Sports Updates
School Swimming Australia - Nationals
Kinross Wolaroi had two swimmers selected to represent NSW at the recent School Swimming Nationals that have recently been held in Hobart.
Congratulations to Emily Nobbs who picked up silver in the hotly contested 17-19yrs 200 breaststroke. This was a very tight race with Emily just missing the gold by .43 of a second. Emily also swam for the NSW B team in the 4x50 Medley relay, coming 4th.
Collette Lyons at just 13yrs of age had eight events over the course of the meet performing strongly in all her events. Most events were dual age group so Collette was competing against 14yr olds in the majority of her swims.
- 13/14yrs 200 Fly – Gold
- All age 8x50 Free Relay - Gold
- 13/14yrs 4x50 Free Relay – Silver
- 13yrs 50 Free – Bronze
- 13/14yrs 400 IM – Bronze
- 13/14yrs 200 IM – Bronze
- 13/14yrs 4x50 Medley relay – 4th
- 13/14yrs 200 Breast – 4th
Swimmers in the News
KWS Swim Team members Oliver McLaughlin and Ethan Crisp were presented NSW Government State Representative Awards on Friday for their endeavours in swimming at the School Sport Australia Pacific School Games last year. A third swimmer, Emily Nobbs, (a member of the KWS swim team) also participated in the games but is currently attending a swimming competition in Tasmania and will collect her award from the Member for Orange Philip Donato at a later date.
Oliver was in the 13-14 year division and won bronze in 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke, while Ethan swam in freestyle in the 16 year division and came fifth in 200m, seventh in the 400m and fourth in the relay.
Emily swam breaststroke in the same age group, winning gold in the 100m and the 200m.
Emily capped off a huge week taking out the Orange Junior Sportsperson of the year award.
Jo Keown
Swimming Co-ordinator
Football Match Reports
Week 1
U13 Glory v CYMS Gold
Result: 4-2
After a 5 week pause from playing football it was uncertain how the team would approach their first game this term. Initially we were reluctant to close the space between us and our opponents when they had possession and we let them dictate terms. After two soft goals were conceded we began to mobilise and seize the initiative. At half-time the score was 1-2 after Ollie finished off a well-worked through ball. In the second half the sleeping dragon was aroused further with impressive motion through the midfield leading to well-weighted through balls or crosses. Airlie was impressive with her pursuit of these balls and was able to score three excellent goals, despite the obvious height imbalance between her and the CYMS fullbacks and their dogged determination to spoil her chances. Excellent support was provided by Abbey, Jessie, Ollie and Zimmy, who chased down opponents and won back possession. Henry, Joe, Will and Sophie provided stubborn defensive resistance, spoiling a series opposition raids and creating confidence further up the field.
Matthew Healey
U13 Victory v CYMS Green
Result: 2-8
KWS Victory played a strong game at Bernie Stedman Field this Saturday. They faced a tough opposition but managed to score two goals against them. Unfortunately, KWS weren’t able to gain a lead in spite of their efforts.
U14 Strikers v Waratah Braves
Result: 0-3
The Strikers were looking to get Term 3 fixtures off to a good start against the Waratah Braves but struggled to find the back of the net against an opposition with stern defence. After holding the Braves to 0-1 at half-time, a restructure of the mid-field and forwards created multiple opportunities for Kinross to level and push ahead. Unfortunately, two quick goals by the Braves midway through the second half made the mountain too high to climb. Kinross continued to create opportunities right up until the final whistle and once again demonstrated determination, persistence and camaraderie.
Ben Ronald
U15 Jets v Blayney Blades
Result: 0-3
KWS Jets got off to a quick start, keeping the Blayney Blades very busy throughout the first half. Tom Gill and newcomer, Patrick Nelson, delivered a lot of shots at Blayney’s goal. There was strong defence and a lot of chasing and support from our midfielders, Sarah Lyons, Joshua Karbowiak, Griffin Robinson, Fergus Baldwin, William Gudgeon and Stanley Zhang. The backline, Caden Wilkin, Bryce Elsegood, Rob Adam, Thomas Kiss and Fraser Molloy, played some outstanding defence all game. William Noble had a great match in goals. Welcome back to the season, Jets, and keep up the team work.
