Newington College has qualified for the Australian Schools Championships, to be held in Melbourne in early December, by winning NSW All Schools Championships this week. The boys overcame Westfield Sports High representing the Combined High Schools (CHS) 78-44 in the Semi final and then St Dominic’s College Penrith representing the Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) 90-59 in the Final.

While the final score lines were not close, the pressure over the day was to stay focused and calm – a team characteristic previously attributed to Newington in their campaign at Nationals in 2015.

The victory caps off a remarkably successful season for the Newington 1sts, winning the GPS and CIS competition without a loss. The team’s success is due to the combined efforts of a number of boys, coaches and other supporters throughout the season – delivering both great athleticism and tactical game skill.

The depth of the team saw both Grant Anticevich (12KL) and Makuach Maluach (12/FL) selected for the Australian School Boys team, with Jaidyn Goodwin (12/JN) selected in the shadow Australian School Boys team. We would also like to acknowledge Louis Gray (12/MO), Taiga Cantor (12/PR), Sarp Saydam (12/ME) and Lewis Ulm (12/LE) as graduating players of the firsts.