Sport
Addison Peppernell
New South Wales State representatives in sport are few and far between at St Mary’s Grafton. You would have to look back through our long history books to find them - they are rare! But we have one here with us right now in Addison Peppernell. Our School Captain has been selected to play for the NSW Open Primary Girls Hockey Team in the Australian National Championships at Bendigo, Victoria. This is an outstanding achievement for Addison and we all should be proud of what she has achieved for herself, her family and local community. We will be very proud when the Official program comes out and next to Addison’s name will be (St Mary’s Primary School, Grafton).
Let's get to know Addison.
BORN - 2013
PARENTS - Kelly and Troy Peppernell
SIBLINGS - Olivia Peppernell
Tell us when, how, why you started playing Hockey? - I started playing at the age of 4yrs old by the encouragement of my sister to learn a new sport.
Who has been the biggest influence on your Hockey journey so far? Why? - My sister, Olivia, is the biggest influence for me because she pushes me to train harder and more efficiently. During game time she guides me through teaching me different skills.
Do you play other sports? - I play tennis as well as hockey.
What is your favourite sport? - My favourite sport is hockey.
To make the NSW team you must train hard, what’s your schedule like? - My schedule consists of training on Monday, Tuesday and Sunday. My games are played on Thursday and Saturday.
Addison please add anything else you would like to say - The people who push me to be the best version of myself, are definitely my Mum, Kelly, and my Auntie, Lisa. They help me use my skills and teach me how to train like professionals.
Thank you Addison for sharing with us. We wish you the best in all your future endeavours.
Diocesan Cross Country
Our sole competitor at the Dioceasn Cross Country carnival was Willa Chad. Last Thursday Willa travelled to Woolgoolga for the carnival and ran in the under 8/9 2km event. She ran a commendable 9th just missing out on qualifying for the next level. She may have made it though had she not stopped to help a fellow runner who was in distress. This displays true sportsmanship, we are so proud of Willa for showing the St Mary’s Way!
Basketball
Blake and Ben from basketball NSW are continuing our great basketball program. We thank them for their time and expertise. We are promoting basketball as a great sport to get involved in and encourage anyone to check out the local basketball competitions.
