House Athletics Carnival

Student Reflection

Tullow House – WE DID IT! After 14 years of drought, our teamwork and unstoppable spirit finally came through! We are beyond proud to announce that Tullow has been crowned the 2025 Athletics Carnival Champions!

The day was filled with outstanding performances across the track and field, with Tullow athletes giving it their all in every race, jump and throw. Whether it was the powerful sprints, the thumping discus throws or the speedy relays, we amazingly dominated the scoreboard while keeping our team spirit high.

But what truly set Tullow apart was the unwavering energy and support from every single member of our House. The sea of red in the stands, the endless cheering, and the way we lifted each other up – whether winning or not – proved that Tullow is more than just a House; we are a community that has led itself to victory.

A massive shoutout to our incredible competitors, our cheer squad who never lost their voices (especially Ms Dempster and Ms Moloney), and everyone who stepped up to represent Tullow with pride. To those who ran their first race, gave their all in an event outside their comfort zone, or cheered until their voices cracked – YOU are the reason we won!

This victory isn’t just about a trophy; it’s about the legacy of strength, resilience, and house spirit that we continue to build. And while today, we celebrate our success, we know that this is just the beginning of even greater things to come for Tullow House.

Congratulations, Team TULLOW! Enjoy this moment – we are the champions!

Maya Johnstone and Charlotte Hay

Year 12: Tullow House Captains 

House Athletics Results

Tullow	Brigid	Delany	Kildare
1567	1328	1314	1266

House Athletics 2025 Records

Year 12 Triple Jump
2018	Ruby Paterno	9.56m
2025	Nikita McFayden	9.62m

Year 8 High Jump
2016	Kate Ebert	1.53m
2025	Sienna Pearson	1.57m
Sienna equalled the 2010 Year 12 High Jump record by Ruby Holten jumping 1.57m

Congratulations to both students!

Victorian Hockey Selections

Congratulations to Neve Hoult and Zara Thompson from Year 9 who were selected in the Under 16 National Hockey team in Adelaide, representing Victoria.

VSAC Swimming

Congratulations to Kate Golby in Year 12, who has been selected to compete in the 2025 Victorian School Associations Competition (VSAC) at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) on Monday 12 May.

Kate performed exceptionally well at theCatholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria (CGSAV) swim meet last month and has been formally invited to be a part of the Representative Swimming Squad for 2025.

This is a fantastic event and an opportunity to swim with other students from various member colleges from the CGSAV. The feedback from participants over previous years was that it was a really positive experience and that they enjoyed the opportunity to compete against some of the best school-aged swimmers from all around Victoria.

Kate has been an integral part of the CGSAV swimming squads throughout her six years at Kilbreda. We wish Kate all the best for the VSAC Swimming event.

CGSAV Indoor Cricket

Congratulations to the following students who represented Kilbreda in the Indoor Cricket at Box Hill at the end of Term 1.

Lexi Bell, Lani O’Brien, Amelia Baker, Sienna Pearson, Emma Nguyen, Milla Tyndall, Amy Beckett, Immi Wheeler, Olivia Clark, Maggie Belton, Zoe Howard, Sophie Donnelly, Zoe Salter, Millie Marshall, Chloe Baker, Matilda Laughlin, Matilda Harrison, Lucy Wintle, Emily Gamble, Maddison Gerente, Ella Shimmin, Jasmine Perry, Amelie Corbett, Amelia Hart, Keeley Sullivan, Bridget Koczek, Charlotte Hay, Cleo Ruthven, Mia McClean, Lexi Teleky and Riley Dow.

Congratulations to all three teams who won the Grand Final games, and to those awarded as the Best Grand Final Players. The results for each section were as follows:

Junior: Kilbreda (71) defeated OLSH (62). Zoe Howard was awarded the Best Grand Final Player.

Intermediate: Kilbreda (59) defeated OLSH (59) *A super over was played and Kilbreda defeated OLSH 9 – 8. Matilda Laughlin was awarded the Best Grand Final Player.

Senior: Kilbreda (47) defeated Avila College (30). Bridget Koczek was awarded the Best Grand Final Player.

Student Reflection

We were lucky to be able to represent the school in Indoor Cricket in the Intermediate division. It was such a great experience! Our team had six games to look forward to and had no idea how the competition was going to be. We competed against Santa Maria, Avila and OLSH. We were up against Santa Maria first and we were looking forward to the game ahead. After playing our first few games, we started to get better at working together and figuring out some tactics to help us win. After our last game against OLSH, we were so excited to be in the Grand Final, but we were also so nervous. We had won four games and lost two, but that didn’t stop us from trying our best in the Grand Final.

In the grand final we played against OLSH. Previously we had lost to them, so we knew that it was going to be a tough game. After both teams had batted and bowled, we ended in a tie and needed to pick our best two batters to finish off the game for us. OLSH batted first and we got them to eight runs giving us a score to beat. Our two batters did an amazing job and got us to nine runs, which won us the Grand Final! Overall, it was an amazing day and we had so much fun creating so many new friendships and memories!

Sophie Donnelly and Zoe Salter

Intermediate Cricket Team Players

Basketball 3 x 3 Cup

On 5 and 11 March and 1 April, seven teams from Kilbreda competed in the 3×3 Cup basketball tournament. It was a strong competition across all three age groups and all of our Kilbreda teams did exceptionally well! Our Under 20, Under 17 and both Under 15 teams progressed to the state finals, where they competed against the top twelve 3 x 3 teams in Victoria. These were played on Monday 28 April. Well done to all of our competitors and congratulations to our Senior Team (Division 1) being named as the Senior Champions! This amazing group has dominated the competition each year. Also well done to Jasmine Perry who was selected as the Best on Court Player in the Grand Final. We wish these players the best of luck and give a big congratulations to all students who have represented Kilbreda in these teams!

Upcoming Sport Events in Term 2

Event and Location	Date
CGSAV Hockey at State Hockey Centre	Tuesday 6 May
SEGAP Intermediate Sport at Monash University	Friday 9 May
VSAC Swimming at MSAC	Monday 12 May
CGSAV Athletics at Lakeside Stadium	Thursday 22 May
CGSAV Cross Country at Yarra Bend	Thursday 5 June
CGSAV Football at Royal Melbourne	Tuesday 10 June
SEGAP Junior Sport at Monash University	Thursday 19 June
CGSAV Badminton at MSAC	Tuesday 24 June

Maree Clark and Julia Smith

Sport Coordinators