SAPSASA KNOCKOUT GIRLS SOCCER

The girls played their third round Soccer match on Friday 17th June at Seaford versus All Saints Catholic School. Thank you to Jamie for coaching and practicing the girls and to Kelli, Stacey, Cindy, Sue and Tyann for driving and supporting the girls on the day. We also had a lot of supporters cheering us on, which was great. Thank you.

The girls tried very hard and persisted right through the match, but unfortunately were not able to score a goal. We were beaten by a very experienced team. The girls enjoyed themselves though and learnt a lot about Soccer. This means we have been “knocked out” of the tournament. Well done girls, you did us proud.

SAPSASA KNOCKOUT FOOTBALL

The boys played their next round Football match on Friday 10th June at Tatachilla School versus Tatachilla.

Thank you to Fraser and Brett for coaching and driving the boys and to Peta, Louise and Leann for driving and helping on the day. Thank you to the parents who also supported us.

We fought hard in defence and applied many hard tackles, but unfortunately we weren’t able to reward our hard work on the scoreboard. We were beaten 8 goal 6 points to 3 goal 4 points.

Once again I was very proud of the boys’ hard work and sportsmanship. They did PEPS proud. This means we are “knocked out” of the carnival and have no more school SAPSASA football for this year.

SAPSASA KNOCKOUT GIRLS SOCCER and BOYS SOCCER

Our first game was played against Willunga Primary School at the local town oval on Friday 27th May.

Thank you to Josh and the local Soccer Club (Breakers) for setting up and letting us use their facilities. We greatly appreciate this local support. Thanks to Josh for coaching and practicing the boys’ team, to Jamie for assisting me coach the girls’ team, to Amanda for her assistance throughout the day with various arduous tasks, to Joel for being the referee for both games and to Daniel and Liam for being our lines referees. Without all of this support SAPSASA events could not occur. So thank you very much, the students and I greatly appreciate it.

 

The girls played first and were too tight in defence and too quick and accurate in offence for the opposition. They won 5 -1. So the girls advance into the next round. Time, date and opposition are yet to be set. Once I have further information I will let the girls know. Practices are occurring at a designated lunch break.

 

The boys’ team played next and quickly raced to a 2-0 lead. But unfortunately the second half saw the opposition kicking 4 goals to our zero. So we ended up being beaten, which means the boys have been “knocked out” of the competition. Bad luck boys. Great effort by all.

SAPSASA KNOCKOUT NETBALL and FOOTBALL

Our first game was played against Encounter Lutheran School here at PEPS on Friday 20th May. We played fantastic team games resulting in both teams winning the first round. The boys’ football score was 17 goals, 13 behinds (115pts) to 1 goal (6 points). The girls’ netball score was 22 goals to 8 goals.

Thanks again to coaches Fraser and Jodie, to umpire Karina, to Brett for goal umpiring, to Troy, Clara and Abbi for scoring and timekeeping, to Brett, Vicki and helpers for setting up the oval, etc. Without your help and volunteering these days and events could not occur. It was also great to see so many spectators and supporters there too.

Well done to everyone involved. I am in the process of organising the next round game. Students are practicing at break times. More information will be sent home to players once known.

SAPSASA CROSS COUNTRY

The annual District Cross Country event was held at Kent Reserve on Wednesday 18th May. We had 21 students aged 10-13 years of age represent our school. Thank you to Alex, Lynette, Sharyn, Aleisha, Brett and Maria for assisting us all day. We had several students who placed in the top 6 positions in their age group. They should soon receive an invitation to represent our District in Cross Country at Oakbank later this term. Congratulations to all students for a great effort and displaying great sportsmanship and respectful choices on the day. Special mention to Brandon and Jamie who came 2nd in their events and to Poppy who came 3rd. Well done to all.

SAPSASA KNOCKOUT NETBALL, FOOTBALL, GIRLS SOCCER, BOYS SOCCER

Interested Year 6/7 Students have been invited to nominate and trial for the Knockout teams who will compete in games during Term 2. Final teams will be selected Week 1 and practices will occur as of Week 2. More information will be sent home with the selected team members once dates and locations of games are set.

