Locals in NSW All Schools Basketball team
Local students Daniel Sepokas and Will Lopez have won selection to the NSW Combined Men's All-School Basketball team, which will contest the Pacific School Games in Canberra in November.
Sepokas (Aquinas College, Menai) played for Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) and Lopez (Jannali HS) played for Combined High Schools (CHS) at the recent NSW All-Schools Basketball Championships, which was won by CHS in the Men's division.
PHOTOS: Daniel Sepokas (#8 dark blue) and Will Lopez (#8 light blue) in action at the All-Schools Championships - photos courtesy of Noel Rowsell and Marion McNeill (www.photoexcellence.com.au)
CHS defeated Combined Independent Schools (CIS) 68-60 and CCC 98-96, while CCC defeated CIS 81-77 in the final game.
The women's competition saw a three-way tie, with each team winning a game apiece.
CIS defeated CHS 72-70, CHS defeated CCC 67-54 and CCC defeated CIS 64-60.
Two state Combined All-Schools teams were chosen on the day and are as follows;
Women: Haylee Lepaio (Bathurst HS), Rachel Murray (Bathurst HS), Allyson Brown (Oakhill College, Castle Hill), Kelsey Gardiner (Chevalier College, Bowral), Lia Voorthuis (Corrimal HS), Maddison Allen (Newcastle Grammar School), Susi Walmsley (SFX, Hamilton), Razz Muir (Nowra HS), Lauren Nicholson (Woolooware HS, Ellie Gleeson (Xavier College, Albury), head coach Katrina Ferris (Bathurst HS), assistant coach Tracey Samuels (Westfields Sports HS), manager Barbara Smith (Illawarra Sports HS).
Men: (Luke Devlin (Newington College), Steven Davis (Newington College), Sam Macbeath (Campbelltown HS), Zac Compton (Westfields Sports HS), Blake McGrath (Westfields Sports HS), Greg Chaplin (Westfields Sports HS), Jason Cadee (Westfields Sports HS), Josh Black (St Edwards, Gosford), Will Lopez (Jannali HS), Daniel Sepokas (Aquinas College, Menai), head coach Rex Nottage (Newington College), assistant coach Len Solman (Hunter Sports HS), manager Francis Mackay (Terra Sancta College, Schofields).
Results of NSW All-Schools Championships:
Women: CHS 67 (Razz Muir 12 points, Haylee Lepaio 11, Sheraton Flood 10, Margy Grealish 10) def CCC 54 (Susi Walmsley 10 points); CIS 72 (Allyson Browne 16 points, Jaimee Cohen 12, Kelsey Gardiner 12) def CHS 70 (Rachel Murray 13 points, Razz Muir 13, Caitlin Eirth 11); CCC 64 (Susi Walmsley 11 points, Danielle Daoud 10) def CIS 60 (Paige Melville 15 points, Allyson Browne 10, Jaimee Cohen 10).
Men: CHS 68 (Sam Macbeath 28 points, Blake McGrath 14) def CIS 60 (Luke Devlin 18 points, Jackson Aldridge 16); CHS 98 (Blake McGrath 23 points, Greg Chaplin 22, Zac Compton 16, Will Lopez 15) def CCC 96 (Daniel Sepokas 29 points, Sebastian Zakrzewski 20, Josh Black 19); CCC 81 (Daniel Sepokas 27 points, Sebastian Zakrzewski 14, Bobby Tye 14, Josh Black 11) def CIS 77 (Luke Devlin 15 points, Steven Davis 15, Will McFee 10)
Parkes makes his mark in Oceania Championships
Former SLC Aquadot swimmer Stephen Parkes has again picked up gold at the Oceania Championships which this year was held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The nineteen year old Parkes who recently moved to Brisbane to train under Michael Bohl won the 400m individual medley in 4:30.49 from Kiwis Brett Newall and Bryn Murphy. However in the 200m individual medley Parkes could not match the experienced Kiwi Olympian Dean Kent and picked up a silver. To defeat Parkes Kent broke the championship record. Parkes’ gold and silver matched repeated his performance from the last Oceania Championships in 2006.
The Australian team consisted of young Australian swimmers just outside the Olympic squad with their main rivals being the New Zealand Olympic team.
Overall the young 24 member team pushed the 36 member Kiwi Olympic team all the way to just miss out on the best gold medal tally (NZ 20, Australia 17) but score more overall medals (55 to 46). Story sourced from www.swimming.org.au
Premier Youth League washed out
Last weekend’s games in soccer’s premier youth League were cancelled due to wet weather.
For more stories and results in the Premier Youth League competition click on: http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2790
Top Wheelchair Basketball comes to Sutherland
Round three of the National Wheelchair Basketball League features a double-header for the West Sydney Razorbacks, who host the Dandenong Rangers in two games at Bankstown and Sutherland.
Game one is at 8pm on Saturday night June 14 at the Bankstown Basketball Stadium, while Game two will be at 10am on Sunday morning at the Sutherland Basketball Stadium.
The Razorbacks include well known Australian Roller Paralympian Troy Sachs.
Photo: Troy Sachs in action for the Razorbacks in their win over the Wentworthville Wheelkingsagainst the Wheelkings last weekend. (Photo from www.photoexcellence.com.au)
For more basketball stories and photos from representative, wheelchair and clubs click on http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=288
Sutherland to Surf Fun Run – entries now open online
Entries can now be made online for the Sutherland to Surf Fun run on July 27. For more details click on: http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2928
See Sydney FC play Sutherland Sharks
As reported previously (in case you missed it) Sydney FC plays Sutherland Sharks at Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda from 7pm on Wednesday 2nd July. This trial match will help Sydney prepare for the upcoming A-League season. For more on this story click on: http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2676
Kids Holiday camps in July
NSW Sport and Recreation's action-packed kids' holiday camps are run by experienced and well-qualified instructors. Young people learn social living skills, experience challenging activities, develop self-esteem and make new friends. They also have great fun and won’t have a moment to spare!
For more information click on: http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/kidscamps/
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