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What’s on at Cranbrook?June 2013Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday3Years 7 to 10,Semester 1assessment period4Years 7 to 10,Semester 1assessment period5Yrs 7 to 10,Semester 1assessment period6Yrs 7 to 10,Semester 1assessment period7Yrs 7 to 10,Semester 1assessment period8Long weekendNo sport9Long weekendNo sportAHISA meeting,All Saints College,BathurstHousephotographs:R, St, SNSW All SchoolsBasketballChampionshipsCRC meeting– 7.00pmHousephotographs:P, Wd, WHeads ofDepartmentmeeting,Mackay Room –12.40pmSRC, Room 1.2– 12.40pmPCP– 10.00am to10.45amIPSHA TeacherLibrarian meetingICAS ScienceCompetitionBoarders ChapelService– 6.30pmCAS Rugby DinnerHousemastersmeeting, MackayRoom– 12.40pmRugby CAS v CHS,Hordern OvalRugby CAS U16sNorth v South,Hordern OvalYear 11 EES fieldtrip,Bantry BayBen FranksMemorial Biathlon,Hordern Oval –12.00pmPitt Dash– 12.40pmOCA Committeemeeting,TBC – 7.00pm10Queen’s Birthday,public holiday11Photographs:Whole School,Hordern OvalHeads ofDepartmentmeeting,Mackay Room –12.40pmSRC, Room 1.2– 12.40pm12Whole schoolphotographbackup dayIPSHA MusicTeachers meetingFounders’ DayAssembly13Yr 12 ChemistryexcursionCIS Cross CountryChampionships,Eastern Creek –9.00amIPSHA CurriculumCoordinatorsmeeting14Yr 8 LanguagesDayBoarding SchoolsExpo,GriffithISDA debating,grand finalJS IPSHA debating,Rd 315Boarding SchoolsExpo, GriffithWinter sportRd 6 v Barker(home)GPS/CASCross CountryInvitational,Ewen Park –9.00am16Music showcaseset up,Carter HallYrs 11 & 12 Dramaexcursion,Belvoir Theatre –12.45pmCAS Rugby camp17Yrs 7 & 9Immunisations,dose 2, Carter HallICAS WritingCompetitionNSW All SchoolsFootballChampionshipsMusic Showcaserehearsals,Carter Hall – alldayYrs 7 to 12 MusicShowcaseevening,Carter Hall –6.30pm18ICAS SpellingCompetitionNSW All SchoolsFootballChampionshipsCAS v GPS RugbyCAS v GPSFootballHeads ofDepartmentmeeting,Mackay Room –12.40pmSRC, Room 1.2– 12.40pmYrs 11 & 12 Music,Sydney SymphonySinfonia,City Recital Hall19PCP– 10.00am to10.45amBoarders’ ChapelService– 6.30pm20Housemasters’meeting,Mackay Room –12.40pmPYP Facilitatorsand Committeemeeting– 3.30pm21Last day Term 2House Football,Dangar– 8.30am to3.15pmCAS v ISA Football22HolidaysWallacea Scienceexpedition,Indonesia23HolidaysWallacea Scienceexpedition,IndonesiaFor a more comprehensive list of events, see the Calendar of Events.

