Secondary Sport
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.
Head of Secondary Sport
In conjunction with the RPFA, Saturday 15 June is our annual Redlands@home charity sports round. This year we will again be supporting the Breast Cancer Network of Australia by having a pink sock round.
- All students are encouraged to purchase pink socks through the Uniform Shop for $15.00 to wear on the day in support of the charity.
- Throughout the day, there will be a bake sale and a BBQ with all proceeds going towards the charity. We will also have an Alumni tent and other fundraising activities. The BBQ and bake sale will cater for all students and post-match functions for 1sts teams.
- A schedule of game times can be found on Redlands Pulse so parents and students can organise when they are able to assist on the day.
Please click on the links below to volunteer your time, bake or purchase a cake make a donation to BCNA.
We look forward to your support of this Redlands community event.
Athletics
Athletics training will start again on Friday 14 June, with all events (including Jumps and Throws) taking place. For those students wishing to attend this training, please register with Mr Ellis in the Sports Department.
This training is a great chance to learn and practice specific techniques in the lead up to the Secondary School Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 25 June (Term 2, Week 9).
Cross Country
A full report from last week’s ISA Cross Country Championships can be found on Redlands Pulse – Cross Country
Football
Round 5 saw some great improvements in results across the Boys Football program. With all of our teams travelling to Oakhill College. Our 2nds Boys were up first, and playing against a strong Oakhill B side made it a tough game but our boys showed some promising signs for the next time they play the Oakhill C side. After coming off a great win against St Spyridon, our 1sts Boys were hoping to get some more points on the board. With some great passages of play for our boys, we had opportunities but were unable to capitalise, eventually losing 0-1 due to an Oakhill penalty. Our 16A Boys managed to secure their first win of the season with 1-0 over Oakhill. The 15A boys had a 1-0 lead early in the game, growing in confidence after a close game against SACS during the week. Despite being unable to hold onto the lead, the team was far more competitive than we were earlier in the season. The 14 Boys teams both played well, with the 14A Boys having a 0-0 draw and the 14B Boys finishing with a 3-1 win. The 13A Boys also had a 0-0 draw and the 13Bs a 2-4 loss.
Our Girls program has been going from strength to strength, with more great results over the weekend. We had the Junior A, Inter A and 2nds at home. The 2nds were first up, and playing against Barker were prepared for a tough game. Our girls got off to a great start and managed to come away with a 2-1 win. The Junior A Girls were up against Central Coast in what seemed to be an evenly matched game. With the game tied 1-1, Central Coast scored again only to have the goal disallowed, resulting in a 1-1 draw. The Inter A Girls continued their great streak, and playing against CCGS Inter B, finished the day with a 6-1 win. The 1sts Girls played against Oakhill in what proved to be their toughest match. A well fought game from our girls saw them finish with a 2-1 win, keeping their undefeated record intact for another week.
Congratulations to Scarlet Thomas (Yr 11) who has been selected into the U17 Girls NTC team.
There are no games this Saturday due to the long weekend. A reminder that the next round, Saturday 15 June, will be our at home Charity Round, Pink Sock Day. Please remember to purchase your Pink Socks from the Uniform Shop as soon as possible.
Hockey
Over the weekend the Girls 3rds took on SACS, playing strong as a team. They scored early to be up by one in the first half and came on even stronger in the second half playing with purpose, scoring another two goals. Our defence was strong and the girls attacked well as a team. A great 1-3 win for Redlands.
The 2nds had a big 6-0 win against Barker. Starting out with a very competitive game, the girls took control for what was a one sided match. The girls played one of their best games so far against one of the better teams of the competition.
The 1sts played a friendly match against SACS Division 2. From the very start of the match, this was a fast flowing game with lots of ball movement and opportunities throughout the game. With the scores levelled at 1-1 and with only ten minutes of game remaining, one of the SACS girls was injured with a cut to the head. The rest of the game time was eaten up with the required medical treatment leaving the result as a tie.
