BASKETBALL

Five senior teams saw the emergence of depth in the Newington ranks with four teams placed in the same division and parallel teams made as a result.

For the A teams in this quartet it has become an undefeated one so far, with the only loss coming when they played each other.

The highlight for the B teams was a come back from behind win against Trinity where they came from 12 points down to take the game 19-18 in a thriller at home. Standouts in this unit were Aiden Mostofi, Hamish Taylor, Ethan Strawbridge, James Brenn, Laksh Pande and Lachlan Hull.

In the Senior C team, a close Term 1 competition has translated to a very tight Term 4 competition, with most games decided by no more than two baskets. Standouts in this team were Connor Egiziano, Adi Apana, AJ Whitnall and Alex Frye.

In the juniors it has been a tale of two terms, with the tough and demoralizing first term replaced with the new and improved teams of Term 4 who are leaving all in their wake. These teams were ably led by Toby Ashworth, James Blakeman, Justin Gao, Will Fisher, Max Tian and Nicklas Koehler.

CRICKET

A great season for the Black development squad saw them go undefeated for the season, producing some excellent performances along the way.

The big improvers have been the White development squad, who left a tough Term 1 behind them to show massive improvement with every game and a step closer to their first elusive win.  Standouts for the development squads were Harrison Miles, Leo Curran, Harry Stuart, Cooper Stewart, Will Lane and Benji MacDonald. 

The Opens saw a resurgent A’s team have their first wins of the season, defeating Kings and Tudor House. In the Opens the standout players have been Eddie Timpson, Harry Firth, Oscar Bradley, Nilanka Abbey, David O’Leary and Eddie Hogg.

Mark Caulfield – Sports Manager