The Cranbrook ChronicleThe 4-0 Extravaganza at the Chess!By Henry Poole, Captain of ChessLast Friday, the 31st of May, the CranbrookChess team went up against a trifecta ofschools each hoping to gain the better overCranbrook. Unfortunately one managedto succeed. The Juniors played MacquarieGrammar and won 4-0, the Intermediatesplayed Ascham B and also won 4-0 whilstthe Seniors played Sydney Grammar A andlost 4-0. Congratulations to the Juniors andthe Intermediates for their strong results andcommiserations to the Seniors, who despitesome hard fought matches came away withnothing but experience.On board 4 for the Juniors was DanielMacCulloch who won a swift victory overhis opponent displaying superior tactics andwinning material early which he maintainedthroughout the game. Board 3 for the Juniorswas Mychal Bruell who successfully beathis opponent after a tough game. Part waythrough the game however, the situationturned and it was Mychal who was in a betterposition and with the emotional supportfrom the other members of the Juniors hemanaged to come out victorious. On board 2we saw Lucas Berger beat his opponent usinga carefully laid out plan, winning materialearly which he used to gain control of theboard. Once he had taken his opponent’s rookit was a simple victory. On Board 1 for theJuniors was Jackson Rogers who won after hisopponent resigned. Jackson’s opponent wasnot up to speed about the rules of competitiveChessnut Week 6, Term 2, 2013chess, it would seem, particularly the touchmove and touch take rules which state that ifyou touch a piece you have to move it and ifyou take another piece then you cannot movethat piece somewhere else instead. Jackson’sopponent did not know these rules and fromthis lack of knowledge lost his queen andother material, after which he lost. This is aperfect example of why players, particularlyJuniors, need to know the rules.Board 4 for the Intermediates was ChrisRandall who beat his opponent after winningmaterial early on, from there and thesimplifying of the game down to an endgamestage Chris maintained his material advantageand victory came quickly from there. Onboard 3 for the Intermediates was AlexiPavlidis who won swiftly against his opponent,utilizing pins and a strong fork move againsthis opponent to gain material. Board 2 forthe Intermediates was Blair Chapman whoalso was successful against his opponent.Throughout the game Blair built up a materialadvantage so that by the endgame Blairhad many more pawns than his opponent,which he promoted until he checkmated hisopponent on the last rank. On Board 1 for theIntermediates was Daniel Siu who had a toughgame against a significantly stronger opponentthan Ascham has fielded in the past. Danielwas winning for a short time at the beginningof the game but his opponent soon came backstrongly and Daniel was on the ropes. Withtime ticking away Daniel focused on movingquickly and luckily for him, his opponentmissed a move which most likely would havecost Daniel the game. Whilst the battle ragedon, time whittled away until Daniel only hadone minute left on the clock, but he had notnoticed his opponent’s clock which had goneover time, resulting in Daniel’s victory.On Board 4 for the Seniors was Nathan Leewho despite a valiant defence, lost. Duringthe game his opponent managed to securea single pawn advantage over Nathan, whothought little of it until the endgame when itproved to be his undoing. His opponent usedthat advantage to gain a queen and Nathanhad no choice but to resign. On Board 3Henry Poole unfortunately had a short match,losing quickly against a strong opponent.Henry’s opponent gained a significant materialadvantage through unavoidable forks andpins, which eroded Henry’s defence eventuallyresulting in a loss. On Board 2 for theSeniors was James Peters who lost to a toughadversary. Initially the pressure appearedto be upon his opponent as he took time toplay many of his moves, but after a mistakeby James costing him valuable material thegame went downhill until James’ eventual loss.Ian Chen on Board 1 played an even matchagainst his opponent but after a crucial errorIan left his defences open on the Kingside.This also weakened his pawn structure andleft him open for attack to which he eventuallysuccumbed by his opponent.XABCDEFGHY8-+-+-tr-mk(7zp-+-+-zpl'6-+-+-+-+&5+-+Q+-sN-%4-+-+-+P+$3+-zP-zp-+-#2P+q+-zPK+"1+-+-+-+R!xabcdefghy8ChessnutCselotai v ZalaHungarian Team Championship 2007Black has all sorts of dire threats on the f2 pawn but White remainsunperturbed. Find the winning combination for White.Solution: White spots the vulnerability in Black’s position. The keymove is 1.Nf7 check. The Knight cannot be taken because of 2.Qd8.If 1…Kg8 there follows 2.Nh6 double check Kh8 3.Qg8check! RxQ4.Nf7 mate.

