Year 7 – 12 Sport

Rugby

On Wednesday, PLC participated in the SCISSA Rugby 7’s finals at Kawana Sporting precinct. This year we were fortunate enough to have 7 out of 9 of our teams earn a semi-final spot, 5 of those competing in the division one finals! Our U13 boys, U13 Girls, U16 Boys and Open girls unfortunately all went down in their Division 1 semi-final’s, with our U14 girls winning to secure a spot in the Grand Final! Our U16 B’s boys unfortunately also went down in their Division 2 final and our U14 B girls competed in the Division 2 Grand Final, unfortunately both going down to strong Grammar sides.

Our U13 Girls, U16 boys and Open girls all posted good performances in their Bronze medal finals, each winning their respective games. Our U13 boys narrowly went down by 2 points. Finally our U14 A girls played competitively against a strong Flinders side in the Division 1 Grand Final. Although they weren’t able to produce a win on this occasion, they should all be proud of their performance. Thanks again to our strong player, parent and coaching support across the season. It was incredible to see PLC Rugby continue to grow from strength to strength each season and I look forward to continuing that growth in upcoming fixtures. Well done on a great season!

Mr Josh Cummins, Head of Rugby

Basketball

Well done to all our teams who competed in Semi Finals on Friday night. Our 3 Girls teams all lost in very tight contests competing with higher ranked opponents but ultimately it went down in the final stages of the game.

The Junior Boys are through to the Grand Final against Immanuel College this coming Friday. Our Boys have continued their strong finish to the season with a number of Year 7 students stepping to contribute to the core Year 8 group. They defeated their opposition by a considerable margin in the end, which was a notable feat considering our Boys were on the opposite end of that scoreline last time they played.

The Junior Boys will play at 5pm at Caloundra Indoor Centre on Court 1 on Friday and we encourage our PLC Basketball community to come and support Mr Burdon and the team.

We would like to thank all players and coaches for their efforts this season, along with the high levels of support from parents. We look forward to another strong showing from PLC Basketball in 2025.

Water Polo

Congratulations to our Junior Boys and Intermediate Girls Water Polo Teams who will be competing in finals matches next Monday. The Junior Boys will be competing in the Gold Medal Match and the Girls will contest for a Bronze Medal. Games will be played at Sunshine Coast Grammar Aquatic Centre with the Boys playing at 4pm followed by the Girls at 4:40pm.

Thank you to coaches Mr Crompton and Madi Dindas-Kirkwood for their work with our players all season.

We wish our teams the very best in their final matches.

Weekly Friday Sport

We will be wrapping up our regular Friday Sport offerings from next week and moving into alternative activities for the final 3 weeks. Students will be advised of their allocations via email and notices. Students should check in with Mr West or Mrs Muir if they aren’t confident of their Friday Sport allocations.

St Andrew’s Yr 3-9 Relay Swimming Carnival

The annual St Andrew’s Relay Carnival for students in Year 3-9 will be held on the 21st of November. The top swimmers from our Inter-House Swimming Carnival will be invited to take part in this event. Information regarding this event will have been sent through to students and parents this week. Students will be transported to and from this event by bus.  All participating students will need to be dressed in school sports uniform (including hat and sports shoes) and ensure they have PLC Swimmers, a towel and food for the afternoon. A PLC Swim Cap will be provided for all swimmers. Please note that as this is a school representative commitment, no casual clothes are to be worn to or from the venue.  We look forward to a strong finish to the year for our swimming students.

SCISSA Tennis

Wednesday afternoon saw our SCISSA Tennis players wrap up their season with their final fixtures. It was great to see our Middle College students take up this opportunity to develop their tennis skills and have fun playing on Wednesday afternoons. Thank you to players, coaches and parents for their efforts each week!

Mr Cameron West-McInnes, Head of Sport