Gavin Bell
U17 v Bathurst 75 (28th Jul)
Result: 1-3
The first weekend back from the winter holidays proved to be a busy one for the U17 Kinross soccer team. Saturday's game displayed an exciting contest against the Bathurst 75 team who seemed hungry for revenge after the Kinross win at the start of the season. The game was competitive for a majority of the game, with the Bathurst side showing impressive attacking skills and Kinross demonstrating unyielding defence. James Collett held the Kinross defensive line superbly. However, the Bathurst attack eventually proved too strong in the second half, managing the put on three late goals. The game finished 3-1, with a well-deserved late goal from Jasper Mihalich.
Walter Prowse
U17 v Ex-Services (29th Jul)
Result: 0-3
Sunday's game displayed another competitive contest between Kinross and the U17 Ex-Services club. The first half exhibited skilful attack and defence from both teams. Impressive offensive plays from William Goodlet and quality goalkeeping from Jeremy L'Estrange were the highlights of the game. By the end of the game, perseverance and luck was with the Ex-services club who managed to capitalise on three impressive plays, winning the game 3-0. The weekend was a display of quality football without much luck for the Kinross side.
Walter Prowse
Men’s First XI v Barbarians (28th Jul)
Result: 1-3
We should have scored in the first 15 seconds of the game, which may have changed everything. Greater communication and two other ‘golden’ chances that also went begging may have seen us ahead 3-zip, instead of behind by the same score at half time. Two more missed opportunities weren’t taken in the second half, meaning a ‘5’ next to our score could have been possible. We were ahead in all the stats – including shots on goal, corners and free kicks, so this was definitely one that got away. Impressive passages of play have had opposition teams giving us praise, but luck and the back of the net continue to evade us.
Paul Tierney
Men’s First XI v Barnstoneworth FC (29th Jul)
Result: 0-5
Double-headers are always difficult, and we were never in the hunt in this game, as the tactics of hail-mary long balls from the opponent saw us vulnerable and out of puff quite early in the game. The first three goals all came from long breaks and unmarked players, and a goal with 30 seconds to go as we had our minds on the oranges made it impossible for a comeback to occur. We held them scoreless in the second half until 3 minutes from the end, showing great courage, admirable desperation and nice communication.
Paul Tierney
Week 2
KWS 13 Glory v KWS 13 Victory won 2-0
KWS 13 Glory v Waratah Braves lost 0-5
KWS 13 Glory v CYMS Green lost 0-5
It was a busy week with three matches played in five days. In the first match the two KWS teams were evenly matched in terms of possession and field position. Glory made better use of their scoring opportunities and defended doggedly. This match saw the welcome return of Dan having been unavailable through injury. The midfield looked good in transition and our goalie, Sophie, showed resolve and courage in coming out to meet her opponents. Ollie and Airlie shared the goal scoring.
On Saturday morning bitter winds impacted on the play but despite our challenging opponents, we moved the ball quite fluently and up until the last ten minutes were only 3 goals down. Will dominated the backline with his best performance of the season. Sophie and Zimmy worked hard in their respective roles, stifling their opponents’ chances. Ollie was very mobile and Airlie again showed her tenacious attributes. Angel tried hard to work the line and maintain some momentum.
On Saturday afternoon we backed up in more mild conditions, but against the top team in this age group. At half-time we were only 1 goal down after a fabulous strike by one of their representative players. We weathered the early part of the second half rather well, but fatigue set in and without any substitutes the score ballooned. Best on ground was Airlie, with Will and Dan not far behind.
