Open A Badminton

CBC 7 defeated St Paul’s College 2

Kicking off week 5 of the badminton season, the boys show up and put in an incredibly strong performance against St Pauls College,  winning all the doubles matches and the majority of singles matches, a very confident and convincing win for us this week. won a total of 7 out of 9 matches. Again, the boys show huge growth kicking into this game; they're all slowly becoming more fluid and smooth with technique. super happy with the progress and fight in these boys.

Best Player: Long H

Mr Hao Nguyen
Coach

Open B Badminton

CBC 10 defeated St Paul’s College 2

CBC simply outclassed St Paul’s in a comprehensive 10-2 victory at St Paul’s College. The boys played some of their best badminton yet and were good at adjusting to their opponents on the fly, as shown by the score.

Best Player: Austin F

Mr Lukesh Dhiman
Coach

Middle A Badminton

CBC 6 defeated St Paul’s College 3

In the battle of the Edmund Rice schools, CBC defeated our sister school in St Paul’s College and in doing so, won our first game for the term. After coming off three consecutive defeats, it was a great reward for the CBC players to finally get a win on the board. The doubles were played first, and after the games were completed, CBC had won 2 games to 1 but only held a mere one-set advantage going into the singles games. Congratulations to the following players: Jo and Annicet, for winning their game in straight sets; Sebastian and Ali (playing his first game for the A Team), winning their game 21-19 in the third set. The result was now going to come down to the singles games. To the credit of the CBC players, we won the singles four games to two and secured a thrilling victory. Congratulations to: Sebastian and Annicet for winning their games in straight sets; Jake and Jo for showing resilience and determination to win their games in the third set.

Special mention to Liam, who, even though he did not win his games, played very well against a very talented opponent. Congratulations to all the CBC players for persisting and never giving up, to finally record a well-deserved victory.

Best Players: Sebastian D, Annicet A, Jo V

Mr Peter Tippins
Coach

Second XI Cricket

CBC 4/162 defeated St Ignatius College 7/28

Jake L scored 56, and the team made a solid all-around effort with both bat and ball. Every bowler contributed with a wicket, including Levi S, who took an impressive three wickets in a single over.

Best Players: Jake L, Levi S

Mr Cleon Cherupallil
Coach

Year 5/6 Cricket

Pembroke School 2/148 defeated CBC 9/41

Another great game this week, and once again, we had a full team, while the opposition only had five players. Although we didn’t come away with the win, the boys remained positive and determined, showing great sportsmanship and effort throughout the match.

Our throwing and catching skills have been a major focus at training, and it was fantastic to see clear improvements in our fielding. The boys’ coordination and teamwork in the field made a real difference, and we will continue to build on this.

Over the coming weeks, we will shift our focus to communication and encouragement, ensuring the boys support one another and work as a team. We also faced some challenges with the wicket conditions, which tested our resilience – a great learning experience for everyone!

A big well done to the team for their hard work and perseverance. Looking forward to seeing even more progress next game!

Go CBC!

Best Players: Charlie and Sonny

Kelly Sports
Coach

Year 4 Cricket

St Ignatius College 8/129 defeated CBC 10/27

St Ignatius started well and had some very capable Year 4 cricketers. It was a great experience for the boys to play against very good opposition. CBC did well in the field on a hot afternoon and improvements have been made in our bowling ability!

Best Player: Jackson

Mr Joshua Roach, Ryan Paul and Callum Chapman
Coaches

Drive B Tennis

CBC 7 defeated Prince Alfred College 2

Our boy, for the most part, were able to dominate throughout all of their matches. It was only with the Number 1 ranking where the opponent played at a very high level, that we were not able to overcome. With our Number 1 bumped up to Drive A, we had to ensure that our team filled in the blanks strategically. This ended up being successful. Several of our players are seeking private coaching as they are determined to better their skills.

Best Player: Jon L

Mr Jaycob Navarro
Coach

Senior B Tennis

CBC 5 defeated Pedare Christian College 4

Unfortunately, CBC had to forfeit both the first doubles and top singles due to player availability.

In the second doubles, John Downes and James Vu dominated, winning 6-1. Sonam Sherpa and Benjamin (Sze-Yong) Koh-Buckland followed up with a 6-3 victory in the third doubles.

In singles, Novak Vukovic narrowly lost 4-6 in the second singles. John Downes responded with a commanding 6-0 win in the third singles. James Vu fought hard but lost 4-6 in the fourth singles. Benjamin (Sze-Yong) Koh-Buckland won a tense 7-6, battle in the fifth singles, while Sonam Sherpa completed the singles with a solid 6-1 victory.

Though the match was a challenging one for CBC, the team showed resilience and strong performances to pull off the 5-4 victory.

