Sports Update
Trivia - 1 week left to get your tickets
Come join our St Joseph’s Catholic High School Trivia night that is fundraising for our sporting teams for 2025. All funds raised will go towards new team uniforms, updated sporting equipment and assisting with transport costs.
The theme for the night is ‘All Things Sport’, so come dressed in your best sporting attire.
Tickets are $80 per table with 8-10 people. BYO snacks, drinks and table decorations.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an adults only event with no students able to attend.
We will have a raffle available on the night (see below image). The winning trivia table will receive over $500 worth of restaurant vouchers.
There will also be plenty of games on the night to buy in on, so please bring some cash to join in on these games.
Booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CUMYZ
Term 3 Sport Value Awards
The Term 3 Sport Value Awards recognise students in our sporting teams who show respect, courage and service. These students have been nominated by their coaches over sporting events from this term.
Service:
The service awards go to students who assist others who are in need. This may be coaching other students, assisting their coach with equipment and training as well as serving the school by refereeing or coaching duties at sporting events.
Junior - Blake Knight
Intermediate - Sienna Kaschubs
Respect:
The respect awards go to students who show exemplary behaviour towards their coach, team members and also students and staff from other schools. These students are committed to their training and making the team better as well as being a role model of what it means to be a Joey’s student.
Junior - Lani Graham
Intermediate - Mikayla Fernandez
Courage:
The courage awards go to students who show leadership in training, who continually get out of their comfort zone, students who work hard to improve and students who are willing to try new things.
Junior - Mitchell Whalan
Intermediate - Solomon Liu
Physical Activity Opportunities at Joey’s
Come along and get active on Thursday and Friday mornings in the school gyms. Any questions, please see Miss Power.
Diocesan Boy's Cricket
We had a great day out at Thomas Dalton Park today with the junior boys for the cricket gala day. We ended up winning our 3 pool games. We played Holy Spirit game 1 and got 65 runs off our 7 overs and they ended up on 35.
Second game we comfortably beat St. John’s. We got 98 runs and they got 20. Cody Cartwright, Max Elliot and Mitch Whalan all retiring on scores of 25.
Third game was a really close game against St Francis. We chased down their score of 68 in the final over. Ben Gooda retired on 25 and Cody got us home.
The 3 wins put us in the final against Corpus Christi. Unfortunately they were too good today and beat us. Corpus batted first and set a competitive 83. We gave it a go but was just out of our reach. We finished on 53 runs. Great effort by the boys to make the final and finish in second place.
Cody Cartwright was a stand out with the bat and also big congratulations with Lucas Glover who picked up a hat trick in game 1 and finished with figures of 4-0 in game 1.
Hopefully we can go one better next year.
Berg Shield - Round 2
Goodluck to the boys who are heading to Greystanes to play against St Paul’s Catholic College in Berg Shield Round 2 Cricket.
Downie Shield Cricket
Senior boys were greeted by a glorious day and a freshly prepared Keith Grey Pitch for their match v's Magdalene. This was the youngest senior side we have taken to the Downie shield, with no year 11's and 4 year 9's and 1 year 8 student!. Some boys were very excited for their first game on turf.
The boys were sent in the bat and after a shaky start Tristan Denmede (25) and Cody Cartright (23) settled into their work and steadied the ship. Tristan fell to a catch on the boundary, that would have been 6 on any other junior field. Sam Huetter and Mitch Whalan provided a bit of middle order resistance but the tail didn't wag and we were all out for 109.
The boys needed to bring the full Joey's energy to defend their total, and they did. They got a couple of early breakthroughs with some sharp fielding and catching which gave the boys a sniff of hope. But the Magdalene boys dug in and scraped home, but not after a spirited effort from our boys. Tristan (1/6) and Thomas Welland (2/23) the best of the bowlers.
Well done boys, they played the game with great spirit and will be a force next year in the Downie!
Junior Boy's Basketball
Congratulations to the Junior boys team who finished in 2nd position in the Wollongong Diocese Basketball Gala Day. This team spent many early mornings throughout the year training for this event, improving their skills and knowledge of the game.
The team were undefeated in the round games beating St Francis, Magdalene, St Johns and Mount Carmel. This qualified them for the semi final play off against Edmund Rice.
We started the game slowly with Edmund Rice dominating the first 8 mins of the first half. A quick time out, followed by a change in defence, led to a resurgence with Joeys going into the half time break only two points behind.
The second half was a thrilling exhibition of awesome basketball, from both sides, finishing in a draw. This meant that there was now 2 minutes extra time to be played to find a winner.
Some outstanding basketball from Solomon Liu and a clutch 3 pointer by Jake Burling clinched the win by only one point.
Joeys was now in the grand final against John Therry. Unfortunately the depth and teamwork displayed by the opposition led to John Therry dominating the game and being the eventual champions.
