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JTCC SPORT UPDATE - Week 9

A big thank you to all our students for participating in the JTCC Athletics Carnival. It was a fantastic day, and a great ‘last one ever’ for our Year 12 students. Also a huge thank you to all the staff that ensure the day runs smoothly, the students and I are very grateful for your time and effort. 

Our MISA teams had a stellar final campaign, with FIVE of our teams winning their Grand Finals and claiming their representative MISA Championship. We had two teams that lost close grand finals, ending up in second place overall. All in all, JTCC teams were fantastic and we are very proud of our teams. 

After 2 Terms, JTCC sits in 2nd place in the MISA Champion School tally with 319 points, not far behind MCCC on 350 points. I’m sure we will close the gap in term 3 and 4. 

Trials for Term 3 competitions will begin on Tuesday of Week 10. 

A few general reminders:

• Students who missed out on MISA or DIO teams , there are many future opportunities to represent JTCC, keep an eye out on the Compass Newsfeed. 
• Any students that would like to request to change groups for 9/10 REC - you need to see Mrs. Roberts at her desk. You must do this prior to Tuesday lunch time. 
•  A reminder that consent for all sporting events must be given via the Parent Portal on Compass. Please ring the school if you have issues logging in or accessing Events. 

Teacher	Team	Score	Report
MMH	10-12 BOYS LEAGUE D1	Grand final vs. WAC 38 - 12 WIN	What a game! This was by far the best game I have seen the boys play since I’ve been coaching them. Every single player stepped up and gave it their all to take the victory 38-12  against WAC. Our outside backs really worked in attack and defence, allowing our forwards to get their well earned break after some hard runs in the middle. Congratulations on winning the competition boys, it was well deserved. It has been great coaching you all this year, bring on 2023.  MVP: Levi McGuinness
BGO	10-12 GIRLS IND Cricket	Grand FInal v.s. MAS 79- 73  WIn	We won the toss and elected to bowl. We started strong picking up frequent wickets.  4 catches were taken with Zarli taking two along with 6 runouts, and Grace taking 3. We started the batting strong with the first pair scoring 3! MAS came back strong, but we managed to finish strong and keep the lead, taking the championship. “Full credit to the boys!” Grace Augustine.  MVP: Zarli Lakeman
ACN	10-12 BOYS SOFTBALL	Replay Rd 4  Vs. MAG 4-8  LOSS	A very good effort against Magdalene playing two men short.  We competed well in the first innings and had some great moments throughout the game. Unfortunately the score blew out and was not a reflection of the effort the boys put in.  MVP: Brendan Thomas
JAS MHD	11-12 GIRLS NETBALL	Minor final vs. MAG 14-28 LOSS	The confidence of the girls got them off to a good start, attacking and shooting well only to be down by four after the second quarter. However, in the third quarter our  opponents were consistently strong in their attacking game moving swiftly over the court and being successful with their shots. The JT girls used the last quarter to enjoy themselves playing in different positions than they regularly do. A solid performance to finish 4th overall. MVP: Sokowa Parker
DHS	11-12 BOYS SOCCER	Grand final vs. THAC 1-2 LOSS	75% possession Leading the game 1-0 until the last 5 minutes Equaliser from a simple defensive error. Corner in the last minute, another defensive error. 2-1. 30 seconds is just not enough time to recover. THCC goalkeeper man of the match, saved about 6 pearlers and kept them in it. We should have punished them early but today just wasn’t to be our day. Solid effort by the boys. Couldn’t have done much more. MVP - Adam Redzic
LBR	10-12 GIRLS SOCCER		No game - finished 6th overall
SPS	7-9 BOYS BASKETBALL	Grand Final  v.s MCCC 37 - 30  WIN	Phenomenal effort focused on what we can control. Reduced turnover and increased rebounding efforts to defeat the previously undefeated minor premiers. Inspirational comeback in the second half coming back from 12-18 at half time to overrun the opposition.  MVP: Levi Nia
HJS TWR	7-9 GIRLS BASKETBALL	Div 2 Grand Final  v.s. OPAC 21 - 6 WIN	The Year 7-9 Girls earned a grand final spot by being undefeated all season. The only thing stopping them from holding the trophy was Oran Park Anglican College.  The first half was led by a strong scoring streak by Bella Marshall and Georgina Akol. This was backed up by strong defensive rebounds to keep the ball in our possession by Annelise Hall. The score at half time finished 11-2, JTCC in the lead.  The second half mirrored the first with another scoring streak from Bella that furthered our dominant lead. A huge combined defensive effort from the team kept the opposing team to only 4 points in the half and cement our win.  The final score being 21-6 with JTCC as champions !! An undefeated season to make Mr. Jeffreys proud.  MVP - Isabella Marshall
BWB	7-9 BOYS HOCKEY	Div 2 Grand Final vs. OPAC 0-1  LOSS	Grand final between John Therry and Oran Park was a close affair going down to the wire. The boys started well with a spell of possession in their half. Unfortunately after a strong start we struggled to get the ball forward. After absorbing 10 minutes of pressure Oran Park managed to squeeze a shot in and scored. The boys tried to get back into the game but unfortunately ran out of time. A good season by a bunch of inexperienced players who were playing for the first time. They should be proud of their efforts.  MVP: Nick Augustine
NWN	7-9 MIXED FRISBEE	Minor final vs. MCCC 16 - 9 WIN	Good win today to finish third overall. More movement and some excellent catching saw us play our best game of the season. Well done to all players for the improvement shown and progress made. If not for a couple of frustrating games due to wind and changes to the draw, along with the wet weather and we would have finished even higher.  MVP: William Chanhdara

