Hastings School Futsal Titles 2022

13’s Boys, 14’s Girls & Boys Futsal Teams

Congratulations to our 13’s boys along with our 14’s girls and 14’s boys Futsal teams, who recently (Tuesday, 22 March) travelled up to Port Macquarie to compete in the 2022 Hastings School Futsal Titles.  All teams played with terrific spirit, sportsmanship and skill throughout all their matches with some excellent Futsal played.

Our 13’s boys displayed strong defence and attacking flare throughout all pool matches, which resulted in comprehensive and entertaining 3-1 and 2-0 wins over Camden Haven and Hastings College.  The boys played out hard fort 1-1 draws against St Columba Anglican College and Bellingen High School respectively and a 0-0 draw against a determined Bishop Druitt.  St Clare’s finished the pool stage with a polished 2-0 victory over St Columba Anglican College Silver.  Our boys reached the semi-finals in strong form and full of confidence, having gone through the pool stage undefeated.  The semi-final saw our boys versing their round one opponents St Columba Anglican School, the match was a see sawing and tight encounter, however, St Columba Anglican School ran away eventual winners 3-0. 

 (L-R): Ashton Dennis, Hendrix McDonagh, Matthew Clements, Harry Allen, Nash Syron, Blaise Crompton & Caden Hicks

Our 14’s boys team started slow in their opening fixture, narrowly going down to Hastings College 2-0.  However, the boys regrouped and bounced back convincingly in their second and third round matches with a 2-0 victory over Manning Valley Anglican College and a 1-0 victory over St Columba Anglican School.  Our boys reached the semi-finals where they came up against the fancied Bishop Druitt, the game was a physical high energy encounter which saw numerous goal scoring opportunities for both teams.  However, Bishop Druitt were able to capitalise on defensive lapses towards the end of the game, which saw them take the match 4-1.

Back Row (L-R): William Gibson, Max Lawson, Cohen Shoesmith, Riley Paine, Jade Parvin, Rohan Dormor & Archer Murray
Front Row (L-R): Kody Zahra, Mitchell Van Kampen & Lucca Boyling

Our 14’s girls started the day with a highly entertaining and well deserved 4-0 victory over St Columba Anglican School.  The second and third round fixtures were both bruising and high intensity encounters against well drilled and skilful Manning Valley Anglican College and Camden Haven High School, with the girls enduring agonising 1-0 and 2-1 defeats respectively.  The girls played all their matches with a terrific determination and grew with confidence and skill as the day progressed, they should be proud of their performances and congratulated for the way they represented the school.

Back Row (L-R): Tessa Rourke, Sara Harris & Amelia Johnson
Front Row (L-R): Miley Cox & Marley Brown

Lastly, a big thank you to all the parents who transported and supported our students throughout the day and Mr Laurent Gonfond for his tireless efforts in coaching our school Futsal teams, it’s very much appreciated by everyone involved.

Matthew Collier
PDHPE Teacher 

U19’s Futsal Team

On Wednesday, 23 March our U19’s Futsal Team travelled to Port Macquarie to compete.  The team played amazingly all day, especially in defence as they won all their pool games without conceding a single goal.  An incredible feat considering the fast pace and high-scoring nature of Futsal.  We met a very determined Camden Haven team in the semi-final.  The game finished 0-0, meaning we had to play five minutes of golden goal to determine the winner.  Unfortunately, we conceded a goal from a free kick, which sent Camden Haven into the final.  It was a tough way to end such a run of terrific performances.  All students can be immensely proud of how they performed and conducted themselves on the day.  They were truly an asset to our school community!  Absent from the photo below is Ryan Martin, who unfortunately injured his ankle in a previous game and had to leave early.  He was missed in our semi-final and we all wish him the best of luck for a speedy recovery.

Back Row:  Peter Bawden, Nicholas Avery, Connor Clarke, Silas Barberie & Isaac Earle-Broadley
Front Row: Todd Curtis, Saffron Grass, Harry Miller & Jai Payne

Todd Curtis
Year 12 Leader of Wellbeing & Engagement

Manning Valley Netball Association (Secondary) - Gala Day

On Thursday 17 March, St Clare's High School took part in the NSW Schools Netball Cup Gala Day at Manning Valley Netball Association.  This year we entered four teams in the competition, both Boys and Girls sides.  Each student played extremely well throughout the day and represented the school in high esteem. 

Junior Boys

This was our Junior Boy squads first carnival.  Many Year 8 students stepped up to play with little notice due to the loss of Year 7 players as a result of COVID.  For many of these boys it was their first time competing in netball.  They are to be commended on how quickly they learnt the rules of the game and ensured that the junior boys were well represented by St Clare’s.  The boys demonstrated progressive improvement as they played each game throughout the day.  They all showed a high level of enthusiasm and represented the school well. 

The team consisted of the following players:  Kody Zahra, Jade Parvin, Max Lawson, Cohen Shoesmith, Mitch Van Kampen, Charlie Gibbin, Rhyder Hodges, Indy Sheriden, Kai De Bono and Lucca Boyling

Junior Girls

This was also our Junior Girl squads first carnival. which was made up mainly of Year 8 students.  Unfortunately, COVID impacted the ability of many of our Year 7’s being able to compete. The Junior Girls division was hotly contested on the day.  The girls convincingly won 3 of their 4 matches.  With two other schools similarly winning their matches the competition had to go to for and against points which unfortunately saw St Clare’s narrowly missing out on a place by 0.32%.  The girls showed much enthusiasm and impressively represented the school on the day.

The team consisted of the following players:  Miley Cox, Bonnie Proctor, Eve Montague, Mikayla O’Brien, Marley Brown, Ruby Polson, Sara Harris, Violet Miller, Ramona Ljumanovic, Ebonie Johnson and Charlotte Hawkins.

Intermediate Boys

COVID had a significant impact on our intermediate boys side, with a number of students stepping up last minute to ensure the team was able to compete. The boys learnt quickly in the pre-competition matches and had a number of close games throughout the day. Overall, the boys side placed third. 

The side consisted on the day of the following students: William Gregory, Riley Dawson, Mason Polidano, Jet Cooke, Lachlan Bell, Kobi Critchley, Sam Tilley and Cooper Garland. 

Intermediate Girls

Our Intermediate side placed first and went through the day undefeated with some great wins that included:

Wingham High School 28 - 8
Manning Valley Anglican College 22 - 8
Gloucester High School 28 - 10
Taree High School 29 -10

The team consisted of the following players:  Madison Paine, Sienna Agnew, Sophie Drury, Aliviah Lewis, Savannah Murray, Ruby Sparks, Ashlee Brabant, Sophie Pratten and Rosie Miller

Our Junior Boys and Intermediate Girls will progress to the next stage of the NSW Schools Netball Cup, which will be held in Port Macquarie on Thursday, 25 August 2022. 

A big thank you goes to our Year 12 assistants:  Mackenzie Banham, Haylee Brabant, Tully Crossingham and Lucy Green - they did an amazing job in organisation of teams as well as umpiring throughout the day.

Mrs Amanda Brooks and Mrs Nicole Lovern