Junior

Swimming

The Years 1-3 (Under 6- Under 8) Swimming Carnival is being held on Friday 29 November. Carnival programs are available at the College Office. Buses have been booked to leave the College at 8.50am and will return at the conclusion of the carnival. The order of events on the day will be; 100m Freestyle, 12.5m Kickboard, 12.5m Freestyle, 25m Freestyle, 50m Freestyle, 12.5m Breaststroke, 25m Breaststroke, 50m Breaststroke, Little Pool Activities, 12.5m Backstroke, 25m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke, 12.5m Butterfly, 25m Butterfly, 50m Butterfly.

Under 12 Sports Dates February 2020 v3

• Under 9- Under 12 Swimming Carnival Friday 7 February
• Primary Catholic Schools Swimming Carnival Wednesday 12 February (Dalby)
• Bunya District Swimming Trials Tuesday 25 February 9.00am – 11.30am
• Bunya District Under 12 Basketball Trials Tuesday 25 February 3.30pm-4.30pm

Return of Sporting Uniforms

As the end of the year is fast approaching I am making an urgent request for the return of any sporting uniforms that may be still outstanding. Please return them ASAP. Replacement bills will be issued to students with uniforms not returned. This include Netball Dresses, Touch Football Shirts and Singlets, Rugby Jerseys and Athletics Singlets.

Senior

QCIS Sport 2020

In 2020 Our Lady of the Southern Cross College will be joining the Queensland Combined Independent Schools Sports Group (QCIS). This will be a fantastic opportunity for the students at the College to compete against quality opposition on a regular basis throughout the year. Three major carnivals will be held next year for students from Under 10- through to the Under 18 Age Group for both boys and girls.

Schools involed in the QCIS Group are:

• Toowoomba Anglican College (TAS)
• Toowoomba Christian College (TCC)
• Concordia College
• Downlands College
• Scots PGC College Warwick
• Our Lady of the Southern Cross College

2020 Carnival Dates

Swimming

• Monday 16 March at Milne Bay Pool Toowoomba

Cross Country

• Friday 15 May at Scots PGC Warwick

Track and Field

• Friday 7 August at Downlands College

Senior School Sports Dates February 2020 v3

• Thursday 6 February Inner Downs Cluster 1 Trials (Dalby - Tennis, Touch Football, Cricket)
• Thursday 13 February Darling Downs Cluster 1 Sports Trials (Tennis, Touch Football, Cricket)
• Friday 14 February Under 13 – Open Swimming Carnival
• Wednesday 26 February Inner Downs Cluster 2 Trials (Highfields) Sports Include; Rugby League, Netball, Soccer, Basketball

Touch Football

2019 has been a successful year for the College in Touch Football. The Under 15 Boys team made it through the Preliminary Final of the Mens’s A Grade Competition, the Under 15 Girls team narrowly missed a spot in the Women’s A Grade Final Series and the Under 18 Mixed Team just lost the A Grade Mixed Grand Final. Planning has already started for 2020 and any students wishing to be involved in Under 15 Boys, Under 15 Girls or the Under 18 Mixed College Touch Football Teams need to register their interest with Mr Lincoln. Trials will be held early next year to finalise all teams who will compete in Season 1 of the Dalby Touch Association fixtures which will begin in the early February.

2020 Confraternity Shield Rugby League and Netball

The 2020 QISSRL and QISSN Carnivals will be held in Brisbane in the first week of the June/ July holidays. The Rugby League Carnival is open to any boys turning 16 or older in 2020. The Netball Carnival in open to any girls in Years 9-12 in 2020. Morning training for both teams will recommence in Week 2 of Term 1 next year (Monday 3 February 7.00am). Currently there as 16 girls in the Netball Squad before a final team of 10 players is selected along with 27 boys trialing in the Rugby League Squad before a final team of 20 is selected.  Final team selections will be announced during mid Term 1 next year.

Tim Lincoln

Middle Leader Sport