Volume 27 Issue 18 22 Jun 2018 9 Tammuz 5778

High School Representative Sport

Kristy Reed | Head of Sport | PDHPE Teacher

Combined Districts Secondary Schools Association (CDSSA) Basketball Gala Day

I once again had the pleasure of convening the annual CDSSA Basketball Gala Day last Friday at Bankstown Basketball Stadium. Ninety games of basketball were played amongst the 11 schools in the association, on what was a superb day of competition.

Emanuel entered 6 teams into the competition, across all 4 divisions. These teams had been preparing in the lead up to the event and performed well on the day.

The Emanuel junior teams performed exceptionally well at the tournament. Both teams dominated the pool stages of the competition, playing excellent basketball. The girls teams progressed to the final and were quite unlucky, being defeated by Pittwater House by 1 point. The junior boys followed a similar path, also progressing to the final and being defeated by a very strong Pittwater House team.

It is very pleasing to see the strength and depth of the junior talent that the Basketball program is developing, and I look forward to seeing these players continue to improve.

Congratulations to each and every one of the 50 Emanuel players. Thank you to the coaches and staff, who made the day a huge success and I look forward to convening the event again next year.

Junior Boys. Front row: Zac Greenberg, Ben Shapiro, Brody Elbourne, Remy Waller. Back row: Amadeus Tjanaria, Ari Odes, Aaron Lemberg, Jesse Koslowski

Senior Boys. Front row: Ethan De Melo, Jesse Waller, Oliver Evans. Back row: Blake Nixon, Lachlan Corne, Matthew Joffe and Greg Allen

Junior Girls. Front R]row: Amanda Bozic, Lori Allen, Lucy Klein. Back row: Ellie Morris, Romi Lapidge, Tori Shapiro and Emily Rubin