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3-6 PLC Cross Country Carnival

Clear blue skies and mild weather conditions greeted students on the last day of Term 1 for the annual Years 3-6 Interhouse Cross Carnival. Students were very excited to be able to participate in the first inter-house sports carnival after a disrupted term of sport.

It was great to see many parent spectators present and the outstanding house spirit on display. Well done to Wira house who was crowned the overall champion house at the end of the carnival.

House results were as follows:

Wira 1st – 396

Mumba 2nd – 316

Buran 3rd - 250

Bula 4th - 211

Congratulations to the following students who finished in the top three places for their age group.

9 – 12-year-old students who have qualified to run at the Independent District Cross Country Carnival held out at The Big Pineapple will be notified this week via Operoo. The carnival will be held on Tuesday the 3rd of May. The bus will leave at morning tea (10:30 am) from the front bus stop and will return for normal afternoon dismissal at 3:00 pm.

Armidale Rugby Carnival

During the Easter holidays, 15 excited boys departed Pacific Lutheran College to attend The Armidale School Rugby Carnival. Pacific has been unable to attend this carnival since 2019 due to COVID restrictions. The carnival is the largest of its type in Australia for Under 12s with 30 teams from Queensland and New South Wales competing over the weekend. 

The PLC team had been training throughout Term 1 in preparation for the carnival and the skill level of the team had greatly improved as a result of these training sessions.

At the carnival, all teams played four games on Saturday and one final game on Sunday based on their overall position from Saturday’s pool games. Pacific won three out of their four games on Saturday, which meant we finished in second place out of five teams in our pool and qualified to play in the 3rd vs. 4th playoff game on Sunday morning.

The results from Saturday’s pool games were as follows:

Game 1 -                         Pacific 26 - Scots College, Sydney  0

Game 2-                          Pacific 35 – Wollongbar Alstonville 0

Game 3-                          Pacific 0 – Gordon Rugby Club, Sydney 19

Game 4 -                         Pacific 41 – Lismore Rugby Club 5

Sunday Final                   Port Macquarie 35 defeated Pacific 26

At the end of the carnival, Pacific finished in fourth place in their division of ten schools and clubs, which is a fantastic achievement.

A special mention must go to the Pacific coaches who gave up their time training the boys in the lead-up to the carnival and over the weekend of the carnival. Thanks to Mr Scott Crompton and Mr Josh Cummins who freely gave their time and expertise to help make this experience possible.

Thanks also to the small number of parents who were able to travel down to Armidale for the weekend to cheer on the team in all games. Their support and encouragement were appreciated by the players and coaches.

Mr Darren Hooper, Head of Junior Sport P-6

 

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