QISSN NETBALL CARNIVAL - June/July 2014
During the 1st week of the school holidays (29/6 – 4/7), Miss Ollivia Beveridge and myself had the privilege of coaching and managing the QISSN Team to their carnival on the Gold Coast. In the lead up, we have been training twice a week for the past Semester and competing in the Inter School Netball Competition to gain valuable game experience. We started the competition with the opening ceremony at Assisi College and got to see our opposition teams. Day 1 saw the team have to play in the 7.00 am timeslot, not a good look for the girls after some had endured the 9 hour bus trip from Gladstone. We started the tournament in Division 6, with the aim to make the top half of our pool to move up to Division 5 for the finals. Everything clicked in the first game and the girls deserved the big win they achieved. They played outstanding netball and showed a very high level of skill. On day 1 the girls played 4 games and won 3. Day 2 started with a later time slot (the girls were very thankful for that) and 3 games to play. As with Monday, the girls played a fantastic first game to come away with a win, unfortunately lost their second game in a close battle, but pulled themselves up to win the 3rd game. After the 2 days of pool games, Chanel finished 2nd in Division 6 and we achieved one of our goals, moving up to Division 5 for the finals. Thursday was semi-final day, we would play 2 games, but the toll of the previous 2 days was starting to tell with some girls carrying minor injuries or sickness. They again played some excellent 'full-court' pressure netball to win 1 out of the 2 games. This meant on Friday Finals day, we would be playing off for 5th and 6th. The girls were pumped for this game and determined to come away with the win and 5th position.
The scores were tight all the way through, until the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter when our tight and full-court defence finally took its toll on our opposition. The defence end created turn-overs which our shooters netted, for the girls to take the win and 5th position. In all the excitement after the game, the girls gave a sterling rendition of the Chanel War Cry.
Congratulations to the 2104 QISSN team – you represented yourselves and the College in the highest manner and played fantastic netball throughout the week. You should be proud of your efforts, the way in which you played over the 4 days and manner you conducted yourself in both at the courts and at the accommodation.
Thank you to all the parents who came down to the Gold Coast to support, cheer and help with scoring over the week. You were a massive help to us both and it was great to see you supporting the team and your daughter.
During the games, the opposition coaches were asked to pick a 'Player of the Match' from our team each game. The player with the most votes was award team MVP at the presentation on Friday. Congratulations to Hayley Good, who was award the MVP Award for the Chanel team. Hayley feed the circle consistently well and provided the start to the 'full-court' pressure our team was known for over the week (all this with what now has been diagnosed as a fractured thumb).
Congratulations again girls and hope to see most of you back in 2015
Chanel College 2014 QISSN team members:
Year 12 – Isobelle Collocott (Captain), Nicola Richards
Year 11 – Demi Lisle, Courtney Hamilton
Year 10 – Brooke Sweeney, Hannah Hooper, Hayley Good, Taylor Langdon
Year 9 – Jasmin Ramsay, Lavina Turner
The QISSN Scores were:
Div 6:
V St Josephs Won 36-3
V Southern Cross Catholic College Loss 8-13
V Holy Spirit College Won 19 -10
V St Thomas More College Won 14-9
V St Augustine Won 19-10
V Mercy College Loss 9-15
V Blackheath & Thornton College Won 19-7
Placed 2nd in our Division so moved up to the top 4 of Division 5
Quarter Finals
Div 5:
V Gilroy Santa Maria Loss 17-28
Semi Final
V Holy Spirit College Won 23-15
Final for 5/6th
Div 5:
V All Soul's Gabriel School Won 21-15
Overall 5th in Div 5
2014 Interhouse Athletics Carnival Results - June 2014
What a massively successful and enjoyable last 2 days of term. I could not think of a better way to end the term then with the Interhouse Athletics Carnival. Student's from all houses ran, jumped, threw or cheered their hearts out to support their Houses in the hope of taking home the Overall House Champions. Day 1 was jam packed with the sprint events, a few field events and the highlight of the day; the Chanel Gift Handicap Race. As this is my first year at Chanel, I had no idea what to expect with the Chanel Gift Race, but from the anticipation on the runners and spectators face, I knew it would be a race not miss. It was a very close finish to the race between Isobelle Collocott and Braiden Harrison, a photo finish almost. Congratulations to Braiden on winning the 2014 Chanel Gift.
Over the carnival the lead points for Champion House was continually changing. It was always close between the 2 top houses after the half way mark of Thursday. Stella Maris and Marcellin houses were locked in a battle to take out the carnival. In the end it came down to participation and winning of the relay events. A big congratulations to Marcellin House, Champion House for the 2014 Athletics Carnival. On the basis of number of house shirts worn, participation in all events, costumes worn, cheering and assisting with jobs at the carnival, Futuna House was awarded the House Spirit trophy.
Congratulations to all students who participated in events and attend the Athletics Carnival. Without your competitive spirit, the carnival would not have been the success it was. Congratulations to our Age Champions, who went above and beyond in their efforts for their houses and getting in there and participating at the highest level. Below is a list of the Boys and Girls Age Champions.
Thanks to all the staff and grounds man for assisting me over the 2 days, it takes a team to run these events and Chanel is very lucky to have such a dedicated bunch of teachers and grounds people willing to help out.
2014 Interhouse Athletics Carnival
The Interhouse Athletics Carnival for 2014 will be held Thursday 26 June & Friday 27 June.
We had an excellent response to the online athletics nominations process last week. After a few technical glitches, it was all systems go. I am hoping from this response that the carnival will be a massive success. Students will receive information about event times through their PC Teachers on Monday. Parents are very welcome to attend and support their students at the carnival.
2014 Interhouse Athletics Carnival Program >
QISSN and Confraternity Carnivals
The QISSN Netball girls and Confraternity Rugby League boys have just over 2 weeks until they head to the Gold Coast in the first week of the school holidays to play in their respective Carnivals. They have been training hard and are very eager to play at the Carnival. Congratulations to all the players who were successful in making these teams.
The teams are:
QISSN Netball Team
Nicola Richards, Hayley Good, Hannah Hooper, Courtney Hamilton, Isobelle Collocott (c), Yasmin Ramsay, Brooke Sweeney, Demi Lisle, Taylor Langdon, Lavina Turner.
