Basketball 2019

The flavour of the past two weekends has been basketball. Norwood had seven teams, and over 50 students participating in the Primary Schools Basketball Tournament. 

The community support and sense of belonging both on the court and in the stands was a delight to observe, with all participants to be congratulated on their attitude, resilience and improvement. The biggest excitement seemed to be reserved for firsts: the first shot, the first goal, the first drive to the basket and even the first foul! Keep working on the 3-pointers folks!

Special thanks to the coaches for pre-training and supporting the players over the weekend: namely Caleb Nason, Corinne Leale, Jordan Stubbs, Ebony Reed, Madeleine Etchells, Phil Payne, Scott Driessen and Jeremy Youd.

Overall Norwood Primary had more wins than losses with the 3-4 Boys (Div 2), 5-6 boys (Div 2) and the 5-6 girls (Reed) being extremely competitive.

Shining stars were Ryken L, Tom M, Casey N, Caitlin R, Amy B, Maddi Y, and Oscar L with development being evident across all players and all teams.

Well done everybody.

Gary Jones