Catholic Girls Athletics Carnival

at SANTOS stadium. There were numerous successes

throughout the day as the girls put their athletic skills on

the track for all to see.

Georgia Corcoran, Grainne Henry, Sarah Chigwidden,

Sian Badley, Jordana Smith and Sarah Mills hit the 100m

and 200m track with impressive pace. Sarah Chigwidden

took home first place in both the 100m and 200m, while

Georgia took 1st place in the 100m and Sarah Mills 1st

place in the 200m.

While many athletes shy away from the testing 400m race,

this was not the case for our girls. Georgia Corcoran

dominated her 400m taking out 1st place and setting a

new track record in 59.15sec. Sarah Chigwidden also ran

an impressive 400m taking her third 1st place ribbon for

the day, and Jordana Smith achieved a 3rd place.

The field events were well represented with Bec

Allchurch, Gemma Thomas, Tayler Tanner, Rebecca

Thomas and Caitlin Smith hitting the sand in the Long

and Triple Jump. Caitlin was impressive winning the U15

division with a jump of 4.51m. Across at the High Jump,

Imogen Scott, Emily Young and Karina Turek all finished

in 2nd place.

SHC dominated the Shot Put with Emmeline Ogilvie,

Emily Hunter and Bec Allchurch all taking 1st place for

their age division. Bec continued her success across to the

Javelin taking first place with an impressive throw of

24.06m. In the U20 division Sophie Yialas missed 1st place

by 5cm while Zarli Ramsey took out 4th place. In the

Discus, Luana Kidney was impressive taking 1st place

with a throw of 26.1m while Gemma Thomas took 2nd and

Emily Young took home 4th place for their age groups.

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The distance track saw Sharlyn Burdon step up in the

3000m, 1500m and 800m after injury hit distance runner

Sophie Agostino. A huge effort by Sharlyn covering all

three distances. Emily Hunter also did a great job tackling

the 1000m steeplechase.

To finish the day, our girls combined their sprinting

talents to partake in the relays taking home a 1st in the

Open event and 3rd place in the U16. Perry Routley, Kate

Stewart, Mikayla Tauchert and Chloe Baldwin joined our

previously named sprinters to contribute to an amazing

team effort.

A final invitation race concluded the day. The top 8

athletes from all age groups were selected based on track

times to represent their College for the Championship

100m dash. SHC had an impressive 3 athletes out of 8

qualify for the race. Congratulations to Georgia Corcoran,

Grainne Henry and Sarah Chigwidden (all Yr 11) who

finished 3rd, 5th and 7th respectively.

The girl’s talents and efforts saw SHC earn overall 3rd

place for the day. Well done to all the girls in the team on

this fabulous result. A big thank you to Judy O’Dea and

Marisa Favilla for assisting with the team and to the SHC

students who attended to officiate for the day.

Alex Penhall

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Badminton

Open B Badminton

Badminton in the first Term at Sacred Heart College got off to a slow start as the first three weeks were

abandoned because of extreme weather. Despite this the team still committed to training, (in the heat of

the afternoon), and displayed great enthusiasm for the contest.

Two of the matches were played at the far distant campuses of Rostrevor and St Ignatius, and we were

able to venture there together. This proved to be of benefit with the team members bonding as they

enjoyed each other’s company.

In regard to performance, some of the eight person team were defeated in individual games, however

the team remained undefeated throughout the matches. Games were close, with many going to three

high standard and hard fought sets.

Congratulations to the team and I look forward to working with everyone in Term four.

Warren Wright

Open C Badminton

Due to the inclement weather, there were only three matches (2 home and 1 away) played this Term.

The team members are: Tessa D, Luke F, Shannon G, Lyndon M, Matthew O, James R, Samuel S, Karl U

and Tom V.S.

They managed to win 2 out of the 3 matches. A very good effort and well done.

Kelvin Ching

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Cricket

1st XI Cricket

The 2014/15 cricket season continued on the right path for First XI side with a few confidence boosting wins to

cap off what has been an excellent season.

Our first game of the term was against Pembroke and unfortunately we didn’t begin the way we had hoped with

a close 12 run loss. Harrison Cock chimed in with 53 to get his term off to a good start.

Next we faced St Peters and this was a much better result for the team, securing a 43 run win. Main contributors

were Lachlan Mill with 53 not out and Jayson Bartolo also with a half century.

The next fixture was one to forget, as St Michaels recorded a solid 7 wicket win, which was a big setback for our

St Knockout campaign.

