Term 1, Week 5, 2023

SPC Sport Report – Term 1, Week 5

Sport Assembly

On Thursday, February 23 we held our first Sport assembly for the year where we presented Summer Sport Leadership badges and acknowledged the SPC rowing crews in the lead up to the Head of the Lake.

Congratulations to the following students that were awarded Summer Sport Leadership Badges.

SPC Swimming Carnival

The SPC Swimming Carnival was held on Wednesday, March 1, at the Eureka Swimming Pool. A terrific day was had by all students that attended – whether that was SPC’s legion of talented swimmers, or those enjoying the games in the novelty pool.  A huge thank you to all the staff that assisted with roles on the day to make the carnival possible.  A massive thank you to Simon Dwyer (Sports Administrator) and Max Faulkner (HaPE Trainee) for the power of work they did in the lead up to the carnival and on the day. See below for the overall results and year level champions.

Results

Swimming Records

Blake Scott - Year 9 50m Breaststroke (35.93)

Jack Lanyon – Year 10 50m Freestyle (26.71)

Jack Lanyon – Year 10 50m Butterfly (29.37)

Jack Lanyon – Year 10 Backstroke (30.69)

Year 10 Freestyle Relay - Ryan (1.56.63) Smashed previous record by (8.19 sec). Record had stood since 1982! Team members were: Jack Lanyon, Tom Urquhart, Hugh Jackson and Hugo Johnston.

Well done to all students who competed for their House

Year Level Champions

The BAS Swimming Carnival will be held on Wednesday, March 29. The competition is a twilight event running from 4-7pm. Any enquiries regarding swimming please do not hesitate to contact Louise Macquire or myself.

ACC Athletics

Last Thursday, February 23, the St Patrick’s College Athletics team participated in the ACC Athletics Carnival which was held at the Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park. This was our 2^nd year in the ACC competition and I am very pleased to report that our boys competed well and with great enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The day saw a lot of impressive performances by our boys at the very high level ACC competition. I am pleased to report that our boys acquitted themselves with distinction both on and off the track.

Notable performers included:

• Fraser Stott first in U17 100m (11.67) and first in U17 200m (23.42)
• Tristan Leyshan first in U16 100m (11.68) and first in U16 200m (23.42)
• Ned Renfree first in U17 High Jump (1.74m),
• Luke Irvin first in U13 800m (2.27.54m)
• Mitch Ward first in U14 800m (2.15.54)
• Samuel Olang Nending first in U15 800m (2.13.60)
• Archie Caldow first in U17 800m (1.58.73)
• Jack Flanagan first in U19 800m (12.062.09.95)
• Archie Lalor first in U17 Discus (29.92)
• Nicholas Ide first in U14 Triple Jump (10.00m)
• Harper Kane first in U13 1500m (5.10.62)
• Tethloach Liem first in U15 High Jump (1.69m)
• Trigger Roberts first in U13 Discus (21.48m)
• Liam McEldrew first in U16 400m (53.93)
• Boys U17 4x100m Relay first (46.34) Harry Charleson, Oliver Hannaford, Ned Renfree, Fraser Stott
• Boys U19 4x400m Relay first (3.35.01) Archie Caldow, Jack Flanagan, Oliver Hannaford, Jackson McInerney

I want to congratulate all of the boys excellent conduct, sportsmanship, and efforts in their respective events.

Special thanks to John Richards, Amanda Rosatto and Simon Dwyer for their organisation and preparation for the day, their efforts made things flow very smoothly. Also, thanks to Shane Hayes, Andrew Chamings, Carly Twaits, Damian Kinnersly for their efforts in assisting on the day.

SPC finished first in the Senior School competition in our Division.

Football Respect Cup

St Patrick’s College is once again excited to join forces with Loreto College to compete against St Joseph’s College Geelong, and Sacred Heart College Geelong respectively, to play the “Respect Cup” on Wednesday, March 8.

The initiative has been timed around International Woman’s Day (IWD) with the event promoting the importance of gender equality and respectful relationships.

