Football 

Round 2

Round 2 saw us play State High, a very dominant and ambitious footballing school with plenty of juniors who play in Football Queensland’s NPL. From Years 7 to 12, State High has four teams per age group, which makes Football their highest participation sport. However, our boys were up to the challenge. A number of times, we found ourselves in difficult situations but were willing to dig deep and play until the final whistle. The 9A and 9B sides were particularly admirable in their matches. The 9As played against a solid and powerful team. Despite going one-nil down early, they scored a late equaliser through Zack Damianakis. The 9Bs managed to break down their resilient opposition with a late goal, finishing with a one-nil victory and continuing their impressive unbeaten run, which they have held since Year 7.

Our 8D, 11B, 11A and 3^rd XI should also be congratulated on their hard-fought wins, while our 6B, 6C and 5B should be applauded for their incredible efforts away to Toowoomba, where we took two out of three wins.

Across the weekend, we managed 20 wins and two draws. Unfortunately, our 5C, 5D and 5E were washed out at the very last minute.

For the 1^st XI, this match was always going to be a good indicator of the group's mindset and the individuals within. If it was a test, we passed, but only just. The four-nil scoreline is good, but it could easily have been closer if not for the acrobatics of goalkeeper Will Harris, who had multiple terrific saves.  We knew State High would be up for the battle, but so were we. We just made life difficult for ourselves by having moments where we didn’t play as a team. It is good that this performance happened so early in the season.

Thanks to the boys that came out to support the team. After a long break, it was great to see them all singing together in celebration after the game.

Round 3 is an away fixture against BBC, and we look forward to another big outing for the program.

Rugby

Term 3 Rugby Sign On

Sign on will take place throughout Week 5. All families will receive an invitation to register via Parent Lounge. Please note that the GPS competition will once again follow the direction of Rugby Australia and select boys based on their year of birth. This is the same system that operates in the club competition and ensures that boys play at their own age level. The year of schooling is irrelevant. The age selections are 1 January – 31 December.

Please note that the boys born in 2011 (Under 10) will play and be graded with the Under 11 boys. The GPS made this decision as only a small number of GPS schools could field Under 10 teams. The upside is that all Year 5 boys will get to play with their classmates during their first year of rugby here at Terrace.

• Opens - Born 2003 2004
• 16 years - Born 2005
• 15 years - Born 2006
• 14 years - Born 2007
• 13 years - Born 2008
• 12 years - Born 2009
• 10/ 11 years    Born 2011 / 2010

Refereeing Kids Rugby

Next Friday, our referee coordinator Mr Charlie Marshall will deliver the Rugby Australia “Refereeing Kids Rugby” course to our up and coming schoolboy referees.  It is pleasing to see such a good number of boys registering their interest. Many of the boys will commence their refereeing at the Under 11 / Under 12 level and progress to referee higher age groups once they have gained valuable experience. Good luck to all boys.

Representative Rugby

Congratulations to Lachie Martin, Will Ritchie, Sam Cannon,Thomas Nasser, Matthew Formosa, Luke Felsman and Will Reilly, who have been selected to represent City Districts at the Under 12 Regional Carnival. The carnival will take place late in Term 2.

Player readiness mid-year holiday Rugby clinics

All players will participate in a preseason training program which will take place at Tennyson on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 July. The purpose of the clinic is to prepare the boys for the upcoming GPS Rugby season. During the clinics, all elements of the Smart Rugby and Confidence in Contact program will be delivered by experienced coaches leading into our trial games against Nudgee College on Saturday 10 July, at Tennyson.

Lost and found

Large amounts of gear are returned from Tennyson after each training session and can be collected from Student Services the following day. Please ensure your son’s name is clearly marked on all items.

Date claimers

• Week 5 whole College Rugby Sign On – Please note that boys currently enrolled in the Term 2 preseason program are not required to enrol for Term 3 Rugby.
• Saturday 22 May 1^st XV practice games v TSS and ACGS
• Saturday 29 May 1^st XV, 2^nd XV and Under 12A/B – Under 16A/B v TGS (A)
• Saturday 5 June 1^st XV, 2^nd XV and Under 12A/B – Under 16A/B v BGS (H/A)
• Saturday 12 June 1^st XV, 2^nd XV and Under 12A/B – Under 16A/B v ACGS (H/A)
• Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 July - Holiday Clinics at Tennyson
• Saturday 10 July - Whole College practice game v NC at Tennyson

Congratulations

Baseball 

Congratulations to Jock Millar (Year 11) who has been selected to attend the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship held on 8–12 May at Albert Park, Lismore NSW. There will be eight teams competing for the Australian Senior League Championship, with the winner representing Australia at the Senior League World Series in Easley, South Carolina USA from 31 July- 7 August 2021.

Swimming

Congratulations to Jack Moore (Year 9) who has recently been selected to represent Queensland in the 2021 Queensland School Sport 13-19 Years Swimming Merit team.

Water Polo

Congratulations to Jack French (Year 10) who was named in the Queensland Under 16 Merit Water Polo team.  Jack also participated in the Under 16 Water Polo State Championships held last week where his team, Met North, won a gold medal.