MISA DANCE FESTIVAL

The M.I.S.A Dance Festival was held for the first time in 2013 and has provided a valuable opportunity for outstanding students to develop and display their skills in Dance. John Therry has once again been a part of this exciting event.

John Therry Catholic College presented a dance piece titled “That’s Life”. Using a compilation of dance styles ranging from Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary and Spanish dancing, this routine depicts life’s ups and downs, from the everyday, the adversity, the fight and the celebration.

The John Therry MISA Dance group, ranging from students in year 7-10 have worked together to choreograph this performance. A special thank you to Hayley D’Cunha of Year 11 and the Year 10 MISA Dance students for her leadership and expertise throughout the term. 

The John Therry MISA Dance Team did exceptionally well. The team represented our college with pride and were true to the spirit of the MISA Dance Festival, supporting and encouraging every school performance. I was very proud of them. We have so many talented students in this Team, it was great to see them shine. 

Year 11 students, Tiana Giampaolo and Hayley D'cunha showed great leadership today, assisting with the team's preparation and working as stage managers. Both girls are such leaders and role models to all. The encouragement and enthusiasm they had for our dancers throughout this term, especially today, helped them achieve their best.

Today was the final part of MISA Dance for Term 2. The students have had a very busy Term choreography, rehearsing and performing. We were fortunate enough to perform our MISA Dance piece at the John Therry Creative Arts Night. The participation in this event was not only enjoyable but assisted the students in preparing for the Dance Festival.

Congratulations to all MISA Dancers. It has been a privilege working with you all.

Jessica Bulger

Opens Volleyball Invitational 

BOYS

Several changes brought about by the current teacher shortage affected the format of this day. Normally a celebration of all things volleyball, with every Diocesan school sending a team, we instead had a non-sanctioned rebel tournament involving only three schools.

Despite this modification the quality of volleyball on display was the highest seen in over 20 years of taking John Therry teams to represent the College. With several students now gaining experience outside of school the understanding of the game, knowledge of alternate  strategies and hence, shot selection and execution were of a very high caliber.

We unfortunately played the hardest opposition in the first game. Edmund Rice were well practiced and their experience from winning the NSW Catholic Schools title meant we were up against stiff opposition from the start. The boys did well to stay in contention through most of the game and with better execution of a few fundamental skills we may have been able to reverse the result. Something we tried unsuccessfully to do in a friendly game at the end of the day, again narrowly being defeated.

With all students from years 10 and 11 we are in good stead for Term 4 MISA and for next year’s competition. Well done to all players on an enjoyable and highly competitive day.

N. Williamson

GIRLS

A fabulous day was spent at the Diocesian Volleyball Championships with the girls. At the last minute the event was reinstated to the calendar however with very few schools able to formulate a team for the event, a non-sanctioned tournament took place involving only four schools. With the changed format the girls were able to play both their own games and also be a part of a mixed team involving the males from our school.

The first game was against St.Mary’s College, a team regularly in the final at this tournament. The girls had practiced very little together before the day but were surprisingly cohesive with their play from the beginning. Their communication, serving and returning skills were of the highest caliber seen at this tournament for years. Instead of playing 3 sets, each game was continuous. The overall score against St. Mary’s was 59 - 39, a convincing win from start to finish. This instilled a huge amount of confidence in the girls as St. Mary’s had scored a win against Corpus Christi earlier in the day.

This confidence was a little optimistic in the early stages of our game against Corpus Christi. The girls were lucky to stay in contention early with some offhand shots. With better skills execution, communication and risk taking spikes and serves the girls came away with another win 65 - 39. This result sealed the overall win for the girls. They were ecstatic.  Certainly a well deserved win.

