We have an exciting term ahead as we build towards state championship titles in Netball for boys and our 9-10 girls as well as trials beginning for our upcoming Term 4 sports. I would like to pass on my biggest thanks to Mrs Musgrave who replaced me as Sports Coordinator whilst I was away on leave. She has done a tremendous job and I am grateful for all her efforts and work. If you see her around the school, please thank her for all her efforts.

It was great to see our Open Girls Hockey team presented with their Diocesan Championship certificates at assembly on Monday. Congratulations girls on being back to back Champions!

Diocesan Athletics Team

Best of luck to all St Joseph’s students competing at the Diocesan Athletics competition this Friday 2nd August in Campbelltown. It will be a very early start for the team of 39 boys and 26 girls accompanied by Miss Power, Mrs Sharkey & Mr Lewis. We know they will try their best and do their school proud. Go Joeys!!

South Coast Secondary Schools Regional Oztag Tournament

Congratulations to the five St Joseph’s teams that competed at the South Coast  Secondary Schools Regional Oztag Tournament on Thursday 26th July at Fairy Meadow. It was an early (7:30am) start for all the teams. A big thank you to Mr Sutton (9/10 boys), Miss Sneddon (7/8 boys), Mrs Hartup (senior girls), Mr Kinyua (7/8 girls), Mrs Rasmussen and Mr Paterson (9/10 girls) for all their work training and coaching the teams.

7-8 Boys

On Thursday 25 June, year 7/8 boys competed at the All Schools Oztag Competition in Fairy Meadow. The boys competed against 4 other schools from across the Illawarra. The first game against Bulli High showed a tough defensive side, unfortunately coming away with a loss. Josh Sail scored our try for this game, intercepting the ball and running the length of the field up the side-line and scoring.

In our second game against Edmund Rice, the boys showed improvement from tips given by coach Quinn Rippon and were much quicker in defence, holding off the Edmund Rice boys for the first half of the game. We had a few great try scorers during this game aswell, coming out with a tie.

Our third game against Figtree and last game against Woonona were again very tough games. The boys persevered and worked strategically together, managing to gain some try's during each game but unfortunately coming away with a loss.

The great sportsmanship of each player was demonstrated as they applauded their opponents and shook hands after each game. It was a great day out!

MVP: - Levi Thomas

Special thanks to Quinn Rippon for attending on the day and all his assistance in coaching.

7-8 Girls

The team had girls from a mix of football ability, from Rep players to girls that have never played before. The first game started off against Illawarra Sports High, the girls were nervous as they knew it would be a challenge but they showed great courage in defence and created plenty of opportunities in attack but just couldn't capitalise. We got unlucky in the last 2 minutes of the game going down to a run away try, but it gave confidence to the team as they matched up well against a top team.

The 2nd game was against Kiama and after a 2 hour break the girls showed great confidence and resilience in attack and defence. The girls created multiple opportunities in attack but got unlucky in executing them. After hard fought defence on the line Kiama scored 2 tries and Lani Graham scored 1 and put us back in the game. In the end Kiama won 2-1.

The third game against another top team St Mary’s posed a challenge and after a long day the girls were feeling fatigued. They still showed great courage and after we scored first from Scarlett Richardson the energy was up. The team chemistry seemed to favour St Mary’s and they scored two tries winning 2-1.

The last game against Wollongong Performing Arts, showed the fatigue from the day but the girls put their best foot forward and with another try from Scarlett, they finally got the win. 1-0

Overall I was proud of the girls and they were outstanding and they gave it their all and showed a lot of potential for the future in football based sports. Thank you to Paige Hogben for helping and assisting with coaching on the day and trainings.

Notable mentions also go to: Jayda Stringer, Lani Graham and Ruby Evans.

9/10 girls

The day started early with a frosty morning. First game was against Bulli High. The girls played well and fought hard but unfortunately went down by 1. With heads high, the girls went into their second game against Warilla. As expected, the Warilla girls came out strong. Although the Joey's girls showed some great defence and teamwork, Warilla secured the win. Game 3 saw Joey's taking on Woonona High. The scores were even for most of the game but Woonona managed to sneak a try in on the horn to claim victory. The girls moved onto their final game for the day against Figtree high. They found structure in the middle and weren't letting opposition run through them. This saw them out to an early lead which lasted the entire game. Joey's secured their first win and smiles were contagious. A great day was had by all.

MVP - Mia Tarlinton

Senior Girls

Congratulations to our senior girls OzTag team on a great day at the South Coast regional comp this week. The girls faced teams from Kiama, Moss Vale, Keira and Nowra and after a tough first game against Kiama they found their feet and worked really well together as a team. They came back to win the next two games 2-nil and showed some amazing team work.