To the boys’ credit, they did not lose another game for the season, finishing with 3 wins in a row over strong

opposition.

The first was our season highlight as we came up against Rostrevor. Being set 206 for victory and on the ropes

early at 3/30, the middle order stood up to help the side record a memorable win. Main contributors were

Lachlan Mill with 63 not out and Liam Mackie (the finisher) with a run a ball 24. Congratulations to Ben James

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who was awarded the Br Columbanus medal with bowling figures of 2/33 and 53 with the bat. This was a well-

deserved win for the team and reward for their excellent efforts throughout the season.

The boys did not look back from here, posting 250 runs to defeat Westminster (Woolford 61, Bartolo 44) and well

defended by our bowlers, with the pick being Tom Hynes with figures of 3/25 off of 9 overs.

Our final game for the season was against a strong PAC outfit. We have not been victorious over Princes for a

few years now and to finish off with a win was a memorable way to wrap up our season.

Losing yet another toss, Adam Jackson and his team were forced to field first on a perfect Main Oval deck.

Things began well with Tom Hynes and Liam Mackie taking early wickets to put PAC in a spot of bother at 3/23.

From here, they had a solid partnership and were 3/96 and well poised at the 30 over mark. The boys rallied well

in the last session taking 7/64 to restrict PAC to 160. Tom Hynes and Rory O’Driscoll were outstanding with the

ball, both taking 4 wickets.

It was now over to the batsmen and once again, our middle order delivered. In trouble at 3/16, Jayson Bartolo and

Lachy Mill steadied the ship and with a late contribution by the finisher Liam Mackie we were able to get over

the line 6 wickets down with 2 overs to spare. A great way to finish!!!!

Big congratulations to Jayson Bartolo who virtually carried his bat to guide the team to victory, finishing with 84

not out.

Well done to Adam Jackson who led the side exceptionally well, assisted by Pat Kitschke and Tom Hynes. All

players, especially our senior leaders represented the College in a fine manner. Credit goes to each of them for

their excellent contributions throughout the season.

We now look forward to the upcoming 2015/16 season as we farewell our Year 12’s, who played their last game

against PAC. Best wishes to all of them on their future cricketing endeavours.

Robert Gill

1st XI Coach

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2nd XI Cricket

Term one was a frustrating end to the 2014/2015 summer, only being able to play 2 games due to heat. However,

when we were able to play, we very competitive, taking on Rostrevor and Westminster.

The second eleven’s first game was Intercol against Rostrevor, at Rostrevor. We had a near loss, chasing 160, with

outstanding performances by Tim Reynolds with 75, and Liam Kerrison taking 2 wickets, the boys fell just short.

The second and last game was against Westminster, at Westminster. Once again, falling short of the total, but a

strong innings by Sam Laube, with 19 runs formed a great base for the run chase, and was close to winning the

game alone. Although, if it wasn’t for Nathan Fussel taking early wickets; knocking over the opening batsmen,

the opposition total may have been much greater.

All in all, the boys showcased the Sacred Heart spirit, and represented the College with great enthusiasm,

showing great initiative with their scoring and having a driven attitude to succeed.

Thank you.

Mark and Sam

3rd XI Cricket

Entering an illustrious sixth year, it was always going to be difficult for the mighty Thirds to reach the same

heights as previous years. The expectations from the SHC community and wider cricketing world were high, as

was evident in the first game against Pembroke when a record-breaking crowd of 5 dads and 1 mum came out to

watch as their sons took the field. Unfortunately, the 6 parents all belonged to Pembroke players. The game

didn’t have the ideal result and unfortunately, Pembroke made light work of us. Nick Brown top scored with the

bat, while Luke Hayes and Aziel Stuart bowled well with the ball. Some highlights from this game include

having to change ovals mid-game due to a scheduling conflict with an Under 7’s battle. Undoubtedly, the

greatest highlight from the game though was Brody Kenny’s terrific catch on the boundary. Unfortunately, Brody

then decided to go for a short jog over the boundary line, awarding them six runs and ultimately losing us the

match. Bad luck Brody.

The next game we eyed off was a battle royale against arch-rivals Rostrevor. Distinctly jealous of our Third XI

cricketing program, they were out for bragging rights. We batted first and Nick Brown once again batted well,

alongside Charlie Lange and Josh Engel. Once again though, the match did not end favourably for us and we

were dismantled cheaply before nearly clinching the game late at the end, thanks to Xavier Redden’s 3 eleventh-

hour wickets. Unfortunately we lost due to a thick edge going for 4 over the slip cordon. Luke Hayes bowled well

once again, and must be commended on smiling after the game. Braden McInerney also bowled well.

