Senior School Sport 

& Co-curricular

Head of Sport Report

Joe Priest

The sport program has been extremely busy over the last two weeks. The year 7 group have been enjoying Saturday mornings at the local pool and have had a good introduction to sport here at KWS. We hosted the WAS hockey trials and the WAS swimming carnival last week. Congratulations to the students who were selected to attend the AICES hockey carnival next week. 

WAS swimming went well with a great atmosphere created with swimmers from 5 different schools in attendance. Our swimmers had the opportunity to race before we head off to ISA swimming next week. KWS performed well winning the overall Co-Ed shield, Boys shield and Girls shield. 

A special thanks goes out to the Duke of Edinburgh, Boarding students and Staff who gave up three hours of their weekend to assist with the running of the carnival. 

Congratulations to Mac Webster who has been selected into the NSWCIS cricket team. This is a fantastic effort in amongst some very good quality players. 

Week 7 & 8 – Athletics events

The KWS Athletics carnival will be held in Week 8 on Tuesday 16th March. Prior to the carnival we will run the following events at lunch time.

Monday 8th March – Girls 3000m

Tuesday 9th March – Boys 3000m

Thursday 11th March – Girls 1500m

Monday 15th March – Boys 1500m

Triple jump will be held at lunch on Thursday 18th March after the athletics carnival.

Winter Sport Selections – 2021

Winter Sport selections are now open. Students have been emailed a link and there are QR codes available in the house areas. Please read over the information and make your selections carefully. Once team registrations are completed it may not be possible to change sports.

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT CHOICES WINTER – TERMS 2 & 3, 2021 

The following sports are on offer for students for Winter 2021: 

Senior Dance Ensemble Boys and Girls 

The dance ensemble will be an auditioned group. Dance will involve training at school on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons. The dance group will compete in local eisteddfods in the High Schools dance section. 

Uniform: KWS sports uniform which is available from the school shop. 

For more information please contact the Head of Sport, Joe Priest jpriest@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Football (Soccer) 

Boys and Girls 

Internal or Local Grade Competition. Football involves training at school or PLC on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Grade Competition matches are played on Saturdays (Ladies are on Sundays) and can be played in Orange or surrounding areas (eg Blayney, Bathurst, Molong). 

Equipment/ Uniform: Football boots (studded), KWS Football shirt, shorts and socks which are all available from the school uniform shop. 

For more information please contact the Head of Sport Kate Cutcliffe kcutcliffe@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Rugby 

KWS plays in the ISA Rugby competition.Players are expected to make school games their priority. Training is on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and mornings. Games are on Saturdays and can involve travel to Sydney several times during the season. Buses for Sydney games can leave any time from 5.30am and return any time up until 9.30pm. 

Equipment/ Uniform: Mouth guard (compulsory to take the field), Football boots, KWS Rugby jersey, shorts and socks which are all available from the school uniform shop. 

For more information please contact the MIC of Rugby, Mr Matt Tink mtink@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Hockey 

KWS teams play in the Local Junior and Women’s Grade Competition.Training is on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons on turf at the Orange Hockey Centre. Games are also played at the Orange Hockey Centre, generally on Friday afternoon/evenings, but can also be played on Saturday or Sunday, depending on team selection. 

Equipment/ Uniform: Mouth guard (compulsory to take the field), shin pads, hockey stick and KWS hockey uniform which is available from the school shop. 

For more information please contact Head of Sport, Joe Priest jpriest@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Netball

KWS teams play in the local Competition. Training is on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and mornings at the KWS Netball courts. Matches are played on Saturdays at ANZAC Park 

Equipment/ Uniform: KWS Netball uniform which is available from the school shop. 

For more information please contact the MIC of Netball, Mrs S Fardell sfardell@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Fitness 

Boys and Girls (Seniors only) 

3 sessions per week: Tuesday, Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. All sessions will be held at the KWS gym. 

Uniform: KWS sports uniform which is available from the school shop.

