AFL

Any boys interested in attending the CIS AFL trials please see Mr. Dickens in the Sports Dept.

Athletics

The first of the 2013 Invitational Athletics Carnivals was held on Saturday March 23 at Blacktown Olympic Park. Newington boys competed with boys from The Kings School, St. Josephs College and Sydney Grammar. It was very pleasing to see many Year 7 boys competing and we look forward to seeing them at the upcoming carnivals. Highlights included Sebastian Gray (11/JN) jumping 1.93m in the U16 high jump to beat the previous Newington record by 1cm. The next carnival will be held at SOPAC on Saturday 6 April, 8.00am – 12.30pm. Details will be placed on the respective SPACES pages.

Fencing

Nine Newington boys competed in the National Schools Qualifier. The competition was tough and the boys fenced well. Max Schultz (12/ME) and Adam Chew (10/ME) placed in the top 8, while Alex Mei (11/JN) placed third. Alex will be invited to represent the NSW School Team to fence at the National School Championships in June.

Congratulations to all the boys who represented Newington College.

Swimming

The final AAGPS Swimming Carnival was held at Homebush on Friday night March 22nd. With over 400 Newington boys in the crowd our swimmers competed strongly in all age groups against the other GPS schools. The Junior Team (U12 to U14) placed first, the Intermediate team (U15 and U16) placed third and the Senior team (U17 and U18) finished second. Well done to all boys who represented Newington swimming over the course of the season.

Tennis

Three Newington tennis players were selected to represent AAGPS against CAS in the annual fixture. Blazo Djurovic (12/LE) was selected as number one in the GPS 1sts, Damien Minguez (11/FL) at number three in the GPS 2nds, and Richard Palmer (11/KL) was selected as a reserve. For the record GPS lost to CAS 12-6. Well done to the boys on achieving this representation.

Winter Sport

Training for all winter sport will commence in earnest the week after the Easter break until the end of the term. All boys should be attending the two training sessions per week. There are no Saturday fixtures this term, other than the Athletics Carnival on Saturday 6 April. Please check your respective SPACES sport page for training details.