Despite the results, the boys continued to show what it is to be part of Sacred Heart College and conducted

themselves extremely well. Thanks particularly to Rob Gill for his hard work and commitment to the Thirds. Also

a big thanks to Nick Brown for his captaincy and leadership on and off the ground.

Thomas Hennessy & Will Kearvell

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Year 10A Cricket

This year we once again had a very exciting group of young cricketers enter the College. After our early training

sessions, the coaching staff was eagerly awaiting the first game; however, a series of extremely hot weekends

resulted in the first few games being heated out.

Our first game was a very convincing win over intercollegiate rivals, Rostrevor College. After batting first and

losing early wickets, Captain Brad Rayson and Oscar Lovelock steadied the ship, making 21 and 19 respectively.

Tom Grear came in late in the innings, scoring quickly and adding crucial late runs to pull us to a respectable 100

off our 20 overs. Early wickets from Marcus Thompson and consistent middle over bowling with great support in

the field allowed us to take control of the match. Late wickets from Matt Ramsey secured the win, holding

Rostrevor to just 71.

Following another interruption courtesy of a long weekend and another weather affected match, we took on

Adelaide High School in our final match of the season. Bowling first, Adelaide High got off to a strong start

passing 50 without losing a wicket. Our bowlers fought back hard and with support from the fielders we were

able to keep Adelaide High to just 94 runs off of 24 overs, a special mention must be given to Jack McAuliffe who

took 4/24. Once again, we failed to produce early runs, flailing at 4/16 but showed our determination and fought

our way back into the match. Brad Rayson made a brilliant 51 not out and was well supported by Marcus

Thompson as they managed to chase down the total with wickets and overs to spare.

As coaches, we have been extremely impressed by the amount of boys that have come out to training each

weekend the way the boys have carried themselves both as cricketers and young men. I am very much looking

forward to what these boys will do with their cricket, both at the College and beyond.

Sam Pots & Harry Kitschke

Year 10B Cricket

The 10B Cricket team were only able to complete 2 matches in Term 1, due to weather and scheduling. However,

in both of those games all of the boys were exceptional in the way that they represented the college. In our first

match against Mercedes College, the boys valiantly went down by a few runs chasing Mercedes total of 118. The

top contributor with bat and ball in this fixture was Lewis Cummins taking 2 wickets and scoring a quick-fire 30

runs.

In our second fixture on a juicy green top against Pembroke 10A's, the boys again fell agonisingly short in their

run chase. Having only taken two wickets for the whole innings, the Sacred Heart boys did well in the field to

restrict Pembroke to 124 off of their 26 overs. Nicholas Sullivan batted beautifully; carrying his bat throughout

the innings and remained 29 not out, whilst Will Haarsma provided an explosive and entertaining 35 to keep the

boys alive in the chase. Unfortunately the boys finished on 2/101 off of their 26 overs, falling a few boundaries

short of the required total.

A positive start to the year, and some success is around the corner for the 10B's in term 4.

Cameron Hromin

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Swimming

Over the past three years, the combined schools of

Sacred Heart and Marymount, swimming under the

Sacred Heart banner, have fielded an extremely

competitive swimming team, which has seen them

move upwards through the grades from ‘C’ in 2013

to ‘A’ in 2015.

The South Australian Secondary Schools Sports

Association (SASSSA) swimming carnival was held

on 4th March 2015, with 31 Sacred Heart students in

attendance. Individual placings included: six first

placings, six second placings and twelve third

placings. A total of five students were also named

Standard Winners, swimming faster than the average

time expected for their age group.

Stand out swimmers for the evening included

Micaela Habib (SS), Tom Excell, Lachlan Merchant,

Connor Walding, Josh Giles, Noah Gladdy, Scott

Goodwin, Tom Schar (all MS), Amelia Shore, Ella

Nunn and Lauren Reid (MM).

Final team placings saw both the boys and girls

individual teams finish in 6th place (out of 10

schools) and the combined Sacred Heart team finish

in 4th place (out of 6 schools) and hot on the heels of

Pembroke.

All swimmers conducted themselves impeccably and

showed the Sacred Heart Spirit of stepping up,

having a go and giving it your best.