The combined scores for both games will determine the overall winner between the Ballarat and Geelong teams. In 2021 and 2022 the Ballarat schools triumphed.

Incorporated within the Jumper design are indigenous symbols that signify respectful relationships. Federation University has very kindly sponsored the playing apparel for both schools, whilst the Geelong City Council has very generously supplied the use of GMHBA Stadium for the day.

The event promises to be a great afternoon and we invite all in our community to attend and support this most worthy initiative. If you are unable to make it in person, the game will be live streamed. The live stream link will be uploaed to our St Patrick’s College’s Facebook page prior to game.

McNeil Cup/Rob Benoit Cup Tennis

On Monday, February 27, Hugo Johnston and George Wills competed in the preliminary rounds of the McNeil Cup Tennis Championships (Seniors – George could have played in the juniors but went on to make the final of the senior event in what was an outstanding effort). In the Rob Benoit Cup (Juniors) St Patrick’s College was represented by Ren Asai and Alex Lopez.

Well done to the boys for being selected to represent St Patrick’s College and for competing with great skill and sportsmanship.

Finals

George Wills and Hugo Johnston played off in the McNeil Cup semi-finals. In an extremely close and competitive match George prevailed over Hugo in a tie break to win through to the final, where he faced Damascus gun player Jarrod Joyce. George took it right up to Jarrod and had multiple opportunities to take games, but unfortunately couldn’t convert those chances and ultimately going down in straight sets. It was a tremendous effort from George who is only in Year 9 going up against his much more experienced opponent.

In the Rob Benoit Cup for Juniors, last years winner from SPC, Ren Asai defended his title while only conceding 2 games in total during his semi-final and final matches. Ren put all of his tennis skills on display and like Jarrod Joyce before him, will have the chance to win 3 consecutive Junior titles next year when he enters Year 9.

Cricket

1^st XI

Round 1 of ACC 1^st XI Cricket

We travelled down to Como Oval in South Yarra to take on De La Salle for the 1^st 35 over ACC match of the year. The boys were very excited to be the first SPC side in 2023 to take the field in the ACC. With skipper Will Lalor still unavailable with injury, Jack Kovacevic stepped in to skipper the side. He lost the toss and they surprisingly decided to bat first on a green wicket. Archie Lalor and Harry Lawson opened the bowling. Archie claimed a wicket in the first over when Jack Kovacevic took a sharp chance at first slip to remove the opposition skipper. Darcy Aitken came on first change and when Luke Smith took a diving catch at square leg, De La Salle were 2/21. They then produced a 51 run partnership, but consistent bowling from the team ensured that the run rate was kept below 3.5.

The match changed when Linc Koliba came into the attack, he took a sharp return catch second ball and started the demise of De La Salle as they lost 8 wickets in 9 overs. Lachlan Brodie was the main destroyer, picking up a wicket in 3 consecutive overs he bowled. As they started to stumble Jack Jarvis effected a run out, with the batsman out for a diamond duck. Connor Weidemann came back into the attack and picked up the last 2 wickets in consecutive balls. Connor will be looking for his hat trick next week. De La Salle were all out in the 31^st over for 108

The boys were confident they could chase down the total, but the wicket was not going to make the job easy. Darcy Aitken and Clarke Alaimo opened the batting. Darcy was looking particular ominous with a few early boundaries before Clarke was for 1 with the score 1/19. Linc joined Darcy, but Darcy was then dismissed for 22, the score was 2/29. Jack Jarvis 1, came and went quickly and we were 3/30. Linc then hit a 3 boundaries to steady the ship. But once he was dismissed for 17, then Connor the next over we had slumped to 5/45. Harry Lawson then joined the skipper, they put on 17 before Harry was dismissed for 8. With the score at 6/62, there was still a lot of work to do, but we still had 18 overs to bat. Archie Lalor and Jack then batted superbly to guide the team to victory in the 26^th over. Archie consistently found the boundary as he hit 34 from 36 balls. Jack managed to finish 21 not out as he led the College to their first victory.

