Sports news and reminders

(1) Year 9 EISM Grand Finals

Congratulations to the following teams who have secured a place in the EISM Grand Finals.

• Girls basketball A — State Basketball Centre
• Boys basketball A — State Basketball Centre
• Boys basketball B —State Basketball Centre
• Boys Ultimate Frisbee — Luther College
• Girls Softball — Waverley Softball
• Boys Soccer — Mount Scopus
• Girls Badminton — venue TBA.

The Grand Finals will be held on Thursday 15 June (a student free day). Students are encouraged to let their coach know if they are unable to attend.

(2) EISM Champions Athletics

Congratulations to the following placegetters at the recent EISM Champions Athletics Carnival:

• Ebony Tucker — Under 15 high jump bronze
• George Lyons — Under 14 shot put silver
• Brigitte Rice — Open 1500m gold, Under 16 400m bronze, Under 16 800m gold
• Kyan Ellis — Open 1500m bronze
• Aiden Nash — Under 16 high jump gold
• Melissa Musilli — Under 13 400m bronze, Under 13 800m gold
• Olivia Vanderkolk — Under 14 high jump gold
• Louisa Inglese — Open 400m silver
• Jeremy Green — Open 400m silver
• Emmerson Newbery — Under 14 long jump bronze
• Jesse McDonald — Under 15 shot put silver
• Tom Elvin — Open high jump bronze
• Emily Fielder — Under 13 100m silver, Under 13 200m gold, Under 13 high jump gold, Under 13 long jump bronze
• Summer Caldicott — Under 13 shot put bronze
• Katie Harrison — Under 14 discus bronze
• Jack O’Connell — Open shot put bronze
• Under 13 Girls 4 x 100m relay (Melissa Musilli, Charlotte Stuart, Emily Fiedler and Chenoa Twomey) silver
• Under 15 Girls 4 x 100m relay (Sasha Maggs, Ebony Tucker, Alannah Finn and Eden Farrer) bronze.

(3) Cross country training

Training has started for the cross country running season. It is being held on Monday afternoons (3.30-4.30pm) and Wednesday mornings (7.00-8.00am). Students should meet at the Doyle Centre. Training is held to improve students’ running and fitness levels and everyone is welcome, with breakfast provided on Wednesdays. Students should see me in the Doyle Centre or email me at dwebb@mlmc.vic.edu.au for more details.

(4) Victorian College Basketball Championships

Congratulations to all students who have been selected and competed at the Victorian College Championships over the past month.

The Junior Boys team (pictured above) finished top of the ladder and won the Grand Final, winning five games in total. The team qualified for the Victorian College Championships finals tournament, to be played on Tuesday 13 June.

The Junior Girls finished third, having won two games for the day.

The Intermediate Boys finished second on the ladder, reaching the semi-finals before being knocked out.

The Intermediate Girls (pictured below) finished top of the ladder, won their Grand Final and qualified for the finals day. Unfortunately, this day clashed with their EISM semi-final and they were unable to play.

Our Senior Boys finished first on the ladder, but unfortunately lost the Grand Final by a small margin.

The Senior Girls finished second on the ladder and were also beaten in the Grand Final.

It has been an extremely successful series of tournaments for MLMC students, who consistently displayed sportsmanship, maturity and a high level of skill throughout. Thank you to all students involved, to the parents for their continued support and encouragement, and a huge thank you to the staff for coaching various teams. 

(5) Student Achievements

Football
Congratulations to Cam Nyko (Year 12 White) who has been selected in the Under 18 Vic Metro squad. Playing in the national Under 18 championships is a huge stepping stone on the way to the AFL Draft for the elite young footballers in the country.

Congratulations also to Archie Spencer (Year 9 Gold) and Brylee Anderson (Year 9 Jade) who each were named in the Victorian 15-and-under school teams and will compete in the national championships in Ballarat during the July school holidays. Brylee was also named in the Vic Country under-16 basketball team. You can read about her sporting achievements in a recent Star Mail newspaper article HERE.

Ultimate frisbee
Congratulations to Livv Gardeniers (Year 12 Green), Louisa Inglese (Year 12 Green), Alice McCormick (Year 12 Jade), Amy Wicks (Year 11 Silver), Kate Wicks (Year 11 Red), Aiden Nash (Year 10 Green) and Josh Otto (Year 11 Blue) who have been selected in the Victorian Under 18 mixed team (Victorian Echidnas). This team will be travelling to the Gold Coast in the July school holidays to compete at the national championships. Best wishes to these students!

If you have any other student achievements, please email them to me at dwebb@mlmc.vic.edu.au

(6) EISM results

Year 8 (30 May)

Senior (31 May)

Year 9 Sport (1 June)

Year 8 (6 June)

Year 9 semi-finals (8 June)

Best players for Senior Sport (24 May) — amendment