Emanuel CDSSA Athletics Representatives
2023 AICES Athletics Championships

This year, the Emanuel Athletics Team had 29 students qualify for the AICES Athletics Championships. The Emanuel Track and Field Athletics Team performed exceptionally well and continued to exceed all expectations. There were many highlights on the day!

• Emanuel School placed 10th in the school medal count with six gold, four silver and six  bronze medals won at AICES;
• Emanuel School placed 13th at AICES, in the overall rankings from 73 schools;
• Emanuel School was ranked in the top two schools in CDSSA;
• Both the Open Boys and Girls relay teams qualified for NSWCIS;
• Aden Goodridge was U18 Boys AICES Age Champion;
• Alexander Kirivesky placed 2nd as the U16 Boys AICES Age Champion (four points off age champion); 
• Zac Urbach broke two AICES records on the day, running 22.26s in the 200m, and then backed it up with another record breaking time in the 100m of 10.92s;
• 11 students from 29 Emanuel students who competed on the day  qualified for NSWCIS Athletics Championships.

NSWCIS Athletics Championships qualifiers:

Emanuel School – AICES (TES4):

1. Arlo Broughton Oshlack
2. Shai Farhy
3. Aden Goodridge
4. Alexander Kirievsky
5. Eden Levit
6. Mariah Lewy
7. Jake Rosenfeld
8. Jett Sher
9. Amelie Trope
10. Ashley Urbach
11. Zac Urbach

Congratulations to the Emanuel Opens Boys and Girls Relay Team who qualified for NSWCIS Athletics Championships: 

Emanuel Open Boys Relay Team: 

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

Emanuel Open Girls Relay Team: 

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

This a remarkable achievement for the Emanuel Athletics Track and Field Team. Our Head of Athletics, Jordan Williams, and our coaching staff are to be acknowledged for the role they play in preparing these teams for representative athletics events. I know that the athletics results that were achieved at the AICES Athletics Championships are a direct result of their hard work, preparation and thoughtful athletics coaching sessions over the past five years. 

Thank you to Greg Allen for marshalling and sprint coaching throughout the season – we understand marshalling is a demanding job! I would also like to thank Sharon Fairfax for ensuring the day ran smoothly for our students. Sharon effectively managed the team by assisting students with marshalling and helping them understand their event times and locations and by making sure all the students were where they needed to be for their events and wore the correct uniforms. 

Emanuel AICES Athletics Representatives
2023 NSWCIS Athletics Championships

Seven students from The Emanuel Athletics Team represented AICES at the NSWCIS Athletics Championships this year.

Emanuel School NSWCIS Competitors:

1. Arlo Broughton Oshlack
2. Shai Farhy
3. Aden Goodridge
4. Alexander Kirievsky
5. Jake Rosenfeld
6. Jett Sher
7. Zac Urbach

These athletes performed extraordinarily well throughout the day and evening, with remarkable results to match. Our students continued to surpass our expectations.  

 Achievements and results included:

• Emanuel School achieved five gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the NSWCIS Athletics Championships.
• Zac Urbach won the 200m and broke the record running it in a super-fast time of 21.76s, and then backed it up with another gold medal winning rapid performance in the 100m, running it in a new personal best of 10.84s.
• Aden Goodridge achieved two gold medals in the U18s long jump and the 400m – running it in 51s. 
• Alexander Kirivesky won a silver medal in the U16 Boys Discus with a new personal best of 41.17m, and than achieved a bronze medal in the Shot Put. 
• The Open Boys relay team won the NSWCIS Open Boys 4x100m relay, in a super quick time of 43.72s.

Emanuel Open Boys: 

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

This is an astonishing achievement for the Emanuel Athletics Track and Field Team and one that these four year 12 students should be incredibly proud of. The manner in which they performed and represented themselves and Emanuel School is nothing short of extraordinary. Well done!

A big congratulations goes to all the Emanuel Track and Field Athletics students, who contributed to the team throughout the season from CDSSA through to NSWCIS for an outstanding Athletics season! This season saw our best performances so far and one that will be remembered for many years to come as our best ever Athletics season. 

Basketball

Emanuel School 1st V Basketball Team vs St Augustine’s 1st V

The Emanuel 1st Basketball team continued their series of pre-season matches against St Augustine’s on the 6 September 2023. St Augustine’s are the reigning premiers of their association, the ISA, and the Emanuel boys were up for the challenge in the first half, trailing by 14 at the interval. The boys put in a good effort in the third quarter, led by Aden Goodridge and Alex Kirievsky. However, in the fourth quarter St Augustine’s proved to be too good for the Emanuel boys, winning the game 71-42. The St Augustine’s coaches’ praised our boys for their effort and toughness and they are eager to play Emanuel School again.

