Sport: Middle and Senior School, Term 4 Week 6 2025

For any sport related inquiries, please contact Jonty or Lukass:
Jonty Millar – jonathon.millar@pulteney.sa.edu.au
Lukass Blicavs – lukass.blicavs@pulteney.sa.edu.au
Sports Department – sportsdepartment@pulteney.sa.edu.au

 2025 Sports Awards Presentation Night – Sold Out

Thank you to those who have booked tickets for the 2025 Middle & Senior Sports Awards Night. For those attending please details below:

• Wednesday 19 November 2025
• Wyatt Hall, Pulteney Grammar School
  • 5:45pm arrival
  • 6pm – 7:15pm (approx.) Presentation & Awards
  • 7:15pm – Pizza & light refreshments on the Quad deck
• Students to wear formal summer uniform

We look forward to sharing a wonderful evening of recognition and celebration with our coaches, students, and parents.

Middle School Anglican Cup – Thursday 27 November

Pulteney will once again host the Middle School Anglican Cup on Thursday 27 November (Week 7).

Pulteney will compete against St John’s Grammar, Pedare Christian College and Woodcroft College in a wide range of sports including cricket, softball, table tennis, tennis, touch football and volleyball.

Parents are warmly invited to attend and support the Pulteney teams throughout the day.

A link to the program can be found HERE

Cricket

Senior Girls

PGS vs Pembroke – Match abandoned due to weather.

The Pulteney girls put on a strong display in the last game of the season, before a thunderstorm spoilt the party and stopped the match. With it being our Year 12’s last ever game, Lucy Allen and Addison Ritossa made the most of opening the innings, both scoring 10 with Addison being retired. Tilly Boucher and Irene Adak were looking very comfortable in the middle when the rain came. We were poised for a very competitive score and we were looking forward to unleashing Lucy Allen one last time.

Our thanks go to our Year 12 students – Addison Ritossa, Giselle Moore, Samara Zhang and Lucy Allen for their wonderful services to cricket over the years. The girls have created a culture of inclusivity, kindness and support, which has helped the younger students feel welcomed and valued.

I would like to acknowledge Lucy Allen in particular for her amazing contributions since all the way back in Year 7 when she joined the team. Lucy has been a wonderful performer for Pulteney over the years. We will miss her talent, leadership, humility and sense of community and wish her well as she continues her cricket career.

Ann Kennedy, Senior Girls Cricket Coach

Second XI

Pulteney 9/89 (Harrison Rees 15n.o, Oli Durkin 13, Henry Pembshaw 13, Sam Champion 12) defeated Sacred Heart 42 (Lachlan Hall 4/13)

Pulteney recovered well from 3/9 and 6/41 to achieve a respectable score of 89 following impressive innings from Oli Durkin, Henry Pembshaw and Sam Champion with valuable lower order support from Harrison Rees and Cooper Donald. Accurate bowling, notably from Lachlan Hall, assisted by some superb catching, run outs and general ground fielding enabled us to achieve a very comfortable victory. A wonderful way to end a very enjoyable season!

 John Taylor, Second XI Coach

 First XI

Pulteney 6/147 (Josh Allen 41, Tus Dimas 23)
defeated
St. Ignatius 71 all out (Tus Dimas 2/0, Angus Glasson 2/18)

The 1st XI sent off our departing Year 12s in style with a great win over St. Ignatius.

Sent in on a wet deck, openers Allen and Dimas got us off to a fantastic start, with a 71-run opening partnership. Contributions from Will Arbon and Freddy Hawkes in the middle order then helped us to a total of 147.

Bowling duties were shared around liberally, and everyone pitched in. Three run outs and a couple of great catches helped to restrict St. Ignatius to 71, securing the positive win:loss ratio for the term which had been our focus for the last two weeks.

Congratulations and thank you to Tus Dimas, Freddy Hawkes, Will Arbon, Sam Pryce, and Zach Parish on their fantastic contributions to cricket at Pulteney. With all five boys playing Old Scholars cricket that afternoon is a testament to the strength of the cricketing community at Pulteney.

