Welcome back sports fans,

Term one was a crazy time for sport with a number of our competitions being cancelled due to weather events and COVID. Hopefully this term we are able to get back into the swing of things and continue representing our college in sporting events.

Cross Country

On the last day of Term 1 we held our annual cross-country event. It was really great to see the number of students who participated in this event and our total points were the highest they’ve been. Congratulations to Blaine house for winning the tournament.

4th Place: Flinders 359 Points ​

3rd Place: Perry 419 Points​

2nd Place: Goolman 441 Points ​

1st Place: Blaine 507 Points

A further congratulations to the following students who become our age champions by placing in the top three of their races:

12 Years Girls​

1st Place: Jordyn Reid ​

2nd Place: Timara Bowman​

3rd Place: Tayla Landry​

12 Years Boys ​

1st Place: Max Backwell​

2nd Place: Cooper Kemp​

3rd Place: Blake Smith

13 Years Girls​

1st Place: Hiyab Admasu​

2nd Place: Lucie Goulding​

3rd Place: Calista Stoddart​

13 Years Boys ​

1st Place: Caileb Thorpe​

2nd Place: Chris Jaicemon​

3rd Place: Blake O'Hare

14 Years Girls​

1st Place: Amelie Graham​

2nd Place: Miley Lake​

3rd Place: Olivia Tucker​

14 Years Boys ​

1st Place: Jackson Keightley-Jones​

2nd Place: Connor Shearer-Sparks​

3rd Place: Arjun Reji

15 Years Girls​

1st Place: Lily Goulding​

2nd Place: Hailey Rumble​

3rd Place: Mikayla Stiles​

15 Years Boys ​

1st Place: Isaac Green​

2nd Place: Cooper Bradley​

3rd Place: Luke Wardle

16 Years Girls​

1st Place: Charlotte Coates​

2nd Place: Montanah Collins​

3rd Place: Sky Harkins​

16 Years Boys ​

1st Place: Harrison Coates​

2nd Place: Kaylan Harris​

3rd Place: Khush Virk

District Sport

Congratulations to the following students who were successful in making the Central District Comets team for their sports:

• Damian Hill – 12-14 Years Boys Baseball
• Olivia Tucker – 13-15 Years Girls Football
• Cooper Upton – 13 – 15 Years Boys AFL
• Jack Sawyers – 10 -12 Years Boys Rugby League
• Timara Bowman – 10 – 12 Years Girls Touch Football

If a student made the Central Comets team and is not on the list above, please send Mr Clifford an email on: jclif117@eq.edu.au.

There are a number of district trials taking place throughout Term 2 including:

• 10-12 Boys & Girls Football – 26th April
• 13 – 15 Boys & Girls Basketball – 27th April
• 10-19 Cross Country – 28^th April
• 11-12 Rugby Union – 4^th May
• 14-15 Rugby Union – 5^th May
• 10-12 Tennis – 6^th May
• 10-12 Softball – 19^th May
• 11 -12 Girls Rugby League – 30^th May

If you haven’t signed up for any of these sports yet and would like to, please go to the following link: https://ripleyvalleyssc.schoolzineplus.com/form/86

Extra-curricular Sport

As we grow as a school, our sports program will continue to develop as well. This year we are entering two new competitions in Term: 2

• Vicki Wilson Cup is a netball tournament taking place on Wednesday the 1^st of June. Students are currently trialling for a position on this team with Mr Coles and Ms Stiles. Training takes place Tuesday mornings from 7am – 8am.
• Street-smart Tournament is an AFL tournament being held on Tuesday 7^th of June. Students are currently training for this event with Ms Nugent and Miss McKendry on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3pm - 4.30pm. We are still seeking players for this event so please come along to training. If we do not get enough players by Week 2 the team will be cancelled.

It is really important that students are attending all training sessions sent out to them by their coaches. Before school training takes place generally between 7am and 8am and afternoon training sessions take place from 3pm – 4:30pm. If a student is unable to make a training session they are expected to email their coach or Mr Clifford 12 hours prior to the training session.

Ripley Athlete Development Program (RAD)

RAD is continuing this term on the oval. Students will be beginning to use the newly created gym from Week 2 and will have a focus on athletics training. Personalised training will continue if students aren’t interested in athletics.