Confraternity Rugby League Team
Justin Cridland, Trae Clark, Johnton Oost, Jordan Holzberger, Harrison Madge, Terry Gibson, Jack Breadsell, Cooper Lems, Josh Hughes, Kieren Dennis, Kane Langdon, Daniel Pengelly, Riley Daly, Toby Guinea, Hugh Bradley Woods, Adam Romagnolo, Zac Good, Sam Wright ,Riley Johnson ,Dane Corson-Crook.
Connor Russell selected in QLD Country Team
Congratulations to Connor Russell in Year 10 for gaining selection in the QLD Country AFL team at the recent State U16 AFL trials. Connor travelled to Brisbane for these trials and from all reports played out of his skin. This is a well deserved accolade for Connor and his AFL sporting talents. Congratulations again Connor and good luck for the National Carnival.
Interschool Netball Open Girls Champions
Wednesday 28 May, Biloela Netball hosted the Interschool Netball Competition. As a college, we entered 5 teams comprising of 45 girls to this competition. We started the day with a minor hiccup as the bus broke down, meaning we arrived as the first round of games were being played. But this distraction did not hinder the playing performance of the teams. The Year 8s and U15 teams were the first to hit the courts. They played some fantastic netball and produced 2 wins and 1 close loss. After a rush to get ready, warm-up and set-up our area for the day, the 2 Open Teams were the next to take the court. It didn't take long for the QISSN girls to hit their straps, coming up with a convincing first round win. As the day heated up, our teams kept up their great performances and played some entertaining netball. The final 2 rounds of games would prove to be the deciding games for our U15s and Open A teams. Big wins would see them take out their divisions for the carnival. Congratulations to the Open A team who went undefeated for the carnival and were crowned Open Girls Champions. The U15s and U13 A teams collected runners-up for the day. It was an awesome day of fun, jokes, bus break-downs and fantastic netball action. Congratulations to all the girls who played, you were a great bunch of girls to take to the carnival. You all played your hearts out and provided excellent support to all our teams. A big Thank You to Miss Beveridge and Miss Ord who came along with me and assisted with coaching, umpiring and supervision for the day. It was a great day and we will be back next year to show off our netball skills once again.
CONFRATERNITY RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS - June 2014
CHANEL COLLEGE v CATHEDRAL COLLEGE ROCKHAMPTON
The Chanel Confraternity Rugby League team played the Cathedral College, Rockhampton in their continued lead up to the Confraternity Carnival in the first week of the holidays. The opposition was a big step up than our previous games, with TCC playing at the top end of Division 1, with Chanel in Division 2 for the Carnival. There was a big improvement in the team's attack and structure. However, lack of possession cost dearly. Defence is an aspect we will need to work on, particularly with the one on one tackles. The boys will look forward to developing the enjoyment that comes with the necessary contact with the opposition.
Chris Andersen (Confraternity Rugby League Coach)
PORT CURTIS BASKETBALL - May 2014
Mitchell Knight and Declan King were recently selected in the Port Curtis team for U15 Boys Basketball. They attended the Capricornia trials on Tuesday as part of the Port Curtis team and hopefully earn themselves a spot on the Cap team. Congratulations Mitchell and Declan and hope you played well at the Cap trials.
2 MAKE STATE U16 HOCKEY TEAM - May 2014
Congratulations to Morgan Mathison and Rhiannon Baxter who were recently selected in the QLD U16 Girls Hockey Team. These girls attended the State trials as part of the Capricornia team which played at Buderim and stood out from the rest of the competition to earn themselves a place in the State team. Congratulations again to Morgan and Rhiannon and best wishes for the next part of your Hockey Journey.
NETBALL NEWS - May 2014
This term has been a massive netball-a-thon. Our 3 town netball teams are halfway through their seasons, playing out of Gladstone Netball Association. These girls have been training hard and turning up to play each Tuesday night. There have been big wins, narrow losses but overall a very competitive and fun time on the court. Good luck for the rest of the season and keep up the fantastic netball talent on show for Chanel College. On Wednesday 28 May around 45 girls making up 5 teams represented Chanel at the Interschool Netball Competition in Biloela. This is a massive amount of players who have put up their hands to play in this all day competition. This year we have entered: Two U13 teams, 1 x U15 team and 2 x Open teams. It should be a fantastic opportunity for these girls to play against friends and club teammates whilst representing the College. It is also a great chance for our QISSN team to get some valuable court time as a team.
There is only 5 weeks until our QISSN team heads down to the Gold Coast for the annual QISSN Netball Carnival. This is a week-long event held in the first week of the upcoming school holidays. This team of 10 girls have been eagerly training at 7.00 am Monday and Thursday mornings in anticipation of this event. The team this year is made of girls from Years 9 – 12 with a mixture of experience in this event and first timers. Good luck for the upcoming weeks of training and best of luck at the Interschool netball carnival.
CONFRATERNITY RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS - May 2014
CHANEL COLLEGE v GLADSTONE STATE HIGH
The Chanel First XIII played GSHS last Wednesday afternoon at the Gladstone Junior Rugby League Fields in a game that was certainly not for the faint hearted. It was a last minute try and conversion that secured our win. Chanel had strong field position throughout the game. However, we did not convert on our opportunities, with forced passes and impatient attack. This resulted in numerous turnovers when we were close to scoring, which made the final result so tight.
Overall we are starting to gel well as a team and there were some impressive efforts by all involved. Special mention to Kieren Dennis for his last minute heroics in scoring the winning try. Our forward pack as a whole toiled all afternoon against a more physical pack. Also, Sam Wright's covering one on one tackle in the late stages of the game helped keep us in a position for the victory. Winning ugly is still winning and the boys competed to the final moments showing the kind a character required to be successful at Confraternity.
Congratulations boys on chalking up another win and looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd at the Chanel College Oval, this Wednesday afternoon 4.00 pm against The Cathedral College , Rockhampton.
