Year 7 Girls
On Tuesday 28 March, the Somerville Intermediate Year 7 girls softball team competed at the SEZ softball tournament. There were three teams competing in the tournament. Having never played softball before and struggling to get enough team members, it was a day of firsts!
Our first game was against Bucklands Beach Intermediate, which we lost 7 - 4. We fielded first and it was great watching the girls pull together as a team. Our second game against Farm Cove was much closer, however, we lost by 2 runs. During our bye, we had a skills session and played a friendly game against the Year 8 girls. We learned a lot. Our final game against Farm Cove, was a close loss, but we had improved heaps and were very proud of how much we had learned on the day.
A big thank you to Mrs Davids who brought a lot of invaluable expertise with her. The girls are super excited to be able to play again next year.
Year 8 Girls
On Tuesday 28 March, the Somerville Intermediate Year 8 girls softball team competed at the SEZ softball tournament. There were five teams competing in the tournament.
Somerville played a solid opening game against Howick Intermediate and had a comfortable win. The girls then faced BBI and came away with another win. Next was Sir Edmund Hillary with a much closer game but the girls really worked together as a team to win this game too. Finally they played Farm Cove. There were a few nerves as our batters faced the fastest pitcher of the day however they kept their cool and were pleased to win this game.
Heading into the final having won every game, the girls were feeling good. They were facing Farm Cove again for first or second place. After playing their hearts out in the previous four games, they didn’t have as much fuel left in the tank and came away with 2nd place overall. This was a great achievement for this team who, for most part, had never played softball before. The girls can be very proud of their skills and positive, determined attitude. Well done girls!
Year 7 Boys
On Thursday, 2 March, the Year 7 boys softball team took part in the South Eastern Zone Tournament held at Howick Softball Club.
In our first match against Sancta Maria we won convincingly 5-1. We faced Bucklands Beach Intermediate next in a high scoring game. Unfortunately we lost 6-11. Next we played some big hitters from Sir Edmund Hillary. Although the boys played valiantly, we lost 8-0. Farm Cove Intermediate were our next opponents. We narrowly lost 3-4. Playing for 4th place in the final round we played Farm Cove again. After taking the lead early, we eventually lost 8 - 9.
The boys showed resilience, determination and sportsmanship throughout the day.
Year 8 Boys
On Thursday 2 March, the Year 8 boys softball team travelled to Meadowlands Reserve to play in the SEZ softball tournament. Our first game was a bye so we had some time to get warmed up and practise. The second game against Farm Cove was a tough one. After a tight game, they won one or two home runs.
In the second game we faced Elim. We had a good run and it was a very tight game, which we unfortunately lost the game 5-6. For our third match, we went up against Sir Edmund Hillary. Somerville was doing very well but there were some big hitters on the other team. It was a very close game as we also had some big hitters and got some good hits and home runs. In the end we won 8-7. Our fourth and final game was against Sancta Maria, which we unfortunately lost 3-1.
We ended up 8th overall and it was a good day and the team had fun.
