SAAS Annual Report 2019
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Rostrevor College (Chair from 12/11/2019) The role of Executive Officer was vacant for an Basketball was the most competitive of the SAAS top extended period until the appointment of myself, at tier competitions. The quality of players on display was the end of March 2019. an exciting competition to watch. This new position was certainly challenging initially. As The Term 4 Summer Cricket T-20 competition was the position was vacant for an extended period, the also reformatted with the creation of Division 1 and general operational upkeep and management of the Division 2 leagues. With colour kits and pink balls organisation had been neglected. introduced to forge this cricket format; the games received much positive praise from the SAAS member Many thanks go to Jordan Young, David Serotzki, school who participated. The Grand Final between Chris Martin, Paul Brown, Jason Cosgrove and the winners Pembroke and Adelaide High School was other co-ordinators from the member schools who another show case of the talents in our school continued to help SAAS through this period. I would competitions. A great crowd gathered to watch the also like to extend my gratitude for the guidance game with the result a tight finish — perfect for a and assistance with the transition period these co- Grand Final. ordinators provided. This year also saw the introduction of Most Valuable It was certainly a case of hitting the ground running with Player Awards and Team of the Year in the Open A1- the creation of the large winter programs, whilst learning A2 Basketball and 1st XI Div 1-Div 2 Soccer. These how the sports management program worked, fine awards were presented in conjunction with the Gosse tuning the skills required in creating draws, and general Medal Night. These additions further recognise the networking that is required in the position. performances of our top sporting performers in a variety of sports. The guidance provided by the former SAAS Executive Officer Jill George, the SAAS Chair Nick Hately and Vice Sub committees were formed at the end of the year Chair John Foley, were greatly appreciated in guiding to begin reviewing the association and the sports it me through the requirements of running the SAAS offers, the rules and competition formats. These organisation. positive moves will continue to help the association grow and improve the sporting experience on offer to The Sports Association fielded over 1400 teams in the our member schools. Primary and Secondary competitions across the winter and summer seasons in 2019. There are many people behind the scenes who help the association operate and work for our member schools – Through the new Executive Officer position, the Jon Harmer, with his assistance in the sport of Water Association Competitions were reviewed. One of the Polo, David De Lacy and Andrew Stace who assisted with first sports to be revamped was the 1st XI Soccer Hockey, Colin Steinert who oversaw the SAAS AFL competition. The SAAS competition was merged with umpire panel and guidance with the AFL competition, the Twilight Soccer League to create a 18 team SAAS and Rupert Sapwell with his expertise in Basketball. member school competition that played mid-week. Matches were held at the best soccer facilities At the 2019 AGM, SAAS Chair, Nick Hately completed his available with a new competition structure and time in the Chair role and stepped down. At this time Football Federation appointed referees. This concept we welcomed Brian Schumacher into the role of SAAS proved to be successful with the two Divisions show Chair. Nick steered the SAAS organisation through a casing the talents in the school soccer system. The challenging period and on behalf of the Sports Division 1 Grand Final between Christian Brothers and Association of Adelaide Schools we would like to thank Rostrevor was the perfect example of quality soccer him for his help and leadership of the organisation. and how good our school competitions are; the high standard impressed many external on lookers. Moving forward the association will continue to work with the Sporting Sub-committees to grow and improve the The SAAS Open A1 Basketball competition was a Association. genuine tussle between a number of schools. There were 5 teams all competing for the opportunity to make Leo Panzarino General the Grand Final with only a small margin of points Manager separating teams during the qualify games. The AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL The Australian Rules Football competition was conducted in Terms 2 and 3 with 132 teams competing in 15 divisions. 