High Notes, Vol 8 No 5, March 02 2007
From the Principal
Valé Phillip Day
It was a very impressive Requiem Eucharist in thanksgiving
for the life of Phillip Day, Old Boy, long serving Head Teacher of Social Science, friend and
mentor, at St James last Thursday afternoon. The church was filled to overflowing as people from
the CBD and the suburbs came to pay their respects to a High icon. Our School Prefects were
impeccable in the dress and demeanour during a long, formal service. Moving tributes to Mr Day
were expressed by Terry O’Brien, Paul Forward, Con Barris and Graeme Bailey. Many past and
present staff and Old Boys were in attendance. The staff at Riverview thoughtfully sent a floral
tribute. The school has opened a trust account in Phillip’s name. The proceeds will be used
to fund a fitting memorial at school and prize.
Fitness standards
Do you need any further justification for urging your son to be
involved in our sports and weights training / core fitness programs all year? It was reported
(18/11/06) that in the Long Beach School District, California, fewer than one teenager in three
could meet overall performance targets. Tests in grades 5, 7 & 9 assess aerobic capacity,
body composition, abdominal strength and endurance, trunk strength and flexibility, upper body
strength and overall flexibility. 25.6% of 5th graders, 29.6% of 7th graders and 27.4% of 9th
graders met all six standards. Sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits were blamed for the
poor overall performance. At High we stress strenuous mental and physical activity for a balanced
lifestyle. How are you managing your personal fitness?
Website Upgrade
David Isaacs can update our website pages rapidly. He needs data.
Program managers, school committee members, P & C committee members and sports coordinators
should frequently peruse our sydneyboyshigh.com window to the world. How current is the
information on pages that you might be responsible for? Curriculum? Policy? Calendars? Personnel
involved? To project ourselves as a leading edge school we need to show we are on the ball with
our ICT.
Main Building Engineering Report
RHM Consulting Engineers presented their report
this week, following their January inspection. The fir trees were found to be excessive in size,
given their proximity to the building. The settlement of the Main building has caused clockwise
rotation in the extending bays where the Deputy Principals’ offices are located on the
ground floor, resulting in damage to the roof, ceiling covings and piers. The engineers
recommend: reducing the fir trees height by 50% or removing them; proceeding with penetrometer
tests around the building to ascertain soil strength; and Uretek injection beneath the bays to
re-level the building. The building is not in any danger, however, the previous mortar repairs
and loose material on the first floor piers should be removed to avoid injury to people. Until
the full underground injections are carried out the corridor will be ‘aesthetically
displeasing’, but not dangerous.
School Council Delegates
Staff representation on the School Council is important to
school governance. Mr Stein, Ms May and Ms Crothers are current members. Additional members are:
Ms Lim, Ms Walles, Ms Dam and Mr Walker. Apart from the Annual General Meeting, members are
encouraged to contact each other to act as alternates to ensure that a quorum of members is
maintained for every meeting.
Participation in School Life – Student Award Scheme
In the Annual School
Report data about the scheme are published. Comparisons between 2005 and 2006 revealed an uneven
but upward trend. Year 12 last year increased participation by 85% with 61 awards. Year 10 was up
53% with 92 awards. Year 7 improved 48% to 80 awards. Year 8 was up 25% with 79 awards. Years 9
and 11 decreased by 8% each with 68 and 57 awards, respectively.
High Junior and Senior School Assemblies
Our first split school assemblies were held
last Friday. The theme of the assemblies was ‘recognising student participation’.
Awardees assembled in the cloisters to receive their medallions while all other students were
seated in the Great Hall. The awardees paraded to the stage in groups according to the level of
their awards not their academic years as their names were read out. They had their group
photograph taken with the Principal. Given the volume of engraved medallions to distribute, this
process seemed to work well. Future assemblies will have their own themes and involvement by
student leaders and performers.
