It has been an action-packed few weeks for Carey Sport, with outstanding individual performances, team milestones and plenty of black, blue and gold spirit on display. From the big stage at Lakeside Stadium to the Sandell Oval, the cricket fields and the Yarra, our students have continued to represent Carey with great energy and pride.
APS Combined Athletics Finals
The end of the Spring Sport season culminated in the annual APS Combined Athletics Finals held at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday 17 October, an event that consistently remains one of the highlights of the APS sporting calendar. Congratulations to all Carey students who competed. It was fantastic to see so many personal best performances on the big stage, as well as the improvement shown by our athletes throughout the season.
A special congratulations to the following students who achieved podium finishes:
Gold
- Hunter (Year 7): U14 High Jump, 1.65m
- Cooper (Year 8): U15 High Jump, 1.83m
- Caleb (Year 8): U14 Triple Jump, 11.33m
- Clementine (Year 7): U14 1500m, 4:50.14
Silver
- Tom (Year 11): U17 High Jump, 1.95m
- Caleb (Year 8): U14 Long Jump, 5.15m
- Lacey (Year 11): U20 High Jump, 1.55m
- Madeline (Year 8): U15 90m Hurdles
- Clementine (Year 7): U14 800m, 2:27.95
- Olivia (Year 10): U17 Shot Put, 9.37m
- Estelle (Year 7): U14 High Jump, 1.45m
Bronze
- Boys U20 4x100m Relay: 43.12
- Anya (Year 8): U16 Triple Jump, 9.84m
- Gracie (Year 8): U14 Shot Put, 8.45m
- Ilka (Year 10): U17 High Jump, 1.40m
- Georgie (Year 12): U20 400m, 1:02.03
- Heidi (Year 9): U16 High Jump, 1.40m
- Madeline (Year 8): U15 Triple Jump, 9.34m
- Jasmine (Year 10): U17 200m, 28.26
- Grace (Year 7): U14 400m, 1:02.60
Congratulations also to our record breakers, who produced outstanding performances across the season:
- Boys U14 4x400m Relay: Mason (Year 7), Rory (Year 7), Hunter (Year 7) and Oliver (Year 7), 4:03.69
- Boys U14 Triple Jump: Caleb (Year 8), 11.33m
- Girls U14 1500m: Clementine (Year 7), 4:50.14
- Girls Open 3000m: Grace (Year 10), 11:19.10
- Girls U16 Discus: Alezia (Year 10), 20.14m
- Girls Open Discus: Olive (Year 11), 23.02m
We also congratulate our 2026 Year 12 Athletics prize recipients:
The Alec Jamieson Memorial Prize for Boys Athletics: Christian Zapris
The Amanda, Emily and Samantha Paulin Prize for Girls Athletics: Georgie Tritton
Well done to every student who trained, competed and contributed to another terrific Carey Athletics season.
First Touch Football launches the summer season
Our Girls First Touch Football team officially kicked off its 2026/27 Summer Sport campaign against reigning premiers Mentone Grammar on Friday 23 October. A packed Sandell Oval provided a fantastic atmosphere, with students and staff out in force at lunchtime to support the mighty black, blue and gold.
Mentone proved a tough Round 1 opponent and ultimately recorded an 8–2 victory, but there were plenty of positive signs from Carey. The girls showed great character, lifting their performance in the second half and matching Mentone for long periods.
There is plenty to build on and lots to look forward to throughout the season.
Captains lead the way with centuries
What a way for our cricket captains to start the Summer Sport season! Our Boys and Girls First Team Captains, Yannick and Lily, both recorded centuries in the opening official round of their respective First XI APS/AGSV and APS Cricket seasons.
Lily produced a magnificent unbeaten 127 from just 94 balls, helping Carey post an impressive 2/219 from 30 overs. She was brilliantly supported by Isobel, who contributed an unbeaten 50 in a tremendous start to the season.
Yannick also led from the front, compiling a wonderfully measured 102 against Melbourne Grammar. Carey posted a competitive 7/232 from 50 overs before producing an excellent effort in the field to dismiss MGS for 180 in 46.1 overs.
Two captains, two centuries and two outstanding examples of leading from the front!
Close racing at the Lion and Torch Regatta
There was some fantastic racing at the Lion and Torch Regatta on Friday 6 November, with Wesley retaining the shield by the narrowest of margins, just one point.
Our Senior and Intermediate crews went head-to-head with Wesley over 1.2km on the Yarra in excellent conditions, producing exciting and competitive racing throughout the evening.
Congratulations to all crews for their efforts, and thank you to the many parents, families and supporters who came down to the Yarra to cheer on our rowers. It was a wonderful way to kick-start the 2026/27 season. Our attention now turns to Melbourne Head, where our crews will look to continue building momentum and enjoying their racing as the season progresses.
Looking ahead
We very much look forward to the remainder of the Term 4 Summer Sport season before commencing a full program of Years 7–12 APS Sport and Activity fixtures and sessions in Term 1, 2027. Further information regarding key dates, training schedules, venues, fixtures and other arrangements will be communicated to students and families closer to the commencement of Term 1.
Across every venue and every sport, it has been wonderful to see our students competing, improving, supporting one another and representing Carey with pride.
Carey Sport – we love it!
Jack Joslin
Director of Sport and Activities
