After two rounds, our Open hockey and volleyball sit equal top of their respective ladders and our Open netball team remain undefeated, taking into account their bye. For a full list of results, please check out the following POD News post and for future information regarding fixtures please see our Sport POD Page.
Further QGSSSA sport information can be found on the following POD pages:
Tennis Report
Our Maggies tennis team has had a dream start to the QGSSSA season by playing some fantastic matches and showing wonderful team spirit. Following on from a super start to the season against Clayfield College in Round 1, the team jumped on the bus for a very early Saturday morning trip over to St Aidan’s at Corinda. After a cold, wet, and windy week, it was a relief to see clear skies and dry courts ready for a big morning of matches.
Congratulations to all our players who should be very proud of themselves and their performances. St Margaret’s came away with wins in Senior A, Junior A, Junior B and Junior C! We are especially proud of our two players, Elyne T. and Leila M., who stepped up into the Open team (from Senior A and Junior A) to replace two injured Open players. Thank you both; you played so well! Unfortunately, despite winning some matches, we couldn’t quite get the Open team win this time against very strong opponents.
We again thank Coach Dané and Mrs Eastland for their support and are looking forward to our next round against Brisbane Girls Grammar School this Friday.
Tennis Captains: Lara Charles, Gabriella Henzell
Coaches Corner
At St Margaret’s we have some outstanding coaches involved with our Maggies teams. This week we sat down with coach Karen Brown, our QGSSSA Open netball coach to get to know her journey and aspirations for the Maggies program.
- What do you enjoy most about coaching? What is your approach/philosophy towards coaching?
To me coaching is about giving back. Coaching enables me to share my knowledge, experience, and passion for both netball and St Margaret's. It is about bringing together a group of individuals for a common goal. I strongly believe people want to belong to something bigger than themselves, so it is about creating an environment so that the students grow as players and as people.
- Could you share with us a little bit about your coaching and sport journey?
My playing career started here at St Margaret’s, before going on to represent both Queensland and Australia and play professionally for the Queensland Firebirds 2000-2002. I was also a Queensland Academy Sport Scholarship Holder from 1998-2003.
My transition and experience in coaching has included coaching at Maggies for 10 years, as well as coaching Downey Park Rep Teams, Open State League Teams and assisting with Queensland Underage Teams.
- What are some of the aims and objectives you hope to achieve within the program?
I am keen to bring a fresh set of ideas, experiences, and connections to build on the strong foundations already in place, and as a Maggies Old Girl, to belt out the war cry after a win! Ideally every game!
Sporting Achievement
It’s with great pleasure that we can recognise the outstanding sport performances and representation of St Margaret’s students. This week I would like to highlight those secondary students who have been selected to represent Metropolitan North School Sport at their respective Queensland School Sport State Championships so far this year:
TEAM NAME
Tennis 13-19 Years Lara Charles
Swimming 10-12 Years Adelaide Bothwell
Swimming 10-12 Years Charlotte Rhode
Swimming 10-12 Years Gloria Finselbach
Swimming 10-12 Years Mena Bertinato
Softball 13-19 Years Milli Watson
Swimming 13-19 Years Adel Kusztor
Swimming 13-19 Years Ruby Gowns
Swimming 13-19 Years Samara Holmes
Swimming 13-19 Years Sophie Hebron
Swimming 13-19 Years Cosette Cooke
Swimming 13-19 Years Abigail Anderson
Cricket 16-19 Years Lucy Bourke
Cricket 16-19 Years Bree Craven
Water Polo 13-19 Years Mary Comiskey
Water Polo 13-19 Years Emma Pickering
Water Polo 13-19 Years Chelsea Johnson
Football 16-19 Years Jordy Wright
Rugby League 16-18 Years Sarah Clark
Rugby League 16-18 Years Ella Nona
Basketball 16-18 Years Grace Marchant
Hockey 13-19 Years Grace Shearer
Hockey 13-19 Years Bless Daly
Touch Football 16-18 Years Caroline Williams
Touch Football 16-18 Years Indiahna Frawley
Touch Football 13-15 Years Milli Watson
Rugby 7s 15-16 Years Indiahna Frawley
Rugby 7s 15-16 Years Hadassah Todd
Please note, the following list has been provided by Met North. If any information is incomplete or incorrect, please contact Mr Lloyd Knight (e) lknight@stmargarets.qld.edu.au to ensure he can correct Met North records.
Congratulations to all students highlighted above on their outstanding achievements. We look forward to further representation of our Maggies throughout the year.
GO MAGGIES!
Lloyd Knight