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JTCC SPORT UPDATE - Term 2 Week 2

The students of John Therry successfully completed their MISA trials for Term 2 and we look strong across all age groups and divisions. 

Term 2 MISA competitions commenced this week and should be wrapped up with MISA Finals in Week 9. With the wet weather causing some ground closures, some of our MISA teams were cancelled before the day got started, but others arrived at their venue to find swampy conditions resulting in the games being washed out.

Of the games that were played, well done to our Senior Boys Soccer, Junior Boys Hockey and Junior MIxed Frisbee teams who secured some valuables for John Therry on the MISA scoreboard. Fingers crossed the weather clears up which will allow our MISA teams to compete next week.

JTCC Athletics Carnival

The JTCC Athletics Carnival is being held on FRIDAY 7th June (Week 6). We are asking all interested students who would like to compete in any of the following events to fill out the google form. Students must nominate here by Friday 31st May. No additions will be made on the day of the carnival. 

- 200M

- 400M

- 800M

- Triple Jump

- Javelin

- 1500m * This is provisional, and may only be run based on interest and time on the day of the carnival. 

200M + 800M events will be run as the first event of the carnival - If you select 200m/800m events, you must ensure you are at Campbelltown Athletics Stadium by 8:15am for a 8:30am start. Students are to ensure they have arranged private transport for these events. 

Triple Jump + 400M event will be held during the staff and student lunch break. You must be available at approximately 1pm for these events.

Javelin events will be held at school at a later date.

A reminder that all students and their parents have given consent and agreed to students behaviour and uniform expectations via the General Sports Permission note - Unacceptable behaviour and or uniform standards may result in withdrawal from Tuesday Sports programs or pathway opportunities. 

MISA Update: - Term 2 Round 1 Results

If you have any questions regarding MISA Sports, please feel free to contact me.

Mr Jamie Cook cooka01@dow.catholic.edu.au

Diocesan and Pathways update

Term 2 kicks off with a flurry of Diocesan carnivals across multiple sports, and lots of wet weather causing some havoc for our Diocesan Football and Cross Country events. The Diocesan Cross Country has been postponed, whilst the Secondary Boys and Girls 13's & 7-9 & 7-10 Diocesan Football has been cancelled. This event cancellation means that this event will not be run in 2024. These decisions are never easy and we appreciate the disappointment of students and staff alike when so much effort goes into the preparation of teams for these championships.

As the Boys 7-10 division and the Girls 7-9 Division are a pathway event, DoW Sport  will look at a restructure to provide the opportunity for our top 4 team to progress to our regional knockout event scheduled for Wednesday 19 June for teams that meet criteria. A reminder that junior students have an opportunity to play in the MISA Football competition in Term 3.

We’ve had a number of students who are out on representative duties at various NSWCCC events, and we are so pleased to hear of their great success. Please see below some of our students who have had outstanding results in our pathway programs. 

Diocesan Open Girls Football 

On the 2nd of May, 2024 our John Therry Open Girls Team attended the Diocesan Football Championships down at Ocean Park Woonona. Despite facing defeat in each of their five pool games, the JT open girls Diocesan team displayed unwavering perseverance and remarkable spirit throughout the carnival. Although victory eluded them, their sportsmanship and commitment to the game was a true testament to their JT pride. The results were as follows:

• Mount Carmel 5-0
• Magdalene 3-0
• Holy Spirit 7-0 
• St Benedicts 6-0 

Special mention to all the players including Lillian, Isabella, and Laura who demonstrated unwavering determination in our defensive line. Meanwhile Grace, Veronika, Ava, and Kyra orchestrated our attack for the majority of the carnival. In the heart of the action, Ariana, Amelia, Zoe and Maddison controlled the midfield while Jorja and Indy exhibited versatility, contributing to wherever was needed. Last but not least, a pivotal role was held by Darcie, our formidable goalkeeper from year 10, who faced relentless pressure but kept her composure and made some remarkable saves throughout the day. Our MVP for the day was Isabella Drake who played a crucial role in our defensive line - well done Isabella. Coach - Ms Moon

