Shalom College eNewsletter

Sport

Indoor Hockey - Australian Squad

Samuel A has been selected in the Australian Under 18 Indoor Hockey Squad after receiving his teams "Player of the Tournament" award at the National championships which were held in Brisbane in January. Samuel was also the team's top goal scorer. Samuel will now attend a number of training camps throughout the year with the Australian squad.

This is an outstanding achievement for Samuel to be part of the "2023 Australian Men's Emerging (U18) Indoor Hockey Squad".

Congratulations Samuel - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie !!!

Samuel (in Maroon)

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

Hockey - QLD Under 15s

We had more hockey selection success following the QLD U15 hockey trials in Brisbane on the weekend. Shalom had five Bundaberg players attend the trials (from previous selections). Pictured below.

After a full weekend of playing trial games, Ethan K (Goal Keeper), gained selection in the QLD Maroons team to compete at the National Championships held in Darwin from Saturday 15 April - Friday 21 April.

Ethan

We also had Tully D, Connor C, and Ava M named as shadows. This is a tremendous result for Bundaberg Hockey and a fantastic result for Shalom College.

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

Oztag

Congratulations to all the Shalom Students who made QLD Super Series teams from the recent Oztag Queensland State Cup. These teams will battle against each other at a tournament later in the year and a State team will be named.

These students also have the possibility of being selected in teams for the National Championships held in Coffs Harbour later this year.

The 2023 Junior State Cup saw participants travel from as far north as Cairns to the border line of the Tweed Coast and everywhere in between. There was some fantastic skill on show over the weekend making for an exciting SUPER SERIES that is coming up in June.

The 2023 Super Series Tournament will be composed of the QLD Jesters, QLD Fury and QLD Rebels teams that were selected from the Junior State Cup tournament over the weekend.

This year QLD Oztag have also named eight player development squads for each team. This squad will be the players that are on standby to fill the positions in any teams which may have players withdraw.

Jesters U14 Boys Harrison C
Jesters U13 Boys Cooper C

Fury U13 Boys Deklan R
Fury U17 Girls Zoe S

Development Squad U13 Boys Kobey W
Development Squad U13 Boys Koby C
Development Squad U13 Girls Jessica A
Development Squad U13 Girls Laila F
Development Squad U13 Girls Kellie B
Development Squad U13 Girls Erin K
Development Squad U15 Girls Jaida K
Development Squad U17 Girls Summer R
Development Squad U17 Girls Tia S
Development Squad U17 Girls Sophie C
Development Squad U17 Girls Kendall A

Well done to everyone and good luck.

Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@shalomcollege.com

Softball Nationals

Over the Christmas holidays Charli T competed for QLD in the U16 Girls Softball Nationals in Melbourne, Victoria. The team won the Championships with a hard fought victory against NSW 4-3 with a tie-breaker to seal the team's win.

Charli had a strong championship, playing in the positions of third base, catcher and often the designated hitter in the batting line up.

As a result of these championships, Charli has been selected as part of the Softball Australia Talent Development Squad for 2023. The squad is made up of U16 and U18 players and these players have been identified as future World Cup and Olympic players.

Charli will be attending a four day training camp this April in Canberra for squad members. A wonderful achievement!!

Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@shalomcollege.com

Surf Lifesaving - QLD Youth Championships

Over the weekend a number of Shalom students participated in the 2023 QLD Youth Surf Lifesaving Championships at the Sunshine Coast. Some amazing results were achieved by a number of students to be mixing it with some of the best surf lifesavers in the state. Below are the results of the finalist.

SILVER MEDAL - Tom W, Ben T (and team mates) - U14 Male Board Relay

SILVER MEDAL to a number of students in the Bundaberg March Past Team:

4TH - Ethan G - U12 Ironman
5TH - Ethan G - U12 Male Surf Race
5TH - Jack G - U15 Male 2km Beach Run
6TH - Jack G and Max O – U15 1km Beach Relay
6TH - Ethan G (& his partner Freddy L) - U12 Male Board Rescue
6TH - Mia A and Lana G (and their team mates) – U15 Beach Relay
7TH - Aarj D and Hamish O (and their team mates) - U13 Male Cameron Relay
9TH - Ethan G and Hamish O (and their team mates) - U12 Male Cameron Relay
12TH - Ava M and Georgia C (and their team mate) - U14 Female Board Relay
14TH - Tom W - U14 Ironman
14TH - Ethan G, Hamish O (and their team mate) - U12 Male Board Relay
15TH - Ava M - U14 Female Board Race Final
16TH - Aarj D - U13 Male Surf Race
DQ (7TH) - Aarj D (and his team mate) - U13 Male Board Rescue

Ethan G (right)

Well done and congratulations to all Shalom students that completed.

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

Team Nominations Open - 2023 Bundaberg and Districts Volleyball School Cup

Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@shalomcollege.com