For more information please contact the Head of Sport, Joe Priest jpriest@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Pedal Prix 

Boys and Girls 

Please note that the school is currently searching for a staff member with the required skills to cover Pedal Prix. Students who select Pedal Prix will be prompted to make a second selection in the event that we are unable to find an appropriate staff member. Compete in Pedal Prix race in Murray Bridge, South Australia which is held at the end of Term 3. Training 3 sessions per week: Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. All sessions start from KWS. Please note: there is an additional cost associated with the trip to South Australia. 

Equipment/Uniform: KWS sports uniform and pedal prix shirt which are available from the school shop. 

For more information please contact Head of Sport, Joe Priest jpriest@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Squad Swimming 

Boys and Girls

Sessions are held mornings and afternoons in the KWS pool. Number of sessions required depends on student ability and will be arranged by the head swim coach. For more information please contact Kim Taylor ktaylor@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Additionally, please note that if you are seeking an exemption from Winter sport 2020 then this must be sought by emailing Mr Priest on sheta@kws.nsw.edu.au. You must clearly state the reasons for the exemption request. These will not be considered if they are not submitted by Friday 12th March. This allows team numbers to be finalised and entered in local competitions prior to the holidays. Late exemptions cannot be considered because they disrupt this process. If you had an exemption from summer sport you must re-apply for an exemption from winter sport. This allows the school to ensure accurate and up to date exemption records.

Swimming

 Jane Gillham

Day One 2021 Country Championships 19 Feb

The cowbells worked overtime tonight to cheer on our relay teams – big PBs for all three boys teams!! Congrats to Collette - 1st 400m IM and 3rd 50m Fr. Congrats also to finalists (top ten): Catie - 7th 100m Fr; Ollie - 6th 50m Fr and 9th 100m Fr; Kyla - 7th 100m Br; Zac - 7th 100m Br. KWS A 15/O boys 4×50m Medley Relay; Ollie, Zac, HG, Tom – 5th. 15/O girls; Julia, Collette, Merc, Catie – 7th. The KWS B medley relay swam a MASSIVE combined PB of 6.86secs - congrats Oscar, Angus, Max and Lazo! More PBs from Tom 100m Br, Elly 100m Fr, Em 100m Fr and Julia 50m Fr, Matt 50m Bk relay lead off! Photos of relay teams in Gallery…Let’s keep it going KWS….

Day Two NSW Country Championships 21 Feb 

The cowbells were packed away after another busy relay night where all five freestyle relay teams provided exciting spectating - some great PBs from the combined relays and lead off swimmers Matt, Elly and Angus. 15/O boys placing 8th and 15/O girls placing 6th. The junior swimmers showed their talent with the swim of the day going to Matt Lowther – 5 sec PB to take silver in the 100m Bk! Congrats 👏. Charlotte 5th in 100m Bk and Chloe P a good PB in 50m Free! Ollie swam a great race for silver and a new PB in 100m Bk on his 18th Birthday 🎂! Collette showed great tenacity to win the 200m IM and place 2nd in 100m Fly. Other finalists; Julia - 7th 100m Bk, Catie - 8th 100m Bk, Zac - 7th 50m Br, HG - 10th 400m Fr. Consistent PB‘s to Tom P, Angus and Kyla! Let’s keep it going KWS…Gallery has a few new pics from Day Two…

Day Three NSW Country Championships 22 Feb

The NSW Country Championships wrapped up with the junior swimmers again “on fire” and finishing the meet with a 100% PB rate. Congrats Matt, Chloe, Charlotte and relay swimmers Will G, Will K and Spencer. Special mention to Matt Lowther for his bronze in the 50m Bk and 9th in 100m Free. Other medalists/finalists on Day 3 included: Collette – 1st 200m Fly, 10th 200m Fr, Ollie – 2nd 50m Bk, 4th 200m Bk, Julia – 5th 200m Bk, Merc – 6th 200m Fly, Kyla – 7th 200m Br, Zac – 9th 200m Br (massive 7.16s PB), HG – 9th 200m Fly. Great to see PBs from Tommaso (massive 8 secs) in 200m Bk, Merc in 800m Fr, Weenie in 200m Bk, Catie 50m Bk and Chloe P in 100m Fr. Bonus for the weekend Collette Lyons and Oliver McLaughlin set new Country records in the 200m IM and 100m Bk respectively.  Also Kyla Brown has now qualified for the Australian Age Champs in April. 

