SPORT NEWS

FROM THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT

Cross Country

We are excited to announce that this year’s Primary and Secondary Cross Country Carnivals will take place on Tuesday, 1 April (Week 10) at Sunshine Coast Grammar School. All races will be in age groups, from 8 years to Opens, with opportunities to determine our Age Champions, Champion House for 2025 and House Spirit winners. This event will also help select our Primary and Secondary District Cross Country teams for the Independent District Carnival in Term 2.

Stay tuned for confirmed timings and further details. A full program with exact race times will be distributed closer to the event. Primary races will take place between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm, and secondary races will follow after 12:00 pm.

We encourage all students to participate, try their best and showcase their house spirit.

In preparation for the carnival, training sessions will be available for all students in Years 3-12 to build endurance, confidence, resilience, race skills, and community spirit. All abilities are welcome and attendance at all sessions is not mandatory. These sessions will run during Weeks 8 and 9 of Term 1.

Training Schedule:

Monday, 17 & 24 March: Training Oval near Industrial Technology, 7:00 am - 7:45 am (Run Club)
Tuesday, 18 & 25 March: Main Oval/Lower Oval, 7:30 am - 8:00 am
Thursday, 20 & 27 March: Main Oval/Lower Oval, 7:30 am - 8:00 am
Friday, 21 & 28 March: Main Oval/Lower Oval, 7:30 am - 8:00 am

What to Bring:

Suitable training clothing and trainers
School uniform to change into
Water bottle
Snack for after-training
Towel and toiletries if you intend to shower after

Please direct any enquiries to me or Mr. Andrew Withers (Assistant Director of Sport - Primary) or Mr Talbot (Secondary School Sport Coordinator).

Grammar Run Club

Olympian Juan Van Deventer leads the Grammar Run Club on Monday mornings on the training oval at the top of the school from 7:00 - 7:45 am.

It was so great to see so many new students and parents at the Grammar Run Club. These sessions are open to all staff, students P-12 and their parents. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with members of the Grammar community, get fit and have fun in a supportive environment. All abilities are welcome!

In addition, Level 3 Sprint Coach and parent Lee Batchler, is delivering speed sessions for interested students. There is a focus on field and court athletes. This will run alongside the regular fitness session so runners have a choice!

Representative Sport

Congratulations to the following Grammar students who in 2025 have been selected in the Independent District, Sunshine Coast Region or QLD team for their respective sport.

Name	Year Group	Activity	Level
Charles C	1	Equestrian	District Representative
Georgia G	4	Equestrian	District Representative
Airlie G	4	Swimming	District Representative
Toby B	5	AFL	District Representative
Victoria S	5	AFL	District Representative
Birdie P	5	Equestrian	District Representative
Charlotte R	5	Equestrian	District Representative
Alexander B	5	Swimming	District Representative
Oliver I	5	Swimming	District Representative
Beau B	6	AFL	District Representative
Hugh C	6	AFL	District Representative
Harvey H	6	AFL	District Representative
Riley M	6	AFL	District Representative
Charlie C	6	Basketball	District Representative
Hunter J	6	Basketball	District Representative
Olivia K	6	Basketball	District Representative
Audrey M	6	Basketball	District Representative
Amelia M	6	Equestrian	District Representative
Marley H	6	Netball	District Representative
Jetsun D-M	6	Swimming	District Representative
Grace M	6	Swimming	District Representative
Audrey M	6	Swimming	District Representative
Mia R	6	Swimming	District Representative
Ari W	6	Swimming	District Representative
Hamish A	7	AFL	District Representative
Oliver F	7	AFL	District Representative
Ayla F	7	AFL	District Representative
Hamish W	7	AFL	District Representative
Brodie W	7	Basketball	District Representative
Finn P	7	Equestrian	District Representative
Ayla F	7	Football	District Representative
Alice A	7	Netball	District Representative
Morgan O	8	AFL	District Representative
Flynn R	8	AFL	District Representative
Anilise H	8	Equestrian	District Representative
Tate C	8	Volleyball	District Representative
Patrick B	9	AFL	District Representative
Lucas E	9	AFL	District Representative
Jack F	9	AFL	District Representative
Sam W	9	AFL	District Representative
Ethan C	9	Basketball	District Representative
Georgia P	9	Equestrian	District Representative
Mia P	9	Equestrian	District Representative
Thomas A	10	AFL	District Representative
Evie B	10	AFL	District Representative
Ashton B	10	AFL	District Representative
Maverick H	10	AFL	District Representative
Kai R	10	AFL	District Representative
Jada B	10	Basketball	District Representative
Ivy H	10	Equestrian	District Representative
Jorja H	10	Equestrian	District Representative
Chelsea B	10	Football	District Representative
Josie A	10	Netball	District Representative
Lola H	10	Netball	District Representative
Sophie E	10	Volleyball	District Representative
Jackson C	11	Basketball	District Representative
Mia D	11	Equestrian	District Representative
Keira N	11	Netball	District Representative
Hunter F	12	AFL	District Representative
Toby G	12	AFL	District Representative
Harrison K	12	Basketball	District Representative
Amelia B	12	Equestrian	District Representative
Alexander B	5	Swimming	Regional Representative
Oliver I	5	Swimming	Regional Representative
Harvey H	6	Aquathlon	Regional Representative
Grace M	6	Aquathlon	Regional Representative
Grace M	6	Swimming	Regional Representative
Ari W	6	Swimming	Regional Representative
Nellie P	7	Aquathlon	Regional Representative
Oliver F	7	Netball	Regional Representative
Nellie P	7	Swimming	Regional Representative
Oscar K	7	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Owen B	8	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Thomas B	8	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Jacob R	9	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Evie B	10	Cricket	Regional Representative
Gabriella T	10	Cricket	Regional Representative
Lana O	10	Hockey	Regional Representative
Lucy G	10	Tennis	Regional Representative
Jude B	10	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Addison H	10	Triathlon	Regional Representative
William W	10	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Alexander A	11	Tennis	Regional Representative
Grace B	12	Triathlon	Regional Representative
Hannah P	12	Triathlon	Regional Representative