Thursday, 6 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 6Boarder ProfileBy Ben ClarkeIn the first of a series of profiles about ourboarders, we spoke to Fionn Parker to gainmore of an insight into what Finn enjoysat School as well as some other personalityrevealing questions.Name: Fionn ParkerHouse: RawsonHome town/city: Bowral, a relatively largecountry town in the Southern Highlands,NSW. Part of the Wingecarribee shire.Favourite subjects: I enjoy Maths andEnglish because they make you think and P.Ebecause it gives me a chance to get active.Sports: Cricket and RugbyCo-Curricular Activities: I have played theflute for a year and enjoy itBeach or Mountains: Mountains, becausethat’s where I’m from, but I do enjoy thebeachDogs or Cats: Dogs, my favourite is theBorder CollieYour ideal dinner: the menu? Pumpkinravioli and chocolate mousse for dessertYour ideal dinner party: 6 guests you wouldinvite and why? Ricky Ponting, MichaelClarke, Alan Border, Don Bradman,ShaneWarne, Denis Lillee. I respect all thesepeople as they are incredible cricket playersand good men. It would be great havingthem over and I would ask them cricketingtips.Who would you choose to play the livemusic?: Macklemore and Ryan LewisLast book you read and you opinion onit: I read Michael Grant’s book ‘Hunger’the second in the Gone series. It was aninteresting page-turner with a fast plot thatkept me reading.You have to spend a day with a famoushistorical figure, who would it be andwhy?: Don Bradman, because he is a cricketlegend born in my hometown and spendinga day with him would be both insightful andenjoyable, I would love to get some tips offhim.Name one Intelligent Behaviour and tellus when you last used it: Questioning andposing problems is important every day tolearn new things.Without sounding like your grandparents,what do you want to be when you become amature adult: A cricket player for AustraliaWhat has been you most memorable ‘event’at school so far?: Playing a game for the Asrugby. Although we lost, it was still a greatexperience.All Year 7 and Year 9 StudentsReminder for NSWSchool Based VaccinationProgramMonday June 17th 2013 the second roundof vaccines will be offered:– Dose Two Hepatitis B vaccine for all Year7 students.– Varicella (Chicken pox) vaccine for allYear 7 students who have not previouslyreceived varicella vaccine or hadchickenpox disease.– Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping cough(dTpa) to all Year 7 students who may havemissed the first round due to illness.– Dose Two Human Papillomavirus (HPV)vaccine will be offered to Year 7 studentsand to Year 9 students.Original consent forms are held by theimmunisation team and are the consent forthe next vaccinations.Should your son have missed the first roundof vaccinations for any reason and you havenot completed a consent form, please collectthe form from the health centre. If you havealready completed a consent form there is noneed to fill in another form.Any students who have commenced eitherHPV or Hepatits B vaccinations at theDoctor must complete the course with theDoctor.If you have any questions about the programplease contact the school health centre onPh: 9327 2671 or the immunisation unit,Public Health on Ph: 9382 8333.Thank youHealth Centre Staff9

Thursday, 6 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 62013 da VinciDecathlon at KnoxGrammar SchoolOn Tuesday and Wednesdayof week 5, Cranbrook sent 8students from Year 7, 9 and 10 tothe da Vinci Decathlon at KnoxGrammar School.The Decathlon is named after Leonardo daVinci, one of the world’s greatest thinkersand scholars. The competition is designedto celebrate the academic gifts of gifted andtalented Australian youth by providing astimulating and challenging competition runin the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon. Thecompetition places a particular emphasis onhigher order thinking skills, problem solvingand creativity. Students work collaboratively inteams, and are highly stimulated by competingin tasks that encompass engineering,mathematics, code breaking, games ofstrategy, art and poetry, Science, English andcartography.All boys competed with genuine enthusiasmand can be proud of their efforts against verytough opposition. Of particular mentionwas the year 10 team who received places inboth Cartography (map making) and Codebreaking.Well done boys! Looking forward to doing itall again in 2014!Year 7 Competitors – Bradley Lin, Sam Lane, Josh Turner, George Head, Alex Buchen, Lachlan Swaney,Marcus Harrington, Lyric WangYear 10 Competitors – Hal Crichton-Standish,James Hull, Laurence Nettleton, Lewis VincentHull, Alec Lesmond, Oliver Adler, Joseph Rossi,Eamon HughStudents in action at the 2013 da Vinci DecathlonYear 9 Competitors – Nick Rael, Liam Roozendaal,Sam Feitelberg, Will Sheller, Matt Richards, TomGojak, Ben Clarke, Alex Gall11

