News Summaries 2005 to 2006 |
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Zachariah Nelson wins Australian U16 Heptahlon title, 29 December 2006 Zachariah Nelson won the Australian Heptahlon U16 Championship from a highly competitive field ....
Zachariah Nelson 3rd in Pole Vault, 12 December 2006 At the Australian All Schools Championships, Zachariah Nelson was third place in the U16 pole vault ... 3.80 metres ... high jump 1.75 metre ...
Ex-Academy Swimmer wins three Australian Championship medals, 11 December 2006 Former Academy swimmer, Ashley Delaney 3 medals in 4 x 100, 50 m backstroke, and 100 m backstroke ... another ex-Academy swimmer, Sam Ashby ...
Volleyballers win medals and awards, 28 November 2006 At the Good Neighbour Tournament in Canberra, Academy teams had a win and a second ... Laura Neilsen, Cassandra Hallam, Sharlene John won awards ... coaches and support crew on the great results ...
Five Badminton Players make State Squads, 23 November 2006 Jack Burgess, Daniel Belfield (U17 squad), Lauren Peter, Sarah Wong and Mihar Nandha (U13s) have all been selected for next year's State Squads ....
Great season-end badminton results, 21 November 2006 In the final competition at Ballarat for U13 and U17 Academy players ... Luke Peter, Jack Burgess, Sarah Wong, Mihar nandha, Murray Purvis Thomas Hunter, Daniel Belfield ...
Tough Hudson Bond Tournament yields encouraging results, 10 November 2006 A five-day tournament... Sophie Vickers, Stephanie Barnett, Jo Alexander-Commerford, Natasha Tile, Tessa Hawke, Chelsea Rawnson, Krystal Rawnson, Tamara Wright ...
Milo Cup Tennis, 10 November 2006 In last weekend's regional teams competition for U13 boys, Josh Hanrahan, Liam Gibson and Tom Deery ...
Lawn Bowlers fare well in Traralgon Competition, 8 November 2006 In the Traralgon RSL invitation fours competition, Jack Shaw, Brad Brcic, Gareth Rich and Daniel Laverty impressed more experienced players ...
Success for Badminton Athletes at State Titles, 1 November At the State Badminton titles very successful results for Academy players ... JacK Burgess and Daniel Belfield selected for State Squad ...
Lorraine Steel selected in Victorian Womens Bowling Team again, 27 October 2006 Academy Lawn Bowls coach Lorraine Steel has again been selected in the Victorian Team ...
Swimmers make a strong early season start, 23 October 2006 Academy swimmers Stuart Hall, Stephanie Morgan and Charley Askew showed good early season form in the second round of the Gippsland fixture ...
Altona Badminton Junior Open Tournament, 16 October 2006 Academy athletes had excellent results in the U13 and U17 competitions … Lauren Peter, Sarah Wong, Mihar Nandha and Jack Burgess …
Swimmers attack NSW titles, 3 October 2006 Jeremy Saunders and Matt Dinsmore have both won gold medals at the NSW Short Course Titles ...
Academy swimmers score in Vic Short Course Championships, 3 October 2006 A number of Academy swimmers won medals and broke Vic. country records ... Jeremy Meyer, Andrew Cameron, Jeremy Saunders, Andrew O'Connor, Matt Dinsmore ...
A great year for Academy swimmers, 3 October 2006 The last 12 months have seen some outstanding performances ... Lichelle Clarke, Brayden Waltham, Charley Askew, Stephanie Morgan, Jeremy Meyer, Erin O’Connor, Matthew Dinsmore, Jeremy Saunders, Amanda Wells, Liz Bacchetti, Melissa Hopley, Andrew Cameron, Dale Mitchell, Sven Eriksson, Andrew O’Connor, Ben Geard ...
Academy Athletes shine in Bendigo Badminton Finals, 20 September 2006 Players had wins in U13s and U19 with others making finals. They were Lauren Peter, Sarah Wong, Mihar Nandha, Jack Burgess and Luke Peter ...
Edward Hawke in National Tennis competition, 5 September 2006 Academy player Edward Hawke was runner-up in the feed-in event in the recent National Junior Points competition ...
Lawn bowls program planned, 5 September 2006 One training camp held, the second and third to be at Yallourn and Sale in September ...
Badminton players in regional titles, 31 August 2006 Academy players had a key role in Gipplsland's good showing in the Junior Regional titles ... Damien and Haydn Hector, Danile Belfield, Chris Wong, Ryan Hosken, Lauren Peter, Sarah Wong, Mihar Nandah, Jack Burgess and Luke Peter ...
