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Columba Win QUAD Tournament!

Miss Turnbull —

Back to back outright victories for Columba College after sharing the shield in both 2016 and 2017. The past two years have seen Columba prevail on top as winners of the annual winter Quadrangular inter-school against Craighead, St Hilda's and St Margaret's.

It has been a successful few years for Columba College at the popular exchange, although it does not come easy. Competing in Debating, Badminton, Hockey and Netball all codes are tightly contested and many go down to the wire. We are incredibly proud of our Badminton and Debating groups for winning 3/3 against their opposition to claim first place and keeping the scrolls for another consecutive year. 

Our Hockey and Netball teams were not at full strength because of injuries but came away with pleasing results - both finishing second equal after a win, a loss and a draw respectively. The two draws on day two proved crucial in contributing to the overall win and ensuring we were able to once again engrave Columba College onto the shield. Overall 12 competitions took place, Columba won 8, drew 2 and lost 2 - statistics we are extremely proud of. All students represented Columba College with pride and upheld our values of Grace and Good Discipline. 

Columba College student athletes would like to thank all the coaches, managers, tournament organisers, referees, host families and parents for all their support. It is incredibly special to have encouragement from everyone involved and it really drives our teams to work hard for every point earned. We appreciate all the positive comments over the result and now look forward to hosting the exchange in August 2020.