Bottom row (left to right): Mr Hatton, Amelia Smith, Ava Hilton, Grace O’Reilly, Veronika Miziniak, Maddison Konn, Zoe Wilson, Miss Moon 
Top row (left to right): Laura Augustine, Kyra Crews, Darcie Bennett, Isabella Drake, Jorja Hohberg, Ariana Garus, Lillian Wicks, Indy Cotton 

NSWCCC 15s AFL 

Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th saw Wagga Wagga host the U15 AFL Boys and Girls NSWCCC Selection Trials. It was beautiful weather with the sun out and clear skies both days, a great escape from the rain. Mrs. Roberts was a team official for the carnival,  with Sullivan O’Dwyer being our sole JTCC athlete representative in the  Boys Southern NSW side. Sullivan showed his talent from game one, showing great composure, athleticism and defensive work in the backline. His quick thinking, skill work and game sense saw him as the only representative from the Wollongong Diocese to be selected in the team of 22 to compete at the NSW All Schools Championships in Albury the 3-4th June. Congratulations Sully!

NSWCCC Volleyball

Friday 3rd of May saw four JTCC athletes head out to Sydney Olympic Park to attend the NSWCCC Open Boys Volleyball Trials. Students had to initially be approved to register for this event, which saw Cody Meisenhofen, William Chanhdara, Lachlan Phiousodarith and Jericho Titie Anetelea invited to attend. The boys had a highly successful campaign, with William, Lachlan and Cody selected in the NSWCCC team to attend the NSW All Schools Tri-Series Tournament held in Alexandria on Friday 21st June. Congratulations to the boys on their selection,and congratulations to all on their efforts. Good luck to the boys at NSW All Schools and  we look forward to seeing Jericho going back next year to trial again as he is currently only in year 10, so has two more years to gain selection. 

Southern Country Rugby League Trials

JTCC had seven athletes travel to Wagga to attend the Southern Country U15 & U18 Boys Rugby League trials, alongside Mr Tran & Mr McGrath as Diocesan Officials. The boys played extremely well and were excellent representatives for the school. The games against Western Region were tough and the selectors had their work cut out for them. Congratulations to Zephaniah McLean Lemalu (year 9) and Kieren Mostyn (Year 8) who were selected in the U15 Southern Country Team, and Riley Oitmann (Year 12) who was selected in the U18 Southern Country Team. Zac Dittavong was also nominated for the CCC President’s Team, which will be confirmed shortly. All students will attend the NSWCCC Championships on 24th & 25th May 2024 at St Mary's Stadium (St Mary's). Congratulations boys! 

Bill Turner Cup - U15 Boys Knock Out Competition

Our second match of the 2024 campaign was a wet and soggy affair with the JT team facing up against arch-rivals St Gregory’s College. The history between the two schools goes back to 2019 when John Therry defeated St Greg’s on penalties. Since then, St Greg’s has had the wood of the JT teams. There was a little animosity between the teams with St Greg’s coming out quite physical in the early contests. To be honest, the game was evenly matched with both teams having their fair share of ball in the attacking third with numerous shots on goal.

The JT midfield let slip a defensive assignment and an ex JT player was able to snap a shot at the goal, it was a pearler, and St Greg’s were on the scoreboard with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Jt again had several good attacking runs with multiple balls delivered to key areas, but we struggled to get on to the receiving end and execute.

We regathered during the halftime break, with most of the players looking like drowned rats. But they persevered through the poor weather conditions and battled on. Again, another fairly evenly matched half with both teams having multiple shots on goal to no avail. The scores remained the same and just like that, the our 2024 campaign came to an end. 

Some great defensive efforts from Lucas Alvarado, Lucas Failla, Alex Sanchez and Floilan Magalona kept us in the game throughout the match. Great leadership and midfield play by Jaidon, Bryson and Davonne and some great attacking play between Ben and the two Coopers. Our future looks promising with Levi, Cooper F, Ben, Davoone, Floilan, Billy, Lucas, Noah, Charbel and Dom all being of age for next year's competition.

Front row: Sullivan O’Dwyer, Jaidon Cosmidis, Jeshua Prakasham, Charbel Hachem, Alex Sancez, Lucas Failla, Levi Fitzpatrick, Cooper Firman, Cooper Marshall

Front row: Floilan Magalona, Dom Hachem, Davonne Plaatjies, Lucas Alvarado, Billy Wilson, Noah Cook, Ben Keers.

