Sports news
Running Club
Running club will continue until the end of week 8 (November 20) on Mondays and Wednesdays and Week 10 on Fridays, unless the weather makes it impossible to run safely. Sessions will be held on Mondays, from 3:15 to 3:45 and Wednesdays from 7:45 to 8:15 with Mr Bateman. Mr Sutherland will be holding his sessions on Fridays from 7:45 to 8:15. Remember that all of these sessions will occur on the main, or years 3-6. Parents are most welcome to participate.
Metropolitan West Athletics Representatives
Congratulations to all of the students listed below who have competed for the Metropolitan West Athletics Team in the Qld State Schools Athletics; Hyuga B, Clara J, Nina J, Phoenix L and Mollie W. Unfortunately only some of this tremendously talented group could qualify for the state team due to the calibre of the other athletes. We were lucky enough to have Clara J and Nina J qualify. What a tremendous achievement. These students will compete for the Queensland Athletics Team in Sydney on 28th of November to the 2nd of December.
Upcoming Swimming Carnival
As always we will need parental help staffing our Senior (Years 3 to 6) Swimming carnival. We are fortunate that the parent body has always been very generous in volunteering time. For the Senior (Years 3 – 6) Carnival, on 4th of December, we will need timers. If you can help please email Mr Bateman; cbate12@eq.edu.au .
Congratulations to Our State Representatives
A big congratulations to Mollie W & Mr C. They were a big part of Queensland winning the National Touch Championship last week. A massive effort by both of them in a pressure cooker competition. It’s worth noting that it was Mollie’s second state team for the year. I’ve only seen one other person represent 2 state teams in a year. Congratulations again Mollie on an outstanding year.
We have two new state representatives in discus and shot. We all should congratulate Nina and Clara J. It’s an outstanding effort in two quite technical events. They will compete at Nationals in Sydney.
Yeronga State School (YSS) District Trial Selection (Years 4 to 6)
The representative pathway for school sport is for students aged 10 to 12 years. Yeronga is part of a very strong district which consists of 28 schools (Eastern Taipans District).
In most sports we are encouraged to send only 2 students from the school that demonstrate a very high level of ability. The majority of these teams are under 12 teams. A good guide for this is:
- A representative club player
- A top performer in your sport outside of school
- Playing in higher age groups
- Consistently demonstrating outstanding performances in interschool sport fixtures and training sessions in the highest division.
In order to be considered to attend a District Trial students should make themselves known to either (Mr Bateman or Mr Curness) at least 2 weeks prior to the trials.
Important Sporting Dates Term 4, 2024 & Term 1, 2025 (Preliminary)
4 December 2024 – Yeronga State School Senior (Competitive) Swimming Carnival
7 February 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Boys Netball
10 February 2025 – 10 – 11 years District Boys & Girls Netball
10 February 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Girls Netball
12 February 2025 – 10 – 19 years District Swimming
25 February 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Girls AFL
26 February 2025 – 10 – 19 years Met West Regional Swimming
28 February 2025 – 10 – 19 years District Squash
4 March 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Boys Basketball
5 March 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Boys Rugby League
5 March 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Girls Basketball
6 March 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Girls & Boys Netball
12 March 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Boys AFL
14 March 2025 – 10 – 12 years District Boys & Girls Golf & Hockey