Fencing
On Sunday 26 June, Sienna Stephens (Year 11) and Alyssa Yee (Year 11) competed in the NSW Cadet Under 17 State Championships in Sydney. With a competitive field, our Pymble team competed with great courage. Sienna had a tough final falling short by only five points to MLC to finish in second place. Alyssa won three out of six matches and finished in fifth place overall.
The following weekend on Friday 1 July, Sienna Stephens (Year 11) and Alyssa Yee (Year 11) competed in the Australian and Oceania Under 17 Cadet Championships in Sydney. Sienna and Alyssa had an outstanding competition where they competed against girls from New Zealand, French Polynesia, Singapore and from all around Australia. Sienna finished in eighth place with Alyssa finishing in 12th place. Both Sienna and Alyssa also competed in the NSW teams component which narrowly went down to Victoria and finished in second place.
Congratulations to Sienna who is currently ranked number four in Australia for the Under 17 Cadet Épée category.
Sienna and Alyssa will compete on Saturday 23 July in Sydney for the Australian Senior Schools Championships.
On Wednesday 6 July to Sunday 10 July, three Pymble students competed in the 2022 Koala Mini Challenge in Sydney against athletes from NSW and Victoria.
Large fields meant for some high-quality athletes which provided our Pymble team with an amazing opportunity to progress their skills.
Aimee Qui (Year 2) – Gold medal in the Under 8 Years Sabre category
Lulu Hargraves (Year 7) – Bronze medal in the Under 14 Years Épée category
Polly Hargraves (Year 5) – 8th in the Under 12 Years Épée category.
Congratulations to our Fencing team for an amazing few weeks of fencing!
