KWS Senior School Fortnightly Bulletin

Sports Updates

Football Reports 

A quick note wishing the Ladies’ First XI all the best as they play their last few rounds (with bated breath as we look towards the possibility of semi-finals). As the football season comes to a close, it is important to recognise the hard work of parents, coaches and bus drivers that have made football possible in 2018. Thank you for all of your efforts in ensuring this program has run smoothly. The Football Presentation evening will be held Thurs, 13th Sep – RSVP so that you don’t miss out. This is an opportunity for us to recognise students’ achievements on the field and also to come together as a community. I look forward to seeing both parents and students there.

Annaliese Stammer

MIC Football

             

KWS U13 Victory v Waratah Vikings

The final match for the U13 KWS Victory team saw them take on competition leaders and minor premiers Waratah Vikings. A quick goal from Vikings spurred some brilliant attacking combinations from KWS seeing multiple shots at goal from Victory float wide or slightly over the cross bar. Persistent forward attacks from the Vikings demonstrated their strong performance over the year only to see the KWS defence match their attack with precision defence. Whilst not coming away with a win the Victory team had every right to be extremely proud of their result having come up against a team who could possibly be the grand final competition winners.            

Nick Mastrangeli

 

KWS U13 Glory v Waratah Knights

Result: 0-13

After our defeat of a startled Waratah Knights in round 9, our opponents were out to atone for their sins. Today we met a team that was on fire; they moved quickly to the ball, controlled possession, marked tightly and finished off half-chances with aplomb. To put it bluntly, we were comprehensively outplayed. It was reminiscent of Germany’s dismantling of Brazil in the 2014 World Cup final. Even so, the score did not paint a true picture of the spirit and sportsmanship shown by our team. Despite watching the ball disappear into our goal too many times, the team fought on courageously. Both goalies, Dan and Sophie made great saves, with Dan performing a spectacular save that was worthy of the highlights reel from the Premier League. Ollie and Airlie paired up in the backs and provided skilful and stubborn resistance. Henry and Joe arguably produced their best performances and Will enjoyed his time up front, keeping their backs guessing. Charlize chimed in with a tricky back heel pass to confound her marker. Despite the score line the team bowed out of the competition with style and grace, finishing at 6th place out of 9 teams. Thank you for your enthusiasm and good spirit during a long and often busy season.

Matthew Healey

 

KWS U15 Jets v CYMS Green

Result: 0-3

A brave effort from Kinross Jets on not giving up on the game. Team members and family and friends on the day are always giving 100 percent. Up front were Nelson Shepherd, Tom Gill, George Cumming, Fergus Baldwin, William Gudgeon, Joshua Karbowiak, Griffin Robinson and Charlie Southwell. Our midfielders, Marnie Adams, Sarah Lyons, Caden Wilkin and Bryce Elsegood, were always chasing players on the field and never giving up. Our backline gave 100 percent all game. In a strong defence were Tom Kiss, William Noble, Stanley Zhang and Fraser Molloy. A big game in goal (even having a goalie run) who always plays his best was Rob Adam. A big thank you to all parents for supporting your child all season. And a big thank you to our MIC Annaliese Stammer for your support this year in everything from games, emails and new kits to jackets. Thanks. You have done a great job.

Gavin Bell

 

KWS U17 (double header)

Round 16 was another exciting, jam-packed soccer weekend with little success for the KWS U17 side. The Bathurst 75 side is the team to beat in the competition, and they proved this to be the case in a dominant performance against the away KWS side. KWS displayed quality defensive skills amongst the impressive offensive skills of the Bathurst side. Luc Nelson and Isaac Leisk showed huge amounts of discipline and determination to prevent scoring opportunities for the opponents. However, in the end, the Bathurst side proved too strong, and managed to place 5 goals in the back of the net.

The second game for the day was up against the Eglington side at Proctor park. Both teams were very hungry for a win. The game was a nail-biting, fast paced contest with several scoring opportunities for both teams. Some impressive shooting with seen from striker Euan Oliver who placed two early goals in the back of the net. The home side however proved just as effective with finishing their opportunities. The first half ended with the score being 4-2 to the home side. The second half was another exciting tussle, and KWS could only manage one more goal. The final score was 4-3. Despite KWS appearing like the stronger side, they couldn’t quite get the luck needed for the win. Another very enjoyable weekend of soccer.