External Pathways Success

Dominic Baker (Year 10) competed in the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide over the school holidays. He had a very successful campaign in the U17 Para Ambulant division, finishing fourth in the 1500m and finishing 6th in the Javelin.  He is also a social media star, with footage of his 1500m finish shared on the Athletics Australia social media sites with over 500,000 views! 

Well done to Dominic! 

Cody Meisenhofen (Year 12) is not only having success in the school pathway Volleyball program, but has also recently been scouted to trial for the U18 Australian Volleyball squad, which took place at the AIS facilities in Canberra in April. Among roughly 50 other athletes, Cody  was fortunate enough to secure a spot on the team. He will be traveling to Bahrain in July/August to participate in this year’s Asian Volleyball U18 Championships. If successful and the team manages to place in the top 3 in this tournament, they will qualify for the U18 World Championships. We will keep an eye out for Cody and wish him and the Australian squad all the best. 

Coby Hilton (Year 12) is part of the GWS Giants Academy and is having an excellent start to the 2024 season. He has been selected in the Giants squad for a number of games in the Coates Talent League, which is Australia’s premier underage football pathway competition for boys and girls in the eastern states with teams composed mostly of under 18 players. Coby has been selected most weeks, only missing one game due to the thumb injury. In between completing year 12 he has been doing a fair amount of travel playing the against Gold Coast Suns in Brisbane beginning of April, as well as Tasmania last week and Sandringham Dragons in Melbourne.  He has been recognised as a “raw talent…with plenty of flair” in the scout notes on Rookie Central. Keep an eye out for Coby in the future AFL lineup! 

Upcoming Events Term 2 2024:

Upcoming NSWCCC registrations and closing dates 

• Basketball – 16 Years & 18 Years
  NSWCCC Selections - 18 Years Monday 13 May, 16 Years Tuesday 14 May @ Sutherland
• Football - 16 years Boys
  NSWCCC Selections - Friday 17 May @ Kareela Oval, Bates Drive, Kirrawee
  
  
• Hockey Selections – 15s & OPENS
  NSWCCC Selections - Monday 20 May @ Bathurst
  
  
• Water Polo Selections – 17 YEARS & UNDER
  Nominations Close Friday 17 May, 2024 NSWCCC Selections Monday 27 May @ Ryde 8:30am - 12pm Boys & 12pm - 3:30pm Girls  $35

Students at John Therry are given the opportunity to represent John Therry at College, Diocesan and CCC sporting events. Important information regarding each of these sporting opportunities are outlined below.

Term 2 Pathway Opportunities - CLICK HERE

Sporting Pathways Calendar - CLICK HERE 

Diocesan Sporting Opportunities 

This is the main school sporting pathway that is offered to students at John Therry Catholic College. Some John Therry CC Diocesan teams are determined through trials, or a carnival hosted at a college  level (Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming), however some teams are determined by individual trials that students must nominate and register for online. Further information can be found at: https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/sport/ 

NSWCCC Sporting Opportunities 

NSWCCC is another school sporting pathway that is offered to students at John Therry Catholic College. Some CCC teams are determined through qualifying at a carnival hosted at a Diocesan level (Athletics, Cross Country, Football, Rugby League, Swimming, Basketball, Touch Football), however some teams are determined by individual trials that students must nominate and register for online. Students must be currently competing at a representative level in their chosen sport to be considered for CCC team trials.The sports that require online nomination and registration include: 

It is important that online registration is completed before the closing date for each sport. These are outlined on the CSNSW website: https://csnsw.sport 

Online registrations are now open for 2024. Please refer to the information on the website regarding the registration process. Here is a link to assist with sports registration for parents: https://csnsw.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/topic/65d787c5-0d2a-4699-a63a-25d586b67ba2 

A reminder to check the Compass Portal for upcoming sporting events and their respective closing dates.

You can also access the Wollongong Sport site for more information regarding Diocesan Sport  throughout the year.

https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/sport/diocesan-sport-news

Yours in Sport,

Mrs Georgia Roberts

robertsg03@dow.catholic.edu.au