Local Athletes Excel at Polding Basketball and Tennis Trials
A big congratulations to the boys and girls who represented our Maitland-Newcastle Diocese last week in the Polding Basketball trials in Coffs Harbour and the Polding Tennis trials. They all represented our area with great sportsmanship and skill throughout the day!
Nevaya Liva - St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar (Girls Team)
Genevieve Luckey - St James Primary School, Kotara South (Girls Team)
Evie MacDougall - St James Primary School, Kotara South (Girls Team)
Congratulations also goes to the following students who made it to the final selection part of the day, only narrowly missing out on Polding selection:
Manning Lees - Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach
Emerson Dare - St James Primary School, Kotara South
NSWPSSA is being hosted in Newcastle so these players get to shine in their hometown in May.
Tennis
At the tennis three of our students played six tough rounds:
Lawson Donald - St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton
Patrick Holz - St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm
Tayla Hope - St Patrick's Primary School, Swansea
Tayla won his pool and progressed through the day to be named in the Polding team.
The following students also made it through the round games:
Minnie Cooper-Stone - St Paul's Primary School Gateshead
Matisse McLeod - St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton
Genevieve Threlfo - St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland
Genevieve and Matisse played some outstanding shots and each secured a place in the Polding team. They too will play in Newcastle at the NSWPSSA event.