Winter Round Robin -  Traralgon District - Wednesday 8th June 

The Year 5/6 students participated in the Traralgon District Winter Round Robin Competition last Wednesday 8th June. The students competed against 7 other schools in the District in the following sports: Netball, T-Ball, Hockey, Soccer and AFL football.  The students displayed outstanding behaviour on and off the field in very cold conditions. I would like to also thank the very dedicated staff of St Gabriel’s in Years 5 and 6 who supported the students in preparing each student for this competition and encouraging them to try their best. A special thank you to Mrs Mihaly and Mrs Holt and Mrs Kennedy who attended to any students medical needs on the day.  Thank you to Mrs Morley who umpired and coached Netball on the day to a very high standard.  Again our school is very fortunate to have outstanding Educational Support Officers who ensure the well-being of our students. I would like to thank the parent volunteers for coaching the students on the day in Soccer and Football Mrs Colantuono, Mr O’Dowd and Mr Adams our school is very appreciative of the extra time you give to support all our students in sporting competitions.  Finally I would like to thank Mrs Haney for coordinating all the netball games on the day and then she also umpired games on the day. Mrs Haney you are a “Superstar”.  The Hockey team won their competition and now advance to the Regional competition to be played in Sale on Wednesday July 20th. St Gabriels entered 4 Netball teams. The “A” team made it through to the Grand Final playing against St Michael’s with St Michael’s winning a close game. The other three teams played with great endeavour and were able to win some games. The T-Ball teams finished in third place and again the students played to the best of their ability. The “A” Girls  soccer team and the Boys “A” team  won every game and advanced to the Latrobe Valley Division competition to be played on Wednesday 15th June and the “B” Soccer team also won their competition winning two of their three games they played. The football team won every game they played and also advanced to the Latrobe Valley Division competition. The football team coached by Mr Adams was delighted by the way the football team played as a team and the way they encouraged each other to do their best. ( See photos attached)

Winter Round Robin - Latrobe Valley Division - Wednesday 15th June 

Wednesday St Gabriel’s Yr 5/6 Soccer “A’ Boys and Girls team and the Boys/Girls Football team competed in the Latrobe Valley Division Winter Round competition in Traralgon. The Soccer games were played at Harold Preston Park and the Football games were played at Traralgon West Sports Complex. The Boys A team won two games and drew in their other game. After a count back on goals scored for and against St Gabriels won the competition and Lumen Christi Churchill finished in second place. The Boys A team will now compete in the Regional Competition to be played in Sale on Wednesday 20th July. The Girls “A” team won all their games comfortably and also proceeded to the Regional Competition in Sale. Whilst the Boys football team played 4 games and won all their games convincingly and also proceeded to the Regional Competition to be held in Sale. I would like to thank Mrs Baccega, Mrs Holt, Mrs Mihaly, Mrs Colantuono and Mr O’Dowd for your wonderful coaching and encouragement of both soccer teams and the School wishes you all the best in the next level of competition. I would like to thank Mr Adams, Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Wilson for coaching and supporting the football boys and girls on the day and also the school wishes the team all the best in the next level of competition. A special thank you to Mrs Wilson who also acted as the convenor for the football event on the day and for fulfilling her duties on the day in a professional manner. A job well done. 

Regional Cross Country - Lardner Park Warragul - Thursday 2nd June 

On Thursday 2nd of June 11 Cross Country runners from St Gabriel’s competed in the Regional Championship at Lardner Park Warragul. The conditions were very cold and also very hilly but this did not deter the competitors from running their very best on the day. Congratulations to all our Cross Country competitors who ran at Lardner Park. Out of the 11 students who competed on the day, 5 students will go on to compete in the State Cross Country Championships to be held at the Yarra Valley Racecourse on Thursday July 14th, as they finished in the top 12 placings in their event on the day. They are: Sierra Colantuono, Jack Marino, Celi Coulthard, Jerzey Podmore and Aaliyah Judilla. On behalf of the school I would like to congratulate the five students who have made it through to the State Cross Country Championships to be held next term. The School is very proud of your efforts.