SPORT: TOURNAMENT WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
AND THAT’S A WRAP ON TOURNAMENT WEEK!
Here’s a quick wrap-up of the action from tournament week. We played our hearts out and got some great placings in a tough tournament – including 5th for our Football Girls 1st XI, 8th for our Hockey 1st XI Boys, and 10th for our Football Junior Boys.
We were also delighted to get great feedback about how well our students had represented our school and our values.
A HUGE thank you to the coaches, managers, and staff who give so much of their time to support our sports teams.
HOCKEY
- Hockey Boys 1st XI had a great tournament which was filled with nail-biting games, and the team showed incredible resilience. Their determination and teamwork paid off and the team secured 8th position out of 19 teams, which is our best hockey tournament result in many years.
FOOTBALL
- Football Boys 1st XI had a tough week with widespread illness but still fought hard and placed 15th in the tournament.
- Football Girls 1st XI had a great tournament playing against some really good teams, losing one 1-0 in the quarter finals to the team that won the tournament. The girls placed 5th out of 32 teams.
- Football Boys 2nd XI bonded well and improved markedly as the week progressed. The team played against Spotswood College 1st XI on the last day and won the game placing the at 13th position.
- Football Boys Junior displayed great sportsmanship and values. They played with integrity and passion throughout every game. They represented Northcote College and the community exceptionally well. The team placed 10th at the Junior National tournament.
BASKETBALL
- Basketball Girls Premier team had a good tournament with a mix of wins and loses. They fought hard and placed 9th in the tournament.
- Basketball Boys Premier team had a strong pool with 7 teams in it. They did well by winning 3 and losing 3 games during the round robin. The team placed 16th in the tournament out of 28 teams.
NETBALL
- Netball Premier 1 had a tough pool at the start of the tournament but the team showed great spirit and resilience and fought back and had a couple of wins to place 25th in the C Grade at UNISS.