18 schools competed in the Australian Rules Football competition played on Saturday mornings and afternoons. The annual State-wide Knockout Competition Grand Final was once again played by Prince Alfred College and Henley High School, with Prince Alfred reclaiming the trophy off 2018 winners Henley High, defeating them by 8 points in a thriller. Congratulations are to all who competed and Prince Alfred College for the victory. ATHLETICS (ACHILLES CUP) The Achilles Cup Track and Field meet was again held at Santos Stadium on September 26th with 16 schools participating. Once again St Peters College were victorious in the A Grade competition, defeating second place Trinity College by some margin. Whilst in Group B, St Ignatius College took the victory and earning promotion into Group A ahead of Sacred Heart College. Many records were broken on the day with some long-standing records dating back to as far as 1989. Congratulations to all athletes on the day, and special commendations to those new record-holders. Total Points Total Points St Peters College 1,508 St Ignatius College 1,083 Trinity College 1,122 Sacred Heart College 972 Prince Alfred College 989.5 St Pauls College 915.5 Pembroke School 979.5 Westminster College 835.5 Immanuel College 938 Adelaide High School 799.5 Christian Brothers College 759.5 Nazareth Catholic 749.3 Concordia College 723.5 St Michaels College 617.3 Glenunga IHS 592 Pulteney Grammar 540 Event Athlete Old Record New Record Mens U/15 Triple Jump Jack Grosser (IC) 13.05 13.18 Mens U/21 Hurdles Zachary Scott (IC) 14.94 14.76 Mens U/14 800m Jonathan Harris (SPSC) 2:06.00 2:05.75 Mens U/13 High Jump Sean Wood (CC) 1.61 1.62 Mens U/13 Shot Put PJ Carlin (TC) 15.01 15.54 Mens U/21 High Jump Zachary Scott (IC) 2.02 2.03 Mens U/13 Discus PJ Carlin (TC) 34.90 39.50 Mens U/14 1500m Jonathan Harris (SPSC) 4:27.45 4:23.91 Jett Carlin (TC) 53.80 61.38 The Badminton competitions were played on Saturday mornings in both Terms 1 and Terms 4. There were 103 teams in 9 divisions with 22 schools participating. The Open A competition was once held at the Adelaide Badminton Centre creating a central location for the competition at this specialist facility. BASKETBALL The Basketball competition was held in Terms 2 and 3 in 2019 with 234 teams competing in 20 divisions and 30 schools participating. For the third year running, a final series was conducted for the division of Open A1, Open A2, Middle A1 and Middle A2 with Grand Finals played on the same day. Trinity College were the Premiers in the Open A1 (Trinity 50 defeated Nazareth 42), however were deemed Runner’s Up in the Middle A1 competition, losing to Concordia (Concordia 61 defeated Trinity 44). In the Open A2 Competition, Westminster defeated the 2018 premiers Scotch and took the title by a large margin (Westminster 60 defeated Scotch 38). Whereas the Middle A2 competition saw Modbury High School defeat Marryatville High School, seeing Marryatville lose in the final for a second consecutive year (Modbury HS 62 defeated Marryatville HS 48). Thank you to Nazareth for hosting this Winner Runner Up MVP Isaac Atuer Trinity 50 Nazareth 42 Trinity Winner Runner Up MVP Jackson Allen Westminster 60 Scotch 38 Westminster Year Winner Runner Up MVP Noah English 2019 Concordia 61 Trinity 44 Concordia Year Winner Runner Up MVP Marryatville Jakobe Wilson 2019 Modbury HS 62 HS 48 Modbury CRICKET The Cricket competitions were played on Friday afternoons and Saturdays in both Terms 1 and 4. There were 179 teams from 27 schools participating. The T20 competition, which is played during Term 4, competes for The Messenger Bowl. Adelaide High School were given the task of chasing the large total set by Pembroke of 159 runs. The Adelaide High team started well, and the game was tight, coming down to the wire with Adelaide High needing 6 runs off the last over. Pembroke managed to hold on, with the result being, Pembroke College 7/159 defeating Adelaide High School 6/157. Darcy McRostie from Pembroke took out the Player of the Match award with an outstanding knock of 102 runs. The Open A teams compete for The Messenger Shield. For the third year, the season consisted of Term 4, 2018 and Term 1, 2019 with Finals played in Term 1. Congratulations to St Peters College who won the grand final for the Open A1 Cricket competition for season 2018/19. Darcy McRostie Man of the Match SAAS Messenger Bowl T20 Division 1 Winner Division 2 Winner Pembroke College 7/159 defeated Adelaide HS 6/157 Scotch College SAAS Messenger Shield (Saturday Cricket) Year Division 1 Winners 2018/19 St Peters College CROSS COUNTRY The Cross Country competition was conducted in Term 2 and 3 on Wednesday afternoon with a rotation of venues with schools hosting a race. Nine schools participated in the cross-country competition. 2019 Participating Schools SOCCER The Soccer competition was conducted in Terms 2 and 3 with 197 teams competing in 19 divisions.