2024 NSW Schoolboys Head of the River – 24 - 25 February

All competing boys squads (Paddlers, Generators, Accelerators and Seniors) and their coaches travelled to Penrith this past weekend for the NSW Schoolboys Head of the River. There they competed against schools in the ACT and New South Wales in a peak regatta for the Radford rowing program.

From the 25 schools represented at the regatta, Radford finished the day in second place for the schools from the ACT, and fifth overall.

Congratulations to the following gold, silver and bronze medal winners:

GOLD

Schoolboy Double Scull

Connor Malouf (Huon)

Angus Scott (Acacia)

SILVER

Schoolboy Double Scull

Hamish Gaden (Karri)

Hamish McKee (Jarrah)

Schoolboy 2^nd Coxed Quad Scull

Euan Greig (Huon)

Joshua Miller (Karri)

Rohan White (Kurrajong)

Hamish Whithear (Boronia)

Moira Geraghty (Coxswain) (Huon)

Schoolboy 3^rd Coxed Quad Scull

Gitae Paik (Banksia)

Sam Austin (Banksia)

Marley Kowal-Buchanan (Jarrah)

Joshua Orr (Kurrajong)

Stuart Ward (Coxswain) (Banksia)

Schoolboy Yr9 Single Scull

William Fraser (Acacia)

Schoolboy Yr8 Double Scull

Victor Cumpston (Kurrajong)

Martin Koch (Jarrah)

Schoolboy Yr8 Single Scull

Jay Erwin (Jarrah)

BRONZE

Schoolboy 1^st Coxed Quad Scull

Hamish Gaden (Karri)

Connor Malouf (Huon)

Hamish McKee (Jarrah)

Angus Scott (Acacia)

Izzy Faris (Coxswain) (Karri)

Schoolboy Single Scull

Rohan White (Kurrajong)

Schoolboy Yr9 Single Scull

Ciaran Brennan (Banksia)

It was fantastic to see the boys approach the weekend with such enthusiasm and focus and representing the College so well. For some it was their first time competing at Penrith.

The Senior Boys demonstrated their squad depth by winning medals in all three of the senior quad events. They also achieved extraordinary results in the double scull, where they won both gold and silver medals in a competitive field.

Cricket

The First XI progressed through to the Colts Division 1 (50 over) Grand Final on Sunday after a convincing win against Marist College. Their next match will be against Canberra Grammar School on Monday 11 March at the Phillip Oval.

Monday 4 March, the First XI will play aginst Canberra Grammar School in the Colts Division 1 T20 Final at Canberra Grammar School. The game starts at 4:30pm.

Finalists in Stage 2 and 3 divisions will be confirmed in the coming days.

Futsal

Sunday saw the final round of the U8 and U9 competition for the 2023/24 Summer Futsal season. On the same day almost half of the U10 to U18 teams competed in the semi-finals. Congratulations to the U10 Girls Division 1 Ospreys and U10 Girls Division 2 Raptors who comfortably progressed to the grand final that will be played this coming Sunday, 3 March. The U14 Girls Division 2 Raptors have also progressed to the grand final after a penalty shootout in their semi-final. After Clara Denney (Boronia) made a few great saves, Emily Bull (Banksia) scored the winning goal.

Grand Finals – Sunday 3 March – Lyneham Netball Centre:

• U10 Girls Division 1 Ospreys v. TBC – 11:00am kick-off
• U10 Girls Division 2 Raptors v. Jaguars – 12:00pm kick-off
• U14 Girls Division 2 Raptors v. Mayhem – 4:00pm kick-off

Basketball

On Saturday, 24 February, a group of 42 female basketball players attended the highly anticipated UC Capitals vs Melbourne Boomers fixture at the National Convention Centre. The game was nothing short of enthralling, with a nail-biting final score of 75-74, unfortunately resulting in a defeat for the UC Capitals.

The excitement however didn't end when the clock ran out. A handful of students had the unique opportunity to take part in on-court activities. Isabelle Sutherland (Boronia) and Charlie Russell (Huon) acted as floor sweepers, while Waniya Mahtab (Kurrajong) and Blossom Cameron (Jarrah) showcased their talents during the quarter-time entertainment. Holly Denman, 2024 Basketball Captain (Acacia) had the honour of posing a post-game question to local Caps player, Abby Solway.

What a remarkable day for everyone involved. A special acknowledgment goes to the dedicated coaches who helped make this memorable experience possible for our aspiring Australia Opals!