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CHIEVEMENTS
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INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS
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CRICKET
ROWING and NETBALL
R OWING and NETBALL CRICKET
In early February 2021, Olivia Harris Late last year Isaac Nicholls (Year 10) was
(Year 10) competed at the NSW Rowing selected in the Penrith Cricket Club AW Green
Championships and a Pre-Season Netball Shield team as one of the two key spin bowlers.
Carnival for Penrith District on the same The AW Green Shield is a historic Premier NSW
weekend. Cricket championship for Under 16s.

The clash of timing for these two important All twenty Sydney Grade Cricket Clubs select
occasions meant that Olivia had to split her teams and are permitted two country players
time and only compete in one event at the per team. Despite the odds and critics, after
NSW Rowing Championships. nine gruelling 50 over matches Penrith
Olivia also competed at the NSW Academy progressed to the Grand Final against Northern
Games on 17 and 18 April as a Netball Districts who had been undefeated throughout
th
th
Athlete. the championship. Unfortunately, Penrith were
defeated but put up an amazing fight to the end.
Her Western Sydney Academy of Sport
Netball Div 2 Team went through the Games Isaac was ranked the 8 bowler from 200
th
undefeated and Olivia was thrilled to be bowlers over the Championship, taking 16
awarded MVP. Congratulations, Olivia, on wickets and bowling a total of 97 overs. His
your continued success in Netball. best bowling was 4/13 off 10 overs, against
Olivia was recently named the Penrith Sutherland. He finished first on the Penrith team
Valley Sports Foundation March Junior wicket takers.
Sportsperson of the Month as she is a The School would like to acknowledge Isaac’s
successful athlete across many sports achievements in The AW Green Shield and as
disciplines. a member of the Penrith Grade Cricket Club.
Olivia is currently competing for the He has represented himself, the Club and the
Penrith District Netball Association, Indoor region incredibly well.
Netball NSW 14s team and The Nepean
ORIENTEERING
Rowing Club. Olivia is also a member of the ORIENTEERING
Glenbrook Little Athletics Club, competing at Oliver Freeman (Year
state level and the Blue Mountains Grammar 11) was one of only
School Netball squad. six athletes selected
to the Senior Boys’
Olivia manages a full weekly training schedule
that includes three gym sessions, four 2-hour Division of the NSW
All Schools team for
rowing sessions, five hours of Penrith District
Representative Netball training and regular Orienteering.
WSAS sessions. She also ensures she puts up The competition
at least 100 Netball shots daily. was due to take
place in Tasmania in
In June, Olivia attended the ISA Netball trials September, however,
at Barker College. and was named in the the competition was
15 Years and Under ISA team to play at the another casualty of
NSWCIS Netball Challenge Day.
the pandemic.