Robyn Sutherland

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Tennis

Drive Tennis

Round 1

defeated

Blackfriars

Priory School

8 - 1

Round 2

St Peter’s

College

(Postponed to

term 4 due to

heat)

Round 3

defeated

St Ignatius

College

6 - 3

Round 4

lost to

Pembroke

School

3 - 6

Round 5

lost to

Marryatville

High

4 - 5

Round 6

defeated

Westminster

College

5 - 4

Round 7

defeated

Prince Alfred

College

3 - 6

Round 8

defeated

St Michael’s

College

9 - 0

Round 9

defeated

Immanuel

College

9 - 0

Matthew

Campbell

(Captain)

D 6-0 Win

S 6-2 Win

D 3-6 Loss

S 7-6 Win

D 6-2 Win

S 6-4 Win

D 7-6 Win

S 7-5 Win

D 0-6 Loss

S 6-3 Win

D 1-6 Loss

S 1-6 Loss

D 6-4 Win

S 7-6 Win

D 6-2 Win

S 6-1 Win

Nicole

Kraemer

D 1-6 Loss

S 6-3 Win

D 6-0 Win

S 6-1 Win

D 6-0 Win

S 6-0 Win

Steve Dawson D 6-0 Win

S 6-2 Win

D 3-6 Loss

S 1-6 Loss

D 6-2 Win

S 5-7 Loss

D 7-6 Win

S 1-6 Loss

D 1-6 Loss

S 1-6 Loss

D 6-4 Win

S 7-6 Win

D 6-2 Win

S 6-1 Win

Jack Conley D 6-0 Win

S 6-0 Win

D 6-2 Win

S 6-4 Win

D 4-6 Loss

S 6-1 Win

D 2-6 Loss

S 2-6 Loss

D 3-6 Loss

S 7-5 Win

D 1-6 Loss

S 3-6 Loss

D 6-2 Win

S 6-0 Win

D 6-0 Win

S 6-2 Win

Joel

Broadway

D 6-0 Win

S 6-1 Win

D 6-2 Win

S 6-3 Win

D 4-6 Loss

S 1-6 Loss

D 3-6 Loss

S 6-3 Win

D 0-6 Loss

S 6-1 Win

D 4-6 Loss

S 6-2 Win

D 6-0 Win

S 6-1 Win

D 6-0 Win

S 6-1 Win

Declan Grant S 6-0 Win D 4-6 Loss

S 6-2 Win

D 4-6 Loss

S 2-6 Loss

D 2-6 Loss

S 6-4 Win

D 6-4 Win

S 6-1 Win

D 4-6 Loss

D 6-2 Win

Cooper

McRae

S 6-4 Win D 4-6 Loss D 3-6 Loss

S 2-6 Loss

D 6-4 Win

S Loss

S 6-4 Win

S 6-0 Win

D 6-0 Win

S 7-5 Win

Connor

Burley

D 4-6 Loss

S 6-3 Win

S 3-6 Loss

Sam Walker D 4-6 Loss D 4-6 Loss

David Fry D 3-6 Loss

S 4-6 Loss

The Sacred Heart College Drive Tennis team has remained in the A1 division for 2014. We have a talented squad

of eight players who have all contributed to a very successful term 1 competition.

The year started off in a remarkable way with the first three rounds postponed due to hot weather. However, we

managed to play 2 of these matches while the third match against St Peter’s College will be played in term 4.

In term 1 we completed 8 matches with 5 wins and 3 losses. The losses to Marryatville High School (ranked #1)

and Prince Alfred College (ranked #2) were not unexpected since they have obliterated all opposition for the past

few years. However, our great hope was to trounce Pembroke (who have been ranked above us for many years)

but we could not quite manage a win on the day losing 3 - 6.

Our wins against all other teams were as expected and our players showed great ability and focus to “do the job”.

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Matthew Campbell (Captain and #1) has had a formidable task at number 1 playing some of the best young

players in the state. He teamed up with Steve Dawson in the first doubles each week and played entertaining and

skilful tennis that had the crowd applauding.

Nicole Kraemer (#2) is an outstanding tennis player who is focussed and professional in all aspects of the game.

Her unbeaten season is a credit to her and her future opponents will be “shaking in their boots”.

Steve Dawson (#3) is a solid player with good wins in his singles. He is reliable and has a great all-round game.

Jack Conley (#4) has shown great improvement this season with 6 wins and 2 losses.

Joel Broadway (#5) is a very strong player with 7 wins and 1 loss. His technique and hard hitting game is a

pleasure to watch.

