In these closing weeks of school, I would like to congratulate every student who has been part of the sporting programs for 2025. To every child who signed up and nominated to trial for a team, to every student who had the courage to give sport a go…thank you. Our teams have been working hard this year and the improvement seen in their skill and technique has been phenomenal, but it has also been great to see the students reap the rewards of success as well. Our teams have climbed the ranks at many gala days this year taking out the Girls Hockey Championships, 2nd place in Boys Cricket, Junior Boys Basketball,U16s Girls Blues Tag and U16s Mixed Touch as well as placing higher this year in Girls AFL, Boys AFL, Junior Girls Basketball. For a small school, we have done an outstanding job amongst our diocesan competitors.

I would also like to thank our coaches who have been working hard behind the scenes week in and out to build our teams and share their knowledge and passion for sport with the students. Without this team of coaches, we would not have the great success we are seeing. I encourage your child to take a moment over these next few weeks to say thank you to their coach.

We have already commenced our training and preparation for 2025! We currently have Under 15s Boys Rugby League starting to train, our Junior Soccer teams working hard and also the selection of our U15s & Opens Boys and Girls teams. Early preparation is key to our improvement and giving the students enough time to trial so we are ready to go early next year.

And finally, I would like to thank you as the parents. Without your support to transport your child to and from events and encourage them to take part in our sporting programs, again our teams would not be as strong as they are. The start of Term 1 will be busy, so please keep an eye out for sporting information in your emails and Compass. Our Sports Instagram page (sjchssports) is a great way to stay in the loop with upcoming events and follow our sporting journey.

Miss Stephanie Power
Sport Coordinator

Berg Shield Round 3

Last Friday we took on St Greg’s College from Campbelltown at Des King oval in Albion park.

There was a bit of rain around this morning but we got a coin toss in and play was underway just after 10am. Coaches orders was once again to bowl first however Cody unfortunately lost the toss and we were sent in to bat on a wet wicket.

Our batters never really got going in tough conditions. Ball was swinging a little bit and was also skidding off the pitch. A few nice shots at the top of the order with Ben Gooda finishing on 10 runs, Mitch Whalan 15, Sam Huetter 12.

Ben, Mitch and Lucas Glover were all run out which hurt us.

We did dug in and we ended up getting 80 runs on the board. We still had hope and spirits were good but we knew 80 was well under par. 

St Greg’s came out with some good batting and eventually got the runs 3 down in the 11th over. Lucas Glover picked up 2 good wickets and also Ben Maloney picked up 1 wicket.

Not the result we wanted but a great effort for the junior boys cricket side this year. I do believe we are top 16 in the state and should be proud of getting this far.

Also big thanks to Riley Smith for scoring for us.

Olympic Athlete Workshop

This week we had 2024 Olympian Joshua Azzopardi come to our school and work with students in our Athlete program. He shared his stories and journey from transitioning from junior athlete to senior and the ups and downs along the way.

Joshua competed in the 100m individual event at the Paris Olympics and the 4x100 men's relay. He is part of the National record for this relay team as well. With a PB of 10.14 and on the improve, Josh gave invaluable advice to our up and coming athletes about the importance of training/life balance, staying patient and resilience.

Students then took part in a speed workshop with Josh working on their body position whilst sprinting as well as their foot placement technique. I thank Josh for taking time out of his training to come along and work with our students.

Girl's Cricket

As we close the year, I am so excited to announce our very first Girls Cricket Team for St Joseph’s. The girls will head out next week to Shane Lee Oval to have a friendly match against Holy Spirit College. Thank you to Mr Moran for taking on this team and sharing his brilliant wisdom and knowledge of cricket with the girls. We wish the team the best of luck and hope they have a great day out!

Joey's donations to Fiji

In November, Year 8 student Harry Rae travelled to Fiji to play in the Ultimate Fiji Soccer Cup. The boys played well securing second place.  Beyond the soccer matches, the players had the unique opportunity to visit Fijian villages, meet local players, and gain insight into the daily life and schools in these communities. As part of this enriching experience, St Joseph's generously donated sports jerseys and school supplies to the Fijian students and schools, who expressed heartfelt gratitude for the support. This event highlighted the power of sport in building connections and fostering a spirit of generosity.