Dr K Jaggar
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Student Awards Scheme
Results of the 2006 Student Awards Scheme follow:
Year 7 Bronze Medal Winners
AUTAR, Nikhil
BESTON, Samuel
BHAGWAT, Nakul
BONCH-OSMOLOVSKIY, Ilya
CAETANO, Ryan
CASTILLO, Paulo
CHAN, David
CHANDRA, Denny
CHEN, Daniel
CHEN, David
CHEN, Simon
CHEN, Zhuang
CHENG, Botong
CHENG, Kit man
CHOWDHURY, Roy
DANZIGER, Shimon
DENG, Benjamin
DENG, Manfred
DO, Cornelius
EVELEIGH, Isaac
FANG, Koren
GAFFNEY, Andrew
GARAYALDE, Gabriel
GONG, Andrew
GOLLAN, Timothy
GOREY, Declan
GU, Ryan
GUNARATNE, Kumudika
HAQUE, Saif
HO, Ian
HUYNH, Andrew
KINGER, Samir
KIM, Dennis
KOK, Nathan
LE, Leslie
LE, Vivian
LI, Gordon
LI, Leon
LU, Henry
LU, Kevin
MCDONALD, Ryan
MORRISON, Cameron
MORROW, Chris
NGUYEN, David
NGUYEN, Dominic
NGUYEN, Kenneth
OVADIA, Eric
PAN, Carl
PANAS, George
PANNILA, Pasan
PETRIE, Jonah
PHAN, Kevin
PHUNG, Michael
QIAN, Kevin
RAZEEN, Shanaz
REID, Mikey
ROZSA, Marcell
RUDDER, Ashwin
SABAU, Oliver
SALAGAME, Sujay
SHAO, William
SIDDIQUI, Sheikh
SIDDIQUEE, Rayhib
SIT, Henry
SIVAYOGARAYAN, Krishan
SO, Matthew
STEFANIDIS, William
SUBASINGHE, Hashan
TANG, Jeffrey
TICKNER, Michael
VLATKO, Luke
WANG, David
WANG, Vincent
WEI, Max
WONG, Michael
WONG, Yale
WU, Charles
XU, Anthony
YE, Andrew
ZAMAN, Isnad
Year 8 Bronze Medal Winners
ADEL, Nema
CHEN, Barry
CHOWDHURY, Nafiz
COHN, Rikky
GUO, Austyn
JIAN, Brian
JIANG, Clinton
KUMAR, Shejil
LI, Lawrence
LI, Merlin
LIU, Andy
LIU, Laurence
LIU, Yixin
LY, Benjamin
MCKAY, Caillin
MOHAN, Vithushan
SAUNDERS, Alexander
SHENG, Kevin
TIN-LOI, Christopher
VI, Harry
WONG, Erick
Year 8 Silver Medal Winners
ACLIS, John
ALI, Shadman
AMBROSE, Michael
AYLMER, Liam
BAWEJA, Puneet
BI, Richard
BLOMBERG, Andrew
BRAVERMAN, Joseph
CABANILLA, Brandon
CARR, Michael
CASTILLO, Juan
CHAN, Gareth
CHAN, Justin
CHAWLA, Angud
DARCY, Sam
DAVENPORT, Tadensz
DEACON, Gareth
DENNY-SMITH, George
FIO, Oliver
FONG, Matthew
GHOSE, Anirban
GOH, Vincent
GORDON, Leo
HUANG, Hugh
HUI, Enoch
KAMAL, Rafat
KELLY, Brian
KIM, Sean
KIM, Daniel
KOERBER, Alex
LI, Benjamin
LI, Frank
LIANG, Justin
LUO, Daniel
MA, Robert
McCREA-STEELE, Declan
MOLLOY, Tim
MORENO, Mario
NGUYEN, Jim
PAUL, Antony
PHILLIS, Max
QIU, Edward
RAJENDRAM, Jeremy
SCHILLING, Hayden
SILVEIRA, Tony
SIMOS, Paul
SLINKO, Nikita
SMITH-LIGHT, Daniel
SUTTON, Joshua
TAYLOR, Kieran
TUGNAIT, Mohit
WANG, Bill (Guoxie)
WANG, Michael
WANG, Nelson
WHITING, James
WONG, Christopher
WORMELL, John
WU, Andrew
YOON, Stephen
ZHANG, David
Year 9 Bronze Medal Winners
CHAN, Jarrod
CHEN, Clive
STREET, Neil
TRAN, Trung
TSIAILIS, Anthony
WONG, Nicholas
Year 9 Silver Medal Winners
BURNHAM, Sam
ERIKSSON, James
LANE, Harrison
TRAN, Luke
Year 9 Gold Medal Winners
ABEYSURIYA, Nishan
APOLONIO, Bryant
BROWN, Alasdair
BROWN, Lachlan
BURSTON, Tim
CAO, Jacob
CHAN, Matthew
CHEN, Roy
CHOW, Justin
DIMITROPOULOS, Nicholas
EVANS, Christopher
HI, Desmond
HOANG, Simon
HOPKINS, Anthony
IRELAND, Jeremy
JURISEVIC, Anton
KATSIKAROS, Christian
KURTS, Phillip
KWOK, Alden
LAM, Victor
LAU, Brian
LAU, Matthew
LEE, James
LI, Jacky
LIM, Kang
LINDEBACK, Nicholas
LING, Matthew
LU, Edward
MIKHA, Maxeem
NAM, David
NGUYEN, Darren
NGUYEN, Jason
NGUYEN, Kent
NGUYEN, Thomas
PNG, Lawrence
PONRAJ, Shane
RIDGES, Nelson
SANTOSO, Johan
SHAN, Daniel
SHARMA, Avish
SIU, Timothy
SPOLJARIC, Nevin
STOJANOVIC, Denis
TENG, Leonard
TONG, Matthew
UNG, Victor
WACHSMANN, Jack
WONG, Matthew
YIU, Michael
YU, Timothy
ZHANG, Geoffrey
ZHANG, Shorson
Year 9 Special Prize Winners
AHMED, Razeen
BELOKOPYTOV, Alexander
LAM, Danny
LO, Daniel
LUCCHITTI, Mark
WILSON, Thomas
Year 9 Plaque Winners
DESMOND, Patrick
Year 10 Bronze Medal Winners
LEUNG, Alvin
Year 10 Silver Medal Winners
VINGNANASINGAM, Keerth
Year 10 Gold Medal Winners
AHMED, Khalid
HUA, Richard
KANDASAMY, Arunan
LEE, Ben
LEE, Matthew
LUNG, Brian
MEROM, Shahar
NG, Adrian
NGUYEN, William
O'KEEFE, Daniel
PALAU, Benjamin
ROSENGARTEN, Toby
RUSLI, Matthew
VITHANGE, Dasith
YANG, Caly
YANG, Simin
Year 10 Special Prize Winners
BAPAT, Ishan
BOCK, Michael
BOWES, Dominic
BURGER, Lewis
CHAN, William
CHEUNG, Cary
CHIM, Daniel
CHIU, Daniel
COHN, Jason
DESAI, Mihir
FU, Danny
HARRISON-TIKISCI, Ziggy
HO, Anthony
HUI, Joshua
IYER, Kartik
IYER, Shreyas
JI, Remy
JOO, Timothy
KIM, Albert
LIEU, Nathan