Swimmers make a splash at Country Champs, 25 August 2006 Impressive results at Vic Short Course Country titles ... Andrew O'Connor, Lichelle Clarke, Melissa Hopely, Jeremy Meyer, Matthew Dinsmore, Elizabeth Bacchetti ...
Geoffrey Drakeford wins Vic Golf title, 22 August 2006 Last weekend Geoffrey Drakeford won the Victorian Junior Amateur Sand Greens Championship ...
Strong showing at Coke Tournament, 22 August 2006 Academy Tennis Squad members put in a strong showing ... Natasha Tile, Sophie Vickers, Josh Grumley, Josh Hanrahan, Brent Davidson, Sophie Grumley, Victoria Shanahan, Thomas Deery ...
Jessica Lyons represents Victoria, 22 August 2006 For the third consecutive year, former Academy badminton athlete Jessica Lyons was been selected to represent Victoria in last week’s Clendinnen Shield team’s competition ...
Badminton newcomers score at Kilsyth, 11 August 2006 New recruits Sarah Wong and Lauren Peter won the girls' U13 doubles ... Mihar Nandah, Luke Peter, Jack Burgess ...
Golf squad players set their sights, 8 August 2006 After 5 months of preparation the golf squad players have set themselves to take on some important competitions this month ...
Thomas Deery leads Academy players in Coke Tournament, 4 August 2006 At last weekend's Coke Tournament Traralgon Thomas Deery ... Brent Davidson ... ex-Academy champion, Vicky Stuckey ...
Academy appoints Ambassadors, 4 August 2006 The Academy has recently established an ambassadors program and is delighted to have the support of its first two ambassadors, Tim Matthews and Don Elgin ...
Melissa Hopley is Country Vic's best, 4 August 2006 Swimming Victoria has honoured Melissa Hopley with the Allan Blue Memorial Trophy as top country swimmer of the 2005/6 season ...
Jess Lyons at Victorian Badminton International, 31 July 2006 Playing yet another international tournament, Jess Lyons and her partner made the quarter finals of the womens doubles before being eliminated by the second seeds ...
Former Academy badminton player is tournament runner-up, 5 July 2006 Jessica Lyons was runner up at last weekend's Melbourne Tournament women's doubles event ...
Tennis players in tough Ringwood AJR competition, 3 July 2006 Nicholas Tile was a surprise winner ... Maddi Barnett, Krystal Rawnson, Stephanie Barnett, Sophie Grumley, David Waddell, Jo-Alexander Commerford, Brent Davidson ...
Academy players at Optus Nationals, 3 July 2006 Sophie Vickers played in the Optus 14s Winter Tennis Nationals at Brisbane with ex-Academy players Vicky Stuckey and David Donchi ...
Ex-Badminton player at Ballarat International, 7 June 2006 Jessica Lyons was runner up at last weekend's Ballarat Eureka International Badminton Tournament ...
Exceptional performances at the Coke Tournament, 6 June 2006 Academy Tennis Squad athletes performed exceptionally well ... Victoria Shanahan, Natasha Tile, Sophie Vickers, Liam Gibson, Nic Tile, Tom Deery, Ryan pattle, Josh Grumley, Josh Hanrahan ...
Elite Junior Bowls Squad established, 25 May 2006 Sixteen new scholarship holders, aged 11 to 16, have been inducted into the Academy's new Lawn Bowls Program ... Coaches Jack Unmack and Lorraine Steele ...
Great results at Vic Badminton Titles, 16 May 2006 Haydn and Damien Hector ... Luke Peter, Daniel Belfield, Andrew Damsma, Chris Wong, Stefanie Treloar, and Nicola Duffield ... Daniel Belfield and Ryan Hosken ...
Sound results at first Badminton State Selection Tournament, 4 May 2006 In the Cheltenham Badminton Selection Tournament, new squad members Lauren Peter, Sarah Wong and Ryan Hosken... Nicola Duffield and Stephanie Treloar ... Damien and Haydn Hector ...
Volleyball players successful at Australian U15 Championships, 28 April 2006 Harley Atcheson and Brodie Watts competed ... Supported by David Smythe, Sharlene John, Andrew Fisher and Emily Healey ... Also news of Sally Deed and Danielle Stott ...
Vicky Stuckey captures Grasscourts title, 27 April 2006 At last weekend's Australian Junior Grasscourts Championships, at Mildura, Vicky Stuckey... David Donchi also ...
Jack Burgess in fine form in Australasian titles, 26 April 2006 Jack Burgess has successfully played in the international June Bevan Tournament and the Australasian U17 Badminton Championships ...
