Emanuel Track and Field Athletics Team
At the 2023 CDSSA Athletics Carnival

The Emanuel team consisted of 52 students this year and, unfortunately, they were missing Year 9 students who were on Ski Camp, Year 10 students who were learning from home due to a COVID outbreak, and many Year 11 students who were unable to participate due to exams. With all these setbacks the Emanuel Track and Field Athletics Team performed exceptionally well and exceeded all expectations at the 2023 CDSSA Athletics Carnival. 

The Emanuel student team performance resulted in 29 students qualifying for AICES, and the Emanuel Track and Field Athletics Team came third by the narrowest of margins. This is an extraordinary achievement given the circumstances the Track and Field Athletics team faced leading in to the carnival. 

A big congratulations goes to the Emanuel Opens Boys Relay Team who won the CDSSA Athletics Relay yesterday and smashed a CDSSA 20year (2003) 4 x 100m relay record: 

1. Jett Sher 
2. Aden Goodridge 
3. Shai Farhy 
4. Zac Urbach

In addition to this our Emanuel Open Girls won their CDSSA Athletics Relay: 

1. Ashley Urbach 
2. Amelie Trope 
3. Mariah Lewy 
4. Eden Levit

The Emanuel Track and Field CDSSA Qualifiers for the AICES Athletics Championships:

Aviv Farhy	Aaron Harpaz	Ally Rockman
Rohan Britton	Eli Jocum	Jake Rosenfeld
Arlo Broughton Oshlack	Noah Kessell	Jett Sher
Riley Carr	Alexander Kirievsky	Yoni Springer
Aimee Danieli	Eden Levit	Samara Strugar
Ethan Epstein	Mariah Lewy	Amelie Trope
Shai Farhy	Violet Nathanson	Marcus Tsimbler
Ashleigh Gold	Jake Newfield	Ashley Urbach
Aden Goodridge	Aaron Pal	Zach Urbach
Tamar Granot	Adrian Petrychko

 

U14 Boys and Girls NSW Regional Futsal Competition
At the NSW Regional Futsal Competition.

Both teams played exceptionally throughout the day qualifying into the finals. The U14 Emanuel girls narrowly losing to a strong Futsal Team in the final and the U14 Emanuel boys winning the final in fashion. Both teams have successfully qualified for the state finals next week. 

Good luck to both the U14 Boys & Girls Teams in the state futsal finals next week.

Basketball

JDS Chagha Basketball

The Open Boys and Girls played Moriah at Moriah College in the first annual JDS Chagha Basketball matches. The Emanuel Boys Opens 1st’s Basketball Team won the match in impressive fashion defeating Moriah 58-23, winning the first JDS Chagha Basketball match. The game was highlighted by the boys’ 3-point shooting, with six different students making a 3-point shot. Alex Kirievsky made four himself. Aden Goodridge was named player of the game based on his shooting and high-intensity defence.

The Emanuel Girls Opens 1st’s Basketball Team displayed plenty of determination to go head-to-head with a well trained and experienced Moriah team and went in to halftime drawing the match 9-9. Unfortunately the second half got away from the Emanuel girls team with Moriah going on to win the match 22-12. Romy McCorquodale was a standout with her rebounding and hustle, whilst Brooke Rosen scored a few baskets and displayed great leadership. A special shout out to Aimee Danieli in Year 7 who top scored and was playing against girls 5 years older than her!

Basketball NSW U15’s Tournament

The U15 Boys and Girls travelled to Penrith to compete in the BNSW U15’s Tournament. The boys in their pool matches defeated Glenwood High 32-15. They then played St Johns College Dubbo and lost 37-34 in a nail-biter. They concluded their pool matches against Caringbah High and lost 35-20. In their consolation game, the team defeated Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design 42-22. It was not the outcome that the team wanted, but they can hold their heads high knowing that St Johns would go on to win the competition, and the boys came within 3 points of them in their pool games. A special mention to Joseph Becker and Xander Keller, who led the way with their scoring and activity on defence.

The Girls, who comprised of 13 year-old Year 7 students were playing up in the U15’s Division, had a rough start to the competition facing St Johns College Dubbo and losing 55-3. Despite the lopsided score the girls’ remained positive and did their best against formidable opposition. They then bounced back in a tightly-contested match against The Hills Sports High School losing 16-20. In their final game they defeated Macquarie Fields High School 44-7 and were great sports in their victory. Special mention to Aimee Danieli, who top-scored on the day as well as Ally Rockman, for her effort on defence and rebounding.

1st V Basketball v Pius

Emanuel 1st’s team travelled to Oxford Falls to play against St Pius X College at their home-court. The boys came out with a hot start, leading 23-8 in the 1st quarter. After that period it was a back and forth game with Emanuel winning 54-39, maintaining their 15-point advantage that they established in the first quarter. It was a competitive game and the Emanuel team represented themselves well.

