By Mr Alex Timms, Sports Program Coordinator

38 Radford students competed in all disciplines in the 2023 ACT and Regional NSW Interschools Snowsport Championships last week.

On day one, Tahlia Smith, Annabelle Yin and Jacinta Huang placed fifth as a team in the Alpine event, with Tahlia finishing as the third fastest. Meanwhile, Ethan Ng tore up Jump City at the Ski Cross event.

On day two, all snowboarders descended on Front Valley for Snowboard GS and Jump City for Snowboard Cross. Fin Stewart and Liam Waldren were in the Boys D2 Snowboard GS and Cross Teams. The Girls D2 Snowboard GS and Cross Teams included Taylor Barton, Bonnie Hardy, Charlie Lee and Aanya Te Moananui. Lincoln Lee, Elijah Porfirio and Miles Greig competed in the Boys D3 Snowboard GS and Cross. Well done, competitors.

The Girls D2 Snowboard GS Team of Bonnie Hardy, Taylor Barton and Charlie Lee qualified for the Nationals with a sixth place finish. Super stuff, girls!

Day three included the D1, D2 and D3 Alpine, Ski Cross and Moguls competitions for the pinnacle age group skiers.

Darcy Barlow, Lincoln Lee, Rajeev Tamhane and Miles Greig made up the Boys D3 Alpine Team and finished in seventh place.

Darcy Barlow dominated the Alpine event, finishing first individually with a blistering 26.76.

Darcy followed this up with a tenth placing in the D3 Boys Moguls.

The Girls D3 Alpine Team of Amelia Grant, Ava Rath, Charlie Lee and Amelie Smith had a strong run, with Amelia Grant finishing tenth overall and the team finishing eighth. Way to go, team!

The D2 Girls Ski Cross Teams were loaded with talent, with Amber Smith finishing second overall individually. The Girls D2 Alpine Team of Amber Smith, Emily Hinchcliffe and Sophie Wilson finished second place, qualifying for the nationals. The D2 B Team of Amelie Brennan, Mischa Pauza and Charlie Lee finished eighth overall. Well done, D2 Girls!

The Boys D2 Ski Cross Team of Oscar Bush, Josh Baker, Connor Kruger, Jude Barlin and Rahul Mishra faced tough competition. Oscar was the top performer, finishing 24th out of 90 competitors.

The Boys D1 Ski Cross Teams of Jake Smith, Finn Barlow and Xavier Pauza (A Team) and Euan Greig, Sunny Smith and Charlie Seddon (B Team) raced well. Jake Smith finished second overall, while the Boys A Team finished second. Well done, boys!

Day four was the last day of the competition and included the D2 and D1 Alpine events and D3 Ski Cross.

The D3 Boys Ski Cross Team of Darcy Barlow, Miles Greig and Lincoln Lee finished seventh place overall, with Darcy posting a swift 30.99 to finish as the second fastest of the event.

The Girls D3 Ski Cross Team of Amelia Grant, Ava Rath and Amelie Smith finished fourth place overall, just outside the podium. Great work, girls!

The Boys D1 Alpine A Team of Finn Barlow, Jake Smith, Sunny Smith and Xavier Pauza finished second place overall, with Jake Smith just missing out on an individual podium with a fourth place finish. Well done to the B Team of Euan Greig and Charlie Seddon for a great effort on the Alpine course.

The Girls D2 Alpine A Team of Emily Hinchcliffe, Amber Smith and Sophie Wilson finished fourth place overall, while the Alpine B Team of Mischa Pauza, Amelie Brennan and Charlie Lee finished just behind in fifth place. Well done, D2 Girls!

The D2 Boys Alpine A Team of Oscar Bush, Jude Barlin, Connor Kruger and Josh Baker finished seventh place overall on the challenging afternoon course. Well done to Rahul Mishra who had a strong day on the Alpine course.

Well done to all the competitors. We are looking forward to the ACT Schools Cup!

Summer Sport Registrations Now Open

Registrations for the 2023/24 Year 2-11 Summer (Term 4 2023 & Term 1 2024) sport season are now open and will close at 11:45 pm on Tuesday, 8 August. Some activities and offerings are capped. Please ensure you submit your registration by the closing date to allow the Sports Department time to process submissions and prepare for specific sports trials, team allocations and ordering sports uniforms. Any registrations after the closing date are likely not to be accepted. Please be mindful of the administration challenges it causes.

All information and registration links can be found on Nexus.