Basketball - All Schools

Last term the Shalom Girls participated in the QLD All Schools Basketball Tournament held at Coomera. Shalom played Mansfield SHS in the cross overs and the game was a cracker - going into overtime. Unfortunately Shalom losing 53-47. This placed Shalom in the quarter finals of the bottom half of Div 2 (playing off for 9th - 16th place). In the Quarters, the girls played Somerville House, winning 43-35 and in the Semi's, defeating Somerset College 39-33. Shalom advanced to the 9th/10th playoff and faced Capalaba SHS for the second time. Capalaba were too good on the day defeating Shalom 48-25. The Shalom Open Girls finished in 10th place in Div 2. A fantastic achievement with such a young team. Thanks to all of the parents for their support at the games and to the sponsors of the Girls Basketball Team - Bundaberg Physio, Strata Services, Footmotion and Kinectic. A special thanks to Mrs Giles for the endless hours of training with these girls.

Mrs Kylie Giles
Basketball Coach
kylie_giles@shalomcollege.com

Hockey - National Championships

Congratulations to Courtney K and Ameilia L.  These girls have recently returned from the U/13 National Hockey Championships in Newcastle.

Courtney was Vice Captain of the QLD Cinders team that went through the carnival undefeated (11 games in total). Courtney and Amelia are National Champions!

This is Courtney’s Fourth National Champs GOLD medal in 13 months for both field hockey and indoor hockey.

Go Queensland!!.

Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities 
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com

Karting Australia

Congratulations to Ky B who recently competed at the FIA Asia Pacific Motorsport. Ky came away with a Gold in the Junior Sprint Karting event.

Karters from all across Asia competed at the famous Sepang Circuit in Malaysia.

Ky Qualified well in P2.

Heat 1 - 1st
Heat 2 - 1st
Superheat - 3rd
Final - 1st

Ky drove exceptionally well and in the final lead the race from start to finish holding off Singapore driver Isaac Seah. In 3rd place was Team Australia’s Bradley Majman. To have a double Australian podium is awesome. Australia also received runners up overall for the whole championship.

Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities 
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com

Australian Lifesaving Team

Congratulations to Kobi H who represented the Australian Lifesaving Team at the 2023 New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships in Auckland from Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October.

He returned with 5 medals – (2 silver and 3 bronze) and was able to achieve 2 personal best times in the process.

His individual results included:

2nd - U17 Male 50m Manikin Carry
2nd - U17 Male 100m Manikin Carry with Fins
3rd - U17 Male 100m Rescue Medley
4th - U19 Male 200m Super Lifesaver (racing up an age group due to no event for U17 age group)

Well done Kobi.

Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities 
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com

Queensland Championship Regatta Success

The first three days of the school holidays, 28 of our rowers took on the best in the state in the Queensland Championships Regatta. Over 840 athletics competed from 50 different schools. It was the biggest regatta ever held in Queensland and we were lucky enough to have it locally at Bucca. It was so nice to see the Bundaberg community come together to put on an oarsome event.

Our outstanding results over the 3 days included:

Girls Year 9 Single Semi - Sophie E
Boys Year 10 Doubles Semi - Ryan S & Jacob N
Girls Year 10 Single Semi & Yearr 11 Single Final 7th overall – Jada C
Boys Year 8 Single Semi - Max L & Balin C
Boys Year 8 Double Final 8th Overall – Max L & Wade C
Boys Year 8 Double Semi - Stanley M & Balin C
Boys Year 8 Quad Final 7th overall - Max L, Wade C, Balin C & Stan M cox Torah S
Boys Year 8 Quad – Final 8th overall - Ryder D, Zander D, Zac W & Dylan A cox Nat R

Considering over half our team is new and have only been rowing for 7 months, these results are remarkable. The youngest age group in Rowing Queensland events is Year 8. Our Year 7s had to row up in the Year 8 age group. Exceptional results from Max L, Wade C, Balin C & Stanley M for making it into semis and finals despite being younger. Their determination definitely contributes to their success.