Mountains & Plains Champs - Lithgow 13/14 Feb   

Kim Taylor

What a weekend??? The weather threw everything at us. Torrential rain on Saturday, freezing Sunday morning and I end up sunburnt….what the hell!

Big thanks to all the parents for taking their children to Lithgow and supporting the swim club with their representation. Big commitment from all, (special mention to Steve Gough who apparently forced his wife to attend Saturday?????). Everyone’s help around the camp was really appreciated and a lovely catch up Saturday night. Overall a great weekend of racing, 80 medals, 4 age group champions and PBs to burn from 26 athletes. The younger swimmers had a blinder, swimming the house down. Elizabeth Croft, Izzie Provost , Tom Karrasch and Grace Lowther all making a big splash into the big time and accredited themselves very well. Will Garard swam tough all weekend along scoring a couple of medals with Matt Lowther grabbing 7 including a gold in the 100m back. Charlotte Williams swam consistent PBs all weekend taking home 6 medals. Hamish Seale had a couple of big swims with a 10 second PB in the 100m Breaststroke and 9 second PB in the 100m free, all the big kids just cried those drops are a thing of the past for them. Chloe Provost finished with 8 bronze and a couple of PBs, (swimmer to watch). Oscar Chandler- Sullivan biggest PB of the meet 15 seconds in the 100m free!!!

The big kids just had a tough race meet. Most of them flat from the work load of the previous week, part of their prep for NSW Country next week. Team Captains Catie Crisp and Olli McLaughlin did a great job rallying the troops and adding to the medal tally, Catie 5 golds and Ollie 9 gold. Emily Clunas battled injury all meet but still managed a bronze. Her sidekick, Edwina Waterman finished up with 1 silver and 5 bronze, but most importantly, won the “lolly jar guessing competition” to grand celebration, arched up a bit when I told her that Big John had already been into them. Kyla Brown and Elli McMiles were really flat after smashing themselves during the week, still they managed 8 and 6 medals respectively. Lazo Jalal swam well just missing out on a couple of medals. Angus Ervin finished with a respectable 3 gold and 5 silver and Toby (never say die) Gough a silver and bronze but swam a 25 second PB in the 1500m free! Oscar McLaughlin 5 medals including 2 gold, wasting your time playing throw & giggle mate, pool is the place for you. Tommasso Cornelius-Feltus finished with 7 medals but not before a frank conversation with the head coach after a pretty soft 400. Big sister Mercede accounted for 7 golds and 5 silver, she also was awarded age champion and distance shield. Tom Pell was pushing it all weekend, ended up with 2 relay gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.

Top point scorers for the club were Mercede Cornelius-Feltus in the girls and Tom Pell for the boys. Overall we finished 3rd on the combined point score with the Girls finishing 2nd and the Boys 3rd in their respected point scores.

Cricket Report 

All results, scores, draws and ladders can be found here: http://kinrosswolaroischool.nsw.cricket.com.au/ 

The season is rapidly coming to an end. Parents will be emailed an invitation for the Presentation Night on Wednesday 24th March, 5.30pm in the DPA. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only coaches and students will be able to attend. A live stream is planned and a link will be shared when available for those parents wishing to watch.

ODJCA fixtures now enter the finals with the 14 Royals, 16 Heat and 16 Scorchers qualifying. Best of luck to those teams. The First XI’s final game for the season is in play with the team needing 3 wickets this Saturday to finish with a win against Bathurst’s City Colts. Unfortunately, the First XI were defeated in their Douglas Shield quarter final against Inaburra CS after qualifying to play by destroying Pacific Hills CS the week prior. The Wiburd Shield side is still in the competition awaiting its quarter final in the next week or so.

ODJCA Rep Trials dates have been announced. Information can be found here: http://odjca.nsw.cricket.com.au/ 

Finally, congratulations to Mac Webster for his selection in the CIS Opens team to play in the NSW Championships. 