Chris Andersen (Confraternity Rugby League Coach)
Town Volleyball Finals - May 2014
Last Thursday night saw the end of the first season of the Town Volleyball Competition. Chanel College, under the guidance of Mr Davis, entered 3 teams into this competition: Open Boys, Open Girls and Junior mixed team. All teams showed great skill, sportsmanship and teamwork throughout the competition. The Open Boys team made it through to the Bronze Medal playoff against Toolooa State High boys. From the referee’s first whistle the boys were fighting hard with strong passes coming out of the team's backline consisting of Ryan Wright, Jacob McDermott and Brock Ramsay. The team's 2 ace setters Harry Sisley and Jacques Fermier played their hearts out setting up the ball for the big hits coming from Justin McAndrew and Ben Dansie. After a narrow loss in the first set of the game the boys started to pull it together pulling off some spectacular plays in the second set. However, unfortunately, luck was not in their favour and they ended up losing the second set securing them fourth place. (by Jack Sisley – Open Boys Coach)
Now after the end of Season 1, the Open Boys and Open Girls teams are training hard for the major event in Chanel College's volleyball's calendar; the Toowoomba Schools Cup Volleyball competition in Term 3. Congratulations to all players involved and a big thank you to the Volleyball Coaches: Mr Davis, former teacher at Chanel Mr Carseldine and Jack Sisley.
Season 2 of the Town Comp is kicking off soon – if you are interested in playing, see Mr Davis at school to get all the information.
The PE teachers also entered a team into the Town Volleyball competition. We made it into the grand final, and after going down in the first set, came back to take the next 2 sets to win the final 2 sets to 1. Congratulations to Mr Davis, Miss Kickbusch, Miss Beveridge and Miss Keys on their Volleyball Grand Final win. It has been a fun season and great to see so many Chanel students, teachers and parents at State High coming to watch the games and show their support. Bring on the next season!
Capricornia Touch Open Boys State Champions - May 2014
Justin Cridland, Jack Breadsell and Joshua Hughes represented the Capricornia Open Boys at the State Touch Championship at Hervey Bay last week. These boys and the Capricornia team played some outstanding Touch Football against teams and regions from around Queensland. It was a tough and hard fought competition across the 3 days of play. The finals were held on the last day of competition and the Capricornia team came up against South Coast in the final. Capricornia had not won a State Champs in 11 years so history was against the boys from the start. Going into half time the Cap side was down 1-3. This only made the team more determined and by the final whistle had made a tremendous come-back to win 6-5. Congratulations to Justin, Jack and Josh on a fantastic effort and becoming State Open Boys Touch Champions. Justin Cridland was also selected in the QLD State Touch team to play in the National Champs later this year – congratulations Justin and good luck from the entire Chanel College community. 
Port Curtis Cross Country Champions - May 2014
The Port Curtis Cross Country trials where held on Tuesday 6 May at the Gladstone Golf Course. A team of 58 runners represented Chanel College at the event and did a tremendous job. They were all enthused to start the event after a quick walk around the track and our walk down to the golf course. By far Chanel had bought the biggest and most enthusiastic team on the day. This shone through when, at the end of the races, the Overall Points and Percentage Winners were announced. Some outstanding results were recorded by the students with Tallis Stanhope (13 boys) and Rhiannon Baxter (15 Girls) taking out their respective races and the Age Champions for their age group. Congratulations to all students who participated on the day, you showed the true spirit and sportsmanship of Chanel College. The below students have all achieved a place on the Port Curtis team to travel to Rockhampton next month to compete in the Capricornia Trials.
Total school points – Chanel College 1st – 224
Percentage points - Chanel College 42% - 1st
CONFRATERNITY RUGBY LEAGUE NEWS - May 2014
Game this Sunday: Training has been going well under the guidance of our coach, Chris Andersen. We have our first full team game this Sunday against Marist Emerald at Browne Park, Rockhampton and we look forward to seeing how the team performs. The game is at 12.00 pm, so any supporters are welcomed. Best of luck to the boys.
State of Origin Jersey Raffle: Kevin Wootton was the winner of this great prize. Thank you to all those who bought a ticket and supported our trip.
Sponsor: A BIG THANK YOU to Anton and Julie Guinea who, through the GUINEA GROUP OF COMPANIES, are supporting the Confraternity Team in purchasing their travelling gear. It is much appreciated and I am sure the boys will look great in their team gear. If anybody else was interested in sponsoring the team, perhaps with the purchasing of team item, that would be terrific. Please feel free to contact myself or the office.
Mark Davis
Confraternity Manager
Swimming News - March 2014
Lachlan Pacheco in Year 8 recently attended the State Swimming trials in Brisbane. He had a great carnival and we would like to congratulate Lachlan on his achievements below:
· 50m Backstroke – 9th position and swam a PB
· 4 x 50m freestyle relay – team came 4th, missing out on 3rd by only 0.2 of a second
· 100m Breastroke – swam a PB
Congratulations Lachlan and good luck with your future swimming endeavours.
Interhouse Cross Country - 1 April 2014
Wow! What a day of fierce competition with great running on show. Thankfully the weather held off and we were able to run the cross country on Tuesday 1 April. It was a beautiful day for running and the students came in numbers ready to give it their all. The hot tip for the day was Connor Rose (U16 boys) and Justin Cridland (Open boys) having a crack at breaking their respective records. Unfortunately this didn't eventuate, but as luck would have it, the boys finished the course in identical times of 15.30 minutes to record the fastest time of the afternoon. Every student who took part gave it their all and were so excited to finish and cross the line. It was great to see so many happy and relieved faces to finish and achieve personal goals. Amongst the Houses the competition was fierce to take out the Champion House Trophy. Our Top 10 runners in each division have now won the right to represent Chanel College at the Port Curtis Trials. I must give a big thank you to all the staff for their excellent assistance with the day. A day like this cannot run without supervision, time keeping, recording and overall welfare of the College students. To all the students who ran, walked, time kept and supported; you showed excellent sportsmanship, skill and a fabulous attitude and hope you all have a massive sense of achievment for the effort you put into the day. Congratulations to all the Age Champions, Marcellin House for House Spirit and to Stella Maris House for taking out the Overall House Champions for the carnival.
Capricornia Teams - 20 March 2014
Last week students who successful made Port Curtis teams in Netball, Rugby Union and 15 Boys AFL headed to Emerald for the Capricornia Trials. Congratulations to the below students on their selection in Capricornia Teams:
Harrison Madge 18 Boys Rugby Union team.
