KWS Senior School Fortnightly Bulletin

Sports Updates

Equestrian News

On Tuesday the 3rd of April, Eloise Oliver and Bridget Yeomans rode as part of Area 4 in the Team showjumping  at Sydney Royal Easter Show.  The Area 4 Team is selected from riders from Bathurst to Broken Hill.

Both girls rode extremely well in the stressful environment of the main stadium at the Easter Show.    Bridget’s first round was clear and Eloise had one pole for 4 faults. In the 2nd round both girls had 2 poles for 8 faults each. It was an extremely technical course and the girls did very well. 

Overall, the Area 4 Team came 3rd.

Congratulations.

Jess Shanahan

Basketball News

High School Girls Grand Final

Designing Future Flames Vs KWS Cowgirls 41-12

Despite only a 3 point differential at half-time the Cowgirls were unable to capture the good form of recent weeks. The players were clearly mentally and physically below par after their experiences on cadet camp and they lost their way in the second half of the match. To their credit our opponents played a bustling, assertive style of defence, making it hard for the Cowgirls to develop much fluency of passing and dribbling. It was a shame that we weren’t able to demonstrate the type of form which had allowed us to win the minor premiership. The Cowgirls should be congratulated for their improvement from 2nd last place to a position in the grand final. Well done Ella, Sophia, Lila, Olivia and Annabelle for your efforts in recent weeks and for the contributions of Beth and Lily, up until their untimely exits due to illness and injury. There is always next summer to aim for the ‘gold medal position’.

Matthew Healey

Football News

Women’s 1st XI Football Vs Panorama FC

The first game of the season was an absolute kicker. With an impressive debut from Jackie, Micky, Niamh and Emma, second grade is about to get interesting. Charlotte Simmons was out with a bang (as usual), putting away a lovely shot in the first half. With only nine on the field, Rhianna Simpson shook things up in goals with some amazing blocks and clears. Down 4-1 at half time, the girls threw it up another notch, putting a flawless corner from Charlotte Greet in the back of the net. The girls showed no mercy despite facing a former teammate, and are looking forward to a great season.  

Kate Alderman

CIS Swimming

A team of 20 swimmers headed to SOPAC to compete at the CIS carnival as part of the ISA team. The team achieved exceptional results picking up 3 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze and 26 additional top ten individual finishes, all 7 relays also finished in the top 10.

The top 3 competitors in each event move onto All Schools in May, congratulations to the following swimmers who have progressed, Collette Lyons, Sasha Wilson, Oliver McLaughlin and Mercede Cornelius-Feltus. We had a number of 4th places over the 2 days with those swimmers coming heartbreakingly close to the podium. All 3 relay teams also placed 4th in the Medley event.

Thank you to the parents who travelled to Sydney to support the team.

CIS Team for 2018

 Zoe Keown, Lily Robson, Lucy Scammell, Lara Clarke, Taylah Hobbs, Collette Lyons, Oscar McLaughlin, Josh Chai, Sam Archer, Georgie Geyer, Gabby Shilling, Lauren Lyons, Ben Gillham, Zac Lewis, Oliver McLaughlin, Hugh Gillham, Catherine Crisp (missing from photo Sasha Wilson, Maggie Smith, Tom Geyer.

 

CIS Results:

  • Collette Lyons - 2nd 50 Free, 2nd 50 Breast, 3rd 50 Fly, 1st 100 Breast, 2nd 200 Breast, 1st 200 Fly, 2nd 200 IM
  • Lucy Scammell - 6th 50 Back, 12th 50 Free
  • Gabby Shilling - 9th 50 Back, 6th 100 Back, 5th 200 Back
  • Georgie Geyer - 11th 50 Breast
  • Lily Robson - 14th 50 Breast
  • Catherine Crisp  - 9th 50 Free, 11th 50 Back, 8th 100 Free, 8th 100 Back
  • Zoe Keown - 4th 50 Breast, 7th 100 Breast, 12th 200 IM
  • Lauren Lyons - 12th 50 Fly, 4th 200 Fly, 7th 100 Fly
  • Maggie Smith - 10th 50 Breast, 11th 100 Free
  • Sasha Wilson - 3rd 100 Free, 4th 50 Free, 4th 50 Back
  • Sam Archer - 9th 50 Back, 11th 50 Fly
  • Josh Chai - 9th 100 Free, 10th 50 Fly
  • Thomas Geyer - 9th 100 Breast
  • Ben Gillham - 5th 50 Breast, 11th 100 Breast, 14th 50 Free
  • Hugh Gillham - 6th 50 Fly, 13th 200 Fly, 7th 100 Fly
  • Zac Lewis - 8th 200 Breast, 7th 50 Breast
  • Oliver McLaughlin - 3rd 50 Free, 2nd 100 Back, 11th 50 Breast, 8th 100 Free, 1st 50 Back
  • Oscar McLaughlin - 12th 100 Back, 6th 50 Back, 7th 200 Back

