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Sport
Our badminton team was again successful, and won all fixtures with
the exception of the game against Haileybury. The team finished an
admirable second, with Captain Leo Li (Year 12) and Jacky Zhang (Year
11) as the best performers. This is the 16th consecutive year that our
team has finished either first or second in the APS competition.
The diving squad continued its recent success, with yet another
second place in APS diving. It was a tight competition but our consistency
at all age groups and divisions provides a great platform for success.
The team has managed four consecutive years of second places. Zach
Hutchings (Year 9) was our best performer, achieving second place in
the under 15 division A age group. Zach was well supported by Hugo
Bernard (Year 10) and Josh Palazzo (Year 11), who each finished third in
the under 16 and under 17 division A age groups respectively.
Table tennis had its best year in some time, with a very creditable third
place. Well led by Noah Philp and Nathan Cheng (both Year 12), the team
started the season extremely well, winning its first four fixtures. The only
losses were to Haileybury College and Wesley College.
The swimming squad showed strong improvement from previous
seasons, with a fifth placing on APS finals night, and also at the All
Schools Relays. Dominic Tsui (Year 9), Max Boesley (Year 10), Darren Tan
(Year 11), Sam Boesley (Year 7) and Toby McOmish (Year 9) were some of
our better performers. The under 14 4x50 metres relay team broke both
the Scotch College and APS records, and the team showed promise for
the future. Volleyball competed well, and although the team was without
luck early in the season, a strong finish led to the team finishing sixth.
The School is committed to providing opportunities for our boys to
participate in a range of sports, and apart from the APS competition
we also field teams in a range of other competitions. Scotch continued
its successful season in these sports with a dominant performance in
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