Rhiannon Baxter 19 Girls Hockey
Morgan Mathison 19 Girls Hockey
Connor Russell 15 Boys AFL
Kiah Guinea 18 Girls Basketball
Interhouse Volleyball - 20 March 2014
What a great finish to the Year 10, 11, 12 Interhouse Volleyball Competition. All house teams competed with tremendous house spirit and pride; and this was telling in the extremely close game and overall results. Over the 2 weeks crowds of students came up to the Marian to spend their lunch time watching, cheering, supporting, umpiring or playing volleyball in a fabulous show of sportsmanship and house spirit. I must give my thanks to all students who participated in the competition, assisted with umpiring or were the yelling, screaming support students at each game. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the excitement, smiles and pride on all students' faces at each game. But my favourite part of all was last Friday's “Student V Teacher game”. Boy did this game draw a big crowd!! It was a tightly contested game of pure skill and athleticism (well some more than others), and I am very pleased to announce that 'Teachers' won the first set 25-23. The second set was 12-6 to the students when the bell went, so this game is to be continued. Overall results for the Year 10, 11, 12 competition are below. Congratulations Stella Maris House on a narrow but deserving win:
1st Place - Stella Maris
2nd Place - Futuna
3rd Place - Marcellin
4th Place - McAuley
5th Place - MacKillop
The Year 8 and 9 Inter-House Volleyball competition will run during Weeks 8 and 9. Good luck to all the students participating for their House in Years 8 and 9.
Year 8 Student, Ryan Stitt off to Vegas!!- March 2014
Year 8 Student, Ryan Stitt recently won the 18 years and under Central Queensland Secondary School golf title, beating out those with six years more experience on the fairways and greens. Ryan has been accepted into the World Masters of Junior Golf in Las Vegas!
Congratulations Ryan and best of luck from the Chanel Community.
Port Curtis & Capricornia Trials - March 2014
Week 6 our students travelled very early in the morning to Mackay to compete for Port Curtis in the Capricornia trials for Basketball and Soccer. The Hockey students headed up to Rockhampton for their trials. From all accounts our students participated extremely well and put in some very good performances. Congratulations to the below students on being selected for Capricornia teams to compete at the State Trials later in the year:
Mercedes Ash 19 Girls Hockey
Belinda Ferris 19 Girls Hockey (shadow player)
Josh Hughes Open Boys Touch
Port Curtis & Capricornia Trials - March 2014
Students who were selected for Port Curtis Football (Soccer), Basketball, Hockey will be competing in the Capricornia Trials. Good luck to all these students. Below are the latest Chanel College students to gain selection in Port Curtis teams. Congratulations to you all and best of luck in your upcoming Capricornia trials:
Yasmin Ramsay 15 Girls Netball
Taylor Langdon 15 Girls Netball
Hannah Hooper 15 Girls Netball
Jaylyn Tanditiaola 15 Boys Rugby League
Benn Richardson 15 Boys Rugby League
Joshua Hughes Open Boys Rugby League
Riley Daly Open Boys Rugby League
Jordan Holzberger Open Boys Rugby League
These students have been selected for Capricornia teams and will be competing at the State Trials later in the Term:
Jack Breadsell Open Boys Touch
Justin Cridland Open Boys Touch
Carly Hill 15 Girls Touch
Port Curtis & Capricornia Trials - 27 February 2014
We are half way through Term 1 and it's been a big 5 weeks of sport. This week see's the last of the Port Curtis sports trials till Term 2. Students who nominated for netball, AFL and Rugby League will have competed in their trials and hopefully won selection into their respective Port Curtis Teams. The end of Port Curtis trials means it is time for Capricornia trials which are held all around Central Queensland during most of March. Chanel College has many students who were lucky and skilled enough to make these trials and we wish them all the best for their games and trials.
The below students are the latest Chanel College students to make Port Curtis teams. This just proves how much sporting talent we have at the college.
Congratulations and good luck in your Capricornia Trials:
Morgan Mathison 19 Girls Hockey
Tess Barnsley 19 Girls Hockey
Rhiannon Baxter 19 Girls Hockey
Mercedes Ash 19 Girls Hockey
Isabella Aitkenhead 19 Girls Hockey
Belinda Ferris 19 Girls Hockey
Rebecca Lyden 19 Girls Hockey
Lachlan Graham 19 Boys Hockey
Tom Smith 19 Boys Hockey
Justin McAndrew 19 Boys Hockey
Ronan McGuire 19 Boys Hockey
Sam Reynolds 18 Girls Basketball
Brooke Castell 18 Girls Basketball
Khia Guinea 18 Girls Basketball
Connor Rose 19 Boys Soccer
Jacobbe McBride 19 Boys Soccer
Andrew Walker 19 Boys Soccer
Sam James 19 Boys Soccer
Oliver Young 19 Boys Soccer
Kate Boyd 19 Girls Soccer
Port Curtis Trials - 20 February 2014
What a busy start to the school year it has been for sport at Chanel. Trials for Port Curtis have been coming and going thick and fast and I am very proud to say that Chanel has been very well represented at these trials. This week's trials were for the Boys and Girls Hockey, 18 Years Boys and Girls Basketball and 19 Years Boys and Girls Soccer. Good luck to all students trialing and many thanks to the parents/caregivers and teachers who go along with their students to support and supervise at these trials.
Touch Football continues to be a sport in which Chanel continually excel and again gained many numbers in this year's Port Curtis teams. Thanks to Mr Davis and Miss Keys for coaching on the day and to Miss Keys who will be the 15 Boys coach. Players to make the team are:
Connor Mulhern 15 Boys Touch
Daniel Larose 15 Boys Touch
Keaton White 15 Boys Touch
Sidney Blake 15 Girls Touch
Morgan Mathison 15 Girls Touch
Carly Hill 15 Girls Touch
Charlee Bohan 15 Girls Touch
Taylor Langdon 15 Girls Touch
Joshua Hughes Open Boys Touch
Jack Breadsell Open Boys Touch
Justin Cridland Open Boys Touch
Hanna Barnsley Open Girls Touch
Congratulations to you all and best of luck at theCapricornia trials on Thursday 27 February.
