WYVERN SPORT TERM 1 - WEEK 10, 2015 IPSHA Cross Country Carnival The Newington Preparatory Schools’ Cross Country team descended upon the expansive Kings School to contest the 2015 IPSHA Championships. The course was in immaculate condition, although its reputation as a tough and gruelling challenge still intact. Our boys were all keen to meet the track as well as the hundreds of other participants head on, by giving it their all. The 8’s and 9’s division was first to begin over the 2000m course. Our participants were eager to get started in their first IPSHA cross country appearance. Over, around, down and back the colourful mass snaked its way around to the encouraging cheers of the crowd. William Fisher in 23rd and Harry Forsyth in 26th both finished towards the front of the pack with amazing runs. Gabriel Gordon was next to finish in 60th position with Joel Zipeure with an exceptional 68th as an 8 year old. Stirling Williams came home with a top 100 finish, followed by Richard Hunt, Cameron Davey-Webb, Christian Ishak, Charlie Glennon and Christopher Boulougouris. The 10’s division looked to be our strongest on paper and it proved to be that way with some inspiring results. Henry Isherwood showed his tenacity by finishing first of the Newington brigade in 13th position overall. He was closely followed by Matthew Torrible in 15th, who staged a sprint finish to just beat home his fellow Newingtonian, Nicholas Venetoulis in 16th. With these special runs, both Henry and Matthew qualified for the CIS Cross Country Carnival to be held in June. Sebastian Parhash showed he is equally adept on land with a super 67th placing. Sebastian was closely followed by William lane 81st, Samson Tuqiri 83rd, and Marcus Pearson in 87th place. Riley Leung-Nicholson and Blaise Harvey-Palmer fought all the way to the finish to round off the division. Expectation was high with our 11’s team enjoying some success at this event in recent years. Bili Robertson calmly went through his start a number of times like a pro, before exploding at the gun to take up a forward position. As the race neared conclusion, it was apparent that Bili would be in the finish somewhere due to his position and apparent ease of movement. Coming into the final 800m, Bili exploded once more to put a gap between himself and second place. In a lightening quick move the race was over. Bili ran out the 3000m all the way to be crowned IPSHA champion in an impressive display of middle distance running. Bili will now progress to CIS with plenty of confidence after his effort. Edward Timpson was the next Newington boy home with a tremendous effort to finish 27th and James McGregor put in another dogged performance in 32nd. Thomas Oates never stopped trying to finish in 85th, closely followed by Dimitri Vallas in 88th. Hamish Taylor just missed the top 100 with his big effort, as did Curtis Mackinnon, Benjamin Tahmindjis and Oliver Nicholas. The 12 years boys was the final event scheduled. After a long wait, with many still recovering from Wyvern’s Year 6 camp the boys were still on their toes and energetic at the start. Gaelen Dorigo impressed with his determined style to finish towards the front of the race in 35th position. Fletcher Jakes showed his ever tenacious attitude to come home just behind in 67th. Joseph Dyster and Will Rumi were just outside the top 100 finishers with solid runs. Benjamin Walsh, Conor Corcoran, Samuel Sullivan and Maxim Clarke endured the pain, never giving in to finish their race and the day. Congratulations to all of our boys for their pride, will and attitude. The carnival was a big success with 3 of our boys moving on to the next stage of competition. Congratulations once again to Bili Robertson for his scintillating victory, along with Henry Isherwood and Matthew Torrible for their CIS qualification. We wish the boys the best of luck at the event in June. NSWCIS Swimming Over the past few days, Wyvern has had 2 boys swimming at the NSWPSSA swimming championships at Sydney Olympic Park. Joel Zipeure and Christopher Mina have both performed exceptionally well in reaching this level of competition against the best young swimmers in the State. Joel swam a great race in the 8 years 50m freestyle but didn’t quite