Given that the other teams played for most of the 5 weeks we were unable to play, it is no surprise that we are underdone with regard to match fitness. In each of the last two games we had genuine scoring opportunities but sadly no goals to our name. A 3 goal difference in each of these last two games would have been a more accurate representation of the differences between the two sides in each encounter. With a double-header happening next Saturday we will need to hold our nerve in the last quarter of each game and aim for better outcomes.
Matthew Healey
U13 Victory v Glory
Result: 0-2
This was a tremendous game to watch, with both teams working hard to defeat their peers. Victory worked hard to keep out the opposition, gaining some counter-attack opportunities throughout the game. Unfortunately, they were unable to break through GIory’s defence. The Victory players should be congratulated for competing tirelessly.
Overall, I was impressed with the integrity and sportsmanship demonstrated by the majority of the U13s players on both teams. I look forward to these teams returning to the field for a rematch next week.
Annaliese Stammer
U13 Victory v Blayney Tigers
Result: 0-8
U13 Victory v Waratah Knights
Result: 1-4
U14 S
Netball Reports
Sparrows V Life Studio Warriors (28 July)
Just when I thought the Sparrows couldn’t get any better … they did! A tremendous game against the opposition this week. A victory of 25 – 18. Attacking and defending were superb as was good sportsmanship in some trying circumstances. Our Goal Attack and Goal Shooter were intuitive. Predicting each other’s every move, their play was perfectly choreographed whilst Goal Defense made it extremely difficult for the opposing team to get anywhere. The beautiful sunshine was simply the icing on the cake.
Serena Lewis
KWS Giants Vs CYMS Howsthemissus (28 July)
As usual, KWS Giants started out with smiles, and quickly got their heads into the game. CYMS Howsthemissus put up a strong resistance, but Giants came away at half time with a lead they maintained to a final 33-40 victory.
Molly Harris
KWS Cross Vs Winchesters (30 July)
With school holidays looming, the KWS Cross needed to reschedule their Saturday’s game. On the 11th hour, opposition conceded to a match on the 2nd last evening before school ended. Netball focus was somewhat distracted from the day and also afterschool events. Despite all of that, the KWS Cross put their best foot forward and gave it all they had. Although they lost the game, it was a magnificent effort. With only 7 players and a goal shooter absent, Emma Wright stepped up and for goal shooter and did an amazing job, dodging out of ring to feed the ball to Erin Bracks who then shot the lion’s share of the goals with amazing accuracy. Siobhan Finn, WA really worked hard at picking the gaps to feed the pass into goal circle, also solidly out for centre passes. Caitlin Edmonstone (C) speedily defying her opposition, traversing the entire court: the essential linker between defense and attack. Adelaide Gavin (GD) warming to the task and deflected many passes as the game progressed. Sophie Brunner, stalwart at GK, intercepted many, and exceptional with her strong passes from back line throw in. Ebony Fisher (WD) consistent with marking of her player, created leads for the ball to travel to C and WA. Overall the score did not show the netball diligence and compliments from the opposition on your fair play. Well done. Thank you to Olivia Small and Rachel Small for umpiring the game.
Cathy Small
KWS Cross Vs CYMS Sapphires (28 July)
First game back and a little rusty, however, with only 7 players, there was no rests for the team. All stepped up to the mark, put in their best efforts and gave it all. With the loss of the team’s 2nd goal shooter, a team reshuffle was required to accommodate. Lucky Emma Wright, once again, drew the shooters straw, swapping GS, GA positions with Erin Bracks for alternate quarters. Together they worked fluidly, intuitively knew each other’s position and weaving around opposition. Goals were scored. Siobhan Finn (C) tried her one handed passes, which worked like a charm, passing with accuracy and distance into goal circle. Ebony Fisher (WA) placed herself on circle and was ready for the feeding of ball into shooter. Sophie Brunner with a position change to WD did an amazing job, despite being not very well, coming out for centre passes and then dropped quickly back to deflect ball from opposition WA, her passes are always accurate and strong. Adelaide Gavin (GD, GK) equipped with a new skill for gaining rebounds made good use of it, and was always running forward to help attacks by bringing the ball down. Caitlin Edmonstone (C, GD) trying another positional change stepped up to the mark and deflected many passes and made it very difficult for shooter to move into circle. Good use of every player girls. Great team work.