Thursday, 6 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 6Celebrating InternationalArchives Day, 9 June 2013Archives as evidence of identity, rights, culture and historyArchives are evidence of a person’s ora people’s identity, citizenship, rights,entitlements, privileges, culture and history.Significant archival concepts are those ofcustody, stewardship, authenticity, impartialityand universality. Archivists provide evidenceor substantiate a particular person or people,we tell narratives, make connections andlinkages. In many places around the world,people and especially children, have not beenwell-served by record keeping, but shouldhave been. I’ll give you some examples.UNICEF recently reported that as many as50% of children on the African continentare not officially registered, the state knowsnothing of their existence and is not makingprovisions for them. These children do nothave an official identity or an official recordof their existence as a human being. At aconference in 2012, representatives from 54African states recognised that they could nothave a modern state without civil registrationof their citizens, including children.Closer to home, work on the Bringing ThemHome Report of 1997 about the stolengeneration of indigenous children, wasstrongly supported by programs initiatedby archivists from the National Archives ofAustralia and State Archives. These programshave been ongoing to assist indigenousAustralian to trace their own identity andtheir families.In late 2012, the Australian Society ofArchivists (the professional body forarchivists) made a submission to the RoyalCommission into Institutional Responses toChild Abuse. The submission emphasisedthe role and importance of records ininvestigation and how records are centralto the issues of identity, reconciliation andunderstanding by victims. Amongst otherrecommendations, the Society urged theCommission to impose an immediateprohibition on the destruction of records ofboth public and private organisations whichheld records relating to the Commission’sambit.A recent example of the effect of thedestruction of a society’s archives is that ofthe destruction of priceless manuscripts inTimbuktu, a city in the West African nationof Mali on the southern edge of the SaharaDesert which is a UN heritage site. MNLArebels and fanatics took the city, later leavingit after destroying Tuareg buildings containingthousands of priceless Greek manuscriptsand ancient Muslim manuscripts dating fromthe 15th century. The city lost much of itsscholarship, culture and identity by these actsof vandalism. Timbuktu was an ancient cityof learning from the 6th century onwards.Despite dangers, many local Muslim familiesmanaged to smuggle out ancient texts orto hide them. The British Library has sinceassisted with a digitisation project for theremaining manuscripts and archives.These examples illustrate the universalimportance of not only proper recordkeeping,but also of providing resources to ensure thatArchives are retained for individuals andsociety as evidence of their rights, culture andhistory.Janet HowseArchivistReferences:http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/34141/2012/09/04/no_records_existence_about_50_african_children_unicef.htmlhttp://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs175.aspxhttp://www.archivists.org.au/icms_docs/142647_ASA_Submission.pdfhttp://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-26/world/39544939_1_ahmed-baba-institute-timbuktumanuscriptshttp://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2013/s3743687.htmWhy is he dressed this way?What is this building?Whose signature is this? Who is this, what is he doing and where is he? What are these boys doing?13

Thursday, 6 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 6Colour versions of these photographs appearin the Chronicle on Cranbrook’s website.Do you have an awesome photo?Send a jpg to Ben at focus.chronicle@gmail.comIt may be featured in Focus in the next issue.Billy Loveder at art studio dayNathan Finch fundraising for Cranbrook’s trip to NepalMichael IeongEdward Clarke’s body of work19

