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SCOTCH WATER
POLO SQUAD
IS THE STATE’S
BIGGEST
MORE THAN 200 BOYS FROM YEARS 7 TO 12 MADE UP 16 TEAMS AT SCOTCH
THIS WATER POLO SEASON
Would you believe that for six weeks each year Scotch runs the
biggest water polo squad in Victoria? This year, more than 200 boys
from Years 7 to 12 made up 16 teams. Boys from Years 9-12 in this
group competed exclusively in the APS competition, where the firsts
team enjoyed its most successful season out of the last three years.
Special congratulations go to Captain of Water Polo, Billy Tadgell (Year
12), who was selected for the third year in the APS water polo team,
which this year defeated the Associated Grammar Schools’ team.
The Years 7 and 8 teams played in both the APS competition
against other schools and also in an internal competition, in which they
competed against other Scotch teams. For the Year 7s, the internal
fixture matches were scheduled straight after school on Fridays, and
for the Year 8s they took place early on Saturday mornings.
At the end-of-season presentation night, 13 of the best players
in Years 7 and 8 were named in an ‘All Scotch’ team, based on their
performances in the internal fixtures. Once the Senior School water
polo program had finished the Junior School season began, involving
three Year 6 and two Year 5 teams.
We hope to see water polo continue to grow at Scotch in 2020.
RYAN NOLAN – TIC, WATER POLO
www.scotch.vic.edu.au Great Scot
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