State Inter-School Chess Championships

Anatoly Karpov — 'Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.'

On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October, Shalom’s top chess team consisting of Callum M, Waylen , JJ W and Seth G travelled to St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace in Brisbane to compete in the prestigious State Inter-School Chess Championships. Shalom qualified for this event after winning the Wide Bay North Regional Finals in Term 3 and were competing against the winners of each region across Queensland – a huge challenge. To put this in context, there were schools competing who had FIDE Masters (Fide Rating > 2300) and Candidate Masters (Fide Rating >2200) which is very impressive for someone of high school age.

The Shalom team finished a creditable 18th out of 22 schools in the state and 5th in the regional schools. Waylen H (3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses) and Callum M (2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses) led the way with some determined performances, each only losing 2 of their 6 matches. Making this even more impressive was that they were our number 2 player and number 1 player respectively, therefore played some high-quality opponents. JJ W and Seth G also showed some impressive chess skills each with some good results against tough opponents. Congratulations to these boys on their excellent performances – hopefully we can do it all again next year.

If you would like to play some chess, or learn how to, you are most welcome to attend our Chess Club which meets each Tuesday at 11.25am-12.00pm in Beerarlem. We would love you to join us in the classy and noble pursuit of chess.

Mr Brendan Maher
Chess Coordinator
maherb@shalomcollege.com

Rugby League

Congratulations to Tom M and Mr Kaufusi (coach) for a wonderful result in the Queensland City vs Queensland Country U17 match in Brisbane during the recent holidays. The Queensland Country boys defeated Queensland City 13-12 in a nail-biter.

Tom was a standout player, turning in a strong defensive performance while also proving to be a handful with the ball in hand, running for a game high 199m on 17 carries.

Mr Adam Booth
Rugby League Coordinator

adam_booth@shalomcollege.com 

 

Touch - QLD All Schools

Congratulations to the following teams that competed at the recent QLD All Schools Touch Football Carnival held on the Gold Coast.

The Open Girls Touch Team played really well, making it through to the final 16 games on Sunday out of 88 teams in the division. We won all our games and lost one game, placing second in our pool, with a high for and against, which allowed us to progress to the finals. All girls played well lead by captain Zoe S. Thanks to our Manager - Miss Jess Richards, Assistant Coach - Mr Ainsley Driver and Coach - Mr Peter Robinson.

The Open Boys Touch Team put in some strong performances in a very tough pool.

From their 6 games, the team had 2 impressive wins (12-0 & 6-0), but went down in their other games (including a respectable 6-1 loss to the eventual Open Boys Champions). The boys can be proud of their efforts, particularly considering a number of players were quite new to the sport. The whole team showed great teamwork and spirit throughout the carnival, led by captain and Players’ Player, Jomar G. Thanks to our Manager – Mrs Sarah Driver and Coach – Mr Graham O’Shanesy. Thanks to Mrs Mel Klowss for preparing all the delicious meals for the team and also to Bus Driver/First Aid Officer – Mr Joe O’Driscoll. Special thanks to Shalom Touch Coordinator – Mr Peter Robinson, for his time and effort organising this trip.