Basketball
Captain’s Report – Yvette Volk (Year 12), Basketball Captain
On Saturday 4 May, the 2024 Basketball season commenced, starting off strong with a solid win from our Senior Firsts team against Wenona. We were lucky enough to have four new players debut for the team, and we played with intensity and passion. It was great to see such depth in the team – very excited to see where the season takes us and the other Pymble teams this term!
Congratulations to all students who participated in their first round of igsa basketball for Term 2.
Results:
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Pymble 1 | Wenona 1 | Win | 61 to 35 |
| Pymble 2 | Kambala 1 | Loss | 22 to 31 |
| Pymble 3 | Meriden 2 | Loss | 16 to 40 |
| Pymble 4 | Loreto Normanhurst 6 | Win | 30 to 24 |
| Pymble 5 | Tara 3 | Win | 30 to 5 |
| Pymble 6 | PLC Sydney 3 | Loss | 17 to 35 |
| Pymble 7 | Wenona 7 | Win | 22 to 11 |
| Pymble 8 | Wenona 8 | Win | 33 to 26 |
| Pymble 9 | Wenona 9 | Loss | 22 to 29 |
| Pymble 10 | Roseville 13 | Win | 45 to10 |
| Pymble 11 | Loreto Normanhurst 26 | Loss | 12 to 46 |
| Pymble 12 | Abbotsleigh 25 | Loss | 27 to 30 |
| Pymble13 | Monte Sant’ Angelo 6 | Loss | 12 to 42 |
| Pymble 14 | Queenwood 13 | Win | 44 to 14 |
| Pymble 15 | PLC Sydney 14 | Loss | 10 to 23 |
| Pymble 16 | Abbotsleigh 32 | Win | 28 to 18 |
| Pymble 17 | Tara 15 | Win | 28 to 14 |
| Pymble 18 | Wenona 15 | Loss | 14 to 48 |
Best and fairest:
Each week our Basketball coaches and Head Coach, Rachel Maenpaa, nominate students who show Pymble pride, sportsmanship, and courage both on and off the court. Congratulations to all students below who have been nominated by their coaches this week as Best and Fairest for round 1 IGSA basketball:
| Team | Best and Fairest Player |
| Pymble 1 | Yvette Volk (Year 12) |
| Pymble 2 | Ashley Chow (Year 12 |
| Pymble 3 | Ruby Lyons (Year 10) |
| Pymble 4 | Chloe Brown (Year 10) |
| Pymble 5 | Diana Attinger (Year 12) |
| Pymble 6 | Annabel Taylor (Year 11) |
| Pymble 7 | Raghvi Walia (Year 12 |
| Pymble 8 | Emma Fogale (Year 7) |
| Pymble 9 | Isabelle Younger (Year 9) |
| Pymble 10 | Annabella Bayfield (Year 8) |
| Pymble 11 | Poppy Barwick (Year 11) |
| Pymble 12 | Olivia Pragassen (Year 7) |
| Pymble13 | Katy Jung (Year 8) |
| Pymble 14 | Jade George (Year 7) |
| Pymble 15 | Emma Lloyd (Year 7) |
| Pymble 16 | Isabel Gordon (Year 7) |
| Pymble 17 | Amber Zhou (Year 7) |
| Pymble 18 | Chloe Teoh (Year 7) |
Lauren Jackson Basketball Academy (LJA): Lauren Jackson is coming to Pymble!
Students participating in the Lauren Jackson Basketball Academy are well and truly underway in their Lauren Jackson experience. All students have showcased skill development, game play strategies as well as courage and determination in the pursuit to master new and existing skills. We commend all students for their dedication to learning new skills and for consistently showing up with energy and eagerness to learn.
One of the highlights of this incredible experience is the Lauren Jackson basketball camp, with Lauren herself leading students through the day. On Friday 10 May, our LJA students will have a firsthand experience to speak and learn from Lauren, whose knowledge delves deep not only into basketball, but also into many other aspects of sport from community sport to professional sport.
Maddi Scott
Sports Co-ordinator – Basketball