Kinross Wolaroi Family Bulletin

Junior School Sport 

Mr Tim Jones, Junior School Sport Co-ordinator

Cricket

U11 cricket 

 

Round 1 saw the U11’s go down to in a narrow loss to CYMS. Harry Price, Prayan Dulal and Aston Lett all taking wickets in a solid bowling performance for the first game of the season.

 

As KWS took to the crease, running between the wickets provided much entertainment. Harry Price performed well with the bat, ably supported by Reg Caskey, Andy Bell and Nick Balcombe as KWS reached a very respectable total of 85. Judging by the laughter, the boys were not concerned by the score line and just happy to be back out on the cricket field. 

 

Unfortunately, the weather spoiled the party for round 2 but the team are hoping the rain stays away this week so they can get out there again. Please check mycricket for any draw changes. 

 

U12 cricket 

 

Round 1 saw the KWS U12’s come away convincing winners over CYMS, losing just the 2 wickets chasing a total of 71. Tom Hughes top scoring with 23, while Tom Mason and Tom Hansen also batted well, both finishing not out. Ben Chambers had earlier done the damage with the ball, taking 2/5. A great start to the season!

 

Round 2 was a much tougher outing against a strong Cavaliers side. Losing early wickets, KWS regrouped off the back of excellent batting from Hamish Buckley. George Nash also helped prop up the lower order as the pair put together a strong partnership to keep KWS in the hunt. Setting Cavaliers 72 to win, KWS started well with the ball, Lucas Choi, Daniel Rourke and Tom Mason all bowling accurately. A superb piece of fielding from Ben Chambers and Sam Commins ran the opposition opening batsmen out and Cavs started to feel a little pressure. However, their middle order regrouped as they chased down the total with 4 wickets to spare. 

 

Next week we face Centrals at KWS. Please double check the draw on mycricket as there have been some adjustments since the start of the season. 

 

For last minute announcements such as cancellations or ground changes due to wet weather please follow the KWS Junior Cricket page on Team App and the Orange District Junior Cricket Association Facebook page. 

Basketball

Year 4 and 5 basketballers enjoyed their grading day up at the PCYC last week and there is much excitement just to back playing competitive sport again. The Year 4 &5 teams begin their first round matches this week.

 

Girls U11 Basketball 

Written by Elizabeth Croft

 

Today we played our first competitive game of the season against Mystic Purple. They were tough competition but we played hard and worked really well as a team. We learnt a lot about each other and will only get better as the season goes on. It was so great to see all the families supporting us. 

 

Go KWS Kangaroos!! 

 

U12 Basketball

Written by Cooper Martin

 

Kinross Wolaroi’s Year 6 boys basketball team played their first competition game on Thursday 28th October at PCYC Orange. 

 

The boys performed incredibly well for their first time playing as a team, facing off against Orange Anglican Grammar School. They were unsuccessful in securing the win and went down to a nail-biting loss of 12-15. 

 

Matthew Lowther was the first player to get KWS on the board, scoring a nifty 2 point shot. 

 

The year 6 coach, Mrs Sharp said “I am very proud of the team’s first competition performance”.

 

Player, Matthew Lowther also said “Even though we lost, I think we all had a great time playing”. 

 

 

Please follow the KWS Junior Basketball page on TeamApp for all the latest information.

 

The 2021/22 basketball season draw is also available on the game day app. Instructions to access are as follows: 

  1. Download the Game Day app
  2. Search Orange District Basketball Association
  3. Select appropriate division:

Year 4&5 Girls = Girls Primary Div. 3

Year 4&5 Boys = Boys Primary Div. 1

Year 6 Boys = Boys High School Div. 5

From here you can save a team for easy access to all future match times.

Touch football 

The Junior and Mini competitions are due to start on Wednesday 24th November. Please keep an eye on the Orange Thunder touch football page for information and follow KWS Junior touch football on the Team App.