LIM, Andrew
LINDEBACK, Tom
LIU, Simon
LOCKE, Patrick
MARTIN, Calum
MEHMEDBASIC, Muhamed
MICKOVSKI, Kiril
MONTOYA ZORRILLA, Edwin
NG, Danny
NGUYEN, Peter
PFULL, Brynley
RAHMAN, Sifat
REID, Harrison
SRIRANJAN, Kogulan
STREET, Lachlan
SUGITO, Stuart
SUN, Marco
SUN, Tom
TAN, Lucian
TANG, Christopher
TAYLOR, Alistair
THOMAS, Ashwin
TING, Simon
TOH, David
TRUONG, Gary
WONG, Roy
WU, Phil
YEUNG, Alex
Year 10 Plaque Winners
COUTTS, Matthew
LOCHNER, Nicholas
NADKARNI, Ishan
PERANANTHAN, Varan
SHAPILSKY, Alex
VIEN, David
Year 10 Trophy Winners
McDONNELL, Nathan
Year 11 Bronze Medal Winners
KARUNARATNE, Roshan
SHEN, Michael
Year 11 Silver Medal Winners
ISAAKS, Dexter
LINEGAR, Ty
Year 11 Gold Medal Winners
KELLY, Mitchell
LIANG, Martin
TAO, Jamie
TRAN, William
Year 11 Special Prize Winners
BLAXELL, D'arcy
CHEN, Michael
CHEN, Patrick
DEVAPIRIAM, Richard
FETHERSTON, Matthew
GOKARN, Rahul
GUO, Yun-zhe
HEO, Phillip
HURRELL, Thomas
KARUNARATNE, Gehan
KIM, David
KUMAGAYA, David
LEE, Kevin
LU, Weiping
NG, Albert
NGUYEN, Victor
PANICKER, Girish
PERERA, Oswin
PHAM, Andrew
PHU, Jason
SINGH, Gurbaj
SONG, Harry
WALKER, Harry
WAN, Anthony
Year 11 Plaque Winners
COUTTS, Michael
FARHAT, Moussa
GEORGE, Reuben
GUNARATNE, Dakshika
HU, David
KELDOULIS, Max
LEE, Alexander
LEUNG, Jeffrey
LIU, Ben
LOU, Samson
LUU, John
LY, Terry
MACKAY, James
MORRIS, Anthony
ROCA, Raymond
STADNIK, Eugene
SUN, Bill
SURENDRAN, Arthavan
VERTOUDAKIS, Alex
WONG , Leslie
XIE, Jeffrey
XU, Richard
YANG, Louis
YANG, Richard
YU, Kelvin
Year 11 Trophy Winners
KLOCKER, Amadeus
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From The High Store
Get in early for the BEST selection of 2ND HAND football boots and bring in your old boots for us
to sell for you.
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Rowing News
The season is really beginning to intensify. The VIIIs went to SIRC where the 2nds improved their
efforts over Scots while a mishap at the start robbed the VIII of a start. At the Sydney High
junior regatta 1st year 10 VIII raced extremely well and are continuing to improve. The Melbourne
report is below. The 3rd Year 9 quad of James Han, Clinton Jiang, Vlad Boulavine, James Lee,
Laurence Liu raced very strongly and were continuing to close in on the leaders at the finish.
The Boatshed dinner will be held on Wednesday 14 March in the Great Hall. Details will be handed
to the rowers soon. Also CHS is well in hand and 1st and 2nd Year 8 & 9 quads will be
traveling to Grafton, along with selected age teams , year 12 rowers & 1st and 2nd
VIII.
C. Barris
Melbourne High Rowing Exchange
This part of the exchange was the second half of a large operation involving lots of hours of
stress and effort and for this I would like to thank Mr. Barris for organizing a great
experience.
As the rowers turned up to school wearing mufti and lasting the day avoiding stares and
questions from teachers we boarded our bus at 4 that afternoon. After a few stops for food we
finally made it to our stop for the night, Gundagai Caravan Park.
We woke up bright and early the next morning for the final leg of our trip. After an
uneventful trip we made it to Melbourne and were extremely surprised to find their rowing sheds
were just that. A shed. It made us all appreciate our sheds in a whole new way.
After our boat assembly we put our boats onto the water to begin our rowing. This row was full
of jokes and lightheartedness as we were rowing right next to other crews and passing through
their city. A new experience for all.
The racing
The first 2 km race was done after a few heavy sessions so the fitter
crew would surely come out trumps. 1sts managed a hard fought win by 3 lengths. It was a tough
race but our intent was there to win. Unfortunately the 2nd Year 10 VIII could not maintain their
crushing dominance they showed on the Parramatta River and went down to a fitter Melbourne
crew.
The following day was the day we were dreading. A 2km race followed by a 4km race. The most
grueling thing you can do in rowing. In the 2km race 1sts entered the race not switched on and we
paid the price falling behind and staying there. Once again 2nds displayed their lack of fitness
after some hard training that morning and lost a close fought race.