Interhouse Swimming Carnival - 7 February 2014
House spirit, sportspersonship and a healthy rivalry were all on display at the Interhouse Swimming Carnival last Friday, 7 February. The town pool was a sea of Purple, Red, Yellow, Green and Blue with each student wearing their House shirt with pride to show their support for their team. Throughout the day each house was fiercely trying to out-do the other both in and out of the pool. Students demonstrated great athletic ability in the pool in the championship events with some very close finishes were had in many races. The Participation races for the freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke saw some unusual ways to get down the pool; but each student was eager to earn valuable points for their house. A change to the novelty events this year saw around 60 students from each house in the pool competing in the 'Great beach ball race' and the '5 minute pool noodle swim', which in the end turned into 10 minutes because all were having so much fun. Though the highlight of the day had to be the final race; Teachers V Students. Massive support was heard from both sides in the stands and the race was on. Like the rest of the day's races, this race had it all. Lead changes were seen with each new swimmer entering the pool, friendly rivalry and a close finish. Overall this race ended a terrific day of fun, competition and College spirit. Congratulations to all Age Champions and to MacKillop House for taking out the House Spirit award and to McAuley House as the overall 2014 Swimming Carnival House Champion.
Age Champion Swimmers:
13 Years:
Girls
Age Champion – Grace Graham (MacKillop)
Runner-up – Eden Johnson (Marcellin)
Boys
Age Champion – Kai Nugent (McAuley)
Runner-up – Liam Gifford (Stella Maris)
14 Years:
Girls
Age Champion – Georgia Kerr (McAuley)
Runner-up – Sidney Blake (Futuna)
Boys
Age Champion – Bailey Hoare (McAuley)
Runner-up – Troy Wright (Stella Maris)
15 Years:
Girls
Age Champion – Becky Lyden (Marcellin)
Runner-up – Alex Lennon (Stella Maris)
Boys
Age Champion – Trey Keyworth (Futuna)
Runner-up – Max Dooley (MacKillop)
16 Years:
Girls
Age Champion – Kate Boyd (MacKillop)
Runner-up – Monique Poli (Stella Maris)
Boys
Age Champion – Michael Pacheco (Stella Maris)
Runner-up – Connor Rose (McAuley)
Open:
Girls
Age Champion – Maddy Randazzo (Futuna)
Runner-up – Maddy Haigh (Futuna)
Boys
Age Champion – Scott Randle (Stella Maris)
Runner-up – Harrison Madge (McAuley)
Port Curtis Trials - 6 February 2014
Tennis: Congratulations to the 4 Chanel College Tennis students who all made the Port Curtis Tennis team. They will head to the Capricornia trials on Monday 10th February in Rockhampton. The team are: Kelsey Smith, Emma Westman, Kyle Stevens and Aaron Fahey. Good Luck to you all.
Softball: Jurak Massey and Lochlainn Martin will represent Port Curtis in Mackay hoping to win selection in the Capricornia team for the State Titles.
Volleyball and Touch: Chanel will be well represented in both these sports with Port Curtis trials this Tuesday 11th February.
Interschool Touch - 6 November 2013
INTERSCHOOL TOUCH FOOTBALL- BILOELA TRIP AND FINALS
Last week, our Junior teams did the road trip to Biloela. We had great numbers representing Chanel and it was a successful afternoon. The Chanel Year 8 Boys A team continued on their winning ways, having a 16 – 2 victory over the Bilo lads. The Year 9/10 Boys B had a narrow victory in a great comeback and the combined Junior Girls team went down in a close one.
This week, we had our final round and the Year 8 Boys A and Year 8 Girls teams came home with the silverware, going through the season undefeated. We have some players in the junior teams with a huge amount of potential. Our other junior teams played strongly to finish off the season on a high.
Thank You to our Year 11 boys, Jordan Holzberger, Josh Hughes and Jack Breadsell who gave up their time to referee games. Also thanks to Frank Larose from the Gladstone Touch assoc, who also helped Referee for the afternoon.
Also a Big Thank You to our teachers who coached/managed our Junior teams for the season: Susan Tannock, Kelly Muschamp, Wendy Marsh, Michael Gilbert and Jess Ryan-Salter.
It was another very successful Touch Competition by the Chanel teams. Well done all!
All Schools Touch - 10 October 2013
Open Girls
After a long trip down to Brisbane on Thursday 10 October, the open girls team made their way to Whites Hill to embark on their 2013 All Schools Campaign. The girls were off to a flying start with a win over Good Shepherd. This gave the girls a great confidence boost and was the dream start to the campaign. Friday morning came and although they didn't play till 1:30pm that afternoon, all girls were pumped and ready for another win, but things didn't go their way. Battling with the scorching temperatures, the girls went down by 1 in a close match to Woodridge. Day 3 came and the girls had three games on their hands. Hannah Lowry chose a nice selection of “pump up” music to get the girls in the zone. Bribie Island were the next opponents and proved tougher than expected with the girls going down in another close battle. However, improvements in skill were already visible as the girls continue to play well as team and spirits were high. Citipointe were the next opponents in the campaign. The warm up was a slow one for the open girls but this definitely didn't show on the field. The open girls showed great speed and skill demonstrating that training had paid off. Despite the loss the girls had to prepare for their toughest opponents yet- Fairholme College who were yet to be scored against in the tournament. Playing on field 1, “Lang Park”, the girls were nervous but with an inspirational speech from Jack Breadsell the girls were more pumped up than ever. The game didn't end up going the girl's way but the goal of being the first team to score against Fairholme was achieved with Taylor Langdon scoring. The campaign was a success with everyone gaining invaluable touch experience. The fearless captain Isobelle Collocott was named “Players Player” and a huge thanks to Miss Tannock and Kevin Cridland for coaching and supporting the girls throughout the campaign.
