U19 Girls Basketball

On Saturday the 23rd of September, the Under19 girls went to Lechwe to play Basketball. After loosing badly the previous weekend, we were ready to work hard.

    Our first game was against Lechwe. We communicated and defended well. By halftime the score was 6 to 4 with Lechwe in the lead. In the second half, we had many chances to score but never managed to put any into the basket. In the last minutes of the game, we slacked on our defence and so Lechwe scored 2 more baskets and a foul shot, winning that game 11 to 6.

    Our second game was against Mpelembe. They were a rough team! Despite their rough play, we played well. We communicated very well, had great movement and good defence. At halftime, the scores were 4 to 4. In the second half, we played well and managed to score 3 baskets and won that game 10 to 4.

Tenjiwe - new on the team

    I would like to thank the team for playing well, Mr Jarett for coaching us, Mr Kapalaula for refereeing our games well, Mrs Grove and the Kirks for supporting us and most of all God for a great day.

Report by G. Kampeni

Boys Volleyball

On Saturday 23^rd  September, Amano went to Lechwe to play Volleyball and Basketball. We played against Mpelembe, Kalulushi and, of course, Lechwe. Our first volleyball game was against Lechwe. In our first set we were well prepared and won it 13-15. The second set caught us a bit off-guard so they took the second set 10-15. The last set however, we fought really hard and so did they. We kept the game tense and pushed it to 15-15, when they retrieved the ball and scored one more point closing that game 15-17, having won 2 sets to 1. 

Our second game was against Kalulushi. They were well prepared, but so were we. The game was tense, but our communication was weak. Their supporters chanted a lot, distracting our guys for a little while. It was just enough however as they took the game 2 sets to 0. 

Our last and final game was against Mpelembe. In this game our communication was totally off. We let the ball drop easily and made very few sets. At the end we lost that game 2 sets to 0 also.

Anyhow, though we were a bit outnumbered and scorched by the sun, the guys kept their cool and gave everything. We finished our games with some sense of victory as we saw a massive improvement from the previous week’s tournament. 

Dalitso spiking against Kalulushi

Finally I just want to thank Mr and Mrs Grove, Mr Jarrett, Mr Kapalaula, Mr Kirk and ultimately God for their support and having made it a fun day.

Report by P. Nieuwoudt

U16 Girls Volleyball

On Saturday the 9th of September, the U16 girls played Volleyball and Basketball hosted at Amano. We were scheduled to play one Volleyball game and one Basketball game, both against Lechwe.

U16 girls volleyball team

   First, we played volleyball and this was the first time we playing together as we were a completely new team. In the game we were very rusty and weren't alert. We failed to return serves, we communicated poorly and we weren't confident when passing the ball. So Lechwe won that game with 2 sets to 0.

   After loosing the volleyball game badly, we were ready to work hard in basketball and so we went into the game ready to put up a good fight. We defended well and had possession of the ball for most of the game. At halftime, Lechwe was leading 11 to 5. We motivated each other and went into the second half of the game ready to work hard. The game was tough. Both teams managed to score a few more baskets but Lechwe ended up winning the game 15 to 11.

   Even though volleyball never went well, many good skills were displayed in basketball. We have a lot to work on as a team and Saturday was a wake up call.

   I would like to thank the team for trying their best, Mr Grove, Mr Jarett, Diana and Natasha for coaching, everyone who cheered us on and most of all, God, for protection and a lovely day.

Report by G. Kampeni

U19 Girls Baskeball

On Saturday the 16th of September, the Under19 girls Basketball team went to play Basketball hosted at Lechwe. Only Lechwe and Amano were in attendance.

   We played 8 minute quarters. In the first quarter we moved well and were on the ball. Both teams managed to score some baskets.
   In the second and third quarters, we switched off. We weren't defending well and didn't work together. Lechwe took advantage of that and scored many baskets.
   In the fourth quarter, we picked up. We worked together and pressured Lechwe. Unfortunately, it was too late because Lechwe had already created a big point difference. So Lechwe won that game 22 to 4.

Kathleen getting a rebound

   I would like to urge the team to work harder in upcoming games and thank them for their effort. Thank you to Mr Jarett for coaching us, Mr Kapalaula for refereeing, Mrs Grove and the Kirks for cheering us on and most of all, God, for a beautiful day and no bad injuries.

Report by G. Kampeni

U19 Girls Volleyball

On Saturday (16th September) the U19 girls went out to play volleyball. Our games were being held at Lechwe. We played Lechwe the last weekend and lost our games badly so this really gave the team motivation to play hard this time. We played three sets, and worked really hard, unfortunately Lechwe won the first set due to lack of communication, and our attitudes, but we picked up in the next set and managed to win that one. Our communication was better which avoided error. The last set was a close one and we worked really hard in the beginning to get ahead of them for a while, but due to our attitudes and overconfidence, we lost that set 12-15.

Faith blocking and Rosemary covering

Amano v Lechwe

I would like to thank the team for putting in great effort and for helping us throughout the game. Also for teaching us the appropriate skills and to all those who supported us. And most importantly God for helping us travel safely and for the great weather.

Report by F. Chansa

Boys Volleyball

On the 16^th of September 2017, the Amano boys played zonal volleyball against Lechwe. The first set caught us a bit off-guard and we weren’t communicating properly. A couple of times we just left the ball to drop on the ground which gave them a lot of points. We ended up losing that set 7-15. The second set we were a bit more prepared and organised. We kept up the tension of the game and pushed the scores to 12-13, when they finally took the ball from us and won that set 12-15. Overall the guys started to understand the basic footwork and movements of setting, blocking and even spiking. We came last out of the two competing schools, however it did make us a bit more conscious of what our next game should look like.

Euntaec spiking a winner

I just want to thank Mr and Mrs Grove for their support and training, also Mr Jarrett, Mr Kirk, Mr Kapalaula and ultimately God for helping us to have fun and learn from this experience.

Report by P. Nieuwoudt