Named: The top performing SEQ inter-school sports teams from 2022
Last year was one filled with sporting highs for southeast Queensland’s top school athletes but how will the best of the best show up in 2023? Discover the schools to watch this year
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Last year was one filled with sporting highs for southeast Queensland’s top school athletes but how will the best of the best show up in 2023?
Discover the schools to watch this year in a massive year ahead for school sport.
Brisbane Boys College – GPS Cross Country
The 2022 GPS Cross Country featured a near clean sweep from Brisbane Boys’ College.
Finishing as a top two school in four of the five senior age groups put the school in an unsurprising first overall position.
The 13, 15 and 16 years divisions stood out from the rest, taking home aggregate titles over their local Brisbane State High School (13 and 16 years) and The Southport School rivals (15 years).
The 14 years boys also put up a fight, but were narrowly defeated by Ipswich Grammar School.
It was the open age group that rose eyebrows on the day, after placing fourth overall and threatening the school’s chance of championing.
Nonetheless, BBC pulled through and were crowned over BSHS and TSS (joint 2nd) and Ipswich Grammar School (3rd).
As a result of stunning individual performances, the school broke away by a commendable 13 points.
Brisbane Boys’ College placings:
Jackson Medway (Opens 2nd place)
Flynn Pumpa (Opens 3rd place)
Harry Barr (16 years 1st place)
Hugh White (15 years 2nd place)
Fletcher Medway (15 years 3rd place)
In the Open age division, it was Archie Ridgway of ACGS (Churchie) who stole the clean sweep from BBC, crossing the line with 25 seconds to spare.
Charlie Randall of Toowoomba Grammar school finished 16 seconds behind Harry Barr to place 2nd in the 16 years, followed by Churchie’s Charlie Moore in 3rd.
The 15 years was won by Ned Curran of Nudgee College.
Without a BBC runner on the 14 years podium, it was Archer Boorer (BGS) in 1st, Leo Hughes (TSS) for 2nd and Lachlan Moore (Churchie) in 3rd.
Brisbane State High School – QGSSSA Cross Country
The QGSSSA Cross Country ended in style with Brisbane State High School being crowned the overall winners of the carnival.
It was no small win, with the well-known school taking home pennants in five of the six age groups they entered.
The victorious divisions were the 17 and overs, 16 year, 14 years, 13 years, and 12 and under.
The 15 years age group was snatched away by Brisbane Girls Grammar School, with BSHS placing third on the podium.
Key athletes Saffron Jenkinson (12), Gwen Watson (15) and Erica Moore (15) who earned a place on the podium for their top-three finishes.
BSHS also boasted their multitalented Sophie Malcolm, who competed at the 2022 Australian Rowing Championships.
SEE THE LIST: The top 50 cross country athletes at QGSSSA 2022
From their elite performances at the 2022 QGSSSA Cross Country championships, Georgie Gilroy and Zara Moore are now well-known names in running circles.
Moreton Bay College – QGSSSA Track and Field
It would not have been a true QGSSSA athletics without a landslide victory from Moreton Bay College.
Winning the 15 years division and placing on the podium in all other age groups was the tip of the iceberg that got them a seventh straight championship.
By the end of the day, MBC had stretched themselves a 74.5-point lead over second place St Peters Lutheran College.
The success of key athletes across track and field events ensured the all-girls Brisbane school upheld their long standing reputation as ‘the best in the business.’
Early in the day, it was 13-year-old Chloe Munro who secured a hurdles victory over Brisbane State High School’s Charlotte Heady.
Stunning throws in the 15 years javelin left MBC with a double-gold in Division A and B.
Estanoa Faitala continued the field glory with a win the 17 years shot put.
SEE MORE: Top performers at the QGSSSA 2022 Athletics
SEE MORE: Moreton Bay College accredited by the World Academy of Sport
In 2023, the MBC track and field squad will look to make history with an eighth-in-a-row victory.
To get them their, pressure will fall on reigning age winners, the 15 years, along with the individual place getters of 2022.
The College’s longlasting athletics reign is a testament to the work put in by both students and staff each year.
Most recently, MBC were officially accredited by the World Academy of Sport as a member of the AFEC (Athlete Friendly Education Centre) network.
As part of the successful accreditation, WAoS will work alongside MBC to enhance the opportunities provided for students and staff.
St Peter’s Lutheran College – QGSSSA Swimming
They may have missed glory in the track and field division, but St Peters Lutheran College were in top form at the 2022 QGSSSA Swimming championships.
With strong competition from Moreton Bay College (3rd) and St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School (2nd), St Peters pushed to the end to claim the victory.
Meanwhile, Clayfield College were crowned winners for the Percentage Cup
It was thrice Olympic medallist Mollie O’Callaghan who helped bring her school home the trophy.
O’Callaghan, who competed in the 17 years age group, represented Australia at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
In Tokyo she snatched three medals including one bronze and two gold.
While blitzing the field at the QGSSSA champs and claiming one competition record, O’Callaghan’s teammates also pitched in with their efforts.
Ainsley Trotter (15 years) and Isabella Morris (14 years) both claimed records on the day.
The St Peter’s girls saved their best strokes for last, with wins across the board in relays.
