The talent in our primary schools was highly evident again this year with 114 students selected for a New South Wales Polding team. Almost every pathway sport included a Maitland-Newcastle representative in a Polding team.
These students were successful in representing their school, region and diocese in each of their sports. Each of these talented students was presented with a medal for representing NSW Polding at an NSW Primary School Sports Association (PSSA) sporting event.
Some students continued to excel in their chosen sport and were rewarded with a place in the NSW PSSA team to represent the diocese at the School Sport Australia competition. These exceptionally talented athletes are the best in NSW for their age group and are certainly athletes to watch in the future:
Nate Horsey from St Brigid’s Primary School, Raymond Terrace – Touch Football & Rugby League
Owen Trickey from St Catherine’s Catholic College, Singleton – AFL
Ivy Hagan from St Joseph’s Primary School, Denman – Touch Football
Harrison Gane from St Joseph’s Primary School, East Maitland – Rugby League
Oliver Dempsey from St James’ Primary School, Kotara South – Athletics
Quin Neyland from St Catherine’s Catholic College, Singleton – AFL & Swimming
Alexis Petrovic from St James’ Primary School, Kotara South – Swimming
Congratulations on your achievements!
Diocese has a proud tradition of sporting achievement as demonstrated by the talented and gifted athletes throughout our secondary schools. It is always exciting to see athletes who have traveled through our school pathways and continue to excel in the sporting arena well beyond their school years. Many students have continued to excel in a variety of sports and this is evidenced by those who represented our schools at all levels, in all sporting pathways.
We are extremely grateful that all pathway diocesan trials were able to go ahead this year. Many students were honoured to be named for a diocesan team to represent at NSWCCC. Many of these talented athletes were named for the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) team. Below are the students who were named for an NSWCCC team.
AFL
Cody Beavis All Saint's College, Maitland
Maddy Marsh Catherine McCauley College Medowie
Alex Neyland St Catherine's College, Singleton
Molly Thomas St Catherine's College, Singleton
Ayla Flynn St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Athletics
Trae Fairweather All Saint's College, Maitland
Ebony Newton All Saint's College, Maitland
Harriet Greentree All Saint's College, Maitland
Jarvis Lea All Saint's College, Maitland
Kayden Mahony All Saint's College, Maitland
Dixie Conlon Catherine McAuley, Medowie
Dwayne Vaggs Catherine McAuley, Medowie
Zane Edwards St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm
Oliver Gorton St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm
Harry Lidbury St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm
Coen Morgan St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm
Zachary Thomson St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm
Maverick Barnes St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Albert Yuille St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Heath Chalker St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar
Demetrius Rohr St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar
Aurelia Russell St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar
Amarni Ward St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar
Grady Platt St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul
Madeline Platt St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul
Alexander Brown St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Phoebe Doran St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Dylan Molloy St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Ethan Zander St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Basketball
Gabriel Lopez St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Noah Shiels St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Hannah Nimmo St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Hope White All Saint's College, Maitland
Sophie Williams All Saint's College, Maitland
Emily Foy St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Cricket
Riley Urquhart St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead
Cross Country
Grady Platt St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul
Demetrius Rohr St Joseph's College, Lochinvar
Coen Morgan St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm
Phoebe Doran St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Abrahm Russell St Joseph's College, Lochinvar
Aurelia Russell St Joseph's College, Lochinvar
Ellen Hughes St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Oliver Gorton St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm
Ashlyn Wall All Saint's College, Maitland
Caoimhe Bray St Joseph's High School, Aberdeen
Zach Thomson St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm
William Dalgleish St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul
Football
Bhuvadej Loachaivaj St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Lachlan Griffiths St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Declan Hughes St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Aswin Gurung St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Dominik Brymora St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Christian Bracco St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Madeline Howard St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Mercedes McNabb All Saints College, Maitland
Eve Howard St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Saffron Grass St Clare's High School, Taree
Emma O’Hagan St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Golf
Lachlan Standing All Saints College, Maitland
Netball
Elle Kaluski St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Hope White All Saints College, Maitland
Rugby League
Mackenzie Day St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Malaki Poa St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Ashleigh Loft St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Lydia Mulherin San Clemente High School, Mayfield
Darcy Wallace St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Diesel Hagan St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Myles Martin All Saint's College, Maitland
Caleb Garvie All Saint's College, Maitland
Rugby Union
Malachi Sausaofai St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton
Brendan Palmer St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton
Joseph Green All Saint's College, Maitland
Richard Lim St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton
Caitlin Rodgers St Clare's High School, Taree
Kaleb Ward St Catherine’s College, Singleton
Ethan Hamilton St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Darcy Emmett All Saints College, Maitland
Henry Burke St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Eve Keeling St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Imogen Hope St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Georgie Pratley St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen
Swimming
Aaleyah Tolar St Pius X High School, Adamstown
Evie Lucas St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul
Levi Reynolds St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar
Zoe Ingrey St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul
Valentina Costa St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul
Sampson Ward San Clemente High School, Booragul
Jacob Lynch St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Harrison Tancred St Clare’s High School, Taree
Sarah Bull St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton
Tennis
Chloe Googh St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Touch
Jye Stone St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead
Tyla Brown St Joseph's High School, Aberdeen
Sophie Murdoch All Saints College, Maitland
Stevie Botham St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead
Triathlon
Monty Dixon All Saints College, Maitland
Liam Dixon All Saints College, Maitland
Madeline Platt St Pauls Catholic College, Booragul
Grady Platt St Pauls Catholic College, Booragul
Volleyball
Jackson McDougall St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton
Water polo
Amali Jarrett St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Beau Rayner St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
Alex Thrum St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton
NSW All Schools team or merit team participants
Maddy Marsh Catherine McAuley College, Medowie – AFL
Emily Foy St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Basketball
Emma Donnelly St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Basketball
Gabriel Lopez St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Basketball
Christian Bracco St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Football
Bhuvadej Loachaivaj St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Football
Dominik Brymora St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Football
Aswin Gurung St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Football
Hope White All Saints College, Maitland – Netball
Madeline Platt St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul – Triathlon
Grady Platt St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul – Triathlon
Monty Dixon All Saints College, Maitland – Triathlon
Liam Dixon All Saints College, Maitland – Triathlon
A huge congratulations to our 2022 NSWCCC Blue Award recipients:
Hope White All Saints College, Maitland – Netball
Tyla Brown St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen – Touch Football
Liam Dixon All Saints College, Maitland – Triathlon
Monty Dixon All Saints College, Maitland – Triathlon
Gabriel Lopez St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Basketball
Emily Foy St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton – Basketball
Read more about the NSWCCC Blue Awards here.
As Education Officer of Sport for the Diocese, I am so thankful that all pathway sporting events went ahead and that our students were able to participate and excel in the sports they love.
Much thanks should be given to Sport Coordinators, Diocesan Convenors, Team Managers and Officials who, on top of busy school workloads, undertake these roles to give our students so many wonderful sporting experiences. The leadership, support and time they give to the students in their care is outstanding. The dedicated Sport Coordinators from our Diocese are:
Alison Tilse
David Pitfield
Guy Perrin
Belinda Watts
Annette Morgan
Rosemary Wilkinson
Jennifer Corben
Phil Peate
Elliott Plank
Steve Burns
Matthew Bailey
Matt Edwards
Matthew Collier