Sunshine Coast Sports Awards

We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievements of our students, alumni, coaches and sports teams who were recognised at the Sunshine Coast Sports Awards last night! Congratulations to all nominees!

Next Gen Athlete of the Year	Coach of the Year	Team of the Year
Grace Brimelow (Year 12) – Winner	Jeannie Baxter-Reid - Finalist	Grammar Pool Lifesaving Club - Winner
Addison Houslip (Year 10) - Finalist
Byron Dieckmann (Class of 2024) - Finalist

Sport at Grammar is about ensuring that we develop outstanding young people who understand that success is about participation, discipline and commitment. We are so proud of our inspiring athletes and their dedication to their chosen sports. Congratulations!

Read more about the success of our athletes on our website.

Triathlon and Aquathlon

At the end of week 3, the QRSS Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships took place in Hervey Bay. Grammar had 11 student-athletes competing across the two disciplines with each student performing exceptionally well in the heat and rain. The skill, discipline, grit and determination on display is something to behold, with each student-athlete pushing themselves to their limits. Seven Grammar student-athletes have been selected to represent Queensland at the School Sport Australia Championships in Perth next month. Our congratulations to all competitors, we are so proud of how you represented our school and region.

Triathlon

* Denotes QLD selection

Aquathlon

* Denotes QLD selection

Open Girls

Year 12 Hannah P* – 1^st

Year 12 Grace B* – 2^nd

Intermediate Girls

Year 10 Addison H* – 1^st

Intermediate Boys

Year 10 Will K* – 2^nd

Year 10 Jude B* – 3^rd

Year 9 Jacob Rope – 25^th (10^th in 15 years age group)

Junior Boys

Year 7 Oscar K* – 6^th (2^nd in 13 years age group)

Year 8 Owen B – 49^th (27^th in 13 years age group)

Girls

Year 7 Nellie P* – 1^st

Year 6 Grace M – 18^th

Boys

Year 6 Harvey H – 20^th

Inaugural Grammar Aquathlon

We successfully held our inaugural Aquathlon on Friday 28 February with over 60 competitors swimming and running their best. We had Mr Toby Coote and Mr Peter McKenzie, two of the Sunshine Coasts best coaches supporting us at the event.

Thank you to the parents and staff who supported the event and to our senior students supported our younger ones throughout the event and at the finish line. We look forward to our next Aquathlon in early October before the Regional trial event at Kawana where we will include a parent / staff event for fun!

Surf Lifesaving

Grammar has some exceptionally talented surf and beach athletes within our student and staff body. Some have been training all season and therefore it is such a shame that due to the recent Cyclone, the State Youth Championships have been cancelled this weekend on the Gold Coast.

In the recent QLD Beach Series Final, Amelie performed incredibly well, winning the overall state championship with the following results:

U15 Female Age Champion

3 x 1st flags
1x 1st sprints
2 x 2nd sprints

At the Branch competition, Amelie and Finn both competed well and achieved the following:

Amelie

1st U15 female beach sprint
1st U15 female beach flags
2nd all age relay

Finn

1st U13 male beach relay
1st U13 mixed beach relay
2nd U13 male Cameron relay
3rd 2 x 1km beach relay
6th U13 male beach flags

RUGBY

Girls 7's

Last chance to register for the Club Rugby season!

We intend to enter a team in the U13, U15 and U17 club competitions, held on Friday nights across Term 2 and 3. So far, we have low numbers across all three teams and are in jeopardy of not entering these teams.

Registrations will close this Friday, 14 March so if you haven’t registered, please use the following link to the portal.

Create or login into the Rugby Xplorer account, search our club name: Sunshine Coast Grmr Schl JRUFC

Troy Atkins
Head of Rugby

NETBALL

Academy Netball

Our Academy netballers continue to work hard this year, demonstrating dedication both on and off the court. Recently, they had the incredible opportunity to hear from special guest speaker Gabi Simpson; Australian Diamond #164 and Queensland Firebird #76.