Calvin Heath, First XI Coach

Rowing

3rd Grade & Novice State Championships – Regatta Report

Pulteney rowers returned to West Lakes on Saturday for the 3rd Grade and Novice State Championships, competing across a full programme of singles, doubles, and quad sculls. With strong representation from both our developing and more experienced junior athletes, the regatta provided an excellent opportunity to measure progress and gain valuable race experience over the 1,000-metre course. Congratulations to Eli Kennison on becoming State Champion in the Novice Men’s Single Scull.

Conditions remained favourable throughout the day, and our crews rose to the occasion with determination and teamwork. Several rowers progressed through heats into A and B finals, with Pulteney achieving a number of standout performances.

Highlights

Novice Men’s Single Scull – Gold Medal

• Eli Kennison (Coach: Chris Herschell) delivered an exceptional race in the final, taking 1st place in 4:02.02 after a strong heat performance.

3rd Grade Men’s Single – Silver

• Xavier Lee (Coach: Brooklyn Selway) placed 2nd in the A Final with a time of 4:49.08 following a confident 2nd place in his heat.

Novice Men’s Double – Silver and Bronze

• Vivaan Chandra & Eli Kennison (Coach: Selway/Herschell) powered through their heat to win, before securing 2nd place in the final (3:56.39).
• Alexander Smith & Xavier Lee (Coach: Brooklyn Selway) claimed 3rd place, finishing less than a second behind their Pulteney teammates (3:56.99).

Race Summary

3rd Grade Men’s Single (3M1x)
Pulteney entered eight athletes, with strong efforts across all heats. In the B Final, Eli Kennison placed 2nd (4:22.31), followed by competitive performances from Leo Ying-Papps, Lachlan Bedson, Ashton Tan and others.

Novice Men’s Double (NM2x)
Four Pulteney crews raced across three heats. Two crews progressed to the main final, earning silver and bronze in a closely fought race.

3rd Grade Women’s Coxed Quad (3W4x+)
Hannah Lyttle, Freya Hall, Ava Livesey and Celeste Williams (Cox: Victoria Staniszewski) rowed solidly in Heat 4 to finish 5th in 4:24.71.

Novice Women’s Double (NW2x)
Hannah Lyttle and Freya Hall placed an excellent 2nd in their heat, progressing to the final and finishing 7th overall.

Novice Men’s Single (NM1x)
Eli Kennison led the field with a strong heat performance before taking out 1st place in the final—one of the outstanding results of the day.

Novice Men’s Quad Scull (NM4x+)
Two Pulteney quads took to the water. The crew of Ashton Tan, Jordan Bollinger, Lachlan Bedson and Leo Ying-Papps (Cox: Hana Melzer) finished 5th in a competitive final after a strong 2nd in their heat. Well done to Jayden Pham, Jake Hutchinson, Oliver Williamson, Harvey Patten, Cox: Victoria Staniszewski finishing 4th in their heat.

It was a rewarding day of racing, showcasing the progress and enthusiasm of our junior rowing group. Congratulations to all athletes, coxswains, and coaches for their hard work, and thank you to the families who continue to support our rowers.

The Pulteney rowers take to the water again this Saturday 22 November for the No 1 Schools’ Premiership Regatta at West Lakes

 

Come and Try Rowing

Many students took the opportunity to try out the rowing machines (ergos) on display during Transition Day last Friday. With several students returning for a second go, it was clear that interest in rowing is stronger than ever.

Students who would like to Come and Try rowing are warmly invited to join one of our sessions in Weeks 7 and 8 alongside the current squad. To learn more, simply speak with any of our rowers — they will be more than happy to guide you down to the Pulteney Boathouse and introduce you to the sport.

Parents can receive further information by contacting the Head of Rowing at: rowing@pulteney.sa.edu.au

Daren Potts
Head of Rowing

The Sports Department