Good Sports

Sporting achievements

By Tamae Ninos and Josh Archer Email this article

The first round of the summer season has seen some pleasing results from our Boys teams:
Volleyball, Water Polo and Cricket teams all achieved great success, as well as our Drive Tennis team who had a great performance in their first match.

Round 1 for our Mercedes Girls Summer sport competition kicked off in Week 5. It was so great to see the girls battle it out against other schools, with one game putting two Mercedes’ teams against each other. The best aspect of the match was the sensational, team spirit and most importantly, watching the girls enjoy playing sport with their peers.

Open Mercedes 2 and 3 Touch Football teams after their Round 1 game against each other.

With many students playing as part of a new team, or a sport for the first time it’s great to see our students having fun, attending trainings and playing in the right spirit.

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Claire Warburton [Year 11] (pictured above) for her selection in the State U18 Softball team. Claire will be heading to Blacktown in New South Wales during April to compete in the National Championships. She has also been selected in the State Open Women’s Baseball team competing in the National Championships in Adelaide in April. Good luck Claire, and particularly with the preparation required for these events. Congratulations Claire, our Mercedes community is right behind you!

And huge congratulations to Zoe Prowse [Class of 2021] on her debut with the Adelaide Crows in the AFLW Round 10 match against St Kilda in Melbourne. After being the first player drafted to the Adelaide Crows at Pick no.17 in July 2021, Zoe has been training with the Crows. Zoe’s hard work paid off with this incredible achievement. The Mercedes community is extremely proud of the way she represents herself on and off the field. Congratulations Zoe!

Congratulations also to Olivia Sandery [Class of 2020] for claiming a Silver medal alongside her teammates in the Australian Women’s Under 20 team at the World Athletics Race Walking Championships in Muscat, Oman earlier this month. Olivia produced the fastest time for the Australians in the Women’s event, crossing the line in 5th place. Congratulations Olivia.

Communication

Please remember to let coaches know if you’re unable to be at a training session or game. Simply message your coach if you are unable to attend, or be late.

Team App

Team App is where we share fixtures, information and results for Mercedes College Sport. Please choose ‘Mercedes College Girls / Boys Sport’ and the access groups that relate to your child, so you are not missing out on any important information. Team information is published only in the relevant Access Group. Remember when you download this application to turn notifications on.

First Aid

Please ensure your children provide their coach with clearly labelled personal medication (including puffers and epi-pens) before training and games if they may need it during sessions or while competing.

Winter Sport Update

Winter Sport trainings for our senior teams will start from Week 10 onwards to prepare students for the season ahead. Sports include Football, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Table Tennis, Cross Country, Chess and Debating. If your son wants to join a particular sport please SEQTA direqt message Joshua Archer mindful team nominations will be finalised early next week.

Share your sporting news with our Mercedes Community by emailing the details and photographs to PEoffice@mercedes.catholic.edu.au