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redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures

Please note: Redlands Rhino has the most up-to-date weekly fixtures. This is uploaded every Tuesday afternoon at 4.00pm. Please ensure you check this with regards to game times, venues and oppositions.

Weekly Results

Basketball

The ISA Basketball Finals were held on Saturday at Penrith. It was a huge day for Redlands Basketball with 13 teams playing. The day kicked off with the Junior B and 1^st Girls. The Junior B Girls had a thrilling game against Blue Mountains Grammar School with both teams trading baskets throughout the game. Coming right down to the wire, one of the players from BMGS made a shot from deep to seal the game for BMGS. The 1^st Girls were up against last year’s reigning champions, Central Coast Grammar School. With the lead swapping many times throughout the first half, both teams were fighting hard for the win. Some of the senior players really stepped up in the second half and Redlands started to run away with the game. A massive 32 points from Captain Olivia Hatch helped the team across the line. Congratulations to the Redlands 1^st Girls for finishing the season undefeated and taking out the Division 1 Open Championship shield for the first time since 2015.

The Inter A Girls played against Chevalier College who they had beaten two times previously in the regular season. A great start to the game by Chevalier had Redlands ten points down nearing the second half. In the final minutes of play, the lead changed several times and Redlands found themselves one point up with less than a minute to play. A last minute possession to Chevalier saw a successful shot attempt, putting Redlands down one point with less than ten seconds to play. A final play gave Redlands two shot attempts for the win, unfortunately neither of these shots dropped, giving Chevalier the win. The Junior A team played against CCGS. A great start by CCGS gave them a strong lead early in the game. With both teams going back and forth, trading baskets in the second half it was clear the game would come down to the wire. Unfortunately Central Coast proved too strong in the final minutes, with the game finishing as a 31-35 loss to Redlands. The 13A Boys played against Oakhill College in what proved to be another very close game from start to finish with Redlands affected by injury. At the end of regular time the score was tied up and the teams were headed into overtime. A strong overtime period from both teams had Redlands up by one point with 3.5 seconds left on the clock and an Oakhill possession. A quick missed shot by an Oakhill player and it looked like it would be Redlands for the win, however, a foul on the rebound gave Oakhill the opportunity to tie up the game and both teams headed to their benches to prepare for a second overtime. Two successful free throws near the end of the second overtime gave Redlands with a two point lead with just three seconds to play. Oakhill managed to score in the final three seconds sending the game into golden point. Redlands had the first possession in the golden point period, however, an unsuccessful shot attempt gave Oakhill the chance to score a cheap basket of their own, leaving Oakhill as the champions. 

The 1^st Boys, 15C and 15A teams were up next, with all teams finishing as the higher placed seed in the regular season. The 15C Boys have been undefeated this season, and were up against Chevalier to fight it out for the championship. The Redlands boys kept their composure and managed to keep a five point lead between themselves and the opposition by the final siren. The 15A Boys who were also undefeated and played against Oakhill College. Once our 15A boys warmed up they found their usual form and showed why they have been the undefeated team this season. Finishing the game with a 47-30 win, it was a great season for this team. The 1^st Boys played against St Greg’s who they have beaten two times throughout the regular season. Some tactical defensive changes saw Redlands slow down the inside scoring from St Pat’s and Redlands held a lead in the first half. Sharp shooting from St Greg’s in the second half made it hard for our 1^st Boys to respond and St Greg’s were able to slowly put more points between the two teams, finishing with a 80-93 loss for the Redlands 1^st Boys.  

The 15D Boys played against St Patrick’s College and having beaten this team earlier in the season were confident they could continue their undefeated streak to take out the championship. A close start to the game saw St Patricks with an early lead as Redlands found it hard to break through their zone defence. Regrouping in the second half the Redlands 15Ds take the lead back and finished the game comfortably with a 25-18 win. Congratulations to many of these boys who have now had two undefeated seasons in a row. The 17A Boys knew it would be a tough match up, as they were 1-1 with St Greg’s throughout the regular season. Although it was a close game, some great composure from Redlands in the final minutes of the game saw a 36-32 win for our 17As. The 17B Boys were playing against Oakhill Gold who had beaten them two times throughout the season. Both teams had some great passages of play throughout the game, with Oakhill just in front on the scoreboard in the final minutes. Redlands 17Bs fought hard to try to close the lead, however, Oakhill proved too strong and finished with a five point lead over Redlands.   

The 2^nd Boys played against St Augustine’s. St Augustine’s started the game in great form, giving them an early lead. The Redlands 2^nd boys fought hard and kept the game close, however, unfortunately couldn’t close the gap and finished the game with a 25-32 loss. The 3^rd Boys played against St Pius and both teams found it hard to put points on the board in the first half, it was clear it would come down to performance in the second half. A one point lead to St Pius with under ten seconds to go meant Redlands needed a steal to have a chance at winning the game. A steal on the inbounds gave Redlands a great look at a layup which unfortunately rolled out, giving St Pius a one point win.

Well done to all teams who played in the finals. It was a great day with many close games and all players should be proud of their efforts across the day. Congratulations to our Girls Basketball program for taking out the overall Girls Championship Shield for 2020. 