It was a sweet victory for Olympic mentor and swimming coach Dean Boxall, who had taken the St Peters’ boys swim team to their inter-school competition just weeks prior.
O’Callaghan graduated in 2022, which leaves SPLC to defend their title without an Olympian in the squad.
Cannon Hill Anglican College -TAS Champion School
It’s the most after title on The Associated Schools’ radar, the TAS Annual Champion School title.
Eight schools from the Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Caboolture regions battle it out over three trimesters of inter-school sport for the ultimate crowning.
The schools are Canterbury College, John Paul College, West Moreton Anglican College, St Paul’s School, St John’s Anglican College, Cannon Hill Anglican College, Ormiston College and St Columban’s College.
In 2022, CHAC ruled over the rest in exceptional style.
Not only did the Cannon Hill side win overall champion school of trimester one (boys volleyball and cricket, and girls basketball and tennis), but they also backed up in trimester three (boys basketball and soccer, and girls volleyball and touch football).
The school is no stranger to winning and are often the top performers in B division matches throughout the year, particularly shining on the volleyball court.
Close on their tail of the 2022 tally were Ormiston College (2nd) and Canterbury College (3rd).
Canterbury College – Open Girls Netball
The Canterbury College netball program will celebrate a youthful fourth birthday in 2023, but the Logan school is well beyond its years when it comes to winning.
In 2022, the open girls netball squad took out the two most prestigious statewide competitions, as well as their own inter-school competition.
Goals were scored early in the year, when the Vicki Wilson Cup (years 10-12) team glided through the regional qualifiers for a fourth year running.
It complimented the Vicki Wilson Shield (years 7-9) squad who were also successful in qualifying for their sixth consecutive series.
When term 2 of the school year rolled around, the First VII netball side dominated The Associated School 8-round season in exceptional style.
With players missing due to representative duties, substitute players stepped up, and Canterbury failed to batter an eyelid against their inter-school rivals.
The season came to close when the girls claimed a back-to-back-to back premiership under the coaching of Deanne Hamilton.
It was only the halfway mark for the Logan City side’s 2022 season.
June brought with it the ultimate challenge QISSN (Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball).
It was Canterbury’s first full QISSN campaign since COVID-19 had begun, with the 2020 and 2021 competitions cancelled and cut short mid-play with sudden lockdowns.
The pool rounds were no easy feat, but tenacity and experience earned the girls a position in the grand final against southeast rivals Somerset College.
With an array of state representatives on both scorecards, opposition teams flocked to the stands in anticipation for the match.
It was nothing short of a nailbiting 60 minutes, with the scoreline remaining within five points until the very end.
A final mishap in the dying seconds was what got Canterbury over the line to claim gold.
The victory was a miracle for the Logan side, who had only been acceptable into the QISSN competition in 2018 after 12 years of waiting.
The final piece of the all-gold puzzle came in early August when the Vicki Wilson Cup squad continued what they had started in May.
Familiar Queensland faces from Somerset College and King’s Christian College Pimpama provided strong competition from start to end of the 2-day competition.
In the end, it was yet another cause for celebration when the Canterbury girls snatched gold from the hands of their KCC rivals.
In 2023, the open girls squad and their coaching team will shoot for more glory as they defend their triple-title reputation.
2022 Award Nominations:
Netball Queensland Community Innovation Award
Netball Queensland School of the Year Award
Netball Queensland Teacher of the Year Award (Deanne Hamilton) – won
City of Logan Coach of the Year Award (Deanne Hamilton) – won
Ipswich State High School – Open Boys Rugby League
Magical is the only word to describe the 2022 rugby league campaign at Ipswich State High School.
The underdog side made oppositions crumble throughout the season, taking out three prestigious crowns of the school boys calendar.
Their road to glory kicked off in June, when they asserted themselves as a side to be reckoned with for the Langer Trophy series.
WATCH MORE: Replays: Watch every Langer Trophy and Walters Cup clash
A clean sweep season and grand final victory was only the beginning for the Ipswich school.
The team took one step closer to a perfect year when they demolished Ignatius Park College in the Phil Hall Cup final in August.
20 points separated the teams, and gave Ipswich State High School yet another trophy to goggle at.
The celebrations would not stop there.
Less than a month later, the Ipswich boys geared up to take on Patrician Brothers Fairfield for the ultimate bragging rights of the National Schoolboy Cup title.
It was a fairytale ending when the full-time siren rang with Ipswich on top by 26 points.
The cherry on top came when Gabriel Satrick was awarded the Peter Sterling medal, named after NRL great Peter Sterling and given to the player of the tournament.
SEE THE TEAM: National Schoolboy Cup ISHS side
1. Tyler Peckham-Harris
2. Kulu Baruani
3. Caleb Jackson
4. Tre Fotu
5. Anton Naiyep
6. James Frazer
7. Jalen Afamasaga
8. Ahmani Leluia
9. Tommy Luhrman
10. Josiah Pahulu
11. Xavier Sofeni
12. Oliva Iaulualo
13. Jack Laing
14. Gabriel Satrick
15. Rene Bagon
16. Loko Tonga
17. Jacobi Shaw
18th Cayleb Johnson
19th: Nick Torrens
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