Rd 2 of ACC 1^st XI Cricket against Whitefriars

The first ACC match on Main Oval was rescheduled to 12:30pm. The oval was in pristine condition and the pitch looked perfect. Jack Kovacevic won the toss and sent Whitefriars in to bat hoping that the crowd during lunch would inspire them in the field. Harry Lawson injured his achilles on the weekend and was replaced by Kobe Heafield who was unavailable last week. Aussie McIlwaine and Armi Wakefield were named for the debut. Archie Lalor and Kobe Heafield opened the bowling. With a fast outfield the runs were expected to flow, but we restricted them to only 28 from the first 9 overs. Lachlan Brodie then came into the attack and immediately had an impact claiming the first wicket. Darcy Aitken then picked up the second wicket in the next over and we were well on top as Whitefriars were 2/31 after 11 overs. Whitefriars though responded with a 68 run partnership. Whitefriars were 2/99 with 10 overs to go. It was time for someone to stand up and it was Linc Koliba who produced a great run out. Archie Lalor returned to the attack to claim 2 wickets in 2 balls, he unfortunately missed his hat trick. Another run out, this time from Clarke Alaimo with the gloves saw Whitefriars finish at 8/155 from their 35 overs

Logan Clark in his final match for the College before embarking on an electrical apprenticeship opened the batting with the recently promoted Aussie McIlwaine. Logan made a blistering start with 11 from the first over. After 5 boundaries Logan was unfortunately run out with the score on 24. Darcy Aitken after rolling his ankle was not going to be stopped and strode to the crease. But after the first quick single showed he was struggling with his injury. Aussie was taking the shine off the ball at the other end as he weathered the new ball. When Darcy was dismissed for 13 we were 2/46 with Aussie on 8. Linc came in and batted with authority to score 32 from only 29 balls. His innings had us well ahead of the required rate. Archie was unable to replicate last weeks innings and was out for 3, but Aussie had taken over the run scoring and cruised to the 1^st 50 for us in ACC. He was unable to finish the run chase, dismissed for 53 at 4/139. Connor Weidemann was again given out LBW, this time for 4. Jack Kovacevic again guided the team to victory finishing 7 not out, along with Jack Jarvis who hit the final ball for 6 to seal the victory. 2 victories from 2 matches has been a great start to the season. Next week we travel to St Bede’s.

ACC 1^st XI Rd 3 at St Bede’s

We travelled down to St Bede’s College which is located right opposite the bay, a perfect day had the boys tempted to head over Beach Rd and jump in the water. But after 2 wins from the first 2 matches the boys were keen to continue winning. Jack Kovacevic won the toss and elected to bat first. Aussie McIlwaine and Darcy Aitken opened the batting, unfortunately Aussie was unable to replicate last weeks half century and was out for a duck in the 1^st over. Connor Weidemann joined Darcy on a pitch the seemed to provide plenty of slow steep bounce. This made it difficult for the batsman. Darcy was able to punish some short balls, with a six onto the top of the change rooms temporarily stooping the match whilst they searched on the roof for the ball. Darcy was dismissed for 38, which included 2 sixes, 6 boundaries and only 2 singles. Connor was dismissed 2 overs later for 2 and we were 3/49. Jack Jarvis 5, Jack Kovacevic 8, Clarke Alaimo 5, Kobe Heafield 0 and Armi Wakefield 9 were all dismissed after struggling on this wicket. Fortunately Archie Lalor maned to bat through all these wickets to reach 37.  Once he was dismissed we were well short of a respectable score. Enter numbers 10 & 11, Lachlan Brodie 11 not out and Finn Watson 10, they managed to make double figures to boost our score to 145. Although not a great score, we were confident that the pitch would make it hard to chase down this total.