Walter Prowse

 

KWS Men’s First XI v Waratahs United

Result: 4-1

A great way for the First’s Men to finish the season, with a convincing 4-1 victory. It’s been said on many an occasion, but there really was never any doubt as to the ability of the team to match it with ALL sides in the Open A grade comp, and to finish with a great win just reinforced the notion. With players from Yr 9 through to age 52 giving valuable contributions over the season, our side easily provided the most eclectic mix of talent to the competition. We were lucky enough to receive compliments from most sides we played against, and not once over the year were we on the receiving end of a ‘hiding’. Augers well for years ahead, as a great platform has been laid upon which to build. Special thanks to Ms Stammer for all of her ridiculously organised help over the course of the season, and to Mr Smedley for his expertise and unfailing positivity at each and every training session (not to mention his comedic talents and verbal contributions during games). Special mention number two goes to the group of talented superdads Mr Nelson, Dr Bloomfield, Mr McIntyre and to ex-student Tom Glastonbury, who provided backbone in defence, sting in attack, skill in goalkeeping and a good dose of ‘age and treachery’ to go with our abundance of youth and enthusiasm. A huge thank you to all the parent supporters and especially the ladies of the First XI Women’s team who were regular attendees as devotees and fans.

Yours in football, Mr Tierney.

 

KWS Ladies’ First XI

The First Ladies played a stellar game against an extremely strong Cowra outfit on the weekend. They played their hearts out in their last home game of the season. It was tough playing conditions with an unpredictable and slippery ball. The KWS ladies put up a good fight but went down 6-2 to Cowra. There were some spectacular shots from both sides with Reece Ryan slotting in two magnificent goals. The first, she charged through the Cowra back line scoring a beautiful goal. The second was a result of a penalty; Reece took the shot from just outside the penalty area. It flew past all the defenders slotting itself in the top corner of the goal, causing the spectators to erupt into applause.

In defence Emma Thompson was the star of the show with some incredible saves. She really put her body on the line. However, after a handball in the box resulting in a dot shot she rose to another level. The striker kicked a beautiful shot, but Emma diving for the ball just got her fingers to it popping it over the top of the goal. It was an unbelievable save and performance by the goal keeper. The girls in general played a great game with everyone putting in 100%. It was a rough game, but the girls kept their cool with some great tackles coming out of the defence. With many girls playing out of position and their comfort zone they still made the strong Cowra outfit work hard for every single goal they scored.

Ineka Hart

 

Semi-final

KWS U17 v Panorama U17

Despite an unsuccessful few weeks of round matches, the KWS U17 side saw themselves scraping into the minor semi-final against a disciplined Panorama U17 side at Proctor Park. The highly anticipated match proved to be an absolute nail biter for the first half of the game. The KWS side started off looking extremely dangerous and determined, with several very close chances going astray. Striker Jasper Mihalich’s offensive skills proved not enough to break the opposition’s defence. Nearing the end of the first half, both teams showed moments of complacency and the half ended at 1 goal apiece. Moving into the second half, the home side lifted and the KWS defence struggled under the onslaught. Panorama  scored six goals to nil in a masterful display of passing and finishing; they proved why they were one of top teams of the competition. The game finished at 7-1. KWS U17 ended the match in good spirit and their heads held high after a successful season.

Walter Prowse

Swimming

NSW Short Course Swimming Championships 2018

KWS sent 14 swimmers to contest to 2018 NSW Short Course swimming championships at SOPAC. In 2017 the team finished 35th in the point score but a massive improvement in performance saw them finish 18th on the point score this year. The team picked up 9 medals and an additional 14 top ten finishes.

Medal winners included Collette Lyons who once again led from the front swimming personal best times in nearly all of her events to claim Gold in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Fly and 100 breast, silver in the 200 breast and 50 free and finishing 4th in the 100 Fly. Ethan Crisp picked up his first state medal winning silver in the 400 free, Mercede Cornelius-Feltus also found herself on the state podium for the first time taking out silver in the 200 fly after only just qualifying to swim this event 2 weeks ago. Oliver McLaughlin swam great PB’s all weekend and collected a bronze in his favourite event, the 100 back.

A number of swimmers finished just outside the top 10 in their events. The team achieved a PB rate of 62%, an outstanding effort as many swimmers had only recently swum PB’s in these events.

