Junior Sport
Junior Sport
Primary Swimming Carnival
The 3-6 Inter-House Swimming Carnival was held on Thursday last week. It was a great day out at the pool with students enjoying the chance to get into the water throughout the day to represent their house. It was great to see our new Year 6 leaders, leading their houses during the day in house war cries, with high levels of house spirit on display during the carnival.
Congratulations to the following swimmers who were age champions or runners up in their age group at the end of the carnival.
Congratulations to Kyle Huxley who also broke two records on that day in the 11 years boys age group.
11-year Boys 50m Backstroke – 39.12s
11-year Boys 50m Butterfly – 36. 53s
Well done to the 11 years Mumba boys who were also able to break the record in the 11 years 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay.
Congratulations to Wira house who were awarded the House Spirit trophy at the end of the carnival for some outstanding cheering and house spirit.
Lastly, congratulations to Buran house who were crowned the 2024 Swimming Carnival champions.
Armidale Rugby Carnival
Early in Term Two, PLC will be attending the Armidale Rugby Carnival on Friday 12th - Sunday 14th April. The tour is open to boys in Years 5, 6 and 7 who are turning either 11 or 12 in 2024.
If you would like your son to be part of this tour, please email dhooper@pacluth.qld.edu.au to register your interest. Training started on Monday, but we are still looking for a few more additional players who may be interested in attending this carnival.
PLC Athletics Training (Years 3 – 12)
In preparation for both the PLC Primary, Secondary and Independent District Athletics Carnivals which will be held in Term Two (dates as per College Calendar), PLC will be offering Athletics training sessions on Monday afternoons. Students who were selected in the College’s Athletics team in 2023 have been automatically invited to these sessions. However, if your child is new to the College or would like to train in the lead up to these carnivals, please email Lisa Muir lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au to receive further information.
This year we have once again employed the services of Mr. Chris Brearley to coach our students in sprints. Chris is a Level 2 sprints coach who has worked with our sprinters for a number of years. We will also once again have Mr. Richard Franklin coaching this year. Richard is a highly qualified athletics coach in high jump and will work with our students in this area. Lastly, Mr Garth Cooper, who is one of the leading throwing coaches in Queensland, will guide our discus and shot put students each week.
Training sessions will run from 3.15 – 4.45pm each Monday afternoon on the main oval. Students who are in Years 4-6 and would like to train for athletics will take part in these sessions in place of their normal SCISSA sport training session.
District Sport Trials
There are a number of Independent District sporting trials coming up during Term One. Below is the list of sports and the cut off dates. If your child has a suitable level of skill and experience in one of these sports and would like to trial, please email lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au to register their interest.
Mr Darren Hooper, Head of Junior Sport P-6