Athletic Achievements Acknowledged at Awards Night, 11 April 2006 Twenty-one athletes or program supporters were acknowledged with nominations ... Major Award winners were Hamish Nelson, Alexandria Bantock and Ralph Richards ...
Academy Coach in discus final, 24 March 2006 In yesterday’s Commonwealth Games discus final Aaron Neighbour finished 11th ...
Lichelle Clarke in Commonwealth Games final, 20 March 2006 Lichelle Clarke made it through yesterday morning’s heats to qualify for a berth in last night’s final .... Lichelle finished 8th in the final ...
New Staff Appointment: Tabetha Timbs, 9 March 2006 The Academy has appointed Ms Tabetha Timbs as Project Officer ... She replaces Jess Lyons ...
This year’s Academy programs build momentum, 9 March 2006 The Academy is gearing up ... Lawn bowls soon ... Some programs recently recommenced, and others shortly ...
Swimmers feature in Gippstar Awards, 22 February 2006 Three Gippstar awards have been won by Academy swimmers ... In January Lichelle Clarke and Melissa won .... Jeremy Saunders was a December winner ...
Altona Badminton comp. starts season, 15 February 2006 Academy players competed in the Altona U15 and U19 State Selection Trials ... Daniel Belfield won in the doubles ...
Academy achieves its aims, 15 February 2006 The Academy aims to provide a pathway for the continuing development of athletes ... Edward Hawke, Vickey Stuckey, Ivan Kiriakov, Kate Marshall, Brad Soutar and Robert Templeton have recently progressed further along that pathway ....
Lichelle Clarke makes Commonwealth Squad, 8 February 2006 Congratulations to Lichelle Clarke who has been selected in the 53-strong Commonwealth Games swimming squad ...
Coach Aaron Neighbour selected, leads by example, 8 February 2006 Congratulations also to Academy athletics coach Aaron Neighbour who has secured a place in the Commonwealth Games team in the discus ...
Extraordinary Track and Field Country Championships, 1 Fenruary 2006 All competitors won places in at least one event ... Several athletes won multiple gold medals ...
Swimmers excel in Victorian and Country Championships, 31 January 2006 Outstanding results from Melissa Hopley, Andrew Cameron, Jeremy Meyer, Sven Eriksson, Andrew O’Connor, Jarrod Raun, Jeremy Saunders ...
Academy tennis players represent Victoria, 26 January 2006 Vicky Stuckey represented Victoria in the 13/U Foundation Cup team ... Vicky and David Donchi then represented Victoria in the 15/U Ambassadors Cup ... Both players were honoured with awards ...
Exceptional performances in Youth Track and Field Championships, 25 January 2006 Seven Academy athletes entered, and all exceptionally performed well ... They were Mitchell Cooper, Zac Nelson, Anthony McKay, Hamish Nelson, Adam Daldry, Daniel McKay and Jack Ryan ...
Successful Warrnambool Tennis Tournament, 18 January 2006 Success for David Donchi, Edward Hawke, Josh Hanrahan, Ivan Kiriakov .. Great results for new players Tessa Hawke and Chelsea Rawnson ...
Five Academy athletes in Decathlon and Heptathlon Championships, 10 January 2006 Hamish Nelson, Zac Nelson, Mitchell Cooper, Emma Doderico and Tania Eagle competed ... The events doubled as Country Championships ...
Donchi and Hawke win Tennis Championships, 21 December 2005 David Donchi and Edward Hawke won titles at the recent Victorian Tennis Age Championships ...
Solid results at Australian Schools Track & Field titles, 15 December 2005 All six athletes qualified for finals, most won medals ... Squad members were Hamish Nelson, Zac Nelson, David McKay, Anthony McKay, Adam Daldry and Jack Ryan ...
Academy squads show consistent achievement in Pacific Games, 12 December 2005 Several swimmers and track and field athletes at the Pacific Schools Games ... They all performed well in high-standard competition ...
Hector twins win Victorian Championship, 17 November 2005 Damien and Hayden Hector won the badminton U13 doubles title ... Also Stephanie Treloar and Melanie Smith were runners-up ...
Badminton players impressive in selection trial, 28 October 2005 There were a number of impressive performances by Academy players at the Ballarat Junior Selection Tournament ... Melanie Smith won both her singles and doubles matches ...
Senior Schools Track & Field Championships, 28 October 2005 A handful of GGT Athletics Squad members represented their schools ... Hamish Nelson, Ashlea Lawry, Daniel McKay and Adam Daldry ...
