Football Qualifiers - Zone 1

We went to play football at Mpelembe [on 7th February]. The teams that came were Trident, Lechwe, Kalulushi and Mpelembe. We were five teams altogether  and played four games each. Our first game was against Kalulushi. We were asleep in the first half of the game and Kalulushi managed to score 2 goals. In second half we managed to play as a team and scored 3 goals.

We won that game 2-3. Afterwards we played Mpelembe, which was our toughest match and we lost 1-0. The next game

was against Trident; this game was very frustrating but we manage to keep composure as good sportsman. However we lost 1-0.

Our last game was against Lechwe everyone was tired but we managed to play as a team and won that game 1-0. I think the team did their best (without our normal captain) and I would like to see us put the same amount of effort if not more in the up coming qualifiers. 

  

By Sani (Vice Captain)

Netball and Football at Mpelembe

Netball

On Saturday, 7th  February, we went to Mpelembe  to play four netball games against Lechwe, Mpelembe, Trident and Kalulushi.
After a whole day of hard work and sweat, the results were:

Kalulushi  6 v 9  Amano

       

Amano  7 v 7  Trident

      

Mpelembe  6 v 6  Amano

      

Amano  13 v 3  Lechwe

    

This put us in 2nd place because we drew in two of our games with Mpelembe and Trident.
Since our last tournament on the 31st of January,  we improved in terms of moving into space, and because of this we intercepted the ball easily. Our set plays worked really well, but we should use them more often and keep working on new ones.
The man of the match, or should I say women of the match should go to, Bisa Bwalya and Kathleen Kaufman, our goal shooter (GS) and goal attack (GA), for their excellent performance in shooting.
Other than that, I think we need to work on not standing behind our defenders, even if they are smaller than us, because in doing so our opponents jump for the ball and we end up losing possession.
Overall, I am proud of the team and I think we did really well. If we continue playing well and keep practising hard, I think we can do even better at the Nationals which is coming up in a few weeks time.
Report by Natalya Yoro

Bisa shooting with Kathleen in support

Football

We went to play football at Mpelembe [Secondary School] on the 7th of February. There were four schools, namely Mpelembe, Lechwe, Trident and Kalulushi. We were supposed to play four games but Kalulushi did not bring their football team, so we played three games instead. Our first game was against Lechwe, we started off well but eventually got tired because we just came back from playing netball. In the first half and second half Lechwe and Amano had good attacking and defence teams, so we pushed to the best of our ability to keep the defence strong and the game ended 0-0. Then we played Trident, and both halves went well even though both of the teams did not score. Then our last game was against Mpelembe, we started off well, but they eventually scored a goal, we gave up and they scored another goal in the second half. Overall we did well even though we did not have enough practice and were tired 

Lechwe  0 v 0  Amano

Trident 0 v 0  Amano

Mpelembe  0 v 2  Amano

We had a new girl on the team, her name is FIONA McCAFFREY and  she actually played well even though it was her first time to play on the football and netball matches with other schools.

We had some difficulties with passing, calling out to the person we were going to pass to, moving into space, shots on goal and trying to dribble the ball past a defender.

The woman of the match was FIONA McCAFFREY even though she was tired she still kept on playing and she was good in defence.

We should work hard on communication, calling and passing to a person, encouraging each other, shots on goal, scoring goals ,controlling the ball and team work.

The team did well overall even though we did not score any goals in the matches  .

I would like to say thank you to Mr and Mrs Grove for training us, driving us to the tournaments and supporting us.

Report by Natasha Chiombe

Fiona taking a penalty

Chengelo Ten-a-side Rugby

U19 Rugby 10's Tournament
Saturday the 28th of January the Amano U19 and U16 rugby teams went off to Chengelo for a rugby festival. There were three different age groups U14, U16 and U19. Things quickly changed upon our arrival, we discovered that it was not an U19 festival but a ten-a-side open tournament for the U19’s. With that said there two pools each consisting of three teams. In pool A was Masaiti, Lechwe and Chengelo A. In pool B was Amano, Temwani and Chengelo B.
Our first game was against Temwani, [a developing team]. It was very scrappy with lots of poor passes and catches made by the team; fortunately we won that game 17-0. Our next game was against Chengelo B and we played noticeably better. Chengelo B put up a good fight as we scored no tries in the first half of the game but, this soon changed in the second half as we were able to score two tries and a conversion, beating them 12-0.
 By winning our two pool games we qualified for the 1st place final against Chengelo A. It was the final match of the day and Amano was not only going to face a determined team but also two ex-students Chigo and Andrew. We started off kicking to Chengelo and were soon pushed back to the tri-line and this is where the team’s "bean field" motto stood out and we managed to push Chengelo back. However in the last moments of the first half they managed to score a try. We came into the 2nd half still fighting to win but the ball still wasn’t been passed around and Chengelo A managed to score one more try. We lost that game 10-0.
Overall the team did really well in the tournament as we managed to move up from our usual third place to second. In the two games that we did win Fungai and James won man of the match awards and during the award ceremony James won U19 Player of the Tournament! Despite the fact that we came out second I think we were one of the most decorated teams in terms of awards. I would just like to say that it has been a terrific rugby season and I have really seen the team grow in the way they play, interact and the way they represent the school and God.