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The Cranbrook ChronicleSports pagesProtecting the goal Soccer 1stsand made many successful runs from goalto goal showing his resilience in the 2nd XI.Another unbeaten week for the boys puttingus with one win and four draws. Next week islong weekend which will give us plenty of timeto prepare for our home game against Barkeron the 15th.Team 3rd XIScore 4-0 LossGoal scorers noneThe 3rds faced a tough opponent in Knox butwere hindered further by poor teamwork andlapses in judgement. Much of the first half,Cranbrook were just not holding positionor marking their opponent. This resulted inan embarrassing 2-0 score within 5 minutes.However, in the second half they showedglimpses of their true mettle when, with onlyten men on the field, they rallied and managedto hold Knox scoreless for the remainder ofthe game. If the 3rds can regularly play withsuch dedication for a full 50 minute game,they will see more wins chalked up on theboard.Team 4th XIScore 3-0 LossGoal scorers noneThe 4ths began their match awkwardly withlate arrivals causing the remainder of theteam to play out of position. Regardless, the28team withstood a determined Knox attackearly on. A Ryan Huang and Max McGrathcombination gave Cranbrook one of theirfew opportunities but they were thwartedby a strong defence. Some silly physical playled to a number of penalties awarded toKnox, the last of which resulted in a goal.Despite numerous attempts from StephenChristodoulou and Barnaby Anson-Walshto equalise, it was not to be. The team is tobe commended for their resilience and theirefforts deserve to be rewarded in the secondhalf of the season.Teams: 5TH XI Opens SoccerScore: Lost 0 - 0Goal scorer: N/AIt was an unbelievable match against Knox,a school who has developed an unbreakablereputation in football. Cranbrook’s 5thXI started mighty strong holding majorpossession throughout the match, running theKnox boys off their feet. Marcus Wong workedthe ball through defence, showing no signsof weakness even after his injury and MillanThompson danced through the midfieldpassing the ball to the striker, MatthewWilliams who scored the only and winninggoal for the game. A well-deserved win to theplayers who have truly come together as ateam.Teams: 6TH XI Opens SoccerScore: Lost 1 - 3Goal scorer: BenjaminMacarthur-OnslowA determined Cranbrook unit braved theearly morning and wintery conditions totake on Knox up north. The game was veryevenly matched throughout the first half.The opposition scored first as has becomecustomary this season, and the Cranbrookboys needed a hero. BEN MACARTHUR-ONSLOW! He buried an equalizer beforehalf-time to give the boys a sniff. Well doneBen on his first ever goal for Cranbrook!The second half again proved to be a tightcontest; however Knox managed to overrunthe Cranbrook boys with a comfortable 2 goalvictory. A win is surely just around the cornerfor this much improved team!Team: 10AsScore: lost 7-3Goal Scorers: Luca Reeve,Theo Burns, Simon RouseComing into the game, Cranbrook’s 10Aswere hoping to take on Knox Grammar withno fear, as we had nothing to lose. In the firsthalf we did exactly as we were told, and wescored the first goal from a beautiful pass bySimon Rouse, allowing me to run and slot theball into the bottom left corner. Cranbrook’sconfidence was sky-high and we werecontrolling the game but unfortunately for theboys, Knox scored a goal and a few minuteslater a penalty. Near the end of the half Ireceived a pass from Alec Lesmond and I wasable to find Theo on the run, who made a greatshot into the bottom right corner.In the second half, things only got worse asKnox scored three quick goals in the spaceof five minutes. The 5th goal was clearlyoffside but the ref did not seem to notice. Wemanaged to score another goal from Alec’scorner which was finished by a header fromSimon. Knox then racked up two more goalsin a short space of time. The second of the twowas a penalty which resulted in a red card toour star central defenceman, Joe Rossi, whohad slid in and caught the legs of the strikerwho had broken free.Team: 10BScore: Lost 1-0Goal scorers: noneThe 10Bs had a hard game on the weekend andwere unlucky to have conceded a goal in thesecond half of a corner by Knox. The end scoreof the Game 1-0 Knox’s way and even thoughwe lost there were some great performances bysome of the Cranbrook players such as Kiko