Declan Grant and Cooper McRae have all shared #6 position. Both boys have shown great determination and

concentration with their game. The depth of ability in this Drive Tennis team is very strong and will be very

important for the upcoming matches in term 4.

Connor Burley, David Fry and Sam Walker have supported the team at various times during the term and their

contribution has been very important and valuable.

Finally, a very big thank you to all the parents who provide transport, motivation, and camaraderie every match -

their love of tennis is terrific and creates a wonderful atmosphere for our team.

Gail Morgan

Drive Tennis Coordinator

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Girls Tennis

SHC again fielded four Girls tennis sides for the

Term 1 season of 2015. With two A grade sides, a B

grade and a C grade side, SHC had all grades

represented and were the only College to field two A

grade teams.

Hot weather hit hard in the first two weeks resulting

in all games cancelled under the hot weather policy.

Games commenced in round 3 with three of the four

SHC sides taking home a win. The A grade SHC1

side continued their success and went through the

season undefeated. Congratulations to team

members Mercedes Sumner, Rebecca Thomas,

Sharlyn Burdon and Molly Digman for their

successful season. Our C grade SHC4 side also went

through undefeated and we congratulate Hannah

Grady, Chelsea Barrett, Georgia Daniel, Tegan Bates,

Phoebe Seal and coach Lindy Leahy for their success.

A huge thank you to the wonderful coaches Ms

Bernadette Thorpe, Ms Amy Noll, Ms Emma Jordan

and Ms Lindy Leah for their weekly commitment to

the girls and SHC tennis. Thank you also to the girls

for their commitment to training and matches and

for the enthusiasm and energy they bought to the

court in the final ‘dress up’ round with SHC1 vs

SHC2 – great organisation Rebecca Thomas!

Look forward to seeing you all on the court again in

Term 4.

Alex Penhall

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Water Polo

Water Polo was again highly participated at SHC for

Term 1 2015. Over 30 girls signed up for the aquatic

sport to field 3 SHC teams. Each Thursday after

school the girls travelled to the Adelaide Aquatic

centre at North Adelaide to compete against a range

of Catholic and Independent schools. A high spirited

College coaster and/or Torago ride proved an

energetic warm up each Thursday with tunes and a

sing along regular features.

Our B grade side under the guidance of Mr Craig

Kelly had a pleasing season against some

challenging opponents losing only 2 matches. After

finishing a pleasing second at the completion of the

final round, they took on a strong St Peters in the

grand final match which confirmed their second

place for the season. A pleasing result in an eight

team competition.

Our two C grade sides, led by Ms Robyn Eaton and

Mr Warren Wright, each recorded a variety of results

throughout the season with both ups and downs. It

was clearly evident as the season progressed that

both teams improved throughout the term. For the

Grand Final the SHC2 and SHC3 sides faced each

other in a high spirited game which saw SHC the

victors! Congratulations to Mr Wrights team taking

home 5th place and Ms Eaton’s team 6th place.

A huge thank you to Robyn, Craig and Warren for

your commitment coaching the girls each week and

transporting them to and from the games. Well done

to all the girls on another successful and highly

spirited season. I look forward to seeing the Yr10 and

Yr 11 girls in the pool again next year.

Alex Penhall

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Congratulations Outstanding Sporting Achievements

Congratulations to Connor JONES (Year 12) who won State Championships in

Tumbling and will be representing SA in Melbourne at the end of May.

Congratulations to Micaela HABIB (Year 12) who won 6 gold, 2 silver medals at

the State Age Championships in January. She won the Elite Women’s 1500m

event of the Brighton Jetty Classic. Micaela also won 2 gold {400 individual

medley and 200 backstroke} and 1 bronze [100 backstroke} at the State Open

Championships in February making her the fastest swimming in the State.

Congratulations to Delilah RYAN (Year 11) who was selected to represent SA at

the recent Cycling Australia Junior Track National Championships held in

Melbourne in February. Delilah also had great success at that state cycling

championships, winning 5 gold medals and setting a new state record for the

200m sprint.

Congratulations to Cooper SAYERS (Year 11) for his outstanding achievements

at the recent Junior National Track Titles held in Melbourne in February. Cooper

finished in the Top 5 of Australia for track cycling and was a medalist in two

events:

Bronze - Individual Pursuit

Silver - Team Pursuit (New SA Record)

5th - Points Race

5th - Scratch Race (very close finish just missing out on 3rd)

Congratulations to Joseph WIGGETT (Year 10) who was selected to represent SA

as part of the Rugby Union State U17 Junior Gold Cup Squad.

Well-done to all students