The Sydney Catholic Schools summer finals saw a record 16 schools share the silverware across 20 finals played in early December.
After eight weeks of competition at Conference level, the conference winners met in the Sydney Catholic Schools Summer Championships in volleyball, oztag, cricket and all-ability teeball.
What was amazing about the day was that only three schools managed to snare two winners’ trophies across the four sports. Marist College, Penshurst, made it a double with victories in the junior boys Oztag and junior girls volleyball.
Marcellin College at Randwick were able to do the double at Oztag with victories in both the senior and intermediate boys over Patrician Brothers Fairfield and De La Salle Caringbah, respectively.
At Sydney Olympic Park, All Saints College, Liverpool, capped off a fantastic term of Conference 4 sport with victories in the senior girls and intermediate boys volleyball.
In the SCS cricket open boys final, Holy Cross College Ryde were far too strong for Marist College Eastwood; however, they couldn’t do the double with Marist College Kogarah, causing an upset in the junior A final, defeating Ryde by eight wickets.
“To be crowned the champions of all of Sydney Catholic Schools is a wonderful achievement, especially after starting the season with two losses,” said Jason Booth, Kogarah’s sports coordinator. “This is the school’s first cricket premiership in any grade since 2015.”
In the girls’ cricket finals, spoils were shared with Domremy College, Five Dock winning the seniors and Rosebank College the juniors. In a tightly contested junior boys B-grade final, St Mary’s held on for a narrow victory over St Pat’s Sutherland.
In all abilities teeball finals played earlier in the term, De La Salle Caringbah, continued their success in all ability sports with victory in the Intermediate Boys. Marist College at Eastwood were successful in the junior boys, and Clancy College West Hoxton took out the inaugural open girls teeball competition.
It was the Teplicanec sisters who were instrumental in Bethany College Hurstville winning the senior girls oztag at Queens Park, with Charlotte, Emily and younger sister Lucy proving too classy for St Clare’s.
Their coach and Bethany’s sports coordinator, Rachel Bevan, said at the conclusion of the match, “after falling short in the last two grand finals, this one means everything, particularly for those seniors who will finish up next year.
“So much hard work, resilience and belief go into moments like this, and we are so proud of them.”
In the other girls Oztag finals, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Buraneer won the juniors, and Corpus Christi Maroubra followed up on their flag football victory with a comprehensive win in the intermediate girls.
Although Patrician Brothers Fairfield lost to Marcellin College Randwick in Oztag, they were victorious in the prestigious open boys volleyball over Trinity College Auburn. Trinity were successful earlier in the day, winning the junior boys, and St Vincent’s Ashfield made it an incredible 17 different schools victorious across the 4 sports with a victory over St John’s Bosco Engadine in the intermediate girls final.
Declan Donohue, SCS Manager of Sport, was delighted with the results, commenting, “How great the competition was, to see so many different winners shows the competitiveness across our diocese with so many schools across the four conferences claiming victories.”
Students will return to the sporting fields in early 2026 with touch football, basketball, water polo and All Abilities European handball on the SCS Calendar for term 1.