Cathy Small
KWS Cross Vs OHS Chargers
Undoubtedly , the best Netball the KWS Cross have played; great use of the entire court, crowding was minimal and it was fantastic to see all of the players on the court utilised and playing to their positions. Since last played the OHS Chargers, goals scored were up and opposition goals down, and in the last 1/4, goal scoring was even. This week, another reshuffle of positions, with an additional player thrown in the mix, which actually turns out to be an advantages move. Sophie Brunner, champion 2IC shooter, played a strategic game, driving out of goal circle for passes, confusing opposition, to then pass strongly and accurately onto Erin Bracks. Erin (GA), who has outstanding goal shooting accuracy, worked seamlessly with Sophie (GS) , Emma (C) and Siobhan (WA), driving forward to ring to take the pass, and then goal, incredibly consistent in shooting of goals. Siobhan Finn (WA), caged at all angles by opposition for the centre throw in, was superbly quick off the mark, and against all odds broke free every time to take the centre pass. Great dodging and great tenacity. Emma Wright (C) ran hard for every ball and raced forward to get brilliant leads towards goal circle, was ready for the small quick passes and covered long passes across goal circle. Isabelle Joseph (WD), first game with the KWS Cross, picked up the teams strategy well, came out strongly for the centre passes, arms up in defence and marked her player well. Caitlin Edmonstone(GD) had a great game reading her attack player well and worked the circle to deflect many passes into goal circle and brilliant with rebounds. Adelaide Gavin (GK), on her toes with very tight defence, focused on keeping her player away from the ring, to make a chance for goal more difficult. Many balls shot for goals were regained in our possession by quick grabbing at rebounds. It was a very exciting game to watch girls and am very impressed. Thank you to Caitlin and Siobhan who umpired the game beforehand and thank you to Olivia Small for mentoring the umpires.
Cathy Small
KWS Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds have had a win and a loss in the last two matches. They were defeated by Hawks 32-42 and won against CSU Aggies 32-26. They were both hard fought matches. The girls played well against the Hawks but the height of the opposing team in the goal circles made it hard to shoot and to get rebounds. It was good to see that some of the longer passes were accurate. Against Aggies the girls were on top most quarters and the shooters were on their game. Alanah, Chelsea and Emer got some beautiful shots and sealed the match for us. Centre court and defence players worked well to get many intercepts. It was a great team effort.
Kathryn Northam
KWS 13As v Life Studio
The last 2 games have been against the 2 Life Studio teams in our competition.
Saturday 28/7 was against the Green Machine. Some great netball was played in a hard fought game. We were up by 1 or 2 points all game, unfortunately going down by 2 points in the final quarter. Evie Hall was captain and was voted players player for this game. This Saturday 4/8 we played The Mikis. Our first half was rushed. While we got many intercepts across the court, we also threw the ball away too much. The second half was more settled, seeing us spread out and time our passes better. This allowed us to take home the win 20-8. Well done to all the girls who played and to Sophie Martin for getting players player and having a great go in GS.
Game points awarded by the coach were as follows:
Green Machine game - 3 points to Greta Bourne, 2 points to Evie Hall and 1 point to Lily Robson.
Mikis game – 3 points to Lily Robson, 2 points to Sophie Martin and 1 point to Jayde Caro
Mrs Whiteley and Captains, Ayla Ryan and Evie Hall
Rugby Reports
KWS 1st XV v Oakhill College (4 August)
Final Score: KWS 10 - OHC 3
The Kinross Wolaroi 1st XV travelled to Sydney and had a physical game against a well drilled Oakhill College 1st XV. The game was played with plenty of aggression with each side wishing not to take a backward step. The Oakhill scrambled well in defence and produced a number of try saving tackles in the first half. The Kinross men had a number of scoring opportunities, but the Oakhill defence was too strong. Half time score KWS 0- OHC 0.
