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SPORTS NEWS - WEEK 1

Jolene Casey —

All the latest sporting information for you ...

 Touch

Good luck to out East Taieri children trialling for the Taieri Representative teams today.

Games for all teams start next week. An email will be sent out later this week with all the details, team lists and hopefully a draw.  

Please make sure you have registered your child on the Sporty website with the link that was sent in an email to you during the holidays. I still have not received a number of these and can not enter your child into a team without this registration complete. 

Keep an eye on the school sports website for all the latest information.

Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 boys will all have trials tomorrow at lunchtime.


FUTSAL

Games will start next week.  We have one year 5/6 team playing on a Wednesday afternoon.  We are hoping a place will open up for our Year 3/4 team with some Year 1/2 players on a Tuesday afternoon.


OTAGO TRIATHLON CHAMPS

Good luck to all our triathletes competing in Balclutha this Thursday in the Otago Primary School Triathlon.  Hugo B and Courtney S as individuals and Alex S, Nick C, Ruan H, Angus S, Oliver C, Angus R, Sam J, Jack L, Sophia H-J, Meg E, Jessie R and Lily McG in the teams.


Tennis School Team Competition

There is a great school competition run on a Monday after school in Dunedin. If your child is interested in playing and you are interested in managing a team of players please get in contact with Jolene asap.

Details of competition are:-

This competition will be held at Logan Park Tennis Centre on Monday afternoons (4pm and 5pm).

With age appropriate rackets and balls provided as well as modified court sizes, this league provides an opportunity for beginners and more advanced players to play and enjoy tennis.

There will be four grades:

YR 4-6 Beginner/Coaching grade (No previous experience necessary)
YR 4-6 Advanced (Players can rally and score)
YR 7-8 Beginner/Coaching Grade
Yellow Ball Advanced (Competitive grade for experienced players)

YR 4-6 grades will be played from 4pm-4:50pm

Cost is $30 per player.

The competition will begin on Monday 2nd November and runs for 6 weeks .

Registrations close at 12pm on Wednesday 28th October.