City District Track & Field

This coming Thursday 24th July and Friday 25th July at Windsor Park in Windsor, 50 students will form the Milton State School Track & Field Athletics Team to compete against schools within our own City District School Sport region. Competing in the A division of schools we are hoping we can bring home the silverware!

Our athletes, aged between 9-12yo, will compete across a range of track and field disciplines including the 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m and 4x100m relays in track and on the field, we will have students competing in shot put, long jump and high jump. Students that qualify through in the 10yo – 12yo age groups will then compete at the Met North School Sport Athletics on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th August at QSAC, Nathan.

We wish our team the very best of luck and am sure they will represent the school with great determination, sportsmanship and pride. Go Milton SS!

Met North School Sport & South East Queensland Football (Soccer) Championships

Last term during our winter gala day competitions, two of our football teams qualified for the next stage. After very successful results our Senior A Girls and Junior A Boys football teams from Winter Gala Day sport competition, coached by Mr McMahon & Mr Lundberg, took part in the Met North Football Championships at Aspley SHS on Monday 21st July. This competition is against the best state school teams from the other four districts within Met North. From this tournament, the winner progresses to the South East Queensland Football Championships on Monday 18th August! The aim here is to be crowned the best state school football team in all of Southeast Queensland.

Our Senior Girls, playing two qualifiers on the day, won both of their matches against Eatons Hill SS and Patricks Road SS. Putting lots of pressure and shots on Eatons Hill goal, the Senior Girls won their first encounter 5-1. A dominant display. In the second match, a much more even contest, Milton played Patricks Road SS and won the match 2-0. With strong team defence and high work rate from the girls, whilst pressured, they were able to withstand the challenge, keep a clean sheet and win overall. Excitingly, I believe this means our girls will now progress to the Southeast Queensland Football Championships on Monday 18th August, in a chance to win the title of the best Senior Girls team in all of South East Queensland again. Well done to the girls and coach Mr McMahon.

The Junior Boys unfortunately had a different day, progressing to the final by way of forfeit before losing their only match, the final, to Mango Hill SS 4-0. With a strong opposition full of talent, our boys tried their best and gave it their all but, in the end, just weren’t as good as their opposition. We are still very proud of you all boys and your wonderful coach Mr Lundberg. These higher levels of competition are always wonderful opportunities to challenge yourselves against the best and learn. Hold your heads high, you are still champions in our eyes.

Cricket Blast & AusKick/Superkick @ Milton SS

During this term for PE lessons, we have, and will welcome the AFLQ staff and Qld Cricket staff who are giving the kids Auskick and Cricket Blast promotional lessons as part of the upcoming after school Auskick & Cricket Blast programs.

The programs run for 4 weeks (Cricket Blast) and 6 weeks (Auskick) and for those that sign up, kids receive their own gear packs and equipment, including the sessions with qualified coaches. If you would like to further information, or to sign up, please see the flyers in the community notices section of the newsletter.

The programs are starting on Tuesday’s 29th July (Auskick/Superkick) and Wednesday’s 20th August (Cricket Blast).

Thank you
Lachlan Sayer
HPE Teacher 
lsaye12@eq.edu.au