Secondary Sport
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AFL
Our AFL program on the senior school commenced last weekend with the boys playing their games at Macquarie University.
The Junior Boys 2nd team were gallant against Trinity, with many boys playing their first game of AFL. Trailing by 30 points during the 3rd quarter, the lads closed the gap to as little as 2 points in a terrific 2nd half of football but in the end trailed by 8 points at the end of the game. Our Intermediate Boys side dominated play against Cranbrook with multiple goal scorers and a runaway win.
On Sunday, the Intermediate Girls played against St Ives Blue with many of the girls playing their first ever game of AFL. The coaches were delighted with the improvements throughout the game with the girls winning the last quarter but ultimately giving St Ives the win. Finally, our Junior Girls played against the juggernaut that is the Willoughby Mosman Swans Red team. With many of the girls also playing their first ever game of AFL, the girls improved throughout the game to put their first score on the board to many cheers from the sidelines.
Baseball
During the Easter Holiday break we had 3 students represent Manly-Warringah District Baseball and the Baseball NSW State Championships.
Congratulations to James Greer (Yr 9) who had a strong competition leading the team in run production with his team narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Nationals Competition finishing in third place.
Zander Highland (Yr 7) and Zachary Lark (Yr 8) also completed in the Intermediate League with their team finishing third against just missing out on the National Competition.
Training has started back up again for Term 2. It was great to see so many students enjoying working hard to improve their running. Training runs every Friday afternoon. Students should change into their sports uniform at lunch time and meet in the Undercroft at 3.20pm, ready to walk to Primrose Park. Students should arrive back at school at approximately 5.00pm.
The ISA Cross Country is Wednesday 26 May (Week 6, Term 2). Permissions and event information will be sent out once available. For more information please contact Mr Nick Walker or Ms Eliza Peirce.
Football
Most of our teams played in a trial game last weekend in preparation for the season. The Girls Football teams played against Barker College. The Junior A and Junior B Girls both got off to a fantastic start with a great win in both games. The Inter A Girls also had a great game and dominated the possession, coming away with a great 2-1 win against one of the powerhouse schools in the competition. The 1st Girls were up against a highly skilled, well drilled Barker team. Although the game was a 4-0 win to Barker at the final siren, the second half showed some great signs of the potential of the 1st Girls Football team.
Many of our boys teams had a trial match against SACS over the weekend, the 13A boys had a 2-1 win, showing some great signs for the future of Redlands Football. The 14A side fought hard, however, came away with a 5-0 loss against the SACS 14A. The 16A Boys showed some great signs in the first half, with SACS proving to be too strong in the second half finishing with a 5-0 loss to SACS. The 2nd Boys had a 2-0 win over SACS and played a great game of team football.
ISA Round 1 will take place this Saturday 1 May. Please check the “Redlands Rhino (FIXTURES)” tab on Redlands Pulse for the most up to date fixtures, which is updated on Tuesday of each week for the upcoming Saturday games. A reminder that students will need to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start time indicated on the fixture (1 hour for 1st teams). Best of luck to all of our Football teams in the first round of the season this weekend.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected into the ISA Football team this week: Jasmine Black (Open Girls), Brianna Irvine (Open Girls), Alex Ridler (Open Boys), Keian Murphy (16&U Boys), Lachlan Binnekamp (16&U Boys) and Hugo McKay (16&U Boys). Best of luck to all of these students when they compete in the NSWCIS Football Championships later this term.
Hockey
The girls hockey teams played in trials games against Barker over the weekend. The 1st Girls finished with a loss on the day, however, it was great for them to play their first game as a team and work on some key tactical aspect of the game ahead of the first official round. The 2nd Girls and Junior Girls both had great wins respectively, a great team effort by both sides in their first game playing together.
The first round of ISA Hockey will take place this Saturday 1 May. Please check the “Redlands Rhino (FIXTURES)” on Redlands Pulse for the most up to date fixtures, which is updated on Tuesday of each week for the upcoming Saturday games. Best of luck to all of our Hockey teams in the first round of the season.