Results

1st XI 

Douglas Shield Round 2: KWS 6/250 (G Cumming 139, C Tink 34, T Kiss 31) defeated PHCS 88 (H Priest 3/18)

Douglas Shield QF: KWS 38 lost to Inaburra CS 1/39

BOIDC Round 12: KWS 298 (J Larkin 129, W Prowse 39, J Glasson 31) lost to CYMS 7/317 dec (N Shepherd 3/83)

2nd XI

Round 17: KWS 8/124 (B Ronald 35, H Thompson 26) lost to Orange City (S Crisp 3/37)

Round 18: KWS 73 lost to Centrals Red 3/74 (S Crisp 2/12)

Centenary Cup Blue

Round 12: KWS 85 (O Charlton 59) lost to Orange City 2/90

Round 13: KWS Blue 55 (L Dominello 4/12, H Nock 3/9, C Slack-Smith 3/10) lost to KWS White 3/59 (R Hall 2/13)

Centenary Cup White

Round 12: BYE

Round 13: As above

16 Scorchers

Round 13: KWS 8/158 (T Storer 35, L McKenzie 34, H Nock 26) defeated Cavaliers 8/85 (W Kerr 2/5, L McKenzie 2/8) 

Round 14: KWS Scorchers 5/187 (J Anderson 51no, T Storer 38, C Condon 33, E Southwell 2/12, C Anderson 2/22) defeated KWS Heat 63 (C Slack-Smith 2/1, C Condon 2/9)

16 Heat

Round 13: KWS 1/127 (D Shepherd 52no, H Priest 50no) defeated Orange City 4/125 (W Pearce 2/27)

Round 14: As above

14 Royals

Round 13: KWS 9/56 lost to Cavaliers Spartans 3/57

Round 14: KWS 1/87 (H Brazier 52no) defeated Cavaliers Titans 8/86 (T Maurice 2/5)

13 Sixers

Round 13: KWS 6/104 (A Nock 32, S Hughes 26no) defeated Millthorpe 90

Round 14: KWS 55 lost to Cavaliers 122 (C Keirle 3/7)

By Mr Ben Ronald, MIC Cricket

Reports

1st XI Douglas Shield v Pacific Hills CS

On Wednesday, 17th Feb, Pacific Hills CS traveled up to Kinross Main Oval to play against the KWS 1st XI in the second round of Douglas Shield, KWS had a bye in the first. George Cumming won the toss and elected the bat. 

Jono Rasmussen (3) and Charlie Tink opened the batting and handled the new ball well, as did Mac Webster (9) before a direct hit run out. The team was 2/31 to finish the 13th over. Tink and Cumming rotated the strike and ran hard to get the score to about the 100 mark before Charlie’s shoulder caused issues and he retired hurt. Tom Kiss (31) came to the crease and Cumming and Kiss got the score to 3/152. Cumming reaching 50 during the partnership. Hitting three sixes in an over at recess to get the crowd up and about. Luke Hunter (7) helped get the score to 4/177. Before Sam Gee (7) accompanying Cumming to 5/200. Gee and Cumming ran hard to get George to 100. Dudley Shepherd (6 n.o.) and Cumming then accelerated with some clean striking before Cumming fell in the last over. Seven sixes and six fours later Cumming departed for 139. Tink then resumed his innings and KWS finished on 6/250, Tink finished on 34 n.o.

After the innings break Mac Webster and Nelson Shepherd (2/19) had the visitors in all sorts at 2/5 with the crowd once again on the edge of their seats. Constant wickets fell with some good fielding too. Harry Priest (3/18) picked up two wickets in an over to break a slowly building partnership. Cumming took 1/24, Tancred 1/5 and Nelson picked up a run out. Webster helped to clean up the tail and finished with (2/22), as KWS bowled Pacific Hills CS out for 88 in the 33rd over. 

By George Cumming (1st XI Captain)

1st XI v CYMS

Despite rain throughout the week Kinross 1st XI were about to get a full day of cricket. Kinross bowled first on a batting friendly Wade Park and a fast outfield allowed CYMS to get on the front foot posting 7/319 after 65 overs. Nelson Shepherd the pick of the bowlers with 3/83 off 16 overs, four others chipped in with one wicket each.

