2025 Sport Report – Term 4, Week 3

Term 4, Week 3 Results

Boys Volleyball

The Senior A continued their winnings ways to place themselves in top spot on the table as it stands, dominating their match against Glenunga International to take a clean 2–0 victory with Phong the star of the show. The Senior B team fought hard but unfortunately went down to a skilled Glenunga side, 0–3. Meanwhile, the Senior C (B3) team put on a show, defeating Scotch College in straight sets with a standout performance from Josh.

Senior Boys Badminton

The Senior A1 badminton team got their season up and running, surging to a commanding win over Pembroke (8–1) thanks to the efforts of Lachlan who won both his singles and doubles matches. The Senior B1 team battled hard throughout but ultimately went down 1–5 to a strong Pembroke line-up.

Middle Boys Badminton

Mixed results across the middle badminton teams over the weekend that saw the Middle A1 team secure a flawless 9–0 win over Pembroke, while the Middle B1 team went down 0–9 in their matchup. Kenneth was the standout performer for the A team whilst Jun Kai played well for the B team. The Middle B4 (C) team faced a tough contest against Rostrevor College ultimately going down 0–9 but not without a gallant effort, headlined by that of Doruk.

Middle Tennis

Smiles all round on court for the Middle Tennis teams who both claimed close wins in their matches on Saturday. The Red team narrowly defeated Cabra, 5- 4 whilst the blue team also emerged victorious, defeating Rostrevor College 5–4 in a nail-biting finish. Well done to Kai & Yagel who were named as best players for their respective teams.

Girls Middle Tennis

The Middle C girls put in a solid effort against Marryatville High School highlighted by Andrea’s heroic efforts to claim a win in her singles match. Despite this, Marryatville proved too strong, running away with a 1-5 win.

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

It was a great week for Norwood International’s girls’ volleyball teams with several impressive wins across the board. The Senior B2 team, aided by the strong form of Lena defeated Mary MacKillop College 3–0 with a commanding performance.

The Middle B2 team also claimed a hard-fought 2–1 win over Pedare College thanks to an outstanding performance by Zoe. In the Middle C1 Red division, NIHS won convincingly against Loreto College (3–0) while the Middle C2 Blue team narrowly lost to OLSH in a close match (1–2), with total points just one apart (64–65). Well done to Nesreet and Vivienne who both played well for their respective teams.

The Year 7 teams continued the strong performances as the Red edged out Marryatville High School (2–1, 65–64), the Blue defeated St Paul’s College (2–1), and Year 7 B Yellow went down in a tight game against Kildare College (2–2, 70–76). Martina (blue) & Airlie (red) put in a strong performance to help steer their teams to victory.

Cricket

A convincing win over CBC for the middle cricket team saw them claim back-to-back wins for the first time this year. CBC batted first and were well contained to post a total of 79 after 20 overs. NIHS chased down the total comfortably, scoring 4/104 in their 20 overs to claim the win by 6 wickets. Well done to Christian who claimed 3 wickets with the ball and contributed multiple boundaries with the bat.

Matt Mauriello
Sport Manager