Fencing

On Saturday May 25, Newington fencers participated in three competition events.

Boston Fawkes (9/ME) won the Championship for the State School Sabre Individual Championship. Alex Mei (11/JN) won the Bronze Medal of the State School Foil Individual Championship. The Newington Foil Team came second at the A.J. Rae Shield and therefore qualified for the National School Team Championships in Brisbane.

The Newington Foil and Sabre teams have also qualified to go to the National School Team Championships in August.

Alex Mei (11/JN), Adam Chew (10/MO) and Max Schultz (12/PR) have been selected to represent the NSW Team to fence at the National School Individual Championship and the Team Championship.

Well done to all fencers.

Tennis

Newington 1sts tennis player Blazo Djurovic (12/LE) played for NSW in the prestigious Pizzey Cup. NSW defeated Queensland in a tough final match, with Blazo winning both his singles and doubles fixtures. From this tournament Blazo has been selected in the Australian School Boys’ Merit team. Congratulations Blazo on your tennis achievements this year.

Cross Country

The following boys were selected to compete in the CIS Cross Country Championships out at Eastern Creek on Thursday 13 June.

U18s

Patrick Elliot (12/ME)

U17s

Morgan McDonald (12/MO)

Max Morrison (11/ME)

Haydn Green (11/FL)

U16s

Sebastian Gray (11/JN)

U15s

David Murray (9/PR)

Taylor McDonald (10/MO)

Tom Naayen (9/Fl)

Will Naayen (9/FL)

U14s

Callum Lowe – Griffiths (9/PR)

David Charlton (8/MA)

Lawrence Neil – Smith (8/JN)

Ewan Green (8/FL)

Jack Christie (8/MA)

U13s

Hugo Charlton (7/MA)

U12s

Matthew Dyster (7/FL)

Oliver Smith (7/MA)

Basketball

The following Newington boys have been selected to represent the NSW All Schools Basketball team that will compete in the National Championships in Perth in August:

Chier Maker (11/FL)

Jack Jones (12/PR)

Jack Haddrick (12/MA)