SPORT

ACADEMIC & SPECIAL AWARDS

SPORTS

2017 will go down as one of Emmanuel Catholic College’s most successful sporting years. The success and enjoyment across a variety of sports at the College has seen students excel in physical and social settings. The SASJ Competition is the first sporting event of the year and always has students abuzz with excitement. Students from Year 7-10 compete against seven other schools across Term One (summer) and Term Two (winter) sports. This includes Basketball, Touch Rugby, Super 8’s Cricket, Netball and Soccer. It is a great opportunity for students to participate and get some physical activity within their day.

DIVERSE TALENTS The Year 8/9 SASJ Touch boys were the standout performers for the year going through their fixtures undefeated and winning their respective Champion Shield. Year 8/9 SASJ Soccer and Basketball teams also were strong performers throughout the competition as they finished narrowly in second place. Similarly, our Year 8/9 Soccer girls nearly went through undefeated, and displayed fantastic team work and passing skills as they picked up second place.

All forms of Football at Emmanuel reached new heights this year.

The Year 7’s had a taste of football at the College as both boys and girls represented well at the Year 7 Football Carnival. The boys team only lost one game in their Carnival and the girls went through undefeated.

The girls’ tremendous performance qualified them for the finals Carnival the following week. Unfortunately, they did not come away champions, but it showed positive signs for the quality of footballers coming through the coming years. Similarly, the Year 10 boys competed in their Annual Football Carnival and dominated their Division which also qualified them for a finals Carnival.

The girls of Emmanuel participated in the Annual High School Cup Netball Competition with Year 7/8, Year 9/10 and Year 11/12 teams. The sheer number of teams and amount of girls wanting to play is a reflection of how the Netball Academy is flourishing. At the divisional carnival, all teams performed well with the Year 7/8 A-team and Year 11/12 team winning their pool and qualifying for finals. Both Junior Boys/Girls and Senior Boys/Girls compete at a one day Basketball Carnival in Term Two and Three.

All four teams did very well in their pools and experienced quality basketball playing against various schools including some with Basketball Specialist Programs. The Junior Boys team won their division and played in a finals tournament. They won every game except against Willetton and came away runners-up.

Soccer is one of our strongest performing sports. Our Senior teams (Year 11/12) contested throughout their season. The Intermediate Boys team (Year 9/10) dominated the season making the finals. A similar season by our Junior Boys (Year 7/8) saw them make it through to the finals.

The introduction of a Girls’ Hockey team this year was fantastic. The girls participated well at their one day Carnival. Our Equestrian team, Shannon Smethurst and Angus Fraser did well at the Annual All Schools Equestrian Competition.

There are over 40 sporting teams which run over the course of the year. None of this would be possible without the commitment and enthusiasm of Emmanuel teachers who give us many hours to coach teams. Well done and bring on 2018!