by Hannah Barnsley
Open Boys
On the 10 October the open boys team set off to Brisbane for the annual All Schools Touch Carnival. They began their campaign early
Friday morning with a 7-1 victory against St Augustines. In their second game, against Kedron, they were unfortunate to only come away with a draw. Bouncing back from the draw the boys were determined to ensure the win by thrashing Beerwah 11-2. On the second day of the campaign the boys defeated Centenary 6-0 in preparation for the biggest game yet, Keebra Park. There was a lot of hype and expectation in the top of the table clash to be played on Field 1. The boys put in a gallant effort but were defeated 11-2. This was the most number of tries scored against Keebra in the round games, with Keebra then going on to win the tournament. Despite the loss the boys made the finals on Sunday in the round of 16. Chanel College hasn't made an All Schools final in over 5 years. We were to face Morayfield College in the first round of the knockout finals. In a fierce arm wrestle between the two teams were narrowly defeated 6-4. This was the end of the road for the open boys ending our 2013 campaign. Overall the trip was a great success and exceeded many people's expectations. Big thanks to Mr Davis our coach for always having faith in us.
by Justin Cridland
Sports Awards - 2013
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Connor Rose
Athlete of the Year 2013
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Justin Cridland
Sportsman of the Year 2013 |
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Half Blues & Full Blues Achievers 2013
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Morgan Mathison & Georgia Brown
Sportsman of the Year 2013
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Netball
Coach of the Thunder – Mrs Kelly Muschamp
Co-coach of the Tornadoes – Miss Susan Tannock
Assistant Coach of the QISSN Netball Team – Miss Abbey Scanlan
Coach of the Storm and Coach of the QISSN Netball Team – Mrs Lorraine Johnson
The Coach’s Award for the Chanel Thunder – Alex Lennon
The Most Valuable Player for the Chanel Thunder – Brittany Ruska
The Player's Player for the Chanel Tornadoes – Amy Bunyan
The Most Valuable Player for the Chanel Tornadoes – Sophie Nevison
The Coach’s Award for the Chanel Hurricanes – Katie Davies
The Most Valuable Player for the Chanel Hurricanes – Vanessa Bartholomew
The Coach’s Award for the Chanel Storm – Brittany Ruska
The Most Valuable Player for the Chanel Storm – Brianna Thomas
The Coach’s Award for the QISSN Team – Hannah Hooper
The Most Valuable Player for the QISSN Team – Isobelle Collocott
Rugby League
Manager of the u/13 Rugby League team – Mr Ken Homann
Coach of the u/13 Rugby League team and Trainer for the Confraternity Team – Mr Tim Williams
Manager of the u/15 Rugby League team – Mr Mark Davis
Coach of the Open Rugby League team and Coach of the Confraternity Team – Mr Glenn Galea
The Coach’s Award for the u/13 Rugby League team – Darcy House
The Most Valuable Player for the u/13 Rugby League team – Braiden Harrison
The Coach’s Award for the u/15 Rugby League team – Zac Good
The Most Valuable player for the u/15 Rugby League team – Adam Romangnolo
The Coach’s Award for the Open Rugby League team – Kane Langdon
The Most Valuable player for the Open Rugby League team – Jack Breadsell
The Coach’s Award for the Confraternity Rugby League team – Hendro McLennan
The Most Valuable player for the Confraternity Rugby League team – Justin Cridland
Hockey
Manager of the Girls and Boys Hockey teams – Mrs Robyn Jurd
Coach of the Girls Hockey team – Mrs Jill Mathison
Coach of the Boys Hockey team – Mrs Karen Graham
The Most Consistent Player in the Chanel Girls Hockey team – Anke Bezuidenhout
The Most Valuable Player in the Chanel Girls Hockey team – Belinda Ferris
The Most Consistent Player in the Chanel Boys Hockey team – Tom Smith
The Most Valuable Player in the Chanel Boys Hockey team – Nicholas Hughes
Volleyball
Girls Volleyball Coach – Mr Josh Carseldine
Boys Volleyball Coach – Mr Mark Davis
The Most Improved Player in the Junior Volleyball team – James Hilder
The Most Valuable Player in the Junior Volleyball team – Conor Howland
The Most Improved Player in the Open Girls Volleyball team – Emily Nahrung
The Most Valuable Player in the Open Girls Volleyball team – Chontalle Biram
The Best Team Player in the Open Boys Volleyball team – Jacques Fermier
The Most Valuable Player in the Open Boys Volleyball team – Harry Sisley
Soccer
The Year 8 Girls Coach – Mrs Kelly Muschamp
The Under 15s Girls Coach – Miss Susan Tannock
The Coach’s Award for the Year 8 Girls – Kate Simons
The Most Valuable Player for the Year 8 Girls – Josephine Ware
The Coach’s Award for the Year 8 Boys – Lachlan Silver
The Most Valuable Player for the Year 8 Boys – Keenan Budgen
The Coach’s Award for the u/15 Boys – Oliver Young
The Most Valuable Player for the u/15 Boys – David Skelhorn
The Coach’s Award for the u/15 Girls – Anjana Ehret
The Most Valuable Player for the u/15 Girls – Georgia Brown
The Coach’s Award for the Open Girls – Emma Westman
The Most Valuable Player for the Open Girls – Chamindi Rosayro
Touch Football 2012 Season
(due to this being held in Term 4 2012)
The Player's Player for the Year 8 Girls – Taylor Langdon
The Player's Player for the Year 9/10 Girls B – Courtney Hamilton
The Player's Player for the Year 9/10 Girls B – Isobelle Collocott
The Coach’s Award for the Year 9/10 Boys B – Zac Good
The Coach’s Award for the Year 9/10 Boys A – Jordan Holzberger
The Players Player for the Open Boys – Jakob Leeson
All Schools Touch Carnival 10 October 2013
Open Girls
After a long trip down to Brisbane on Thursday 10th October, the open girls team made their way to Whites Hill to embark on their 2013 All Schools Campaign. The girls were off to a flying start with a win over Good Shepherd. This gave the girls a great confidence boost and was the dream start to the campaign. Friday morning came and although they didn't play till 1:30pm that afternoon, all girls were pumped and ready for another win, but things didn't go their way. Battling with the scorching temperatures, the girls went down by 1 in a close match to Woodridge. Day 3 came and the girls had three games on their hands. Hannah Lowry chose a nice selection of “pump up” music to get the girls in the zone. Bribie Island were the next opponents and proved tougher than expected with the girls going down in another close battle. However, improvements in skill were already visible as the girls continue to play well as team and spirits were high. Citipointe were the next opponents in the campaign. The warm up was a slow one for the open girls but this definitely didn't show on the field. The open girls showed great speed and skill demonstrating that training had paid off. Despite the loss the girls had to prepare for their toughest opponents yet- Fairholme College who were yet to be scored against in the tournament. Playing on field 1, “Lang Park”, the girls were nervous but with an inspirational speech from Jack Breadsell the girls were more pumped up than ever. The game didn't end up going the girl's way but the goal of being the first team to score against Fairholme was achieved with Taylor Langdon scoring. The campaign was a success with everyone gaining invaluable touch experience. The fearless captain Isobelle Collocott was named “Players Player” and a huge thanks to Miss Tannock and Kevin Cridland for coaching and supporting the girls throughout the campaign.
