Basketball

Last night marked the end of another season of school’s basketball, and the atmosphere at the finals venues was outstanding. Congratulations to the four teams who made it to the finals – that was a massive effort and the success we had throughout the year was exceptional. Well done to all.

The Int A Girls were the first game of the evening and what a match it was! Although PLC lost in overtime (it was a high quality match and the PLC girls played a great team game with tremendous defense. This team has been playing in A-division finals for 5 years now and is probably one of the most consistent teams we have ever had. A great group of girls who should hold their heads up high. A pleasure to be associated with. Thank you to Mrs Graves (and Mr Graves) for coaching them throughout the season.

The Int B Girls took on an undefeated NCC, and despite being down by a fair few point going in to the final quarter, fought back hard. They managed to get within about 4 points at one point but ran out of legs in the end and were unable to get ahead. The girls have had a great season, only losing two games all year (both by the same team). The effort they put in was tremendous, and all of them improved dramatically throughout the season. It was great to see them play each week and grow in confidence – especially for those who had never played before! Well done girls on a great season and thank you to Georgie Snelling for your passion and enthusiasm!

Our Int B Boys were undefeated all season, leading up to the finals, which was a great feat in itself. Unfortunately, they came up against an in-form Kawana team who were PLC’s biggest challenge all season as well. They are a young team and have a bright future ahead of them. Well done to all the boys, and to Mr Crompton and Mr Evans for leading them throughout the season. I look forward to seeing them excel in 2019!

Finally, we had the Int C Girls play against SCGS at MFAC. Congratulations to the Int C girls and coach Caity O’Keefe, for winning the C-division premiership. Once again, these girls were always enthusiastic and a great group to work with. They went through the whole season undefeated, and there were a number who had never played the game before. So well done girls! Enjoy your premiership for the next year, and I expect to see you all playing again next year!

A huge thank you to:

• The parents for transporting your children to games; for your positive support; and for helping to make the season so easy! I really do appreciate you allowing your children to be involved each year, and the commitment you show to supporting the school and our players. We are very lucky.
• The players for your commitment, dedication and effort every week. This was a very smooth season and you all did very well. I look forward to you all being involve next year (hopefully) and hope that you have all learnt a lot throughout the season. No matter where you finished, as long as you enjoy the game, that is all I am after!! And watching you all play each week, I can tell that you all did.
• The coaches! Without your help week in and week out, our success would not have been possible. I can’t thank you all enough Bailey Pointon, Georgie Snelling, Andrea Prinsloo, Caitlin O’Keefe, Mr Evans, Mr Crompton, Mrs Graves, Mr Block, Mr Bartlett & Mr Doran. Thank you for giving up your time and working with our kids.
• Finally – thank you to Mrs Hauser for helping out and going above and beyond more than you ever should!! I appreciate your help, support and for putting up with me throughout each basketball season. From scoring, to convening, to coaching and training, you have been an amazing support.  I’m cooking dinner this week (probably more of a punishment than a reward for you though).

Thank you all for another great season. Enjoy your Friday’s to yourself (except there is a 3 on 3 basketball competition next Friday!).

Mr Mark Hauser, Teacher in Charge - Basketball