It is honestly too difficult to choose one MVP for the day as every single player was equally involved and displayed great skills. Some notable mentions from each game include Kiana Rieck, Alexa Davies, Charlee Buckman and Bella Sacco.

Thanks for an excellent day to all the Joey’s players and teachers.

9/10 Boys

The boys played 4 pool games in the Oz-Tag tournament coming up with 2 wins, a loss and a draw.

First up we faced Bulli High School going up 2-1 with 30 seconds to go. A turnover from an attempted cut-out pass led to a last minute set for Bulli who managed to break through the line and score a try as the final siren sounded. During our second game we were able to display great teamwork, speed and ball skill and put on a clinic to beat Moss Vale High School 8-3.

Third we faced Edmund Rice and put up a valiant effort for most of the game, leading 4-2 until we ran out of puff and they came back to beat us 5-4.

Another rematch against Bulli High school in game 4, though we came away with the win, hanging on 4-3 as they attacked our try line with 30 seconds to go.

We had done enough to finish 6th out of the 13 teams in the tournament to make the Quarter Finals, facing Edmund Rice College. Once again, we led by 2 points for most of the game. Edmund Rice had a squad of 16 players and they subbed a whole fresh side who ended up putting on a few late tries and winning the match 4-3. Notable moments were Lachlan Hoggard scoring late in the game on the wing, Sam Shepherd's ability to make a line break and run the length of the field and Jake Thompson being a tagging machine.

The boys worked through some issues on the field in attack, defence and team morale, but rallied hard all day for a good display of Oz-Tag and represented St Joseph's with pride.

MVP - Samuel Shepherd

St Peter & Paul’s Athletics Carnival helpers

Fifteen St Joseph’s students were selected to help out at the Ss Peter & Paul’s Athletics carnival on Thursday 25th July. They were wonderful representatives of the school and did Joey’s proud. A teacher from Ss Peter & Paul’s said of our students “They were incredible. So helpful and polite. A credit to St Joseph’s.”

The students had a great day helping run field and track events.

"We were honoured to represent our school at the St Peter and Paul athletics carnival. All the kids were so joyful, eager and enthusiastic to compete in the activities. Seeing them get out of their comfort zones and try something new shows how great our encouragement was. Overall it was a really good experience and all the teachers were so lovely" Brooklyn B (year 9).

"I was very appreciative that I got to be one of the helpers at the athlete's carnival of Ss Peter & Paul. Helping with this event I had a great time organising the events, supervising stations, and encouraging students which increased the excitement. Being a part of this event allowed me to support students and encourage them to do their best in every activity." Brianna M (year 9)

Soccer referees needed

Please complete the form below to be considered as a referee at the 2024 Primary Gala Day Soccer Day. The gala day is on Friday 23 August 2024. Referees will be required at Albion Park - Terry Reserve at 8:15am. The gala day concludes at approximately 2:00pm.

CLOSING DATE to complete form 9 AUGUST 2024

https://forms.gle/phcDumsEL9E77r5B7

We are able to send up to 50 referees from St Joseph's Albion Park. However, the students who are picked must be exceptional leaders of our school. Student Role – to assist in the refereeing of all student games

St Joseph's Olympics

To celebrate the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, St Joseph’s will have a sporting tournament run over the next few weeks. We are looking forward to getting our olympic/paralympic spirit on!

Nomination closes: Sunday 3rd August

Nominate here: https://forms.gle/EH3E6XNMtcn17MBD9

Don’t forget to keep an eye out for ex Joey’s student Blake Govers who is playing in the Open Men’s hockey team in Paris.

Girls Rugby League Opportunity

The Steelers are a Rugby League rep team that play in the NSW junior rep competition and play against the Wests Tigers, Eels, Bulldogs, Sharks, Roosters, Panthers etc in the Lisa Fiola (Under 17's) and Tarsha Gale (Under 19's) competitions.

Steelers have now opened expressions of interest (EOI) to trial for their rep teams and I would appreciate it if you could pass this information on to  appropriate students. These would be females born in 2008 or before and are currently playing tackle rugby league in local competitions

The link to register their expression of interest is:\

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-B4PFTSDhk/?igsh=b3Fmem55OTRwOTBx

Sporting achievements of Joey’s students

Solomon Liu (Year 9)

Congratulations to Solomon who competed at the U16 National Basketball Championships in Bendigo over the holidays representing NSW Country. Solomon was a key member of the team.