By Mr Thomas Duggan, Sports Coordinator 

It has been a very busy time at the College for all of our aspiring young athletes as we have had many District and Regional trials take place over the past 4 weeks.

The College was well represented in Week 3 at the Border District Swimming Carnival with many of our swimmers making great times and qualifying for Darling Downs trials. As a College, our swimmers earnt us Runners Up Boys School, Runners Up overall Champion school, and overall Champion Girls school. Well done to all of our swimmers and best of luck for Regional trials.

The College also had over 30 of our students attend the BD Winter trials in Week 3. Oddly enough, our Winter trials were held on one of the hottest days we have had this year, which made it challenging for our students; however, our resilient athletes persisted and many of our students were selected to progress to regional trials. Best of luck to these students.

We have also since had a number of our students attend regional trials and be selected to represent the Darling Downs at the State titles for their chosen Sport. Well done to the following students for their selection:
- Ziggy Gibson (Water Polo)
- Jett White (Water Polo)
- Jazmine Cruda (Basketball)

Pink Stumps Day

On February 14 2024 ACW held the annual Pink Stumps Day. It was great to see everyone get involved and turn out dressed head to toe in pink. This day is always so important in the Assumption College calendar as it helps raise awareness about the struggles faced everyday by many people in Australia and around the world suffering from Breast Cancer. The McGrath Foundation tirelessly helps to provide breast care nurses to individuals and families around Australia. As a College we have made our contribution to this charity, by donating every year on our annual Pink Stumps Day. 

Pink Stumps Day also saw our Year 12s and Staff compete in a game of cricket at Queens Park in the afternoon. This game was full of fun and held some amazing partnerships and catches. The Staff came away with the win, with a strong score of 68. Unfortunately, for the students, 2024 was not their year and came out with a score of -19, the first ever negative score in an ACW pink stumps match. The students were no match for the staff in not only the batting but the fielding as well. Mr. Duggan and Mrs. Gardner put up an amazing partnership in the last two overs, coming away with 38 runs. While in the next innings Mr. Coe and Mr. Baker really put their bodies on the line and made some amazing catches that I’m sure will never be forgotten. Both teams played a great game and the spirits were high at the end of the afternoon. Congratulations to all involved.

Bring on Pink Stumps 2025!