Kinross had to bat for 45 minutes to finish the first days play and Jono Rasmussen (5) was the only wicket to fall and KWS were set for a good day two at 1/39.  Mr Prowse (39), Mac Webster (8) and James Larkin put on a good foundation. Before Prowse and Webster fell and captain George Cumming joined Larkin at 3/82. Their 130 run partnership helped to progress the score to 3/212 before the later was dismissed, it should be known that of this partnership Cumming only scored 22. During this period Larkin brought up both his fifty and hundred with some very clean striking. A few wickets fell in quick succession with KWS 7/227 with the loss of Larkin (122 21x4), D Shepherd and L Hunter all back to the sheds. Nelson Shepherd and James Glasson fought through a tough session of batting churning the score over up to 7/270, where Shepherd fell for 20 off 90 balls. Glasson (31 off 91) , A Tancred and reserve D Hunter put in a serious effort but fell agonizingly short of CYMS total by 19 runs. This finish was great for spectators and the First XI should be very proud of their efforts.

Kinross’ 298 was the highest score for Kinross in the Orange/Orange and Bathurst first grade comp since online recording (at least 2007). 

By George Cumming (1st XI Captain)

KWS 13 Sixers vs Millthorpe

The Sixers played some good cricket to record a win against Millthorpe on Saturday.

After being invited to bat the Sixers mustered 104 from their allotted 25 overs.

There were some excellent innings played by Ashton Nock (32) and Sam Hughes (26n.o.) and they were well supported by team-mates who batted for their quota of deliveries and retired such as Hamish Slack Smith and Zoe Wood as well as Henry Baldwinson who was dismissed one ball short of his quota.

The Sixers then restricted Millthorpe to 90 to win the game. There was some impressive bowling from Ashton Nock, Henry Baldwinson and Charlie Keirle and some sharp run outs at crucial times of the Millthorpe innings. However, the Sixers kept Millthorpe in the contest because of dropped catches and an excessive number of no-balls and wides.

Thanks to all those who came out to support the team. 

By Mr Bruce Kerridge

KWS 13 Sixers vs Cavaliers

The Sixers went into their last game of the season looking to bat their overs and put in a consistent effort with the ball and in the field. Although they were defeated by the second place Cavaliers, the Sixers did bowl well at times and almost batted out their 25 overs. Most importantly, the Sixers showed a lot of fight as a team and there were some standout performances from individuals with both bat and ball.

Cavaliers won the toss and batted. After 8 overs they were 3/15 thanks to some fine off spin bowling from Charlie Keirle who achieved drift and turn and finished with 3/7 from 3 overs and some mean seam bowling from Henry Baldwinson who finished with 1/5 from 3 overs. Unfortunately for the Sixers the Cavaliers star batsman took the game away from them with a big innings. He was helped by some dropped catches but played very well. Cavaliers finished on 7/122.

In reply, the Sixers were in a world of trouble after losing early wickets. 5/16 after 8 overs is not a healthy position to be in no matter what the situation. But the Sixers fought back thanks to some good batting from Sam Martin, James McRae, Sam Hughes and Henry Baldwinson who all showed a lot of determination. In the end the Sixers were dismissed well short of the runs required but only just short of their 25 overs and deserve credit for this.

Thanks to the Sixers parents for supporting the team and helping out with umpiring on the day. 

By Mr Bruce Kerridge

Touch Football Report

The ISA Girls Touch Football 2021 season has been off to a wet start, with Round 1 washed out against Scots All Saints College. The beautiful rain held out until late in the afternoon to allow us to play our Round 2 fixture against Redlands. 

Round 2 Results:

Division 1 – Senior A 

KWS: 1 – Redlands: 4 

Division 3 – Senior B

KWS: 2 – Redlands: 8 

Junior A 

KWS Jnr A: 3 – Redlands: 2 

KWS Jnr B: 0 – Redlands: 6

Junior C

KWS Jnr C: 2 – Redlands: 2

KWS Jnr D: 12 – Redlands: 3

Round 3 was again a wash out and games against St. Paul’s Grammar were cancelled due to flooding fields. Rather than a trip to Sydney, the girls played internal fixtures at KWS. This was a great opportunity for our teams to practise set plays and defensive structures before tough matches against archrivals Barker in Round 4. 