Futsal

JDS Chagha Futsal

The Emanuel Open Girls Futsal Team played their match against Moriah Open Girls Futsal Team at Moriah College. The Emanuel Open Girls Futsal Team had a huge challenge ahead of them in that they had no subs, and they were up against a fierce Moriah Team, who tested them at every point in the match. The Emanuel Open Girls Futsal Team displayed tenacity and determination throughout the match in both attack and defence and were able to come away as victorious in the end winning the match Moriah 2 – Emanuel 7. Congratulations to the Emanuel Open Girls Futsal Team for winning the 2023 JDS Girls Chagha Futsal Cup.

The Emanuel Open Boys Futsal Team played their match against Moriah Open Boys Futsal Team at Moriah afterward and Moriah played hard from the outset scoring the first two goals quickly. The Emanuel Open Boys Futsal Team displayed plenty of persistence to keep playing on against a tough opposition going goal for goal all match. Unfortunately the Emanuel Boys Team were unable to take their final opportunities and as a result Moriah held on to take the win. 

Netball

JDS Michaelson Chagha Netball Cup

This netball match was a significant game as Emanuel and Moriah had decided to rename this match to the JDS Michaelson Chagha Netball Cup in honour of Peter Michaelson, who is Siena Michaelson father, that sadly passed away earlier this year. The Emanuel and Moriah communities both wanted to acknowledge the impact Peter and the Michaelson family as a whole has had on the both the Emanuel and Moriah communities and thought it would be a fitting tribute to honour Peter and his families legacy. 

The match began with a moment of silence, with both teams combining to form a team huddle as symbol of their unity, collective understanding and acknowledgement. This was an emotional game for Siena Michaelson, who played for Emanuel but had also represented Moriah in her earlier schooling years, and her mother Leanne who watched the match and awarded the player of the match. Thank you to all players, spectators, coaches and officials for helping to make this netball match so special.

The Emanuel Opens Netball Team played exceptional netball throughout the match moving the netball freely, displaying remarkable attacking skills and relentless defence to keep Moriah from being able to keep up with the Emanuel Netball team. A big Congratulations goes to Emanuel Opens Netball Team for winning the 2023 JDS Michaelson Chagha Netball Cup and doing so in extraordinary fashion winning 49 – 18. Congratulations to Amelie Trope who was awarded the player of the match. 

Rugby

JDS Chagha Rubgy Cup 2023

This Rugby Match was between Emanuel 1st XV & Moriah 1st XV and was set as the deciding match for the 2023 JDS Chagha Cup as the overall score was 3-2 in Emanuel’s favour going into the match – if Emanuel won they would take out the overall series outright and if Moriah College won they would level the series making it a drawn series for the 2023 JDS Chagha Sports Cup. 

As always, there was plenty of anticipation for this match and a huge crowd to come and support the players. This pressure was felt immediately on the kick off, with Moriah coming out determined to score first and make their mark on the match. Emanuel played with plenty of spirit and determination throughout the match not making it easy for Moriah to cross the advantage line in defence and secure easy meters. Unfortunately, the weather got the better of the Emanuel 1st XV and Moriah were able use it to their advantage going on to win the match 22-0 in what was a very wet and cold evening under lights at Easts Rugby Home ground. 

A big thank you and congratulations goes to all departing Year 12 rugby players for representing Emanuel Rugby with pride in their time playing Rugby for Emanuel. 

Tennis

Todd Woodridge Cup

On Monday 4 September 2023, the Emanuel Stage 2 & Stage 3 Tennis Teams had the opportunity to compete at the Todd Woodbridge Tennis Cup at Pennant Hills Tennis Centre, playing against other students in the region. This new Primary School competition uses modified equipment, numeric scoring, and mixed-gender teams. The emphasis is on encouraging participation, providing a positive tennis experience, growing friendships, and allowing students to represent the school in a team environment.   

Emanuel students played many matches and performed well against other schools, including Sacred Heart, PLC, Knox, Rouse Hill, Richard Johnson, Cherrybrook Public School, St Cecilia’s, Pittwater House and Wahroonga PS. All our students played to the best of their ability, showed wonderful sportsmanship, and are congratulated for their efforts.  

Emanuel Year 3 and Year 4 students placed fifth overall, with Cherybrook Public School winning the tournament.  

A big congratulations to Emanuel Year 5 and Year 6 students, who, combined with St Cecilia’s School, won the competition, beating  a very solid team from Cherybrook Public School, qualifying for the state finals in Parramatta on the 20 November 2023.  

Congratulations to the following students for representing Emanuel:

Stage 2 Team
Nika Brookman, Zach Drutman, Joshua Jacobson, Jonathan Leach, Jacob Marmot, Guy Oken and Katya Sandy. 

Stage 3 Team
Zac Churnin, Samuel Hart, Tomer Simhi, Simon Smagarinsky, Isaac Struggles and Harry Wine. 

We would like to congratulate all the participants and thank them for participating in this tournament and displaying courage and enthusiasm on the tennis court, which will positively impact their development as tennis players.