Also, a big congratulations to our 13 rowers that made the Wide Bay Crews and proudly represented our region in the Inter-regional races on Saturday; Archie B, Emily E, Marlene D, Montana W, Jada C, Sophie E, Jacob N, Ryan S, Jacob B, Dylan A, Stanley M, Zac W & Zander D.

The biggest thank you again to all the coaches, parents and volunteers that make these events possible. Also, to our sponsors that helped us purchase our new uniform this year. The States regatta brings an end to our school season for rowing. We are still training for fun and fitness and are keen to get new rowers onboard ready for next year. Look out for our come and try sessions later in the term. Week 6 we will have sessions available for current students and also in Week 7 for any Year 6s that are interested in trying a new sport in high school. More details to come.

Ms Teressa Tibbey
HPE Teacher and Rowing Coordinator
teressa_tibbey@shalomcollege.com

Mr Rod Silcox
Intad Teacher Assistant and Rowing Coach
rodney_silcox@shalomcollege.com 

Table Tennis Final - Term 3 School Sport Recap

After the end of the Table Tennis season, Shalom teams finished third and fourth, meaning both teams qualified for the finals on the morning of Tuesday 12 September. Unfortunately, Shalom 1 had to forfeit due to having only one player available, allowing BCC 2 a straight run to the final. Isaac M acquitted himself well, winning both games in a dead rubber.

Shalom 2 was also disadvantaged with only two players – meaning they had to forfeit three of the nine games from their match. Oscar Q and Ronald P played well against a skillful BCC 1 team, but were unable to hold off their opponents in a very close contest – going down four games to five. This left Shalom 2 in third place overall for the season, with BCC 1 claiming the trophy.

Thanks to all players involved this season for their participation and keen spirit.

We look forward to more players joining table tennis next year to bolster our team numbers.

Mr Troy Braund
Shalom Table Tennis Coordinator
troy_braund@shalomcollege.com 

Shalom Tennis Success - Term 3 Finals Day Recap

Joke: What time does Novak Djokovic go to bed? Answer : Tennish

Congratulations to all tennis players from Shalom who competed in Term 3 Wednesday afternoon tennis. The aim is always to have the most players on the court from any school, and we achieved that again this year. It was fantastic to see an all-Shalom Grand Final in Both Division A and Division B - an outstanding result.

In Division A, Shalom Red (Lachlan C, Xander W and Eddie R) defeated Shalom Black (Zain A, Lachlan R and Harry K) in the Grand Final by 18-6. The quality of tennis played was very high and was impressive to watch. We are very lucky to have so many talented players at our school.

In Division B, Shalom Black (Chase S, Jack H, Cooper H and Isaac T) defeated Shalom Red (Jack M, Blake W, Mia B and Lachlan D) by a score of 16-4. This was a well-deserved victory with Shalom Black performing consistently well throughout the term. Shalom Red, with some players who have played little tennis before showed great natural talent to defeat a number of teams to make the Grand Final.

Hopefully all players are keen to have a game again next year. Mr Hubbard and I could not be prouder of the efforts of the Shalom players. As usual, keep up to date with the latest developments, photos news etc in Shalom tennis via the Shalom Tennis Sia page:

(https://schoolbox.shalomcollege.com/homepage/10494).

Mr Brendan Maher
Mr Dan Hubbard
Shalom Tennis Coaches
maherb@shalomcollege.com
daniel_hubbard@shalomcollege.com 

Touch - BDSSS Competition

Congratulations to our 11 Touch Football teams who recently competed in the 6 week BDSSS competition.  All teams played well with Mr O'Shanesy's Open Boys, Mr O'Sullivan's Year 8 Boys and Mr Hammermeister's Year 7/8 Girls Black team winning their divisions.  Thank you to all teams players and coaches for a great season.