Years 7 - 12 Sport

Years 7-12 Inter-House Cross Country

There is one more sleep until our students hit the grass and pavement to compete in the Inter-House Cross Country! This carnival is a compulsory event for students and is both a House Championship event and a District Team Trial. The top 6 runners from each gender and age group will be selected to represent Pacific at the District Trials held on the 30th April. When selecting the team please note that, 12 year old runners in Year 7 will have their times compared to 12 year old runners in the Year 6.

Please see further about the event below:

Date:              Friday 19th April

Time:             1:30pm

Venue:           College Main Oval

Uniform:         House sports uniform and hat

Hats are required to be worn whilst cheering but are not required when running

Students must also wear suitable running shoes and not bare feet

Required: Water bottle, spare uniform and shoes to change into after if conditions are wet

PROGRAM/ORDER OF EVENTS

*Please note that times are a guide only and races may be run earlier/later, depending on circumstances.         

1.00       Lunch

1.30       Gather on PLC Main Oval at House Tents ready for start of Cross-Country event

1.45       12/13 Boys and Girls Race (3km)

2.00      14/15 Boys and Girls Race (4km)

2.15        16/Opens Boys and Girls Race (4km)

2.55       House/Age Presentations

3.10      PCG Roll Marking and Departure

COMPETITIVE SPORT NEWS

SCISSA Soccer and Volleyball

All SCISSA fixtures will begin next week on Wednesday 24th April. The draws will be finalised by the weekend and fixture information will be updated on students PLC NAV Calendar. If students are unable to see their fixtures, please contact me at cwestmcinnes@pacluth.qld.edu.au.

We will be finalising teams over the course of this week with all trials completed by Thursday18th April.

Players will be given their playing shirts prior to their first game by their coaches. Playing shirts are required to be worn to each game and returned at the end of the season.

It is important that students provide their coaches or myself if they are not able to make a week. Commitment is one of our focus areas this year in sport. We appreciate that other commitments can arise at times and ask that in these circumstances, absences are notified as early as possible. Thank you to those students and parents who are already doing this.

Trish Buckley Volleyball

Our Year 9 Boys and Girls Teams have their first round of games next Friday. This Terms competition runs on Friday evenings at Caloundra Indoor Centre on the 26th April, 10th May, 17th May and 24th May. As we have many students interested in participating, we need will be holding a final trial at lunch time on Monday 22nd April. Teams will be confirmed at this time and information will be sent home regarding fixtures. Students and parents are encouraged to keep an eye on their emails and NAV Calendars for any updates to the draw. We wish our teams all the best next week.

Rugby Union

Last night marked the opening round of our 15-a-side boys Sunshine Coast Sporting Schools Competition. We had both our U13’s and U15’s boys compete against St Johns at Nambour Rugby Union Club. The U13’s started their season off against a tough opponent, the boys continued to improve throughout the game but unfortunately went down against a strong attacking side. Our U15’s started the season strong, competing with an excellent defensive effort and some strong attacking sets, defeating St John’s 31-7. I look forward to a solid season of growth and development of all our teams.

Student Acknowledgements

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

• Congratulations to Sarah Huxley who competed at the State Swimming Titles and came 18th in 50m freestyle and 2nd in 200m free relay.
• Congratulations to Abby Novosel for her strong performances at the very recent Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships. Abby received 6 medals from the 8 events she took part in -
  • Gold- U13/14 Board Rescue
  • Gold - U13/14 Surf Teams
  • Gold - U13/14 Board Relay
  • Silver - U13/14 Cameron Race
  • Bronze - U14 Board Race
  • Bronze - U14 Champion Lifesaver 

A quick reminder for parents and students to please let us know of any outstanding achievements from students throughout the year so we can share with the community.

Mr Cameron West-McInnes, Head of Sport