Enjoy the long weekend and we resume with Round 6 on Saturday 15 June with all teams playing at Macquarie University Sporting Fields as part of the charity round. Be sure to purchase the pink socks!
Netball
We had some very exciting matches held at Dunnet Hall over the weekend, with all three teams facing Barker. Our 2nds have been working hard all season with a number of tight matches, this week was no different, taking on the Barker College 3 team who were sitting at the top of the table. The girls were working hard, keeping it close, with the first three quarters been tightly contested with the score not exceeding any more than three goals. Unfortunately Barker were too strong in the final quarter. Our Senior 3rds had a nail-biter against Barker, coming off the back of a close loss to the Barker 8 team the previous week (by 1 point!). The girls were looking to kickstart their season against Barker 7 this week, working well with their crisp movements into the shooting circle and able to control the tempo of the match. With less than a minute on the clock, the girls held a one goal lead. Redlands were able to close out what was an exciting finish to the game.
Please note this weekend (Saturday 8 June) there are NO Netball fixtures. Both the NSNA and ISA Competitions will recommence on Saturday 15 June. There have been some regrades in both competitions, so please ensure you check both the Redlands Rhino and Redlands Pulse – Netball for up-to-date fixtures next week.
Rowing
Each year the Redlands Rowing program joins schools such as Kings, PLC Sydney, MLC and St Catherine’s to offer their parent and supporter groups the opportunity to row for 4-5 weeks before meeting each other at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Rowing venue to race against each other over a distance of 500m at the Great Autumn Regatta.
This year we had a record number of nine crews of eight rowers, with these Redlands crews making up one third of the field. For many crews, this was their first time in a Rowing boat while other participants were more than experienced with numerous seasons of experience under their belt. One of our parents was returning to Penrith where their last race at the venue had been the finals of the Sydney Olympic Games however this was the exception to the rule with most being “could have been champions”.
Our newer crews might have started out a little wobbly with cautious first steps, thinking how crazy they must have been to sign up for this experience, however by the end of the program they were more than race ready. Each crew trained twice a week over the program, meaning they had time to learn before applying the challenge of Rowing at race pace.
The regatta was held in perfect conditions, a rare gap in what has been some recent unpleasant weather. Each crew raced in a Heat, Semi Final and then a Final, with progression into each race being used to sort crews into ability where the fastest crews met each other in the A Final and then worked backwards down to the D Final. The Redlands crews acquitted themselves outstandingly, not only in the crew name rowing puns (Menop’oars, Gladi8oars, Dogs of W’oar, OAReos and Viking W’OARiors to name a few) but also in their on-water performance. Three of the crews visited the podium with a bronze won by the all women’s crew of Menop’oars in the B Final while the OAReos won the C Final and the Dogs of W’Oar redeemed their 2018 near miss to yet again win the A Final.
I would like to acknowledge the assistance of a number of our Rowing students (Stephanie Larcos Yr 11, Amelie Archer Yr 10, Alex Holtheuer Yr 10, Sophia Maxwell Yr 9, Charlie Harman Yr 9 and Elizabeth Holtheuer Yr9) who coxed some of the crews throughout the training and on race day, in some instances coxing their parents to victory!
A special mention to Kevin Bush and Sonja Price. While both parents of the school, they have been key to setting up and coordinating this year’s event. The efforts required to organise 80+ individuals into crews of 8 can only be compared to trying to herd a similar number of cats through a gate. The participants and I are very much in your debt.
We will be again looking to run this program for the start of Term 2 2020, so start working on finding that long lost flexibility and feel free to make contact with the Rowing Head Coach – James Petering to enquire as to how to participate next year.
Rugby
Our away weekend against Oxley got off to a great start with our Under 13s playing their best game of the season, running away with a brilliant 25-5 win against Oxley. Our 14s immediately followed this up with an equally impressive victory, putting together a wonderful second half as they came together as a team to record a 41-22 win.