After an entertaining assembly at Melbourne Boys High we then raced the 4km. This was a brutal
race with firsts down by 3 seconds at the 2km mark. After some excellent efforts by the boys we
managed to gain the lead and win comfortably by 16 seconds. A huge comeback. Within the 2nd crew
the story continued as their Melbourne trip continued to disappoint themselves with lack of
fitness. They showed great efforts in parts and had the Melbourne crew scared but could not
maintain these solid builds.
Thanks must go again to Mr Barris for organising the trip also with the much needed help of
Chris Watson and Tim Wilson. Thanks for a great trip. Also thanks to Mr Hua from Melbourne
High.
Nelson Ridges
The Sydney High Regatta
The High Regatta was held on Saturday. Fortunately the weather was in our favour and a warm humid
day prevailed. The day resulted in an outstandingly successful event as testified by many of the
parents of other school boys. The comments on the efficiencies, friendliness and quality of food
helped ensure the success.
The Regatta was held under difficult circumstances for some of the School Staff and it is a
testament to their commitment and dedication to the School and Boys to have ensured arguably the
best coordinated Regatta this season.
On behalf of the parents and Boys I pass our gratitude and thanks for all of your efforts.
The day started early with a hive of activity; food preparation in the kitchen, the loading of
trestle tables, drinks, food, tents and BBQs on Steve’s flat top. Parents arrived with
assorted cakes, milk, vegetables and loads of enthusiasm. A moment of panic when it was
discovered there was no gas, all three bottles empty. A proactive parent has them refilled.
Another organised the ice.
The phone rang. There were people in the park and no milk for the coffee cart; we all madly
rushed to Bayview Park. Unpacked like it had been done a dozen times before; the tents went up in
snap, the BBQ’s were up and running. Everyone pitched in to set the tables, organise the
food and drinks. The all important tickets were on sale, we were off and racing. There were those
that did the quick dash for last minute items, either forgotten or out of necessity.
The BBQ was hot and hard work. The ladies were busy on the counter and the coffee cart did brisk
business.
Two hours later it was over; everything packed up and finished.
I would like to thank everyone who turned out and helped. Most were there for the duration of
the Regatta. It was a wonderful event and pleasure to have had such dedicated help.
Craig Phillis
President
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P & C Welcome Party
The 2007 Welcome Party for the new parents at Sydney Boys High School was a great success and was
attended by about 200 people.
It is fantastic to see so many enthusiastic new members of the school community. Once again,
WELCOME !
Everyone agreed that the evening was a great way to learn more about the school and to meet and
get to know each other.
A big “Thank you” to all the parents, the Principal, the P&C, the speakers, the
staff, the Prefects, the boys who served the food, and to all the other helpers on the night.
Everyone’s effort was greatly appreciated and made this evening a great success.
A special thank you to Ann Kurts and the Sailing Committee for the catering, to Mr Hannon for the
video presentation, and to Ms Gilmore and members of the SBHS Music Ensembles for the musical
contribution.
Thank you and welcome
The Year 8 Parent Group
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Fencing General Meeting
Wednesday 7 March 2007 at 7.00 pm
Staff Common Room
All fencing parents are invited to attend this meeting to discuss upcoming competitions, coaching
and UTS training; and to raise issues and present views on how High’s current programs
could be further enhanced.
Fencing, like all sports at SBHS, needs the support of ALL parents and your attendance at this
meeting will be greatly appreciated.
Please put this date in your diary and come along to assist your son’s sport.
Gabriele Klocker
Treasurer
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Student Leader Roles in Photography and Visual Arts
The following Student Leader Roles in Photography and Visual Arts are available now for 2007.
All students interested in these positions should complete the details in the appropriate space
and register their interest with Ms May [Art Staffroom].
Sydney Boys’ High School
School Photographer
Student Leader Portfolio
Liaise with:
Visual Arts Head Teacher
Assist With:
Photographing assigned events
Enhancing images digitally
Promotion of school activities
Be Trained
Aesthetics of “The photograph”
Design Software [Painter/Photoshop]
Publish
Photographs in The Record, High Notes, School Displays, Promotional material
Students demonstrate
Ability to work as part of a team
Ownership of suitable camera [preferable]
A history of involvement, commitment and interest in this area
A mature, reliable and responsible attitude
A willingness to promote the school’s code of conduct
Name: ______________________ Roll______
Email:_________________________________
Experience and Reason for interest:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Sydney Boys’ High School
Visual Arts Library
Student Leader Portfolio
Liaise with
Visual Arts Faculty
Assist With
Art Library organisation
Book covering/registering
Annual Stocktake Database
Be Trained
Library organisation
Stocktake procedures
Maintaining database
Registration of books
Publish
Annual printout of art library books
Students demonstrate
Ability to work as a team
A history of involvement, commitment and interest in this area
A mature and responsible attitude
A willingness to promote the schools code of conduct
Name: ______________________ Roll______
Email:_________________________________
Experience and Reason for interest:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Sydney Boys’ High School
Visual Arts Ceramics
Student Leader Portfolio
Liaise with
Visual Arts Faculty
Assist With
Organisation and maintenance of ceramics annexe
Unload and load kiln
Stocktake glazes/underglazes/ordering
Be Trained
kiln operation and principles
Stocktake procedures
Pricing and sourcing materials
Publish
Lists of materials needed
Students demonstrate
Ability to work as a team
A history of involvement, commitment and interest in this area
A mature and responsible attitude
A willingness to promote the school’s code of conduct
Name: ______________________ Roll______
Email:_________________________________
Experience and Reason for interest:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Sydney Boys’ High School
Visual Arts Exhibitions and displays
Student Leader Portfolio
Liaise with
Visual Arts Faculty
Assist With
Regular Year exhibitions of student art
Design of Annual Art Show and publicity
Promoting Students Art
Be Trained
Hanging exhibitions curating
Publish
Posters, invitations, reviews in High Notes and wider community
Students demonstrate
Ability to work as a team
A history of involvement, commitment and interest in this area
A mature and responsible attitude
A willingness to promote the schools code of conduct
Name: ______________________ Roll______
Email:_________________________________
Experience and Reason for interest:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
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Tennis
1st Grade v St Ignatius
For the second week, High were up against a very strong
opponent in St Ignatius. 1st doubles pair of Matt King and Ivan Cerecina won a tight first set
7-6, but Power and Thomas fought back to win the second convincingly 6-1. Both teams stepped up
in the decider and traded volley after volley, but unfortunately Ignatius took out the super tie
breaker 10-8. The new look 2nd and 3rd pairings were rusty and were dominated by their opponents,
going down 3-6 1-6, 0-6 0-6 respectively.
