A RANGE OF SPORTS
ABOVE : AYDIN HAKSOZ ( YEAR 11 ) WON KARATE VICTORIA ’ S TOP GUN AWARD , 2023 JUNIOR KATA .
Championships , Scotch had four boys selected to represent the state at the National Championships . Henry Curlewis ( under 14 ), Bart Leeton ( under 15 ), Conor Sullivan ( under 17 ) and Rory Vial ( under 18 ) will participate in late August in Canberra . Bart Leeton was also selected for the Victorian Secondary Schools under 15 football team in Ballarat in July .
Tharen Nanayakkara ( Year 11 ) did exceptionally well in the recent Sri Lanka Sailing Nationals , winning the Laser 4.7 category . He then travelled to Karachi in Pakistan and came 10th overall in the open international sailing event . He will also represent Sri Lanka at the upcoming Asian Games in the boys ’ dinghy event in September . Lucas James ( Year 11 ) finished 10th in the under 19 division of the 2023 Oceania and Australian National Laser Championships , while Will James ( Year 9 ) was third overall in the 2023 Australian National Minnow Championships .
Aydin Haksoz ( Year 11 ) has enjoyed great success with his karate this year , and in June was acknowledged by Karate Victoria for his outstanding performances , winning the Top Gun award 2023 Junior Kata . He has won lots of medals this year at state and national competitions and was selected for both the junior and senior kata teams .
Our swimmers have also enjoyed success outside of school , with three boys winning medals at the Australian Age Championships on the Gold Coast . Hamish Robson ( Year 10 ) was placed third in the 15 year olds ’ 400 metres individual medley , while Harry Hay ( Year 12 ) was third in the 1500 metres freestyle event for 18 year olds . Eric He ( Year 10 ) won the 200 metres butterfly and finished third in the 100 metres butterfly .
We commend all these boys for these outstanding achievements this year . We are really proud of them and look forward to seeing where sport takes each of them .
STUART POWELL – DIRECTOR OF SPORT
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