by Hannah Barnsley
Open Boys
On the 10th October the open boys team set off to Brisbane for the annual All Schools Touch Carnival. They began their campaign
early Friday morning with a 7-1 victory against St Augustines. In their second game, against Kedron, they were unfortunate to only come away with a draw. Bouncing back from the draw the boys were determined to ensure the win by thrashing Beerwah 11-2. On the second day of the campaign the boys defeated Centenary 6-0 in preparation for the biggest game yet, Keebra Park. There was a lot of hype and expectation in the top of the table clash to be played on Field 1. The boys put in a gallant effort but were defeated 11-2. This was the most number of tries scored against Keebra in the round games, with Keebra then going on to win the tournament. Despite the loss the boys made the finals on Sunday in the round of 16. Chanel College hasn't made an All Schools final in over 5 years. We were to face Morayfield College in the first round of the knockout finals. In a fierce arm wrestle between the two teams were narrowly defeated 6-4. This was the end of the road for the open boys ending our 2013 campaign. Overall the trip was a great success and exceeded many people's expectations. Big thanks to Mr Davis our coach for always having faith in us.
by Justin Cridland
Tornadoes win the Championships! Netball 3 September 2013
Against all the odds the Chanel Tornadoes triumphed on Tuesday night in the Grand Final of their Netball competition. Going into the match the girls knew they were in for a tough battle up against a Valleys team that they had not beaten on any previous occasion throughout the season – and also containing a number of Chanel students as well.
Both teams traded the lead throughout the first quarter as the Chanel girls refused to give an inch at any stage. Throughout the 2nd and 3rd quarters the Tornadoes skipped away to a 2 and 3 goal leads on a number of occasions on the back of some outstanding play, only to see the Valleys girls reel them back in every time. As the last quarter began the Chanel girls held onto a slim lead – and with everything to play for came out and played one of their best quarters of Netball for the entire season, running away with the game in the end to win by 6 goals.
It would be unfair to the girls to single out any particular student for their individual efforts as every single player was outstanding as part of a great team effort. Sophie Nevison had a great night in the shooting circle, sinking several long bombs that had the spectators on their feet. Amy Bunyan played with her customary aggression and determination, setting up the attack time after time. Remi Whelan, Laura DeAraugo, Sarah Waters and Samantha Woods all had great matches in the centre court, finding each other with some intricate passing movements in attack and piling the pressure on in defence. Claire Chittick, Brooke Thomas, Erin Collins and Lisa Davies showed great determination in defence throughout the match, as they fought for every contested ball and did not give their opposition even an inch of space. And of course, congratulations must go to the coach Miss Susan Tannock for her efforts over the course of the season. Miss Tannock has been coaching many of these girls for the past 3 years and I know that she is incredibly proud of all of her students this year. A sincere thanks must go to Ms Ros Waters for her help with coaching throughout the season and to all the parents and supporters that made the teams achievements possible.
GNA Netball - September 2013
Congratulations and a sincere thanks must go to every student who represented Chanel College throughout this season. Two outstanding individual achievements from the Grand Final night were Yasmin Ramsay who played an incredible match in defence for her Yaralla Budgies team, and despite her team just falling short of victory Yasmin was awarded the Best and Fairest Trophy for the the Player of the Grand Final. One of the major individual trophies to be awarded on the night was the GNA Junior Netball Player of the Year, which covers all junior divisions for the entire 2013 season – and Hayley Good was announced as this years winner. The trophy was a just reward for her commitment, determination and outstanding skill throughout the season in many different competitions.
Rugby League Grand Finals - July 2013
Last week both the Chanel College u/13 Rugby League team and Open Rugby League teams played in the grand finals of their respective competitions against Gladstone State High School.
The u/13s were up against the odds from the start against a big and powerful forward pack but were undaunted by the task. After going behind early the boys hung on tenaciously and fought their way back into the contest, scoring 2 tries late in the 2nd half to close to within 2 points. But the pressure created by the big forwards of State High finally told and they scored the final try of the match to seal the victory. Every one of the boys can be justifiably proud of their efforts in the grand final and throughout the season. Thanks must also go to the coach of the team, Mr Tim Williams, and the managers, Mr Stuart Sullivan and Mr Ken Homann.
The Open Team also went into their final as the underdogs, with injuries and
absences stripping the team of several of its most experienced players. In one of their best team performances of the entire season, the boys raced away to a significant lead on the back of some uncompromising defence and clever attack, with the work of the backline out wide particularly impressive. But they would not have been able to shine without the platform laid by the determined work of the forwards as well. Deep in the second half, it seemed that Chanel had the result sewn up, but State High had not won their spot in the grand final on luck, and they showed why as they scored late tries to come roaring back into the contest. Forced to defend their own line under severe pressure the boys held out grimly for the last few minutes of the match and as the whistle went they had pulled off a famous victory. Congratulations to every member of the team, especially 2013 Captains Jack Breadsell and Justin Cridland, along with coach, Mr Glenn Galea and Assistant Coach/Trainer, Mr Tim Williams.
Interhouse Athletics Carnival - June 2013
Congratulations to each and every student on their efforts on behalf of their house throughout the 2013 Inter-House Athletics Carnival. The carnival concluded last Friday with the hurdles events which was a great – and entertaining – way to finish the carnival.