In singles, Number 1 Matt King played courageously against his solid opponent, staying in the
match through solid ground strokes, but went down 3-6 2-6. Number 2 Ivan Cerecina, played out a
two-set marathon against his consistent opponent. After racing out to a 5-3 advantage in the
first set, Ivan unfortunately let his lead slip and was beaten 7-6. He regathered in the second,
winning 4 straight games to get the set back on serve at 5-5. However, he was broken and his
opponent took out the match 7-6 7-5. Next up was Ben Lee, number 3, who started shakily against
his consistent opponent, losing the first set 6-2. In the second, Ben improved his ground strokes
with a series of forehand winners, but could not match the consistency of his opponent to lose
1-6. Michael Prior also had a tough match and could never really settle down, to lose 2-6 1-6.
The consistency of the St Ignatius team continued down the order as Chapman Siu and Edward Deng
lost 1-6 0-6, 0-6 1-6 respectively against quality opponents. So another tough day saw High lose
12-0 to St Ignatius.
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High
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Ignatius
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Result
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Doubles 1
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King/Cerecina
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Power/Thomas
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7-6, 1-6 STB 8-10
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Doubles 2
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Prior/Siu
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Bell/O'Driscoll
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3-6, 1-6
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Doubles 3
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Lee/Deng
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Cook/Kelly
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0-6 0-6
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Singles 1
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Matt King
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M.Power
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3-6 2-6
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Singles 2
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Ivan Cerecina
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A.Thomas
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6-7 5-7
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Singles 3
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Ben Lee
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A.Cook
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2-6 1-6
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Singles 4
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Michael Prior
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D.Bell
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2-6 1-6
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Singles 5
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Chapman Siu
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R.O'Driscoll
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1-6 0-6
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Singles 6
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Edward Deng
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D.Kelly
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0-6 1-6
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St Ignatius 12-0
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2nd Grade VS SIC Match Report
2nd Grade tennis went into the Ignatius tie knowing
that for the third consecutive week we would be playing one of the top three teams. We went into
the tie well-drilled and prepared to play some neat tennis. Unfortunately, this confidence was
dimmed when Alex Yeung pulled out sick in the morning boosting Danny Fu up for his competitive
2nd Grade debut. Hau and Kent stepped up as the number 1 doubles pair, and were eventually
overpowered after a strong start. Cary and Danny, a pair formed half an hour before play started,
seemed gone after the first set, but surged back in the second to unluckily go down after being
up a break. Jason and Ajay were simply outplayed by a more consistent pair. Hau, in his first
match as number 1, played his natural game against a very skilled opponent and managed to force
screams and curses from him before going down very narrowly in the first and then cleanly in the
second. Cary Cheung played some dynamic tennis but was overpowered by a solid defender. Kent
Nguyen came up against a tall, powerful player and he was unable to stop some killer serving.
Jason faced a consistent baseliner and went down after playing some neat volleys. Ajay’s
opponent was extremely quick on his feet, and did not allow room for Ajay to play his game. Danny
Fu, after winning the first set quietly 6-4, could not stop a courageous comeback from his strong
opponent and went down in the second through a close tiebreaker. Leading the 3rd set 3-2, play
was called off because of the condition of the courts (it was raining at the time) and we waited
for drier weather. After the courts were cleared of water play resumed and the set was hotly
contested. Danny was very unlucky to be defeated 6-4, but he has still found himself out to be a
new prospect for the rest of the season. Now that the far and away top 3 teams have been played,
2nd Grade are looking forward to a victorious second half of the season starting with Newington
at High tomorrow.
