K-12 Sport
Mateusz Rabenda – Head of Tennis
CIS Tennis Championships
Last Wednesday 26 February 2024, Taal Ismin and Emma Kaplan took part in the CIS Tennis Championships, facing off against top players from Combined Independent Schools. Spectators watched as these skilled athletes showcased their talents with some of the state’s best competitors in the mix.
Taal Ismin impressed with his courage, winning three out of six matches in the boys’ tournament. He came close to advancing to the playoffs, showing his determination and skill on the court.
Emma Kaplan also displayed great enthusiasm and determination throughout the day. Despite facing tough opponents, she remained resilient, though her journey ended in the group stage.
Congratulations to Taal and Emma on their achievements, who should be proud of their efforts and are encouraged to keep playing tennis to further their skills and understanding of the game.
Stuart Taylor – PDHPE Teacher
ASISSA Boys Football Trials
On Tuesday 5 March 2024 at Hensley Synthetic Field, Aviv Smily, Dylan Pal, Vitaly Miron and Jake Chesler represented Emanuel School at the annual ASISSA football trial.
Displaying their football prowess alongside 60 other students from our association schools, the boys participated in a skills session followed by a series of games in a round robin format.
From this, a final group of 20 boys including Dylan, Jake and Aviv were chosen to participate in a ‘Possible v Probable’ game.
The level of skill was very high and the panel of six selectors eventually agreed on the members of the ASISSA representative team.
Well done to Dylan who was selected as the team’ goalkeeper for the second year in a row, Aviv who was stoic in defence in the final game, and Jake who has been selected as a ‘shadow’ (reserve) this year.
Heath Morley, Head of Sport
CDSSA Touch Football Championships
Junior Girls
The Emanuel Junior Girls were our most successful team on the day, placing 2nd overall in their division. The girls only narrowly lost one game to Pittwater House and drew against Reddam House. Congratulations to Riley Carr and Aviv Farhy, for being selected into the Junior Girls 2024 CDSSA Touch Football team that will be competing at the AICES Touch football championships later this term.
Open Girls
The Emanuel Open Girls came into the CDSSA Touch Football Championships on a winning streak and as the freshly crowned Easts Oztag Champions. The team were unfortunately a little slow to start and lost their opening match against a fast-paced IGS team. The Open Girls quickly turned things around after this match, winning their next matches against Moriah College but were unable to overcome a strong GOAL team in the 4th verses 1st playoff semi-final. Congratulations to Amelie Trope, for being selected into the Open Girls 2024 CDSSA Touch Football team and Ashley Urbach, for being selected as a shadow player. Amelie (and possibly Ashley) will be competing at the AICES Touch football championships later this term.
Junior Boys
The Emanuel Junior Boys had a successful start to the day, with an early victory against a tricky IGS team and went on to prove themselves as true contenders for a top three place finish with another win against Moriah College and Kesser Torah. Unfortunately, Reddam House and Pittwater were too well drilled for our team. The Junior boys played well throughout the day and should be pleased with their efforts and the intensity in which they approached each match. Congratulations to Jonah Rafael, for being selected as a shadow player for the U15 Junior CDSSA Touch Football Team. If called on by CDSSA, Jonah may compete at the AICES Touch football championships later this term.
Open Boys
The Emanuel Open Boys started the day very positively with a draw against a strong Moriah College team who went deep into the competition. Unfortunately, they let their guard down against Kesser Torah College losing 2-1 and then couldn’t keep up with a well drilled GOAL College team.
In the Plate Semi-final, Emanuel played IGS which went down as the highlight match of the day with the game having to go into extra time “drop off touch”. The Emanuel Open Boys rallied together, showing an abundance of determination and effort to out work the opposition by defending furiously – with full body diving efforts from Yoni Springer to save a certain try. The team displayed their attacking flare when given the opportunity. It was the crafty quick thinking David Winter, who scooted down the side line from dummy half, who provided the match winning asset for the Emnauel Boys to qualify for the Plate Final. Unfortunately Kesser Torah College won this match on the bell with a try in the corner.
