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On Sunday 28 May, 55 Cardijn College athletes from Years 8 - 12 travelled down to Mount Gambier to compete against our Tenison Woods College students for the 31st Cardijn Annual Exchange.

The exchange began with a sightseeing tour on the Sunday afternoon, where our students showed the city students the amazing landmarks Mount Gambier has to offer. This was a great chance for everyone to get to know each other.

The second day of the visit saw the beginning of competition. We kicked off with the Boys and Girls Futsal games, with both Titans teams coached by Mr David Cole, all students competed well against very skilled and experienced Cardijn students and were successful in the girl’s game, winning 4-2. However, unfortunately the boys went down in an intense shootout 4-2. Well done to both teams for putting in great effort on the day and in trainings.

• Girl Most Valuable Player - Bella Stratford
• Girl Sportsmanship Award - Nadia Metzger
• Boy Most Valuable Award -  Leon De Cesaris
• Boy Sportsmanship Award - James Davey

Futsal was then followed by the Mixed Touch Football, coached by Mr Ciaran Buckley. Tenison Woods College students played well and their experienced showed immediately on the field, with a 6-1 lead at half time. They then continued to dominate in the second half, winning with a score of 8-2. Well done to Matt Black who scored four tries.

• Most Valuable Player - Tye McManus
• Sportsmanship Award - Sarah Opie

The afternoon saw the much anticipated Boys and Girls Basketball. The girls, coached by Mr Daniel Stratford, started the game off strong with every player applying tight pressure all the way down the court as well as attacking the ball, creating a lead of 52-7 at half time. They continued to show their talent during the second half, finishing off the game with a win of 70-17. Special mention to Bella Stratford who shot 26 points for the game. The boys, who were coached by Mr Stevenson, started off with a convincing lead of 33-14 points by half time. This only increased as the game continued, finishing on top 82-25. Well done to Matt Black who shot 21 points for the game.

• Girl Most Valuable Player - Bella Stratford
• Girl Sportsmanship Award - Jordyn Adams
• Boy Most Valuable Award - Matt Black
• Boy Sportsmanship Award – Sam Willis

Following the basketball was the Boys and Girls Volleyball. The girls, coached by Mr Jamie Edwards, didn’t start off very strong, however, after warming up in the first set, they showcased some skill in the last two sets winning 2-1. The boys, who were coached by Miss Smith, played a very challenging game against the well trained Cardijn side. They went down hard in the first set 18-25. However, the boys played some quality volleyball in the second set, but unfortunately went down 23-25.

• Girls Most Valuable Player - Sarah Edwards
• Girls Sportsmanship Award - Courtney DeBarro
• Boys Most Valuable Award - Matt Black
• Boys Sportsmanship Award - Josh Levison

Monday night finished off with a debate with the topic of ‘Donald Trump is the best thing for America’, with Tenison Woods College taking the affirmative side. The three girls faced some reasonable competition, however after many hours of preparation, they came away with a convincing win. Thank you to Adam Taylor for coaching the girls and helping them study, prepare and practice. 

• Most Valuable Speaker - Baie Perryman
• Sportsmanship Award - Evangelia Wichmann

At the end of day two of the exchange, Tenison Woods College were leading 6-2 to Cardijn College.

The third and final day of the exchange began with two netball games, coached by Miss Smith and Mrs Edwards. The A team worked together from the beginning, winning 66-10 to Cardijn College in a clean and skillful game. The B team also played a great game, dominated every position on the court allowing a 49-18 victory. Both results were fantastic and we congratulate all players for two great wins.

• Team A Most Valuable Player - Jordyn Adams
• Team A Sportsmanship Award - Emma Gould
• Team B Most Valuable Award - Lara MacGregor
• Team B Sportsmanship Award - Tyne Bosko

The football, coached by Mr Edwards, was the last event of the exchange where the Titans boys set a very fast pace for the Cardijn side. This allowed them to create a comfortable lead at half time 5.4 to 2.2. Although the boys struggled to kick goals after half time, they still continued to push throughout the second half with some excellent defence work, stopping Cardijn from scoring. The Titans boys all played well, which allowed them to come away with a win in the final sport, defeating Cardijn 9.9 (54.9) to 3.3 (18.3).

• Most Valuable Player - Sam Willis
• Sportsmanship Award - Tye McManus

With the great efforts our Tenison Woods College students over the three days, Tenison Woods College won the 31st Cardijn Exchange 9-2, allowing the shield to remain at our college for the third year in a row. This is an outstanding achievement made by all athletes and we especially congratulate Bella Stratford and Matt Black for being awarded the Rijken Doyle Medalists for 2017. This award acknowledges their outstanding all-round athletic ability and sportsmanship throughout the carnival.

We would like to thank Ciaran Buckley and all the other HPE staff members, Grounds men, Sugarloaf staff and BuslinkSA for their tireless efforts behind the scenes to make the exchange as successful as it was. We would also like to thank the Cardijn students for their participation in the carnival, to the Cardijn staff for their support, especially Emma Boyle (Cardijn College Sports Coordinator) for everything she has done in helping the exchange. Special mentions to our students and their parents for opening up their homes to their billets, their hospitality was fantastic and Cardijn students appreciated it. Overall, it was a great success where many memories were made and some new friendships were formed along the way!

Morgan Fisher | PE Administration Trainee

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