1st Doubles: Lost 4-6 1-6
2nd Doubles: Lost 1-6 5-7
3rd Doubles: Lost 1-6 0-6
1st Singles: Lost 6-7 0-6
2nd Singles: Lost 2-6 2-6
3rd Singles: Lost 0-6 0-6
4th Singles: Lost 1-6 1-6
5th Singles: Lost 0-6 0-6
6th Singles: Lost 6-4 6-7 4-6
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High 16 A
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Hoang/Lee
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2 6
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Doubles 2
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Yu/Lim
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1 6
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Singles 1
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Simon Hoang
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0-6
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Singles 2
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Tim Yu
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6 3
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Singles 3
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Simon Lee
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6 5
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Singles 4
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Victor Lim
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2 6
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High B
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Ireland/Huda
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6 5
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Doubles 2
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Chen/Shurapey
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4 6
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Singles 1
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Jeremy Ireland
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3 6
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Singles 2
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Tahmeed Huda
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Rain
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Singles 3
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Stanley Chen
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6 1
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Singles 4
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Dimitry Shurapey
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Rain
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High C
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Sin/Quah
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4 6
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Doubles 2
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Siu/Dinh
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5 6
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Singles 1
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Michael Sin
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6 1
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Singles 2
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Tim Siu
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6 2
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Singles 3
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Xavier Quah
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6 3
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Singles 4
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Matt Dinh
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2 6
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High D
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Lee/Cao
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5 6
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Doubles 2
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Burnham/Chan
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6 4
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Singles 1
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Raymond Lee
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2 6
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Singles 2
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Jacob Cao
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4 6
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Singles 3
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Sam Burnham
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6 3
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Singles 4
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Jarred Chan
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6 1
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High 14 A
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Panas/George
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6 0
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Doubles 2
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Cheng/Chen
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4 6
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Singles 1
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George Panas
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0-6
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Singles 2
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Viven George
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6 1
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Singles 3
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Kit Man Chen
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0 6
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Singles 4
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Simon Chen
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0 6
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High B
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Chau/Li
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5 6
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Doubles 2
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Dao/Garayalde
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6 4
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Singles 1
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Charlie Chau
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1 6
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Singles 2
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Daniel Li
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4 6
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Singles 3
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Dennis Dao
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Rain
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Singles 4
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G. Garayalde
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Rain
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High C
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Phan/Roza
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6 4
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Doubles 2
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Lu/Lu
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6 2
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Singles 1
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Kevin Phan
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6 2
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Singles 2
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Marcell Roza
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6 3
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Singles 3
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Ian Lu
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6 1
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Singles 4
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Lawrence Lu
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4 6
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High D
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Result
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Doubles 1
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Sulgame/Mok
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6 5
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Doubles 2
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Wu/Shau
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6 0
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Singles 1
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Sujay Sulgame
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6 4
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Singles 2
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Charles Wu
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Rain
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Singles 3
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Jonathon Mok
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6 3
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Singles 4
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Ken Shau
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6 2
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Tennis Dinner & Award Night
To be held in the S.B.H.S. Great Hall
at 6.30pm on
Saturday 31 MARCH 2007
Come and support SBHS tennis.
Special Guest, Raffle Prizes, Trivia Quiz and more...
$30 adults
$25 players
Soft drink provided, BYO wine.
Money to office by 20 March 2007
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Basketball: Shooting Hoops
High v St Ignatius
Term IV 2006
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TEAM
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RESULT
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SCORE
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TOP SCORER
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1st
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MASSIVE WIN
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79-74
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M.FARHAT/W.ZHUANG 16 REBOUNDS ,14 POINTS, 2 BLOCKS, 50% SHOOTING
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2nd
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LOSS
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100-25
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PROMISE THE SCHOOL A BETTER RESULT NEXT
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3rd
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LOSS
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14-49
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J.TRAN, L.STREET 4
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4th
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LOSS
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30-24
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A.WANG 13
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5th
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Result not handed in
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6th
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LOSS
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15-31
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D.HUANG 6
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7th
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LOSS
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15-41
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A.WANG 6
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8th
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LOSS
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14-15
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J.LAI 6
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16A
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LOSS
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50-12
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D.PENG 3
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16B
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LOSS
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14-53
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J.LI 4
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15A
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LOSS
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31-36
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YOU SHOULD HAVE WON! SOME OF YOUR AGE GROUP IS IN THE RIVERVIEW 1STS/2NDS!
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15B
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LOSS
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25-46
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V.VO 11, C.NGUYEN 6
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15C
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LOSS
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25-21
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I.LU 8
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15D
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WIN
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27-26
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J.JIANG 6
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15E
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WIN
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15-9
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H.ZHUANG 4PTS
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14A
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LOSS
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20-21
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M.KOBRAS 8- WELL PLAYED 14A’S!
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14B
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WIN
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20-19
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A.CHIN 8
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14C
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LOSS
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6-31
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N.LEONG 4
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14D
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LOSS
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13-41
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A.HO 7
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14E
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LOSS
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12-38
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M. WEI 7
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Term I 2007
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TEAM
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RESULT
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SCORE
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TOP SCORER
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1st
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LOSS
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67-81
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H.WALKER 21
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2nd
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LOSS
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78-52
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A.LE 18-MUCH BETTER TEAM RESULT..
