Sports Report – 7 Mar 2017

April 13, 2017

ATHLETICS

The following boys have been selected to represent NSW at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in late March, first weekend of April.

Nicholas Atkinson (9/KL) – U15 200m Hurdles

Angus Beer (10/ME) – U16 800m, 1500m and 3000m

Bailey Habler (7/MO) – U14 800m and 1500m

Jamie Karabesinis (11/KL) – U17 200m, Long Jump, 110m Hurdles

James Roach (11/MA) – U17 100m and 200m

Tyrell Villania-Small (11/MO) – U18 400m

Joshua Watson (8/PR) – U15 Pole Vault

2016 Vice Captain of Athletics Taiga Cantor (ON 2016) has also been selected to represent NSW in the U20 Long Jump.

There are also a number of boys competing in the NSW State Little Athletics Meet on the weekend of March 18 and 19. We wish all boys the very best.

CRICKET

Jordan Gauci (ON 2015) will make his Futures League debut for NSW after impressing selectors in NSW Premier Cricket and the U19 National Championships.

Jordan had an impressive U19 National Championships in December, hitting 299 runs at an average of 59.8 including a top score of 97 in the competition Final as NSW Metropolitan defeated Victorian Country. He was a member of Australian U19 team which toured the UK in 2015.

Congratulations are extended to Lawrence Neil-Smith (12/JN) and Tom Whitnall (11/PR) who have been selected for the Combined GPS 1st XI to play in the NSW Schoolboys Cricket Championship held in the Sydney Region from 6-10 March. We wish Lawrence and Tom a rewarding and enjoyable campaign.

We also acknowledge that Mr Paul Bourke has been appointed as Team Manager of the Combined GPS XI Team.

WINTER SPORT

Winter sport will commence for Year 7 boys on Tuesday, 14 March. Boys in Years 8-12 will start week commencing Monday March 20.

There will be Sport fixtures on Saturday, 25 March and Saturday, 1 April.