GIRLS’ SOCCER COACH STILL NEEDED. Thank you to all the adults who have volunteered to coach these teams this year. I am currently still in need of a Girls’ Soccer coach. If you are interested please see me at school for further information. Thanks.

SPORTS DAY

Everyone appeared to have an enjoyable fun filled day. It was great to see so many supporters here. Thank you for attending. Congratulations to all House Captains for their tireless efforts throughout this term. The Sports Day was a huge success due to your outstanding efforts and organisation. A big thank you also to the invited Year 8’s and 10’s who assisted us all day, and to teacher Simon Harris for training them and assisting them on the day. Congratulations to Freeman who came 1st with Boomer in 2nd place and Commodore in 3rd place. Congratulations to Luke and Neriah for winning the 800m race.

SAPSASA Swimming & Softball

SAPSASA SWIMMING

The SAPSASA Swimming carnival was held on Wednesday 24th February at Strathalbyn Swimming Centre. We had 16 students compete and represent our school. Well done to the students for trying their hardest and achieving their best result on the day. Thanks to Tara for coordinating this opportunity, to Natarsha for being the teacher on duty for the day and to the parents who drove and supported us.

 

SOUTHERN SAPSASA DISTRICT BOYS AND GIRLS SOFTBALL TRIALS

Interested Year 6/7 students were given information last week re trialling for the District Softball team. Please contact me at school if you need any more information.

SAPSASA Events


Our school participates in a wide range of SAPSASA events
throughout the year. As part of my P.E. role I train and select
students to represent the school at these events. SAPSASA
is aimed mainly at Year 6 and 7 students but there will be
opportunities for Year 4 and 5 students to participate in some
sports. The events we anticipate competing in this year are:
o Cross Country (students born 2006, 2005, 2004,
2003. Wednesday 18th May at Kent Reserve)
o Athletics (students born 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.
Friday 2nd September at Victor Harbor Primary)
o Netball (Year 6/7 girls. Knockout Carnival begins
Term 2. Encounter Bay Carnival Wednesday 15th
June)
o Football (Year 6/7 boys. Knockout Carnival
begins Term 2. Encounter Bay Carnival
Wednesday 15th June)
o Soccer (Year 6/7. Knockout Carnival begins
Term 2).
o Basketball (Year 6/7’s only. Girls Wednesday 27th
July and Boys Thursday 28th July. Location to be
announced)
o Cricket (Year 6/7’s. Encounter Bay Carnival
normally in Term 4).
When information on these events is available I will put
notices in the Newsletter and send notes home with the
students who are interested.
There also will be opportunities for students to try out for the
Southern District Association teams in various sports and
also for State teams. Again, when this information becomes
available to me I will inform all eligible via the newsletter and
notices home.
I also will be putting up SAPSASA photo displays on the gym
windows so feel free to come and have a look after events at
some of the photos taken.


SAPSASA State Teams Selections
Interested students wanting to trial for State teams need to
refer to: www.decd.sa.gov.au/sport/pages/sapsasa
for further information. If you wish to trial for a team, an online
nomination must be completed and submitted by the due
date for each sport. Information for each sport is available by
clicking on List of Sports, then the sport you are interested in
nominating for. (A separate nomination form is required for
each sport). It is up to the student and their parent/caregiver
to enrol, pay for and attend these try outs. See me at school
if you need more information re this process.

SAPSASA SWIMMING


In Week 1 this Term, students born in 2006, 2005, 2004
and 2003 were offered the opportunity to try out for a
spot in our school SAPSASA Swimming team. The carnival is
to be held in Week 4 on Wednesday 24th
February at Strathalbyn Swimming Centre. Please make
sure all forms are completed and brought back to school.
Well done to the students who have been practicing in their
own time. Tara Irvin is kindly coordinating this for us so
thanks to Tara for organising this opportunity.