Gabi shared valuable insights on the importance of owning your strengths. Focusing on several key themes, including the idea that success comes from owning and embracing individual strengths, providing them with valuable strategies to build confidence and self-belief. We look forward to seeing our netballers implement these important skills both on and off the court.

We look forward to welcoming Gabi back for another engaging session later this term.

School Netball

The 2025 Secondary Schools Netball Competition is well underway, with teams taking the court for Round 1 last week. It was great to see our netballers back in action as they represent Grammar.

Show your support for our netball teams on a Monday night at the Sunshine Coast Netball Association Courts on Fishermans Road.

Club Netball

Grading games commence this weekend at Fishermans Road and we look forward to cheering on our divisional teams as they compete. Good luck, Team Grammar!

SWIMMING

Independent District Swimming Carnivals

Grammar hosted the Independent District Primary and Secondary Swimming Carnivals recently, with many students setting records, collecting age champion trophies, age group trophies and winning event after event. Importantly, we also need to celebrate the Grammar swimmers who filled in last minute, those who swam in races knowing it wasn’t their fastest or favourite stroke but they were doing it for the team - a true ‘we not me’ attitude. We rightly celebrate our champions, but we must also celebrate those who provide depth and equally give their best.

BIG NEWS….we commend our Primary team for finishing third and our Secondary team for finishing second. Congratulations - we are hugely proud of every swimmer.

My sincere thanks to all staff who helped create these wonderful opportunities – Grammar Swimming and their coaches, Grammar Logistics, Mr Withers, Mr Henricks and most notably Mrs Halloran and Mrs Hoffman.

Congratulations to the following students and teams on their results.

Age Champion
Age	Name	Placing
11 years boys	Oliver I	CHAMPION
11 years boys	Alexander B	3rd
12 years girls (Primary)	Grace M	2nd
12 years boys	Ari W	CHAMPION
12 years girls (Secondary)	Nellie P	3rd
13 years boys	Owen B	2nd
14 years boys	Luke Y	3rd
14 years girls	Amelia H	3rd
16 years girls	Kane S	3rd
16 years girls	Georgia E	CHAMPION
17 years boys	Jake H	2nd
17 years girls	Freya G	2nd
Open boys	Kobi S	2nd
Open girls MC	Grace B	CHAMPION

Team Age Competition
Team	Place
11 years boys	CHAMPIONS
12 years girls (Primary)	3rd
12 years girls (Secondary)	2nd
12 years boys	3rd
13 years girls	3rd
13 years boys	CHAMPIONS
14 years girls	2nd
15 years girls	2nd
15 years boys	3rd
16 years girls	CHAMPIONS
16 years boys	CHAMPIONS
17 years and over girls	2nd
17 years and over boys	2nd

Records
Team	Event	Time
Mixed 14 years	4 x 50m freestyle relay	1:56.0
Mixed 16 years	4 x 50m freestyle relay	1:52.3

Swimming Australia Flippers Squad

Year 12 student Daisy Quinn and Year 11 student Rylee Smith, accompanied by our Head Coach Luke Stafford, are travelling to Lennox Head today to participate in the prestigious Flippers Squad annual camp.

Rylee has earned her place as a member of the elite squad and is thrilled to make her debut, while Daisy has been invited back for an impressive third consecutive year, as a result of her outstanding performances in the 2024 season.

Head Coach Luke Stafford is returning for his third year with the squad and has taken on the significant role of one of two Lead Coaches for the camp, mentoring 17 swimmers and 8 coaches and support staff.

This camp brings together Australia’s top youth open-water swimmers, providing them with invaluable tactical experience and the opportunity to train alongside one another in a dynamic open-water setting.

Luke Stafford
Head Coach

Upcoming Events

District and Regional Trials

District and Sunshine Coast Regional commence next week for some sports. It is important that students monitor announcements closely, taking note of closing dates as these are strictly adhered to.

Please contact Mrs Hoffman (Secondary) or Mrs Halloran (Primary) if you have any questions.

Students 10-12 years https://scissa.asn.au/trial-info-primary/

Students 13-19 years https://scissa.asn.au/trial-info-secondary/

Grammar Fitness Centre

Attention all secondary students and athletes.

Improve your physical and mental health by exercising regularly, using the Grammar Fitness Centre, free of charge.

The school gym is located in the Aquatic Centre and is available for use by students in years 7-12 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 3:15 - 5:00 pm. All you need to bring is a towel, water bottle, covered shoes and a positive attitude. These sessions are supervised and led by a qualified personal trainer who can help create a training program for you.

Future articles

We value our students and would like to celebrate success through sport. Please email news articles and a maximum of 3 photos to Mr Withers - awithers@scgs.qld.edu.au (Primary) and Mr Abrahams - jabrahams@scgs.qld.edu.au (Secondary) and we will try to include them in our fortnightly newsletters. It is important that we include all Grammar students involved in an event, so please try to mention the names of all participants in your article.

Mr Justin Abrahams Mr Andrew Withers
Director of Sport (P-12) Assistant Director of Sport - Primary