The two mixed games the John Therry students played were full of highly executed game plays, excitement and enthusiasm with the team coming away with one win and one narrow defeat.

As most students were from years 9, 10 and 11 we are in good stead for next year’s competition when all Diocesan schools attend. Well done to all players on an enjoyable and highly competitive day.  

 M Hynard

JTCC Athletics Carnival  - Age Champions 

Diocesan Cross Country Carnival 

On Monday the 23rd of May John Therry sent their best runners to Narellan Sports Hub for the Diocesan Cross Country Carnival. After a date postponement and late venue change, it was great to actually go ahead with the event. 

Going into the day with optimism and high spirits our small team tried their best showcasing some of our elite athletes at John Therry. Some new strong runners joined the JT cross country team showing some real pace with Noah, Davonne and Blake all finishing in the top 6 and progressing to the next level. Along with these three outstanding efforts we also had Darcy Wilson and Dominic Baker finish in the top 6 of their events both progressing to the next level. Unfortunately our ladies were outpaced for the most part of the carnival up against some quick runners from other schools. Some determined efforts from Bridget and Khloe saw them narrowly miss selection for the CCC cross country. 

A tremendous effort by the team from each and every student proudly representing John Therry. Good luck to those who will compete next month at Eastern Creek. 

(Mr. Webb)

JTCC Wollongong Diocese Representatives

• 12 years boys - Davonne Plaatjies (3rd), Blake McKenzie (4th), Noah Donovan (6th)
• 16 years boys - Darcy Wilson (5th)
• Junior boys multi-class - Dominic Baker (2nd)

(Back Row) Luke Dennis, Beau Tones, Kalan Nau, Thomas Augustine, Darcy Wilson, Jayden Cook, Lachlan Vacchini, Jack Griffiths

(Front Row) Davonne Plaatjies, Khloie Wolf, Caprice Fleijsman, Elise Southall, Kyra Crews, Maahir Boonzaier, Bridget Shearer

Congratulations

Georgia Bastock and Annelise Hall represented JTCC at the NSWCCC 15’s individual netball selection trials. Both girls represented JT against an extremely competitive field. Annelise was successfully selected in the 15’s NSWCCC Netball Team  to compete at NSW All Schools Carnival at Homebush on the 20th May. Annelise had a very successful campaign and was successful in selection into the NSW All Schools Team to compete at School Sport Australia - 15 Netball Championships at the end of July in Canberra.

Georgia Bastock and Annelise Hall also competed in the Netball Senior State Titles 2022 over the three days on the long weekend. They play for Campbelltown 15’s Rep team. Over the 3 days they played 19 games and only lost 4 games. They finished placing 4th in the State which is an amazing achievement.  Both girls have also been invited to be a part of the Netball NSW 2022 Emerging Talent Pathways Sessions. 

Grace and Nicholas Augustine have made the NSW State Indoor Cricket Teams. Grace for the U/18s Girls and Nicholas for the U/14s Boys. They will be travelling to Melbourne for the Junior Indoor Cricket  National Championships from Friday 1 July to Sunday 10 July. Good luck!! 

Congratulations to Alice Stephenson (year 7) who has been selected in the NSW girls  team to play in the NAIDOC Cup - in inaugural event for First Nations footballers aged 14 to 16 who will represent Football NSW in a match against Northern NSW Football at Lake Macquarie on the 6th July. 

Well done to Coby Hilton who was selected in the U16 Giants Academy Squad to compete in the NAB AFL U16 National Championships  His next game is against Gold Coast at the GC in the school holidays which is very exciting. Good luck Coby! 

UPCOMING

Make sure you are regularly checking the Compass newsfeed for announcements for Diocesan and external event trials and nominations 

NSWCCC Teams

*There have been a lot of NSWCCC Event postponements - please go to the website to keep up to date with these. 

Remember that there is a new way to nominate individual sports for NSWCCC. This information, including registration closing dates can be found on the website:

https://csnsw.sport/

Please note that some sports are selected by individual trials, and these can be held throughout NSW. Individual nominations require students to make their own way to and from selections. 

Selection in the following sports: Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics, Touch Football, AFL (Boys) and Football are done through the Wollongong Diocese carnivals by way of representing John Therry at these respective carnivals.

Selection in the following sports: AFL (Girls), Baseball, Basketball, Cricket – Girls,  Golf, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Rugby, Softball, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball will need to be done via individual nomination and selections.

If your child has had an outstanding high level  sporting achievement outside of school, we would love to hear from you. Please email me so we can celebrate  their achievements with the JTCC community. 

Yours in Sport,

Mrs. Georgia Roberts 

(RobertsG03@dow.catholic.edu.au)