Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Outram Red vs. East taieri Navy

Another convincing win for the Reds. They started off a bit shaky but once they settled into their rhythm, they were off! The Reds showed great displays of teamwork and supporting each other. Defence was another noticeable feature and is a stand out signature of this team. Player of the Day this week: Nicholas McA for consistently great play on attack and defence and Malachi B for driving the ball to the basket in a controlled manner, scoring a few baskets in the process and strong defence. Score: 33/11to Outram Reds

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Outram Volleyball Teams Dominate


Yesterday Outram entered its first Dunedin schools Volleyball tournament (1 boys team, 1 girls team). The teams were nervous going into their first games. After both teams winning their first matches easily the nerves soon turned into confidence! Both teams went through the tournament unbeaten, winning 6 games in a row! The highlight for the boys team was demolishing John McGlashan College 23-12. The highlight for the girls team was beating St Hildas College 18-4.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Outram Red vs. East Taieri Green

Wow – what a game! This was going to be a tough one right from the start given that East Taieri Green had beaten the Reds decisively the last time they met. However, the Reds never give up easily and so it proved with this game. The Reds led from the start and were totally committed to defence. This meant they kept East Taieri from scoring, rattling them in the process and allowing our players to shoot under less pressure. A very exciting game to watch and the Reds deservedly feel proud of their performance. Once again, a great team effort. Player of the Day this week: Mitchell R, who made his presence felt by brilliant attacking skills bringing the ball up court and 100% commitment to defence. Score: 14/12 to Outram Reds

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Otago Regional Rippa Rugby Champs!!!

We went to Carisbrook excited and ready to play. We had qualified after winning the Taieri Schools tournament. We knew it would be hard but none of us knew just how hard it would turn out to be. There were teams from all around the Otago region! We easily got through the round robin series(3 games) that lead us to the semi finals. We won the semi final comfortably and qualified for the final against Millers Flat. This was a realy big game and we needed to win, the year 3 &4 team had already won their grand final against Clyde 7 to 9. In the end we beat Millers Flat 6 to 3. We are now Otago Regional Champions.
By Georgia B.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Rippa Rugby Finals

By Danielle BH
At the start of term 2 we had a Taieri Rippa Rugby tournament. Outram entered three teams which were Year 7&8 team, Year 5&6 team and a Year 3&4 team.

The competition was out of most Full Primary schools on the Taieri Plains. The schools that were involved were St Marys, Outram, East Taieri, Fairfield, Elmgrove and Silverstream. All of the Outram teams made it to the finals. The year 7&8 team played St Marys in the final but they lost by one point.
The Year 5&6 team played East Taieri in the final and won. The Year 3&4 team played Elmgrove and also won.
The Year 3&4 and 5&6 teams are going to the Otago regional champs at Carisbrook on the 7th of August. They will be playing teams like Rosebank Primary from South Otago and teams from Dunedin, North and Central Otago.

Impressive Round Robin Record!!-Yr 7/8 Basketball

This table clearly shows the Yr 7/8 Outram School team have been the dominant force in Otago mixed basketball. This is the 3rd season in a row the team have made the playoffs!!
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Outram Red vs. Elmgrove Black-Basketball

The Reds came out determined and focused against a team they had previously lost to by one point. They quickly asserted their authority on this game, shooting well, defending brilliantly and keeping Elmgrove from scoring very few baskets by putting huge pressure on their shooters. Once again it was a pleasure to watch them play so well as a team and the Reds showed how classy they can be when they keep focussed. Player of the Day this week: Zara S, who calmly and collectively put up shot after shot but also defended with commitment. Score: 34/13 to Outram Reds

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Outram Cheetahs v Silverstream-Netball

The Cheetah girls played another great game (finally after 5 weeks with no games), winning a with a well deserved 18-1. Player of the day was Nicole R. We also then went onto play our most talked about game of the season, against the Outram Eagles! Sadly they were too good for us, betting us 15-2. The girls tried really hard and had fun . Well done Cheetahs!

Monday, August 3, 2009