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Saturday, 28 October 2023, Waverley 1sts played the second round of CAS against a very tough Knox Grammar School team, and unfortunately lost the game 104 to 68. It was a very intense game to start, with Waverley going up in the first quarter 24 to 18 dominating the rebounds, and Sergej Jakovljevic hitting a few three-pointers.
The game continued on with many players battling like Tashi Harrison, but Knox was playing really well and went on a good run at the end of the second quarter to pull in front. James Dyson-Merwe’s interior dominance was once again big for Waverley.
Unfortunately, as the game went on, the 1sts just couldn’t match Knox’s intensity on defence and offence, weren’t able to find their run to get back into the game, and ended up losing to Knox. The 1sts will look to bounce back against St Aloysius’ College in a big Friday night game at Milsons Point.
The Waverley 2nds played a very good game, especially on the defensive end, which ended up leading to transition points, giving Waverley a good lead early on. The defensive presence was led by Hudson Hatchet, who was a pest on defence, getting steals and turning them into transition points.
The second half kicked off and Knox just couldn’t find an answer for Waverley, led by Renato Rovacchi as the main scoring presence, playing with a lot of energy on offence and defence, which helped Waverley pull away the game with a win 55 – 40. The 2nds record now improves to 1-1 as they hope to continue their winning next week against St Aloysius.’
Waverley’s 10As had a strong game, notching up another great victory on top of the previous week’s wins against Barker and Trinity. They started off the game very strong with Ratu Gosho Vishanin showing his ability to score points.
The whole game was very entertaining to watch, with players like Jonte Garvey battling through the whole game, to bring the final score to 81 – 18 to Waverley.
Waverley’s 9As had a tough game against a strong Knox team. The whole team fought until the final whistle, led by Aidan Busteed’s defence and Gabriel Hrzina’s scoring, but unfortunately couldn’t pull away with the win, going down 18 to 45 in favour of Knox.
The 8As also played a very strong Knox side and experienced a back-and-forth game, with many lead changes for both teams, however Knox was able to pull away in the second half with a lot of transition points. This resulted in a loss for Waverley, going down 23-39 at the final siren.
Last round, Waverley enjoyed a 68% win ratio against Barker across all games, however against perennial CAS Basketball powerhouse, Knox, we were only able to achieve a 25% win ratio.
Congratulations to all the teams, with each of them putting all their effort into these games every week. Good luck to all teams as they head into their third games of the season.
A special thank you goes to Mr Gibbs, Mr Johnston and all the coaching staff who have made a tremendous effort for the season so far.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
James Dyson-Merwe and Sergej Jakovljevic (Co-captains of 1sts)
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Waverley College Cricket Supporters’ Club cordially invite you to the annual Parents and Sons match.
All ages, Years 5-12. Kids, come beat the old people!
Cool prizes!
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, Queens Park, from 4:15pm.
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It was a really positive start to the season with our first full round of fixtures last weekend. A huge thank you to all of the wonderful parent supporters who were working on the BBQ at the College and also those parents down at Queens Park with the 1st XI Cricket.
We head into our second round this weekend and including this Saturday, the majority of students have four rounds left for the calendar year. The last round of activities for most students will be on Saturday, 18 November 2023.
I would also like to remind the community of the processes for leave request and absenteeism please:
A couple of weeks ago we had a visit from the Manchester City Football Club with the four premiership trophies they hold. Most students were able to view these and we took a number of photos.
Click to view the Manchester City trophy tour photos
We have a big home game this weekend against Knox with our two day Cricket playing their second day. Aarush Soni taking 6/72 in the 1st XI was certainly one of the highlights of last weekend.
Good luck to all teams and activities this weekend.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Barker Invitational Tournament provided an incredible experience for the 8As and 9As, as they had the opportunity to play against the best basketball schools from GPS and CAS competitions. The event was not only a chance to showcase their skills as a team, but also allowed them to grow both as individuals and as a team. Unfortunately, the 10As did not have a tournament, but they were still able to hone their skills, through a three-hour team training session that was greatly attended.
The Knox Invitational Tournament was an opportunity for the 1st V and 2nd V trialists to compare their level of basketball to other schools from different associations before the start of the season. The 2nds had a decent tournament finishing 7th, winning two games, and losing three. The 1sts struggled with six injuries, had to battle with just seven players with courageous efforts, but unfortunately finished 9th, winning one game and losing four.
On 14 October, Waverley went up against Trinity in their final preparation before the season started. It was a great opportunity to see what they needed to work on before round 1. Unfortunately, Waverley lost 96 to 58 to a very strong Trinity team, that is one of the favourites to take out the CAS competition this season.
