Sport

Athletics Carnival
On Friday 26 July, students at the College took part in the annual College Athletics Carnival. Despite the weather, students were outstanding in their behaviour and participation across the day. As usual, a number of records fell across the day in the long-distance running events.

Congratulations to Wilton Townsend - records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m running events and Amelia Wilson - records in the 800m, 1500m events.

Wilton Townsend
400m – 55.40 seconds
800m – 2 min 04.22 sec (shaving a massive 15 seconds off the previous record).
1500m – 4 min 19.58 sec (smashing the old record by 30 seconds).

Ameila Wilson
800m – 2 min 34.32 sec
1500m – 5 min 14.47 sec

Age Champions and Runners Up

Overall House winners

Diocesan Junior Basketball
Our Year 9/10 basketball team represented the College at the Diocesan Carnival with determination. Our students, mainly from Year 9, gave up height and physicality from the outset, relying on speed and agility. Despite their best efforts, the inability to penetrate the tall defenders and rebound allowed an insurmountable possession imbalance. As the tournament progressed they developed as a team and were more structured in both defence and attack using more effective passing. Despite not winning a game, all the players maintained excellent sportsmanship and enjoyed their time on the court.

Mr Roger Shipton - Coach

The Year 7/8 Basketball Team sent a scare through the more established Diocesan teams with their dogged hustle, establishing St Paul's credentials as a talented and cohesive unit. In spite of giving up height to most teams, our mobility around the court set up some exciting offensive plays. After two early wins, the climax of their Diocesan tournament was a very narrow loss to eventual finalist St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour. Eli Niland was a standout for his competitive spirit. The twin mid-sized maestros, Oliver Gill and Harry Shore, provided some silky drives to the basket, and Pierson Kemp was a rugged workhorse at centre. Congratulations to the boys on a very commendable effort.