With plenty of sport happening every weekend there have been plenty of boys achieving representation across a number of sports.

Basketball

Congratulations to the Newington 1sts Basketball team who were recently crowned Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Champions after defeating Trinity in the final 92-58. The boys will now compete in the NSW All Schools tournament. Congratulations boys and coaching staff.

Sam Clemens (10/MO) has been selected in the NSW Metro U16 boys’ Basketball team meaning he will be competing at the upcoming National Championships being held in Perth from the 8 –15 July. Sam has been selected in the point guard position and will be looking forward to a big week steering the Metro boys around the court. Congratulations and good luck Sam.

Cross Country

The boys listed below are members of the Newington Cross Country team who have been selected to compete at the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Carnival at Eastern Creek.

• Henry Isherwood (7/MA)
• Ali Hammoud (7/KL)
• Bailey Habler (7/MO)
• William Smith (8/MA)
• James Smith (8/MA)
• Joe Dyster (8/FL)
• Callum Gasowski (8/MO)
• Angus Beer (10/ME)
• Samuel Clemens (10/MO)
• Matt Dyster (11/FL)
• Louis Banning Taylor (10/ME)
• Oliver Smith (11/MA)
• Hugo Charlton (11/MA)
• Geordie Maclean (11/KL)
• David Charlton (12/MA)
• Max Quinn (12/KL)

Football

Newington College contributed nine players to the sixteen man AAGPS  Representative Squad. GPS were just pipped for first place in the final match, Previously the boys had won three and drawn one of their games, scoring eight goals in the process with Newington players accounting for six of them.

The boys were exemplary on and off the pitch and held the three main teams, CAS, AICES and ISA to a solitary goal conceded, for the record, the “Newington Nine” are: 

• Jacob Sayle (12/JN)
• Jacob Nastasi (12/PR)
• Mitchell Long (12/MA)
• Carlo Ottavio (11/ME)
• Sam Hochuli (12/JN) 
• Ellis Bellos (11/JN)
• Elmore Alexander (12/FL)
• Liam Nikos (11/LE)
• Kallen Ferrero (12/LE)

Congratulations on your 2nd place finish and on representing the GPS and Newington College with such pride, honour and grace.