The Cranbrook ChronicleSports pagesto do but we are now on the road to success.The team’s confidence has grown and theirfirst win cannot be far off.Notable players were Christian Saunders, SamRich, Finnegan McGrath and Jean-ClaudeZust in goal.Team: 8DScore: 2-0 LossGoal scorers: noneCoach Jacob Svilicich’s hard work has reallystarted to make a change. From the kick off,Cranbrook had the measure of Knox. Theyworked and challenged but Knox manageda lucky goal just before half-time. In thesecond half, a break from Knox and an errorin defence let in the second just after thesecond half kick-off. Cranbrook held Knox intheir half for the bulk of the remainder of thehalf with a number of shots at goal but wasunable to capitalise. Alex Floyd, Will Cahill,and Lewis Hutcheon were all notable players.What a change from last week, confidence hashad a boost.7AThe 7As were beaten soundly by an impressiveKnox team but continue to improve both withand without the ball. Oliver Will was absent atthe back but William Ferster stepped in anddid a wonderful job. Our control through themiddle looked crisp at times, so much so thatKnox were often made to run circles while themidfielder seemed to toy with them. Simone,the coach, is looking forward to the next halfof the season saying, and I quote, ‘This team istwice, maybe four times as good as they wereat the beginning, I feel sorry for the teamsthinking they will have it easy against us.’Intimidating words but ones I am sure the Asboys are ready to prove true.7BThe 7Bs were outclassed by an elegant andaggressive Knox team. The game started wellenough after Joseph Fanuli stepped up to takea free kick from just inside their half. A superbball to the middle glanced off a Knox playerand the Keeper could not stop it from beingthe first goal of the match. Unfortunately Knoxhit back and hit back hard. They continuallybroke down our right hand side and deliveredprecise crosses that were finished brilliantly offthe head of their striker. While our chances ofwinning slowly headed towards zero the boysnever dropped their heads. Even in the finalfew minutes we moved the ball deftly throughthe middle to create another chance to score.What the 7Bs showed in that game is strengthof character that cannot be taught but isessential for a side if they are to succeed. Somehard training is what is needed ahead of themuch anticipated rematch between Cranbrookand Barker. Both the spectators and I lookforward to seeing what promises to be a tighttussle.RugbyRugby Reports v KnoxGrammar School13A lost 5-41The 13s journeyed up the Pacific Highway toface another tough opposition from Knox. Theboys from the north dominated both in sizeand on the pitch and were not slowed downby the change of venue part way through thegame. There were flashes of brilliance fromCranbrook, one of which culminated in a tryby Boston Savvas. As always the boys cameback stronger in the second half and showedgreat grit, not giving up until the final whistle.13B lost 7-34The Bs started the game well against Knox butwere cowed by the other team’s size, strengthand accurate kicking. However, as the gamewore on, they became more self-assuredand provided several great breaks fromIsaac Antico and Luca Ekins which inspiredconfidence in the team. As in previous weeks,their second half was far superior to the firstand they were unlucky to only cross the lineonce during this period, with Isaac beingthe deserving scorer and Matthew Havilandslotting it over successfully.13Cs lost 27-5The Cs were challenged over the weekend withnine changes up to the Bs but a determinedattack by the newly-formed team showed greatpromise. Ben Ritchie scored a well-deservedtry after several good runs and an outstandingtackle on the biggest player on the field. Thatsame player for Knox added 20 points inthe first half but was neutralised by a strongdefence in the second half.13D forfeit13Ds comprised a smaller team playingagainst a mixed group from Knox in ashortened version of the game. The Cranbrookplayers gave a good showing, but Knox hadmany reserves (and kindly gave players toCranbrook). The spirit of friendly competitionand making the best of a beautiful morningmeant the game was enjoyed by all.14A lost 7-14Another great first half by the 14As againstan undefeated Knox team who were put onthe back foot by a determined Cranbrookteam for most of the game. Both the forwardsand backs put in a great team effort and wewere leading 7-nil