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3rd
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LOSS
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12-33
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S.WANG 4
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4th
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LOSS
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31-39
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J.TAO 10
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5th
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LOSS
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40-15
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D.CHIU 6
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6th
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LOSS
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9-36
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D.HUANG 9
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7th
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WIN
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35-24
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R.TRAN 9, M.CHEN 8
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8th
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WIN
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32-8
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J.LAI 14
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16A
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WIN
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16B
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WIN
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|
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15A
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LOSS
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28-31
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J.SUTTON 12
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15B
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LOSS
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18-25
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A.KUGENDRAN 11,8 REB
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15C
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WIN
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27-20
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W.LEE 7
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15D
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LOSS
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13-27
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M.LEE, J.LEE 4
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15E
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WIN
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47-12
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I.LI 12
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14A
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LOSS
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29-41
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N.AUTAR 10
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14B
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LOSS
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24-13
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S.BESTON 2
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14C
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LOSS
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34-15
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B.DO 6
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14D
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LOSS
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34-8
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A.HO 4
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14E
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LOSS
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43-22
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M.WEI 14
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13A
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LOSS
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80-8
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S.REIYDER 2
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13B
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LOSS
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55-4
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TEAM EFFORT
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13C
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LOSS
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71-10
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N.TANG 4
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13D
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LOSS
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49-8
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D.WANG 4
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13E
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LOSS
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74-4
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M.ZHU 2, B.CHAU 2
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NOTE:- 16s PLAYED RIVERVIEW Cs AND Ds
Mr Hayman’s overview:
More wins again this week is a good sign for SBHS
basketball. In particular ‘A’ grade teams seem to be consistently competitive despite
members of the 14As not attending the game. Super 14A’s coach Anatoly Bose has returned
from winning the nationals for NSW. Tim Seccombe (Australian Schoolboys rep) will be coaching the
16As this week. The firsts and seconds are performing well and this could result in more wins in
future weeks. It was pleasing to see such a large crowd supporting the firsts on Saturday. This
week they play Newington who lost to Shore last week and will now unexpectedly come 2nd overall.
There is a really optimistic feeling about the program at High. I urge all supporters of SBHS
basketball to attend our dinner on the 30th March. Your son will receive an invitation at
training this week. Go High Basketball!!!!!!!
Basketball is a GPS sport. Saturday participation is compulsory. if you cannot attend a game you
need to see me in the PD/H/PE staff room prior to the weekend fixture with explanation. failure
to attend games will result in exclusion from basketball. There are plenty of boys who would love
your spot in basketball. Staff are kind enough to support 5 teams in every age group at present.
We do not need to organise 5 teams on Saturday…
Your Call Ref
For last week’s question: Joeys 15 receives the ball while
standing with her front foot inside the three point line (in other words two point territory) and
her back foot in three point territory. She lifts her front foot, then jumps and shoots. The
crowd roars as the ball passes through the net.
How many points has she scored? a) two b) three c) one d) None because her uniform is such an
awful colour she doesn’t deserve to score.
And the answer is... b)
Art. 20.1 gives the reasons. The location of the player is determined by where she is touching
the floor.
Now for this week’s ‘Start thinking:’
The referee is standing out
of court and passes the ball to BLUE 5 for a throw-in. Before BLUE 5 touches the ball BLUE 9
fouls RED 6. This is the BLUE teams 10th foul for the half.What is the penalty, if any?
a) Record the foul on BLUE 9 and award RED 6 two free throws?
b) Record the foul on BLUE 9 and award the RED team the throw-in from the same spot as BLUE 5 was
about to pass the ball in?
c) There is no foul to call because the ball was not in play?
d) BLUE 9 is instantly fouled off and a letter sent to his parents suggesting for him to visit
the psychiatrist asap. If BLUE 9 refuses to go off court call the ambulance for mental disorder
patient.
CHECK NEXT WEEK’S EDITION FOR ANSWERS!
Other events this week...
- Year 10 House Basketball – Ruby VS Torrington. Despite Torrington’s fabulous
effort in defense- rebounds from Matt Lau, fast breaks from Jeff Wong and some two man plays by
David Teng and Leonard Teng was too much for them to handle. Ending score 20-8 Ruby’s
victory. Thankyou to Ms Ward for organising the games and Mr Hayman for being ref.
- Those that didn’t watch the house basketball probably watched this basketball game held
on our High Court 4 (furthest outdoor court from gym). It was quite a spectacular sight to watch
a rather “friendly” and “gentle” game played out by our 1st VIII vsing
1st XI (rowers vs cricketers). Despite the physical advantage of the 1st VIII, 1st XI took
out the match with a convincing win sinking a three and more than 10points. Great thanks to Alex
Vertoudakis for reffing the match. The game shows that basketball is a fun game and can be played
by everyone! EVERYONE CAN HAVE A GO AT BASKETBALL-IT’S NOT TOO LATE…
- Outdoor courts still busting with players! Perhaps some negotiation with the girl school for
usage of their basketball courts, when they’re in class and no classes are using it, may
end our problems! We had more outdoor courts before it was refurnished into tennis courts for
tennis’ few players!
*Reminder to all team captains, please email your match reports by Monday to Mr Hayman
* ~Brought to you by Stuart Sugito and Johny Shih
~Thank you to Mr Hayman for all his contributions to basketball and
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Rifle Club Open Day
Saturday 17th March
9am - 12pm
Anzac Rifle Range
Franklin St, Malabar
Friends and Family Welcome
Try shooting yourself for FREE at the Sydney High Rifle Club Open Day
No licence or permit required, but proof of identity is needed on the day
Parents/guardians permission required for participant under 18 years of age
Minimum age: 12 years
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High Cricket Bulletin
As we come to the final two rounds for the 1st and 2nd XIs and Group 1 teams we will be making
changes, first to finish the season on a positive note and in the second instance to promote
cricketers who have set their targets on being part of High’s 2007 /2008
Representative teams. Newington and Scots are “the enemy” and next Saturday the stage
is set to see if High XIs have enough grit and determination and what it takes to be winners or
finish the season “as the easy beats”. I know where I’m putting my betting
money!!
