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TOUCHMrs L BrookesAmelia Graham & Tiana Reimann, Co-CaptainsDespite poor weather, the Touch Football teams battled BGGS last week in the first game of the season.Preparation was limited with many teams not having trained in three weeks due to field closures from the wetconditions. The OPEN team had a tough match against the 2012 Pennant winners. The Somerville House girlsfought well but unfortunately, BGGS scored two late tries in the final 10 minutes of the game to snatch a 5-3 victory.Only five of the current 12 Open team players have experienced this level of the game before, so many positiveaspects can be taken from this week.The Senior A team look as though they may be contenders for a pennant this season with a strong performance.Led by Bronte Wilson and Laura Moore, the team dominated in a 9 to 1 victory. Strong half running lead to anumber of quality tries, yet their defence was the winning component of their game. Special mention must go toboth the Year 8A and 8B teams with convincing wins of 12-0 and 7-0 respectively. In their first experience ofQGSSSA Touch, they coped very well with the intensity of the competition. Hilary Ballinger’s solid middle ruckingand Meg Richardson’s speed on the wing were outstanding in the A team.Touch Tip: In order to control the game, you must control the ball – complete your sets of six!TRACK & FIELDMrs A FieldSomerville House has again been invited to provide student volunteers for the Queensland Track Classic on23 March at QSAC. This meet forms part of the National Athletics Series and is an important event for our eliteathletes in preparing for the National Championships and World Championship Selection Trials from 11 to 14 April,so you can expect to see many of the big names in Australian Athletics competing, including Sally Pearson.A minimum of 20 students are required to assist as volunteers for this meet from approximately 5.00 pm to10.00 pm. To register your interest and receive more information, please complete your details at:https://somerville.wufoo.com/forms/queensland-track-classic-register-of-interest/.WATER POLOMiss C WillimsCongratulations to all players on another outstanding Water Polo season. Out of seven teams, we had five teams incontention for finals. Three teams have been successful and will continue training this week, and play semi-finalson Saturday. Congratulations to the U15B, U16B and U18B teams. The 14C and 13B teams narrowly missedmaking finals. All Water Polo players are strongly encouraged to come to the final games and support the teams intheir matches. Please wear your summer school uniform to these matches.A reminder to players and parents that the Water Polo Support Group and Swimming Support Group are sellingSomerville House thongs ($15) and Water Polo Caps ($20). Please see Miss Willims to purchase these items.Also please RSVP to the End of Season function by THIS Friday. We are looking forward to having lots of playersand parents attend. Presentations will commence promptly at 5.45 pm.U13B Moreton Bay B WIN 7-5 POM Whole TeamU14A Moreton Bay A LOSS 7-3 POM- Alexandra KondosU14C Loreto Warriors LOSS 7-2 POM- Claudia TodU15B Mt St Michaels WIN 6-5 POM Whole TeamU15C Loreto Warriors LOSS 10-3 POM Matilda MooreU16B Polo Bears/Barras WIN 16-1- POM- Annabelle CodeyU18B St Peters WIN 13-6- Whole Team20