Over the course of the carnival there were several outstanding performances from Chanel students. Two of the real highlights came from two of our most talented male athletes – Connor Rose and Justin Cridland. After going very close to setting a new record in the Long Jump last year, Connor came out determined to leave nothing in the tank this year in pursuit of a record which has stood since 1999. His first series of jumps saw him go incredibly close to the record, and with his 6th and final attempt he soared an incredible 5.75m to set a new record by 1cm.
Justin Cridland is without doubt one of our most talented all around athletes at Chanel College – excelling in a wide range of different sports. It must run in the family as the record he was after this year was held by his older brother Shaun Cridland. After getting away to his normal lightning start it seemed the record would be his – but after hitting a few hurdles throughout the middle of the race it became a tough ask once again. Summoning the determination of a younger brother racing against his elder, Justin bore down and tore for the line to finish in a time of 16.52s, shearing over 6 tenths of a second from his brothers record.
There were many other great performances – but what impressed me the most as ever with a Chanel sporting carnival was the house spirit and participation on display in every event.
After the final points were added Marcellin had sprung a terrific upset victory over the McAuley House – who after winning both the swimming and cross country carnivals this year were looking for a clean sweep of the major events. Congratulations to Marcellin House on a great victory!
Michael Gilbert Sports Coordinator
Please see Photo Gallery for Athletics Carnival photos
Age Champions
13yrs Girls Champion – Morgan Mathison (Marcellin)
13yrs Girls Runner-up – Sciara McKenzie (Futuna)
14yrs Girls Champion – Georgia Brown (Marcellin)
14yrs Girls Runner-up – Brooke Sweeney (Futuna)
15yrs Girls Champion – Katie Appleton (MacKillop)
15yrs Girls Runner-up – Lindsay Mathison (Marcellin)
16yrs Girls Champion – Isobelle Collocott (McAuley)
16yrs Girls Runner-up – Isabella Heard (Marcellin)
Open Girls Champion – Breanna Fedalto (McAuley)
Open Girls Runner-up – Justiss Heard (Marcellin)
13yrs Boys Champion – Will Hilder (Stella Maris)
13yrs Boys Runner-up – Braiden Harrison (Stella Maris)
14yrs Boys Champion – Trey Keyworth (Futuna)
14yrs Boys Runner-up – Jarrod O’Connor (Marcellin)
15yrs Boys Champion – Connor Rose (McAuley)
15yrs Boys Runner-up – Jaiden Eddy (Stella Maris)
16yrs Boys Champion – Justin Cridland (Futuna)
16yrs Boys Runner-up – Jordan Holzberger (Stella Maris)
Open Boys Champion – Jack Johnson (Stella Maris)
Open Boys Runner-up – Lachlan Goodland-Smith (Futuna)
Chanel Gift – Braiden Harrison
Final Results
1st – Marcellin - 1607
2nd – McAuley - 1511
3rd – Futuna - 1306
4th – Stella Maris - 1064
5th – MacKillop – 974
Chanel College Student makes
the Queensland Touch Footy Team!
At the recent Queensland Secondary Schools Touch Football Championships, Chanel College year 11 student Justin Cridland was the co-captain of the Capricornia Touch Football Team. The team had a fantastic carnival finishing in 3rd place overall. As a result of his series of great performances for the team, Justin was subsequently selected in the Queensland Team to compete at the u/18 National Youth Championships at Kawana Waters in September. The entire Chanel College community would like to congratulate Justin on this incredible achievement.
Representative Students - June 2013
There have been more outstanding achievements from Chanel students in the representative sporting arena.
After attending the recent QLD Secondary Schools Hockey Championships as members of the Capricornia Team Morgan Mathison, Lindsay Mathison and Hannah Lowry have been selected to represent Queensland at the upcoming National Championships in Tasmania.
Hayley Good recently returned from the u/15 State Netball Championships where she was the only student in Port Curtis to be selected as a member of the Capricornia Netball Team.
Kiah Guinea and Brooke Castell recently attended the Capricornia Trials for u/15 Girls Basketball and have just been selected in the Capricornia u/15 Girls Basketball Team to attend the State Championships, along with Connor Rose who was just selected in the Capricornia u/15 Boys Soccer Team.
Interhouse Swimming Carnival - February 2013
It has been an incredible start to the year for Chanel students in the sporting program. The depth and array of individual achievements, the amount of students getting involved and the House and College spirit on show has made it a memorable beginning to 2013.
The Inter-House Swimming Carnival was held last Monday at the Gladstone Aquatics Centre on a perfect day for Swimming. There were a large number of memorable moments throughout the carnival – and to mention individual achievements here would not do justice to what was the biggest highlight of the carnival for me: seeing the pool filled with students for the participation events. The amount of students – who may not necessarily have been swimmers - that got in and had a go for their Houses either once or multiple times throughout the day was amazing. The efforts of those students who swam in the Championship events throughout the day also deserves special mention – particularly to our Age Champions. I would also like to congratulate and thank the House Delegates for their work both before and during the carnival in organising, cheering and simply setting the example for other students to follow. It was also great to see a number of parents of our students coming down to the pool to support their children.
Congratulations to McAuley House on their back-to-back double victories in the House Spirit and Overall Aggregate – the challenge is now to see if they can back it up for the Inter-House Cross Country in a few weeks’ time…or if one of the other Houses can wrest sporting supremacy from their grasp.
Representative Students - February 2013
Last year at the Sports Awards Assembly I announced that 102 Chanel students had represented Port Curtis in various sports throughout the year, with 29 Capricornia representatives and 2 QLD representatives- a remarkable achievement. Given that figure represented nearly one-fifth of our student body attaining representative honours in sport I wasn’t sure if we would be able to approach those stellar heights once again this year…it appears I may have been very wrong! So far this year we have had 51 students selected to represent Port Curtis and 6 students selected to represent Capricornia. Such a significant number is true credit not only to the exceptional talent of those students, but to their extraordinary determination and commitment to their sports. The students who have attained selection for Capricornia teams are listed below and I look forward to being able to highlight more outstanding individual achievements throughout the rest of the term.
Water Polo: Georgia Brown
Volleyball: Rhomany Bowden
Softball: Faith Scheid, Teanne Noonan, Jakobie Massey, Harrison Madge