Archie Lalor and Kobe Heafield opened the bowling and managed to restrict St Bede’s early with good line and length making scoring difficult. Kobe claimed the first in the 8^th over, and then dismissed their skipper in the same over to reduce them to 2/16 after 8 overs. Connor Weidemann and Lachlan Brodie then came into the attack, and Connor claimed the third wicket to have St Bede’s 3/26. With their opener still in he started to play some strokes and they scored 53 from the next 6 overs, to be 3/79, but the final ball off Armi Wakefield’s 1^st over produced the breakthrough and started a real slow down in the scoring. With St Bede’s well positioned at 4/97, the skipped turned to his opening bowlers to come back into the attack. Kobe claimed the next wicket with Archie claiming one the next over. St Bede’s had been reduced to 6/100 after 26 overs, but their opener was still their on 74. Connor returned and claimed his second wicket in the 30^th over, and when Darcy Aitken took the big wicket of their opener for 84, we were well on top at 8/117. The skipper bought himself on to bowl, and after going for 6 first ball, claimed the wicket next ball. With St Bede’s 9/125 still requiring 20 from 22 for victory we were looking for that final wicket. The final 3 overs were left to Armi and Lachlan Brodie, six runs from Armi’s over left them requiring11 from 2 overs. Lachlan was then able to produce an amazing over with a single off the first ball and then 5 dot balls. This set the stage for Armi to bowl the final over. St Bede’s required 10 to win. 2 from the first ball and then a single, had the equation at 7 from 4 to win. With a leg bye, then single and another leg bye, St Bede’s required 4 off the final ball to win or 3 for a draw. Armi held his nerve and produced another great delivery that was skied out to deep point area, Archie was out there to prevent any chance of a boundary, but thinking he need to stop the second run, he fired the return in just over the top off the Clarke, the batter then turned to attempt the third run to tie the game, but Lachlan Pritchard in his first game in the 1^st XI was perfectly positioned behind the keeper, and was able to get the ball to Clarke who completed an easy run out to secure victory by 1 run. Overall a great team effort with valuable contributions late in each innings to secure victory. Next week we play St Joesph’s College Geelong at home on the main oval as we look for 4 victories in a row.

Cricket 2^nd XI (BAS 2 Day Competition)

Ballarat Grammar 6/226 defeated St Patrick’s College 7/179

SPC opening bowlers Mitchell Lloyd and Amal Hari both had success in their early overs removing both opening batsmen cheaply. After this point Ballarat Grammar wickets proved considerably harder to obtain but our bowlers did a wonderful job of restricting the run flow having Ballarat Grammar at 3/109 at the 30 over mark. Patrick Martin had captured the third wicket. Mitchell Lloyd returned for his second spell and removed the century maker for Ballarat Grammar whilst Hamish McNamara collect two wickets himself in his final over. The highlight for the afternoon was that every boy got to bowl and that we had not missed any chances in the field. Our wicket taking figures were Mitchell Lloyd 3/36 off 9 overs, Hamish McNamara 2/57 off 9 overs, Amal Hari 1/11 off 4 overs and Patrick martin 1/21 off 4 overs. With a very hot afternoon on Friday we were faced with a very determined Ballarat Grammar hoping to wrap up the second day with a n easy victory. To the credit of the St Patrick’s boys they were equally determined to make the run chase and secure a victory and so the battle began!! Openers Jackson Chalmers and William Brand got us off to a solid start moving the score to 31 before Jackson was caught on 16. Sam Duggan joined Will Brand and they moved the score onto 62 before Sam Duggan was caught on 19. Lachie McPhan joined Will Brand and again the score progressed to 93 before Lachie McPhan was bowled for 10. Unfortunately Ryder O’Brien was bowled two overs later for a duck leaving St Patrick’s College 4/123 at the 30 over mark, well ahead of the run rate Ballarat Grammar had posted in their innings. Amal Hari joined Will Brand who had been batting very well but unfortunately Will was caught in  front of his stumps LBW for 69. Jimmy Duxson now joined Amal Hari who went on to score 25 before he was caught. Jimmy Duxson went not long after caught for 22 whilst Patrick Martin 3 and Harry Sutherland 7 both saw the inning over, Not Out respectively.

Our next two day clash will be against Ballarat and Clarendon College; in a do or die effort to save this part of the BAS First XI Season.

