Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,

We are the 2026 Loyola Sport Captains, Chloe and Pat!

Sport is a key part of Loyola, let’s have a look at some highlights for Term One and Term Two

We kicked off the year with our annual swimming carnival, where Chisholm House took home the chocolates for the day, just winning against Flynn House in second place. A big thank you and congratulations to all the swimmers on the day and we’d also like to extend our gratitude to the teachers and coaches for ensuring the day could run smoothly.

The Summer of ACS ran along the entirety of Term One, for the seniors, several basketball teams, the volleyball team, the softball team and cricket team reached the Grand Final. Junior and intermediate teams will continue their season in Term 4.

ACS swimming carnival was up next, with our best swimmers representing Loyola at MSAC. Well done to the swimmers on the day, and a further thank you to the swimming coaches throughout the day including. Notable wins for the day included:

- Zach Johnson (8/KNDA) in the Year 8 Boys 50m Backstroke
- Scarlett Siddles (9/CSVR) in the Year 9 Girls 50m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke
- Sebastian Bulan (10/TJBC) in the Year 10 Boys Freestyle
- Oscar Tan (10/FRCH) in the Year 10 50m Boys Backstroke

To top off Term One, our senior boys cricket team was selected to represent the ACS in the Premiers Herald Sun Cup, which consisted of playing high scoring T20’s against the premiership sides from the different school leagues to showcase their skills to Cricket Victoria Scouts. Although results did not fall the boys’ way, key learnings and funny moments were taken from the competition.

We hit the ground running in Term 2, with the athletics carnival first in line. Chisholm house stood out all day, bringing home the win despite many relays wins from other Houses at the backend of the day. Special shoutout to all of the Year 12’s at the athletics carnival, who brought the hype at the highly anticipated Tug of War match where Flynn won controversially in the Boys Competition and Xavier won it for the girls in comeback fashion. We’re looking forward to seeing how the ACS Winter Season pans out! Goodluck to all the teams competing!

Keep an eye out for some of the upcoming events this year, including

- ACS Athletics Championship
- ACS AFL night game
- ACS Cross Country
- ACS Winter/Summer Grand finals

Patrick Ward (12/FHPL) & Chloe Bailey (12/XJAG)

Students of the fortnight

Archie Andrew has shone over the start of the year, debuting for the 1st XI cricket team and stepping straight into a star wicket keeper/top order batsmen role comfortably. The Run making machine had several knocks of 80+ and rumour has it, he still has not dropped a catch ever.

Additionally, Archie was seen all over the Loyola athletics scene racing for Chisholm House, whilst also debuting for the Loyola’s 1st AFL boys’ team with a notable goal from the pocket as a small forward.

Archie Andrew (10/CMST)

Harper Stock has started of the ACS winter season with a bang, as a year 10 coming into the 1st AFL girls’ team, she has made an incredible difference, supporting and cheering on all the players and going above and beyond to back them up. With 2 goals over a mere couple of minutes in round 2, Harper has shone through as a very strong forward with an even stronger devotion to the team.

Additionally, she has been selected for the prestigious JACSA team, we are all looking forward to supporting and watching her as she plays in the tournament.

Harper Stock (10/CJBO)