Tickets close tomorrow (Friday) for the End of Season Basketball Presentation. The presentation will be held on Saturday 21 March at the Senior Campus from 10.00am-2.00pm. 

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Cross Country 

Cross Country training will begin tomorrow morning at 6.20am at Primrose Oval. The training session will run for an hour. Students will need to be dropped off to Primrose Oval for the start of the session and after the session, coaches will walk the students back up to the Senior Campus at 7.20am to allow time for the students to get changed to make it to lessons for Period 1. The training is open to any athlete who would like to train for the House School Carnival on Thursday 2 April.

If your child is selected for the Redlands ISA Cross Country team after the school Cross Country Carnival, there will be training sessions which will run every Friday morning until Friday 5 June. 

If you have any questions in regards to the training sessions, please email the XC Sports administrator Kate Seebohm or the Head Coach of Middle Distance – Nick Walker.

Mouth Guards

There will be a representative from ProFit Mouthguards at the school next Wednesday 18 March. ProFit Mouthguards are professionally fitted onsite using dental moulds and offer protection for teeth and gums whilst also reducing the severity of concussions caused by contact sports. For any student wishing to be fitted please contact Mr Jack Gooding directly and he will be able to send through a registration form. These mouthguards are recommended for all Winter Representative Sports including AFL, Hockey, Football and Rugby.

Hockey

On Monday we sent five Redlands Hockey players to the 16&U ISA Hockey trials. Four girls were successful in being selected into the team, a great achievement for Redlands Hockey. Congratulations to the following players on their selection: Freya Gait, Jess Van Extel, Sophie McMillan and Eloise Trueman. Best of luck to these students when they compete in the NSWCIS Championships on 24 March at Pennant Hills.

Netball

Next Thursday 19 March, the Friends of Netball will be hosting a Redlands Netball Pre-Season Launch BBQ from 5.00pm-6.30pm. This event will take place in the Undercroft on the Senior Campus and is a great opportunity for players and parents to meet those within their team and learn more about the Redlands Netball program. Netball trials and training are taking place just before the event and we encourage all players to stay around for some food and drinks and to spend more time getting to know their team mates. It will also provide an opportunity for any parents interested in joining the Friends of Netball for this upcoming season to learn more about what the group does for the sport at Redlands and how they might go about joining. 

If parents could please RSVP to this event by emailing Jess Howard so that the Friends of Netball can ensure they cater for all attendees.

Swimming

We had a number of fantastic individual and team results at yesterday’s ISA Swimming Championships. We will have a full break down of the results and those students who have been selected in the ISA Swim team for the NSWCIS Swimming Championships in next week’s Note Day.

Some key highlights from the day include the following.

• Intermediate Boys- 3^rd in Division 1 point score
• Senior Girls – 4^th Division 1 point score

Individual Highlights
Olivia Donoghue Division 1A: 50m Freestyle 1^st – 28.03; 100m Freestyle 1^st – 1:00.80; 50m Butterfly 2^nd – 29.76
Sam Virtue Division 1A: 50m Breaststroke 3^rd – 36.88; 50m Butterfly 2^nd – 28.94
Erik Scott Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 31.69
Xander Halfen Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 34.63
Chloe Jennings  Division 1A: 50m Freestyle 2^nd – 30.18; 50m Breaststroke 2^nd – 42.48; 100m Freestyle 3^rd – 1:09.75; 50m Backstroke 3^rd – 39.01
Ruby Voyce Division 1A: 50m Backstroke 2^nd – 37.26
Josh Miller Division 1A: 50m Breaststroke 3^rd – 36.77
Inter Boys 4x50m Relay (Erik Scott, Sam Virtue, Josh Miller & Max Symons) 3^rd

Redlands are looking for volunteers as we are entering teams in the Balmoral Swim – Schools Relay Challenge on Sunday 5 April. This is a great event looking to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Institute. More information can be found here. We are looking to enter teams in the following events –

• Teams are: 7&8, 9&10 and 11&12
• Each team has four swimmers (we can have more than one team per age group)
• Each swimmer swims a leg of the relay 200m.

If you are interested in entering the event please speak to Mr Ellis or Ms Riley.

Tennis

This week our Tennis students played their final round match of the summer Tennis season. The following teams will be playing in the Finals this coming weekend: Teams 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20 and 22. All other teams will be competing in a playoff match for either position 3 and 4 or 5 and 6 in their division. It has been a wet term of tennis with many trainings being cancelled however students have been able to play most Saturday’s where they have been able to implement skills practiced throughout the season in their tennis matches. Thank you to all students and families for a great summer season of tennis.

Important Tennis Dates:
Saturday 14 March – Finals/Playoffs (all students)
Thursday 19 March – Winter Tennis starts
Saturday 21 March – Winter Tennis trials 8.00am-12.00pm, Cammeray Tennis Club

Touch Football

Last Thursday afternoon was the Touch Football Presentation which was a great afternoon to celebrate the season. Below is a list of the award recipients for their respective team. A reminder that the Touch Football team photos will take place tomorrow (Friday), the Senior photos will take place before school (from 7.30am) with the Junior teams at Recess.

“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”. Michael Jordan

Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​