Diocesan Sport Website Guide

Maitland Newcastle Touch Team Selections 2025

Congratulations to the following students who were selected in the Maitland-Newcastle Touch teams to represent at the NSWCCC Selections to be held from 29 to 30 April in Tuggerah.  

Boys 15s
Arlie Atchison
Lachlan Polson
Jaxon Whyte Butler 

Girls 15s
Taylor Brown
Beth Harris
Stella O’Connor 

Boys 18s
Rory Clarke 

Girls 18s
Sara Harris 

Sara Harrs, Jaxon Whyte-Butler, Arlie Atchison, Lachlan Polson, Stella O’Connor, Taylor Brown & Beth Harris 

Luke Rowe
Leader of Learning - Sport

Diocesan Swimming Championships 2025

The Diocesan Swimming Championships was held on Tuesday 11 March at The Forum Aquatic Centre in the grounds of The University of Newcastle. 

All students that attended displayed a tremendous effort throughout the day to compete and do their best in each event they participated.  A big thank you to all the parents that attended to support their child/ren and all the St Clare’s students.  Thank you to Mr Laurent Gonfond and Mrs Roxanne Dunn for their assistance as officials at the event.  There were great individual and relay team efforts on the day with a few placegetters and an Age Champion. 

Congratulations to: 

Carter Cox
3^rd - 12-14 boys 200m Freestyle

Yasmin Cassidy
2^nd - 15 girls 50m Backstroke
1^st - 15 girls 50m Freestyle
3^rd - 15 girls 50m Buterfly 

Sophie Scislo
1^st - 15-16 girls 200m Freestyle
1^st 16 girls 100m Freestyle
2^nd 16 girls 50m Freestyle
1^st 16 girls 50m Butterfly
16 girls Age Champion

The St Clare’s swim team on the day consisted of the following 15 students: 

Milly Atchison, Nate Bevitt, Yasmin Cassidy, Gionne Celestino, Carter Cox, Levi Dodds, Xavier Hammond, Eva Sansom, Sophie Scislo, Luen Stanley, Milla Thompson, Sara Uprety, Mia Wheeler, Sophia Whitehouse-Miotto, Adele Whitehouse-Miotto. 

Lastly, congratulations to the two students below who gained selection in the events listed to represent the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese at the NSWCCC event to be held in Homebush over two days - Wednesday 2 April to Thursday 3 April. 

Yasmin Cassidy
15 girls 50m Backstroke
15 girls 50m Freestyle

Sophie Scislo
15-16 girls 200m Freestyle
16 girls 100m Freestyle
16 girls 50m Freestyle
16 girls 50m Butterfly
16 girls 100m Butterfly

Luke Rowe
Leader of Learning - Sport

Beach 5s 

Year 9 student Callum Sheridan travelled to North Beach, Wollongong to compete in the Beach 5s.  The event was held on 22 February.  Callum’s team won the Beach 5 Grand Final and, depending on sponsorship, will be heading to New Zealand later in the year. 

Congratulations Callum! 

Todd Curtis
Year 9 Leader of Wellbeing & Engagement