13's Touch Football - Miss Smith

The girls had an outstanding day playing with their friends. It was extremely hot conditions and even despite this, all girls continued to show determination throughout the day. The sporting skills of the players were showcased throughout the ten round games the girls played, with the little time they had between games being spent socialising with each other and students from other schools. Some girls even decided to do their own spin of 'Mic'd Up' which was hilarious. Overall it was a great day where the girls made schooling memories that will last a lifetime.

MVP - Lilly Partridge

15's Touch Football - Mrs Rasmussen

The 15s had a challenging start to the day with our first few games being against some very strong teams. The girls found their confidence after a win against John Therry and held their own against a very strong Holy Spirit team, scoring a try despite some very tight defense from this team. A couple of losses and two draws saw the 15s girls strengthening their teamwork and fine-tuning positions and tactics to keep the scores level. We finished the day on a high with a convincing win over Mt Carmel. Congratulations to Lucinda Akele who was our leading try scorer on the day! The 15s girls were an absolute pleasure to coach and were outstanding representatives of St Joseph's.

MVP- Scarlet Richardson

Open's Touch Football - Mr Sutton

A great day out was had by all with the girls taking on the competition with great gusto and fierce determination. Some great stand out moments across the day by the girls but honestly their positive attitude and teamwork was the best thing to see. They had a couple of wins and draws and came out 7th overall. Well done girls!

MVPs - Kiara Shelton and Emily Hollingsworth

NSWCCC Triathlon

Last week we had several students compete at the NSWCCC Triathlon at the International Regatta Centre in Sydney. This competition took place over two days with students on the first day competing individually. Our student’s had great success with all completing the triathlon despite warm temperatures. Bianca de Swardt placed 3rd in NSWCCC and 7th against all other schools. She has been successfully granted a position on the Nationals team and will head over to Perth in a few weeks time to compete over there. This is a huge effort and we congratulate her on her outstanding success!

Day two saw our teams events where we had 15 students (5 teams) compete against the state. All teams were successful in completing the triathlon again in very hot conditions. It takes great courage to take on this event as an individual or team member, so I would like to congratulate our kids who took this event on. I would also like to thank Mrs Linsley for all her effort in getting the students organised into teams and prepared for the day and the parents who took the time to attend and support our teams. Without this support, an event like this would not be possible for our students to attend, so thank you.

Diocesan Swimming Championships

Goodluck to our team of 27 swimmers attending Monday’s Dio Carnival. We wish you all the best and hope all your hard work pays off!

Elite Athlete Program Day

Week 6, saw our 32 students who are in the 2024/25 Elite/Aspiring Athlete Program take up their Day 2 adventure and head to Definition Fitness in Wollongong. This was the first time our crew has headed to this gym so a good opportunity to take on something new. The day started with an educational session run by Daniel Knust (Gym owner), who broke down the basic concepts of becoming an elite athlete. There were 12 main concepts he spoke about including sleep quality, nutrition, building a strong base (fitness and strength), mindset and having the ability to be a coachable athlete.

Students then were partnered up and went into a big workout session based on the new fitness craze - HYROX. They completed 3 rounds of the workout which started and finished with a buy in partner run. It was great to see them out of their comfort zone and trying something new.

After this, Dan made them all recovery smoothies which was a massive highlight for the kids. They then completed the afternoon sessions which had a strong focus on slowing down the body and recovering correctly. Students were led through a Wim Hof breathing session and then headed for the ice baths and compression boots whilst chilling in the recliner chairs.

It was a sensational day out and the kids gained so much from this experience. They are already begging to go back. Well done to all the athletes for taking on the day’s challenges.

Athletes will have their nutrition workshop with Nicola from Embody Nutrition in Week 10 on Friday 4th April. Stay tuned on Compass for more details.

U15 Boys Rugby League - Ben Creagh Shield

St Joseph’s faced off against Warrawong High school in a highly competitive Under-15 rugby league fixture. Both teams showed great determination, with St Joey’s demonstrating solid teamwork, strong defence, and attacking skills.

The first game started with high intensity against Warrawong High School, as St Joey’s quickly gained momentum through strong carries and aggressive defence. Joey’s opened the scoring with a well-worked try, followed by an unsuccessful conversion. However, the opposition responded with a try of their own, but by half time Joey’s had a comfortable lead. In the second half, Joeys continued to apply pressure, with standout performances from our forwards who led the attack with powerful runs. Final Score 16-12 to St Joseph's

In our second match we faced off against Dapto High again our forwards laid the foundation in defence and attack we were winning this contest up until the last 2 minutes 12-10 when we gave away 3 penalties allowing Dapto to be right on our line where they scored the winning try and conversion. Final Score 16-12 to Dapto High school.

As their coach I was proud of the boys performances many played above their weight but played to the best of their abilities.

MVP - Quinn Rippon

Dance Auditions