Around the Grounds
Hockey
The MLC01’s game in the weekend was a tough one where we were competing against a team with some extremely good players. Despite this, we kept calm and played to our strengths. Passing through their defence and getting towards their goal many time. Even scoring a couple times shows we have the ability to get some more wins in our hockey future. Unfortunately, our loss was a hit to our team, but due to some rules of the scoring system we have come fourth, leading us into the final rounds of this competition! Our next game will be against first place; who is the team we played against in our last game. We hope to score and stay in the game for another round!
– Leo Samad (Year 12)
Hockey Captain
MLC02: We had a 2-3 loss to Winona in a very close match. At half time, the score was nil all with a few shots at goal. It then seesawed throughout, with both teams trading goals until Winona pushed ahead. Standout performances came from Alannah with 2 goals, Margot’s impressive gymnastics and ducking, and Abby’s holding her own during multiple short corners, while our defence stood their ground against a top-of-the-table side. With only one loss of the season, we are heading into the playoffs next game.
– Aditi Knowles (Year 8)
Striker
MLC03: A strong performance against a very strong top of the table Wenona. The girls play with unbelievable team spirit each week and the improvements week in week out from all over the pitch are unbelievable. A shout out to Abby Kerr for stepping up for the team to be goalie once again, playing through an injury to support the team in any way she can.
MLC04: Today we took on a really. strong opposition and wowed them with our passing. A great effort from everyone saw us draw 1-1.
The goal came from regular scorer Olivia Smith. We are starting to play really well as a team and getting better each week!
– Emma Cook (Year 6)
Midfielder
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Gymnastics
Over the weekend, Hannah North (Year 10), Tamara Abdelrahim (Year 9), and Misha Behi (Year 12) competed at the Women’s Senior State Championships, marking the conclusion of the Level 8–10 competition season. Representing MLC Gymnastics, Level 8 gymnast Hannah had a season-best competition and challenged herself by debuting two new skills. Tamara, who also competing Level 8, had a strong performance, with vault standing out as her best apparatus. Misha competed in Level 9 and placed 4th on both bars and floor representing MLC Gymnastics. She also qualified for the NSW representative team for the Border Challenge in July.
Well done to all three gymnasts on a great finish to the season!
– Misha Behi (Year 12)
Gymnastics captain
Football
Last Thursday the 29 May, the CIS football team played against Inaburra in a very tight match. Inaburra were last years plate champions so we knew they were going to be a tough opposition from the beginning. The game begun, and we were at a stalemate until Hannah Chessell (Year 12) ran down the line and kicked the ball straight across the goal and into the top left corner to get us on the scoreboard. Unfortunately Inaburra would not stop, and early into the second half the scored making it 1-1.
We were all tied up with not long left on the scoreboard when Maxine Hawkins (Year 11) made a crucial save to keep us in the game. We didn’t stop fighting, late into the second half we had an opportunity which just scraped left of the post.
Unfortunately we were unable to score in regular time which lead us straight to penalties. We were able to score all of our penalties, and Maxi saved 2 of Inaburras making us the winners 4-2 off penalties! It was a very exhilarated game.
Congratulations to all the girls who played for such an incredible game, now the CIS football team has progressed to the semi-finals which will be played in Newcastle.
– Lucy Coxsedge (Year 12)
Sports Captain
– Scott Carpenter and Sarah Jauncey – Acting Directors of Sport