Tennis

VOLLEYBALL

This year the Trinity College Volleyball Club has progressed from strength to strength.

Mr Bobby Emmanuel

At the end of 2017, Trinity College entered the WA State Schools Cup, fielding six teams: Year 7A, Year 8A, 9 Honours, Year 10B and Open Honours divisions. There was some very competitive play during this tournament. The 9A team won a close match against Rossmoyne Senior High School to win the gold medal in five sets 3-2. In the Open Honours Trinity was the favourite, being the defending champions; however, there was some tough competition in the form of Aquinas College, St Stephen’s College and Rossmoyne Senior High School. The semi-final was a great match against St Stephen’s and there were some intense points. However, Trinity proved too strong in attack and won 3-0. The final showdown against Aquinas was a repeat of the PSA final. Our boys were thirsting for revenge and with a fully healthy team, the determination to win showed on their faces. Trinity pulled away to an early lead; however, Aquinas evened in the second set. The boys dug deep and showing flair in attack and great defensive fortitude – we were victorious and won the State Championships for the second time.

This year the Middle School volleyball program yielded great results. Most pleasing is the depth of talent and numbers within each year group. It is commendable to see boys participate in junior league volleyball as well as to be selected for the WA state programs. The Middle School teams won a clear majority of their games and showed tremendous potential. Special thanks goes Ms Rita Basilio, Ms Katie Rolston, Mr Travis Nederpelt (’03), Mr Peter Fitzgerald (’13), Mr Julian Fritz, Mr Matt Murphy (’14) and Mr Dustin Aylmore for their support and dedication in peparing our teams over the season.

Once again, our senior volleyball teams enjoyed an outstanding season with some close matches in the PSA competition. This year, Trinity fielded large squads from 1st to 5th teams with many players having to spend time on the bench because of large numbers. This is an enviable position to be in and showcased our depth against many of the other PSA schools. This year, all senior teams warmed up together as well as having breakfast after the morning trainings. This provided a great atmosphere in the gym and set a positive tone for the session. Thanks to Mr Tim Hince, Mr Trong Nguyen (’16), Mr Joel Shinkfield and Mrs Rosa West for coaching our boys in 10s, 4ths and 5ths respectively.

Our 3rd VI team experienced many victories and continued to develop a strong sense of camaraderie under the tutelage of Mr John Ricciardi. The mighty 2nds continued to improve and develop under the tutelage of Mr Craig Adams. Many of these boys will form the basis of a strong 1st squad next year. The depth and talent in these teams are a testament to the strong volleyball culture in Trinity College.

The preparation for the defence of the Brother Carrigg Shield started in Term 4 with a large bunch of motivated players trying out for 1st team selection. After a strong start, only losing two close games, many of the future 1st team headed to Melbourne for the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup. Trinity entered two teams in the Year 11B division and, for the first time, in the blue ribbon Open Honours division. Our top team playing at an incredibly high standard, managed to finish fourth in Australia overall and in the process had many schools noting the excellence of our volleyball program. The second team continued to improve over the course of the competition and had some incredibly close matches but were unable to pull off a victory; however, the level of play was of a high standard and the boys should be proud of their efforts.

The Term 1 competition began strongly with some victories but the toughest challenge was the fourth match against Aquinas College in the new Trinity Sports Centre. Trinity College started strongly taking an early lead part way through the first set but could not maintain the pressure. Unfortunately, this was how every set would go with Trinity losing by two or three points in every set. This game was played at a very high standard and the boys held up proudly against a very strong and experienced side. Trinity finished second overall dropping only one game for the season. Congratulations to Captain Daniel Fitzgerald (12.2) and Vice-captain Tylen Keizer (12.3) on leading the team throughout the season. Special thanks goes to Mr Peter Fitzgerald (‘13) for his assistance and outstanding contributions to the 1st VI program.

This year, Trinity College has entered one team in the Junior Volleyball League and we now have more boys than ever playing in the Perth Volleyball League. Over the course of the year, many students have attended state trials and the following have been selected into WA state teams: Under 16: Rory McElwee (11.2) Under 15: Kieran Theseira (10.7) and Jack Wojtowicz (10.3)

The 2018 volleyball windup marked a wonderful show of support by parents, family members, supporters and players of the club. I extend my thanks for all those who have given up their valuable time and energy to the club and contributed along the way.

I personally thank outgoing committee members: Mrs Marie Cooper (Secretary), Mrs Stacey Kannis (Committee) and Ms Carol Crevacore (Committee) for their time and support for Trinity volleyball. Your invaluable contributions have been directly responsible for the success of the club. Thank you for all of your hard work and I look forward to a very bright future and the continued success of Trinity volleyball.

Mr Bobby Emmanuel Volleyball Head Coach

1ST VI VOLLEYBALL

BACK ROW: Timothy Ludovico, Harrison Pell, Willem Lamers, Patrick O’Donoghue, Sean Carroll, Jake Boska, Lachlan Howard FRONT ROW: Kieran Theseira, Alistair Hunt, Daniel Fitzgerald (Captain), Mr Bobby Emmanuel, Tylen Keizer, Ethan Throssell, Nicholas Bradford

2ND VI VOLLEYBALL

BACK ROW: Dion Carle, Alexander Pagano, Ashley Lloyd, Mr Craig Adams, Tory Cumming, Isaac Patman, Oliver Bell FRONT ROW: Rory McElwee, Zach Manson, Benjamin Tricoli, Luca Crevacore, Filipe Lagrenade, Alexander Nguyen

4TH VI VOLLEYBALL

BACK ROW: Angus Owens, Fraser Moore, Reuben Watts, Samuel Robinson, Jack Clear FRONT ROW: Huan (Jack) Nguyen, Calum Hoare, Mrs Rosa West, Soorya Kurubalan, Basil Gerad Cyril

3RD VI VOLLEYBALL

BACK ROW: Damon Ferrante, Mr John Ricciardi, William Dickinson FRONT ROW: William Gilbert, William Tan, Andrew Nguyen, Ethan Holmsen

5TH VI VOLLEYBALL

BACK ROW: Matthew Roche, Alexander Henwood, Mr Joel Shinkfield, Callum Rodger, Victor Le Tessier FRONT ROW: Alasdair Cooper, Huan (Jack) Nguyen, Wilson Nguyen, Jacques Mafrica ABSENT: Jarrad Scott