  • Collette Lyons - Gold 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 FLY, 100 Breast, Silver 50 free, 200 breast, 4th 100 fly
  • Mercede Cornelius-Feltus - Silver 200 fly, 7th 100 fly
  • Ethan Crisp - Silver 400 free, 8th 1500 free, 10th 200 free
  • Oliver McLaughlin - Bronze 100 Back, 5th 200 Back, 10th 50 free, 7th 100 free
  • Josie Gillham - 5th 100 free, 7th 50 free
  • Zac Lewis - 8th 400 free
  • Lauren Lyons - 9th 200 fly
  • Gabby Shilling - 4th 200 Back, 9th 100 Back
  • Girls 13-15 medley relay - 13th Catie, Gabby, Collette & Mercede
  • Girls 13-15 free relay - 7th Catie, Kaitlyn, Mercede, Collette
  • Women’s 16&over medley relay - 14th Josie, Julia, Lauren, Zoe
  • Women’s 16&over free relay - 17th Josie, Julia, Tahi, Zoe

Thanks as always to the coaching team for their support on the weekend and our fabulous parents for their ongoing support and assistance.

Jo Keown

KWS Swimming Coorinator

Netball Reports

KWS Cross v CYMS Winchester

Off to a brilliant start with the first ¼ scoring a mountain of goals to complete with a 6 goal lead.  Very impressive netball and game at hand looking very good.  Erin Bracks with 100% shooting accuracy was on fire, working the circle well.  Sophie Brunner, 2IC shooter, always out strong for the intermediate pass, for the accurate toss back to Erin, or alternatively, to Emma Wright, prepared and primed to drive the ball to Erin sprinting to move under post.  After the second ¼, the CYMS were still behind on goals and KWS Cross in front with a 9 goal lead.  Confidence levels were high.  KWS Cross were pumped.  CYMS were concerned.  Centre court players covered all bases with Ebony Fisher and Isabel Joseph marking their player and closing in on the gap; Emma, moving wide and selecting strategic positions on the court, prepared for the long passes to then pass to shooters and Siobhan Finn with her dynamic leads for the centre pass could not be faulted, driving out from the line every time.  Brilliant goal circle defense by team; Adelaide Gavin and Caitlin Edmonstone; tracking dropped back shooters effectively, bang on with timing for the rebounds and intercepting balls at every opportunity.  Third and fourth quarter, the CYMS team entered the court with a completely different positional line up, and with what appeared to be the KWS game strategy all nutted out, outfoxed us cleanly at every turn.  They lead well and soared ahead with the goals with a whopping 14 in 3rd quarter and then another 15 in 4th quarter.  KWS Cross was also scoring, still with superb accuracy, but just not enough to keep the lead.  Exiting the court after the 3rd quarter with confidence levels a bit diminished, and team feeling slightly edgy; but after a bit of a serious chat amongst each other, a couple of confidence boosting high fives and encouraging gee ups; braved the court the last ¼.  Still with a determined focus to play as hard and as well as they could.   Unfortunately even with scoring of goals in the second half of the game, there was just not enough to end the season on a win.  Dang, almost had it!!  Not to be too disappointed as it was an improved game when compared to the previous match against this team.  Good job girls and thanks for a great season, it was very enjoyable.  Thanks to Caitlin and Ebony for umpiring the game before hand and thanks to Olivia Small for helping out.

Cathy Small

 

KWS 13As v LS Green Machine

Following on from a tight and controlled game the previous week against the LS Mikis (40-5 to KWS), the girls took the court with a determined attitude to keep control of what they knew would be a close game. The first quarter saw a lot of contested play through the mid court. Jade McLean and Jayde Caro worked tirelessly to deliver the ball to the circle, where Ayla Ryan and Evie Hall were kept on their toes. Prue Donnelly and Lily Robson kept the pressure on the LS shooters, picking up any loose ball to send back down the court. Heading into the second quarter with a 2-point lead inspired the team to make the most of any opportunity. Greta Bourne, Lily Robson and Tanisha Mundy were outstanding in defence. They kept a relentless pressure on their opposition and turned over many of the LS centres. Sophie Martin and Jade McLean created space to pass to and were patient in their delivery of passes through the mid court. With some impressive passages of play and accurate shooting, the lead was extended to 15-8. All players continued to play with the same intensity for the third quarter. Lily Robson held together the centre court and Jade McLean stepped into GS to contribute to a 22-13 lead heading into the final quarter. The final quarter continued to see all players focused, shortening their distance on their players to defend the space and turn the ball over. No one let up until the final whistle blew. The end score was 28-16, securing a spot in the Grand Final on the 15th September where there will be some more fine netball on display. Thank you to parents and friends on the sideline for your support and encouragement.

Mrs Rebecca Whiteley