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A special mention goes to Patrick Waterford , who recently joined our team and achieved an impressive 2nd place in his very first competitive race. This result is a testament to his discipline, hard work, and determination—qualities our coaches have consistently observed during his training. Well done, Patrick!

Here are the podium results from the event:

Junior Category:
3rd Place – Max Tevanian

Intermediate Category:
2nd Place – Patrick Waterford
3rd Place – Remy Camus

Senior Category:
2nd Place – Marcus Hugh

For full results, please visit HERE

We now turn our focus to la crème de la crème of MTB, the Thredbo interschools . We are proud to announce the following riders who will be representing Riverview at the annual event; held from 4th to 8th March. Please join me in congratulating them and wishing them the best of luck:

Race Footage
View the weekend's race footage HERE.

Thank you once again for your dedication and support throughout the season. Let’s finish strong and celebrate the incredible achievements of our team

Ronan at one stage was 5 down and things looked pretty grim. One thing I have learned about our captain is that he never lies down. Four birdies in succession had him 1 down with 3 holes to play. What a fightback. Unfortunately, his opponent parred 15 and birdied 17 to win the match 3/1.

Ted our number 3 was in control from the outset. He was 3 up after 9 and continued to pressure his opponent into mistakes. The Shore coach was very complimentary about his play and after 15 holes he had shaken hands and collected the 3 points. Ted is in Year 10 and has been part of the program since year 7. He will have many more wins in his time here at the College.

James had the difficult task of giving 7 shots to his opponent. On a course with several par 3 holes, this can be very difficult. He got off to a great start and after 10 holes was 5 up. His opponent found his swing and reeled off 4 straight wins to be only 1 behind with 3 holes to play. A birdie on 17 by his challenger made the match all square with 1 hole to play. James, always very cool under pressure, managed a 7 on the final hole to beat his opponent by a shot and win the contest 1 up.

The 2.5 v 1.5 victory could easily have been a 1-3 loss except for the tenacity of the players involved.

In the final week of normal competition before the playoffs, we play our brothers from St. Aloysius. St. Aloysius, the competition leader, are hoping to get an easy victory and hence hold the trophy when it is presented in 2 weeks. We aim to make it as difficult as possible for them on our home track of Royal Lane Cove on Saturday. May the best team win.

Results:

At the Scots Regatta fourteen crews raced with twelve winning their division and the other two finishing second. The winning crews were the 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 Quads and the 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5 and 9.6 Quads.

At Penrith ten crews raced winning six events and finishing second in three. The 1st VIII won their race by 10.29 seconds from Sydney Grammar and the 2nd VIII raced well to finish second to Shore. They then both raced in the Under 19 VIII where the 1st VIII and 2nd VIII both won their divisions.

The 1st and 2nd IVs and the 3rd VIII won their events, and the 3rd and 4th IV were second. These crews also raced in Under 19 Events with the 1st IV finishing a close second to a Scots crew made up of members of their 1st VIII, the 2nd and 3rd crew winning their divisions and the 5th IV finishing third behind the 3rd IV. The 3rd VIII raced in Division 2 of the Under 19 Eight and finished a creditable fourth.

The Year 10 Eights continued their good form with the 10.1 and 10.2 crews winning their events and the 10.3 and 10.4 crews finishing second.

This weekend the Junior crews return to Hen and Chicken Bay for the Newington College Regatta while the GPS and Year 10 crews will compete at the Sydney Rowing Club Regatta. Race times, results and live streaming for this regatta can be found at HERE.

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As the game progressed the Riverview boys displayed good touches and team work and maintained possession, while dominating field position. While opportunities on goal were created, actual goals were not forthcoming. In the 34th minute a penalty was won and Sam Ryan stepped up to the spot. His successful conversion of the opportunity sent the Riverview team into half time with a narrow but satisfying lead.

The home team also had their chances, including a short range indirect free kick which was successfully defended by the Riverview boys late in the 1st half.

In the second half the game proceeded in the same fashion, with Riverview having the better of play and field position, but unable to find a goal to consolidate the lead. On the bench, tension was building as the spectre of a late goal by the HVGS team hung over the squandered opportunities.

With seconds left on the clock, the anticipated catastrophe unfolded as the home team launched a raid through the centre of the park. This resulted in a goal scored in the left hand corner of the goal. The Riverview boys barely had time to kick off before the referee blew time, sending the game directly to penalties (as per the competition rules). The Hunter Valley goalie saved the first two shots and from there the home side won the match 3-1 on penalties.

The Riverview squad packed up, embarked on a return journey remarkable for its dense traffic and increasing showers and arrived back at the College in time for the end of the day. The next match in this competition will be within the coming month against an opponent yet to be advised.