Students compete in soccer day

Students from Pretty Beach Public School competed in the country Soccer Gala Day on May 25, with mixed results.

The girls' team played well for their debut match on a full sized field, but were outmatched by the Copacabana team, the eventual winners of the girls' comp.

Girls from years 4, 5 and 6 competed in the Round One match but were knocked out of contention.

The Boys team were also hard-pressed in Round One to make ground in their match against Erina Heights.

Erina Heights held an early lead, but with a fantastic display of soccer and perseverance, the Pretty Beach boys were able to turn the match and knock Erina Heights out of the contest with 4-3 point victory.

Round Two pitted Pretty Beach and Copacabana against one another yet again, but Pretty Beach grabbed an early lead and stretched it into a 4-1 point victory.

This moved the boy's team into Round Three, but the previous two games took their toll on the team who went down to Terrigal 3-0.

Team coaches Ms Metcalfe and Mr Podmore said the sportsmanship and effort of their students was commendable and it was moments like the Gala Day that made them proud to be teachers.

Newsletter, 2 Jun 2016

Deborah Callender, Pretty Beach Public School.