Basketball Wrap

Welcome back!

Welcome to the 2018 GPS Basketball season. The preseason has concluded and the beginning is here for one of the most exciting and highly anticipated GPS Basketball seasons in recent GT history. The season starts with a likely top four 1st V matchup against BBC, a game that could ultimately determine the outcome of the GPS standings.  The boys in red and black are set for a tough first round match.

Terrace Basketball is set for another record breaking year. With 390 players and 39 teams, the program has gone from strength to strength over the last 12 months. 

Help needed

Roles as team managers and canteen convenor are available. Team managers will oversee communication to parents and players and coordinating washing of team singlets and score bench roles. Our canteen convenor will oversee recruiting keen parents to help run our Campbell Centre canteen each week and plan out required supplies for games on the weekend. Please email Mr Henry Mahoney henrymahoney@terrace.qld.edu.au

What were we you up to over the break? 

Terrace Basketball members were extremely active over the winter holiday break. Junior camps for Years 5-7 were run in the third week of the break, with former 1st V Coach and ex-Bullet Mr Luke Gribble, putting the College's youngest players through their paces. Hopefully the boy's hard work and dedication will lead to success during the season.

Coinciding with camps was the national EREA tournament where Terrace Basketball had teams representing in the Open and Under 15 age groups. Strong performances by both teams saw our Open Boys placing third in the nation and our Under 15 Boys taking out gold in an extremely exciting and nerve racking final sequence. Congratulations to both teams.

Terrace Basketball was extremely active in representative and state arenas over the past six months with over 20 players and seven coaches competing in Basketball Queensland’s State championships. Two players were selected in state squads and two coaches involved in annual tours to the USA. 

Good luck to all other sports and extracurricular activities in Round 1.

Rugby Wrap

The 2018 Terrace Rugby program is well underway and once again has a large number of boys wearing the red and black.  The program is once again committed to offering a safe and well-structured environment with the focus being on participation, enjoyment and the opportunity to learn. In doing so the program provides boys, coaches and referees with a strong framework for improvement and abundant opportunity to develop the key elements of rugby. 

Thanks to all staff, Old Boys and parents for their generous support over the holiday period. The 1st XV, 2nd XV and 16A teams travelled to Twin Waters for a four-day camp. The Under 15A squad travelled to the North Island of New Zealand experiencing all that the country has to offer on and off the field. The annual holiday clinics at Tennyson were once again a huge success with large numbers of boys in attendance. The holiday period was capped off with a round of games against NC.  The work over the holidays will lay a solid foundation for us to build from as we head into Term 3 Rugby.

Congratulations to Will Roach, Dan Condon and Glen Vaihu on their selection in the Queensland Schoolboys 1 Team and Will Kirk with his selection in Queensland 2. All boys travelled to Sydney to contest the National Schoolboys Championships. Will Roach was rewarded with selection in the Australian Schoolboys Squad for his outstanding performances.

Congratulations also to all boys who participated in the 2018 QJRU State Championships which were held at Albany Creek during the holidays. Terrace was well represented in all ages.

Term 3 Tennyson training schedule

• Please note: Buses depart Terrace at 3.15pm sharp and will return at approx. 6.15pm.

Referees

• Dads if you are interested in refereeing please contact me via emails as each weekend we are required to cover up to 20 + games tyronmandrusiak@terrace.qld.edu.au
Follow us on twitter @TerraceRugby which is your first point of call for all news and information relating to Rugby.

I wish all teams the very best for the season ahead.

Representative Sport 

Terrace students are eligible to trial for selection into District and Met Nth Regional representative teams in a number of sports. Our primary students nominate via City Dist. and our secondary students via Nth Independent or in some cases Met Nth directly depending on the sport. Boys will only be nominated if they are of a high standard and meet qualifying times in respective sports.

 City District Sport

• Cricket date 24 August – Open to all boys turning 12. Nominations close Friday 17 August

 Direct nominations to Met Nth Sport

• Cricket date 4 September – Open to 13-14 yrs. Nominations close Friday 31 August
• Track & Field date 30 and 31 August – Open to all 13-19 yrs. Nomination close Friday 10 August

For more information relating to upcoming trials please contact:

tyronmandrusiak@terrace.qld.edu.au

cerenehughes@terrace.qld.edu.au

or click on the below link https://metnorthschoolsport.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx

 Thanks for your support.