Best Player: Sze-Yong KB

Mr Sam Cullum
Coach

Middle A Tennis

Prince Alfred College 9 defeated CBC Nil

We had three CBC teams all playing at the same time this Saturday at PAC so a few brothers were playing in each team so a delight for their parents. PAC have 21 teams in Middle and Senior competition and my Middle A boys were completely dominated by the stronger opposition. The boys tried extremely hard with PAC being just too powerful and accurate. This will be a talking point at training this week.

Best Players: Kristijan, Hunter

Ms Libby Sims
Coach

Middle B Tennis

Prince Alfred College 8 defeated CBC 1

The boys played exceptionally well against a strong PAC side. There were many excellent rallies and shots such as a backwards scoop lob from Mitchell! However, PAC were just too strong and it wasn’t enough to get the win. Props to Christian (Year 7) who won our only set with the score of 6-4! It’s honestly awesome to see the Year 7 boys play and challenge themselves against their opponents and teammates at training! Hopefully we can get the win against Rostrevor in two weeks’ time!

Best Players: Christian, Mitchell, Jacob, Pranav, James

Mr Chris Cheng
Coach

Year 7B Purple Tennis

CBC 8 defeated Concordia College 1

The strongest Year 7 Purple team for the term was made possible with Year 7 White having a bye. All three doubles had a 6-0 win, which saw a lifting mood amongst the boys. We had two prep boys playing as well: Thomas and Gabriel, who embraced the challenge of Year 7 Tennis. A rewarding afternoon with some excellent results after a few weeks of defeat. Well played, boys, and I can see improvement each week.
Best Players: Jenson, Mitchell

Ms Libby Sims
Coach

Primary B2 Purple Tennis

St Peter’s College 30 defeated CBC 23

The Primary B2 Purple Tennis team gave a strong performance in both doubles and singles games. Despite a loss this week, Primary B2 Purple remained positive, kept playing hard, and showed great resilience. Their attitude and respect for the game were impressive, and they demonstrated excellent teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the match. It was a challenging game, but the boys handled it with maturity and continued to give their best.

Best Players: Henry M, Abdullah K

Ms Alexandra Daou
Coach

Primary B2 White Tennis

CBC 26 drew St Peter’s College 26

Three double matches and six singles matches were played. The boys played fairly and showcased their tennis skills with positive energy. Their teamwork and sportsmanship were evident throughout the games, creating an exciting and competitive atmosphere. There were a few close games that tested their mental strength and resilience.

Best Player: Marcus

Ms Jenny Xiang
Coach

Open A Volleyball

Pedare Christian College 3 defeated CBC Nil

This game, unfortunately, was a big loss for the team; the boys unfortunately did not perform well like in other games; their energy level was down and they made fewer calls. This greatly affected the performance of every player on the team. However, by the third set, they started to enjoy the game more and having fun with it, so they managed to have some great plays. Other than that, game performance is less than usual; some boys might need to re-evaluate of their strengths and weaknesses to better fit the team composition.

Best Player: James A

Mr Steve Tong
Coach

Middle A Volleyball

CBC 2 defeated Pedare Christian College 1

CBC was looking good after a decent first-set win, then were shaken up by a different Pedare team in the second set, in which they lost. However, the boys rallied back and got behind and amongst each other to take home the win in the final set.

Best Player: James

Mr Jakob Rogers
Coach

Middle B Volleyball

CBC 16 defeated Pedare Christian College 15

The boys worked hard on their foundations of volleyball, cooperatively feeding the ball to attack the opposition. They communicated well and pumped up their teammates. They won the first set and lost the second, but stayed positive. They won the last serve and came back from 4 points down to win by 1.

Best Player: Nick C

Mr Lukesh Dhiman
Coach

Middle B Water Polo

CBC 7 defeated Prince Alfred College 4

This was a tight contest from the start. We never trailed in the match, but in the first half, every time we scored, the PAC team came straight back.  The scoreline at Quarter time was 1-all and we narrowly had the edge at 3-2 at the half.  In the second half, we gradually asserted dominance to come away with a 3-goal win.  Emmet Fay was again instrumental.  He had a two-player hard tag but still managed to get the ball and distribute consistently to our free man. Niccolò Napoli and Chris Chant were dangerous in the forward lines and Lachlan Nguyen had a great game playing the linkman. Aksh Hu was as solid as a rock in the goals and Ollie Hindes was our best defender, making numerous stops off the PAC attacks.  Fenn Riglin-Trigg and Rossi Tran, in only their second game, found it a much tougher opposition this week.  They definitely proved they belong in water polo.  Both made some vital plays at important times of the game.  This group of boys have bonded well and have taken on any challenge thrown at them.  A great result.

Best Player: Emmett F

Mr Rick Mackereth
Coach