Relay Results:

  • Boys 15/16 yrs. (Sam, Zac, Hugh, Oliver) 4x50 Medley 4th 4x50 Free 6th
  • Girls  15/16 yrs. (Zoe, Catie, Lauren, Lara) 4x50 Medley 4th 4x50 Free 7th
  • Girls 12/14 yrs. (Georgie, Collette, Lucy, Gabby) 4x50 Medley 4th 4x50 Free 8th
  • Girls All Age (Maggie, Zoe, Catie, Gabby, Collette, Taylah) 6x50 Free 5th

First Grade Hockey Camp

Day 1: The KWS first grade hockey squad travelled to Homebush day 1 of the camp for a personal tour of the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS). The tour was provided by current Head Coach of the NSWIS Hockey Program and former 3 x Olympic gold medalist for the Hockeyroos Katrina Powell. The girls had the opportunity to see the gym, recovery centre, athlete lounge, heat chambers and performance excellence facilities.Following the tour the students were provided with the opportunity to hear stories from Katrina and also ask questions.At the conclusion of the NSWIS experience the girls were invited to watch the hockey skills session. Here the girls were able to see how the elite train.

Day 2: Day 2 of the camp begun with a scenic walk to the headland of Collaroy. With panoramic ocean views over the horizon, you could not only feel the fresh ocean air but also the positive team vibes building.

Following the walk was the first training session of the season for the first grade team. The session started with team set plays and structures followed by an intensive set of drills. The girls displayed excellent desire to want to learn the new structures and implement them into the session. I was most impressed with the competitive nature and never quit attitude the girls displayed during the drills. To finish the session the ‘triangle of death’ drill was introduced and the girls fell in love with what is a fun, exciting but challenging elimination goal scoring drill.

Laser tag was next on the agenda. It was ‘Team D’ v ‘Team A’ (team defence versus team attack) it was a close battle between the two teams with Team A winning a close 90% of all games. The girls knew how to find their way around the battle field and not only ambush their opponents but also remain clear from the terminator. They played a series of games team versus team, a president protection game and lastly an old school Mexican stand off shooting battle. I think it is fair to say that both coaches and players had an extensive amount of fun.

The day finished on a high with a beautiful rainbow on the ocean horizon whilst the girls completed their 5 minute ‘ice bath’ recovery session in the rock pool.

Day 3:

Day 3 of the camp was game day.

The KWS girls played against PLC in what was a brilliant game of hockey. The KWS girls started the game with an aggressive press and turned the ball over numerous times. It was fantastic to see that what they learnt in one training was implemented into a game so effectively. It was a real credit to the girls and they always looked dangerous and like they were going to win the ball from their pressing intensity.

Phoebe Skene was outstanding in her pressing lines and her ability to move quickly upfront to get ahead of play. A brilliant shot on goal in the last 5 seconds to draw the game, unfortunately hit the post. But what a never say die attitude the team displayed. Jemma Luelf and Sarah Jackson were constantly putting the other team under pressure and winning the ball in the press. Minnie Bragg made some nice turn overs in both the attacking midfield and striker position.

Jemma Barrett used her speed nicely to win 50/50 contests. Her ability to make some nice through balls set up some great attacking play. Ruby Greer always found her self in good pockets of space and was able to create some nice attacking team play.

Pip Mannix managed to play with an exploded finger (prior injury) this was an exceptional effort and she was in all the action making sure it was difficult for the other team. Both Pip and Hannah set up some lovely attacking play and kept the team structure in place. Hannah made some excellent tackles and running efforts to ensure they other team didn’t score.

Emma, Millie and Addie were strong in defence and didn’t let the PLC girls into our circle easily. I was so impressed with the way the girls knew their roles and made sure they did it 100%. This resulted in no field goals scored against us. Emma was fantastic with her one on one defence. Millie was as strong as ever making nice low and strong tackles and Addie showed class in attack with some lovely passes under pressure.

Kim in goals made excellent multiple saves and kept the score line at zero for most the game. As a result of both Kim and the defensive effort from the girls PLC didn’t convert any field play attack, it was only a slick short corner variation that allowed them to go 1-0 up.

For the first hit out of the season both Madie and I were very impressed with what looks like a promising season ahead.

Thank you to all students and their parents who supported the first ever first grade hockey camp and we hope all students enjoyed their experience. It was a camp full of fun, knowledge and new experiences and I hope the team cohesion that was created over the past 3 days will continue into the season.

Photos and videos from the Camp:Photos and videos can be accessed in the gallery section of the Team App.