The second half was a battle for both teams. Defensively Jack Jones, Aiden Kelso, Harry Jeffry, William Smith and Brett Johnson were excellent. Fletcher Rose crashed over for a try after the Kinross men were patient and put together a number of phases. Fletcher Rose after some hard running scored his second try of the game which brought the score to 10 – 3. Lachlan Fisher and Preston Simpson were impressive out wide. The final 10 minutes of the game was a “see sawing” event with both sides trying to score out wide and in close through the forwards. The game was played with great enthusiasm and it was an excellent challenge for the Kinross men who shape up this weekend to an inform St Gregory’ s College.
3 points: Fletcher Rose
2 points: Ellis Hawker
1 point: Aiden Kelso, Harry Jeffery, Lachlan Fisher
Try scorer: Fletcher Rose x 2
Liam Callaghan
KWS 1st XV v Canberra Vikings (28 July)
Final score: 69-19
After a 4 week break and the ISA BYE ahead we knew that we needed some Rugby under the belt before we moved into the final 3 ISA rounds. A trip to the Nation’s Capital was exactly what we needed.
Taking on the Vikings in Canberra we naturally expected a tough match. However, this game highlighted our depth of player talent. With 20 players in the squad the KWS boys put on a performance which gave the coaching staff a number of selection issues, as all the boys did exceptionally well.
The first half saw 5 tries, Charlie Wilson highlighted his athletic ability with a first up intercept try. Lachy Fisher was a handful in the backline and Fletcher Rose scored his first of 2 tries. Fraser Robertson put one over the white line, a result of brilliant support play and Brett Johnson crossed to make it 31-0 at halftime.
The second half produced more of the same with 38 more points to the men from Orange but the Vikings were not prepared to lie down as they crossed on three occasions. Angus Andrews has been one of the big improvers this season and his effort was repaid with a 5 pointer. Jock Medway and Hamish Kidd proved to be a real handful for the opposition and kept the scoreboard ticking over. Will Smith and Ellis Hawker were added to the score sheet and rewarded for their non-stop effort. As the final whistle blew the boys had blown out the cobwebs and left the ACT as worthy winners.
Try Scorers: Charlie Wilson, Lachlan fisher, Fletcher Rose 2, Brett Johnson, Fraser Robinson, Angus Andrew, Hamish Kidd, Jock Medway, Will Smith, Ellis Hawker
Goal Kickers: Brett Johnson 2, Lachlan fisher 2, Jock Medway, Angus Andrew, Fletcher Rose
3 points: Lachlan Fisher
2 points: Fletcher Rose
1 point: Ellis Hawker, Charlie Wilson
Huon Barrett
KWS 2nd XV v Oakhill 2nd XV
Final score: 12-29
The KWS 2nd XV were hit with 3 last minute changes due to illness and injury but still managed to play one of their best matches of the season against a strong Oakhill side. Oakhill put early pressure on KWS however, strong defence held them out before great ball retention saw KWS go the length of the field in 10 phases to see Will Smith crash over to open the scoring after 10 minutes. Oakhill managed to hit back with 3 tries at the end of the first half with the KWS defence tiring after such a strong start to the match to trail 19-5. KWS improved their handling in the second half which lead to a try to Cameron Miller following a break by Hamish Corcoran. The try was converted by Mitch Strike to keep KWS in the match at 12-19. KWS put pressure on the Oakhill line for 15 minutes but handling errors cost try scoring opportunities before Oakhill managed two late tries to win 29-12. All players are to be congratulated on a fantastic effort but best on the day were Henry Carter (3 points), Nic Booth (2 points) and Tom Geyer (1 point).
