It has been a very busy and successful term of School Sport to kick off this year. Since our last edition of the newsletter our students have competed in our School Athletics Carnival, the Lower North Interschool Athletics Carnival and the Secondary School Sport SA Track and Field Championships at Athletics SA Stadium. Full reports of these events are found below. 

As we head into Term 2, students will have the opportunity to nominate for and trial to be selected in school teams for Football, Basketball and Netball along with competing in the Lower North Zone Cross Country event which is combined with Mid North Primary SAPSASA. More information about these events will be available during Term 2. 

I would like to wish a number of our students good luck as they trial for School Sport SA State Representative teams in Basketball, Netball and Football. To keep up to date with State Representative team information and trial dates, please follow the School Sport SA Facebook page. 

For all School Sport inquiries from Term 2 onwards, please contact Hudson Noack as I begin my maternity leave. 

Balaklava High School Athletics Carnival

After having to re-schedule due to the extreme heat forecasted for the original date, we hosted our annual Athletics Carnival on Friday the 15^th of March. Another dominant display by Ross House saw them crowned winners of the Championship Cup with a lead of 383 points over James House. Walter House won the Athletics House Spirit Shield, making it a 4-peat for them, winning the shield consecutively since 2020. The Plains Producer 100m Sprint Handicap Race was won by Year 10 student Charlotte Hodgetts off an 82 m handicap.

A number of records were broken on the day, and in the lead up to the carnival, congratulations to the following students who now hold records:

Results:

Age Group Winners

Championship Shield:                                                                    

House Spirit Shield

School Sport SA Individual Secondary Golf Championships

On Tuesday 5^th March Max Nicholls competed in the School Sport SA Individual Secondary Golf Championships for the first time at North Adelaide golf course along with 70 other students from across the state. Well done to Max for competing in this School Sport event. Read about his experience below.

"Golf was really good, and was a lot more fun than I thought! I enjoyed how it worked and how friendly everyone was. I learnt that more kids like to play golf than I thought."

Max Nicholls

Interschool Athletics

Thursday of Week 8 saw Balaklava High's best assemble at Kapunda High School for the annual Lower North Athletics Carnival. Over 60 BHS students took to the track and field and produced some excellent results.  

Madeline Futterleib had a day out, breaking three 13&U records: High Jump, 400m and 800m. Congratulations! 

Congratulations also to:

Connor Willmer - 14&U Boys Runner Up

Sebastien Hughes - 16&U Boys Champion

Brooke McArdle - 19&U Girls Runner Up

Despite a large injury toll the Girls finished in third place, the Boys finished first and overall BHS came third.  

Thank you to all parents and staff who attended to cheer on the students. 

Adelaide Athletics Report

On Wednesday of Week 10, 32 BHS students represented the Lower North Athletics Team comprising of students from BHS, Riverton and Burra. 

It was a great experience for all involved to challenge themselves against athletes from a broad range of schools whilst experiencing elite facilities.

Special mention to all students who placed on the podium in an event, the official results will be released in early Term 2.

Thank you to all students who assisted Mr Cmrlec with the High Jump station and to those who filled in additional events and even competed in events not normally run at the BHS Athletics Carnival.

Hurdles: Charlotte Hodgetts and Cooper Jagiello
3000m: Adawynn Hughes
Steeplechase: Sebastien Hughes
400m fill-in: Jack Pike

1500m fill-in: William McArdle

The Lower North Girls finished 4th, the Boys finished 2nd and the team came 3rd overall.

Well done!

Mr Noack and Mr Parsons