Secondary Sport
Redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures
Head of Sport
Please note that Wakehurst Parkway is closed this weekend so you may need to allow extra travel time to your games. More information can be found here.
Athletics
Athletics training will begin on Friday 1 June from 3.30 – 5.00pm and will take place at Balmoral Oval in partnership with the Mosman Athletics Club. If you are interested in participating in these trainings please see Mr Ellis in the Sports Office to register your interest. More information can be found on Redlands Pulse Athletics.
Basketball
Congratulations to Kate Stanbridge who competed for the ISA Basketball team in the NSWCIS Championships last week. The team had some great games and finished 3rd overall. Well done Kate.
Cross Country
On Saturday, Redlands competed at the CAS/GPS Cross Country Carnival for the first time. The Carnival was hosted by Knox Grammar School at St Ives Showground and attracted many independent schools from across NSW. The meet was great preparation towards the ISA Cross Country Carnival which is coming up on the 30 May.
James Barelle (Yr 9) competed in the Junior 4k and was the first ISA runner across the line, and Ben Kittle (Yr 11) competed in the Intermediate 6k, and was also first ISA runner across the line. Both students braved the cold and wet conditions. Congratulations to both of these athletes for their excellent runs. A big thank you to co-coach Eliza Peirce for her assistance with coaching on the day. Next week’s Carnival will be at North Ryde Common hosted by The Scots College.
Training will continue this Friday morning at 6.45am at Primrose Oval with time trials for Yrs, 7, 8 and 9 and training for Yrs 10, 11 and 12.
Football
On Saturday the Redlands Boys First XI held their first Division 1 competitive ISA game at home against St Patricks College. When the game started it was clear to see that it would be a tough challenge as both teams were providing attacking and defensive excellence however as the first half ended 0-0, we could see that we had played excellent Football at times and that there were areas where we could exploit St Patrick’s in order to possibly come out with the win. When the second half resumed we came out in full force coming close to scoring on several different occasions however halfway through the second half St Pats scored a header from a corner which put them 1-0 up. The boys put in hard effort towards the end of the final half however it wasn’t enough as the game ended 1-0, but it was played with good spirit, good intentions and there’s a lot of positives to be taken out of the game looking forward. Michael Moore (Yr 12)
Congratulations Kate Stanbridge (Yr 10) and Sydney Stuckman (Yr 11) who were selected in the ISA Open Girls Football team, and Hannah Johns (Yr 12) was selected as a shadow player for the team. Daniel Knight (Yr 10) was selected in the ISA U16 Boys Football team and Joh Sawa (Yr 11) was selected in the ISA Open Boys Football team.
Our Girls 1st XI had a great win against Blue Mountains Grammar School. In what was a very cold morning up in the mountains, the girls came away with an impressive 5-3 victory. They now face last year’s Division 1 Champions Barker College in what will be a tight contest at Barker College on Saturday morning.
ISA Nominations
Please note we are accepting nominations for Open Boys Touch Football, Open Girls Touch Football, U15 Girls Touch Football ISA Sports. If you are interested in being nominated, please send an expression of interest to sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au with a brief playing history and preferred positions.
Netball
Congratulations to Olivia Donoghue (Yr 9) who was selected in the ISA U15 Netball team and also Jemma Donoghue (Yr 12) who was selected in the ISA Opens Netball team. Anna Jackson (Yr 12) and Sienna Kerr (Yr 11) were also selected as shadow players for the ISA Opens team.
We are pleased to announce an open session on Thursday mornings to further develop everyone’s Netball skills. This is open to all Secondary School netballers and will take place in Dunnet Hall from 7.00-8.00am. They will be based around shooting and defensive work.
There was a wash out in the NSNA fixtures last weekend so please ensure you read the Redlands Rhino carefully this week in order to understand the split round this weekend.
Rugby
Congratulations to James Renwick and Michael Salter who both made it through to the next round of ISA Rugby selections. They will both play a trial match on 3 June in the Blue Mountains.
Our youngest group, the mighty 13s had their first win on the weekend in a hard-fought battle against a much larger BMGS side. To see our youngest group of boys play such a tough and controlled game was one of the highlights from a weekend which saw us win all of our games. There were some wonderful highlights from the 13s game including some massive hits from Jonah Sarich-Prince (Mini Bops) and some fantastic ball running from Riley Parton. Samuel Chubb again had another blinder at half back for the second week in a row, putting on a clinic right in front of all of the coaches and the senior boys. It was a complete team effort and an incredibly well-deserved win for the boys.
Tennis
Another fantastic Saturday of Redlands Tennis. Our Firsts played some great Tennis and were able to overcome their CCGS opposition (6-2) at Cammeray. The 2nds had a very convincing performance and were able to comfortably beat their CCGS opposition (7-1). The 3rds travelled to Barker College for the morning and came away with another impressive victory (6-2). The 4ths didn’t quite make it onto the courts due to poor weather down in Bowral and I want to thank all parents involved for being so understanding. Well done to all players. Please make sure you check the coming weekend’s fixtures.