Sport
19 May, 2023
Local girls to represent town
The local girls' volleyball team will compete for state honours at School Sport Victoria State Volleyball Finals in Melbourne. Holy Trinity Lutheran College senior girls team, comprising Year 11 and 12 students, will represent the town today at the...
The local girls' volleyball team will compete for state honours at School Sport Victoria State Volleyball Finals in Melbourne.
Holy Trinity Lutheran College senior girls team, comprising Year 11 and 12 students, will represent the town today at the state finals.
Holy Trinity teams coach and secondary sports coordinator Matthew McLoughlin said it was a remarkable accomplishment, especially given that many players had only started playing the sport in the previous 18 months.
"This is a pretty special achievement for HTLC, considering the size of our school, and it is a testament to the work we have put into our volleyball program over the past 18 months," he said.
"To make the state finals, teams needed to win at the Black Ranges division and then at the Greater Western Region finals.
"Last year, we set a goal to be the strongest volleyball school in our division, and this is something that we hope to continue."
Three pool games between the teams will take place at Dandenong Stadium and the teams who placed in the top two of their pool advance to the semifinals.
Two teams each from metropolitan Victoria and regional Victoria make up the pools.
"The competition we face at the state level is tough, where we come up against specialist sporting schools based in Melbourne who generally have more experience than we do," Mr McLoughlin said.
"Our main goal is to take the game to the other regional team in our pool and try to get a win against them," he said.
"Regardless of results, we will do the College proud."
The Horsham school last competed in the state finals in 2021.