Sport News
By Mr Thomas Duggan, Sports Coordinator
The Warwick Inter-School Basketball competition kicks off this week with our students taking on Scots PGC on Monday, 9th May 2022. This competition will continue on Monday nights for the remainder of the term with finals to be played in Week 9.
Broncos Cup Rugby League and Netball Gala days for 2022 are scheduled for Thursday 19th May 2022 at Goondiwindi and Wednesday 1st June 2022 at Warwick. We would like to wish our students who are representing our College, the best of luck for these two days. Results will be posted in a future newsletter.
Several of our students have been selected to represent Darling Downs in a variety of sports over the past few weeks. Being selected to represent your region at a State Carnival is a massive achievement, and we would like to congratulate and recognise the following students for their efforts:
The Bill Turner Cup Gala Day consisted of four teams, including Assumption College Warwick, that completed three rounds against St Joseph's Stanthorpe and the Inglewood and Texas combined schools' team. The games were played under excellent conditions, with the sunny weather reigning over Queens Park. The conduct displayed by the Assumption College boys’ soccer team was exceptional. As a coach, you could not ask for a better representation of virtue among the boys.
The first game was neck-and-neck against Stanthorpe during the first 25 minutes. Assumption drew first blood by scoring from the middle by Riley Butler; however, Stanthorpe immediately responded, equaling the score at one-all. The Assumption boys’ defence held tight until it caved 10 minutes into the second half when Stanhorpe scored by skimming through an open space. Approximately five minutes later, Cooper March found space and kicked his first goal; keeping the scores even at two-a-piece. The game seemed like an arm-wrestling contest for the remaining minutes, with Timothy Crothers sliding effortlessly to protect his goal, however, despite his combativeness and enthusiasm, Stanthorpe snatched the game with two consecutive goals, finishing the game at 4-2.
Assumption’s first loss did not faze the boys when they faced St Joseph's for their second match. They dominated throughout the game with magical touches by Cooper March assisting in the first two goals scored by Thomas Blake. Later in the game, Thomas was still hungry for more points, and he successfully scored from a long-range kick, giving him his hat-trick for the day. With solid defence from Scott Broughton, Riley Butler and Lewis May, the game ended at 5-0. Cooper 'Magic' March weaved through a bedazzled defence that opened for him, scoring the final two goals of the match.
In the final match against Inglewood, Assumption College Warwick’s momentum continued. Thomas, 'The Tank' Blake, led the side to a convincing win by scoring most of the goals in the 12-0 demolition. Inglewood was no match for Assumption College’s strong defence led by Scott Broughton. The backline defence provided plenty of opportunities for the forwards to strike. Jacob Fox, the youngest player on the team, almost scored only to be stopped by the Inglewood goalie, who showed plenty of resilience in the game.
Although Assumption finished second on the day, the boys displayed excellence in behaviour both on and off the field.
Laura Scheiwe- QLD Cricket
Recently, Laura competed in the U19 Qld Schoolgirls Cricket Carnival in Bundaberg. Due to her success at this carnival, she has been selected for the U19 Qld Schoolgirls Team to play in September. Congratulations Laura, we wish you all the best.
Southern Downs/Border Districts Cross Country
On Thursday 28th April 2022, we had several of our students attend the Southern Downs/Border District Cross Country Trials. Assumption placed second overall in the Border District carnival, which is a great achievement. Congratulations to the following students who were successful at these trials and will attend Darling Downs trials on May 17th:
Southern Downs Representatives:
Billy Benz
Bridget Kerlin
Border District Representatives:
Ellyn Moore
Jaz Cruda
Calum Oloman
Mark Hallman
Lilly Kerlin
