Year 8 Geelong Schools Volleyball Championships

The Boys and Girls Teams represented the school in a very positive manner displaying sportsmanship and determination to do their best for their team. Mr Thomson and I were impressed and proud of both teams performances.

In the preliminary rounds the Boys had games against Geelong, Newcomb and Bellarine but unfortunately, they didn’t reach the finals. They improved their court play as the matches progressed.

The Girls won their Pool against Bannockburn and Newcomb and then meet Lara in the Semi Final which they won 40-17. Belmont won the other Semi Final. Our Girls won the first set and Belmont the second. In the deciding set Belmont got to serve first and they had their best server line-up and give them a solid start. Our Girls tried hard to regain the lead but couldn’t quite get there. A fantastic effort from all players.

Rafael Lakandula Year 12C - Australian Ice Hockey

During March this year, Rafael represented Australia in Ice Hockey in the International Ice Hockey Federation Division 2.

He spent some time beforehand in a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Gavirate, Italy and then he travelled to Bulgaria for the World Tournament.

Raf played against teams from Serbia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Chinese Taipei and Spain. Australia placed second by the end of the Championship.

Raf began his career at Rollerway in Geelong and then moved to skating on ice and tried out with a team in Melbourne. He plays for the Melbourne Demons. Rafael has gone on to develop as a solid player in defence and become Captain of the Victorian Ice Hockey team, receiving a Bronze Medal in the National Ice Hockey League.

We congratulate Raf on his achievements in this sport and wish him all the best for the future.

Lachy Flett Year 8E - Australian Inline Hockey

Lachy Flett represented Australia for the Under 13 and Under 15 Division at the 2025 Oceania Inline Hockey Tournament held in New Zealand earlier this year.

Lachy was named Captain of the Under 13 Division and Assistant Captain of the Under 15 Division. He played 3-4 games a day every day for a week and came home with silver!

Lachy has also been selected as part of the Allstars Team (likely to head to USA next July) and took out highest point scorer of the whole Aus/NZ Under 13 Division of the tournament!

A huge congratulations on these achievements, Lachy!

Year 7 Girls Volleyball Champions

On Thursday, 14^th of August, the Year 7 Girls Volleyball team competed in the Barwon and Bellarine Region Championships in Volleyball at the Corio Leisure Centre. We competed in two pool games against Belmont and Bannockburn and won in emphatic fashion, scoring 40 points in both games, winning both sets, and limiting our opposition to a combined total of 15 points over the two games. The girls then competed against Matthew Flinders in the semi-final and convincingly won both sets. As has become usual, we came up against our neighbouring rival in Northern Bay College in the final. We won the first set with some excellent serving and rallies, 25-11 and although the second set was a little tighter early, we steadied the ship and took control of the match, winning the set and ultimately the competition, 25-15. This was our closest game of the day. The girls are to be congratulated on a fantastic team effort. We now move on to the Western Metro Championships in November. Well done!!