Social - Kinross Wolaroi School

Junior CompetitionKWS 13As v Sheahan 13s – Lost 19-25A nervous start allowed the unbeaten Sheahan 13sto take an early lead, but the 13As kept their headsand produced solid play to get back in the game bythe end of the first quarter.The second quarter saw the team more settled.Olivia Rowlands was always in the right place at theright time, taking a spectacular intercept andproviding excellent support through the centrecourt. Sophie Hardie worked the goal circle to ouradvantage and followed through with accurateshooting.In the third quarter we controlled play veryeffectively to outscore the opposition for the firsttime in the game. Prue Eccleston moved into GSand combined brilliantly with Nikki Collins in ourKWS 14As v Sheahan 14s LostThe girls all had awesome games. Sheahanwere always going to be hard to topple butthe 14As definitely gave it their best shot.Torrid defence by Lucy Taylor and AnnabelleCarter made Sheahan work very hard forpossession and points. Ellie Fisher and KarliMaloney were great links between ourdefence and attack, always defending tightlyand looking for opportunities to turnpossession around. Our attacking end wascrisp and solid with Alanna Condon andMandy Colless working hard to bring the ballthrough the centre third into our shooters. ArabellaJorgensen-Hull and Rachel Gentles both had goodgames at the ring. Rebekah Kwa, supporting fromthe sideline helped the girls end their season on ahigh. Many thanks to the parents who encouragedand supported the girls throughout the season.KWS 14Bs v Sheahan Phaemis LostKWS 15A v James Sheahan15A WON 33 - 18The 15A girls were on fire from the moment they hitthe court. The first goals went to KWS and set thetone for the match. Tegan Selmes and Lilian Simsplayed the circle well, taking both long and closeshots at goal with their usual accuracy. JesArchibald fed the ball into the circle with speed andbroke fast on the centre passes. Throughout thematch Annelise Corey maintained an open centreand tight defence, intercepting many opposingpasses. Emma Johnson in Centre for the secondhalf played a thinking game and looked for theopenings, passing with control and defending withaggression. Bridget Bennett was fantastic both asWing Defence and Goal Keeper and maintainedcontact with the opposition, intercepting manypasses and holding back the opposition from theirgoal circle. At the other end of the court MaddyHawthorne and Ellie Haege worked tirelessly indefence to limit Sheahan’s opportunities.Consistent smart play and good use of the court byEmma Rutherford, Taylor Green and Emma Rogerssaw us close the gap and go into the final quarter 3down.In the fourth quarter the pressure started to show.With both teams making unforced errors the ballsee-sawed from one end of the court to the other.The final whistle saw Sheahan take out the game25-19.The 13As can all be proud of their contribution,team spirit and sportsmanship throughout theentire 2009 season.Congratulations to the still unbeaten Sheahan 13s,who were too good on the day. Look out next year.circle. Alice Collins-Gallagher and Mikaela Catoworked well together in defence making itnearly impossible for the opposition to get aclear shot. Their ballet-like jumps andlong reach meant we had many turnoversin the second half of the game. Themiddle and last quarters with AllyDavidson shooting and Lilian Sims as GAshowed the team at its best. Centrepasses from Emma to Tegan or Jes andover to Ally and Lilian and straight into thegoal from amazing distances werespectacular. Alice, Mikeaela, Bridget and Annelisewere able to send many of the opposition centrepasses to our girls and this meant that the terrificscore reflected the talent of the team. Many thanksto the cheer squad of parents and friends we saweach week.KWS 15Bs v Oriels Grand Final Win 25-24In the most exciting and heart wrenching game ofthe season KWS 15B’s just ‘got over the line’ to winby 1 point in the final seconds. The score was tightthe whole match, with both sides leading by onlyone or two points at various times. All KWS 15Bplayers had run hard. By the end of the thirdquarter a 2 goal margin had been established, withKWS working very hard for this lead. The team wasexcited at ¾ time but were told that they still hadmuch to do. This proved correct with OHS Orielscoming out at the start of the final quarter and puton 5 unanswered goals. KWS 15B’s had beaten thisteam all year but were ‘looking down the barrel’when it counted most. To the girls credit they liftedand managed to score several goals, eventuallytaking the match in the final seconds. Well done toall the girls – a great season.