Sports Update
North Eastern District SAPSASA Cross Country
Nineteen students ranging from Year 4 to Year 9 traveled to North Adelaide to represent our school at the North Eastern District SAPSASA Cross Country event last Thursday 4th April. Competing in their age categories, each student ran either a 2km or 3km race against around 40 other students. I was impressed to see the comradery, commitment and enthusiasm of our students as competitors and spectators.
At the end of the day, the following students were in the top 10 place getters for their race;
Zander Lillehagen - 1st
Alanna Robson - 1st
Seth Robson - 4th
Andrea Badea - 9th
Simon Ghallab - 9th
Marilla Maticic - 8th
Hirum Sandelin-McCann - 4th
Jonah Hatchard - 8th
Scout Lomax - 9th
We will be informed of the final assembled team who will compete at the State X Country championships in June. Thank you to the many parents who supported our students at this event- it was a great day to celebrate the talents of them all!
Basketball
CHEESEBALLS - GOOD SPORTS
Last week Prescott’s Radioactive Cheeseballs played against Pedare Blue.
Seeing early that the Cheeseballs were the dominant team (the Cheeseballs doubling Pedare’s score by half time), some modified measures were decreed to help level the playing field, including our “Penguin” and “Stuck in the Mud” Defensive strategies.
Nate most readily adopted the restrictive approach and leading the way, also nvolved team-mates on offence, helping achieve the team mission - for everyone to score.
A slightly subdued top-point-getter Gawar scored 12 of the Cheeseballs’ 36 points, followed by Alanna and Seth, both on six apiece.
Akoul and Alex continue to shine and Farid won himself some put-back baskets.
Overall, a comfortable win and good display of sportsmanship.
Coach HATCHARD
WILDCATS - EQUALLY GOOD SPORTS
Zukiah and Kailtyn were instrumental in last week’s friendly shoot-out against the Good Shepherd Shooters.
With a more-than-comfortable 15 point half-time lead, the Wildcats adjusted to a new 2-2-1 defence (seeing our talls banished to the 3-point line), allowing the shooters to gain a respectable score by game’s end (having gone down to league leaders, the Bullets 95:2 only two weeks prior) and the Wildcats, like their Cheeseball compatriots, with a bit of planning and effort, also managed to get everyone present on the board (Jonah top scoring on 5, followed closely by Tanner on 4).
Gem, our resilient rookie, found himself the unsuspecting centre of attention on a number of occasions, swamped by as many as 4 Shooters at the same time.
Sade, lifted by the presence of her own personal cheer squad, played intensely, affording older brother, Zukiah, the scope to play a more relaxed game.
Scout enjoyed his usual stealthy stealing game, and is gradually getting some assists worthy of his positioning.
Thanks to Mrs Koczwara for scoring.
Coach HATCHARD