make the final. Christopher swam in the 12 years 50m butterfly qualifying 1st fastest for the final. Then in an unbelievably close race, Chris just missed out on winning the final by a mere 9 hundredths of a second to finish in 2nd place. Chris will now compete at the All Schools meet in May, in a bid to qualify for the Primary School National Championships to be held in Adelaide during November. Congratulations to both Joel and Chris! IPSHA Football Trials A big congratulations to Gaelen Dorigo and Joe-Reilly Makovec for their inclusion in the 2015 IPSHA Football team. Fletcher Jakes and Christopher Laoutaris also trialled well but unfortunately missed selection. Gaelen and Joe-Reilly are joined on the team by Lindfield student Aidan Mostofi. All 3 Newington boys will play at the CIS Boy’s Football Championships on the 24th of April. Wyvern Summer Sport Captains 2015 Congratulations to the following boys in being named as a summer sport captain for 2015. These boys have been chosen to represent Wyvern by displaying sportsmanship, leadership and a standard of accomplishment within their sport. Tennis Marcus Santonoceto Basketball Angus Ole Water-Polo Liam Spiropoulos Cricket Benjamin Crawford Softball Alexander Watson Swimming Thomas Oates F.A.S.T Football Program for Years 1 and 2 Registrations have closed for Y1 and Y2 Fast Football. These sessions begin on Friday 8th May. Fast Football will be offered to Kindergarten students in Term 3 this year, with details to follow towards the end of Term 2. • Dylan Sleet competed in the grand final for the Balmain under 10’s cricket final. Dylan’s team, The Siberian Tigers, won the final. A great achievement by the Siberian Tigers! Well done Dylan. Holiday Sport Camps There are Flyers for the different Holiday Sport Camps available on Spaces. Please go to the Wyvern Sport Page under the “More” tab for the information. Water-Polo Training - Pride Swim School Pride Swim School, a long term user of the Newington College Swimming Pool, has announced they will be conducting water polo specific swim/fitness squads in Term 2. The squads will be aimed at boys and girls who play water polo at school or metro level. The squads are focussing on getting players fit to play their best possible water polo. The squad will be coached by National League level water polo players. Ages: From 10 - 16 years old Mondays from 5.30pm - 6.30pm (9 weeks - commencing 20 April 2015) Wednesdays from 5.00pm - 6.00pm (10 weeks - commencing 22 April 2015) Thursdays from 5.30pm - 6.30pm (10 weeks - commencing 23 April 2015) $15 per session OR $150 for the whole term Please call Melissa Pride with enquiries or to make a booking 0412 577 501 or email [email protected] Shining Stars • Aidan Principe continues to make great progress in the world of fencing. In the Marconi Cup Foil competition, Aidan came home with both a medal and a trophy for finishing first in the U/11 Boys Foil competition. • Bili Robertson recently retained his two state athletics titles on the weekend at the Little Athletics State Championships. In the: 800m – Bili has now won U9, U10, U11 1500m – Bili has now won U10, U11 It was a close finish in the 1500m whereas in the 800m he won by a significant distance. In the process, Bili finished in front of the current National 800m Champion! He also finished a commendable 14th in the 200m. • Congratulations to Zac Papadimitriou on his recent selection in the ARSENAL Youth Academy squad. • If your son has had some successful sporting achievements outside of school, I would love to hear from you. They can be shared with the Wyvern community through this “Shining Stars” section of the Wyvern. Coming Up • • • • • • • Monday 20 April – Winter Sport Team Allocation Training Friday 24 April – CIS Football Championships (selected students) Friday 1 May – Football NSW Futsal Championships – Menai Indoor Sports (selected students) Saturday 2 May – Round 1 Winter Sport Tuesday 5 May – Round 2 Rugby 7’s Challenge – Woollahra Oval (selected students) Tuesday 19 May – NSWPSSA AFL Championships (selected students) Thursday 28 May – Round 2 Paul Kelly Cup AFL (selected students) Neil Brunton Newington College Wyvern Sportsmaster
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