What beautiful weather we had on Wednesday 4th June for our weekly sport games at Port. This week our teams had a home game against Brooks High School. The footy team played on our school oval and the netball, soccer and hockey teams went to Blue Gum park to play their games. The boys played an awesome game, but Brooks were too good on the day and collected the win.

Netball Report

The netball teams have had a successful start to the season with both teams winning most of their games so far.

The div three team had some large wins in their first few games so have been moved up to div 2 which will be a new challenge for them. They played Brooks High at Blue Gum last week and went down in the end but didn’t give up and received some high praise from the opposition coach for the way they conducted themselves. Andie and Sophie were very consistent and brilliant in defence facing some extremely tall opponents.

The div four team has won all their games and are playing very good netball. Willow has been shooting consistently, and Jasmine gives it her all in defence. Matilda is demonstrating some fantastic team skills communicating to all those around her.

Well done on a great start to the season girls!

Jill Fish – netball coordinator

Mixed Soccer

• Round 1: SMDS 2 - PDS 7
• Round 2: BHS 6 - PDS 0 

It was a scintillating start for the PDS Penguins soccer team who were out to right the wrongs of 2024 where they lost their grand final. With a new coach and a year of development the Penguins are looking to go 1 further this year. 

The first game was pure poetry; the students could do no wrong. Passing, running and working well as a team we kicked 7 goals to beat St Marys 7 - 2. 

Round 2 was a reality check for the coach and players who were evidently on cloud 9 after their first win. Brooks were a great side and defeated us 6 - 0 at Blue Gum. 

The Penguins will be better for the loss and turn their attention to Deloraine High School at Scotch for round 3.

Zac Griffiths – mixed soccer coordinator

Boys Football

It has been an exciting start to the year for the boy’s football team with lots of new faces joining the team in Year 7 and across other grades. There have already been clear improvements in the team’s effort and teamwork and if they continue to stick together then a win is just around the corner.

Key performers from their latest game against Brooks included Tahj intercepting and repelling many Brooks attacks, Kaden who accumulated an array of possessions during the day, whilst displaying impressive ball handling skills and Travis giving it his all.

A special thank you to all those who cheered the team on the sidelines. It gave all the boys a lift and showcased the connection we have across our entire school.

James Conroy – stand in football coordinator

Boys Netball

Over the past year a selection of boys mainly from Year 8 have demonstrated an enthusiasm towards Netball. This has resulted in us for the first time entering a boys netball team into the NHSSA.

With Port Dalrymple being one of two male teams, it has meant that they will compete against the top divisions female teams to sharpen their skills and knowledge of the game. In their first game against the Campbell Town boys after having the better of them for 3 quarters they went down narrowly. In their next game they were beaten by one of the best teams in the Div 1 female competition Kings Meadows.

Joel has been the boys most reliable shooter, Mason has been lively in the position of WA and Tahj has adapted to the game quickly and is a consistently good performer.

James Conroy – boys netball coordinator