<08.11.07> - School Knockout Tasmanian Final - Tonight
08 Nov 2007
Media Release
Thursday 8 November, 2007
The 2007 Tasmanian School Knockout (SKO) Final is on this evening at the St Leonards Athletics Centre, Launceston.
The first events begin at 4:00pm, with 320 students from around
Junior Girls – Mt Carmel, Friends, MacKillop, Ogilvie, Reece High,
Junior Boys – Hutchins, St Virgils, New Town, Dominic, Leighland Christian School, Scotch Oakburn, Launceston Church Grammar, Prospect High
Senior Girls – St Michael’s Collegiate, Friends, Fahan, Reece High, Scotch Oakburn,
Senior Boys –
The first two teams in each division from tonight’s competition will be invited to head to the national final in
Competition will be at its fiercest tonight, as public and private schools from around the state pit themselves against one another for the only time in the school athletics season.
Feature athletes will include Huw Peacock of Hutchins, Libby Clarke (Scotch Oakburn) plus a host of youngsters who qualified for the Australian Youth and All Schools Championships following last weekends Tasmanian All Schools Track & Field in
The beauty of the SKO is that the team aspect levels the playing field and tests the depth of a schools talent pool. Following results from the regional rounds, one would expect strong performances from Guilford Young (Senior Boys), Schotch Oakburn (Senior Girls), Hutchins V’s St Virgils (Junior Boys) and Mt Carmel V’s Launceston Church Grammar (Junior Girls).
Further details, please contact;
Richard Welsh - Athletics
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