School Sport News
Hi Sports Fans,
As we come to the end of our busy period of sport for the year, I wanted to take the time to reflect on the successes that we've had so far in Term 2 and the first half of Term 3. As a College we have performed phenomenally well in all sporting competitions.
Minor Sports
Yagera Sports
Our Winter Yagera sports has come to a close with all of our teams performing really well.
Girls Rugby League - Our first ever girls rugby league team did a great job. They played 3 games and managing to pull out our first ever rugby league win against against Woodcrest SC. The girls dedicated their win to Mr Harvey for his birthday, which was on the day of the carnival. A big thank you to Mr Harvey & Mr Clifford for coaching these teams throughout the last two terms.
Football - All 3 of our boys football teams fought hard in all of their games. Thank you to Mr Sharma & Mr Phillip for all the hard work you put into these teams throughout the day and Ms Kahotea, Ms Coles and Mr Clifford for helping out with the coaching.
We entered 2 female teams into the competition. A special congratulations goes out to our Year 8 Girls Football team who won their Yagera competition. Congratulations to Mr Vargas for his efforts in coaching this team. The Year 10 girls played really well, but unfortunately got knocked out of the semi finals by Bellbird Park SSC. A big thank you to Mr Vargas and Mr Dunn for coaching these teams throughout the term and to Ms Hansen for coaching them on the day.
Netball - The netball was a huge day with 7 teams competing for Ripley. For the first time ever we entered two male netball teams. Both performing well, with both getting knocked out in the semis. Congratulations to the Year 7's for placing 2nd in their competition. The Year 8 girls also did well, getting knocked out in the semi's. A huge thank you to Ms Hansen, Ms Coles, Ms Newton & Mr Clifford for the work they have done in the netball space this year coaching these teams.
Volleyball - Our volleyball boys competed at Nissan Arena. All teams performed admirably, unfortunately they did not progress through the round games. A huge thank you to Mr Devin, Mr Dunn & Mr Simmons for coaching these teams and thank you to Ms Coles for stepping in on the day.
Basketball - Our Year 10's and Open basketball boys competed on home turf for their gala days. They too did not make it through the round games and learnt a valuable lesson on the importance of committing to training. A big thank you to Mr Shaw, Ms Rizvanovic and Ms McKendry for all their efforts in getting these teams game ready.
Boys Rugby League - Our junior rugby league boys did exceptionally well, winning 2 out of 3 games on the day. They didn't make it through to the semi's, however were one try off finishing first overall for the round games. It was great to see how much this team has grown in the last two years and we are excited for next year. Thank you to Mr Harvey, Mr Stevenson and Mr Clifford for their efforts coaching these teams.
Esports - For the first time ever we introduced eSports into the Yagera sport program. We sent away 24 students to compete in a number of eSport games. The students demonstrated great gaming skills and placing second overall. Thank you to Mr Simmons and Mr Sogathur for running these teams.
Premier Sports Ipswich
Premier Sports Ipswich has kicked off again, this term featuring the sports of netball and football (Soccer). The draw for the remainder of the season can be found below.
When playing at Ripley, students are expected to be at the games by 3pm.
When playing off campus, students meet at the event by 3:30pm.
Major Sports
CBSQ
Good luck to our senior boys basketball team who are competing in the CBSQ Wildcard competition. Our boys need to place in the top 4 of this competition in order to compete at the CBSQ basketball competition. This is one of, if not, the biggest school basketball competitions and we are super pumped for our students to be involved.
Thank you to Mr Shaw and Ms Rizvanovic for all their work in this space.
Athletics
In Week 9 of Term 2 we ran our annual two day athletics Carnival. Both days were super exciting events with participation at an all time high. Students competed individually to make the District Athletic team and in their houses for the Athletics 2023 and Spirit House trophies. A huge thank you to all the staff and student helpers who assisted in organising, preparing, setting up and helping throughout the day. It was also nice to see a number of parents come down and support our College's sporting program. It is always awesome to see our College come together to make days like this happen.
Of Course, there can only be one house that wins the Athletics 2023 Carnival:
In Last Place with 3049 Points was Blaine!
In Third Place with 4239 Points was Perry!
In Second Place with 4476 Points was Flinders!
In First Place with 4546 Points was Goolman!
Age Champion is the title awarded to the best three athletes of each age group. Our 2023 Athletics Age Champions are:
District Athletics
In Week 4 of this term we took 50 students to the District Athletics Carnival being held at UQ University. As a school we did really well and all of our students competed to a high standard. A special congratulations to the following students who have made it through to the Met West carnival on the 28th & 29th of August.
Bronze Sport Awards
This year we implemented the new sports award system. In this system students achieve bronze, silver and gold awards. To achieve a bronze award, a student needs to participate in three or more sport events for the College. This can include district events, minor and major sports and participation in athletics or cross country. The Term 2 Bronze Award recipients were presented their certificate on assembly in Week 1 of Term 2.
Silver Sport Awards
To achieve a Silver Award, a student needs to participate in six or more sport events for the college. This can include district events, minor and major sports and participation in athletics or cross country. The Term 2 Silver Award recipients were presented their certificate on assembly in Week 1 of Term 2.
Gold Sport Awards
In order to receive a Gold Sports Award, a student needs to participate in ten or more sport events for the College. The points for these awards restart each year. The Gold Awards are presented at the school Awards Night in Term 4.
If you have not yet received a Bronze or Silver Award and would like to get some last minute points, the following events have not yet been tallied for the year and will be available for students to compete in to get some last minute points:
RAD
RAD is a general fitness program that we run at the college. RAD continues to run three sessions a week:
- Tuesday morning 7:15am – 8:10am
- Wednesday afternoon 3pm – 4pm
- Thursday afternoon 3pm – 4pm
There is no sign up process for RAD, just show up and start training! It is held in the college gym, located in the rooms closest to the undercover carpark near the oval. Remember to check Daymap for any changes to sessions throughout the week.
If you have any question about the above please contact Justin Clifford at jclif117@eq.edu.au or contact the front office.
Sports Co-ordinator