Armadale District Tennis Competition 

After a rigorous selection process with Mr Crebbin in Term 4 last year, Isabella Wilkins and Bella Sullivan were selected to represent St Catherine’s in the District Tennis Tournament.  

The Tournament took place at Melbourne Girls Grammar School on Monday 13 February. Sixteen students from schools in the Armadale District played against each other to fight it out for the two places in the next round of Division Tennis.  

Both girls displayed impressive tennis skills with Bella Sullivan playing a very defensive style, making sure she was hitting every ball back and staying in the game. Whilst a determined Isabella Wilkins played her very best to compete against some strong players.  

After a bright and sunny Monday, Bella Sullivan progressed to the finals on Wednesday 15 February, where she finished fourth overall. Congratulations to both girls. It was a fantastic opportunity! 

Armadale District Swimming Carnival 

On Thursday 16 February, 28 students from Years 4, 5 and 6 were selected to represent St Catherine’s in the Armadale District Swimming Carnival in the first interschool competition for 2023.   

In a superb display, St Catherine’s was able to finish second place, just 13 points behind Firbank Grammar School. This outcome was a result of some spirited relays and fantastic individual performances. St Catherine’s also took home the Population Trophy for the fifth consecutive year. The Trophy was accepted by Year 6 Swimming Captains Tania Hay and Carys Dreaver.  

Both our individual and relay performances displayed excellence, dedication to training and focus on progression and results. There were impressive performances from Sophia West, Teegan Gobel and Avalon Pascoe in the butterfly. Samara Grinsell displayed a strong performance in her breaststroke, finishing first in her heat, along with Imogen Brownjohn, placing first in her backstroke heat. 

Whilst there were many memorable moments throughout the day, the excellent freestyle swims by Kimberly Chen, Isabelle Byrne and Roselyn (Rosie) Mokyiu in their respective relay races led to St Catherine’s movement up the rankings and gaining crucial points.  

Congratulations to the following students progressing to the SSV Division Carnival, taking place on Friday 10 March: 

Abigail Chan – Freestyle & Breaststroke 

Kimberly Chen – Freestyle & Butterfly 

Imogen Herron – Freestyle 

11 Yr  Relay – Imogen Brownjohn, Sophia West, Samara Grinsell & Kimberly Chen 

Key Sport Dates

House Cross Country – Wednesday 8 March 

Division Swimming – Friday 10 March