Junior School Sport 

Basketball

02.02.23 - Exempt from Dishwasher Duty 

“Get a bit of dirt on your hands boy, get a bit of dirt on your hands”. This rural legend sings through the hills and rolls along the red plains. It is about tenacity and grit. Courage and teamwork. Commitment and success. Today, at 5:40pm, this legend found its way onto Court 4 at the PCYC. 

After an 8-week sabbatical from court, The KWS Lakers weren’t afraid to get a bit of dirt on their hands early in the game. With the point board neck and neck, a few changes and tactical reminders in the first quarter break allowed the Lakers to knuckle down and make the most of the opportunities presented. With patience, teamwork and courage, the Lakers had a stellar third quarter performance, doubling the score of their opponent for that quarter. 

The goal for the week ahead is to shoot, shoot, shoot. The KWS Lakers will be in good stead to earning their stripes in the achievement of this goal as they practice 50 shots on Saturday, 50 shots on Sunday and another 10 when they are asked to do the dishwasher. 

Weekly Points: 

3 – Xavier Zinga

2 – Harry Curtin 

1 – Sam Adetifa and Lachie Turnball

Cricket

U11 and U13 teams returned to action this week with the U11 Blue going down by 4 runs to Cavaliers in an absolute thriller. Louis Blyth the pick of the bowlers with 2/17. With the bat, Jimmy Jones, Charlie Haydon, and Henry Sawtell joint top scored to take the team total to a formidable 129 off 20 overs. 

U11 Blue went down to a strong orange city troopers team. Highlights included Stuart Bell’s impressive effort with the ball, taking 4/3 off 3 overs. With the bat, Marlon Zielinski top scored with some clean ball striking and sharp running between wickets. 

Women’s National Cricket League comes to Orange

Friday 10 and Sunday12 Feb will see the NSW breakers and ACT Meteors go head to head at Wade park in Orange. Entry is free and play starts at 10am.

Orange Running Festival 4-5 March

Just one month to go until the 2023 Orange Running Festival!  As in previous years, we'll be adding to the competitive spirit with our Schools Challenge.  As always, the Schools Challenge allows your students to rally together and have a fun, healthy day out.  Each year, we have hundreds of participants across our school teams.

The Schools Challenge will be just like 2022's Challenges: runners will enter the Orange Running Festival 5K as individuals, and will then add themselves to your school team.  We've set up teams already for Orange area schools to make it easier for everyone.  Just head to our website www.orangerunningfestival.com.au for more details  

Mr Barrett’s preparation for the orange running festival is progressing smoothly, apparently peaches are his source of energy for those long training runs. All students and staff are welcome, it would be great to see lots of Kinross Wolaroi School sports uniforms out there representing the school amongst the Orange community.