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Athletics 

A reminder that the Secondary School Athletics Carnival will be on Thursday 17 June (Term 2, Week 9), the carnival program and preliminary information can be found on Redlands Pulse – Athletics 

Training will begin on Friday 4 June at Balmoral Oval with the Mosman Athletics Club, for those interested in coming along to training please email Mr Ellis cellis@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Cross Country

Congratulations to the following 18 students on their selection into the ISA Cross Country Team to compete at the CIS Cross Country Carnival next Thursday 10 June at Sydney Motor Sport Park. Well done and good luck.

Isobel Campbell – 12 Yr Girls
Toby Healey – 13 Yr Boys
Landon Mansell – 13 Yr Boys
Amber Kusano – 13 Yr Girls
Daniel Koppers – 14 Yr Boys
Max Perry – 14 Yr Boys
Isaac Brooks – 15 Yr Boys
Charlie Parker – 15 Yr Boys
Gianmarco Pradel – 15 Yr Boys
Eva Osborn – 15 Yr Girls
Lily Swift – 15 Yr Girls
Madison Barwise – 16 Yr Girls
Sebastien Griffith – 16 Yr Boys
Keian Murphy – 16 Yr Boys
Max Rawlinson – 17 Yr Boys
Olivia Vigneault – 17 Yr Girls
Felix Abrahams – 18 Yr Boys
Emma Mahon – 18 Yr Girls

Football

Round 5 was a highly competitive round for both the Boys & Girls Football programs. The 1^st Girls were up against an undefeated Barker College side and with a number of injuries it was going to be a tough game. Despite a couple of early goals to Barker the 1^st Girls managed to come together for the second half and played some great team football, finishing the game with a 3-0 loss and showing some huge improvements in the second half. The Inter A girls travelled to play Oxley College, they continue to dominate the competition with a huge 9-0 win with four goal scorers throughout the game. The Junior A and Junior B Girls both had touch match ups with the Junior A girls playing in a very closely fought game, finishing 1-1 against Barker Junior A in what turned out to be a great contest for both sides. The Junior B girls had a 3-1 loss to the Barker Junior B team but showed some great signs and solid passages of play throughout the game.

The 1st Boys put up a great fight against a very strong Oakhill team with captain Liam making a play from half way and scoring an impressive 1v1 against the Oakhill keeper. The 2nds played well but had a tough game against a very strong team, losing 4-1 against Oakhill 2nds. The 16A were slow to start giving Oakhill a 1-0 lead, however, their toughness and resilience allowed them to fight back with four unanswered goals, finishing with a 4-1 win. Notable mentions to Ethan McFarlane who led by example with a 70-minute performance in the heart of midfield including a great penalty, and Jack Lazzarotto with a dominant display at center back. The 15A boys played a very strong game on Saturday and with some very well worked passages of play went into the half with a 4-0 lead, finishing the game with a huge 6-1 win. Notable mentions to Liam McFarlane and Morgan Rose for their ability to link up and unlock the defence to create some amazing chances with Noah Berbic doing the majority of the finishing. It was a tough game for the Redlands 14A side against a very strong Oakhill team. Despite not getting the win, the team came together in the second half the team was able to put together a much better performance, with some help from the 13s boys who played back to back games to help out the 14A’s. The 13A Boys were missing a few players due to illness, however, still played a great team game and held their own against a strong Oakhill side, finishing with a 4-2 loss. The 13Bs also finished with a 4-2 loss but put up a great fight against Oakhill, it is great to see improvements every week.  

This Saturday 5 June will be the last round of Redlands Football before the holidays, the competition will recommence in Term 3.

Congratulations to the following students who competed in the NSWCIS Football Championships this week: Lachlan Binnekamp, Jasmine Black, Hugo McKay, Keian Murphy. The ISA Open Girls team finished 2^nd overall in the tournament while the ISA 16s boys team finished in 5^th. Congratulations to Jasmine Black who was selected into the NSWCIS team to compete later this term, and Hugo McKay who was selected as a shadow for the NSWCIS 16s Boys team.

Hockey

The Redlands Hockey teams continued their strong form in Round 5. The 1^st Girls played against Chevalier College, and finished with a 2-2 draw. The 2^nd Girls continued to dominate with a 11-0 win over Oakhill College. The Junior girls team had a bye, however, have been so strong they will move up a division for the remainder of the season.

The details for this Saturday 5 June are available on Redlands Pulse under the Redlands Rhino. This Saturday will be the last round of ISA Hockey before we break for the holidays. Best of luck to all teams in their last game of the Term on Saturday.

Netball 

We had a number of great matches at NBISC over the weekend with our Snr 2 who have recently moved up a division taking on St Spyridon 1 in Division 2, the girls found their groove early on and didn’t look back, taking the match 44 – 22. It is great to see so many girls who have played netball together for a number of years really gel on the court, especially the flow between them. The Snr 4 games was great to watch, as these girls battled throughout the match with St Spyridon jumping out to an early lead, and they looked home at the start of the final quarter being up by 6. However the Redlands girls found another level and took control, taking the lead with one minute to go and didn’t look back, in the end finishing the match up 25 – 23. 

Last Friday Redlands sent a number of Girls to Barker College for the ISA U15 & Open Netball trials. Congratulations to Grace Durrant (Yr 9) who was selected into the ISA U15 Netball team. Rachel Kinghorn (Yr 12) and Julia Saunders (Yr 11) were also selected in the ISA Opens Netball squad. We wish these girls the best of luck as they compete next term at the NSWCIS Netball Championships.

Please ensure you check the Redlands Rhino each Tuesday afternoon for the up-to-date fixtures, there have been some changes to the draw and schedule 

Swimming 

Congratulations to Loch Wilding (Yr 10) who last Friday, competed at the NSW All Schools Swimming Carnival. He is to be congratulated on an outstanding performance, placing 4th in the 16 Yr Boys 50m Breaststroke.

Tennis

On Saturday, our ISA teams played St Patricks College who are renown for being tough competitors. It was particularly cold on Saturday morning, however the Redlands tennis students turned up to play. Our Firsts led the way with a convincing win, 8-0. It is always great to see the positive attitude and behaviour displayed by all the Redlands Tennis students, win, lose or draw. A pleasure to watch. Our development squads have been hard at work each Saturday morning, working their way through skills that will allow them to play a mini tournament at the end of the season. Just a reminder, the most up to date draw can be found on Redlands Rhino.

Important Dates:

Term 2

• Saturday 5 June – Round 6 and the last Saturday of Term 2
• Thursday 17 June – Secondary School Athletics Carnival – No training

Term 3

• Tuesday 13 July – Training resumes
• Saturday 17 July – Round 7 and the first Saturday of Term 3

“Athletes: if you do not demand the best from yourself, you are cheating yourself. Find a coach who is unafraid to speak the truth and who says what you need to hear. Improvement comes from learning to accept feedback and to see how it can bring you advantage. Develop grit, learn how to accept criticism and discipline yourself. Stop seeking what is easy.” 

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