Welcome back sports fans,

We are midway through one of the busiest seasons in sport and I am very proud of all our students who have participated in the trials for one or more of our sporting teams this year. This year our sporting participation has increased significantly. Just a reminder that if an athlete is unable to make a training session, it is an expectation that they email their coaches at least 12 hours prior to the session.

Sporting Achievements

We have had a number of sporting achievements over the past few weeks. The following athletes have achieved success in their chosen sports both representing in the school setting and externally. If you have any good news for sports we would love to hear about it. Congratulations to the following students:

Max Backwell successfully competed in the Central Comets district cross country and will now compete for the Met West team. Max was also successful in making the 10-12 Years Met West football team.

Damian Hill has successfully made the 14 years Australian Softball team. Congratulations and good luck Damian!

Amelie Graham has placed 3rd in Australia for the Under 15’s & under 17’s, 45kg female weightlifting competition at 13 years of age. Congratulations Amelie!

Congratulations to all our athletes who competed for the Central Comets teams so far this year. Successful or not it is exciting to see more and more of our athletes achieve success each year.

Athletics Day

Throughout the next two weeks students at Ripley will be competing in a number of athletic events for our annual athletics carnival. Although our main focus for our athletics carnival is to get student nominations for the district athletics carnival, our focus is on participation and building a positive sporting culture at Ripley Valley SSC. In order to make the next few days run as smooth as possible I am asking all students to nominate for events. All students have been spoken to last week on assembly or in access class about the nomination process and it has also been emailed to them and placed on Daymap. In order to nominate, please click the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/KzPY29A0rq

Nominations close on Friday 10th June at 3pm – however late nominations will be accepted until Sunday 12th June at 6pm. In order to participate in the pre-events (Javelin, discuss, 1500m & 800m) students must nominate. Students are not required to nominate for the actual athletics carnival but it is recommended. The timetable for the events are below. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Justin Clifford.

Vicki Wilson Cup

A huge congratulations to our first ever Vicki Wilson netball team. The girls competed in the senior competition against grade 10, 11 and 12 girls. Despite the age difference the girls came away with two wins. We are super excited to continue developing this team moving forward. A huge thank you to Mr Coles and Ms Stiles for training these girls over the last term and for taking the girls to the competition.

Ripley Athlete Development Program (RAD)

RAD is continuing this term in the gym, which is located next to the oval storeroom. RAD is held Wednesday afternoon from 3pm and Friday morning from 7:15am.  If you have any fitness equipment that you would like to donate to the school, please contact Justin Clifford (jclif117@eq.edu.au) or James Dunn (jdunn232@eq.edu.au).

Yagera Sport Winter Season

Yagera sport is a competitive competition played in our district over a range of sports. All the teams have been selected for this competition and placed on Daymap. If your child participated in the trials but doesn’t know their outcome please contact Justin Clifford to clarify. If your student didn’t make the team, encourage them to continue participating in sport and to try again next year. As sport continues to grow at our college, so will the opportunities to participate in their favourite sports.  

The dates for the events are:

22^nd of July – Boys Volleyball & Boys and Girls Soccer

5^th of August – Boys Rugby League, Boys Basketball and Girls Netball.

Training will continue next term. If we do not get enough students attending training, the teams will be at risk of being removed from the competition. It is important that students are wearing the correct gear when training for these sports. For example, Rugby League players must have a mouth guard and football boots. Our current training schedule is:

As always, any questions related to sport please contact the sports coordinator Mr Justin Clifford (jclif117@eq.edu.au)