at half time. Standoutswere Oscar Lim-Strachan who scored ouronly try and gave 100% until an unlucky kickto the head ended his game in the secondhalf. Finnbar Stenmark played an excellentkicking game and Tom Lamens provided greatreceptions and showed gutsy determination.Rob Nettle also unfortunately injured hisshoulder in the second half. Cranbrook faceda very determined Knox in the second halfand held them off for most of the game until ashort lapse allowed two Knox tries in. This wasanother gutsy game from all the boys on theteam. Man of the Match was awarded to OscarLim Strachan.14B lost 12-36We resolved to make a better start againstKnox than we had last week. Despite thisthey scored two early tries before we rallied.When we passed the ball around we lookedthreatening but too often we resorted torunning into their forwards rather than useour support. Our defence was a bit slow toget off the line and so didn’t put Knox underpressure. As the game went on our chase ofthe kick off improved and we passed the ballmore. This slowed Knox’s scoring, howeverthey got two more tries at the end of the firsthalf. Richard Goodman was strong in therucks and Alex Antonelli used his speed togood effect in defence.In the second half good hands and hardrunning saw Peter Milios leading from thefront, scoring two tries. Alex converted gotone conversion. Alby and James Schillerlooked dangerous with the ball in hand andwe must work on getting the ball to themmore often. James Janakoulis and Aaron madesome strong runs and should gain confidencefrom this. With a week off we need to workhard on chasing the kick off, scrums, ballsecurity, tackling and passing the ball quicklyto support players. We also need to be moreaware of opportunities and react quicklywhen they arise. This was certainly a bigimprovement from last year’s game againstKnox.14C lostThe 14Cs struggled against a well-coachedand well-drilled Knox team. Commitmentand defence were issues, yet it was the tacklingof the waves of attackers that caused the realproblem for the Cranbrook team. With round6 approaching against Barker College on the15th June, the Cranbrook boys need to workhard on their tackling and defensive patternsto avoid another hard day at the office.30

The Cranbrook ChronicleSports pagesTennisRound 5 vs. Knox1sts & 2ndsAnother great performance was on display byall the Cranbrook tennis players. Althoughthe firsts lost on total sets, many games camedown to the wire, with Knox just scrapingthrough. However, in the seconds the scoreswent our way, winning five sets to three.In the firsts Anthony Shumsky and HugoMartyr stole the show, performing brilliantlyin both singles and doubles. In the doublesthey had pushed their opponents to atiebreaker in the first set, losing 4-7, beforelosing another very tight set 5-7. Anthonyis improving every week, getting closer toa win. It was unfortunate to see him pushto a tiebreaker, before losing it 5-7. On theother hand, Hugo Martyr was able to winhis close match, 7-5 through persistencyand consistency. In the seconds there weremore close games in the doubles and singles.Jonathan Gafen won his singles in another 7-5victory. Unfortunately Alex Lowe and JackMowbray were unable to come out on topof their close doubles match, losing 4-6, 5-7.However, Julian Henry and Jack Mowbraywere both able to win by considerable marginsin their singles games. The scores were 6-1 and6-2 respectively.Overall it was an amazing weekend forCranbrook’s firsts and seconds. Althoughsome close matches didn’t go our way, manydid and although we suffered an overall loss,every boy played well above expectations.Nathan Chalik Y11C3rds and 4thsThe teams that win CAS always have greatdepth and Knox proved that on Saturday.The 3rds dug deep and through doggeddetermination walked away with a narrowvictory 27-26. Matt Fitzsimons and Max Buschwon their singles 6-2 and 7-6 respectively.Max had no breaks against his oppositionremaining focused to take the tiebreak 7-4.Pierce Carlson combined well with Max inthe doubles winning 6-3. Time restrictionsprevented Pierce from finishing his singles3-3.The 4ths enjoyed a wider winning marginwith a final game score tally 33-19. LikeMax Busch, Luke Ditchfield did us proud,victorious in his tiebreak 7-2. Ian Chen, SamAdler and James Milford powered up somebig wins 6-1, 6-3 and 6-2. With Luke andIan’s resounding doubles victory 6-1, the4ths remain undefeated and the silverware islooking promising!Matthew