SPORT
SCOTCH BOYS EXCEL IN SPORTS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS ’ PROGRAMS
LUCAS JAMES ( YEAR
11 ) FINISHED 10TH IN THE UNDER 19 DIVISION OF THE 2023 OCEANIA AND AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LASER CHAMPIONSHIPS
WILL JAMES ( YEAR 9 ) FINISHED THIRD IN THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MINNOW CHAMPIONSHIPS , HELD AT BLAIRGOWRIE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS ACROSS
Several of our boys have achieved a great deal in sport away from our Scotch schools programs . These achievements have required the boys to extend themselves in representative programs , putting in countless hours and making a commitment to reach a higher level .
Samuel Moore ( Year 10 ) and Emerson Marshall ( Year 9 ) were both selected in the Victorian under 15 hockey team and competed at the National Championships in Darwin in late April , where their team finished second . Impressively , Sam also made the under 16 secondary schools hockey team as an underage player . Both Sam and Emerson were important players in our 1st XI Hockey team ’ s second place performance , and this certainly bodes well for future seasons .
Captain Benjamin Graven was also recently selected in the Hockey Australia Men ’ s Futures Squad . He has been a regular player in state teams over recent years and has taken his game to another level in 2023 . Both Benjamin and Emerson Hodder
played for Victoria in the Under 18 National Championships in July this year , held in Hobart .
Our Rugby Union Program has started to thrive , and a big part of this improvement has come from the performances of Year 12 boys Stirling Keogh and Puluna Vaea . Both players represented Victoria in the National Championships in Sydney In July , and Stirling was named as Vice Captain of the team . Recently , Atupuha Vaea ( Year 10 ) was named in the Rebels ’ under 16 squad . Captain of Football Jagga Smith played for Vic Metro in the Under 18 National AFL Championships . He played two games in total , a great effort considering he was under age . We had a total of four Year 10 boys also representing Vic Metro in the Under 16 Championships – Sam Allen , Ben Fergusson , Jack Ison and Louis Emmett . The Vic Metro squad was the eventual winner of the competition and Louis made the All Australian team , recognising his strong performances throughout the championships . At the recent Victorian Cross Country State School
60 Great Scot Issue 169 – September 2023