Paul McRae
KWS 16As Vs Oakhill College (4 August)
Final score: 26-0
Josh Dominello started for the A’s for the first time this season as injury has kept him sidelined and he proved to be a great asset (while he lasted) in both defence and attack, putting Alex Brien through a gap for his first try.
The two centres Lachlan Donnelly and Hugh Aldersley got the ball to the space on the edges and both our wingers Liam Choi and Jack Pengilly made finding runs to set up the team in good field position for attack. Harry May finished one of these attacking raids barging his way over between two players to score a meat pie.
Fletcher Ryan, Will Leulf and Alex Brien controlled our width in attack and punched holes in the defence.
Ed Taylor, Nic Rasmussen, Digby Cooper, Lew Connick and Hugh McIntyre all controlled the defence and line speed well to hold the opposition to nil.
Cody Kelso had a captains knock running hard, offloading and holding up players in defence to create a mauls.
KWS scorers: Cody Kelso, Harry May, Alex Brien 2 tries, Alex Brien goal, Lachie Donelly 2 goals
Andrew Hillan
KWS 13As v Emus Rugby Club
Final score: 7-1
On a beautiful winters day, the KWS 13As hosted the Emus Rugby team in a match played in great spirit. The opening stanza saw a lot of mistakes by KWS with a lot of dropped ball, penalties and frustration. Carter straightened up the attack nicely and cut through the defence like a hot knife through butter! The KWS defence was excellent with Luke, Charlie, Harry and Hugh making some bone jarring tackles.
The 2nd half saw KWS improve a great deal with more patience and control - the team managed to score some fantastic tries. Probably the best was a line out, which was well executed, that saw the ball move along the backline to a sweeping Jock Litchfield, who scooted over for a superb try. That type of footy is the stuff we need to take into next weeks game V Oakhill in Sydney.
Tries: Carter Kirby - 4, Jock Litchfield - 2, Tom Patton - 1.
When the game was finished, sausage sandwiches and soft drinks were enjoyed by both teams to cap a great morning of sport.
Jason Smith
KWS 13As v Oakhill College
After the long (but last) bus trip of the season to Sydney, the young KWS 2 Blues arrived ready to take on a formidable opposition which has 5 Grades in the Under 13s. With the warm up and game plan firmly in place, Oscar Nuthall led out the 13As. From the start, Oakhill dominated possession with KWS struggling for the ball via some scrappy ball control. To their credit, KWS stayed with Oakhill despite the difficulties, once again showing their courage and strength in defence. Luke Dominello, along with Charlie Hall and Oscar McLachlan led the defence in the forwards. Repeat efforts were needed, with Hugh, Carter and Dudley sliding well in the line to snuff out a lot of attacks by Oakhill. At 17-0 at halftime, KWS needed to start well, but failed to apply continued pressure. This allowed the Sydney-siders to grind out a sound win. A big thanks to all supporters who travelled to watch the boys play.
Well done on a great effort Gents. With St Gregs visiting this weekend and the opens brekky, this weekend will again be busy. Please check team app u/13s for all details.
Jason Smith
KWS 13Bs v Scots 13As
Final Score: 50-21
The Mighty 13Bs travelled to Bathurst to play Scots 13As. Scots played a very direct game, with most runs straight up the middle with their backs not getting much ball. The 1st half saw Scots scoot out to a strong lead - with our defence and hands letting down the 13s. The lack of playing depth, with a slow start, made it a tough game, but hopefully helps us in our next ISA game v Oakhill in Sydney. Our 2nd half was much improved.
Best Players: Will Pearce, Zac Arnett, Charlie Collins, Mack Johnston and Will Ker
Jason Smith
KWS 13Bs v Oakhill College Sydney
Final score: 35-0
The mighty 13B’s travelled to Oakhill College to play some quality Rugby. KWS came into the game confident. The 1st half was well played, with KWS holding the hosts to 2 tries, with Charlie Collins saving a certain try with a flying tackle. At half time, the score was 12-0. The 2nd half saw Oakh