It was a very intense start to the game. Waverley and Trinity were going point for point in a tightly contested first quarter, with Trinity in the lead 22-18. The second quarter was much the same, led the way by Sergej Jakovljevic’s scoring, with Trinity extending the lead to four points from a buzzer-beating shot going into half time.
However, the second half was very disappointing for Waverley, as the game gradually started slipping away, Trinity’s dominance on defence and ability to score the ball in transition was what made it hard for the students to stay in the game. James Dyson Merwe’s interior presence was much needed, although Trinity ended up winning big, in a 38-point dominant victory. The team turned their focus to the Barker game for CAS Round 1 and were hoping to bounce back to win their first game of the season.
Waverley 2nds also played their last pre-season game against Trinity before the season opener which provided a good opportunity to understand how to play together. It was a good win for Waverley and a great confidence boost going into the CAS season, winning the game 71-65. It was a back-and-forth game as both teams were unwilling to give up, and kept playing their hardest throughout, but ultimately Waverley pipped their opponents to win by seven points.
Giles Strachan helped with his amazing 26-point performance to help the 2nds get the win over Trinity going into their season opener. Waverley was able to keep the pressure on Trinity, which overall was able to get them the win. Waverley’s interior defence was able to force Trinity into taking tough shots which made Waverley’s job easier, as Caelum Brook’s defence made it hard for Trinity to score at a consistent pace, and allowed Waverley to get easy points in transition.
Saturday, 21 October was the 2023/2024 CAS Basketball season opener, where Waverley’s 1st V faced off against Barker in a well-fought, intense battle. Unfortunately, Barker was able to beat Waverley 79 to 53.
It was a back-and-forth start to the game, with the score moving between 15 to 8 points difference in the first three quarters in Barker’s favour. The students were confident going into the fourth quarter down by just 8.
James Dyson Merwe’s dominance in the paint was able to keep Waverley in the game. Barker was able to come out aggressive in the fourth quarter, and stretched the lead out to the 20s, and ended up securing their first win of the season by 26 points. The students will face off against Barker once more early next year at home at Waverley, where they hope to attain a victory.
The 2nd faced off against Barker for their season opener in a well-fought contest that was back and forth for most of the game. After a hard-fought game between the two teams, Barker beat Waverley 36 to 55.
There were a number of lead changes during the first three quarters of the game, however unfortunately for Waverley, they fell down into the 4th, unable to keep up with the fast play from Barker.
Hudson Hatchett’s defensive intensity was able to help Waverley stay in the game by providing them with extra time with the ball. Barker was able to outwork Waverley in the second half, which gave them a small lead that Waverley couldn’t come back from, which ultimately led to the 19-point loss.
For the 10As, Barker was going to be a hard matchup. The game was played at Waverley, and it started very strong with a few early scores from Nico Palacio and Jonte Garvey, which gave Waverley the lead.
The game carried on with everyone from Waverley playing well, and we ended up pulling away with a 51-26 win for the first round of CAS.
The 9As, led Mr Tom Kennedy as coach, had a very tough matchup against Barker. With some great talent, the game started well with both teams looking good, but unfortunately for Waverley, we just couldn’t match Barker for the entirety of the game. The final score was a 44-22 loss.
The 8As started off their game at Barker with ample spectators watching on, as they experienced a very competitive matchup against their opponents. As they battled for the first half, Maximilian Malley was able to post a few nice points, however they went into half-time down by a few points.
Despite this adversity, the 8As worked hard and battled their way to the end, eventually winning the game 27-22.
Good luck to all teams as they face off against Knox Grammar School in the second round of CAS Basketball this season.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
James Dyson-Merwe and Sergej Jakovljevic (Co-captains of 1sts)
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This week we celebrated the presentation of the Summer Co-curricular Captains and 1sts Teams. Waverley College has a broad program that enables students to demonstrate their strengths in both cultural and sporting pursuits. All of the College’s activities are highly valued and need to be supported.
Well done to the following students on their selections and appointments:
1st IV Tennis
1st XI Cricket
1st V Basketball
1sts Water Polo
1sts Touch Football
We have our first full round this weekend with a number of teams already also completing their first round last weekend.
Our 1st XI Cricket had a great away win against Barker with Aarush Suni taking 5/25, and our 2nd XI Cricket also securing a famous last ball victory.
Best wishes to all activities this weekend.