After their selections into the 16&U ISA Hockey team, Freya Gait (Yr 10), Eloise Trueman (Yr 10) and Jessica Van Extel (Yr 9) represented the ISA in the NSWCIS 16&U Hockey Championships on Friday 23 April. Congratulations to Eloise Trueman and Jessica Van Extel who have been selected into the CIS team who will play in the NSW All Schools Hockey Championships later this year. Well done girls.
Netball
It was great to see Netball back in full force on Saturday. All teams had a great hit out against some very strong Barker College opponents. We saw some very encouraging signs from a number of teams across the morning.
A reminder that ISA Round 1 begins this weekend, with the majority of teams at home, please ensure you look at the Redlands Rhino for the up-to-date fixtures.
Please ensure wherever you are playing to follow the COVID Safe Protocols of the venue. For those teams playing at NBISC (Redlands home venue) the following orders are in place:
- 2 spectators per player
- maintain social distance when seated (1 seat between each spectator)
- players must wait outside the venue until their game is due to start (coaches will do warm up outside)
- players must leave the court via the court exit (red sign) at the completion of their game
Rugby
The Redlands Rugby Season kicks off this weekend with matches for our Under 14s, Under 15s and Opens against division rival Blue Mountains Grammar.
All matches will be played at our home ground of Campbell Field at Macquarie University Sporting Fields.
Match times are the following.
- Under 14s vs Blue Mountains Under 14s – 08:30am
- Under 15s vs Blue Mountains Under 15s – 09:30am
- Redlands Opens vs Blue Mountains 1stXV – 10:30am
This will be a wonderful opportunity to kick our season off and I encourage all teams or students who are not playing to attend. For more information please contact Mr Jack Gooding.
Sailing
Ben Harrington (Yr 11) spent most of the school holidays travelling and racing in sailing regattas across the states. During the first week he sailed in the Combined High Schools Regatta on a 16 foot skiff at Lake Macquarie, he and his two female crew had never sailed that boat type before, despite this they won their Division on scratch, came 2nd on handicap, and won in the All School Teams Division!
Ben then travelled to Williamstown Victoria and competed in the Victorian Youth Champs. Unfortunately, between boat equipment failures and a mostly cancelled second day of racing due to no wind, he was not as successful, but still took away two days of training clinics and more national-level racing experience in the 29er class.
Tennis
The Winter Tennis season starts this weekend. Teams and the draw can be found on Redlands Pulse. Please check carefully your start time and venue. Allow plenty of time to get there and warm up. Training groups are now set for the remainder of the season. As we begin the season it is important to remember a few player courtesies to ensure the match days run smoothly:
- Serving players should have 2 balls with them before they begin serving.
- Players should never leave the court mid game/ set for a drink. If a drink is needed, players must wait until the change of ends and take a drink walking to the other end.
- Serving players must announce the score each point and then the game score at the end of each game.
- All players must know the order of sets and players must be nearby ready to take the court when the previous set is finished.
- As you are umpiring your own matches, make fair line calls. If in doubt, call it in.
- Try your best at all times.
At this stage, there are currently no COVID restrictions in place for this weekend. Any restrictions will be communicated each week as required. However, we are encouraging spectators to sign in to each venue with the venues Service NSW QR code or to follow any instructions as directed by the school convenor present.
Just a reminder, please email Eliza Peirce directly regarding injury/illness that eliminates you from a training session. Unexplained absences will result in a lunch time detention. Wet weather notifications can be found on twitter @RedlandsSport, if you cannot find wet weather information, please turn up to your venue regardless.
“Be proud of how you’ve been handling these last few months. The silent battles you’ve fought, the moments you’ve had to humble yourself, the times you’ve wiped your own tears. Celebrate your strength”
Priscilla A. Ransom
Ms Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.