Congratulations boys. An amazing, well earned result. Can't wait for next year.
MVP - Solomon Liu
Junior Girls Basketball
The girls got off to a rocky start going down to the highly fancied St Benedict’s. It was a bit of a nerve settler for all, with Sophie doing most of our ball handling. They then regrouped for a nail biting draw against St John’s. Jayda and Bri added some extra bite to the defence and the girls now knew they could be competitive. Joey’s then had their maiden victory, a gritty performance over Magdalene. Plenty of steals from Kiara and Cadence plus Libby locking down the key on defence sealed the win. Then another crowd pleasing thriller at the “snake pit” with everyone working hard for a comeback draw against Edmondson Park, Charlotte the standout, with her dominance in the paint. In the last game we went down to St Mary’s, but the girls had finished a respectable 4th in their pool, going into a consolation final against a red hot St Pats. These Joey’s reps, who had improved with every match, fought all the way to the buzzer and took out a great team victory. A perfect way to finish a really fun day.
Congratulations to the girls, who are all great sportswomen and showed so much improvement from term one, with their commitment to come in on (very cold) Tuesday mornings to improve their skills. Also thanks to the senior side who supported us on the sidelines wholeheartedly every match.
MVP goes to Charlotte Pike.
Senior Boys Basketball
The junior and senior boys’ basketball teams had a very early start, arriving at school at 6:15am to catch the bus to Minto for the Diocesan basketball championships. The boys were quickly awakened by Tom Hofman’s Boombox with a team singalong occurring on the journey.
The senior boys team (supposed to be years 10 & 11) had three Year 10 boys, and four Year 9 boys. An ankle injury to Nash Burling in the first game meant they were down to 6 players for the rest of the day. Despite being undersized and underage, the boys put in some determined performances and were competitive in all their games. We only lost by 9 points to Corpus Christi who ended up making the grand final.
The final game against St Benedict’s was their most exciting game of the day. A win would have meant that the boys would progress through to the 7th/8th playoffs. We were down by double digits when three consecutive 3-pointers by Tom Hofman put us back in the game. Some great rebounding by Jacob Ong, Brady Tomasi & Archie Faulks allowed us to capitalise on their misses while assists by Cody Cartright & Uhaan Zamel got us a couple more baskets. We were up by 4 points with 20 seconds to go when St Benedict’s hit a 3-pointer, then got a steal and fast break to give them a 2 point lead at the final buzzer. It was a disappointing end to a great game, however the boys should hold their heads high.
They should be very proud of their efforts against some very tall and strong opponents. They displayed great sportsmanship on the day and definitely brought some atmosphere to Campbelltown Basketball Stadium with their warmup music and loud cheering for the junior boys.
The MVP for the day was most definitely Thomas Hofman who was a great leader on & off the court, displayed maximum effort during all games, and scored most of the team’s points every game.
Senior Girls Basketball
On Monday October 21st, the Senior Girls Basketball Team competed in the Diocesan Basketball Gala Day at Beaton Park. The girls exhibited a lot of raw talent and athleticism, and their tenacity paid off as they were able to secure a playoff berth at the end of the round-robin draw. They played Corpus Christi in the play-off round, narrowly missing a win by a heartbreaking buzzer beater. Congratulations to the girls for showing grit and determination throughout the day, as well as exemplary sportsmanship.
MVP - Cate Mansbridge
Sporting Opportunities
Rugby 7s
Looking to improve your Rugby 7s skills and play some local competition? Check out the Flyers below.
See Miss Power or enquire if you want more information and are interested in playing.
Sydney Swans First Nations Program
The Sydney Swans are running a First Nations Academy program at Myimbarr Community Park starting next Friday the 1st November 5-7pm.
Participants take part in weekly training sessions, cultural education sessions, and mental health workshops. The program was first launched in 2022, providing opportunities for First Nations boys and girls aged between 11 and 18 years old to engage in sport, while supporting culture and community.
Register below:
Sporting Success
Owen Wall
Congratulations to Owen who competed in the Kiama Triathlon on Sunday 13 October. He came second in his age category, and 74th out of 250 competitors.
Solomon Liu
Congratulations to Solomon who has been selected in the State Performance Program (Basketball) for the 3rd year in a row. Sol has also been selected in the U18 state squad and will train in December & trial in Albury in January for a top 10 selection into the state team.
Jayda Stringer
Congratulations to Jayda who was selected in the Illawarra u13s rep team for Rugby 7s. She was appointed captain for the competition in Canberra where they played off in the finals but came away 2nd. Jayda was also selected to be captain for the State Cup where unfortunately they didn't win the cup but they won the bowl and came 9th overall. Half of these girls have never played before including Jayda who had only played with the Joey’s team for school. Well done Jayda.