Reported by: Ethan Milner

U16 Rugby 10's Tournament
The U16 boys also played in their first ever rugby event, another sign of Amano growing in size and stature. It was a team that was thrown together as players in the team train at different times because of the age group going over two pe groups. Also a number of people pulled out and so some other students were found at short notice to fill the empty slots. Not the best preperation but all very keen to play.
 The U16 event was slightly different to the U19 in that they had 3 round robin games, no play offs. Our first game was against Chengelo A and the result was a loss of 17 - 0. A respectable loss as the boys were still figuring out their positions and getting used to the high speed and harder hits in competitive rugby. Our captain, Tarisai, came off after two minutes, unable to run, so Joshua Phiri took over a led the team by example, running hard at the opposition, finding gaps, chasing kicks and getting our team moving forward. Excellent play.
 The second game was against Chengelo B and the result was an excellent win 17 - 5. Amano's Mwansa Mwansa ran in two tries, one of which Ilunga was able to convert and he also scored a try. These came about from good passing and running at the defence. Kurt was very active around the scrum and did some good carries. The real area of dominance was the break down where we were getting lots of turn overs from good tackling and quick support play.
 The third game was against Simba who had a few players from the U19 team! Their tight head prop was enormous and certainly intimidating but the Amano boys showed little fear in having a go. Again, organisation was weak, as we sometimes over committed players to this one prop and as a result their first try came from a big overlap as four Amano students brought no. 3 down. Josh ran in a good try but we ended losing the game 10 - 5. This was a physical game but the boys showed they were up to it and played some excellent rugby.
Overall the success of the U16's came from good team work. Well done.

Report by Mr Grove

Primary Christmas Concert

Christmas is such a wonderful time to share the good news of Emmanuel; we held events at Amano to proclaim this great truth and we praise God that they were well attended. In addition to our ‘Carols by Candlelight’ we held a concert where the Primary School children sang, recited and performed a sketch with a clear message that Jesus came for everyone – bringing peace, acceptance and showing love; regardless of age, colour, race or social position.

The angles

Grades 4-7 choir

Who did Jesus come for?

Welcome at the manger

The Primary performers

Carols by Candlelight

....with the traditional nine lessons and carols.

Rather than just the readings, this year  we had some monologues from Isaiah himself - and Mary came too reciting her praise song to God. It was very moving  listening to our 16 year old student and realising that was about how old Mary was when God asked her to carry his son. We had some choral speaking and a beautiful rendition of 'Mary did you know' and other haunting songs as well as the classics. There were  relevant paintings on the screen and an interpretive dance at the end declaring 'Jesus is the way'. I have been to many nine lessons and carols in my time but I don't think my heart has ever worshiped as it did on Sunday. Why was that? Richard Miles and I were discussing it as he and many others felt the same. We wondered if it was because it was our first taste of Christmas for over a year; we weren't 'Christmassed out' like you are in the West at this time and the freshness and wonder of the incarnation simply hit us. Perhaps it was because there was no sermon, just God's powerful word read or recited in a variety of ways. Perhaps it was because so many of those taking part and others met for prayer and pleaded with God for His help and that He had the Glory; perhaps our hearts were in the right place, or perhaps it was  the fact that our desire was that it should be an act of worship and not a performance, either way it was a beautiful experience.

Reported by: Mrs Dodds

Pictures by: Mr Pflaum

Primary Inter-house Sports

Grade 1 to 3 had fun and made lots of noise competing in Benchball (see link below). This tested the students throwing and catching skill as well as their balance.
Results
3rd Place: Kasompe
2nd Place: Luano
1st Place: Musenga
http://www.urbanrec.ca/vancouver/userfiles/vancouver/file/Multi-Sport/Benchball_Rules.pdf

Grade 4 to 7 played Kwik Cricket where we saw some outstanding batting, bowling and catching throughout the games.

Musenga showed some great catching and fielding skills with Mwata Banda having to run a number of times forward from Cover position to catch balls. Xavier Zythow showed enthusiasm in field and caught a number of balls. Aryella Kaladias was wicket keeper and she caught a ball as her partner Mwayi Bath bowled it and the batter nicked the ball to then be caught.
Luano was captained by Joseph Kirk were we saw his great knowledge and understanding of the game (must come from his father, who is the secondary head at Amano). He captained his team to victory and had to help Ng'onga Chalwe (Grade 3) learn a new sport in a few days. This was proved as Ng'onga hit the most balls in a row then most then anyone else and he stopped a number of balls going passed him.

Kasompe showed power with Ross McCaffrey striking the ball for a number of sixes and scoring the heights number of runs. Kasompe did struggle a few times with their bowling but this was saved with Thoko Lungu getting 2 wickets and Inonge Chitambala getting 3 wickets.
This is only some of the examples of what we saw at this sports event, there is so much more to share with big hits and accurate bowling from all three teams and an excellent overall performance from Jonas Brunner with his batting and bowling skills.

Results:
3rd Place: Musenga 25 points
2nd Place: Kasompe 54 points
1st Place: Luano 55 points

Reported by: Mrs Miles

Baptism

Last term we finished off the course of baptism preparation classes. It was a great time getting to know these students in a smaller group setting.  This group had a different dynamic to it than last year’s group, but I believe they love the Lord and want to continue to grow closer to Him daily.
So on Sunday the 5th of October 2014 it was GREAT to witness 5 students get baptised and give credit to God for what he had and continues to do in their lives.

Mr Jarrett

The students with Mr Jarrett

Some of the worship group