PSA Sport It was a successful 2015 for the College in the sporting arena as our boys relished the weekly encounters with our PSA counterparts. Mr Stephen Leahy (’78) Director of Sport The number of boys who represented the College each week was even bigger than in 2014 when, in the Senior School alone, we were represented by over 128 teams, 12 rowing crews and swimming and athletics teams both of which comprised of over 100 competitors. With a larger student population following the departure of the ‘half cohort’ at the end of 2014, we were able to field additional teams in cricket, basketball, hockey and water polo, thereby increasing the opportunity for the boys to represent the College each week.
Grammar School who finished third. The 1st XI Cricket team went through the season undefeated, showing plenty of character to recover from difficult positions many times but finished second to a strong Aquinas College outfit. The water polo, basketball and tennis teams all had their moments but were not able to sustain pressure for long enough periods to mount a serious challenge for the title.
Preparation for the summer sport season started in Term 4 2014 and gained in momentum over January during which time there were several camps held and trial games played. I acknowledge the extra effort put in by many of the coaches and boys who gave up a significant part of their holiday to prepare for the season.
The winter season was highlighted by the success of the 1st XI Soccer team who shared the Lawe-Davies Cup with Christ Church. The season was so hotly contested that going into the final fixture, Trinity, Scotch and Christ Church were all in contention to win the cup and our draw against Scotch in that fixture resulted in a shared title. After a very difficult season in 2014, the 1st XV regained lost pride with some outstanding performances and at one stage were on top of the table, but losses late in the season put paid to any hopes of winning the Brother Redmond Cup. The cross country team finished second in another closely contested season and look forward to another opportunity in 2016 with the majority of runners returning for another attempt at the title. Our hockey, football and badminton teams all won a few games but were not able to threaten the top schools.
Our senior teams produced some excellent results with the 1st VI Volleyball team continuing their tradition of excellence by winning the Brother Carrigg Cup for the third consecutive year. The rowing fraternity won the Hamer Cup, which reflects overall strength in schoolboy rowing for the ninth time since 2002 and the swimming team, in finishing second, had its best result since 2007 with only half a point separating us from Christ Church
At the end of the winter season, our 1st XI soccer coach and former Socceroos player, Shaun Murphy (’87), indicated he would not continue coaching in 2016 and at the same time, long-time team manager, Miss Amanda Marocchi, also stepped down from her position. The College thanks them both for their efforts over a period of sustained excellence which resulted in three Lawe-Davies victories in the last eight years.
1st VI Volleyball Team with the Br Carrigg Shield
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