Emanuel School 1st V Basketball Team vs SHORE 1st V

The Emanuel 1st Basketball team played a match against SHORE on the 8 September 2023. This was a fun match-up for the boys, as previous Emanuel Head of Basketball, Indi Faithfull, was coaching the SHORE 1sts. At times the boys struggled with the full-court pressure that SHORE applied, and they entered half time trailing by 21 points. A big third quarter saw the boys cut the SHORE lead to 6. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time for the boys to overcome the deficit they had created and they came up a bit short, losing by 81-70. Marcus Tsimbler led the way with 22 points, including four 3-pointers and 4 assists.

Emanuel School 1st V Basketball Team vs St Joseph’s College – Joeys 1st V

On the 12 September 2023, the Emanuel 1st Basketball team travelled to Hunters Hill to play against St Joseph’s College or ‘Joeys’ in another pre-season match. The game was an arm wrestle for most of the first half, and the Joeys gym was packed with students cheering, creating a competitive atmosphere. The Emanuel boys pulled away in the second half and were eventual winners – score 69-59. Marcus Tsimbler carried the scoring load with 32 points and four steals, with Gideon Pozniak bringing toughness and grit to the game.

Emanuel School 1st V Basketball Team vs Scots College 1st V

The Emanuel 1st Basketball team travelled to the Scots College to play another match on the 14 September 2023. The boys trailed by six at half time but Scots were too good and blew Emanuel away in the 2nd half, winning 85-51. Scots, as one of the premier teams in the GPS association, were always going to be a tough opposition. The Emanuel boys represented themselves well and learnt lots through this challenge. Emanuel will play St Andrews on 21 September 2023 and Riverview on  29 September 2023 in their remaining fixtures for this term.

Basketball NSW Representatives

Marcus Tsimbler and Alex Kirievsky were both selected to participate in the D-League Tournament, hosted by Basketball NSW. This tournament comprises of the 30 best U18 athletes in the state and this is a huge achievement for the two boys. We wish them luck!

Netball
Emanuel Year 9/10 Boys Netball team at the NSW Metro Regional Champions

The Emanuel Year 9/10 Boys Netball team competed at the NSW Metro Regional Championships at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park on the 7 September 2023, hoping to progress through to the State Final, which caters for the best school netball teams in the State. 

Coming into the competition, there was uncertainty to how the team would compete as we were a little to no experience side. Finishing 2nd in our pool had put us through to the finals.  We won the semi and got through to the Grand final against ASCC. Going goal for goal for the majority of the game had everyone on their edge of their seat, but the boys pushed through and won by three goals, with the final score being 14-11. 

This team represented Emanuel School with pride, displaying phenomenal sportsmanship and respect to not only each other but also to other schools and officials. The School is very proud of the boy’s achievement and can’t wait to see the talent on the court at the NSW All Schools Netball State Final later on in the year. 

A special congratulations to Jake Joffe and Xander Keller who were identified as highly talented netball athletes by selectors!

By Reese Corben, Netball Coach

Futsal 
Emanuel Futsal Teams at the NSW State Futsal Championships

The Emanuel U14 Boys had a productive day at the NSW State Futsal championships, but were unlucky not to make it out of the group stage, losing narrowly to Central Coast Sports College and Mamre Anglican College in their final round matches. They impressively drew 1-1 to the red hot Narrabeen Sports High Team. 

The Emanuel U14 Girls were state quarter-finalists and had a successful day drawing their first pool match and then going on to win all their pool matches, successfully overcoming schools with impressive football talent like Kooringal and defeating Inburra in impressive fashion 5-0. The girls came up against a very strong Mackellar team and weren’t able to match their strike, losing the quarter final 3-0. 

A big congratulations to the Emanuel U14 girls futsal team for making the quarter finals of the state futsal championships – ranking them as the top 8 U14 futsal team in NSW. This is an incredible achievement! 

The Emanuel U16 Girls played exceptionally well at the NSW State Futsal Championships. The team battled through a very tough group, with many challenging schools. They drew against Moriah College and Mamre, lost to Endeavour Sports and defeated Fort street and Chifley College. This set them up for the knockout stage. They progressed through to the quarter final, making light work of Lindfield (score 6-1) and overcame a tough Mamre Anglican College in the semi final. Taking on a red hot Endeavour Sports High School was a big challenge – they took the game in to extra time and unfortunately lost in penalty shootout. Juliette Robinson, Amelie Mueller, and Riley Carr were impressive in attack, whilst Sienna Poswell ensured our defensive systems were tight.

This was an incredible achievement placing our Emanuel U16 Girls Futsal Team as the top two schools in the state for Futsal. 

The Emanuel Open Girls Futsal Team were semi-finalists and had a very successful day, winning all their pool matches and successfully overcoming schools throughout the group stage with impressive football talent. The girls cruised through the quarter final stage with an impressive victory, but were unlucky to lose in the semi-final to an impressive Abbotsleigh Girls School. Well done to the Open Girls Futsal team who represented themselves and Emanuel School very well and played all games in good spirit. All students should be extremely proud of their efforts and the way in which they performed. Our Open Girls Team displayed plenty of determination and resilience to overcome some very strong futsal teams throughout the tournament.

Congratulations for making it to the state finals and finishing the tournament in 4th place,  ranking in the top 4 Open Girls’ Futsal team in the state.