Across on the main pitch, our 1st XV were quietly preparing for their crucial match against Oxley, a side previously undefeated this season. This match shaped as something much more meaningful than just a win, with Oxley not only being the team that previously forced us into relegation but also had a controversial victory against us last year. Cameron Pascoe and the other leaders within the squad spoke about the need to fix the ledger, with a win against Oxley not only moving us further up the ladder but also meaning our overall record against the school would be three from four including our wonderful Semi Final last year.
The game started perfectly, Redlands controlling position through our forwards. Our lineout was superb. Redlands, with all of the position soon had a well worked try, Jett Weir scoring in the corner. Converted from the side line by Cameron and Redlands were up 7-0. For the next 15 minutes, Oxley attacked our line, the Redlands forwards holding them back again and again. Unable to break our line, Oxley gave away two costly penalties and to finish the half Redlands were able to again score, this time under the posts, Redlands 14-0.
As has been the case this season, we let the opposition back into the game after halftime. Letting Oxley score an easy try after being unable to clear our lines the score was drawn 17-17 with less than two minutes on the clock. Off the kickoff, Riley Felton soared above everyone else, plucking the ball from the hands of two Oxley players. Redlands was unable to hold on, knocking it on and giving Oxley the last play of the game, a scrum 35m out. The game was all but over, Oxley would have been happy with the draw, but the Redlands forwards wanted more. A full arm penalty, a kick to win, no more time on the clock. Cameron, our 2019 1st XV Captain, calmly pointed to the posts, not a sound. Sailing over the black dot, the crowd erupted, the Oxley players fell to their feet, the Redlands players leaping over each other to hug Cameron. A famous Redlands victory and one that will be a defining play in our season. The Team Song at the end echoed (https://aabowden.smugmug.com/Redlands-Rugby/2019/1-Jun-v-Oxley-1sts/n-vCj8W3/i-JHN6qn5/A )
Congratulations to both Cameron Pascoe and Thomas Vekas from our 1st XV. Both of these boys have made it through both trial periods and been selected in the ISA Representative sides.
Cameron was selected as Outside Centre in the ISA 2nds and will have the chance to push for selection in the ISA 1st XV when he plays in the two trial games held at St Pius X. Thomas impressed in his trials, especially the one held last Sunday in the Blue Mountains. Thomas is the starting Hooker in the ISA 3rd XV and will also look to put pressure on the players picked ahead of him when he has the chance to come off the bench for the ISA 2nd XV, playing alongside Cameron.
Both of these boys have been outstanding for our 1st XV and these selections go some way to demonstrating how hard they have worked. To have two players pushing for selections in these higher representative teams shows how far our program has developed and the calibre of players involved.
Tennis
On Saturday, the Redlands ISA Tennis teams all played St Pius X College. The 1sts led the charge with a great win, fighting for each point in many exciting rallies and strong teamwork in the doubles matches. Phil dominated his singles match leaving little opportunity for his opposition to win games with a decisive 6-0 win. The 2nds followed suit with two of our youngest Tennis players combining for the first time this season as a doubles pair to help their team to victory. The 3rds came through to win more rallies and crucial points to take more sets than their opposition, clinching the match. The 4ths cruised through their sets dropping only five games all day, a great effort. The 6ths went into Saturday’s match undefeated and walked away still undefeated, a few close games and a few errors gave St Pius the opportunity to get close to taking a set from the team, but all players were able win the crucial points and practice their match playing skills under pressure. With the first half of the season over, all Redlands ISA Tennis teams enter the second half well placed in their division. Remember, when you are challenged, ‘’If you do not believe in yourself, no one will do it for you’’ Kobe Bryant.
NSTA teams braved the cold morning to once again challenge themselves to play their best Tennis and improve their match playing skills. It is pleasing to see the teamwork and sportsmanship displayed by all but especially those students who have teammates sick or injured.
Just a reminder, Saturday 8 June is the long weekend and no ISA or NSTA Tennis matches are scheduled. Matches resume Saturday 15 June.
Waterpolo
Our Intermediate teams again had some great results on Monday night, with both the girls and boys teams showing great improvements week to week. There will be no fixtures for the Seniors this Friday (7 June) or for the Intermediates on Monday (10 June).
Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.