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Welcome back to Term 4 and the start of our new Summer season for 2023-24. All activities commenced this week and we have a number of trials and fixtures this weekend.
A huge thank you to all of the staff and coaches who conducted fixtures and training over the holiday period. We also had some students and Old Boys who represented the College at the highest levels.
Well done to the following students and Old Boys:
Congratulations to the following students on some impressive results at the NSW All Schools Athletics.
Friday, 6 October 2023
Boys 13 years High Jump Final
Boys 13 years 90m Hurdles Prelims and Final
Heat 1
Final
Boys 13 years Discus Final
Boys 13 years 400m Prelims
Heat 3 of 3
Boys 15 years High Jump Final
Boys 15 years 400m Prelims
Heat 3 of 4
Boys 13 years Shot Put Final
Saturday, 7 October 2023
Boys 13 years 400m Final
Boys 15 years 400m final
Boys 13 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 1 of 4
Heat 2 of 4
Heat
Final
Boys 15 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 2 of 5
Final
Boys 15 years Long Jump Final
Boys 15 years 800m Prelims
Heat 2 of 3
Boys 13 years Long Jump Final
Boys 13 years Javelin Final
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Boys 13 years 200m Prelims and Final
Heat 3 of 3
Final
Boys 14 years 200m Prelims and Final
Heat 4 of 5
Final
Boys 15 years 200m Prelims
Heat 2 of 3
Saturday, 23 September 2023
Boys 11 years Long Jump Final
Boys 19 years 110m Hurdles
Boys 17 years Long Jump Final
Boys 11 years 200m Prelims
Heat 1 of 3
Boys 16 years 1,500m Finals
Boys 11 years 200m Final
Sunday, 24 September 2023
Boys 16 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 4 of 5
Final
Boys 19 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 2 of 2
Final
Boys 16 years 800m Prelims
Heat 2 of 3
Boys 11 years 100m Prelims and Final
Heat 2 of 3
Final
Monday, 25 September 2023
Boys 16 years 200m Prelims and Finals
Heat 1 of 4
Final
Boys 16 years 800m Final
Congratulations to the staff, coaches and members of the Waverley College CAS Track & Field Team on an outstanding performance last Thursday and over the whole season. Mr Jeremy Roff and Ms Rebecca Gair have led this group superbly, and to achieve an equal 2nd with Knox is an amazing result. This is our best result since 1995 and we are looking to continue to build on this in the coming seasons.
A huge thank you also to all of the staff who assisted on the evening and also to the parents/carers and students who came out to support. The following students broke College records and will be recognised in the 2024 College Diary:
Well done to the following students:
| Age Champion 2023 | ||
| Champion | Runner Up | |
| 13s | Alex Bissell | Lukas Pendleton and Vidas Levi |
| 14s | Julian Minto | Payton Tarau |
| 15s | Jonah Barrett-Fungalei | Paula Teisina |
| 16s | Asher Thomasyu | Xavier Parish |
| 17s | Ricardo Zanapalis | Campbell Groves |
| Opens | Ryan Harper | Billy Lions |
| Best Team Man 2023 | ||
| 13s | Finley Mulligan | |
| 14s | Richard Nestor | |
| 15s | Ethan Rich | |
| 16s | Joe Mohi | |
| 17s | Sean Foley | |
| Opens | Tom Gleeson | |
| CAS Best Performance 2023 | ||
| 13s | Evan Rowbotham | |
| 14s | Julian Minto | |
| 15s | Jack Richardson | |
| 16s | Daniel Hornery | |
| 17s | Ricardo Zanapalis | |
| Opens | 4 x 100 opens relay
Connor Andrews Billy Lyons Harrison Lee Ryan Harper |
| Special Awards | |
| Doug Ricketson Cup – Most Improved Athlete | Lachlan Grant |
| Brother Lewis Award – Best Hurdler | Ryan Harper |
| Garry Judd Cup – Best Team Man | Jacob Hassan |
| Jeremy Roff Award – Best Middle Distance Athlete | Campbell Groves |
| Morris Curotta Cup – CAS Most Outstanding Athlete | Ryan Harper |
Last Saturday, we also had our first round of summer sport trials for Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Touch Football and Water Polo. Teams will be announced soon, so we can go straight into training at the commencement of Term 4.
We do also have some holiday activities including some 1st XI Cricket fixtures and Basketball tournaments and camps.
I want to wish all of those students and coaches the very best for those upcoming activities and the whole College community a wonderful holiday period.
Dear Waverley Basketball Community,
Please see the details below for our upcoming Season Launch.
