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
Last Saturday we held the 2019 Redlands@Home Charity Round in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia.
It was fantastic to see all members from across our school community volunteering and contributing to the day. I would like to thank the support of the Redlands Parents and Friends Association led by their President Michelle Tea for their assistance on the day, along with members of our Friends of Groups and school staff who donated or volunteered.
It is pleasing to announce that on the day we managed to raise just over $6000 in support of the charity. A fantastic achievement that will go towards much needed services and research into the disease.
Athletics
Athletics training will continue again on Friday 21 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.
Cross Country
Last Thursday, Redlands had a number of students competing at the CIS Cross Country Championships. In the 13 years boys 3k, Isaac Brooks (Yr 7) finished in 8th place with automatic qualification through to the NSW All Schools. His ISA Cross Country team also finished in 1st place. In the 15 years girls 4k, Olivia Vigneault (Yr 9) finished in 9th place with automatic qualification through to the NSW All Schools. In the 16 years girls 4k, Emma Mahon (Yr 10) had a sensational run, finishing strong in 3rd place with automatic qualification to the NSW All Schools. These results are exceptional, as the standard at CIS is very high. Other commendable results include Liam McFarlane (Yr 7) who placed 15th and Hamish Campbell (Yr 7) who placed 18th in the 12 years boys 3k and Lindsay McNeil (Yr 12) who placed 18th in the 18 years girls 6k. Isaac, Olivia and Emma will go on to compete at the NSW All Schools Cross Country on Friday 26 July.
Football
Round 6 was our annual fundraising round, and it was great to see our Football players across all teams wearing their pink socks in support of the Breast Cancer Network Australia. The day had a great atmosphere with all of our Football, Rugby and Hockey teams playing at Macquarie University. A fantastic effort by our Girls Football program, with wins for all three teams that played on the day. Our 1st Girls and Inter A Girls both continued their undefeated streak, with a score line of 9-0 and 3-0 respectively. Our Junior A Girls have been improving week to week and finished with a 1-0 win over Chevalier’s Junior As.
Our Boys Football teams were playing against St Patrick’s who are known as a Football powerhouse in the ISA Boys competition. Having played St Patrick’s earlier in the season, our teams knew it would be a tough match up and were hoping to improve on the results from their first encounter in Round 3. Many of our teams saw improvements from earlier this year which was great to see. special mention to our 1st Boys who finished the game with a 0-1 loss, but showed that they can compete amongst the top teams in the league. Well done to the 16A boys, finishing with a 2-2 draw, a great improvement on their result earlier in the season which was a 0-2 loss. Thank you to all players/parents who donated or contributed their time on the day, it was a great day for Redlands Sport and a very successful day in raising funds and awareness for the BCNA.
Netball
We had some encouraging games over the weekend with all seven Redlands ISA teams playing at NBISC for our Pink Sock round. It was great to see so many teams getting into the spirit and teams coming together with pink socks and ribbons alike. Teams in focus this week would have to include our Inter B team. Coming into the return rounds they were looking for a strong showing against Blue Mountains Grammar School, who in the first round managed to get the wood over them by seven points so Redlands was looking to take this game. This was extremely tight throughout the first three quarters with both teams taking leads but never by more than two or three goals. The Inter Bs were looking to dominate the 4th quarter having worked hard throughout the last few weeks on controlling tempo and not rushing passes. With less than a minute on the clock, Redlands managed to take the lead by one goal, leaving the final 40 seconds of play to be some frantic netball from each team. We managed to get a quick stop and held on to take the match by one goal!
Touch Football
On Tuesday Redlands had four girls representing the ISA Touch Football team in the NSWCIS Touch Football championships held out at Penrith. Caitlin Du Plooy (Yr 12), Anna McCormack (Yr 11) and Alexandra York (Yr 11) were all members of the ISA Opens team, who finish the day in 3rd spot after defeats from IGSSA and AICES. Gabrielle Drage (Yr 10) was also selected as part of the U15 ISA team, which had a tough day, finishing in 5th spot. All the girls showed great improvements throughout the day, and whilst none were selected for the CIS team, they thoroughly enjoyed the day and learned a lot.
Rugby
Last weekend, Redlands Sport celebrated its Pink Sock Round in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia, with Redlands Rugby playing matches against divisional rivals Blue Mountains Grammar. Seeing the packed sidelines with students and parents wearing pink was the most rewarding part of the day and to see the standard of Rugby that Redlands teams were able to put on display was the icing on the cupcake so to speak.
Our day started off with our Under 13s looking to continue their drive up the ladder. Redlands had a dominant start against a strong opposition. There were some wonderful tries. In the end the Redlands team were able to compete at such a higher level and for a more sustained period, running out 48-20 winners against a side that had previously only had one loss.
Our 15s followed this up, keeping the momentum going, the team were brilliant in attack, and our backline could not be stopped: Redlands 58-10 winners.
16s were up, playing a tens format game. The 16s continued to upskill, work their long passes and their attacking structures. Congratulations were in order as Redlands won 45-21.
Lastly, our 1st XV. Our 1sts stormed out of the blocks with tries. Redlands were so efficient with the ball, building pressure with sustained forward drives and our backs finished off the plays in the corners. At halftime Redlands led 29-0. Starting the half with too many forced penalties and no possession, Blue Mountains quickly scored an unconverted try and the game seemed poised to fade out if someone didn’t step up. With a few key substitutions, Redlands were back in control and started to really push. It paid off with a great win to secure us in further into the top four. Redlands 74-5.
Tennis
On Saturday, Redlands ISA Tennis teams played Oxley College or Central Coast Grammar for the second time this season. All teams performed really well. Each team took control of the match from the first set and never looked back, all cruising through their individual sets with decisive wins. It is always pleasing to see the sportsmanship displayed by Redlands Tennis students regardless of the score line. “Play with respect, win with grace”, Rodger Federer.
NSTA Tennis students headed into the second half of their draw this week. It is pleasing to see most students are committed to improving their tennis skills in playing their scheduled matches each week, being the best they can be on the court and respecting their opponents. The teamwork displayed week in and week out is fantastic, with students often covering teammates who are sick or injured. “It’s not the team with the best players that win. It’s the players with the best team that wins”.
Winter Tennis photos will take place in the Lang Gym:
- ISA – Recess – Please wear your Tennis uniform
- NSTA – Lunchtime – Please wear your school uniform
Waterpolo
Some mixed results on Friday night with the NSSWPA Seniors Semi Finals taking place for both our Open Boys A and Open Girls teams. Our Boys came up against a strong St Aug A team who had not dropped a game all year and unfortunately the Boys were no match for the Aug’s A team. Our Girls had a tough assignment taking on Brigidine B, who had proved to be difficult opponents throughout the year. With only seven players in the pool, the girls were in for a fight, and Brigidine looked to dominate early jumping out to a three goal lead. Our girls slowly clawed away their lead and, with less than a minute on the clock, managed to score an equalising goal, finishing in a 6 – 6 draw. With our Girls finishing higher on the ladder, they move through to the Grand Final, which will take place this Friday night against St Andrew’s Cathedral School at 7.20pm.
Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.