Volleyball athletes make Australian Team, 21 September 2005 Former Academy Volleyball Squad members Danielle Stott and Sally Deed have been selected to represent Australia in a test series against New Zealand ...
Badminton star takes on Australia’s best, 20 September 2005 Jessica Lyons played in the Australian Championsips and Clendinnen Shield teams competition for the Victorian No 2 team, achieving some positive results ...
Tennis players taste success, 19 September 2005 Academy players have had a successful run in the Melbourne Pennant, at the Prince Masters Finals at Bairnsdale, and three have also made the cut for the Australian Claycourts Championships ...
Badminton players move a step closer to State selection, 18 August 2005 Melissa Clark, Jack Burgess, and Damien and Hayden Hector moved a step closer toward State selection at last weekend’s Geelong Junior Selection Tournament ...
Swim Meet honours to Academy swimmers, 4 August 2005 Melissa Hopley and Jeremy Saunders and were awarded top honours at the recent Coal Country meeting, and other Academy swimmers were successful as well ...
Hamish Nelson outstanding at World Youth Athletic Championships, 19 July 2005 A high standard of competition in the Octathlon (8 events in two days), may have helped Hamish to his personal best result ...
Academy players in USA v Victoria Squash Test Match, 12 July 2005 Nicola and Robert Templeton were members of the Victorian team which played the USA on 30 June ...
Brad Soutar has won the Victorian under 15 Squash Championship, 5 July 2005 Brad won in a highly competitive draw which included international players ... There were excellent performances by congratulations Claire Stephens, Darcy StJohn, Nicola Templeton and Robert Templeton 5th ....
Badminton State selection for Jessica Lyons, 5 July 2005 Following last weekend’s Victorian State titles, Jessica Lyons has been selected in the second senior Victorian Badminton team for the Australian Championships ...
Academy Tennis squad members in championship team, 16 June 2005 Academy players supported a great performance by Central Gippsland in the Tennis Victoria Association Teams Challenge at Bendigo recently .... Central Gippsland and North East regions were declared dual champions ...
Eureka for Jessica Lyons’ badminton performance, 6 June 2005 Academy badminton player Jessica Lyons won the A grade mixed double and was runner-up in the doubles at last weekend’s Ballarat Eureka Badminton Tournament ....
Badminton athlete selected to represent Victoria, 31 May 2005 Jack Burgess, who played in two State title winning doubles partnerships last week, has been selected to represent Victoria in the No 1 under-15 State side ...
Athlete’s Conference Day a great success, 23 May 2005 About 50 athletes from all seven sports ... A presentation from Damien Brown, Olympic games weightlifting representative Commonwealth games gold medallist, emphasised the advantages of no drugs in sport ... An interactive media awareness session conducted by Mr Ian Needham ....
Badminton Athletes win State Titles, 23 May 2005 Two academy athletes won Victorian Titles .... Luke Peter won the under-15 boys singles title ... Jack Burgess took out the under-15 boys doubles and mixed doubles .... Brenton Pump and Melanie Smith also performed well ...
Academy Tennis Squad Achieves Great Results at Frankston, 18 May 2005 At the Frankston Junior Masters Tournament the standout performances were by Vicky Stuckey and Kate Marshall ... Vicky also paired with Jessie Johnstone in the doubles ... And on the same day Edward Hawke and David Donchi competed at the nationals in Mildura ...
Encouraging Ballarat Badminton Tournament Results, 12 May 2005 Jack Burgess who won the U/15 boys singles, doubles and mixed doubles ... Impressive results were also achieved by Luke Peters and Jessica Lyons ...
New Academy staff appointments, 16 March 2005 The Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Officer, Bryan Heron, who commences tomorrow … and of a second appointment, Jessica Lyons as Office Administration Trainee ...
Squash Program sets high targets, 3 March 2005 The squash program kicked off its 2005 program with last weekend’s Induction Day … Squash is into its second year and has set higher targets for is 2005 year ...
Academy Tennis Program hits off with its Induction Day, 3 March 2005 The Gippsland Sports Academy held its induction day for its Tennis Victoria Tennis Squad last week … The squad size has been increased to 16 athletes from all over Gippsland ...
Academy swimmers shine in elite competitions, 27 January 2005 Academy swimmers have had great success recently in the 2005 Victorian Championships and Victorian Country Championships … Rohan Moffat, Jeremy Saunders, and Andrew O’Connor achieved outstanding results ...
Todd Alexander competes in World Junior Golf Championship, 27 January 2005 Mirboo Nth local Todd Alexander travelled to Fiji in December last year to contest the Aaron Baddeley Junior World Championship. Todd finished in the top 30 ...