Round 4 KWS hosted Barker. What was a glorious day for touch football, the KWS girls played some outstanding touch football across all grades. A tough loss for our Senior A allowed our girls to reflect on some specific areas of their game to work on and refine. Senior B, Junior A and Junior C were all victorious against Barker. Whilst Junior B and Junior D only just lost by a single try. 

Round 4 results:

Division 1 – Senior A 

KWS: 0 – Barker: 10

Division 3 – Senior B

KWS: 5 – Barker: 4

Junior A 

KWS Jnr A: 7 – Barker: 1

KWS Jnr B: 1 – Barker: 2

Junior C

KWS Jnr C: 2 – Barker: 1

KWS Jnr D: 5 – Barker: 6 

Team Reports

KWS Senior A 

The Senior A team have had some tough games so far this season. With no wins on the board - yet, the girls are still showing up to training with a positive attitude and desire to improve on their performances. Anita Lewis has been outstanding for the Senior A’s by setting the tone and bringing high energy to attacking plays and line defence. Chanel Knight has demonstrated her experience in the team by communicating set plays with her team mates to help assist in line attack structures.  Matilda O’Reilly has been driving the ball with blistering speed and setting a great foundation for our team to work from. Heidi Ferguson has been strong in defence with a determination not to be beaten. Her attitude to improve is also commendable. With Blue Mountain Grammar coming up in our next round game, we hope to assert our set attacking plays and come away with a win. 

KWS Senior B

The Senior B girls have had varied results over the season. A huge effort to turn around an 8-2 loss against Redlands into a 5-4 win against Barker has been the highlight of the season. The girls have been diligent in their approach to learning new set plays, defensive structures and the touch football basics. Saskia has been strong in the middle, driving the ball well and setting some great foundations for the team to attack. Stephanie Wong has been agile in attack making some great meters in attack. With our final round game approaching, I am looking forward to seeing another significant improvement in the teams performance. 

KWS Junior A

The KWS Junior A's have started the ISA season off strong winning both games so far. The first game was a tight battle against Redlands where KWS held them out 3-2. The Ivey sisters (Charlotte and Katie) combined for some well-run attacking moves that pressured the Redlands defence. There was great communication by Eden Hawker and Claudia Mason in defence to hold the lead and defend out the game. 

The second game against Barker was a great display by KWS who defeated Barker 7-1. Isabelle Johnston and Poppy Nuthall showed great speed in their drives to get KWS up to their attacking line where Phoebe Smith finished off a handful of tries out wide. Great defence was again shown by the whole team only conceding one try against them. 

KWS Junior B

The KWS Junior B’s have improved tenfold since the beginning of the ISA competition. The girls have worked well together as a team especially in attack. At training, the girls are enthusiastic and eager to learn, even during fitness. This season we have focussed on passing accuracy and counter attacking plays. Halle and Scarlett excel in counterattack with their speed with Alice always backing them up as dummy half. We also have emphasised the importance of shifting and man to man marking in defence. Our only try scorer this season so far is Jorja with hopes that we can score a few more this weekend and progress into the finals.

KWS Junior C 

The Junior C team have improved greatly throughout the season. Winning the game against Barker 2-1 on the weekend. This was a tough game for our girls with tries coming in the second half. The girls managed to keep Barker scoreless by great defensive communication by Laura Atkinson taking charge.  The girls attack was great with Daisey Wakeham, Sarah Johnston and Alice Hansen driving down the field. At half time the score was still nil all and after a good team chat the girls went out and started strong again. Within the first 8 minutes Laura Atkinson went over the line to get us up 1-0 with a great play on the wing with Alice. There was great speed by Isobel Wong and Ruby De Vries on the wing.  Barker scored to even it up, but our girls dug deep and put another try on the board for KWS. The girls defended well but their attack was amazing all game and played great across the park. The girls should be very proud with their hard-fought win!  

KWS Junior D

The KWS Junior D team have worked hard at training and the results are reflecting in the growth of knowledge and skills by the girls. With a huge 12-3 win against Redlands the girls were busting with confidence. Lily McBeth demonstrated her speed with multiple line breaks, whilst Amanda showed her touch football experience reading the play and making some great defensive plays. A tough loss against Barker, only losing by a single try has fuelled the girls determination to train hard and prepare for their next game against St. Spyridon.