U19 Girls Netball

On Saturday the U19 girls went to Lechwe School and participated in some Netball games. There were five teams in attendance including ourselves. The other teams were Kalulushi Trust, Lechwe, Trident and Mpelembe.

Centre - Rosemary and WD - Thoko

 

GS Naomi shooting

    Our first game was against Trident. We were a bit unsure at the start of this game as we were a new team and hadn’t played in a long time. Nevertheless, we played well in this game. We used the space well and worked well together even though we lost many balls from poor catching, which was a problem we faced in every game. We won that game 11 to 6.

  Our second game was against Lechwe. We started that game very well and made a good goal difference but we soon lost focus and Lechwe then caught up. It was a tight game but we lost it 14 to 11.

GK - Mwayi passing to Rosemary

Natalie spoiling a pass

Half time coaching. Girls in brand new donated kit

GD - Wami's first time on team with Mwayi defending as GK

  Our third game was against Mpelembe. We started that game very sloppy and let them score 3 goals on the trot. When we finally woke up and regained our focus, we managed to catch up but we’re still sloppy and gave away easy balls and so we lost that game 11 to 8.

  Our fourth and final game of netball was against Kalulushi Trust. We also started that game very sloppy but soon regained focus and played well. There was better communication in this game and that was something else we were lacking in. We won that game 16 to 1.

GD - Halayna before injury!

GK - Kathleen shooting with Naomi

   I would like to thank the team for working hard, Mrs Grove for coaching us before and during the game, everyone who cheered us on and most of all, God, for the opportunity to play and for a lovely day. I would also like to recommend Rosemary Nawakwi as ‘lady of the match’ for her exceptional effort and excellent communication as our new centre.

Report by G. Kampeni

U19 Boys Football

On Saturday the 3^rd of February the U19 boys went to Lechwe International School to play football. There were five schools present. Amano, Lechwe, Mpelembe, Trident and Kalulushi. Because of a delayed start we played games of 30 minutes with no half time. Our first game was against Trident, this was a bit of a struggle as we weren’t very organised and we were often under pressure and defending deep in our half for long periods of the game. We kept them out for a long period of the game but eventually they broke through and when they did they scored 3 so we ended up losing 3-0.

Our second game was against Mpelembe in which we were much more competitive and for most of the game it was 1-1 with Ilunga scoring for us. However, we made some very bad mistakes at the back and we conceded 3 late goals. So we lost 4-1.

Amano v Mpelembe - Samuel (5) captain

Taonga played well at left back for his first time

Our third game was against Lechwe and their confidence was really low and when Ilunga scored from the half way line it set the tone, as we 'destroyed' them 4-0, with Dalitso and Kaoma scoring penalties.

Our last game was against Kalulushi. In this game we really clicked and we settled into our game plan and this showed as Chanda scored, what we believe is the fastest ISAZ goal, which was after about 9 seconds (we think). After this we defended really well and hit them well on the counter and we scored 2 more, Musonda and Peter making the goals. So we ended up winning that 3-0. 

All together we finished 3^rd which is very encouraging because we played some good football. I want to congratulate the team and especially Musonda who bullied the other team’s defenders all day and Jackson and Dalitso who played really well. I also want to thank the team for their overall effort and I want to thank God for a good day that was injury free.

Report by S. Kirk

Basketball v Sakeji

On Friday the 6^th of October the under 15 girls played basketball against Sakeji, hosted here at Amano. We played two halves of ten minutes. In the first half we did not defend well and our communication was bad, and so Sakeji was leading with 6 points to 3. But in the second half we worked really hard and managed to score 10 more points, overall we lost the game 14-13.

Amano U15 girls basketball

Thank you for everyone who supported us, Mr Grove for organising and Mr Asher for being a great ref.

Report by R. Nawakwi

Ultimate frisbee

We also had a fun competition of "Bounce" which is a volleyball game with alternative rules. Staff formed a team and proved unbeatable, and the other borders were able to get involved too. Mr Anderson finished the day off with some ultimate frisbee.

U19 Girls Basketball

On Saturday the 30th of September, the U19 girls team played 3 games of Basketball hosted at Amano.

    Our first game was against Chengelo. This was a team that we had mentally defeated ourselves about but we went into the game with a positive attitude. We started the game off very well with good defence and good teamwork. A few minutes into the first half, we were leading with 3 points to 0. Then, we switched off. We slacked off in defence, constantly committed fouls and missed many chances to score. Chengelo took advantage of this and scored many baskets. So they won that game 13 to 3.

Amano Provincial Volleyball and Basketball Tournament

    Our second game was against Ndola Trust. We went into this game mentally defeated by the Chengelo game. In this game we had no teamwork. We scored a few baskets but so did Ndola. It was a tight game. We had many chances to score but never got them in. Ndola Trust got rebounds and lobbed them to a player they left behind. It was close. But Ndola won that game 8 to 7.

    Our third and final game was against Simba which was to be played for fifth place. In this game, we were ready to work for a win. We worked well together and had good defence. We dribbled well and even managed to score a rarely seen lay-up by Natalie. And we won that game 14 to 0.

   I would like thank the team for working hard, Mr Grove who organised the event, Mr Jarett and Mr Kapalaula for coaching us, everyone who cheered us on, and most of all, God, for a beautiful day and great experience.

Report by G. Kampeni

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