When: Friday, 13 October 2023, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: Waverley College, Brother JP Lacey Gymnasium
131 Birrell Street Waverley 2024
Cost: $20.00 per person (+ 0.50c per ticket TryBooking fee). Includes buffet-style dinner and soft drink / water. BYO any other drinks.
The night will feature:
Ticket sales and raffle sales go towards fundraising efforts of the Basketball Supporters’ Club (all funds go back into the Basketball program to benefit the players).
For more information and for dietary requirements, please contact:
Juliette Carter (juliettecarter@yahoo.com) or Milla Palacio (milla@palaciofamily.com)
We are honoured to be hosting a private viewing of the FA Cup and the Premier League Trophy on Wednesday, 11 October, 1:30pm – 3pm, brought to us by Manchester City, the 2023 treble-winners.
This private viewing is for any student who would like to have a photo taken with the trophies. They will be excused from class for 10 minutes.
Dear Waverley Basketball Community,
Please see the following message from the Waverley Basketball Supporters’ Club.
Please save the date for the Waverley Basketball 2023-24 season launch.
Get ready for an evening of hoops, fun, games, raffles, music, and laughs as we kick off the Waverley Basketball 23/24 season.
Date: Friday, 13 October 2023
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Waverley College Brother Lacey Gymnasium
Bring the whole family for a fun night that’s bound to get everyone in the spirit for the upcoming season.
Stay tuned for more details, including how to purchase your tickets.
If anyone would be so kind as to donate a raffle prize or their time on the night to help, please email Rachael or Juliette (details below).
We can’t wait to see you there.
Rachael Smith (President): rachael_gray@hotmail.com
Juliette Carter (Vice President): juliettecarter@yahoo.com
Next week we have our CAS Track & Field Championships. On Tuesday, 12 September we will run our assembly to present the team, and Tuesday evening is the annual Carbo Night in the PAC for all members of the squad.
On Thursday, 14 September our competitors will arrive at school and head straight to the PAC at the start of the day. Reserves and other squad members will be in class as normal.
Our Athletes will depart at 11am for Homebush followed by the rest of the squad and Years 7 and 12 at 1pm.
The return bus to Maroubra is now full, however, we still have room on the return bus to Hurstville.
Students should arrive back at the College by around 9pm.
Parents/carers are welcome to attend the event, but must pre-purchase their tickets by clicking the button below.
Click here to pre-purchase parent/carer tickets
On Saturday, 16 September we have our 2023-24 Summer Trials for Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Touch Football and Water Polo.
We have also published the draft training schedule for Term 4 and both can be found on the College website by clicking the button below.
Click here to view the 2023-24 Summer Trials and draft Term 4 training schedules
*Please note that Year Groups are labelled by their 2024 groupings (Year 10 are now opens and Year 7 are now labelled as Year 8).
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
We are pleased to announce that we are seeking expressions of interest for a proposed New Zealand Cricket tour, which will take place at the conclusion of school in Term 4 2024, and will then continue into the first week of the December holidays.
Please note:
Deposit
The College requires a $1,000 deposit to guarantee your son a spot. This deposit will be followed by three equal instalments. The total amounts of each instalment will be confirmed once a final cost of the tour is determined.
Tour Payment Schedule
Payment of deposit can be made via the following:
Please only use EFT as BPAY will go onto school fees instead
Waverley College
BSB: 062 124
ACCOUNT: 00903139
All tourists must have a valid passport. The College will share more information once the tour group has been finalised.
Please note that this is a self-funded tour and will not be subsidised by the College.
This tour is a wonderful opportunity for those selected and students are encouraged to potentially seek casual work over the holiday periods to pay for the tour.
Thank you and kind regards,
Mr Sean Picone
Convenor of Cricket
spicone@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Our Track & Field athletes have continued to perform very well at the invitational carnivals and in particular our middle distance and sprint athletes.
We are at ES Marks Athletics Field in Moore Park for the next two Saturdays in preparation for the the CAS Championships on 14 September 2023. This big event is a compulsory Supporters’ Duty for all students in Years 7 and 12, and is certainly one the highlights of the CAS sporting calendar.
Parents, carers and students were sent a letter earlier this week outlining the event, which can also be found by clicking the button below.
Click here to view the student CAS letter
I also want to congratulate two students who represented the College over the weekend at the National Cross Country Championships.
Evan Rowbowtham in the U14s finished in 12th position, and Campbell Groves finished 26th in the U18 category (19th in his U17 age group).
These are tremendous performances against the best long distance runners in the country and the College is extremely proud of their efforts.
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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