Sport

Netball

We have reached the last round of the season and it is great to see a couple of our teams in Grand Finals.  The draw is attached.

After defeating St Mary’s by a single goal last week, the U13 Vixens face them again this week in the Grand Final and it should be a hotly contested game at 8.30am (crt 3).  The girls have had a great season and I really hope they can finish the year on a high.

At 9.30am on court 2, the U18 Diamonds face off in another Grand Final against Monivae Gems.  The senior team has worked cohesively throughout the season and the girls have shown a great deal of leadership.  Good luck girls! 

The U15 Firebirds and the U11 Opals (no finals) are both playing at 9.30am so there is plenty of action to see. 

I am sure that the players would love to have an army of supporters, so all are welcome to round off the season, hopefully with some great success! Presentations are usually straight after the games.

Thank you to Mrs Suzie Holcombe, Tayla Kennedy, Amy Waters, Olivia Anagnostou and Annabelle Millear for regularly umpiring for us – they make an enormous contribution to the Association and give us the opportunity to play each week. Thanks, too, to Mrs Kerri Sander, Mrs Carolyn Waters and Mrs Sarah Hines for being managers, assisting Miss Amy Andrews, Sophie Hines, Alannah Sander and Willow Sharrock in their coaching, with all that that involves.  To all the parents who have cheered their children each week in such a positive way: thank you for your support; it is much appreciated by all.

As soon as there is an indication about a season in Term 1, I will notify players; hopefully we can gain a few more players next term and be able to split the numbers into more teams.  It is a great fun way to lead into pre-season for many, so I encourage all netballers to commit to the short season that runs.

Looking forward to seeing plenty of faces in support of our teams on Saturday at Pedrina Park.

Mrs Jody Ogle

Head of Netball

Under 14 Cricket Report - Round 6

College lost the toss and were sent into bat by the hosting team, Coleraine. Eliza Jagger was the first to fall, paying the ultimate price for playing across the line on a low bouncing turf pitch. Dougal Doery followed soon after and the team was in real trouble at two for four runs. Oli Wortley and Edward Beggs set about resurrecting the innings, playing cautiously, until both felt comfortable at the crease. Beggs played a clever innings, defending good balls and smashing any ball that was too full or wide of the stumps. It proved to be an entertaining, yet match winning innings of 26 runs retired. Wortley also retired soon after to give his team mates a turn at bat. Jason Hawker, batting up the order, made the most of his opportunity and looked to be in full control until he belted a ball leg side, straight to a surprised fielder. Jack Austin, making his debut for the team also looked promising before he leg-glanced a ball too fine and was caught by the keeper for two. Campbell Craig started tentatively, before finding the middle of his bat, only to pick out the fielders in the infield. His innings came to end when he played down the wrong line and was bowled. Jock Barrie, sensing the urgency associated with running out of overs, quickly played himself in and then went after the bowling. He made a valuable five runs before being run out for five runs.  Dougal Mann and Finley McLindin were at the crease when the final over was completed and the score read 85 runs.

Not a huge score to be defending, College needed early wickets to have any chance of winning the game. The new ball was thrown to Jagger and Craig and both didn’t disappoint, picking up a wicket each in their first over. Coleraine was in a similar batting position to College, at 2 wickets for four runs. Dougal Mann was the first change bowler and like so many times this year he started with a bang. He collected two wickets in succession and was bowling for a hat-trick. His third ball missed the bat by centimetres and the off stump by the same margin, to tease and deny the bowler and fielders that elusive hat-trick. The rest of the team all had two overs each and although the Coleraine batsmen managed to keep their wickets, runs were hard to come by due to the tight bowling of Barrie, Wortley, Doery and Austin.  Beggs was the last bowler to be used and just like his batting had instant success picking up two quick wickets, one being on the last ball of the innings.  Coleraine had finished at 7 wickets for 43 runs, giving College a comfortable win in the end. As well as some excellent bowling, five sharp catches were taken in the outfield by Wortley, Barrie, Jagger and Layley. Dougal Doery did an outstanding job behind the stumps, setting the standard for the rest of his team to follow.

College has a bye next week, before things start up again next year. The team is well placed for the finals, winning four out of their five games so far. 

Mr Phil Sanders & Mr Rob Drummond

(Co-coaches)

Congratulations - Sports Section

Congratulations to Isabella Musson who has recently returned from Perth playing hockey in the FHE cup. Isabella was a member of the Lou Ciriello Coaching Academy. There were 9 teams represented in the U16 girls’ section including some from Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Isabelle played 5 games, her team recording a win and a draw and finishing 7th in the competition. Many of the players in the opposition sides were trialling for future Olympic selection. The competition was extremely hard! Isabelle should feel extremely proud of her achievements during this tournament; she is a future star of the sport.

Miss Kristen Waldron

Head of Girls’ Hockey

Basketball

On Friday 17th November, the HBA Winter season Grand Finals were played. College had three teams who were successful in making it to the Grand Final: Under 12 B Girls’ Spotted Owls, Under 14 Girls’ Boobook Owls and Under 16 B Boys’ Powerful Owls.

The Spotted Owls played Athletics Black. The Spotted Owls took an early lead in the game and held onto this for the first half. In the second half, Athletics Black made a comeback and were able to close the gap . With a few late goals, the Spotted Owls won the match 22–14. Members of the team were Diamon Dickeson, Emma Vallance, Sienna Lewis, Amelie Hiscock, Olivia Rees, Emma te Boekhorst, India Ross and coach, Jill Dickeson.

The Boobook Owls played St. Mary’s Orange in what was a tough match. The Boobook Owls played a strong first half, not allowing St Mary’s easy access to the basket. In the second half, with some accurate shooting, St Mary’s were able to pull away, defeating the Boobook Owls 40–22. Members of the team were Isabella O’Sullivan, Phoebe Russell, Charlotte Rowe, Alice Whitehead, Lucy Roberts, Jedah Huf, Grace Austin and coach, Karen Huf.

The Powerful Owls played Minders White. Minders took an early lead, going into the half time break 7 points ahead of the Powerful Owls, a position the Powerful Owls had not been in often. After half time, the Powerful Owls came out strongly, taking the lead within 3 minutes and remaining in front for the rest of the game. The final score for the game was 29-24. Members of the team were Cook Yang, Tom Hirst, Nick Gunn, Jake McKenzie, Magnus Howells, Ned McArthur and coach, Peter Steer.

There were also several of our Under 16 girls playing in the Grand Final as part of the pooled competition. Eliza Jagger was a member of the Dream Team who played the Swishers, including Arielle Dickeson, Annabel Hetherington, Jedah Huf and Olivia Anagnostou (injured). In a close match, the Dream Team 21 defeated the Swishers 17.

I would like to thank all coaches and managers for the time, effort, knowledge and support they have given to our basketballers.  I would also like to thank everyone who helped throughout the season with scoring. And lastly, I would like to thank parents, staff, students and members of the College community for the support and encouragement they have shown our basketballers throughout the season and during finals.

Simone Brabham

Head of Basketball