Netball/Footbal Challenge

DIOCESAN NETBALL CHALLENGE – 25 OCTOBER 2023 GRAFTON

The 2023 Diocesan netball and football (soccer) finals have been cancelled for the second time due to extreme heat conditions. This was the second attempt to hold these Diocesan finals following the postponement in term 3 of this event also due to excessive heat.
St Augustine's Coffs Harbour (netball) and St Carthage's Lismore (football-soccer) winning schools in 2022 will hold the trophy until 2024.

DIOCESAN NETBALL CHALLENGE – 21 SEPTEMBER – WESTWARD PARK, GRAFTON.

Some truly terrific games of netball were played by the zone teams at Westward Park netball courts. The results of the finals were: Playoff for 1st /2nd place St Augustine’s Primary School, Coffs Harbour, 35, defeated St Joseph’s Primary School, Tweed Heads, 12. Both teams played fast, skilful netball throughout the day. In the playoff for 3rd and 4th place, St Peter’s Primary School, Port Macquarie, 9, defeated Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Skennars Head, 8, in a see-sawing, close game.

DIOCESAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER) CHALLENGE – 21 SEPTEMBER 2022 – RUSHFORTH PARK, SOUTH GRAFTON

The Lismore Diocesan primary football (soccer) challenge was held at Rushforth Park, South Grafton, on Wednesday, 21 September. After winning at the Zone level, the following four teams contested the Paul Wilson Memorial Trophy: St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville (Tweed), St Carthage’s Primary School, Lismore (Richmond), St Augustine’s Primary School, Coffs Harbour (Clarence) and St Agnes’ Primary School, Port Macquarie (Hastings). On show were very talented and skilful students who, throughout the day, played some excellent football.

RESULTS: St Carthage’s Primary School, Lismore, 5, defeated St Agnes' Primary School, Port Macquarie, 2, in a closely contested final for most of the game. In the other match for 3rd and 4th place, St Augustine’s Primary School, Coffs Harbour, 4, defeated St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville, 1, in another good football game (soccer).