CONGRATULATIONS to 1st XI Captain Matthew Fetherston and Dakshika Gunaratne on their
selection in the combined AAGPS Squad for the Lord Taverner’s Week Tournament from 12th
– 16th March. In addition Mr. Chris Kourtesis (Under 16A Coach) has been named as Manager
for the group
Cricket General & Committee Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday
14th March 2007 at Room 901 on the upper level of the gymnasium. The agenda will include the
Cricket Dinner and Awards, proposed Tour, off-season Academy and 5 Highs Tournament. All parents,
managers and coaches are invited to attend and provide input to the 2007/08 cricket season.
Cricket Dinner and Award Night – Wednesday 4th April 2007 – 6-30 pm For 7-00
pm
The Dinner is always a good night where we acknowledge the season’s
highlights, hear from our coaches and captains and sadly farewell our Year 12 players. However on
the night we have raffles and trivia, special prizes and some interesting announcements. The cost
is $30-00 (Adults) and $25-00(students) and bookings are now open and payable through the school
office. The closing date for bookings is Tuesday 27th March.
GROUP 1
1st XI (day 2) SHORE 10 /147 & 3 decl.172 -defeated- HIGH 10 /112 & 1 /51
Commencing day 2 at 5 /78 expectations were that with sensible and applied cricket High could
gain a 1st innings lead and looked promising until a great piece of fielding saw Dakshika
Gunaratne run out. Matthew Fetherston continued to build on the score with little help from the
remaining batsmen and was the last dismissed for 64. Shore batted a second time and declared with
an unrealistic lead of 208 with 31 overs remaining and High finished the day at 1 /51. See
Website match report
2nd XI (day2) SHORE 8 /137 -defeated- HIGH 10 /94 and 10 /44
In a match where High had every chance to force a first innings win we again threw away the
chance through old habits. Whilst some players are trying very hard others are not supporting
them and it is apparent that selections, the future team structure, coaching and match planning
is overdue for a review. No match report provided.
15 A (day2) SHORE 6 /442 -defeated- HIGH 10 /271
In a mammoth run chase High salvaged some overdue pride in putting together 271 its highest score
as a team falling 171 runs short
Of the 442 needed. The team’s performance has been threatening to achieve this type of
effort but all players haven’t clicked as one in the one match. In the team Captain’s
reports Kieran Taylor has regularly emphasized that poor catching and fielding efforts have been
the team’s barrier to several winning opportunities so hopefully this result will urge the
players to rectify this flaw in their performances. The run scorers were Shadman Ali (77), Andy
Liu (60), Avindu Vithanage(41) and Kishan Perera (31) as the main contributors
GROUP 2
4th XI RIVERVIEW 3 /215 -defeated- HIGH 10 /145
The first match at 20/20 illustrated that High does have the ability to match opponents but
weather conditions and a solid opposition thwarted this result.. Good all-round performance from
James Ip making (29) with the bat and taking 1/33 and Campion making (22) See Website match
report.
15 B RIVERVIEW 10 /196 -defeated- HIGH 10 /102
Riverview elected to bat first and after a shaky start compiled 196. High began the chase
confidently but the loss of top order batsmen cheaply saw the result of a victory slip away.
Wicket taker was Sameep Sandhu who took 4 /14. Run scorers were David Ma (48) and Fabio Ubaldi
(18). See Website match report.
14 B HIGH 3 /141 -defeated- BARKER 10 /70
It took time and was promising to occur, but this time the team chalked-up their first win for
the Term. Sent into bat by Riverview and with 2 players short, High got away to a good start and
piled on the runs to reach a solid final score. High then took the field 2 short and consistently
took wickets to bowl Barker out for 70. Run scorers were Eric Ovadia (30), David Chan (23 ret.)
and Samuel Lane (14). Wicket takers were 4 /5 (3overs), David Chan 2 /6, Shanaz Razeen 1 /2
(3),Krishan Sivayogarayan 1 /6 (3) and Sheikh Siddiqui 1 /12. See Website match report
14 C HIGH -defeated- SHORE
(Results missed last week)
14 C HIGH 4 /65 -defeated RIVERVIEW 10 /63
Another win following last week’s return to form, but this time a close call. Riverview won
the toss and batted in this first 20/20 fixture for High. The match was won with 3 balls to
spare. Wicket takers were Leo Lu, Botong Cheng Iftiar Khan and Dominic Cheung. Run scorers were
Dominic Cheung (21), Leo Lu (15) and Iftiar Khan (15). See the Website match report
13 A, 13 B and 13C
A special feature on the performances of these teams and individuals will appear on the Cricket
Website on Friday evening prior to Round 4
Laurie Heil
MIC - Cricket
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Cricket Dinner and Award Night
4 APRIL 2007
6:00 pm
GREAT HALL
Come and support SBHS cricket at its annual blue (and brown) ribbon event
$30 adults $25 players
Soft drink provided, BYO wine
Money to office by Tuesday 27 March 2007
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