Year 7-12 Sport

Competitive Sport News

SCISSA Senior Soccer:

There were some great games played out by our PLC teams this round in Senior SCISSA Soccer. The Senior Girls Team 1 played out a close first half but unfortunately the game got away towards the end of the second. Our Senior Boys travelled to Nambour undermanned and fought a tight 2-1 win. Congratulations to our Senior Girls Team 2 for their first win of the season, winning 4-2 against Sunshine Coast Grammar.

Junior and Intermediate Volleyball:

It was a tough round for our PLC Volleyball teams this week as many teams played some quality opposition. Congratulations to our Intermediate Girls Team 2 for a strong away win against Sunshine Coast Grammar. Our Junior Boys played their heart out with one player down against a well-versed St Andrew’s side. They took the game to a tie break set where they were unlucky not to walk away with a win. Our Intermediate Boys and Girls top teams had the tough task of facing off against Glasshouse Christian College and it was great to see our teams lifting to the challenge. It is fantastic to see all our students continually develop their skills across the season.

Trish Buckley Volleyball

For the last few Fridays, PLC has had several super keen students playing in the Junior Trish Buckley Volleyball Competition at Caloundra Indoor Centre. Our students have been working hard in training to develop their skills and knowledge of the game and have shown some excellent development in their game play across the competition. Their commitment has been impressive as we regularly have full teams showing up to compete and run their duties, sometimes being at the venue from 4pm until 10pm at night. There is clearly plenty of enthusiasm in our younger students for taking volleyball to the next level and we hope they continue their strong efforts next year. A big thank you to our coaches, Sarah Ashdown, Ella Hardstaff, Elizabeth Maclean and Beyonce Mathew for their work with our students across the competition. We also thank Mr Paul Cusick for giving his time to assist in supervising and assisting at the venue.

7-12 Inter-House Athletics

With the 7-12 Inter-House Athletics Carnival fast approaching on May 31st, please see some important information regarding a few pre events which will be held in Week 6 and 7. The events listed below are run prior to the main event in order to help our carnival run to time on the day.

This information will also be emailed within the coming days. All nominations for pre-events need to be emailed to Mrs Lisa Muir at lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au.

Athletics pre-event information

Triple Jump – District Selection Nomination (13 – Open Age Groups)

Students wishing to compete at the District Carnival will need to nominate your interest by Friday 19th May 2023. If there are too many students nominated in an age group, a lunchtime trial will be organised.

12 Years High Jump – Age Champion / District Selection Trial- Monday 22nd May – 1.00pm in PLC Gymnasium

Students in Year 7 who are turning 12 this year (2011 birth year) and would like to accumulate Age Champion points or be considered for district selection will need to compete in this event at PLC.

Students will need to nominate their interest by Friday 19th May 2023.

Please note that 13-19 Yrs High Jump will take place at the 7-12 Athletics Carnival, however due to time constraints, there will be limitations on participation. 3 competitors per age group and gender in each house will compete in the high jump event on the day. Nominations for 13-19 Yrs High Jump will be processed in House Assemblies prior to the carnival. If there are too many student nominations in an age group/house/gender, a trial will be organised prior to the carnival.

Javelin Events (13 – Open Age Groups) - Monday 29th May 2023 – 1.00pm on the Main Oval

Students wishing to accumulate Age Champion points or be selected to compete at the District Carnival will need to attend this session, house points will not be awarded for this event.

Students will need to nominate their interest by Friday 26th May 2023.

1500m Events (10 yrs – Open Age Groups) – Tuesday 30th May 2023 – 7.15am-8.15am at Meridan AFL Fields.

Students wishing to accumulate Age Champion points or be selected to compete at the District Carnival in this event will need to attend this session, house points will not be awarded this year for this event.

Students will need to nominate their interest by Friday 26th May 2023.

If you have any questions regarding these events, please don’t hesitate to get in contact.

Student Acknowledgements

Well done to the students listed below for their outstanding achievements in sport:

Katie Graves for her selection into the QLD Basketball team based on her performances at the State Trials. This is an outstanding effort and a testament to the hard work she has put in over the years.

Alexandra Schlotterbach and her Sunshine Coast teammates who recently came 3rd in the recent State 13-15 yrs Football Trials. Well done!

Mr Cameron West-McInnes, Head of Sport