BAS Junior Cricket – Round 2

SPC Green 7/76 defeated by BCC Black 2/153 (20 overs per side)

It was a hard day at the office for SPC Green today in their round 2 clash against BCC Black at Vic Park. Wickets were hard to come by as the BCC batsmen picked off loose deliveries and kept the scoreboard ticking over. A fast outfield ensured anything that passed the field ran quickly to the boundary. SPC Green had to wait until the ninth over of the innings before some sharp fielding resulted in a clever run out at the keeper’s end. Nic Ward captured a rare scalp when he clean bowled a BCC batsman in the 13^th over. To the boys’ credit, they remained positive in the field, their encouragement of each other never wavering. At the conclusion of 20 overs, BCC Black posted an impressive 2/153.

While wickets were hard to come by for our bowlers, our batsmen were made to work hard for their runs. Tight bowling, with minimal extras, restricted opportunities for our lads. Max Clohesy (8) and Ollie Davis (9) showed grit and determination by gallantly fending off their 20 deliveries before retiring. Ryan Cook came in late and blasted 17 not out, while Riley Huebner made a valuable contribution of 10. At the end of the allotted 20 overs, SPC Green recorded a score of 7/76. Congratulations to the BCC boys for such a dominant performance with both bat and ball. Well done to our lads for their great sportsmanship and enthusiastic endeavours.

BAS Junior Cricket – Round 3 – 28/2/23

SPC Green 3/215 defeated BCC Red 6/119 (20 0vers)

SPC Green took on BCC Red in their round 3 clash at Vic Park 7 & 8. Despite the grey skies, both teams maintained high enthusiasm throughout the whole game. On the fielding pitch, SPC Green got the start they hoped for with Eddie Weyers capturing a wicket in the second over of the day when the ball fell safely into the hands of Joel Card at mid on. The lads had to wait another 9 overs before two wickets were taken in Ollie Major’s over. Tully McLean threw down the stumps with a direct hit for the run out, while Harvey Gittins took a sharp catch at point. Harvey was very handy with the ball, clean bowling two BCC Red batsmen. Angus McNamara chimed in with a wicket on the last ball of the innings, leaving BCC Red with a score of 6/119 from their 20 overs. On the batting field, the SPC batsmen were able to put on a commanding display of power hitting. Harvey Gittins (28), Angus McNamara (40 retired), Tom Goodson (25 retired) and Ryan Cook (39 retired) were the most notable contributors. Riley Huebner posted an impressive 16 (not out) off six deliveries late in the innings. After facing 20 overs, SPC Green posted their highest score so far this season, 3/215. Congratulations to the lads on an overall great team performance.

The SPC Blue side had its second win in a row with a convincing victory over Grammar Gold.

SPC Blue 2/144 defeated Grammar Gold 1/83.

The victory came on the back of some very tight bowling: Ethan Bartlett 2 overs 0/3, Will Eeles 2 overs 1/4 among many others.

Highlights of the batting included: Aayush Ahlawat 26 retired, Zac Symons 27 retired and Will Steenhuis 24 retired.

The most pleasing aspect of the win was the wonderful spirit in which the boys approached the game. The support shown to boys with little or no crickets experience was heartening.

A great win and a great bunch of boys.

Communication

The best form of communication we have with parent/guardians is via the Parent Access Module (PAM). Students require permission to participate in all sport. Parent/guardians will receive the information through a PAM activity permission. Please ensure that you read the information prior to giving permission and that you also talk to students about the information.

The daily messages are one of the best ways we can distribute information to students about sports that are on offer and where sign up meetings will be held. Students should check the daily messages regularly.

Once students have signed up for a sport, we will be adding them into a MS Teams group where they can communicate directly with their coach. Students must communicate with their coach if they are unavailable for a match so we can find a replacement to ensure we have a full team for each match.

If students are unsure of how to sign up for a sport or want more information, they can visit sports staff in the gymnasium.

Please do not hesitate to contact me (jlappin@stpats.vic.edu.au) or our Sports Administrator Mr Simon Dwyer (sdwyer@stpats.vic.edu.au) at the College with any questions.