‍MacKillop Athletics Championships

Congratulations to all our amazing athletes who competed at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday 24 Sept. Our Junior Boys Team Jordan, Lebron, Lehan and Raph were amazing, with excellent baton changes and a new personal best time for the team. They finished 5th in their heat. Our Senior Girls Team Charlie, Lilly, Georgina and Beatrix were up against quick times from Sydney schools and the girls were exceptional, pulling together with great changes and extremely fast running. They were awarded a silver medal for their efforts and will now progress to the NSW All Schools Athletics at the end of October. Our Senior boys Sion, Lucas, Finn and Ollie were dynamite, with fantastic changes they won their heat easily with a new personal best time. In field events our high jumpers set new personal bests. Charlie was excellent in the windy conditions, with Beatrix 2nd and Noah and Raph both narrowly missing out on a medal on a count back. Beatrix was 2nd in Long Jump winning another silver medal. On the track, Noah and Ollie ran excellent 100m times and Beatrix and Charlie were extremely quick both making it to the finals. Beatrix won bronze in the 100 and 200m. St Bernard’s was cheering you on all day and we are so proud of your outstanding achievements. Good Luck to our girls as they compete next week.

Todd Woodbridge Cup Tennis Competition

A huge congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 students who took part in the Todd Woodbridge Cup Tennis Competition in Broulee on Thursday 18 September. Ten teams from St Bernard’s competed against schools from across the region in a half court format that focused on having fun while still trying to score points.

Our students showed incredible sportsmanship, enthusiasm, and teamwork. The staff were especially proud of their positive attitudes and eagerness to do their best throughout the day.

Special congratulations to Nate K and Will M-N who each received recognition awards from Tennis NSW for their positive participation and outstanding skill.

One of our teams emerged victorious and advanced to the Illawarra and Southern Highlands final. Congratulations to Beatrix F, Lucy B, Indiana A, Georgina W, Xavier L, Quinn S, Remi C and Lucas V.

Representative Sport 2026

There are lots of opportunities for students to compete at Representative level in a variety of sports, soccer, rugby league, netball, tennis, cricket, AFL, hockey, golf to name a few. If your child would like to compete in any of these teams further details can be found at https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/nominations

Dates for these competitions have been added to our St Bernard’s School calendar which can be found online at https://stbernardsbb.schoolzineplus.com/calendar

Tennis, Basketball and Cricket trials are in a few weeks so please nominate soon before entries close.

Whole School Swimming Program

Our St Bernard’s Swimming program is coming at the end of November. Thank you to all our families for returning their checklist. The students are now being levelled. They will be checked on the first day by the instructors to see if the level they are in is appropriate. Students then progress across groups as they improve their skills. Our aim as always is for maximum participation and to increase the water safety of all our students. Please check on Compass https://stbernardsbb-nsw.compass.education/login.aspx? to see if you have finalised your permission and payment.

Upcoming Sports Events

Thursday 23 October  - NSWPSSA Athletics Championships

Friday 31 October  - Canberra Goulburn Cricket trials

Monday 10 November -  Year 5 and 6 Stand Up Paddle boarding

Tuesday 18 November -  Year 5 and 6 Stand Up Paddle boarding

Friday 21 November  - Canberra Goulburn Tennis and Basketball trials

24-28 November  - Whole School Swimming Program     

Wishing everyone a fantastic Term 4!

Ang

Mrs Angela Holmes

Sports Coordinator/PE Teacher