Junior Primary Swim Squad
Term 4 – Weeks 2 to 7 at 7.30 – 8.15am

Swimming in PE
Term 4 – starting in Week 2

Primary Swim Squad
Term 4 – Weeks 2 – 7 at 7.30 – 8.15am

Trinity Swimming Invitational
Friday 2 November 1.00 – 3.00pm

Inter House Biathlon
Saturday 24 November at 7.30 – 8.30am

St Patricks Swimming Invitational
Friday 9 November 1.00 – 3.00pm

Newington v Redlands – AFL All Schools Competition

Newington had their best start of the season on a cool Friday night at Macquarie University fields. Nolan punched the ball straight to Luca from the ball up with Luca belting the ball downfield for our first goal within 20 seconds. We relaxed a little after this, letting Redlands score a few easy goals. When the siren went for quarter time it was 19-6, Redlands way.

We started the second quarter a man down as James Moore went off feeling dizzy. Simon James kicked a great early goal and so did Alessandro. Everybody made great tackles and there was some fabulous passing from Luca and Julian. When the siren went for half time we had beaten Redlands in a quarter and were playing extremely well.

Despite a fight that broke out between Luca and one of the Redlands boys, we played really well in the third and fourth quarters, especially in the backs. We limited the opposition’s time on the ball due to great marking and despite going down on the scoreboard, we knew we had put in a great performance. The end score was 20-40, Redland’s way.

Thank you so much to Woody for coaching us for the six games we played and thank you to all our parents that drove us and supported us at every game.

  Alex Woolley
Year 5  

JP Athletics Carnival

Over 100 years of history greets you as you walk through the big iron gates of 200 Stanmore Street, Stanmore. The Rugby fields where many glorious victories have taken place, and of course Old Boys Oval, where the young athletes of tomorrow first take to the stage!

A delightful Spring morning greeted the many hoards from both Lindfield and Wyvern. Three stations were set up, testing the strength, speed and technical ability of the boys. At the Javelin station there was Eddie Timpson starting off in style with a throw that may have beaten the warm up throw of a cowering PE teacher. This was followed up by Jack Middleton, Aston Bloom, Zac Steinwede and Logan Ford. The Kingswood and Rydal boys were certainly making their presence felt amongst the masses from Wyvern.

During the Long Jump (ie Sack Races) there was incredible bounding from Jamie Kerr and Max Tian. Jacob Lauer was doing his best impression of a rabbit too as he bounded up and down the track. And who could forget the exploits of young Harrison Stuart and little Nishantha Abbey as they tore up the track with great speed and precision.

After the last discus was thrown, the last relay run and the last sack tucked back into the crate in which it came, the boys from Lindfield looked tired, looked happy and looked utterly satisfied with their efforts on what was for some, their first experience at the big time! It only goes up from here, so look out for 2013!

CIS Athletics Carnval

The final Athletics Carnival of the year saw two Lindfield boys battling it out against the best the Combined Independent Schools has to offer in NSW. Josh Bowd and Julian Kwok took centre stage and did the North Shore extremely proud with two impressive performances.

Julian was first to compete in the 12 years long jump and despite his nerves, the young flyer managed a very impressive 12th overall with a leap of 4.38m. Considering he has had limited training, and that his personal best leading into the first Invitational Carnival in August was 3.95m, it has been a meteoric rise for the well liked Lindfieldian.

Josh on the other hand was not dealing with nerves, but instead battling an ankle injury that almost saw him withdraw from the event entirely. Instead he competed through the pain and finished a very respectable 4th overall in the 12 years Discus and with a throw of 32.65m, just outside his season’s best. Although disappointed at missing his place at State, he can be proud of his heroics in just being able to compete after his injury. Well done to both boys!

Inter House Tennis Championships

Stanmore Park was the venue for the 10th Annual Inter House Newington Tennis Open for 2012. Six Lindfield boys put their best foot forward, eager to take the title that was last won by Greg Bradford from Lindfield in 2010. Allen Chen, Keaghan Davey-Webb, Tom and Harry Bell, Aston Bloom and Harry Quinn had been seeded in separate draws and were all looking to progress to the Quarter Finals in what was a glorious Saturday morning in the Inner West.

The early progress was being made by young Aston Bloom, who despite being the youngest in the draw, was looking the most relaxed and played with a fluency and consistency far exceeding his years. Harry Quinn was also impressive, with his serve a major highlight early on.

The Bell brothers were there usual dogged selves, giving away nothing and competing with distinction and flair. The nice guy of the Open, Allen Chen, was his usual consistent best and Keaghan Davey-Webb struggled on serve, but showed groundstrokes at times that would have made a certain Roger Federer proud.

The round matches ended in a flurry, and once the dust had settled it was the pair of Bloom and Quinn who progressed to the Quarter Finals. Aston drew the top seed in his match, and Harry was left with the second top seed.

Aston was precise, he was powerful and he was committed, and despite taking the first game off Hunter Karam, he ultimately conceded the match 3-1. But with another four years of this competition still to be notched up, I dare say we will be seeing this young lad’s name on the trophy very soon.

Harry was also precise, powerful and committed. The end result in his Quarter Final was a 2-0 victory that saw him progress to the final 4.  Like his brother last year, Harry was looking good. The Semi Final played out exactly the same as the Quarter Final with Harry racing to a 2-0 lead. Unfortunately his opponent was very good at deflecting the powerful shots Harry was producing and eventually the deficit was relinquished by Harry and when the hooter went the scores were level at 2-2. As a result of Liam Nikos being placed higher on the draw, he progressed through to the final. Despite his disappointment, Harry was pleased with how far he had come and looked forward to the challenge next year.

Mr Mark Caulfield
Sports Coordinator