2025 Sport Report – Term 4, Week 2

Term 4, Week 2 Results

Boys Volleyball

It was a strong showing for the NIHS boys’ volleyball teams this week, with impressive results across the board. The Senior A team claimed a hard-fought victory over Prince Alfred College, winning 2–1 after an exciting three-set battle that saw Hiroki in fine form. Usel continued his fine form as the Senior B team followed suit with a dominant 2–0 win, displaying great teamwork and consistency throughout the match. Unfortunately, despite a determined effort, the Senior C (B3) team went down to Unley High School, 0–3 in their match up whereby Hyun-Woo was recognised for his strong performance.

Senior Boys Badminton

The Senior Boys’ Badminton teams faced tough opposition against St Peter’s College on Saturday. Unfortunately, the challenge was too steep as the Senior A1 team went down 1–8, while the Senior B1 side were defeated 0–9. Despite the results, both teams displayed persistence against strong competition and will look to bounce back in upcoming matches. Credit to Yeshas who played through injury to secure a win in his match for the A1 team.

Middle Boys Badminton

Much like the Senior teams, it was a challenging week for the Middle Boys who also squared off against St. Peter’s College. In what proceeded to be closely contested ties, The Middle A1 and B1 teams were narrowly defeated by St Peter’s College, with final scores of 4–5 and 2–7 respectively. Lucas flexed his muscles for the A1 team to secure wins in his matches whilst Tobey was a strong performer for the B1 side.

The Middle A3 and B3 teams had mixed results in their clash with Glenunga International over the weekend. The A3 team fell just short of a result despite the strong performance of Ian whilst the B3 team turned the tables to prevail in another close one. The Middle B4 (C) team put up a strong fight but were unfortunately just edged out by St Ignatius’ College, 5–7 in the late match on Saturday. Well done to Clyde for his efforts across his doubles and singles ties.

Middle Tennis

Despite competitive outings, the Middle C teams both fell short of victories in their Saturday morning fixtures. The Middle C Red team were unable to overcome Rostrevor College despite the best efforts of star player Rihito (3–6) while the Middle C Blue team were defeated by Pedare College (2 – 4).

Girls Middle Tennis

The Middle Girls Tennis team continue to develop their skills week to week, often competing against more experienced opponents. Unfortunately, the girls were unable to score a win against a strong Loreto College side however their persistence and resilience was a pleasing aspect on show on Saturday. Well done to Andrea who demonstrated her growth playing some high-quality points as #1 seed.

Girls Basketball

The Year 8/9 B Girls Basketball team played with determination against Sacred Heart College but were ultimately defeated 11–25. Lucinda played a strong all-round game including multiple defensive efforts and attacking contributions.

Girls Volleyball

The Senior B2 continued their fine form in defeating St Dominic’s Priory in straight sets, 3–0 (65–47) thanks to a strong all-round team effort whilst the Middle B2 team also recorded a convincing 3–0 (77–62) victory against St Ignatius College.

The Middle C teams were unable to overcome strong opposition as the red team fought hard but were edged out by Our Lady Sacred Heart, 1–2 (58–67) and the Middle C2 blue team were defeated by Kildare College, 0–3 (52–76). Xantheh & Cecile were recognised for their efforts despite the results.

There were some entertaining matches across the Year 7 competition as the red team overcame St Dominic’s Priory 2–1 (71–60) whilst the yellow team celebrated a strong 3–0 (75–53) win against St Paul’s College. The blue team narrowly lost to Marryatville High School, 1–1 (58–61), in a tightly contested match.

Cricket

The Middle 8/9B North cricket team recorded a well-deserved win over Blackfriars Priory School on a gloomy Saturday morning that saw the NIHS boys’ bat first to post a score of 7/154 from 20 overs thanks to some high-octane batting from Shazad (74 runs). The boys were able to successfully restrict Blackfriars to 6/122 to secure a 32-run victory.

Matt Mauriello
Sport Manager