Tennis

NSW has again won the Pizzey Cup Competition with Newington boys playing a big part in our State’s success. On Thursday of the competition, Queensland enjoyed an unexpected win against Victoria, so the pressure was on NSW to beat Queensland that afternoon. NSW was victorious against Queensland, so the remaining challenge was to beat Victoria on Saturday. For a while it was very close—but by day’s end NSW had won 12 games to six. Both James Palmer (12/KL) and Harrison Lombe (12/KL) (featured above) contributed to the day’s success, with James winning his mixed doubles and Harrison his singles for the team.

In the individual singles competition, Harrison reached the semi-finals, only to be faced by the Number 1 player for NSW, Andrew Riminton, in a very tough match that featured fantastic shot making by both boys, (6–4, 6–3). Harrison achieved the closest score to Andrew seen all week.

At the team presentation dinner on Saturday night, Harrison was one of four NSW boys players to be named in the Australian Schoolboys Merit Team.

It was a wonderful week of gruelling tennis for both James and Harrison and a brilliant result for Newington to have two players in the winning NSW team of just eight players! Both boys showed great resilience and sportsmanship throughout the week and were fantastic representatives of Newington.

Winter Sports Season

Please click here to view the sports contact information for the 2012 Winter Season.

The Winter Sports Season has begun and last weekend saw Newington College rolling out city hospitality to the boys, teachers and coaches of Kinross Wolaroi in Orange in pre-season trial games. Dr Hirst, who came to Newington from Kinross Wolaroi in 2008 where he was the Director of Boarding, acting Deputy Head and Master in Charge of Rugby, was keen to welcome our guests to Sydney and Newington’s fields.

After the warmth of the previous weekend at the AAGPS it was as if the weather knew the precise weekend to turn on the winter temperatures to set the scene for the season ahead. A new Newington supporters scarf is available in Crested Ware this year and already there is good reason to wear it.

Our parents were on the sidelines ready with high speed cameras to kick us off with the images that mark the excitement of the next few months. Enjoy these highlights.