ST Therese's grade six netball team has doubled as state champions.
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Coached by Sally Dunlop, the Kennington-based girls last week won the School Sports Victoria state final.
It came hot on the heels of their win in the Netball Victoria School Championships at the State Netball Centre in Melbourne a week earlier.
The dual title wins cap a remarkable two years for the girls.
They have been undefeated throughout that time.
The school's physical education teacher Ali Pieper said winning two state championships in the one year was a remarkable achievement.
"But what is even better is the amount of praise from complete strangers and teachers who have come up to us and congratulated these girls on the way they have played their games with integrity and fairness," she said.
"And also the way they conducted themselves on the court."
Pieper praised coach Dunlop, who gave up her time and work to coach the girls and share her netball knowledge.
St Therese's was forced to make one way one change to its Netball Victoria Schools Championship line-up, with Sanjana Jijo coming in as a last minute emergency for Jess Abe, who was unable to play due to illness.
The girls qualified for the finals with wins over its Clairvaux, Korrumburra Primary School and its schools championship grand final rival, Melbourne-based private school St Peter Julia Eymard.
The winning run did not end there with the St Therese’s girls winning the 13A section Bendigo Strathdale Netball Association grand final against Strath Lightning.
Members of the dual championship teams were Meg McCarthy, Ellie Vlaeminck, Piper Dunlop, Layla Day, Abbey Clohesy, Jess Abe, Varle Nihill, Oneli Wickramarathna and Sanjana Jijo.
