2026 Sport Report – Term 1, Week 4

Term 1, Week 4 Results

The Term 1 Sport Season was well and truly underway over the weekend with 25 students comprised of over 200 students representing NIHS across 5 sports. Volleyball and Badminton continue to gain popularity, solidifying them as a growing mainstay within the summer sport program. Teams sported the colour blue over the weekend as part of the associations designated ‘Blue Round’ creating a platform to raise awareness around the topic of mental health.

Boys Volleyball

There was a buzz around the gym on Friday evening as Nazareth College arrived for a series of matches across both middle and senior ages. In highly entertaining contests, both the Middle A and Senior A teams were able to claim wins, with the latter pulling through in a closely contested match that saw Isaac L take home the ‘blue medal’ to recognise the best on court. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for the Middle and Senior B sides, who both fell short (1-2) despite commendable performances.

• Senior A1 – NIHS defeated Nazareth College (2–1)
• Senior B1 – NIHS defeated by Nazareth College (1–2)
• Middle A1 – NIHS defeated Nazareth College (3–0)
• Middle B1 – NIHS defeated by Nazareth College (1–2)

Senior Boys Badminton

The Senior teams were no match for a strong Marryatville High School squad who were comfortable in winnings both the A and B grade matches. Jameson T was a standout performer for the A team, claiming a win in his singles match whilst receiving the ‘blue medal’ for his efforts.

• Senior A1 – NIHS defeated by Marryatville High School (2–7)
• Senior B1 – NIHS defeated by Marryatville High School (1–8)

Middle Boys Badminton

It was a tense and tight encounter for the Middle A and B teams who both faced off against MHS on Saturday morning. For both, it was a case of ‘almost’ with the overall results hanging in the balance right up until the final individual match. Finn R (A1) was epic in his singles demolition playing as the #1 seed whilst Kabir P must be recognised for his efforts in the B1 fixture. Despite resilient efforts, both the B4 and Year 7 were unable to overcome strong opposition.

• Middle A1 – NIHS defeated by Marryatville High School (4–5)
• Middle B1 – NIHS defeated by Marryatville High School (4–5)
• Middle B4 (C) – NIHS defeated by Rostrevor College (1–11)
• Year 7 C – NIHS defeated by St Ignatius’ College (1–11)

Middle Boys Tennis

The Middle Boys tennis team continued their strong form to start the season, charging to a resounding win over Pembroke. Oscar B picked up where he left off last season, showing why he has cemented himself as the top seed within the team on the back of strong doubles and singles showings.

• Middle C – NIHS defeated Pembroke School (9–0)

Middle Girls Tennis

Impressive singles match wins Sairah G and Riyona M unfortunately weren’t enough to steer the Middle Girls team over the line in their match up with St. Ignatius.

• Middle B – NIHS defeated by St Ignatius’ College (2–4)

Girls Basketball

Back-to-back wins for the Girls Basketballers as they put down a performance built on strong defensive pressure and offensive cohesion allowing the team to maintain control throughout the game and run away 16-point winners. Lucinda J was the star of the show, top scoring to help lead the way, whilst Catherine H and Acacia L also impressed.

• Middle B – NIHS defeated Nazareth College (32–16)

Senior Girls Volleyball

The Senior B2 Girls, led by the strong serving Kyanna O stormed to an impressive 3-0 win in their match up with SHC over the weekend. Unfortunately, it was defeat for both C teams who fell short of results in their matches despite some strong individual efforts from Yodi W (blue) and Vishwa S (red).

• Senior B2 – NIHS defeated Sacred Heart College (3–0)
• Senior C1 (Blue) – NIHS defeated by St Ignatius’ College (1–2)
• Senior C1 (Red) – NIHS defeated by St Paul’s College (0–3)

Year 8/9 Girls Volleyball

The Middle B1 girls made light work of their St. Michael’s College opponents, cruising to a straight sets victory aided by an outstanding display from Andrea P. It was the Red team who claimed bragging rights in the mid-week all NIHS showdown, pulling away in a deciding third set to claim victory. Not even the best efforts of Giselle W were able to steer the Middle C1 team over the line, falling short of a win against Nazareth.

• Middle B1 – NIHS defeated St Michael’s College (2–0)
• Middle B2 Red – NIHS Red defeated NIHS Blue (2–1)
• Middle B2 Blue – NIHS Red defeated by NIHS Red (1–2)
• Middle C1 – NIHS defeated by Nazareth College (1–2)

Year 7 Girls Volleyball

Mixed results across the Year 7 Girls Volleyball competition saw the B team claim an impressive 3-0 win over Unley whilst the C team fell to defeat at the hands of MMC in a close one. Special mentions to Rose C who was named as best player for the C team.

• B – NIHS defeated Unley High School (3–0)
• C – NIHS were defeated by Mary MacKillop College (1–2)

Cricket

The Year 7 team struggled to find runs with the bat as they opened the batting against a strong bowing attack that restricted the final run count to 35. Well, done to Akshar D who scored 10 runs in a handy display.
St. Peter’s were able to chase down the total relatively comfortably despite the best efforts of Krishiv S who took 2 wickets with the ball.

• St Peter’s – 3/36
• NIHS – 10/35

Matt Mauriello
Sport Manager