Athletics

The NSW Junior State Athletics Championships were held on February 8-10 at Sydney Olympic Park. We congratulate the following boys who were selected to represent NSW at the Australian Championships in Perth in March.

Tepai Moeroa (12/JN) shot put

Lachlan Little (12/KL) long jump/relay

Patrick Elliott (12/ME) 5000 m

Brodie Mellor (11/PR) shot put

Sebastian Gray (11/JN) high jump

Ed Penrose (10/KL) 400 m

Baseball

Congratulations to Alex Perry (11/LE) on his selection in the NSW Country baseball team which participated at the 2013 National Youth Championships held in Geelong, Victoria. After the first round of games NSW Country was placed 6th overall but managed to work their way back through the rankings to play Victoria in the bronze medal game which they won 9 to 6.

Golf

Those boys interested in competing in the NSW All Schools Golf competition please register your interest with Mr Dickens next week.

Swimming

The 2013 AAGPS swimming season kicks off on Friday night with the Newington Invitational Carnival. The season started well for the Newington team with the first of the AAGPS Relays conducted at the Sydney High Carnival on Monday February 4. Newington won the 4 x 100 m Medley Relay event for the fourth year in succession, breaking the GPS Record by 3 seconds. The team members were Callum Lowe-Griffiths (9/PR), Alex O’Hare (12/FL), Sam Turner (11/MO) and Te Haumi Maxwell (12/PR). Congratulations to the teams.

The Newington Age Swimming Championships were conducted on Friday February 8 at the Newington pool with ten records being broken across the age groups. The 2013 age champions were also crowned.

12 years Jack Rudkins (7/MA)

13 years Jason Hartill (8/MO)

14 years Callum Lowe-Griffiths (9/PR)

15 years Charlie Hacker (10/KL)

16 years Simon Kennewell (11/ME)

17 years Sam Turner (11/MO)

Open Te Haumi Maxwell (12/PR)