Fitzsimons Y12N10A/BWe began our tennis with apprehension asKnox had always been a dominant player inthe interschool competition, and by the timewe came away this proved to be true onceagain. Despite this, the team put in a greateffort with Matt Chard cleaning away hisopponent at 6-2 in the As and Darren Choiand James Lovibond winning their doublesmatch 7-5 in a close and intense game. Wealso saw C’s player Jack Rex playing as B4 inthe spot of our usual member Reg Wintle.Irrespective of this, we as a team eagerly lookforward to our next match against Knox withhigh hopes of a victory after seeing them play.10CLast weekend the 10C tennis team playedanother credible match. This week we playedKnox at Dangar. Seeing as both the Knox C2and C4 arrived very late, our match startedwith singles. Christopher Cunio played a tightgame against a very strong server, howeverChris continued to work on his consistencyand unluckily went down 6-0. Ben Yangtraded blows with an opponent of very similarconsistency but unfortunately the Knoxplayer had the edge and took the game 7-5.Laurence Nettleton played a match against avery consistent opponent and was outplayedand lost 6-1. Lachlan Bi played a very excitingmatch but unluckily went down 6-1.Christopher Cunio and Laurence Nettletonplayed a good doubles match against asuperior opposition but there were a fewexciting rallies. They lost 6-0. New pairingBen Yang and Lachlan Bi were very consistentbut their opponents outlasted them and theylost 6-3. Over the coming two weeks, the10Cs need to work on their consistency andtactics in order to have a better chance againststronger opponents like Knox.9A/BAfter the long drive out to Knox for round 5,Cranbrook was ready for some tough matches.We all fought hard to come out with a win,4 sets to 2 and 32 games to 24. First doublespair, Alex Gall and Eddie Lewis, played verywell using their teamwork to win 6-3. BradenLiu and Daniel Siu also played very well andwon 6-4. Alex was up against a flamboyantopposition, but kept his concentration toout-skill him 6-4. Eddie had an extremelyclose match for the second week in a row,but unluckily went down in the tie-breaker6-8. Braden was against a powerful hitter andunfortunately went down 2-6. Daniel playedoutstandingly well to demolish his opponent6-0.Cranbrook 9B tennis team unfortunatelycould not fill a team with Year 9 boys, yetthanks to Josh Rees, Max Xia, Jasper Overalland our tennis coaching coordinator, NicoleArendt, Cranbrook played a friendly matchagainst Knox’s 9B. The Knox’s manager washappy to know the boys would get a game.Max and Josh played at the #1 doublesposition and played with good sportsmanshipand Cranbrook spirit. After the singles Joshsaid he believes his game has improved in justfive weeks, and Max’s enthusiasm shined ashe played an extra match so all the Knox boyswere given a singles match. Jasper played withformer world #3 doubles professional Nicoleand put together some good point play to get awin for the team.All players left having learned something fromthe matches played.Eddie Lewis Y9D8A/BA tough Knox team faced the Cranbrook Asand Bs. In the As, Ricky Gonzalez and I werefacing a talented Knox doubles squad. Rickyhad some superb serves as the opponentstruggled with his big serve. He set up easypoints for me to finish and we both clickedinto gear with an amazing win 6-2. DanielWalters and Fergus Martin had a tough matchwith some hard hitting opponents. This was atight loss 2-6.In the singles I struggled when I faced asuperb player unfortunately not the greatestmatch 0-6. Ricky Gonzalez however playedwith all he had and had some amazing rallieswith a confident win 6-2. Daniel playedanother amazing match in singles againwinning 6-1. This was another step closer tohis undefeated goal. Fergus played in a supertight match but just unable to get there in theend but one of the closest matches yet 6-7.Now onto the Bs squad, Sam Folden and SaschMayo, played another super tight match butagain unable to win 6-7. Louis Shapiro andThomas Goodman played a dominant gamewinning in a 6-2 performance. Sam played astrong Knox opponent with a tough loss, thescore 2-6. Sasch played terrific closing out hismatch in a tight 6-3 win. Louis played againstanother tough opponent going down 1-6. But,Thomas Goodman came to play and he didwith a smashing and terrific win smashingevery point and his consistence allowed himto win 6-0.It was a great win for Cranbrook!Tex Smouha-Ho Y8W34