Year 7-12 Sport
Year 7-12 Sport
Interhouse Cross Country
Congratulations to Bula House who just pipped Buran for first place in the Senior Interhouse Cross Country on the last Friday of Term 1. It was a fantastic afternoon enjoyed by students and staff alike and a great way to end the term. It was wonderful to see many of our students challenge themselves and do their best to run the majority of the course. There was plenty of support and encouragement from all the House teams on the day, and well done to Wira House for their efforts in being awarded the Spirit Trophy.
Athletes who finished in the top 6 have now qualified for the school team which will run at the Independent District Cross-Country at the Big Pineapple on Tuesday the 9th of May. Information will be sent home to students and parents soon.
OVERALL AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
1ST BULA 599
2ND BURAN 587
3RD WIRA 496
4TH MUMBA 430
Competitive Sport News
SCISSA Soccer and Volleyball
All SCISSA fixtures will begin on Wednesday next week. The draws will be finalized by the weekend and fixture information will be updated on the students’ PLC NAV Calendar. If students are unable to see their fixtures, please contact me (cwestmcinnes@pacluth.qld.edu.au).
Players will be given their playing shirts prior to their first game by their coaches. These will need to be worn to each game and returned at the end of the season.
It is critical that students advise their coaches or myself if they are not able to make a week. Commitment is one of our focus areas this year in sport. We do understand that things come up at times, so it is vital that absences are passed on as early as possible. Thank you to those students and parents who are already doing this.
Trish Buckley Volleyball
Our Year 8 Girls and Boys, and Year 9 Boys have their first round of games this Friday in the Trish Buckley Competition. It is fantastic to see so many younger students wanting to be involved in representative volleyball this term. Students and parents are encouraged to keep an eye on their emails and NAV Calendars for any updates to the draw that may occur. We wish our teams all the best this week.
Rugby Union
Wednesday night marked the first of our fixtures for the SCSSRU competition. The boys played in high spirits with some good intensity, defeating St Pats 34-21. Congratulations to Jairus Patelesio on being appointed rugby captain for the season and Joey Woods on vice-captain. A special mention also goes to Aidan Kemp for receiving man of the match in our first round. We are looking forward to a productive season of rugby and continuing to build on our success from last year.
Water Polo
Five PLC Year 7 students competed in the annual Water Polo Queensland State Titles held on the Gold Coast during the Easter holidays. Representing Buderim in the U14s Division, our students competed over four days showcasing the best of the sport, sportsmanship and team spirit.
The tournament culminated with the boys team contending for the Bronze Medal placing 4th and the Girls team placing 7th in their respective divisions.
Congratulations to Mae, Will, Fletcher, Sam and to Charlie who was also presented with the Coach’s Award.
Student Acknowledgements
Well done to Zoe Woods for her strong performances at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships. Zoe made finals in all her events and placed in 6 of the 7 finals she competed in. What is also notable is that Zoe collected the most medals of any athlete in her age group and was named as a Standout Performer for her age group.
Gold Medal - Surf Teams and Cameron Relay
Silver Medal - Ironwoman and Board Rescue
Bronze Medal - Board Race and Board Relay
Well done on some incredible results!
Dion Owen competed over 2 days at Senior State Championships for Gymnastics during the first weekend of the school holidays in Brisbane. He was awarded State Champion on pommel horse and placed 4th on floor & 5th on vault placing 7th overall for Level 7 Open division.
Following these excellent results, Dion has also been selected into the Queensland State Team where he will compete at nationals in May at the Australian Gymnastics Championships on the Gold Coast. Well done Dion!
Congratulations to Saxon Mathers for his recent performances in the Australasian National Scooter Championships. Saxon placed first and is now number 1 in QLD and Australia. He has now qualified to compete in the Junior Division at the World Championships in Sydney in October. We wish him all the best in his preparations for this event.
Congratulations to Jessica Lloyd who has recently represented Australia at the Trans Tasman and Oceania Archery events in Adelaide. She did incredibly well, winning 3 gold medals, and has been invited to join the Pathways Development Squad at the AIS and will be travelling to Ireland in July to compete at the World Youth Archery Championships for Australia.
Mr Cameron West-McInnes, Head of Sport